There are many who deny the existence of Satan.
The existence of Satan cannot be determined by the opinions' of men.
The only source of information is the bible.
That is the reason why Satan tries to discredit the Word of God.
He is not a principle of evil for he is a --Person.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour in 1 Pet. 5:8
He walketh, he roareth, he is to be chained. Rev. 20:1-3
He is the prince of the powers of the air of Eph 2:2
The God of this World in 2 Cor 4:4
He is the God not of the earth, for that belongs to the Lord. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof.
Satan is the God of the 'world systems' of the habitable earth.
Satan was the protector of the 'Throne of God.'
He was perfect in all his ways until iniquity was found in him.
It was his beauty that caused the pride that was his downfall.
We have read in the first and second chapters of Job that it was the custom in Job's day for the angels, to appear at stated times in the presence of God to give an account of their stewardship,and that Satan always appeared with them.
When the Lord said to Satan--'Whence comest thout?' he replied, 'From going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it in Job 1:7; 2:2.
Satan then was at liberty on the earth, and had access to God, and was not cast out of Heaven in Job's day, B.C 2,000.
He is the deceiver of the world.
If our Gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the God of this World (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. in 2 Cor. 4:3,4
Satan is very subtle in his methods, and if it were possible he would deceive the very elect.
He knows all the great Scripture subjects that are of universal interest to humanity,and he is too wise to attack them openly, so he adulterates them with false doctrine.
He has tried to rob the Church of her Blessed Hope of the Lord's return, by mixing with it a lot of false teaching and time setting.
To satisfy the craving of the human mind to know what is going on in the Spirit World, Satan invented Spiritualism.
Satan seeing that he could not stamp out the Church by violence and persecution has changed his tactics and is now trying to seduce the church into conformity to the world, and to try to better an age that God has doomed to destruction.
He has deceived the Church into believing that it can bring in the Mill without Christ by the Betterment of Society.
He diverts Christians to secondary things so that they will neglect the primary work of soul saving,and evangelization.
As we have seen Satan still has his abode in the Heavenlies and has access to God.
But the time is coming when he shall be cast out of the Heavenlies in Rev. 12:7-17.
And there was war in Heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon, and the Dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in Heaven. And the Great Dragon was cast out, that old Serpent, call the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him.
and I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come Salvation, and Strength, and the Kingdom of God, and the Power of His Christ; for the Accuser of Our Brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Satan will be cast out of heaven during the Middle of the tribulation.
When Satan is cast out of the Heavenlies on the earth, he is going to incarnate himself in the Antichrist.
When Christ shall return to the Mt. of Olives at the close of the Tri. the Beast and the False Prophet shall be cast alive into the Lake of Fire,and an angel from Heaven will seize Satan and bind him with a great chain, and cast him into the Bottomless Pit,where he shall remain for 1,000 years in Rev. 20:1-3.
At the close of which time he shall be loosed for a season,and then with his angels, demons, and the human beings who have fallen under his power, he shall be cast into the 'Lake of Fire prepared for him in the long ago. in Rev. 20:7-10; Matt. 25:41


