Month: February 2025

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The Ancient Serpent

In the book of Revelation chapter 12:9, the great red dragon, the ancient serpent is called the devil and Satan. Stephen and Tim seek to understand what this means by studying the symbology of a serpent in the Bible. Join us as we go from Genesis to Revelation discovering the keys to understanding more about this difficult passage.

For more background, listen to episode 43 on The Curse of the Serpent.

Key Verse:

“And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.” Revelation 12:9

Outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. Reading Rev. 12 and symbology
    2. Did the Satan become or serpent or did the serpent become a Satan?
  2. Incidents involving serpents
    1. The crafty serpent (Gen. 3:1) that the Lord God made
    2. Key words in the curse on the serpent (Gen. 3:13-15) – Lies, eat the dust, crush the head, treading under foot
    3. Moses’ rod turning into a serpent (Exodus 4:1-9) represents Pharoah and Egypt (Ezek. 29:3)
    4. Fiery serpents in the wilderness (Num. 21:5-9)
      1. How were people saved?
      2. Why a serpent on a pole? Brass a symbol of sin.
      3. Jesus relates it to the cross (John 3:14)
  3. The Serpent Symbol
    1. The serpent symbol in relation to men (Deut. 32:32-33; Job 20:12-16; 58:3-5; Psa. 140:1-3; Isa. 59:4-5; Rom. 3:10-13; James 3:7-8)
    2. The seed of the serpent (Matt. 3:7; 12:34; 23:33)
  4. The Serpent Subdued
    1. Kingdom pictures (Isa. 11:8; 65:25)
    2. Bible echoes (Psa. 72:9; Isa. 49:23; Micah 7:16-20)
  5. Conclusion

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The Devil Destroyed

Having completed our study on the word Satan, Tim and Darryl continue by discussing how the term “devil” as used in Scripture. One of the most fascinating passages talks about how Jesus destroyed the devil. Listen in as several Bible passages weave together to complete the connection between the devil and sin which Jesus overcame in his death and resurrection.

Key Verse:

“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.” (Heb. 2:14)

Outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. The word “devil” defined
    2. Where the word is translated (1 Tim. 3:11,6-7; 2 Tim. 3:3; Titus 2:3) or not (John 6:70)
  2. Key verse Heb. 2:14
    1. Reading Heb. 2:14 in context and bringing out the details
    2. What did Jesus accomplish in his death (Heb. 9:28)
    3. Comparing with 1 John 3:5,8 where “take away our sins” = “destroy the works of the devil”
    4. Is sin personified as the devil in Heb. 2:14?
  3. Personification in Romans 5-8
    1. Destroyed the body of sin (Rom. 6:6) so that we might be free from bondage (Rom. 6:8 cp. Heb. 2:15)
    2. Personification of sin reigning in Rom. 6:12-22
    3. Sin has the power of death (Rom. 6:23)
  4. Personification in 1 Cor. 15
    1. Death by man (1 Cor. 15:21-22)
    2. Death destroyed (1 Cor. 15:24-28)
    3. The power of sin (1 Cor. 15:55-57)
  5. Conclusion

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Job, Satan and the Sons of God

Last week, we saw that many of the passages that use the word “satan” refer to human beings as adversaries. Is Satan in the book of Job another instance of this? Many people conclude that Satan is an angel? We are very pleased to have Dev Ramcharan with us to help identify the adversary of Job. Listen in and weigh the evidence for yourself.

Key Verse:

“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.” (Job 1:6)

Outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. Review of last podcast on Satan
    2. Background of Job
  2. Who are the sons of God?
    1. Humans in 1 John 3:1; John 1:12; Deut. 14:1
    2. What about angels in Job 38:7?
    3. Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6:4
  3. Is this in heaven or on earth?
    1. The word “heaven” is not used
    2. “Present themselves before the Lord” (Josh 24:1; 1 Sam. 10:19; Judges 20:2; Deut. 31:14)
  4. Who is the Satan?
    1. Is Satan a name?
    2. The discourse of God and Satan and what he’s allowed to do (1:12-19; 2:3)
    3. Job attributed the evil to God (1:21; 2:10; 19:21; 42:11)
  5. Conclusion

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Satan the Adversary

Our study of Satan begins as a word study. Join Jacob and Tim in this lively conversation as they find out the definition of the Hebrew word “satan” and some surprising ways it is translated. By the end, there is a good foundation for carefully considering the context in which Satan is mentioned and who or what it could be. You’ll never look at this word Satan the same way again.

Reference Material:

The Englishman’s Concordance listing mentioned in the podcast providing every occurrence of the word satan and diabolos can be download from these links for Hebrew and Greek.

Key Verse:

“And Peter took [Jesus] aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” But [Jesus] turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” (Matt. 16:22-23)

Outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. Review of concordances
    2. The word “satan” and its definition
    3. The need to study this word systematically and carefully
  2. Satan in the OT
    1. Num. 22:22,32 – The first occurrence that of the angel of Yahweh
    2. The next six occurrences are all human (1 Sam. 29:4; 2 Sam. 19:22; 1 Kings 5:4; 11:14,23,25).
    3. Psalms examples (Psa. 109:6 individual; Psa. 38:20 group)
    4. The curious case of comparing 1 Chr. 21:1 with 2 Sam. 24:1
    5. Deferring for another episode Job and Zech 3:1-2
  3. Satan in the NT (Examples of the same)
    1. Individuals who set their minds on the things of men in opposition to God
      1. Matt. 16:21-23 – Peter “set his mind” (ESV)
      2. Acts 5:1-5 – Annanias and Sapphira contrived in their hearts
    2. Collectively those opposed to the truth
      1. 1 Thess. 2:14-18, the satan of v. 18 defined in v. 14-16
      2. Rev. 2:9-10,13 (cp. 3:9) – The opposition of Jewish and Roman authorities
      3. Rev. 20:2,7 Understanding the Satan as the kingdoms of men in opposition to God’s kingdom (Rev. 11:15)
  4. Conclusion

 

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