LUCIFER BECOMES SATAN OR THE DEVIL
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Lucifer Becomes Satan or the Devil
a) When Lucifer sinned, he no longer was a “light-bearer” but became an adversary and the accuser of the brethren (Christians). His name became Satan, which means the opposer or to obstruct, to accuse, or to be an adversary. And Satan is certainly the opposer of every Christian today and day and night he accuses all the believers before the throne of God (Revelation 12:10).
b) The name he is also assigned is the Devil, which means the slanderer or the destroyer in some languages. So when Lucifer sinned and became full of pride, he fell and great was his fall. He has further to fall because someday he will be “thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Revelation 20:10).
c) The Devil knows that his time is running out and we should expect an increase in demonic activity the closer we come to the return of Christ at the Second Advent (Revelation 12:12).
d) When Lucifer-turned-Satan was cast down to earth, he took 1/3 of the angels with him (Revelation 12:4). When these angels rebelled with Satan, they became demons and they too are headed for the lake of burning sulfur. Their fate is sealed (2 Peter 2:4) and today the demons and Satan try to tempt and influence the believers of God into sin but God (1 Peter 5:8), through Jesus Christ, has already achieved victory over the Devil (John 12:31, John 16:11, Hebrews 2:14-15, James 2:19). Jesus defeated Satan (John 19:30). John 16:11 shows that, “the prince of this world (Satan) now stands condemned.”
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1. Lucifer Becomes Satan or the Devila) When Lucifer sinned, he no longer was a “light-bearer” but became an adversary and the accuser of the brethren (Christians). His name became Satan, which means the opposer or to obstruct, to accuse, or to be an adversary. And Satan is certainly the opposer of every Christian today and day and night he accuses all the believers before the throne of God (Revelation 12:10).
b) The name he is also assigned is the Devil, which means the slanderer or the destroyer in some languages. So when Lucifer sinned and became full of pride, he fell and great was his fall. He has further to fall because someday he will be “thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Revelation 20:10).
c) The Devil knows that his time is running out and we should expect an increase in demonic activity the closer we come to the return of Christ at the Second Advent (Revelation 12:12).
d) When Lucifer-turned-Satan was cast down to earth, he took 1/3 of the angels with him (Revelation 12:4). When these angels rebelled with Satan, they became demons and they too are headed for the lake of burning sulfur. Their fate is sealed (2 Peter 2:4) and today the demons and Satan try to tempt and influence the believers of God into sin but God (1 Peter 5:8), through Jesus Christ, has already achieved victory over the Devil (John 12:31, John 16:11, Hebrews 2:14-15, James 2:19). Jesus defeated Satan (John 19:30). John 16:11 shows that, “the prince of this world (Satan) now stands condemned.”
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