Satan and 666

[elijah23]

A word about Satan: He is terribly subtle. If we aren’t extremely careful, he can talk us into doing things we later will regret greatly:

(Edited, ToS 2.7: All Bible verses and passages must be referenced [NASB, NIV, etc.]. Obadiah)

As for 666:

This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six. Revelation 13:18 RSV

EDITED reba
Like I say, the argument might not hold up in court, but to underestimate Satan’s abilities is to put oneself in danger, so remember that Satan is an extremely clever one who will trick you if you let him.

 

[TOG]

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[reba]

. edited wrong place

 

[Kathi]

Time will tell.

 

[elijah23]

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[TOG]

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[Obadiah]

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[petester]

I dont much care for satan he's a jerk. 1 Peter 5:8

 

[BigSodaExposer]

Satan is a dark god as referenced in 2 Corinthians 4:4 VS Isaiah 54:5 which is referencing Jehovah as God of righteousness and the whole Earth.

 

[Gary]

A word about Satan: He is terribly subtle. If we aren’t extremely careful, he can talk us into doing things we later will regret greatly:

Like I say, the argument might not hold up in court, but to underestimate Satan’s abilities is to put oneself in danger, so remember that Satan is an extremely clever one who will trick you if you let him.

2 Corinthians 11....(NKJV)
14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.


For everyone who knows this passage, hardly any of them pay attention to it. I didn't for the longest time. I thought I knew who the devil was and there was no way he was getting inside my head. But he proved me wrong over and over again. On one occasion he brought me to the brink of suicide. That's how clever he and his ministers are.

The devil is real. His manifestations can be seen in almost everything that isn't associated with Christ and many of the things that are.

He's a lying spirit. He knows the scriptures front and back and can recite them in any language or dialect. His goal isn't to turn you against God, but to divert your attention away from God. As an angel of light he mixes in just enough truth with his lies to make his presentations appear righteous. He's the grand master of deception.


Matthew 24....(NKJV)
24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

From what I understand, the elect are God's chosen. These are the sheep that hear His voice and this verse says that Satan's signs and wonders will be so convincing that if it were not for the fact that God chose these people, they would fall under the deception.


2 Peter 2....(NKJV)
18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.

Here's another warning regarding false teachers and how some who are on the straight and narrow can be lured away from the truth.


John 6....(NKJV)
66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
67 Then Jesus said to the twelve,“Do you also want to go away?”

These disciples were with Jesus night and day. They witnessed countless miracles and yet many of them simply walked away. These people were standing in the presence of the Son of God and Satan caused them to turn away and not look back.

If he can do that to someone who was standing an arms length away from Jesus, imagine what he can do to the individual sitting alone in front of their computer.



Matthew 14....(NKJV)
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”


Here Peter is experiencing a miracle and Satan is able to draw his attention away from Jesus. In the midst of a miracle, Peter took his eyes off of Jesus. That's how clever the devil is. Even in the presence of the Son of God he is able to sow doubt.

Judas was named with the disciples and non of the disciples recognized what he was until the very end. How's that for deception?
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