satan; the ruling god of this word.

[agua.]

Wow Shep you've asked plenty of questions. I'll separate them and try to answer as best I can

Hey Agua, thanks for the replies.

If God created everything, including Satan, wasn't it God that initiated the corruption?

God created satan "good" but he chose to rebel. As an example if parents raise their children correctly and they choose to do evil is it the parents fault?

How did a population of 6 billion people come about from Adam and Eve?

Reproduction :biggrin Birds and the Bees etc.

Does not believing in God equate to following Satan?

Yes but most people aren't aware of this. Rebelling against God is siding with satan.

What are these great wonders?
How does Satan transform himself into an Angel of light?

I'm not sure what all the great wonders will be Rev 13 mentions "fire from heaven". Jesus said the wonders satan will perform will be convincing so I assume they will be supernatural miracles.

satan transforms into an angel of light by pretending to be a godly prophet for example. He may appear to preach the Gospel but it will contain false teachings to lead people away from the truth of redemption by the Blood of Jesus.

What is Satan made of?
What are Angels made of?

Angels and satan are spirit beings and we don't know what they're made of. They can assume physical form though here on Earth.

There's more than one Devil?

Devil can be used to describe satan and some of his spirit followers.

How do they assume human form?

I don't know.

By beast do you mean other animals like dogs and cats?

Beast is the name given to a follower(s) of satan who will assume human form ( my assumption ) during the tribulation period and deceive the world into persecuting God's people and make war with Jesus.

Does it say in scripture he can possess non believers?

Yes.

Act_8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Why doesn't he possess believers?

Believers have the protection of God through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Are you saying only nonbelievers can be possessed because of there lack of belief in a God?
How do people invite them in?

Being in a state of unbelief leaves a person vulnerable to satan and most people are ignorant of his presence. People invite satan in through habitual sin, witchcraft, etc.

I thought you said everything corrupted starts with Satan, isn't then asserting that we're responsible for everything (including our corruption) contradictory?

If I give you an axe to cut firewood and you use it to murder someone who is responsible for your actions? satan is the father of corruption and entices people to sin but he can't force them. Mind you if satan gave you the axe when you're holding hatred towards someone I'd suggest he's implicated in the murder. We can choose to resist satan so therefor we are responsible for our actions.

Interesting questions Shep do you have any more ? These seem to be training questions :D

 

[Deborah13]

Interesting questions Shep do you have any more ? These seem to be training questions :biggrin

Huh...I've had this same thought a time or two today.
Good questions. Glad you're up for them.

 

[turnorburn]

To answer your question Shep_ "If God created everything, including Satan, wasn't it God that initiated the corruption?"

You'll find this in James

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

tob

 

[Deborah13]

To answer your question Shep_ "If God created everything, including Satan, wasn't it God that initiated the corruption?"

You'll find this in James

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

tob

Well beetlejuice, I forgot about these verses, Where were you when we could have used these over in the marriage thread? The definition of the word lust was in question.

 

[for_his_glory]

aqua said:

Through subtilty

II Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

tob

I agree as this verse pretty much says it all. As I think Deborah said we can not blame everything on Satan as we make our own choices, but it's the subtility of Satan that manipulates our decisions as in Eve choosing to eat of the tree even though she was told not to. Satan is the father of lies and can mind game those to believe in them, especially when one is not aware of his devices.

 

[turnorburn]

The devil made me do it is another one of the devils lies but its worse than that much worse.. When Jesus was being questioned by the Jews about righteousness and who was the best of the bunch he let them have it point blank..

John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

tob

 

[The Gospels]

Satan is just Pure evil... can't you tell from the bible??