We're starting a new series on spiritual warfare. In each of the synoptic gospels, satan appears as the tempter and enemy of jesus christ. Satan is in no way equal to god; his knowledge, presence and power are limited because he is an angelic being created by god for the purpose of serving god. But satan wreaks havoc in god's good world. He declared war on god, and a third of the angels joined his army to oppose god. The seed of woman would ultimately come to completely defeat him, to crush his head. And we're going to take our lead from c s Lewis, who said, there are two equal and opposite
Who is the devil? Where does he come from, and how do modern perceptions of him line up with biblical teaching? On this episode of White Horse Inn, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and special guest Pastor David Cassidy discuss the idea of personified evil and the way caricatures of Satan and his origins have transformed through the ages and are reflected on the pages of Scripture.
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