KILLING SATAN?
Yesterday, I visited one of my stations and met the students trying to understand Ephesians 2. Six key questions seemed to bother them and together we arrived at the Bible’s answers, which I share here briefly: 1. IS THERE SATAN? Yes, there is Satan. Ephesians 4:2 confirms what the Bible teaches in several other verses that there is Satan, “the prince of the power of the air” (KJV), “the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens” (HSCB) 2. WHO IS SATAN? Again, Paul describes Satan in Ephesians 4:2 as the ruler of the evil spirits. Satan is described by several other names in the Bible, such as Accuser (Revelations 9:11), Adversary (1 Peter 5:8), Deceiver (Revelations 12:9), Devil (1 John 3:8), Enemy (Matthew 13:39), Evil One (John 17:15), Father of Lies (John 8:44), Lawless One (2 Thessalonians 2:8-10), Ruler of demons (Luke 11:15), Ruler of this world (John 12:31,32), Serpent of old (2 Thessalonians 2:3,4), Tempter (John 10:10), Wicked One (Ephesians 6:16