Lesson 3: Encountering Evil

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Heaven Revelation 21:18-27

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Heaven

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe every tear from their eyes.

There will be no more death or

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has

passed away.”

HeavenWe won’t be sad.

No one will die

No one will get hurt

More beautiful than anything we can ever see on earth

Isaiah 65:17 “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Fall of the Morning Star

Isaiah 14:12-15

Isaiah 14:12-15

“How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.

Jude 1:6-9

And the angels who did notstay within their own positionof authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has keptin eternal chains under gloomyDarkness until the judgment of the great day—

What is Satan’s

next move?

Satan tried to take over God’sthrown and he

Failed…

In the beginningWas PerfectionGenesis 1:29-30

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had

made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any

tree in the garden’?”

True or False?

“God is a cosmic killjoy who is trying to keep

something good from you”

FALSE!!!

Satan’s Tools…

Doubt: question God's word and his goodness

Discouragement: feeling no courage, hope, or

confidence~ Forgetting you have God.

Diversion: The wrong things seem

attractive, so you move away from the right things.

Moving away from God.

Defeat: Makes you feel like a failure so you

don't even try.

Delay: Put off something so it never gets

started or finished.

John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’sdesires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for

there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he isa liar and the father of lies.

Don’t Forget!

Are we like

Adam and Eve?

YES! We Are Just LikeAdam And Eve.

God gave Adam and Eve a choice, Free Will

True love always requires choice

God wanted Adam and Eve to choose to love and trust Him.

So, he gave them this choice by telling them they were not allowed to eat the fruit of the tree of good and evil.

Adam and Eve had plenty to eat. It was not hard.

They could have chosen to believe in God, but instead they Listened to the Devil’s lies

1 Peter 5:8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around

like a roaring lion looking forsomeone to devour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBc2MniDBYw

What Could Happen To Us If We Take The Wrong Path?

Matthew 25:41

Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Part 2

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever thingsare true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are

just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue

and if there is anything praiseworthy— meditate on these things.

How To Battle The Devil And WIN!

God Had A PLAN From The Very

Beginning

Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.

The Plan

Psalm 139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.

GOD knew that Satan would try to destroy his creation

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

GOD planned to send his son Jesus to save us from the beginning

Satan bruised Jesus’s heal during the crucifixion

Jesus crushed Satan’s head when he rose from the dead securing salvation for all those that believe in him and do God’s will.

Ephesians 6:10-18

Battle Armor

Belt of truth

Breastplate of righteousness

Feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace

Shield of faith

Helmet of salvation

Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (read the Bible)

Prayer