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Anton Lavey and The Church of Satan
Anton Szandor Lavey (1930-1997) was the founder and High Priest (or “The Black Pope”) of The Church of Satan. It was founded on April 30, 1966, in San Francisco, California. Lavey wrote The Satanic Bible in 1969. It turns Biblical … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Example, Proverbs, satan, Suffering
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5 Great Things: (#5) The Great Adversary
We come to the final chapter in the book of 1 Peter. It reminds us that we have a Great Adversary, who seeks to devour us. Let us notice 1 Peter 5:8-10. “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, satan, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 3:17-18, 1 Peter 4:12-13, 1 Peter 5, 1 Peter 5:8-10, 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2021, 5 great things, alaska, alert, artios, bdag, be sober, be vigilant, black bear, brown bear, called by gospel, called to glory, cautious, distracted, dont let devil win, establish, esv, eternal glory, Galatians 6:1, gregoreo, James 4:7, james 5:11, katartizo, kjv, lion, Mark 1 :19, matthew 4:21, nasb, national zoo, nationalzoo.si.edu, nepho, niv, perfect, predator, prey, remember you are not alone, resist the devil, Romans 8:18, self controlled, settle, smithsonian, sober minded, steadfast, steadfast in faith, steadfast in the faith, stereos, sterizo, sthenoo, strengthen, suffering, thayer, the great adversary, themelioo, tiger, tiger on loose in houston, vine's, watchful, weak
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The Adversary (Part 3)
A 2016 Gallup poll found: (1) 11% said that they did not believe in God; (2) 27% said that they did not believe in the devil; (3) 15% did not believe in heaven; (4) 22% did not believe in hell (gallup.com/poll/193271/americans-believe-god.aspx). … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, Demons, satan, Stats
Tagged 1 Samuel 28, Acts 16, adversary, book God at a distance, book the gospel versus occultism, darrell conley, demon possession, Demons, devil, diviners, dreamers, exodus, Exodus 7-9, gallop poll, if I were the devil, kerry duke, miracles, pharaoh's magicians, resist the devil, satan, satan a roaring lion, satan's destiny, satan's power, slave girl at philippi, soothsayers, spirit of divination, the book of Job, ventriloquism, witch at en dor, witches
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The Adversary (Part 2)
The Bible teaches that we have an adversary. Peter warned, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). He is presented as real and dangerous. … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, Demons, satan, Word Study
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The Adversary (Part 1)
The more one understands about an opponent, the better prepared one is to deal with an opponent. Consider: (1) This is true in sports. Teams spend a great deal of time studying video of opponents. They want to understand strengths … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, God's Providence, History, satan
Tagged adversary, bert thompson, devil, did God create evil, erwin rommel, Ezeikel 28, fall of satan, george patton, Guy N. Woods, h. leo boles, Isaiah 14, king of babylon, lucifer, Luke 10, origin of satan, price of tyre, Revelation 12, rex turner, roy lanier jr, satan, satan his origin and mission, satan is not deity, satan's power, systemic theology, t. pierce brown, wayne jackson, why does God allow
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