Exposing Satan's Lies

Exposing Satan's Lies

We read in Revelation 12:9 the following description of the

devil: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,

called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world:

he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out

with him. 

 

From this, we see that one of Satan’s major roles is

that of deceiver. He has deceived the whole world. When we are

“born again” into the Lord’s kingdom, we are no longer a part of

this world. If we seek only the Lord for truth, we will no longer

remain under bondage to the devil’s lies and deception. (Colossians

1:13, Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and

hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.) 

 

The only power Satan has over any child of God is the power of deception,

and that can be overcome by seeking the Lord and the truth of His

Word. Actually, Satan has no power over Christians except what

they allow him to have. On the other hand, people in the world

who are unbelievers have no protection against the devil and his

evils. The only thing that keeps them from immediate death is

God’s mercy and grace. God is not willing that any should perish.

 

(II Peter 3:9, The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as

some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward,

not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to

repentance.)

 

In Genesis, we find the first account of Satan’s deception as

he, in the form of a serpent, beguiles the first man and woman that

the Lord created. Genesis 1 and 2 record the creation of the

earth and God’s special creation, man. Genesis 1:26-28a reads,

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and

over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the

earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the

earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of

God created he him; male and female created he them. And

God blessed them... 

 

As we look at this tragic story, we will discover

that the same lies Satan told Adam and Eve are the same

ones he is still using today to get man to sin and break fellowship

with God. He has not changed his method of attack. By studying

Genesis 1, we can understand and benefit greatly from the record

of the invasion of the planet earth by this hostile power, seeing

him strike at God through the ones whom He created and loved.

There was a sweet fellowship existing between man and God in

the garden of Eden. Satan knew if he could only break the bonds

of that fellowship and cause those two in the garden to step out

into independence as he had done, then God would lose something

which was most precious to Him.