Satan, Fallen Angels and Demons

          Satan, Fallen Angels and Demons

1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons. (NIV)

          Satan continued on his mission to corrupt the entire world. Even when Jesus came down to earth, Satan wanted to kill Him in an attempt to block Him from saving mankind from their sins. Matthew 2:13 When they had gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” (NIV) The devil’s attempt to kill Him as an infant failed miserably, but he continued on his quest to destroy Jesus through the most horrific death that anyone could possibly imagine. Yet, this was all a part of God’s plan and Jesus was victorious. He conquered death and hell, but first He was betrayed by someone He loved.  

            Judas was one of Jesus disciples who had been chosen to follow him. Judas had seen all the miracles; he heard all the sermons; he walked side by side with Jesus and yet, the devil was able to enter into him, due to greed and maybe even jealousy because Satan had envied God from the very beginning. Judas was just a vessel used to accomplish the demonic plans that the devil wanted to fulfill, but Judas still had free choice. Luke 22:3-5 ⁽³⁾Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. ⁽⁴⁾And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. ⁽⁵⁾They were delighted and agreed to give him money. (NIV)

            The Bible lets us know that the devil aims to kill, steal and destroy and that is exactly what he did with Judas by allowing his demons to possess him. He killed his love for God, stole his heart for heavenly things, and destroyed his soul in the end. The demons of greed, jealousy, sorrow, and death were all inside of Judas and this is why he was able to betray Jesus as he did because he was taken over by demons that he allowed to enter in. Mark 14:21 “The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” (NIV)

            Satan, his fallen angels and demons are busy today just as they were during biblical times if not more. He knows that his time is about to come to an end, so he and his minions are doing whatever they can to take with them as many people that they can. Satan uses all sorts of tools such as lust, greed, witchcraft, thievery, atheism, deception, and much more to lead people away from God and into a pit of despair. He offers temporary gain for a permanent destination and unknowingly many are choosing to spend eternity without Christ.  

            Nevertheless, we all have a decision to make. We can either be deceived by the devil, or rely on Truth that is made available to all who are willing to believe. The choice is up to you. Joshua 24:14-15 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (NIV)