Satan

[Zentheist]

Where does satan first appear in the bible?

[bgoalie35]

Where does satan first appear in the bible?

I know he is mentioned by name in Job (satan = accuser). He asks God to stop protecting Job to see if Job will remain faithful to God.

Job 1:

6 One day the angels [a] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"

Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."

8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

9 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."

12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."

Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

A "serpent" is mentioned in Genesis, but it does not specifically name the serpent.

[Ovedya]

Further back: Genesis 3:1, "Now the serpent was more wild than any other wild creature that the Lord had made..."

That serpent was the embodiment (or incarnation) of God's enemy, Satan, as revealed by Scripture - see Rev. 12:9 and 20:2 respectively.

[angels4u]

Instead of dwelling who Satan is why not change the topic and tell me how great God is?

[yomotalking]

Because we need to know what we are up against.

[Leonard]

Because we need to know what we are up against.

"Up against"???? Why the Scripture says "For this purpose was the Son of God manifested: That He might destroy the works of the devil." Do you think Jesus failed?

[angels4u]

Submit yourself then to God,resist the devil and he will flee from you James4:7

Satan is defeated 1 John 3:8

Christ LIVES in the believer Col 1:27

The Holy Spirit empowers him Acts 1:8 2Tim 1:7

The word of God guides us 2 Tim 3:16,17

And put on the armor of God Eh 6:10-18

Why not spend time of glorifying God and lets talk what His plans are for us!

Spend time with God

This should be enough attention to the enemy, anybody here to glorify God instead??

There is a name I love to hear,

I love to sing its worth;

It sounds like music in my ear,

The sweetest name on earth.

chorus:

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Because He first loved me!

It tells me of a Saviour's love,

Who died to set me free;

It tells me of His precious blood,

The sinner's perfect plea.

chorus:

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Because He first loved me

It tells me what my Father hath,

In store for every day,

And tho'I tread a darksome path,

Yields sunshine all the way.

chorus:

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Because He first loved me

It tells of One whose loving heart

Can feel my deepest woe,

Who in each sorrow bears a part,

That none can bear below.

chorus:

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Oh, how I love Jesus,

Because He first loved me

[MK202002]

The sciptures that support the idea of satan as a fallen angel are:

Isaiah 14:12 How you have fallen from heaven,

O morning star, son of the dawn!

You have been cast down to the earth,

you who once laid low the nations!

13 You said in your heart,

"I will ascend to heaven;

I will raise my throne

above the stars of God;

I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,

on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. [c]

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High."

15 But you are brought down to the grave,

to the depths of the pit.

I myself am undecided. Maybe there is more to this idea that I don't know, but it look like they are talking about the king of babylon from the text. I know Jesus said he saw satan fall from heaven, but it's the context of this chapter that's throwing me off.

[Zentheist]

Where does satan first appear in the bible?

I know he is mentioned by name in Job (satan = accuser). He asks God to stop protecting Job to see if Job will remain faithful to God.

Job 1:

6 One day the angels [a] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"

Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."

8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

9 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."

12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."

Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

A serpent is mentioned in Genesis, but it does not directly mention Satan.

If you read Genesis, you will find that the serpent is just that, a serpent, people cite chapter 12 of the book of Rev to prove that the serpent in Eden is the serpent in Genesis;my question is, how can that be, when the opening passage of the book of Rev reads as follows?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:

"...shortly come to pass..." this appears to indicate that what John saw in his vision is in the future, from the time of his vision 'till now; so the serpent of Rev 12 cannot be the serpent of Genesis.

HELP!!!!!!!

[Zentheist]

Where does satan first appear in the bible?

I know he is mentioned by name in Job (satan = accuser). He asks God to stop protecting Job to see if Job will remain faithful to God.

Job 1:

6 One day the angels [a] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"

Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."

8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

9 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."

12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."

Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

A "serpent" is mentioned in Genesis, but it does not specifically name the serpent.

I know he is mentioned by name in Job (satan = accuser). He asks God to stop protecting Job to see if Job will remain faithful to God.

The hebrew means adversary, it doesn't say that this adversary is a supernatural fallen angel, does it?