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Revelation 12:1-13:18
Keys to the Text
Satan: The name Satan, meaning "adversary" or "enemy," appears especially in Job and the Gospels. The term devil comes from a Greek verb meaning "to slander" or "to falsely accuse." The Bible identifies him as a murderer, a liar, a roaring lion seeking to devour, the god of this evil age, the tempter, the dragon, the serpent, and the "accuser of the brethren" (Revelation 12:10). His accusations against the believers are unsuccessful because Christ is our Advocate (1 John 2:1). The Lord provides His saints with sufficient armor to combat and thwart the adversary (Ephesians 6). Ultimately, Satan's power over Christians is already broken and the war is won through Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, which forever conquered the power of sin and death.
Antichrist: A false prophet and evil being who will set himself up against Christ and the people of God in the last days before the second coming of Christ. Used only in the writings of John in the New Testament, the term refers to one who stands in opposition to all that Jesus Christ represents (1 John 2:18; 22; 4:3; 2 John 7). John wrote that several antichrists existed already in his day - false teachers who denied the deity and the incarnation of Christ - but that the supreme Antichrist of history would appear at some future time. Paul called him the "man of sin" and the "lawless one" (2 Thessalonians 2). This man is not Satan, although Satan is the force behind him. He exalts himself, declaring himself to be God and demanding the worship of the world. In this act of satanic self-deification, he defies God. Antichrist (the first beast) will be primarily a political and military leader, but the false prophet (second beast) will be a religious leader. Politics and religion will unite in a worldwide religion of worshipping the Antichrist (see Revelation 17:1-9, 5-17).
1. Give 2 biblical situations (referencing the verses) where Satan has confronted or afflicted someone. How did the person(s) deal with the attack?
2. What does the Scripture teach about the fate of the Antichrist?
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1. when he tempted eve (Genesis 3:1-6) she gave into temptation, and when satan tempted Jesus (i can't remember which gospel it is in) He used scripture against satan and refused to do what he said.
2.well i think the anti-christ is going to be pierced and die for three days and rise on the third day and then satan will have fully taken over him.
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