101 Answers to Questions About Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare

Mark Hitchcock

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What is spiritual warfare? Who is Satan? How can I resist temptation and walk in the Spirit? In 101 Answers to Questions About Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare, bestselling author Mark Hitchcock will take you to the ultimate resource for guidance--God's Word. There, you'll find clarity and wisdom in response to questions such as... Where did Satan and demons come from? What tactics does Satan use to weaken or deceive us? How can we use the whole armor of God to protect ourselves from spiritual attack? What are the keys to overcoming temptation and walking in the Spirit? Can a believer be demon possessed? You'll find this book filled with encouragement and hope--it affirms God's full power over Satan, and provides you with everything you need to know to experience victory in spiritual warfare.

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 mars 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736945189
• Langue: English

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Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
All italicized emphasis in Scripture quotations is added by the author.
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101 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT SATAN, DEMONS, AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Copyright 2014 by Mark Hitchcock
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
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101 answers to questions about satan, demons, and spiritual warfare / Mark Hitchcock.
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Dedication
To Philip De Courcy,
whose infectious passion for Christ and compelling preaching of God s Word has forged a bond of friendship between us that has blessed my life and ministry immeasurably
Contents
Dedication
Introduction: Behind the Seen
1. Why spend time thinking about Satan and demons?
Part 1: Speak of the Devil
2. Does Satan really exist?
3. Is Satan a real person or just an impersonal force?
4. Where did Satan come from? How did he fall?
5. When did Satan become Satan? When did he fall?
6. Why does God allow Satan and demons to exist?
7. How is Satan related to the serpent in the Garden of Eden?
8. What are the different names and titles for Satan in the Bible?
9. Why is Satan called Lucifer?
10. What does Beelzebub mean?
11. What are Satan s main activities today?
12. If Jesus defeated Satan at the cross, why is he still active today?
13. Can Satan cause physical sickness and disease?
14. What was the apostle Paul s thorn in the flesh from Satan?
15. Can Satan cause mental disorders?
16. Can Satan perform real miracles?
17. Can Satan kill people?
18. Can Satan control the weather?
19. Can Satan raise the dead?
20. Is Satan omniscient-is he all-knowing?
21. Does Satan know people s thoughts? Can he read minds?
22. Can Satan plant thoughts in people s minds?
23. Can Satan and demons make people sin?
24. Does Satan control and influence world leaders and nations?
25. Does Satan know the future?
26. Is Satan omnipresent-is he everywhere at the same time?
27. Is Satan omnipotent-is he as powerful as God?
28. Should Christians be afraid of Satan?
29. How does Satan gain a foothold in a person s life?
30. How is Satan related to the occult?
31. Are UFOs the work of Satan and demons?
32. Can Satan and demons be saved?
33. What does delivered over to Satan mean?
34. Why did Satan argue with Michael the archangel about the body of Moses?
35. What is the synagogue of Satan in Revelation 2:9?
36. What is Satan s throne in Revelation 2:13?
37. Does Satan live in hell?
38. Did Jesus go to hell for three days after His death to be tortured by Satan?
39. Will the Antichrist be Satan incarnate?
40. What is the unholy trinity ?
41. What will Satan do during the end times?
42. Why is Satan bent on destroying the Jewish people?
43. When will Satan and his angels be permanently expelled from heaven?
44. Why does Satan gather the armies of the world to Armageddon?
45. Does Satan really believe he can defeat God?
46. When will Satan be bound in the abyss for 1000 years?
47. Why will Satan be bound for 1000 years?
48. Why will God release Satan from the abyss at the end of the 1000 years?
49. What finally happens to Satan?
Part 2: Hell s Angels
50. Do demons really exist?
51. What are demons?
52. Where do they come from?
53. How many demons are there?
54. What are the names for demons in the Old Testament?
55. What are the names for demons in the New Testament?
56. What are the main activities of demons?
57. Are some demons worse than others?
58. Are fallen angels referred to as the sons of God in Genesis 6?
59. What are the different ranks in the demonic hierarchy?
60. Are demons assigned to certain geographic areas?
61. Can demons intercept our prayers and their answers?
62. Are there demons of lust, anger, alcoholism, and so on?
63. What are doctrines of demons?
64. Did Jesus descend to the underworld after His death to make a proclamation to fallen angels?
65. Will the future tribulation include a massive demonic invasion of earth?
66. Who is Abaddon, or Apollyon?
67. Who are the four angels bound at the Euphrates River?
68. Does the sixth trumpet judgment describe a human army of 200 million or a demonic one?
69. What is demon possession?
70. Does demon possession still exist today?
71. How can one tell the difference between mental illness and demon possession?
72. Can a believer in Christ be demon possessed?
73. Should Christians today practice exorcism or deliverance?
74. What are the signs that someone is demon possessed?
75. Can people inherit demons or generational spirits?
76. What is tartarus , and why are some demons there?
77. Where are demons today?
Part 3: The Invisible War and the Believer s Armor All
78. What is spiritual warfare? Are we really in a war?
79. What is the Christian s strength for the battle against demons?
80. Who are the three enemies of every Christian?
81. How do believers gain victory over the world?
82. How do believers overcome the flesh?
83. How can we know whether temptation is coming from demons, the world, or our own flesh?
84. Is it biblical for Christians to rebuke Satan and demons?
85. What are binding and loosing?
86. Do good angels help believers in spiritual warfare?
87. Do territorial spirits control cities and nations, and should Christians identify and pray against them?
88. Is the intensity of spiritual warfare the same all the time?
89. How do we resist the devil?
90. What is the full armor of God?
91. What is the purpose of the armor of God?
92. When are we to wear the armor of God?
93. What is the belt of truth?
94. What is the breastplate of righteousness?
95. What are the shoes of peace?
96. What is the shield of faith?
97. What is the helmet of salvation?
98. What is the sword of the Spirit?
99. How does prayer relate to spiritual warfare?
100. What can I do when I m tired of the struggle?
101. A question for you: Are you sure which side you re on?
Notes
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About the Publisher
Introduction
Behind the Seen
There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors, and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.
C.S. L EWIS
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Why spend time thinking about Satan and demons?
As a chess master walked through an art gallery in Europe, he came across a painting that fascinated him. In it, a young man was playing a game of chess with the devil. There was a look of glee on the face of the enemy and of panic on the face of the young man. The name of the painting was Checkmate .
As the chess master observed the painting, he felt uncomfortable-something about the painting just wasn t right. He called for the curator of the gallery and asked him to take the painting down. When that didn t work, he requested to meet the artist. The artist agreed to meet him at the gallery.
The chess master arrived at the meeting with a chessboard and the chess pieces. He set up the board exactly as the artist had arranged it in the painting and said, Something is wrong with your painting. When the artist inquired as to what that might be, the master stated, You titled the painting Checkmate , but that implies that the young man has no more moves to make. The champion reached over to the board and moved the young man s king one space and said, The devil is now checkmated. He then looked at the young man in the painting and said, Young man, your enemy made a fatal miscalculation. You don t have to lose. You win! 1
Maybe you feel like the man in the painting sometimes. Maybe right now. Perhaps you picked up this book because you re in the struggle right now and are searching for answers. Fear and anxiety are stalking you night and day as you imagine the devil making the final move in your life. You feel as if you re about to be checkmated by struggles in your marriage, finances, career, health, or any of a myriad of other problems.
I ve got great news. If you have trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior, you win! Your Champion has defeated the enemy. The King made His final move and announced checkmate through His resurrection from the dead. The war has already been won. All you and I have to do is play out the rest of the game under His guiding hand and claim our v