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The Invisible Enemy

1 Peter혻5:8~9

Introduction: The devil is a spirit, so we cannot see him. He appears to people through their thoughts or animals or other people. The devil is our powerful enemy. Jesus said that the devil is a thief. Jesus also said the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. Therefore, we must realize that the devil is behind the people who are against us, and we should not fight against them but engage in spiritual warfare.

1. The instrument that the devil uses

혻혻 1) The snake, the instrument of Adam?셲 fall and the devil (Ge 3:1, 4-5)
혻혻혻혻혻 - The devil came as a crafty snake to talk directly with human beings (Eze 28:12-13)
혻혻 2) The devil appeared to Jesus in the desert. We don?셳 know how or in what
?€?€form he may appear to us.
혻혻 3) The devil used Cain to kill Abel (1Jn 3:10-12)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) The devil is behind unrighteousness (1 Jn 3:8, 4)
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) The devil is behind hatred (1 Jn 3:15)
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) The devil is behind murder (Jn 8:44)
혻혻 4) The devil used Judas Iscariot to kill Jesus ??Through thoughts (Jn 13:2) (Lk 22:3)
혻혻혻혻혻 - The devil is the source of evil thoughts

2. Our struggle is not against flesh and blood

혻혻 1) Joshua fought against Amalek in Rephidim (Ex 17:10-11)
혻혻 2) The world혻of the devil혻(Eph 6:10-12)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Dominion ??Government of the devil혻(Mt 12:26)
?€?€(2) Authority ??Have authority in each country (Lk 4:6)
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Superintendent of the world ??An organization of the dark world혻(1 Jn 5:19)(Eph2:2)
?€?€(4) Evil spirits ??An army of the devil (Rev 12:4)(Isa 24:21)
혻혻 3) The power behind the human world (Mt 16:23)(Lk 22:31-32)(Ac 5:3)

3. Resist the devil

혻혻 1) Disarmed the devil (Col 2:13-15)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Forgave sin혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Abolished the law혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Disarmed the nation of the devil
(Ge 3:15)(1 Jn 3:8)(1 Co 15:56-57)
혻혻 2) Acts of the devil (Jn 10:10)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Stealing - accusation, makes people begin to doubt (Job 2:7)
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻 Stealing joy, peace, faith, hope, love, and health (2 Co 4:4)(Mt 13:19)
(2) Killing - Corruption, mental anguish, frustration, despair, fear, hatred,
jealousy, anger, envy, and dissipation (Heb 2:24)(Lk 21:34)
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Destructive ??Worship foreign gods, worship idols, atheists, humanists
?€?€?€?€?€?€(2 Co 11:14-15)(1 Ti 4:1)
혻혻 3) Resist the devil혻(1Pe 5:8-9) (Mt 4:10)
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Resist the devil혻 (Mk 16:17) (Jn 14:14)(Ac 3:6)(Jas 4:7)
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) Through the blood and by the word of our testimony혻(Rev 12:10-11) (Mt 21:22)
?€?€?€?€?€?€(1 Pe 4:7)(1 Jn 4:4, 5:18)(Rev 20:10)
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) Through prayer혻(Mk 9:28-29)

Conclusion: We have received authority from Jesus to overcome the power of the enemy (Luke 10:18-19). It is a great victory to realize that the devil exists and is the one controlling the evil things happening in our lives. Anything can be controlled by the devil, so we must resist the devil through prayer, by the word of our testimony, through the name of Jesus, and through the power of His precious blood?봧nstead of relying on our own strength.