LIMITS TO SATAN’S POWER
(RE:Ernest P (29 March
2012)
"Job")
To
Ernest and all doves,
Ernest,
I humbly beg to differ with what you posted on the 29th. I feel this has
become a big problem for all those who focus so much on
the fallen angel agenda, and not the TRUTH OF GOD’S PLAN
FOR THE SALVATION OF MAN.
The
following is from THE BLUE LETTER BIBLE, reminding us what
Satan can and cannot do.
What Is the
Extent of Satan's Power?
It is
very important to understand who our adversary the Devil
is, and what he is able to do. We must be careful not to
attribute to him abilities and honors that belong to God
and Him alone. The Bible says the following about the
limitations of the Devil.
1. Not
Opposite
of God:
Though he would like people to think so, he is not the
opposite of God. God is
all-powerful, everywhere present, and all-knowing. Satan
is none of these. He does not have unlimited power, he
cannot be everywhere at once, and he does not know
everything. He is a created, limited being. He depends
upon God for his existence.
2. Approaches As A
Subordinate
When Satan approached God, he did not come as an equal, but
rather as a subordinate.
Now there was a day when the sons of
God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan
also came among them (
Job
1:6).
3. Cannot Tempt without God's
Permission
Satan was unable to tempt Jesus without the permission of
the Holy Spirit.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil (
Matthew
4:1).
He also could not tempt Job without God's permission.
And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold,
all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on
his person." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD
(
Job
1:12).
4.
Cannot Influence Nature
Without God's Permission
When it came to influencing nature, Satan was not able to do
it without God's permission.
And the
Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your
power; only upon himself put not forth your hand. So
Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. . . . While
he [a servant] was yet speaking, there came also another,
and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and has
burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and
I only am escaped alone to tell you. and, behold, there came
a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four
corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and
they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell you (
Job
1:12,
16,
19).
5. Cannot Physically Harm
Without God's Permission
When Satan wanted to physically harm Job, he had to
first ask God's permission.
The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you
come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From going to and fro
on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." The LORD
said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is
no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man
who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in
his integrity, although you incited me against him, to
destroy him for no reason." Then Satan answered the LORD,
"Skin for skin! All that people have they will give to save
their lives. But stretch out your hand now and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face." The
LORD said to Satan, "Very well, he is in your power" (
Job
2:2-6).
6. Kill Without God's
Permission
Satan cannot take a human life without first getting God's
permission.
The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, he
is in your power; only spare his life" (
Job
2:6).
The Bible does say that Satan has the power of death.
Since the children have flesh and
blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death
He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is,
the Devil (
Hebrews
2:14).
However this does not mean that he has the ultimate
authority to cause people to die; only God has that
authority.
7. Cannot Touch At All
Without God's Permission
Satan cannot even touch a believer without the permission of
God. Satan complained to the Lord about this.
Have you not put a fence around him and
his house and all that he has, on every side? You have
blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have
increased in the land (
Job
1:10).
God has placed a fence around each
believer protecting them from the Devil.
We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the
one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does
not touch them (
1 John
5:18).
8. Cannot Mention Believer's
Name Without Permission
We also discover that Satan cannot even mention the name of
Job until God allows him to do so.
And the Lord said unto Satan, have you
considered My servant Job? for there is none like him in the
earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God,
and turns away from evil. He still holds fast his integrity,
although you moved Me against him, to destroy him without
cause (
Job
2:3).
9. Cannot Force Believers To
Do Anything
In addition, Satan has no power unless it be granted him by
God. Those who have trusted in Jesus Christ have been freed
from the authority of the Devil. God said.
“To open their eyes, in order to turn
them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to
God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an
inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me (
Acts
26:18).
Satan, therefore has no authority over the believer.
10. Cannot Read Our Thoughts
Because he is a created being, Satan cannot read our
thoughts. He is not all-knowing like the LORD. It is God
alone that knows everything - including our thoughts.
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of
the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His
understanding is unsearchable (
Isaiah
40:28).
then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, forgive, act, and
render to all whose hearts You know - according to all their
ways, for only You know what is in every human heart - (
1
Kings 8:39)
Jesus, who is the LORD, also knew people's thoughts.
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts,
said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? (
Matthew
9:4)
The lack of being able to know our thoughts is another
limitation in the character of Satan.
11. Does Not Know The Future
Only God knows what is going
to occur in the future.
Remember the former things of old, for
I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none
like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from
ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, 'My
counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure' (
Isaiah
46:9,
10).
Neither Satan,
angels, or demons know what will happen next.
12. Does Not Know What We
Dreamed
Only someone speaking through the power of God can know what
people dream.
Daniel answered the king, "No wise men,
enchanters, magicians, or diviners can show to the king the
mystery that the king is asking, but there is a God in
heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has disclosed to King
Nebuchadnezzar what will happen at the end of days. Your
dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed were
these" (
Daniel
2:27,
28).
Satan has no such power.
13. He Is A Coward
In spite of all his bluster and rage, he is a coward. The
Bible says:
Be subject therefore unto God; but
resist the Devil, and he will flee from you (
James
4:7).
14. Believers Are Victorious
Scripture says that believers are ultimately
victorious.
But thanks be unto God, who always
leads us in triumph in Christ, and makes manifest through us
the savor of His knowledge in every place (
2
Corinthians 2:14).
Summary
Without God's permission,
Satan is not able to do anything. He cannot create or
search the human heart. Therefore the conflict between God
and Satan is not really a struggle between two great equal
and opposing powers with the outcome still in doubt. All
power and authority belongs to God and Him alone.
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THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND DOES HAVE TO DO WITH OUR
SALVATION!!!
Satan is a created being, subservient,
and dependent on the Lord God, for his very survival.
If Satan, the head of all fallen
angels, cannot hurt a hair on your head without God’s
permission, it is a GREAT DELUSION, to think that God would
give the fallen angels permission to mate with human
women!!!
Yes, there are fallen angels, and
demons, and UFO’s…they are all one in the same. I am not
trying to prove otherwise, but this belief in mating between
them and humans, is giving too much credence to the powers
of evil. We
need to focus on what Christ did for us, not what Satan
can do to us.
HE IS COMING SOON; MAKE SURE TO BELIEVE
HIS TRUTH!!!
Ernest P (29 March 2012)
"Job"
Notice God is the one that
brought Job up not Satan, Satan became and instrument of God
to test Jobs fear of God. Satan didnt come to get permission
to hit Job. Scripture does not say why Satan went there.
Job 1
6-Now on a day when the children of God
came and stood before the Lord, Satan came also
among them.
Does not say Satan showed up surprisingly. How could anyone
spirit or flesh move anywhere and it is a surprise to God?
7-Then the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest
thou? And Satan answered the Lord, saying, From
compassing the earth to and fro, and from walking
in it.
8-And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou not
considered my servant Job, how none is like him in
the earth? an upright and just man, one that feareth
God, and escheweth evil?
Talk about hitting someone is a soft spot. The most
Godly upright, God fearing Sevant of God in all the Earth.
Satan jumped at that like an eitheopian on a Big Mac.
God is putting out the bait as it were. God brings Satans
attention to Job. Why have you not considered my serveant
Job he is the most God fearing, faithful and loyal servant
in all the earth he hates all evil (escheweth).
9-Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth
Job fear God for nought? nought- 0, nothing.
10-Hast thou not made an hedge about him and
about his house, and about all that he hath on every
side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and
his substance is increased in the land.
Job fears God for no reason. You put your protection and
blessing on him and all he has.
11-But stretch out now thine hand and touch all
that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to
thy face.
Satan takes it and runs with it. Remove your
protection on Job and let me hammer him, I can make him
curse you to your face.
12-Then the Lord said unto Satan, Lo, all that he
hath is in thine hand: only upon himself shalt thou
not stretch out thine hand. So Satan departed from
the presence of the Lord.
The testing Starts. We all know how it ended God is
right Satan is wrong.
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