Satan's Complete Defeat, Part 1

Greetings, friends and radio listeners, and welcome to our program today. I'm Sharon Knotts, thanking you for joining us as we know that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Today's message by my father, Brother Hardy, is from his classic landmark teaching, Satan's Complete Defeat.

Find out what Satan does not want you to know about him and how he operates in the spiritual realm. Who is he? Where did he come from? Is he a God possessing omnipotence? How much power does he have on earth? So much more in this devil chasing message, Satan's Complete Defeat. Oftentimes the question is asked, who is the devil?

Where did he come from? Is he a self-existent omnipotent God? We're going to endeavor today to give you a panoramic view of the origin of Satan, his flaw, his present activities, and his soon to come destiny, destruction, and doom. To answer the last question, is Satan omnipotent?

Is he a self-existing God? And the Word of God emphatically states, no, that Satan is but a mere created creature of God. God, who is our Father, the Almighty God, the Creator in eons past created Satan, and Satan is God's created creature. God has complete control and mastery over Satan. Not only does God have complete control and power over Satan the devil, but also in times past and now, he has delegated this power to other angelic beings that he has created.

And also the body of Christ, the church, his born again believers. He has said in Luke 10 19 that behold, I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all of the power of the enemy. No, Satan is not an omnipotent being, self-existing, but he is a creative creature created by our God and our Heavenly Father who has and demonstrates complete mastery over the devil. So that consequently also answers the question, where did Satan come from? Where did he originate at? God created him.

He is a created being. To give the accounts and the record of his creation, we go to Ezekiel 28th chapter and the 11th verse. In the 28th chapter of Ezekiel, starting at the 11th verse, God left the record of the creation of this creature Satan and he begins to read this way, God anointed his prophet and priest Ezekiel and he commanded him to set his face and to prophesy against a literal prince on earth that rebelled against God and against Satan who is pictured as a king in this verse and it's a dual prophecy. Let us read it in Ezekiel 28 11. Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Taurus and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God, thou sealest of the some, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in the Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering, the swordas, tupes, the diamond, the barrel, the onyx, the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald and the corbumcle and gold. The workmanship of thy tabarets and of thy pipes was prepared indeed in the day that thou was created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth and I have set thee so thou was upon the holy mountain of God thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire that was perfect in my ways from the day that thou was created till iniquity was found in thee in this prophecy that God is using the lips of Ezekiel as the vehicle to bring forth God is speaking not to an earthly being but to a supernatural being called the anointed cherub of God who was in the garden of Eden of God who walked up and down amongst the stones of fire who was in the holy mountain of God who was the covering or ruling anointed cherub of God that he had created he created him perfect in the day that he created him not only perfect but full of wisdom and of a dazzling glory and brightness God created this being as we find in Isaiah 14th chapter the 12th verse and named him Lucifer which means the bright and the shining one the son of the morning star gave a bright shining gay star Lucifer God created him to be his Viceroy his ruler his prophet and his priest to his known creation God created him created him a perfect sinless highly intelligent wise and gloriously beautiful shining cherub God placed him to cover or the word is better to rule to protect and oversee and act as God's Viceroy over the earth and all of the thrones and the kingdoms of the air that we find that his title in Ephesians the second chapter in the second verse he is called the prince of the power of the air the Greek word here for princes Archon the mighty chief ruler of the authorities of the air or of the heavenlies as he said in the sixth chapter and the 10th verse on through Ephesians that he said that we wrestle or not against flesh blood but against principalities and powers the minions and throne and rulership and the world rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness or wicked spirits of power in high places or the heavenlies God created the second heavens for there are three heavens first heaven is the atmospheric or the clouds of our earth the second heavens are the planetary thrones and rule their ships and dominions principalities lordships that God had created and set angelic rulers and beings over the third heaven is the paradise the heaven of heavens where the throne of God is where the capital city of the universe is where God sits on the circle of the earth and the sides of the north and the third heavens and rings and rules over all of his handiwork and creation God created in the second heavens in the predatory heavens thrones with rulers to settle on those thrones lordships with Lords to rule those lordships principalities with chief princes to sit upon the thrones and to rule their subjects spiritual powers or authorities and they were to rule these planets for God but God then said I will make me a great ruler a chief ruler of all of these principalities of all of these authorities of all of these powers to be Lords of those that are in lordship to be the ruler of those that are the rulers to be the chief prince of those that are prince of the principalities and this being would be Lucifer the bright and the shining one the gay star the son of the morning star the anointed sheriff that God would create higher than any other created beings higher than any angel higher and loftier wiser and more powerful than any archangel than any of the other cherubims or seraphims yea only only subordinate to the Godhead of the father and son and Holy Ghost and in this account in Ezekiel the 28th chapter God created this chief this first this great arc ruler this archon this prince to be the prince of all of the powers the authorities of the heaven leads the world to be the prince of this world to be the prince the vice of Roy the prophet the priest of God over all of God's best creation and he created him in superior wisdom and superior power and also superior in his form being the most beautiful and the most dazzling and the most blazing bright creature that God had ever created or can you see the beginning and the origin of the one who has now become Satan the devil the fallen temper the accuser the slanderer of God man and angels why he woke up into a splendorous glorious setting with music filling his ears his eyes be held the beautiful palace made of all and covered and be jeweled and be decked with all of the rarest gems known to mankind the emerald the diamond the gold the carbuncle yay his palace his pavilion his sanctuary was akin to God's a new Jerusalem with its gates of pearl with its walls of Jasper with its streets of gold waking up into a glorious creation as a glorious ruler as a chief prince of all the princes of the world as the chief prince of the princes of the power of the air to be God's vice of Roy to rule for God over all of God's creation and also to disseminate the wisdom and the knowledge and the word of God to all of God's creation and creatures and to lead them in worship to the most high God in his office as a priest but instead of Lucifer the shining one being grateful he became consumed with his superiority in wisdom he became consumed with his superiority in appearance being not only the wisest creature outside of the godhead that God had created but the most dazzling the most beautiful the most bright and shining being in the universe until being consumed with his own beauty his wisdom became polluted his reasoning and mine and understanding darkened his love and gratitude for God forgotten and he was consumed that he because of his superior wisdom he because of his superior beauty and brightness should be the one to receive worship instead of leading worship should be the one that should be the supreme and the almighty ruler of all of God's universe not only but yea even to be greater and his throne to be exalted higher than the throne of almighty God and the most high and though he was created perfect sinless superior in wisdom and power more beautiful and dazzling than any other creature instead of loving God and appreciating the high and lofty estate and position that God had created and placed him in became darkened he became possessed with his self he became possessed with his beauty and by reason of his beauty and his brightness pride came into his heart and thereby sin was conceived and sin was born and he reasoned in his polluted wisdom that no longer should God be the great and the high and lofty one but he Lucifer the blazing shining beautiful one should be the one that all creation should worship pay homage give praise to and his wisdom being polluted by his pride conceived sin from that moment on the bright the shining day star flying in his heart that he would take over God's place of rulership that he would exalt himself above the stars of God above the thrones of God's angels and angelic creatures yea even above the throne of the most high almighty God and deep grown displaced almighty God the Creator and exalted above and he to be as God for all of God's creation to worship him 14th chapter God anoints Isaiah to see back at this picture here is God's greatest wisest most beautiful creature failing God failing of the great responsibility staggering under his lofty position falling by pride that is why God hates a proud look for all of the skin all the chaos all the rebellion all sickness all disease all evil all suffering stem and come from one being getting proud and letting pride come into his life and pollute his wisdom and darken his understanding to make him want to dethrone God to remove God to exalt self to exalt his own self at the expense of destroying and bringing suffering upon all of God's creation now his wisdom has become darkened and polluted pride has given birth to the offspring of the sin jealousy and of the envy and of war and of insurrection Satan has purposed in his heart that I am going to supplant God I should be the rightful ruler of all of the universe I am so beautiful I am so wise we can still hear him echoing even now to this day and to this generation and his followers that he's raised up and has fell to the same degradation and soon coming doom are repeating the same I I I and I the Bible said that he said in his heart I will ascend above the heights of the heaven I will exalt my throne above the stars of God I will sit in the mouth of congregation I will be like the most high God I will take his place let's read it in Isaiah the 14th chapter the 12th verse how it thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer son of the morning how it they're cut down to the ground which this weakened the nation's how has said in my heart I will ascend into heaven I will exalt my throne above the stars of God I will sit also upon the mouth of congregation in the sides of the north I will send above the heights of the clouds I will be like the most high instead of him being satisfied yea be thankful and grateful and appreciative and loving our great God and Creator for making him the loftiest of all of his creatures for giving him the superior wisdom and power than any other creature for making him more beautiful and dazzling and glorious than any creature instead of him being grateful to fulfill his office faithfully diligently as the great Viceroy of Almighty God as the anointed sheriff that rules and protects God's creation as the anointed sheriff and the day star the bright and the shining one to disseminate as the office of a prophet the wisdom and the knowledge of God to his creatures to take his office his regal office as a priest and to lead all and mingle with his voice all of the creatures of God in a great anthem of love and praise when they gathered in the mouth of congregation and when the Almighty the Most High sat upon the pinnacle of the mountain and all of the creatures would sing and rejoice and praise God with Lucifer the covering the protecting the bright the shining the blazing perfect Viceroy placed and prophet of God leave them in praise he said I have it I desire that position of Almighty God I am not satisfied with my position of being the wisest the greatness the most powerful and the most beautiful creature outside of the godhead but I should be the rightful ruler of all of the universe and I should have the praises and adoration and worship of all of the creation and creatures and I should be like the Most High I should be God and that pride gave birth to this sin but I will not be a servant of God but I will be thrown supplant God I will be God and I will be worshipped as God therefore the bright the blazing the shining glorious day star Lucifer the anointed cherub falls in his heart and in his mind I pride in sin and he becomes the first rebel of time in the universe and now he becomes the devil Satan for the devil is not his name but a title and Satan is not his name but a title for he was Lucifer the shining blazing one the anointed all lives outside of God all powerful most beautiful rolling creature Prince chief Archon of all of the powers the authorities the principalities the thrones the dominions the rulership the spiritual powers of the AI he was all those things but not satisfied now becomes Satan which title simply means the slanderer and accuser of God and the devil the Greek word diapolis which means the adversary the enemy of God Satan by pride has polluted his wisdom the words that he sent his heart I will exalt my throne I will not be a servant I will ascend above the heights I will exalt my throne above the stars I will sit on the mantle congregation I will be like the Most High God I am going to be the ruler of the universe I am going to have the worship of the creatures of all creation even if I have to throw God out of his throne from that moment he becomes the accuser and the slanderer and the enemy of God amen what a revelatory message on Satan's complete defeat by God's servant brother Hardy in this classic teaching brother Hardy has answered by the scriptures who was Lucifer who is Satan who is the devil where did he come from is he a god in the sense of deity being self-existing self maintaining and possessing omnipotence and just how much power can he exert on earth when you realize that Satan is not a god but a created being then you understand that he is limited God did not create him to be the devil he was created as Lucifer which means light bearer and was the wisest and most beautiful of God's angels he was the anointed cherub who led the heavenly worship team but his own self focus on his superlative beauty became distorted with pride and iniquity corrupted his wisdom when he fell or rather was kicked out of heaven by Michael the Archangel and his faithful angels he took one-third of the angels with him in his rebellion now some people think the devil is all powerful but he's only a creative being whom God created has and has complete mastery over and not only that but Jesus said to his disciples in Luke 10 18 19 I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven behold I give you authority over all the power of the enemy you need to add this inspirational informative and timeless subject to your spiritual audio library find out what Satan does not want you to know about him and how he operates through the spiritual realm this devil chasing message Satan's complete defeat is on a two CD set for a love gift of $15 for the radio ministry request offer 128 mail to RG Hardy ministries p.o. box 1744 Baltimore Maryland 2 1 2 0 3 or order online at RG Hardy dot o RG where you can also order this message on mp3 again the offer number is 1 2 8 128 for the two CD set Satan's complete defeat for a minimum love gift of $15 mail to p.o. box 1 7 4 4 Baltimore Maryland 2 1 2 0 3 till next time this is Sharon not saying Maranatha