I was convicted that I had assumed everyone knew all about Satan. After reading some of the “Church’s” views and teachings on Satan, I knew I had to give a biblical description of him. This may be known by some but new to many.
First, who is Satan? He is a created being. God did not create Satan, He created Lucifer (son of the morning star). Lucifer created or became Satan.
Isaiah 14:12-15 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' "Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit.
Another passage in Ezekiel continues describing just how far Satan has fallen.
Ezekiel 28:13-18 "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you.
On the day that you were created They were prepared. "You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
“You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you. "By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.
"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. "By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.
From these two passages we read that Lucifer, the devil, Satan, the serpent and dragon was a marvelous, beautiful, anointed cherub who was created to stand at God’s throne. Just like with the Ark of the Covenant, where two cherubim were placed.
Exodus 25:17-21 "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. "You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.
"Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. "The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.
"You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.
But, Lucifer grew tired of rejoicing at being in the presence of God and instead desired the worship that was given to God. So he was cast down and now rules as the prince of this world.
Ephesians 2:1-2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
More on Satan will be revealed in the next listing.