Warfare: Satan & Demons
Ephesians 6:10-20
Pastor Matthias Haeusel
Part of Ephesians—Only In Christ
May 16, 2021

WARFARE: SATAN & DEMONS

Ephesians 6:10-20

Worldview - The lens through which you view your world

Naturalism - the philosophical belief that everything arises from natural causes, supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted

A Biblical Worldview - Seeing and understanding your world through a lens that derives from Scripture

Colossians 1:16
• Visible - Invisible
• On Earth - In Heaven

CREATOR - GOD
• Creation - Angels, Humanity, Natural Realm

“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.” – C.S. Lewis

ANGELS

Ephesians 6:12 - …not against flesh and blood…

“Angels are created, moral, sentient and accountable beings.”

Terms:

• messengers
• sons of God (Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Ps. 29;89)
• spirits (1 Kings; Heb.1:14)
• holy ones (Psalm 89:5,7)
• watchers (Daniel4:13,17,23)
• Powers (Eph.1:21)
• Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Authorities (Col.1:16)

Other Heavenly Beings:

• Cherubim (Gen. 3:24)
• Seraphim (Isa.6:2-7)
• Living Creatures (Ezek. 1; Rev.4:8)

Responsibilities:

• Messengers
• Protectors
• Guardians
• Ministers

Angelic Hirarchy:

• Archangel (Jude 9; 1 Thess. 4:16; Rev. 12:7-8)
• Chief Princes (Daniel 10:13)

Individually Named Angels:

• Gabriel - Lk.1:19;26
• Michael - Jude 9; Rev.12:7
• Lucifer? - maybe Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28

Satan & Demons:

• Revelation 12:3-4
• Revelation 12:7-10
• Luke 10:18

THE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY OF THE SPIRITUAL REALM

Acts 19 - Paul In Ephesus

• Paul’s Ministry
• 7 Sons of Sceva
• A Book-burning
• A Riot in Ephesus

SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL

Ephesians 6:11 - …the schemes of the devil…

• Lies: John 8:44
• Accusations: Revelation 12:10
• Fear: 1 Peter 5:8
• Murder: John 8:44
• Unforgiveness: Ephesians 4:26-27+31
• Deception: False Doctrine
• Questioning the Character of God: Genesis 3

OUR HOPE IS JESUS!

• Colossians 2:15 - He disarmed the rulers and authorities…triumphing over them in Him
• Hebrews 2:14 - …through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is the devil
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8 - …whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth and… the appearance of his coming.
• Revelation 20:10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire
• Revelation 12:11 - And they conquered him by the bood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.