The origin
of Satan (a study based on Luke 10:18)
1) Lk. 10:18 is often used to establish Satan’s origin, but this is a strange text to use.
a) Satan is said to be _______________, not ______________________
b) Jesus saw Satan’s defeat and victory over the devil, not his beginning.
c) By casting out demons the 70 were ____________ Satan’s will and work (verse 17).
d) Explain the comparison to the flash of lightning.
e) What specific thing was upsetting the devil’s plans? ________________________
2) Other verses have been inappropriately applied to the devil’s origin – Isa. 14:12-15 – READ
3) Who was Isaiah speak of (14:4) _____________________________
4) Many emphasize Isa. 14:12 – READ ______________________
5) See, too, verse 13 – READ Sometimes people claim Isa. 14 has a “dual fulfillment.”
6) What does “Lucifer” mean? ________________ Can this describe Satan?
7) Other Old Testament verses are often used to describe where Satan came from.
8) Ezek. 28:11-19 is a classic text – READ
9) Who is under discussion – Ezek. 28:12? _____________
10) What is said in verse 13? _________________ Can this describe Satan? __________________
11) What do we learn from verse 16? ___________________
12) The New Testament is also often used to describe Satan’s beginning is Rev. 12:7-9 – READ
a) There was a _______ in heaven. The _________________ was cast down to earth.
b) Backing up to Rev. 12:1-2 – are we dealing with literal or figurative information? _____
c) What “time period” are we discussing (verse 4)? ___________________
d) Verse 5 also helps identify the time period – READ
e) Like Lk. 10, Rev. 12 describes a victory over Satan, not the devil’s origin.
13) What does the Bible say about Satan’s origin? There is no single verse, no quick answer.
14) Most realize he is not God; he is a created being that must ask permission for things – Job 1:12.
15) Gen. 1:31 indicates he was not created evil.
16) 1 Jn. 3:8 + Jude 6 – READ
17) Pride may have motivated him to sin – 1 Tim. 3:6.
18) What did Eliphaz say in Job 4:18-19? ____________ - this may be ancient knowledge.
19) Satan and others sinned – 2 Pet. 2:4.