Satan and the Fallen Angels

Pages 31- 33

Satan

• “The fallen angel or spirit of evil who is the enemy of God and a continuing instigator of temptation and sin in the world” (pg. 31).

• Remember, we first see Satan figuratively in the character of the serpent in Genesis.

Images of Satan

Images of Satan

Images of Satan

Who is Satan?

• Satan is a fallen angel.• These fallen angels “through

their own free choice, totally and completely rejected God and God’s Reign. Because of this they could no longer be in the presence of God and were cast from Heaven.”

• The greatest of these fallen angels is Satan, the Devil.

Satan’s Power is Limited

• Christ (and thus Christians) have already achieved victory over Satan through Christ’s death on the cross.

• At the second coming, Satan will be thrown into hell forever.

What is this Second Coming?

• Parousia: “The second coming of Christ at the end of time, fully realizing God’s plan and the glorification of humanity” (33).

• In the meantime, Satan continues to tempt us to sin, but we have been given grace from the Holy Spirit to resist tempation.