Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Part Eleven—Life only in Christ

Origin, History, and Destiny of Satan

Have any others than the human family sinned? BR-ASI9 337.1

“God spared not the angels that sinned.” 2 Peter 2:4. BR-ASI9 337.2

What is the name of the one who led the angels to sin? BR-ASI9 337.3

“Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matthew 25:41. BR-ASI9 337.4

Note.—He is known by other names: “the great dragon,” “that old serpent,” “Satan,” “Lucifer.” (Revelation 12:9; Isaiah 14:12.) BR-ASI9 337.5

What was Satan’s condition when created? BR-ASI9 337.6

“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” Ezekiel 28:15. BR-ASI9 337.7

Note.—The prophet Ezekiel describes him thus: “Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, . . . the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou are the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.” Ezekiel 28:12-14. BR-ASI9 337.8