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1. 2. MAN LOST DOMINION THROUGH DISOBEDIENCE AND DECEPTION

2. The Bible teaches that Satan had originally been created as a beautiful and anointed cherub or angel.

3. He was probably the choirmaster of Heaven. He had great ambitions to rule the world. But God gave this privilege to Adam and Eve.

4. Through pride and rebellion he fell from his heavenly position of beauty, authority and power.

5. Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall as lightning from heaven" (Luke 10:18; see also Ezekiel 28:11-17 and Isaiah 14:12-15).

6. Adam was not deceived, but chose to follow Eve into her fallen state (l Timothy 2:14).

7. a. The Sad Results. Three very sad and tragic things happened as a result of their doubt and disobedience:

8. Lost The Covering And Authority Of God. They came out from under the covering and authority of God, and the image of God was marred.

9. 2) Lost The Right To Rule. They lost their right, therefore, to rule over God's Creation.

10. 3) Came Under A New Authority. They then came under the authority of Satan himself.

11. The right to rule over God's Creation had shifted from man to the serpent — the devil himself.

12. 3. GOD PLANNED TO RESTORE DOMINION

13. Satan not only deceived others, but was under a deception himself. He thought he was right when he was wrong.

14. The Bible says that Jesus was "...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8).

15. "God paid a price to save you from the empty way of life... However, you were not redeemed with something that will pass away like silver or gold. You were bought hack with the precious blood of Christ — a pure and per feet lamb. (1 Peter 1:18-20 smf ).

16. "Christ was chosen for this purpose before the world was made. But he was revealed and shown to the world in these last times for you " (1 Pet 1:18-20 smf ).

17. A. SEED OF THE WOMAN "And the Lord God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, you are cursed above all the animals... From now on you and the woman will be enemies. (Gen3:14,15smf)

18. A. SEED OF THE WOMAN This will also be true of all of your seed [offspring] and her Seed [Jesus]. You will strike his heel, but he will crush your head'" ( Gen3:14,15smf)

19. The "Seed of the woman" refers to the family line from which Jesus would come in His humanity.

20. The Seed (Jesus) would use the occasion of His death to crush the serpent's head.

21. The phrase "crush your head" has an added meaning of great importance to our theme of authority.

22. The term "head" includes the thought of headship or governmental authority (covering).

23. "Now, I want you to know that the head [governmental covering] of the woman is man. The head of man is Christ and the head of Christ is God " (1 Cor 11:3 smf ).

24. b. ROYAL REDEEMER. God's Son— as the Son of Man — would regain for redeemed man the authority to govern that which he had lost through sin.

25. Jesus, our Redeemer Brother, is the "first-born" of that glorious family. Through Him we have a victory which will last forever.

26. "When the right time had come, God sent his Son to he born of a woman and live under the law. He did this to redeem those who were also under the law. (Galatians 4:4-7 smf ).

27. In this way we were bought and brought back into God's family as his very own children (Galatians 4:4-7 smf ).

28. 'For this reason he sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. From our hearts to his, the Spirit now cries out, 'Father, dear Father.' (Galatians 4:4-7 smf ).

29. No longer are we slaves, but God’s beloved children. As his children, everything that belongs to him now belongs to us too” (Galatians 4:4-7 smf ).

30. 4. SATAN TRIED TO AVERT THE PLAN

31. The devil first seeks to challenge the source of Jesus' divine authority by questioning His divine Sonship. "If you are the Son of God..." (Matthew 4:3 smf ).

32. SATAN TEMPTS JESUS. It is the last temptation, however, that brings the issue of authority and dominion into sharp focus.

33. ' 'Then the devil took Jesus to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, 'All these things I will give to you if you will fall down and worship me.’ (Matthew 4:8-11 smf ).

34. "But Jesus said to him, 'Away with you, Satan! For it is written. You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.' Then the devil left him, and angels came and ministered to him" (Matthew 4:8-11 smf ).

35. WHAT WE WORSHIP BECOMES OUR AUTHORITY.

36. What the devil was really saying was this: "If you will come under my authority, I will give you rulership over all the kingdoms of earth." Jesus saw through the deception and refused.

37. 1) TEMPTATION WAS REAL

38. 2) SATAN HAD AUTHORITY

39. When Adam and Eve submitted themselves to the lies of the devil, they came under his authority and gave up their own.

40. It was this authority and dominion which Jesus came to regain for the true worshippers of the one true God.

41. B. SATAN TRIED TO DESTROY JESUS

42. Satan knew that when Jesus became a man there would be a battle for the power and authority which had been in his possession since the fall of man.

43. Satan was aware that Jesus Christ was the "Seed of the woman" Who had come to take away his dominion — his right to rule.

44. Satan's offer of world authority was an effort to avoid that loss by bringing Jesus under his very control first.

45. C. SATAN DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CROSS

46. "None of the rulers or princes of this world understood it. If they had they would not have killed the Lord of glory on a cross" (1 Corinthians 2:8).

47. Since the Bible calls the devil "...the god of this world " (2Cor 4:4), most Bible scholars believe 1 Corinthians 2:8 is referring to the devil and his ruling princes.

48. Jesus was fully aware that He must first suffer before entering into His glory (Luke 24:26). He was "the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world" (Rev 13:8).

49. CALVARY AND THE CROSS MUST COME BEFORE THE KINGDOM AND THE CROWN.

50. The devil's offer of world dominion would have been a temptation for Jesus to rule the world without the pain and suffering of the cross.

51. C. THE POWER OF THE CROSS

52. The cross has power to redeem man and restore him to his divinely appointed place of authority.

53. 1. THE CROSS PICTURED IN THE PASSOVER

54. The Passover played an important part in bringing about the release of the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.

55. The devil, sensing this, stirred up Pharaoh to kill all the male children of the Israelites (Exo 1:15,16) — just as he would do some fourteen centuries later before the birth of Christ.

56. A. SATAN: THE DESTROYER. "When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood upon the top and sides of the doorframe. (Exodus 12:23 smf ).

57. A. SATAN: THE DESTROYER. The Lord then will pass over that door. He will not allow the destroyer I to come into your houses and kill your first-born'' (Exodus 12:23 smf ).

58. Satan is the "destroyer." From the fall of man to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the power of death was in the hands of the devil.

59. In Revelation 9:11 he is called Abaddon (Hebrew) and Apollyon (Greek). Both terms mean "destroyer."

60. "The thief [the devil] comes only to steal and kill and destroy'' (John 10:10).

61. B. BLOOD: THE PROTECTION. The presence of the Lord protected those "under the blood" from the destroyer.

62. When the Lord saw the blood on the doorframe of a house, the Lord Himself "passed over" the door His presence overshadowed the family within and kept them from all harm.

63. "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and place of safety — my God, in whom I will trust.' Surely he will save you... from deadly danger. (Psalms 91:1-8 smf ).

64. "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his -wings you will find refuge... You will not fear the terror of night, nor the dangers of the day...(Psalms 91:1-8 smf ).

65. "Though a thousand fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, it will not come near you. Only with your eyes will you see the punishment of the wicked (Psalms 91:1-8 smf ).

66. Jesus is God's sacrificial lamb for us, and His cross becomes our doorway to eternal life.

67. The blood and the cross provide all the protection we will ever need against all the forces of evil.

68. The devil's power over our lives has been broken at Calvary.

69. Christ has won the victory, and we need no longer fear.

70. 2. JESUS HAS ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY

71. All power in heaven and on earth has been given unto me. Therefore go and make disciples in all nations.. "And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:18-20 smf ).

72. The word "power" means power to rule, to take authority and have dominion.

73. Through His death on the cross, Jesus dethroned the devil and took away his power of death.

74. "Don't be afraid, I am the first and the last. I died, but see, I am alive for evermore. I have the keys [authority] of death and the grave‘’ (Revelation 1:17,18 smf ).