Lesson 6 Invisible Forces Behind the Scenes

1. Did God create only visible things?
Colossians 1:16 ___________________________

2. What superhuman beings does the Bible mention?
Psalm 8:5 ________________________________

3. Has anyone ever seen an angel?
Numbers 22:31 ____________________________


4. What type of angels were stationed at the entrance to the garden of Eden when man was driven out?
Genesis 2:24 _______________________________
Angels are not the spirits of dead people as some may suppose. No one had yet died when Adam and Eve were driven from Eden. The Bible speaks definitely of the existence of intelligent beings in the universe before the earth was created. (Job 38:4, 7)

5. Are angels very strong?
Psalm 103:20 _________________________________

6. How swiftly do they move?
Ezekiel 1:14 ___________________________________

7. What have they been sent forth to do?
Hebrews 1:14 ________________________________

8. How might we meet an angel some day?
Hebrews 13:2 _________________________________

9. How do angels protect God's people from danger?
Psalm 34:7 ___________________________________


Here are a few stories of angels helping God's people in times of personal crisis: 1 Kings 19: 1 - 8, Daniel 6: 16 - 23, Acts 5: 17 - 23, Acts 12: 5 - 11.



10. How will God protect His people through the calamities of the last days?
Psalm 91:11 ___________________________________

11. Are angels assigned even to children?
Matthew 18:10 _________________________________

12. How does the Bible describe the loyalty of the angels to God?
Psalm 103:20 __________________________________

13. God spared not the angels that did what?
2 Peter 2:4 ____________________________________

14. What is sin?
1 John 3:4 _____________________________________

15. Who is the leader of the rebellious angels?
Revelation 12:9 ________________________________

16. What was he called before he fell?
Isaiah 14:12 ____________________________________

17. What position did he hold in heaven?
Ezekiel 28:14 _________________________________

18. What was he like from the day he was created until iniquity was found in him?
Ezekiel 28:15 ________________________________

19. In three words or less, what did Lucifer do that God cast him out and took away his position as covering cherub?
Ezekiel 28:16 ________________________________

20. What sin did he first commit in his heart?
Ezekiel 28:17 ________________________________

21. Whose position did he covet?
Isaiah 14:13, 14 _______________________________

22. This led to what in heaven?
Revelation 12:7 ______________________________

23. What percentage of the angels (symbolically referred to as 'stars') joined Satan in his rebellion?
Revelation 12:4 ________________________________

24. Did their rebellion succeed?
Revelation 12:8 ________________________________

25. What happened to Satan and his angels?
Revelation 12:9 ________________________________


26. They are now being reserved in what condition until the judgment of the great day?
Jude 6 _______________________________________

The Bible speaks of the fallen angels as "unclean spirits", "evil spirits", and "devils". Their work of darkness is limited to this world. For an illustration of their destructive work upon man and beast when unrestrained by the mighty angels of God. read Mark 5: 1 - 13.



27. What is Satan doing now?
1 Peter 5:8 __________________________________

28. Why has he come to us now in great wrath?
Revelation 12:12 _____________________________

29. What shall we do to stand against him?
Ephesians 6: 11 ______________________________

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rules of the darkness of the world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. " Ephesians 6:12.


30. What armor do we need?
Ephesians 6:14
Loins girded with _____________________________

Breastplate of ________________________________

(verse 15) Feet shod with _________________________

(verse 16) Shield of ____________________________

(verse 17) Helmet of ___________________________

Sword of __________________________________

which is ____________________________________


31. In what three traps does Satan get people?
1 John 2:16 ________________________________
Although Satan makes his offers appear enticing, his purpose is to destroy people. Job 1: 6 - 22 unveils the real conflict going on behind the scenes over each one of us.

32. What specific action must we take?
James 4:7,8 _________________________________

33. If we stay close to God, what promise may we claim when Satan bombards us?
Isiah 59:19 (last half) ___________________________

34. How are the angels of God affected when we decide to place ourselves on God's side?
Luke 15:10 _________________________________

In the Light of God's Word...

• I understand that one third of the angels transgressed God's law, were cast out of heaven, and are chained to this earth.
  
• I understand that God is preserving the lives of the wicked angels until the final judgment day.
  

I choose to be on God's side and desire His power to resist the snares of Satan and the other rebellious angels.




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