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The Layman and His Bible

The Origin of Evil

The aim of this study is to explain the beginning and results
of the entry of sin, with the remedy for it.

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Lesson 12 of 29

Luke 10:18

18 And he said unto them, I beheld as lightning fall

Revelation12:7-9

7 And there was in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the and which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Ezekiel 28:12-17

12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of and

13 Thou hast been the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

14 Thou art 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.

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Isaiah 14:12-14

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;

Matthew 12:24-26

24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by the prince of the devils.

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

26 And if cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

Ephesians 2:2

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

1 Peter 5:8

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

2 Thessalonians 2:9

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and

John 8:44

44 Ye are of your father and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for and the father of it.

Acts 10:38

38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were for God was with him.

Revelation 12:17

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Luke 13:16

16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

John 12:31

31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Revelation 12:11, 12

11 And they and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because

James 4:7

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and from you.

Matthew 4:1-11

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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The Layman and His Bible

The Origin of Evil

The Seventh-Day Resource Centre
69-71 King Street, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia.