{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ezekiel: The Father of Lies","description":"Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 28:11-19 &amp;nbsp; Origin and fall of Satan Ezekiel 28:11-19 &amp;nbsp; Names and titles of Satan Satan ('adversary') - Job 1,2; 1 Chr 21:1 Devil&amp;nbsp; ('slanderer') - Mt 4:5; 1 Pet 5:8 Beelzebul ('lord of flies') - Mt 12:27; Lk 11:15 Belial ('worthless') - 2 Cor 6:15 Serpent - Gen 3:1; Rev 12:9 Evil One - Jn 17:15; 1 Jn 5:18 Accuser of the brothers - Rev 12:10 Prince of the power of the air - Eph 2:2 god of this world - 2 Cor 4:4 Tempter - Mt 4:3; 1 Thes 3:5 Liar, Father of lies - Jn 8:44 Angel of light - 2 Cor 11:14 &amp;nbsp; Purpose of Satan - to oppose God and His purposes . . . regarding unbelievers . . . takes truth away from their minds - Lk 8:12 . . . blinds their minds - 2 Cor 4:3,4 . . . promotes false teaching - 1 Tim 4:1&amp;nbsp; 1 Jn 4:1 . . . regarding believers . . . plants doubt - Gen 3:1-5 . . . tempts to sin - lying in Acts 5:3 immorality in 1 Cor 7:5 pride in 1 Tim 3:6 discouragement in 1 Pet 5:6-10 . . . infiltrates the church with false teachers and false disciples - 2 Cor 11:12-15 . . . causes division in churches &amp;nbsp;2 Cor 2:6-1&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Eph 4:25-27 &amp;nbsp; Conclusion Ephesians 6:10-18 Satan has schemes and subtle ways of troubling us and deceiving us.&amp;nbsp; The only defenses against him are of a spiritual nature . . . salvation in Christ, prayer, the Word of God, resting in our Father. ","author_name":"Bethel Baptist Church","author_url":"https:\/\/bethelbaptistscs.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39246540\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196130385"}