Is Satan in heaven

By: Shaila Touchton | April 04, 2017 Satan was originally one of God’s holy angels became prideful because of the gifts God had created him with and wanted God’s position and authority to replace God at the pinnacle of everything . He rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven .Satan sinned and was cast from heaven. Adam and Eve were deceived by Satan, who is the prince of this world, sinned and the entire human race inherits that sin nature. God had given a free will and freedom of choice to everyone but Satan had the choice to remain loyal to God, or to rebel against Him. His rebellion was not the fault of god, but the result of his own free choice. Satan who is a murderer from the beginning not holding to the truth goes up and down in the earth like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Scriptures (Job 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1,2 )clearly indicate that Satan maintained the access even after his fall .Satan, who is the accuser, appears before the Throne of God ,day and night, rehearsing our sins accusing the brethren and throwing them in the face of God and of Jesus. He is summoned by God for temporary. So Satan has access to Heaven and the City of God. In Acts 7, When Stephen saw heaven opened and Jesus standing at God’s right hand. Jesus was standing as an Advocate for Stephen. The enemy was there to bring accusation against Stephen, but Jesus was there as his Defense. This emphasis Jesus being our advocate, our helper, our lawyer to defend our case. Satan only comes to kill, steal, and destroy .Satan devotes himself in opposing the work of God in every possible way and attempting to destroy all of the good that God has created. Jesus speaks of the eternal fire prepared “for the devil and his angels.(Matthew 25:41). One day Satan will be thrown into Hell permanently (Revelation 20:10 ) . Jude says that God has kept the fallen angels “in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day” (Jude 6). Category: General Christian Articles Tags: Is Satan in heaven