The Kingdom of God, Student Workbook, SW02

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b. Characteristics of rebellion

(1) Self-sufficiency

(2) Independence from God

(3) Self-centeredness

(4) Selfishness

c. Satan’s pride is the beginning of rebellion in the universe, and the ultimate cause of all sin and injustice.

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C. War in the heavenlies: Satan’s sin and the chain of rebellion

1. The fall of a significant number of angels (i.e. demons), Rev. 12

2. The temptation of the first human pair in the garden

III. The Reign of God Was Challenged in the Disobedience of Adam and Eve: the Fall, Gen. 3.

A. The Fall of humankind is unexplainable.

1. They were perfectly and wonderfully made innocent, and therefore able to be deceived.

2. The state of humankind before the Fall

a. They lived for an undetermined amount of time in fellowship with God.