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b. Severed and separated from the source of life

3. The need for redemption: the shed blood of Jesus Christ, John 14.6

III. The Fall’s Third and Most Devastating Result, Kakos : the Release of the Devil and His Demons in the Midst of the World

A. Introductory truths about the Evil One

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1. The devil’s personal strength cannot be estimated.

a. He possesses the power of death, Heb. 2.14.

b. He possesses the power of sickness, as illustrated in Job’s case, Job 2.7.

c. His ability to withstand God’s people, such as sift Peter as wheat, Luke 22.31

2. The devil is aided by demons who do his will and serve him.

a. He is neither omnipresent, omnipotent, nor omniscient.

b. Through his emissaries he can touch every part of the world.