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seem to indicate that pride and envy were
the cause of his fall. When God said,
Let us make man, and let him have do
mlnlon over everything that we have
made" the envy began, and as another has
suggested this seems to be the true fact
when we notice the DEVILS position in the
temptation of Christ. Matthew 4: 8-9,
Again the devil taketh Him up into an
exceedingly high mountain, and showeth
Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the
glory OF them, and saith unto Him, All
these things will l give Thee if Thou wilt
fall down and worship me-" It is as if he
were making one last great effort to over
throw the Master and rule the world
Certain direct statements are made con-
corning him by our Master. No stronger
one can be found than that which is re-
father, the devil, and the lusts of your
father We will do. He was murderer
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 he is liar and the father of it."
He is terrific foe, and in the interests of
all young men who desire to be true and
like Christ lift up my voice against him.
III.
gwen us list of his names as recorded IN
is as follows:
Abaddon-Revelation 8: IL.
Accuser-Revelation IL: 10.
Adversary Peter 5: 8.
Angel of the Abyss-Revelation 9: IL.
Apollyon-Revelation 9: IL.
Beelzebub-Mark 3: %.
Beial-2 Corinthians 6: Is.
Devil-Matthew 4: l.
Disqualification 20: 2.
Great Red Disqualification II: 3.
Evil One-Matthew Is: l9.
Enemy-Matthew 13: 80.
Father of Lies-Joh s: A.
God of This World-2 Corinthians 4: 4.
Liar-John 8: A.
Murderer-John 8: A.
Prince of Devils-Mark 8: @.
Prince of This World-John 8: 81.
Prince of the Power of the Air-Ephe-
slams 2: 2.
Satan, Serpent-2 Corinthians IL: 3.
Strong One-Luke IL: 81.
Spirit of Evil Working-Ephesians 2: 2.
Tempter-l Thessaloniaas 9: 5.
Notorious criminals have n certain nun
Der of aliases by which they are known to
their partners in crime. They rear GER
certain things, so all these names mean
something; as they are applied to the
devil each name is descriptive of his DIS
position, energy and power.
He is Apollyon because he is destroyer.
He is Abaddon because he is destruction
itself.
The Man Murderer because he is the as
sassin of the Race
The Great Red Dragon because of his
bloodthirstiness
The Serpent because OF his craftiness.
The Tempter because he is deceiver.
Some years ago IN the city of philadel-
phia there stood outside OF one of the sa-
Icons woman clad in rags, who once had
lived in one of the hest homes in that
city. She had little oaby in her arms
and an older child was tugging at her
skirts. She raped upon the door and
when it was opened she said, II want my
husband" The husband was called cut.
lie had once been of great reputation.
man of real talent, had provided for his
wife and children al tnat money could
buy, and, now he is shorn of everything
except the merest semDlance Of manhood.
1'What do you want% he said, with an
oath, and she answered, II want you to
come home; the ch;ldren have had nothing
TO cat and they are crying, and I want
ycu." and the man who had sworn 30 love
and care for her drew back his fist and
struck her. The baby fell from her arms,
the elder child ran shriebing from her side.
Is he not destroyer with such a picture
as this in your mind, and this is but one
OF the multitude. His names are enough
to terrify us, so that we would, while we
may, escape from sin.
His Personality. I know it is true that
very many people scout the idea of per-
sonal devil, but the following statement
has been made by most distinguished
Bible scholar, namely, Every attitude.
quality, action, walk and sign which can in
ta hos ,f
the devil AND cannot be explained away
The argument that would rob the devil of
his personality would rob God of His, and
if as men say, these attributes simply
mean the principle of evil then on the
same ground of Interpretation the Bible
may mean anything or nothing"
w.
just word or two about his work. He
begins in very slow way and his infu-
ence is most insidious.
AS fisherman, when he has a great fish
on his hook, let's out the line, so that the
fish may swallow down the hook, and be
more surely caught, even SO the devil,
when he has poor sinner upon his hook,
does not, at the first, treat him roughly,
but stretches out his rod, line and all, that
he may make the surer of him, and hold
him the faster.
Not long ago in the Tombs man who
Hau Deon DrlllldnC lawyer aWOke from
stupor of days, and shaking the door de-
manded of those who came to answer his
summons why he was there They told
him on the charge of murder. .,'For Gods
sake" he said, "do not send the word
home; at least, do not let my wife know,
for it will kill her." and they told him that
it was his wife he had killed. l have
written these few words concerning one
who can take man with brightest future
and greatest reputation, and make him
murderer Of his own homes JOY. This is
his work.
v.
His Doom. He may be overcome in the
New Testament We read, "Resist the
devil and he will fee from you" Jesus
did this and when the devil tempted Him
He said, "It is written" and then, 'It is
written again" There is but one weapon
that can make him afraid, and that is the
sword of the Spirit, which is the sword Of
God.
There is legend of Luther that during
serious illness the evil one seemed to enter
his sick room, and looking at him with
triumphant smile unrolled vast roll which
he carried in his arms y As the fend
threw one end of If on tho floor and II