Satan And The Spirit Worldview

Lesson six talks about Satan and the spirit world. According to the lesson, men have a vague understanding of Heaven and spiritual things, so much so that it is hard for them to grasp the realities of the spirit world. All we know is what the Bible unveils. The lesson introduces us to the spirit world – all the divers spirit-beings that dwell in the unseen material world about us – which is inclusive of all the heavens as well as the underworld of departed spirits, even the invisible things on Earth. It begins by defining some if the the different classes of angelic being called: Seraphim, Cherubim, Zoa or Living Creatures, Spirit Horses & Chariot Drivers, Archangels, Common Angels, Satan's Angels, and Fallen Angels. As we go deeper into the
lesson it also gives details on the their nature and their works (some of which will be named in this paper). Then, we are given knowledge of Devils/ Unclean Spirits called Demons and their nature, their work, what they can do, and what they are called. Other Spirit- Beings that are mentioned in scripture are later discussed going further. Finally, before the lesson is concluded, man's relation to the spirit world, the doctrine of Satan, and the war on the saints is expounded upon.
From the lesson we can see that several angelic beings are mentioned in the Bible. There is a multitude of different classes of angelic beings include: (1) Seraphim; (2) Cherubim; (3) Zoa or Living creatures; (4) Spirit Horses and Chariot Drivers; (5) Archangels; (6) Common Angels; (7) Satan's Angels; (8) Fallen Angels; and (9) Other Spirit Beings. The angelic beings called Seraphim are only mentioned twice in the Bible in Isaiah 6:1-7. Seraphim comes from the Hebrew term Saraph meaning burning and fiery. Seraphims are depicted as having six wings: 2 that cover their faces, 2 that cover their feet, and 2 that are used to fly. The angelic beings called Cherubim are mentioned several times in the Bible in several passages of scripture ( Ezekiel 1:5-28; 8:1-4; 10:1-22, & Gen 3:24). Cherubim comes from the Hebrew word Keruwb meaning a cherub or imaginary figure. They look like men except that each have four faces (those of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle) and four wings (two wings join tip to tip and the other two cover their bodies) and feet like a
calf.
Their general appearance is like fire and lightning and move with the speed of lighting. They are connected to wheels, which look like a wheel within a wheel. The wheels are very high and look like a beryl and have many eyes in them. They have a firmament over their heads colored like crystal. Above this firmament there is a throne on which God sits and He has the appearance of man. Fire and lightning and glory are all about the throne and a rainbow is round about the throne. Cherubims drove man from Eden and guarded the Tree of Life. In Revelation 4:6-9, Zoa or living creatures are angelic being similar to the cherubim, except that they have only one head and each are full of eyes (in front and behind). They are like seraphims in that the have six wings. One has a face of a lion, one has the face of a calf, one has the face of a man, and the other has a face like that of a flying eagle. Day and night they cry “Holy, holy, holy” to God. In this particular passage, the word translated beast is zoa meaning living creature. They are depicted as having harps and singing and worshipping God in Revelation 4:6-5:14. They are also see in other scenes of the Book of Revelation saying and doing things such as man does ( Revelation 6:1-8; 7:11; 14:3, 9-11; 15:7;
19:4 ).