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The wrathful dragon
Satan longs to bring pain and frustration into believers' lives. Why? He hates us because we are God's children.
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John: a voice in the wilderness (Mat 3:1-11)
John the Baptist stood alone. No-one else was saying the same things that he was saying. Speaking the truth that needs to be spoken may be a very lonely duty.
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Satan: the great Accuser
Satan delights to accuse and to slander believers. He accuses them before God, he accuses them before the world. He accuses them in their own minds.
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John: herald of the Kingdom (Mat 3:1-11)
John was known as the Baptiser. But his first priority was to preach the arrival of the Kingdom of heaven.
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The blazing arrows of the evil one
How does Satan attack believers? By planting painful thoughts in their minds.