es and here
on earth. May we be victors through the power of the Christ in us and
His Spirit. The conflict is becoming hotter, especially for those who
enter into their privileges and realize in faith their place and future
glory.

_Let us also walk worthy of our calling_. Let it be seen that we are
sealed by the Holy Spirit and have Him as the earnest of our
inheritance. A Christian who professes to have such an inheritance and
who professes to wait for the redemption of the purchased possession
and who grasps after the honors of the world and runs after its riches
is a sad spectacle indeed.

THE HISTORY OF SATAN

Satan is a person and has a history. No intelligent believer in the
Bible denies this, for the Bible teaches in both Testaments that such a
being exists, and more than that, the history of this person is given
in the Word of God. He is not a divine being, but a creature. His
origin, his work and his final destiny are revealed in the Scriptures.
Yet it needs to be stated that much in connection with this person is
obscure and that certain facts can only be learned by inference.
Questions are often asked concerning this being, which no one can
answer. We mean these questions "Why God created such a being, if He
knew that he would be His enemy and do the awful work he has done and
which he is still doing," or "Why does God still permit him to do this
work and why does He not end his career?" In such matters it behooves
us to confess our ignorance and also our faith in an all-wise God,
whose wisdom, sovereignty and justice are perfect. Some day these
unrevealed mysteries will be all cleared up for the Saints of God.

What Person He Was

The conception, which originated in the middle ages, in connection with
the gross perversion of the truth of God, that this person is one of
repulsive and grotesque countenance, with the figure of a monstrosity,
is an invention and cannot be verified from Scripture. The Bible knows
nothing of such a being with a horrible face and figure. The very
opposite is the teaching of the Word of God. He was originally the
greatest and most marvelous creation of God. Though now fallen and the
enemy of God, he still retains much of his original beauty and wisdom.
In Isaiah xiv:12 the word "Lucifer" (lightbearer) refers to him. He is
called "Son of the Morning." That must have been his name when
unfallen. Still more striking is the description of the same person