Ephesians 6:12 warns Christians,
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

Daniel 10:13 refers to demonic fallen angels that are associated with kingdoms on this planet as kings of Persia.

Jesus referred to Satan as a king of an evil kingdom in Matthew 12:24-30.

The Bible calls Satan "the prince of the power of the air" in Ephesians 2:2 because he had great power over the earth since the fall of Adam and Eve.

Satan was present with the other "sons of God" at the moment of this world's creation.

Satan was created as a "son of the morning" or "morning star" without sin.

But because of his pride in his beauty and wisdom, he rose in rebellion against God.

The prophet Isaiah tells us about the fall of Satan.

"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart:
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne about the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north."
Isaiah 14:12-13

Satan attempted to take the place of God in the universe when he claimed "I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods."

This began his war that was destined to drag all of mankind into thousands of years of rebellion against our Creator.

The Bible says that Satan succeeded in taking a   third of the angels of heaven with him when he rebelled.

Ezekiel 28 reveals Satan's creation as an "anointed cherub" who was "perfect in your ways" until his pride led him to rebel against God.

He may once have guarded the throne of God with the other cherubim described in the book of Revelation.

Unlike the ugly discriptions of Satan found in art he was created as the "seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect beauty."

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord God:
"Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, in the midst of the seas,' yet you are a man, and not a god, though you set your heart as the heart of a god. . .You were the seal of prefection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of god . . .The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created. . .You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in You" ' "
Ezekiel 28:2,12,13-15

Jesus Christ created Satan in the past [dateless] as an angel.

In Ezekiel's prophecy Satan appears under the prophetic title of the "Prince of Tyre".

The description clearly reveals that he is not and earthly prince.

Ezekiel 28 details Satan's career from his creation in heaven, his rebellion, his possession of the soul of Antichrist and his ultimate doom.

Though some cults believe that Satan is an evil god, this prophecy tells us that he's not a god.

Genesis 3:15 implies that the Antichrist will present himself as a counterfeit messiah as indicated in other prophecies.

The first prophecy of the Messiah shows the age-long conflict between Satan and Jesus.

It also predicts the long struggle between Satan and Israel, represented by the woman.

Just as Jesus, the son of Mary, was uniquely the "seed" of the woman,
the Antichrist will in some mysterious way be the "seed" of Satan.

The first prophecy about the Antichrist appears in Genesis 3:15,
"And I will put emnity between you [Satan] and the woman and between your seed [Antichrist] and her [Mary's] seed [Jesus]; He shall bruise your head [Satan's] and you shall bruise His heel [Jesus]."

The rebellion during the Great Tribulation will produce the most appalling evil, violence, blasphemy and persecution in human history.

The mystery of iniquity that has worked in secret for thousands of years will finally, in the last days, openly manifest its spirit of lawlessness in the 'man of sin,' the coming Antichrist.

Since God gave man stewardship of His Paradise, we have polluted the environment, poisoned much of the water, and eroded the fertile topsoil.

Most of this is due to thousands of years of normal use and wear from living.

For the first time in history, man has developed doomsday weapsons capable of devastating large areas of planet earth.

The Bible indicates that the final apostasy will be the most conspicuous and openly sinful rebellion against the will of God.

During the Great Tribulation the majority of people will not only reject Jesus Christ as God's promised Messiah, but they will knowingly accept Satan's Antichrist in the place of Christ.

Historical events appear to occur by chance.

The Bible reveals history unfolding according to the plan of God outlined thousands of years ago.

From the first prophecy in Genesis to the last book of the Bible, there is a parallel in the series of predictions about the coming Messiah and the future Antichrist.

The first prophecy in the Bible tells about both: the coming of the Messiah and His victory over the Antichrist.

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Genesis 3:15

"Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever"
Isaiah 9:6,7

Christ's victory over Satan will establish true justice and righteousness forever.

The prophecy of the coming Messiah will finally be fulfilled.

When the Messiah reigns, the torture chambers will be destroyed; there will not be wars ever again; nor violence or starvation; no more guns.

People will finally have love, beauty and peace.

God has promised to send His Messiah to establish His Kingdom on earth.

After the Great Tribulation, God promises that man will finally enjoy the peace, justice and joy that man was to have in the Garden of Eden.

Many in the Church view prophecy negatively believing it is "doom and gloom".

We must look at it positively and with great hope because it contains God's greatest promise to man.