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# Know Jesus and Resist the Devil
### PREFACE 3
Those who belong to Christ Jesus call God, “Father,” and live as children of God. Thus, our environment is not another culture but the spiritual world.
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning (I John 3:8).
The Bible explains that the origin of sin is the Devil. Therefore, the absence of the knowledge of the Devil is the absence of the will to battle against sin. Jesus Christ overcame sin, and to annihilate it, He suffered and died on the cross. Jesus resurrected because God raised Him from the dead. Those who are of this Christ Jesus should know about the Devil’s original connection to sin. Without knowing about the Devil and his involvement to sin, the problem of sin just becomes a conceptual or religious issue. Knowing that the Devil is the originator of sin will help believers to understand that sin is a spiritual issue.
Nevertheless, Christianity today is spiritually ignorant. They only acknowledge the Devil as a conceptual being and fall into the danger of suffering at his hand. For the last fifty years, I have continued my ministry handling this issue of the Devil as a real spiritual being and the origin of sin. I have stood my ground even in the midst of adverse persecutions and misunderstandings because the Bible teaches thus so.
I was able to submit a more comprehensive collection of seminars and transcripts for a better-revised version of this book. My deepest appreciation goes to evangelist Ki Taek Lee, who was instrumental in providing in-depth materials to complete this project. My thanks also go to the Berea Press for their hard work.
I earnest pray that Christians would humbly kneel before the Bible, that they would read and verify the contents of this book as Scriptural, and more than ever be empowered personally and in ministry.
July 2007\
Ki Dong Kim
### PREFACE 2
God is almighty. With His power, God created the heavens and the earth, destroyed the works of the Devil, and made us as children of glory.
God is our eternal Father. God planned all things in order to judge and destroy Satan who rebelled against God and desecrated the Heavenly temple. And thus, God planned to establish the kingdom of the Son of God.
This book was written to glorify God’s supremacy and His power and authority. Regardless of the continuing widespread misunderstandings, I patiently submit a revised version.
Knowing the identity of the Devil is the power to overcome him. It is the right of the redeemed to know the Devil. It is also the power to overcome temptations.
The title of this book is “Devilology.” Yet, this book is a collection of my sermons on the topic. I am a preacher. I am a preacher that must faithfully preach on the pulpit. As a preacher, I humble submit a manual on how to overcome the Devil. However, it is my hope that a better treatise or more powerful manuals by others can be written.
My sermons are my claim on this subject. I do not argue that my sermons and claim are the only way. I do hope and wait for a better manual than mine. It is not noble to impetuously ignore or judge another’s claim. I hope and desire that a better treatise with more anointing can arise. I do submit this humble book to the world so that the church can use it as a manual to defeat the Devil.
I do desire that this book can help ministries and individuals to overcome the Devil. I exhort you to continue reading the second and third books in the series.
Thank you.
January 31, 1993\
Ki Dong Kim\
### PREFACE 1
God is the only self-existing One. All things were created and still continue to exist through Him. One of the angels rebelled, was cast out from His presence, and became Satan, also named the Devil, the one who tempts the world (Rev. 12:9). He sinned from the beginning (1 John 3:8). He was a murderer and a liar from the beginning (John 8:44).
To appease God’s anger against the Devil, Jesus was sent into the world to destroy him (1 John 3:8). And now, God has allowed anyone to overcome the Devil through Jesus Christ. The Devil has been sentenced to eternal punishment and will soon eternally suffer in hell. Until then, God is exposing the Devil’s kingdom and his final stand.
Too many Christians are suddenly falling away from the faith because they do not know the truth. No matter what others might say, I curse the enemy and denounce any unbelief. I want to warn against becoming ineffective in God’s Kingdom because one cannot distinguish between his lack of faith and the Devil’s character.
This book treats a real and diverse problem from a practical perspective instead of arguing a theological or biblical viewpoint. Is it not more precious to know the truth and be victorious with the power of God that we already posses?
Statistical information on spiritual phenomena can be acquired through other sources, but this book has a different purpose. I believe that the book that you are holding now can be a great help to your ministry. It can also benefit any Christian who desires to be alert and victorious in life.
Devilology, the study of the Devil, is a series divided into three parts: 1st-*What is the Devil*, 2nd-*What are Deceiving Spirits*, and 3rd-*What are Demons*. I challenge you to read them in this order. Rather than being a source of disputes, we trust that you will receive this series wholeheartedly to be victorious in your spiritual walk. As we recommend the first book, we do believe that you are aware of our credentials in this field of study.
Readers! Let’s be victorious. Let’s be victorious throughout our lives and bring glory to our Lord Jesus Christ. This is His command to us.
1985 October\
Ki Dong Kim\
From His Office