Satan Exposed: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Warfare
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Spiritual warfare is not a church fad. Rather, it is the rediscovery of biblical Christianity. Furthermore, one will not grasp what the Bible teaches until one comprehends what it affirms about spiritual warfare. In truth, spiritual warfare permeates the entire Bible. When one learns to read the Scriptures through the lens of spiritual warfare, one will discern the mission of God, understand the kingdom of God, and be able to participate in the work of God. As a professional theologian, seminary professor, and spiritual warfare practitioner, Bill Payne believes that the church will not make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20) until it operationalizes what the Bible teaches about spiritual warfare. As it orients the reader to the spiritual warfare mandate, Satan Exposed tackles the difficult passages of Scripture. In short, this book will change how you read the Bible, how you understand reality, and how you do ministry.
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- Reorients the reader to view the entire Bible through the lens of spiritual warfare
- Tackles difficult scriptural passages to clarify the mission and kingdom of God
- Operationalizes biblical teachings to help the church effectively make disciples of all nations
- Introduction
- 1. A Biblical Orientation to Spiritual Warfare
- 2. What about Ghosts and Spirits?
- 3. Ghost Stories
- 4. The Disciples Believed in Ghosts
- 5. Who Believes in the Devil?
- 6. Gehenna in the New Testament
- 7. The Gates of Hades Will Not Prevail
- 8. Hades in Paul’s Letters and the Book of Revelation
- 9. Satan before His Fall
- 10. The Heavenly Council and the Nation Gods
- 11. High Gods and Territorial Spirits
- 12. Introducing Demons
- 13. The Fall
- 14. The Serpent in the Garden
- 15. The Temptation of God
- 16. Spiritual Warfare in the New Testament
- 17. Spiritual Warfare Versus Social Justice: Discerning a Kingdom Approach
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Scripture Index
“This is an exceptional book on a subject that needs to
be taken much more seriously by Western Protestantism. As a
biblical-theological follow-up to his previous work, Dr. Payne
unabashedly deals with basic questions about the presence of
supernatural beings in this natural universe and the veracity of
spiritual warfare.”
—W. Joseph Stallings, theologian, pastor, and Christian evidential
apologist
“Dr. Payne provides us with a scholarly and accessible study in
demonology that is both balanced and unapologetic regarding the
nature and work of evil spirits. The demonic is often ignored or
dismissed in academia and the local church. . . . We need to begin
by adopting a biblical worldview on these matters. Payne’s work
serves as a primer for such a task.”
—Peter J. Bellini, Associate Professor of Evangelization and Church
Renewal in the Heisel Chair, United Theological Seminary
“Christians have studied and struggled with the forces of evil from
the beginning. Yet few have reflected more broadly on the origin
and development of these beliefs. Satan Exposed offers a
theology of spiritual warfare through a study of primary sources,
recent data, and anecdotes.”
—John Byron, Professor of New Testament, Ashland Theological
Seminary
“For those of us shaped by a materialistic Western worldview,
Satan Exposed both exposes biases that have distorted our
interpretation of Scripture and offers truer understandings that
can lead to more fruitful ministry practice.”
—Stephen A. Seamands, Professor Emeritus, Asbury Theological
Seminary
“Satan Exposed is an in-depth biblical and theological
orientation to the often-neglected field of spiritual warfare. . .
. You may not agree with all the conclusions of the author, but you
will agree with the fact that his arguments and conclusions are
rooted in the biblical text.”
—William Udotong, former Provost, West Africa Theological Seminary
Nigeria
- Title: Satan Exposed: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Warfare
- Author: William P. Payne
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 216
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781532656071, 9781532656057, 9781532656064, 1532656076, 153265605X, 1532656068
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532656071
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-26T16:43:51Z