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[[file:Lucifer3.jpg |thumb |348x348px|''Lucifer, the Fallen Angel'' by Gustave Dore]]
[[file:Lucifer3.jpg |thumb |348x348px|''Lucifer, the Fallen Angel'' by Gustave Dore]]
'''Satan''' (Hebrew: שָׂטָן, Greek: Σατάν)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/7854.html |title=Strong's #7854 - שָׂטָן |website=StudyLight |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/greek/4566.html?pn=1&l= |title=Strong's #4566 - Σατᾶν |website=StudyLight |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> is the devil who opposes [[God]]. The word ''devil'' in the Bible is ''διάβολος (diabolos)'' in Greek, which means ''an accuser, slanderer''.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satan Satan], ''Britannica''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/1228.htm |title=1228. diabolos |website=Bible Hub |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+12%3A9-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 12:9–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/1225.htm 1225. diaballó], ''Bible Hub''</ref> Satan appears in the [[Bible]] as one who has been sinning from the beginning;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+John+3%3A8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 John 3:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> he enticed [[Angel|angels]] in heaven to oppose God and repeats the same deeds on earth. He is an enemy of God, trying to afflict God’s people and get rid of God’s set times and laws ([[feasts of God]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A39&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 13:39|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Daniel+7%3A25&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Daniel 7:25|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+13%3A4-7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 13:4–7|quote= }}</ref> In the end, he will start a great war and be tormented day and night in [[hell]].
'''Satan''' (Hebrew: שָׂטָן, Greek: Σατάν)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/7854.html |title=Strong's #7854 - שָׂטָן |website=StudyLight |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/greek/4566.html?pn=1&l= |title=Strong's #4566 - Σατᾶν |website=StudyLight |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> is the devil who opposes [[God]]. The word ''devil'' in the Bible is ''διάβολος (diabolos)'' in Greek, which means ''an accuser, slanderer''.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satan Satan], ''Britannica''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/1228.htm |title=1228. diabolos |website=Bible Hub |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+12%3A9-10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 12:9–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/1225.htm 1225. diaballó], ''Bible Hub''</ref> Satan appears in the [[Bible]] as one who has been sinning from the beginning;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+3%3A8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=1 John 3:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> he enticed [[Angel|angels]] in heaven to oppose God and repeats the same deeds on earth. He is an enemy of God, trying to afflict God’s people and get rid of God’s set times and laws ([[feasts of God]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A39&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:39|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A25&version=NIV |title=Daniel 7:25|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13%3A4-7&version=NIV |title=Revelation 13:4–7|quote= }}</ref> In the end, he will start a great war and be tormented day and night in [[hell]].


==Advent of Satan==
==Advent of Satan==
Originally, Satan attended the general assembly of the [[firstborn]] in heaven, but he enticed the angels of heaven to wage war against God. He was cast down to the earth with his followers,<ref name=":3" /> and so were many heavenly angels who were enticed by him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+14%3A4-15&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 14:4–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ezekiel+28%3A11-17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Ezekiel 28:11–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>     
Originally, Satan attended the general assembly of the [[firstborn]] in heaven, but he enticed the angels of heaven to wage war against God. He was cast down to the earth with his followers,<ref name=":3" /> and so were many heavenly angels who were enticed by him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+14%3A4-15&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 14:4–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+28%3A11-17&version=NIV |title=Ezekiel 28:11–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>     


===Serpent in Eden===
===Serpent in Eden===
Through the history of the Garden of Eden, we can understand the angelic world where humans lived before the creation of the earth and this world where we live now. The serpent in Eden was a typical figure of Satan,<ref name="계 12:9">{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+12%3A9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 12:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and it deceived [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created by God, and caused them to sin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+2%3A15-17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 2:15–17|quote= }}</ref> Being deceived by the serpent, Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden, and gave some to her husband, Adam, to eat.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+3%3A1-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 3:1–6|quote= }}</ref> God cursed the serpent and drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+3%3A22-24&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 3:22–24|quote= }}</ref>  
Through the history of the Garden of Eden, we can understand the angelic world where humans lived before the creation of the earth and this world where we live now. The serpent in Eden was a typical figure of Satan,<ref name="계 12:9">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+12%3A9&version=NIV |title=Revelation 12:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and it deceived [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created by God, and caused them to sin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A15-17&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:15–17|quote= }}</ref> Being deceived by the serpent, Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden, and gave some to her husband, Adam, to eat.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A1-6&version=NIV |title=Genesis 3:1–6|quote= }}</ref> God cursed the serpent and drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A22-24&version=NIV |title=Genesis 3:22–24|quote= }}</ref>  


This history is recorded in the book of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] as an easy-to-understand explanation about what actually happened in heaven. Adam represents Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Romans+5%3A14-21&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Romans 5:14–21 |quote= }}</ref> who was in the angelic world before the creation of the earth, and Eve represents the angels who were also in heaven and loved by Jesus.'''<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Corinthians+11%3A2-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Corinthians 11:2–3 |quote= }}</ref>''' As Adam had power to reign over the earth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+1%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 1:28 |quote= }}</ref> so [[Jesus Christ]] had power to reign over the whole universe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ephesians+1%3A10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Ephesians 1:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Colossians+1%3A15-16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Colossians 1:15–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Satan aimed at His sovereignty. Seizing the opportunity, he deceived the angels whom Jesus loved most and caused them to sin<ref name=":4" /> so they would be driven out from heaven, just as he did to Eve. By doing so, Satan schemed that Jesus would come down to earth like the fallen angels.
This history is recorded in the book of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] as an easy-to-understand explanation about what actually happened in heaven. Adam represents Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A14-21&version=NIV |title=Romans 5:14–21 |quote= }}</ref> who was in the angelic world before the creation of the earth, and Eve represents the angels who were also in heaven and loved by Jesus.'''<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A2-3&version=NIV |title=2 Corinthians 11:2–3 |quote= }}</ref>''' As Adam had power to reign over the earth,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A28&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:28 |quote= }}</ref> so [[Jesus Christ]] had power to reign over the whole universe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+1%3A10&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 1:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1%3A15-16&version=NIV |title=Colossians 1:15–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Satan aimed at His sovereignty. Seizing the opportunity, he deceived the angels whom Jesus loved most and caused them to sin<ref name=":4" /> so they would be driven out from heaven, just as he did to Eve. By doing so, Satan schemed that Jesus would come down to earth like the fallen angels.


===Satan Was Expelled From Heaven===
===Satan Was Expelled From Heaven===
[[file:Paradise Lost 12.jpg |thumb | 250px |Illustration by Gustave Dore in ''Paradise Lost'' by John Milton, 1866 ]]
[[file:Paradise Lost 12.jpg |thumb | 250px |Illustration by Gustave Dore in ''Paradise Lost'' by John Milton, 1866 ]]
Satan tried to kill Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+19%3A10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 19:10|quote= }}</ref> who came to save mankind, by accusing Him of all sins. He thought that he would win, but he didn’t know that all the sins would fall onto him. After Jesus took all the sins of mankind and [[Suffering on the Cross|died on the cross]], He triumphed over death through His resurrection by handing all the sins over to Satan. Then, He expelled Satan to this sinful world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/John#12장 |title= John 12:31-33 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Hebrews#2장 |title= Hebrews 2:14-15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
Satan tried to kill Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+19%3A10&version=NIV |title=Luke 19:10|quote= }}</ref> who came to save mankind, by accusing Him of all sins. He thought that he would win, but he didn’t know that all the sins would fall onto him. After Jesus took all the sins of mankind and [[Suffering on the Cross|died on the cross]], He triumphed over death through His resurrection by handing all the sins over to Satan. Then, He expelled Satan to this sinful world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/John#12장 |title= John 12:31-33 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Hebrews#2장 |title= Hebrews 2:14-15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>


==Satan’s Characteristics and Activities==
==Satan’s Characteristics and Activities==
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|One who leads the whole world astray||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+12%3A9&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Rev 12:9]||Power of this dark world
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|Tempter||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt+4%3A3&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Mt 4:3]||Great dragon
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|Father of lies||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jn+8%3A44&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Jn 8:44]||Ancient serpent
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|Evil one||[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Mt+13%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Mt 13:19]||Prince of demons
|Evil one||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt+13%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Mt 13:19]||Prince of demons
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|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt+9%3A34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Mt 9:34]
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|Murderer from the beginning
|Murderer from the beginning
|[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Jn+8%3A44&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Jn 8:44]||Beelzebub
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jn+8%3A44&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Jn 8:44]||Beelzebub
|[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Mt+12%3A24%2C+27&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Mt 12:24, 27]
|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt+12%3A24%2C+27&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Mt 12:24, 27]
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|Him who holds the power of death
|Him who holds the power of death
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|[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Heb+2%3A14&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Heb 2:14]||Belial<ref>A Basic Bible Dictionary, pg. 17, ''Canterbury Press'', 2004</ref>||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Co+6%3A15&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 2 Co 6:15]
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===Enemy===
===Enemy===
Satan is the reality of the ancient serpent.<ref name=":3" /> The serpent of Eden became an enemy of the woman (Eve), and the serpent’s offspring became enemies of the woman’s offspring.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+3%3A14-15&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 3:14–15|quote= }}</ref> As prophesied in the book of Genesis, Satan becomes an enemy of the woman’s offspring—those who obey the [[commandments of God]] and hold to the testimony of Jesus. {{quote5 |내용= The great '''dragon''' was hurled down—that '''ancient serpent called the devil''', or '''Satan''', who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. . . . Then '''the dragon was enraged at the woman''' and went off to '''make war''' against the '''rest of her offspring'''—those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus. |출처=[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+12%3A9%2C+17&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 12:9, 17]}}
Satan is the reality of the ancient serpent.<ref name=":3" /> The serpent of Eden became an enemy of the woman (Eve), and the serpent’s offspring became enemies of the woman’s offspring.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A14-15&version=NIV |title=Genesis 3:14–15|quote= }}</ref> As prophesied in the book of Genesis, Satan becomes an enemy of the woman’s offspring—those who obey the [[commandments of God]] and hold to the testimony of Jesus. {{quote5 |내용= The great '''dragon''' was hurled down—that '''ancient serpent called the devil''', or '''Satan''', who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. . . . Then '''the dragon was enraged at the woman''' and went off to '''make war''' against the '''rest of her offspring'''—those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+12%3A9%2C+17&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Revelation 12:9, 17]}}


Through God’s words, “He [woman’s offspring] will crush your [serpent’s] head, and you [serpent] will strike his [woman’s offspring’s[ heel,”<ref name=":5" /> we can understand that the war between the saints and Satan will end with Satan’s defeat.  
Through God’s words, “He [woman’s offspring] will crush your [serpent’s] head, and you [serpent] will strike his [woman’s offspring’s[ heel,”<ref name=":5" /> we can understand that the war between the saints and Satan will end with Satan’s defeat.  
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===Adversary===
===Adversary===
[[file:Charles Le Brun - The Fall of the Rebel Angels - WGA12546.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Fall of the Rebel Angels'' by Charles Le Brun, 1685]]
[[file:Charles Le Brun - The Fall of the Rebel Angels - WGA12546.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Fall of the Rebel Angels'' by Charles Le Brun, 1685]]
Satan fought against the Israelites, God’s chosen people, in the days of King [[David]] and in the days of [[Zechariah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Chronicles+21%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Chronicles 21:1|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Zechariah+3%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Zechariah 3:1|quote= }}</ref> He also tried to harm God, who had [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|come to this earth in the flesh]] and the lives of His saints. Around the time of His birth, Jesus was in danger of being killed due to the king’s order to kill all the boys in [[Bethlehem]] and its vicinity who were two years old and under. Jesus was also sold by [[Judas Iscariot]], who Satan deceived, and He died on the [[cross]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+13%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 13:2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The last remaining people of God are also persecuted by Satan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+12%3A13-17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 12:13–17|quote= }}</ref>
Satan fought against the Israelites, God’s chosen people, in the days of King [[David]] and in the days of [[Zechariah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Chronicles+21%3A1&version=NIV |title=1 Chronicles 21:1|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+3%3A1&version=NIV |title=Zechariah 3:1|quote= }}</ref> He also tried to harm God, who had [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|come to this earth in the flesh]] and the lives of His saints. Around the time of His birth, Jesus was in danger of being killed due to the king’s order to kill all the boys in [[Bethlehem]] and its vicinity who were two years old and under. Jesus was also sold by [[Judas Iscariot]], who Satan deceived, and He died on the [[cross]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A2&version=NIV |title=John 13:2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The last remaining people of God are also persecuted by Satan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+12%3A13-17&version=NIV |title=Revelation 12:13–17|quote= }}</ref>


===Deceiver===
===Deceiver===
Satan accuses the saints with lies.<ref name=":3" /><ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuser accuser], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> Satan’s first strategy to make Eve sin was a lie,<ref name=":4" /> and Jesus called Satan “a liar, the father of lies.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+8%3A44&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 8:44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, his servants, too, thoroughly disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Corinthians+11%3A13-15&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Corinthians 11:13–15|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Through the Parable of the Weeds,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+13%3A24-30%2C+36-43&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 13:24–30, 36-43 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus prophesied that the sons of Satan would disguise themselves as the sons of the kingdom just as the [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tare weeds] and the wheat look so similar that it is hard to distinguish between them. [[Paul|Apostle Paul]] wrote that the forces of Satan would appear and disturb the [[church]] and lead the saints to believe falsehood.
Satan accuses the saints with lies.<ref name=":3" /><ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuser accuser], ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''</ref> Satan’s first strategy to make Eve sin was a lie,<ref name=":4" /> and Jesus called Satan “a liar, the father of lies.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A44&version=NIV |title=John 8:44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, his servants, too, thoroughly disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=2 Corinthians 11:13–15|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Through the Parable of the Weeds,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A24-30%2C+36-43&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Matthew 13:24–30, 36-43 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus prophesied that the sons of Satan would disguise themselves as the sons of the kingdom just as the [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tare weeds] and the wheat look so similar that it is hard to distinguish between them. [[Paul|Apostle Paul]] wrote that the forces of Satan would appear and disturb the [[church]] and lead the saints to believe falsehood.


{{quote5 |내용= [U]ntil the rebellion occurs and the man of '''lawlessness''' is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose . . . The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of '''Satan''' displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that '''deceives''' those who are perishing. . . . For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Thessalonians+2%3A3-12&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12]}}
{{quote5 |내용= [U]ntil the rebellion occurs and the man of '''lawlessness''' is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose . . . The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of '''Satan''' displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that '''deceives''' those who are perishing. . . . For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+2%3A3-12&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12]}}


After Jesus’ ascension, Satan settled in the church<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+2%3A12-13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 2:12–13|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Thessalonians+2%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Thessalonians 2:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and began to sow lawlessness. He changed the truths of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]], which was Jesus’ teachings, one by one. [[Sunday Worship|Sunday worship]] came to be kept instead of the [[Sabbath]], and the [[Passover]] was abolished at the [[Council of Nicaea]]. As the commemorative day of the [[Creator]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+31%3A13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 31:13|quote= }}</ref> and the commemorative day of the [[Redeemer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+12%3A11-14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 12:11–14|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Kings+23%3A1-7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Kings 23:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Kings+23%3A21-25&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Kings 23:21–25|quote= }}</ref> disappeared, the way to recognize the true God disappeared.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Corinthians+4%3A3-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Corinthians 4:3–6|quote= }}</ref> Even after his temporary victory, Satan continued to bring into the church doctrines and [[Idol|idols]] which are not found in the Bible, such as [[Christmas]] and [[Thanksgiving Day]]. Both in the past and today, he uses various tricks to prevent the saints from obeying the commandments of God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Deuteronomy+13%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Deuteronomy 13:5|quote= }}</ref>
After Jesus’ ascension, Satan settled in the church<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+2%3A12-13&version=NIV |title=Revelation 2:12–13|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+2%3A4&version=NIV |title=2 Thessalonians 2:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and began to sow lawlessness. He changed the truths of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]], which was Jesus’ teachings, one by one. [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]] came to be kept instead of the [[Sabbath]], and the [[Passover]] was abolished at the [[Council of Nicaea]]. As the commemorative day of the [[Creator]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+31%3A13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 31:13|quote= }}</ref> and the commemorative day of the [[Redeemer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A11-14&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:11–14|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+23%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=2 Kings 23:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+23%3A21-25&version=NIV |title=2 Kings 23:21–25|quote= }}</ref> disappeared, the way to recognize the true God disappeared.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A3-6&version=NIV |title=2 Corinthians 4:3–6|quote= }}</ref> Even after his temporary victory, Satan continued to bring into the church doctrines and [[Idol|idols]] which are not found in the Bible, such as [[Christmas]] and [[Thanksgiving Day]]. Both in the past and today, he uses various tricks to prevent the saints from obeying the commandments of God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13%3A5&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 13:5|quote= }}</ref>


===Tempter===
===Tempter===
[[file:Temptation-of-Christ-in-the-Wilderness.jpg |thumb|265x265px|''The Temptation of Christ'' by Juan de Flandes, 1500]]Satan tempts and deceives those who dwell on the earth in various ways. His main purpose is to turn people away from their faith in God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Thessalonians+3%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Thessalonians 3:5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+13%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 13:14|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+20%3A10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 20:10|quote= }}</ref>'''<ref name=":6" />'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+John+3%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 John 3:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> His characteristics are recorded in the [[New Testament]].
[[file:Temptation-of-Christ-in-the-Wilderness.jpg |thumb|265x265px|''The Temptation of Christ'' by Juan de Flandes, 1500]]Satan tempts and deceives those who dwell on the earth in various ways. His main purpose is to turn people away from their faith in God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+3%3A5&version=NIV |title=1 Thessalonians 3:5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13%3A14&version=NIV |title=Revelation 13:14|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 20:10|quote= }}</ref>'''<ref name=":6" />'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+3%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV|title=1 John 3:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> His characteristics are recorded in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]].
*He denies God who has come in the flesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+John+1%3A7&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=2 John 1:7|quote= }}</ref> or claims to be Christ so that people cannot recognize the true Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A5&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:5|quote= }}</ref>
*He denies God who has come in the flesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+John+1%3A7&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV|title=2 John 1:7|quote= }}</ref> or claims to be Christ so that people cannot recognize the true Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A5&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:5|quote= }}</ref>
*Through [[False Christ|false Christs]] and false prophets, he performs signs, wonders, and miracles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+24%3A24&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 24:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A20&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 19:20|quote= }}</ref>
*Through [[False Christ|false Christs]] and false prophets, he performs signs, wonders, and miracles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A24&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A20&version=NIV |title=Revelation 19:20|quote= }}</ref>
*He makes people follow the teachings of deceiving spirits and demons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Timothy+4%3A1-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Timothy 4:1–3 |quote= }}</ref>
*He makes people follow the teachings of deceiving spirits and demons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+4%3A1-3&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 4:1–3 |quote= }}</ref>
*He causes divisions in the church and makes the saints stumble.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Romans+16%3A17-18&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Romans 16:17–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
*He causes divisions in the church and makes the saints stumble.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A17-18&version=NIV |title=Romans 16:17–18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
* To corrupt the minds of the saints, he makes them love money or be dragged away by their evil desire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Timothy+6%3A10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Timothy 6:10 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A14-18&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:14–18 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=James+1%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=James 1:14 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+6%3A8-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Corinthians 6:8–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
* To corrupt the minds of the saints, he makes them love money or be dragged away by their evil desire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A10&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:10 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+2%3A14-18&version=NIV |title=2 Peter 2:14–18 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A14&version=NIV |title=James 1:14 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+6%3A8-10&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 6:8–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
*Besides, he uses all means, such as material and power, to deceive them.
*Besides, he uses all means, such as material and power, to deceive them.
Representative figures who were tempted by Satan are Job and Jesus. Job lost all of his possessions, his children, and his physical health. His wife told him to curse God and turn away, but Job kept his faith until the end and received many blessings from God. When Jesus prayed, [[fasting]] for forty days before starting to preach the [[gospel]], He was tempted by Satan in three ways. Satan tempted Jesus, who had been fasting for forty days, with food, and tried to instigate Him to test God’s power, and tempted Him to worship him, saying that he would give Him the riches and glory of the world. Jesus overcame all the temptations with God’s words,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+4%3A1-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 4:1–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Mark+1%3A13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Mark 1:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+4%3A2-13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 4:2–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and through this, He taught us that the saints who believe in Jesus and follow Him must also overcome all temptations with God’s words.
Representative figures who were tempted by Satan are Job and Jesus. Job lost all of his possessions, his children, and his physical health. His wife told him to curse God and turn away, but Job kept his faith until the end and received many blessings from God. When Jesus prayed, [[fasting]] for forty days before starting to preach the [[gospel]], He was tempted by Satan in three ways. Satan tempted Jesus, who had been fasting for forty days, with food, and tried to instigate Him to test God’s power, and tempted Him to worship him, saying that he would give Him the riches and glory of the world. Jesus overcame all the temptations with God’s words,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A1-11&version=NIV |title=Matthew 4:1–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A13&version=NIV |title=Mark 1:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A2-13&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:2–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and through this, He taught us that the saints who believe in Jesus and follow Him must also overcome all temptations with God’s words.


==The Final Great War Between the Saints and Satan==
==The Final Great War Between the Saints and Satan==
[[file:Raphael - St. Michael Vanquishing Satan.jpg |thumb| 200px |''St Michael and the Devil'' by Raphael, 1504–1505]]
[[file:Raphael - St. Michael Vanquishing Satan.jpg |thumb| 200px |''St Michael and the Devil'' by Raphael, 1504–1505]]
Satan wants all [[Soul|souls]] to be forsaken by God just as he is. Satan and the beast, who was given the power from him, took control of the church after Jesus’ ascension and oppressed the saints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+13%3A2-7%2C+18&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 13:2–7, 18|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Daniel+8%3A9-12&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Daniel 8:9–12 |quote= }}</ref> Jesus has come again to restore the lost truth of the new covenant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Micah+4%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Micah 4:1–2|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Hebrews 9:28|quote= }}</ref> In opposition to Him, Satan stirs nations to wage the final great war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Psalms+2%3A1-12&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Psalms 2:1–12|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+41%3A2-8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 41:2–8|quote= }}</ref>  
Satan wants all [[Soul|souls]] to be forsaken by God just as he is. Satan and the beast, who was given the power from him, took control of the church after Jesus’ ascension and oppressed the saints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13%3A2-7%2C+18&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Revelation 13:2–7, 18|quote= }}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+8%3A9-12&version=NIV |title=Daniel 8:9–12 |quote= }}</ref> Jesus has come again to restore the lost truth of the new covenant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A28&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:28|quote= }}</ref> In opposition to Him, Satan stirs nations to wage the final great war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+2%3A1-12&version=NIV |title=Psalms 2:1–12|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+41%3A2-8&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 41:2–8|quote= }}</ref>  


{{quote5 |내용= Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. . . . The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse. |출처=[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A19-21&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 19:19-21]}}
{{quote5 |내용= Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. . . . The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A19-21&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Revelation 19:19-21]}}


The victory of this war will go to the armies in heaven who are with the rider on the horse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+17%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 17:14|quote= }}</ref> The one who comes on a white horse represents Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+31%3A3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 31:3|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+19%3A11-16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 19:11–16|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+17%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 17:14 |quote= }}</ref> the Lamb who comes in the flesh. The prophecy of Revelation 19 refers to [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Jesus]] and His followers. The saints, who were defeated by Satan during the Dark Ages, can win the final battle because God comes in the flesh to restore the truth and helps them.  
The victory of this war will go to the armies in heaven who are with the rider on the horse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A14&version=NIV |title=Revelation 17:14|quote= }}</ref> The one who comes on a white horse represents Jesus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+31%3A3&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 31:3|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+19%3A11-16&version=NIV |title=Revelation 19:11–16|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A14&version=NIV |title=Revelation 17:14 |quote= }}</ref> the Lamb who comes in the flesh. The prophecy of Revelation 19 refers to [[Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)|Second Coming Jesus]] and His followers. The saints, who were defeated by Satan during the Dark Ages, can win the final battle because God comes in the flesh to restore the truth and helps them.  


The Bible teaches that the saints should put on the full armor of God, come near to God, and resist Satan to win the great spiritual war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=James+4%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=James 4:7|quote= }}</ref> It is because the nearer the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]] is, the more frantically Satan prowls about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Peter+5%3A8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Peter 5:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
The Bible teaches that the saints should put on the full armor of God, come near to God, and resist Satan to win the great spiritual war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A7&version=NIV |title=James 4:7|quote= }}</ref> It is because the nearer the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]] is, the more frantically Satan prowls about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A8&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 5:8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>


{{quote5 |내용= Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. '''Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against''' the '''devil'''’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. |출처=[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ephesians+6%3A10-20&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Ephesians 6:10-20]}}
{{quote5 |내용= Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. '''Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against''' the '''devil'''’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A10-20&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Ephesians 6:10-20]}}


The iniquities and lawlessness that Satan had sown separated God’s people from God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+59%3A1-2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 59:1–2|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+John+3%3A2-4&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 John 3:2-4|quote= }}</ref> so [[Christian|Christians]] must obey the truth, that is, God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Ephesians+4%3A25-27&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Ephesians 4:25–27|publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Timothy+2%3A25-26&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Timothy 2:25–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+17%3A17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 17:17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> not falsehood. Those who obey the [[Teachings of Men|commandments of men]] and stay away from God’s commandments are bound to belong to Satan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+John+2%3A3-4&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 John 2:3-4|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+John+5%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 John 5:19|quote= }}</ref>
The iniquities and lawlessness that Satan had sown separated God’s people from God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 59:1–2|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+3%3A2-4&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV|title=1 John 3:2-4|quote= }}</ref> so [[Christian|Christians]] must obey the truth, that is, God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A25-27&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 4:25–27|publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A25-26&version=NIV |title=2 Timothy 2:25–26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+17%3A17&version=NIV |title=John 17:17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> not falsehood. Those who obey the [[Teachings of Men|commandments of men]] and stay away from God’s commandments are bound to belong to Satan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+2%3A3-4&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV|title=1 John 2:3-4|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+5%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV|title=1 John 5:19|quote= }}</ref>


==Satan’s End==
==Satan’s End==
Satan will be thrown into hell, the everlasting furnace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+20%3A1-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Revelation 20:1–3 |quote= }}</ref> That way, he will finally pay the price for his sins of accusing God’s people before God.  
Satan will be thrown into hell, the everlasting furnace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A1-3&version=NIV |title=Revelation 20:1–3 |quote= }}</ref> That way, he will finally pay the price for his sins of accusing God’s people before God.  


{{quote5 |내용= And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. |출처= [https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Revelation+20%3A10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Revelation 20:10]}}
{{quote5 |내용= And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Revelation 20:10]}}


As the Bible teaches, “A man is a slave to whatever has mastered him,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A19&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:19 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> those who are mastered by Satan will enter the furnace, following their master.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A31-46&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 25:31–46 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>
As the Bible teaches, “A man is a slave to whatever has mastered him,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+2%3A19&version=NIV |title=2 Peter 2:19 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> those who are mastered by Satan will enter the furnace, following their master.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:31–46 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>


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Lucifer, the Fallen Angel by Gustave Dore

Satan (Hebrew: שָׂטָן, Greek: Σατάν)[1][2] is the devil who opposes God. The word devil in the Bible is διάβολος (diabolos) in Greek, which means an accuser, slanderer.[3][4][5][6] Satan appears in the Bible as one who has been sinning from the beginning;[7] he enticed angels in heaven to oppose God and repeats the same deeds on earth. He is an enemy of God, trying to afflict God’s people and get rid of God’s set times and laws (feasts of God).[8][9][10] In the end, he will start a great war and be tormented day and night in hell.

Advent of Satan

Originally, Satan attended the general assembly of the firstborn in heaven, but he enticed the angels of heaven to wage war against God. He was cast down to the earth with his followers,[5] and so were many heavenly angels who were enticed by him.[11][12]

Serpent in Eden

Through the history of the Garden of Eden, we can understand the angelic world where humans lived before the creation of the earth and this world where we live now. The serpent in Eden was a typical figure of Satan,[13] and it deceived Adam and Eve, the first man and woman created by God, and caused them to sin.[14] Being deceived by the serpent, Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden, and gave some to her husband, Adam, to eat.[15] God cursed the serpent and drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.[16]

This history is recorded in the book of Genesis as an easy-to-understand explanation about what actually happened in heaven. Adam represents Jesus,[17] who was in the angelic world before the creation of the earth, and Eve represents the angels who were also in heaven and loved by Jesus.[18] As Adam had power to reign over the earth,[19] so Jesus Christ had power to reign over the whole universe.[20][21] Satan aimed at His sovereignty. Seizing the opportunity, he deceived the angels whom Jesus loved most and caused them to sin[15] so they would be driven out from heaven, just as he did to Eve. By doing so, Satan schemed that Jesus would come down to earth like the fallen angels.

Satan Was Expelled From Heaven

Illustration by Gustave Dore in Paradise Lost by John Milton, 1866

Satan tried to kill Jesus,[22] who came to save mankind, by accusing Him of all sins. He thought that he would win, but he didn’t know that all the sins would fall onto him. After Jesus took all the sins of mankind and died on the cross, He triumphed over death through His resurrection by handing all the sins over to Satan. Then, He expelled Satan to this sinful world.[23][24]

Satan’s Characteristics and Activities

Satan is the ruler of this world and the kingdom of the air, death, and darkness, who leads all souls to death, using lies and lawlessness as his primary weapons. He unites with fallen spirits, such as false prophets, false Christs, and beasts, for the work of darkness. Satan’s character and activities can be understood through many descriptions of him in the Bible.

Description of Satan (the Devil) (based on NIV)
Name Verse Name Verse
Enemy Mt 13:39 God of this age 2 Co 4:4
Adversary 1 Pe 5:8 (KJV) Ruler of the kingdom of the air Eph 2:2
One who leads the whole world astray Rev 12:9 Power of this dark world Eph 6:12
Tempter Mt 4:3 Great dragon Rev 12:3
Father of lies Jn 8:44 Ancient serpent Rev 12:9
Evil one Mt 13:19 Prince of demons Mt 9:34
Murderer from the beginning Jn 8:44 Beelzebub Mt 12:24, 27
Him who holds the power of death Heb 2:14 Belial[25] 2 Co 6:15
Prince of this world Jn 12:31

Enemy

Satan is the reality of the ancient serpent.[5] The serpent of Eden became an enemy of the woman (Eve), and the serpent’s offspring became enemies of the woman’s offspring.[26] As prophesied in the book of Genesis, Satan becomes an enemy of the woman’s offspring—those who obey the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. . . . Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring—those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 12:9, 17


Through God’s words, “He [woman’s offspring] will crush your [serpent’s] head, and you [serpent] will strike his [woman’s offspring’s[ heel,”[26] we can understand that the war between the saints and Satan will end with Satan’s defeat.

Adversary

The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Charles Le Brun, 1685

Satan fought against the Israelites, God’s chosen people, in the days of King David and in the days of Zechariah.[27][28] He also tried to harm God, who had come to this earth in the flesh and the lives of His saints. Around the time of His birth, Jesus was in danger of being killed due to the king’s order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under. Jesus was also sold by Judas Iscariot, who Satan deceived, and He died on the cross.[29] The last remaining people of God are also persecuted by Satan.[30]

Deceiver

Satan accuses the saints with lies.[5][31] Satan’s first strategy to make Eve sin was a lie,[15] and Jesus called Satan “a liar, the father of lies.”[32] Just as Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, his servants, too, thoroughly disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.[33] Through the Parable of the Weeds,[34] Jesus prophesied that the sons of Satan would disguise themselves as the sons of the kingdom just as the weeds and the wheat look so similar that it is hard to distinguish between them. Apostle Paul wrote that the forces of Satan would appear and disturb the church and lead the saints to believe falsehood.


[U]ntil the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose . . . The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. . . . For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-12


After Jesus’ ascension, Satan settled in the church[35][36] and began to sow lawlessness. He changed the truths of the new covenant, which was Jesus’ teachings, one by one. Sunday worship came to be kept instead of the Sabbath, and the Passover was abolished at the Council of Nicaea. As the commemorative day of the Creator[37] and the commemorative day of the Redeemer[38][39][40] disappeared, the way to recognize the true God disappeared.[41] Even after his temporary victory, Satan continued to bring into the church doctrines and idols which are not found in the Bible, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving Day. Both in the past and today, he uses various tricks to prevent the saints from obeying the commandments of God.[42]

Tempter

The Temptation of Christ by Juan de Flandes, 1500

Satan tempts and deceives those who dwell on the earth in various ways. His main purpose is to turn people away from their faith in God.[43][44][45][18][46] His characteristics are recorded in the New Testament.

  • He denies God who has come in the flesh[47] or claims to be Christ so that people cannot recognize the true Christ.[48]
  • Through false Christs and false prophets, he performs signs, wonders, and miracles.[49][50]
  • He makes people follow the teachings of deceiving spirits and demons.[51]
  • He causes divisions in the church and makes the saints stumble.[52]
  • To corrupt the minds of the saints, he makes them love money or be dragged away by their evil desire.[53][54][55][56]
  • Besides, he uses all means, such as material and power, to deceive them.

Representative figures who were tempted by Satan are Job and Jesus. Job lost all of his possessions, his children, and his physical health. His wife told him to curse God and turn away, but Job kept his faith until the end and received many blessings from God. When Jesus prayed, fasting for forty days before starting to preach the gospel, He was tempted by Satan in three ways. Satan tempted Jesus, who had been fasting for forty days, with food, and tried to instigate Him to test God’s power, and tempted Him to worship him, saying that he would give Him the riches and glory of the world. Jesus overcame all the temptations with God’s words,[57][58][59] and through this, He taught us that the saints who believe in Jesus and follow Him must also overcome all temptations with God’s words.

The Final Great War Between the Saints and Satan

St Michael and the Devil by Raphael, 1504–1505

Satan wants all souls to be forsaken by God just as he is. Satan and the beast, who was given the power from him, took control of the church after Jesus’ ascension and oppressed the saints.[60][10][61] Jesus has come again to restore the lost truth of the new covenant.[62][63] In opposition to Him, Satan stirs nations to wage the final great war.[64][65]


Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. . . . The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse.

Revelation 19:19-21


The victory of this war will go to the armies in heaven who are with the rider on the horse.[66] The one who comes on a white horse represents Jesus,[67][68][69] the Lamb who comes in the flesh. The prophecy of Revelation 19 refers to Second Coming Jesus and His followers. The saints, who were defeated by Satan during the Dark Ages, can win the final battle because God comes in the flesh to restore the truth and helps them.

The Bible teaches that the saints should put on the full armor of God, come near to God, and resist Satan to win the great spiritual war.[70] It is because the nearer the kingdom of heaven is, the more frantically Satan prowls about like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.[71]


Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

Ephesians 6:10-20


The iniquities and lawlessness that Satan had sown separated God’s people from God,[72][73] so Christians must obey the truth, that is, God’s word,[74][75][76] not falsehood. Those who obey the commandments of men and stay away from God’s commandments are bound to belong to Satan.[77][78]

Satan’s End

Satan will be thrown into hell, the everlasting furnace.[79] That way, he will finally pay the price for his sins of accusing God’s people before God.


And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Revelation 20:10


As the Bible teaches, “A man is a slave to whatever has mastered him,”[80] those who are mastered by Satan will enter the furnace, following their master.[81]

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References

  1. ↑ "Strong's #7854 - שָׂטָן". StudyLight.
  2. ↑ "Strong's #4566 - Σατᾶν". StudyLight.
  3. ↑ Satan, Britannica
  4. ↑ "1228. diabolos". Bible Hub.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Revelation 12:9–10".
  6. ↑ 1225. diaballó, Bible Hub
  7. ↑ "1 John 3:8".
  8. ↑ "Matthew 13:39".
  9. ↑ "Daniel 7:25".
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Revelation 13:4–7".
  11. ↑ "Isaiah 14:4–15".
  12. ↑ "Ezekiel 28:11–17".
  13. ↑ "Revelation 12:9".
  14. ↑ "Genesis 2:15–17".
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Genesis 3:1–6".
  16. ↑ "Genesis 3:22–24".
  17. ↑ "Romans 5:14–21".
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "2 Corinthians 11:2–3".
  19. ↑ "Genesis 1:28".
  20. ↑ "Ephesians 1:10".
  21. ↑ "Colossians 1:15–16".
  22. ↑ "Luke 19:10".
  23. ↑ "John 12:31-33".
  24. ↑ "Hebrews 2:14-15".
  25. ↑ A Basic Bible Dictionary, pg. 17, Canterbury Press, 2004
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Genesis 3:14–15".
  27. ↑ "1 Chronicles 21:1".
  28. ↑ "Zechariah 3:1".
  29. ↑ "John 13:2".
  30. ↑ "Revelation 12:13–17".
  31. ↑ accuser, Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  32. ↑ "John 8:44".
  33. ↑ "2 Corinthians 11:13–15".
  34. ↑ "Matthew 13:24–30, 36-43".
  35. ↑ "Revelation 2:12–13".
  36. ↑ "2 Thessalonians 2:4".
  37. ↑ "Exodus 31:13".
  38. ↑ "Exodus 12:11–14".
  39. ↑ "2 Kings 23:1–7".
  40. ↑ "2 Kings 23:21–25".
  41. ↑ "2 Corinthians 4:3–6".
  42. ↑ "Deuteronomy 13:5".
  43. ↑ "1 Thessalonians 3:5".
  44. ↑ "Revelation 13:14".
  45. ↑ "Revelation 20:10".
  46. ↑ "1 John 3:7-8".
  47. ↑ "2 John 1:7".
  48. ↑ "Matthew 24:5".
  49. ↑ "Matthew 24:24".
  50. ↑ "Revelation 19:20".
  51. ↑ "1 Timothy 4:1–3".
  52. ↑ "Romans 16:17–18".
  53. ↑ "1 Timothy 6:10".
  54. ↑ "2 Peter 2:14–18".
  55. ↑ "James 1:14".
  56. ↑ "1 Corinthians 6:8–10".
  57. ↑ "Matthew 4:1–11".
  58. ↑ "Mark 1:13".
  59. ↑ "Luke 4:2–13".
  60. ↑ "Revelation 13:2–7, 18".
  61. ↑ "Daniel 8:9–12".
  62. ↑ "Micah 4:1–2".
  63. ↑ "Hebrews 9:28".
  64. ↑ "Psalms 2:1–12".
  65. ↑ "Isaiah 41:2–8".
  66. ↑ "Revelation 17:14".
  67. ↑ "Isaiah 31:3".
  68. ↑ "Revelation 19:11–16".
  69. ↑ "Revelation 17:14".
  70. ↑ "James 4:7".
  71. ↑ "1 Peter 5:8".
  72. ↑ "Isaiah 59:1–2".
  73. ↑ "1 John 3:2-4".
  74. ↑ "Ephesians 4:25–27".
  75. ↑ "2 Timothy 2:25–26".
  76. ↑ "John 17:17".
  77. ↑ "1 John 2:3-4".
  78. ↑ "1 John 5:19".
  79. ↑ "Revelation 20:1–3".
  80. ↑ "2 Peter 2:19".
  81. ↑ "Matthew 25:31–46".
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