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22 Bible Verses About Satan

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  • The Hebrew satan means adversary or accuser, and Satan plays that part in Job 1 and Zechariah 3, accusing God’s servants before the Lord.
  • Isaiah 14 is addressed to the king of Babylon; the Catholic Encyclopedia records that Christian tradition came to read the “Day Star” of Isaiah 14:12, “Lucifer” in the King James Version, as the fallen angel.
  • Genesis 3 does not name the serpent as Satan; Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 call Satan “that ancient serpent.”
  • Ephesians 6:11, 1 Peter 5:9 and James 4:7 tell believers to stand against or resist the devil, and James pairs the command with submitting to God.
  • Hebrews 2:14 and 1 John 3:8 tie the devil’s defeat to the Son of God, and Revelation 20:10 describes his end in the lake of fire.

Satan is the adversary of God and of God’s people, whom he accuses, tempts and deceives. Jesus calls him “a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44), and Revelation 20:10 describes his end in the lake of fire. The Hebrew satan means adversary or accuser, the part he plays in Job 1:9-11 and Zechariah 3:1, and the Greek diabolos, translated devil, means accuser or slanderer. He tempts in Genesis 3:4-5 and Matthew 4:8-9, Revelation 12:9 gathers his names, “that…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Isaiah 14:12, King James Version: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!” biblegateway.com

“Lucifer.” The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. The word applied to the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14:12, and its use in Christian tradition for the fallen angel. newadvent.org

Strong’s Hebrew 7854, שָׂטָן (satan): Satan, adversary, accuser. biblehub.com/hebrew/7854

Strong’s Greek 1228, διάβολος (diabolos): devil, accuser, slanderer. biblehub.com/greek/1228

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