The spiritual world
What does the Bible say about Satan?
Satan is described as an accuser, a deceiver and a defeated enemy whose end is certain.
What Scripture says
1 Peter 5:8
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
John 8:44
“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.”
Revelation 12:9
“The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.”
James 4:7
“Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
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