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Acts of Satan
The New Unger's Bible Handbook, Merrill F. Unger, Revised by Gary N. Larson, Moody Press, Chicago, 1984, p. 407
Acts of Satan
The New Unger's Bible Handbook, Merrill F. Unger, Revised by Gary N. Larson, Moody Press, Chicago, 1984, p. 407
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Gen. 3:1-14 He was disguised under the Edenic serpent Gen. 3:15 He is the serpent's seed Isa. 14:12 He was Lucifer, son of the morning before the fall Ezk. 28:14 He was the anointed cherub that covers 1 Chr. 21:1 He energized David to evil Job 1:7-2:10 He accused and afflicted Job Zech. 3:1-9 He opposes unbelieving Israel, prefigured by Joshua the priest Mt. 4:3 He is the tempter Mt. 12:24; Acts 10:38 He is the prince of the demons 1 Tim. 4:1-6 He instigates false doctrine Mt. 4:4; Lk. 4:10-11 He perverts the Word of God Mt. 12:22-29 He works in demon possession Zech. 3:1 He is Satan, the Adversary Lk. 4:13 He is the devil, the slanderer Jn. 13:2, 27 He caused Judas to betray Christ Acts 5:3 and Ananias to lie 2 Cor. 4:4 He blinds people spiritually 1 Pet. 5:8 He seeks to harm believers Eph. 6:11-12 He heads a celestial hierarchy of evil Eph. 2:2 He indwells the unsaved Jn. 8:44 He was branded "a liar" and "the father of lies" by Jesus 2 Thess. 2:9 He works diabolic miracles Jn. 8:44 He is a murderer Jn. 12:31; 14:30 He is the prince of this world Lk. 13:16 He blinds people physically and spiritually Mt. 25:41 He is a fallen angel Mt. 13:38-39 He sows tares Mt. 13:19 and snatches away the Word Rev. 20:1-3 He will be bound during the millennium Mt. 13:39 He is "the enemy" Mt. 13:38 "the evil one" Eph. 6:10-20 He is routed by Spirit-directed prayer 1 Pet. 5:8-9 He is overcome by faith 1 Thess. 2:18 He hinders God's will in believers Rev. 12:9 He is the deceiver Rev. 12:9; 20:2 He is the dragon, that old serpent Lk. 10:18 He fell from a sinless high estate Lk. 22:31 He viewed Simon Peter as a target Rev. 2:9 He has a synagogue of legalists who deny God's grace in Christ Jn. 3:8, 10 His children are unsaved people Mt. 25:41; Rev. 20:10 His ultimate fate is Gehenna
