Satan / the Devil

This history, origins, and character of God and mankind's primary enemy are discussed.

Introduction

Satan, also referred to as the devil is the enemy of both God and man. He makes his first appearance in God's word in the garden of Eden as the serpent where he tempts mankind to its down fall. God then put enmity between us and Satan, foretelling of the long battle that will end in his defeat by Jesus at the end of the world.

Bible Verses

¹Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? ²And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: ³But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. ⁴And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: ⁵For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.Genesis 3:1-5 KJV

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Revelation 12:9 KJV