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Essence of the Enemy
Before we go any further we have to reveal the enemy for who he is. We must understand the plans that he had for our lives. We must understand the nature and evilness that makes him who he is.
Let's attempt to describe him through scripture first:
Names of the Devil:
Abaddon (Revelation 9:11).
Accuser of our brethren (Revelation 12:10).
Adversary (1 Peter 5:8).
Angel of Light (2 Corinthians 11:14).
Angel of the bottomless pit (Revelation 9:11).
Antichrist (1 John 4:3).
Apollyon (Revelation 9:11).
Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24).
Belial (2 Corinthians 6:15).
Crooked serpent (Isaiah 27:1).
Devil (Matthew 4:1).
Dragon (Isaiah 27:1; Revelation 12:3; 20:2).
Enemy (Matthew 13:39).
Father of lies (John 8:44).
God of this World (2 Corinthians 4:4).
Leviathan (Isaiah 27:1).
Liar (John 8:44).
Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12).
Lying spirit (1 Kings 22:22).
Murderer (John 8:44).
Old serpent (Revelation 12:9; 20:2).
Piercing serpent (Isaiah 27:1).
Power of darkness (Colossians 1:13).
Prince of the devils (Matthew 12:24).
Prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2).
Prince of this world (John 14:30).
Roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8).
Ruler of this world (John 12:31; 16:11).
Satan (1 Chronicles 21:1; Job 1:6; John 13:27; Acts 5:3; 26:18; Romans 16:20).
Serpent (Genesis 3:4, 14; 2 Corinthians 11:3).
Son of the Morning (Isaiah 14:12).
Spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2).
Swine (Matthew 7:6).
Tempter (Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5).
Unclean spirit (Matthew 12:43).
Wicked one (Matthew 13:19, 38).
Designed to:
Undo God's work..........................Mark 4:15Make men turn away from God.......Job 2:4-5
Instigate Evil..............................John 13:2, 27
Secure men's worship...................Luke 4:6-8
Character of:
Deceiver.............Rev 12:9Father of lies.......John 8:44
Adversary...........1Pet 5:8
Methods of:
Disguises Himself.................2Cor. 11:14Insinuates Doubt.................Gen 3:1
Misuses Scripture................Mathew 4:6
Uses Schemes....................2Cor 2:11
Afflicts Believers.................Luke 13:16
God wants us to understand and know all the tools of the devil so that he doesn't get an advantage over us. Besides that, we have to know the depth of his evilness.
I attempted to write a poem to describe him although I don't think I get even close. Read poem here "How is it possible to forget" .