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Apr 19, 2024 · Whenever Satan’s actions are recorded, his goal is to disrupt God’s plan, to destroy His work, and ultimately, to supplant God. Through the text, he is called many names, each of which reveal something about his goal, purposes, and character.
- Satan. Fifty-two times in Scripture this being is designated as Satan. Now it came about on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that Satan also came among them (Job 1:6).
- Day-Star. In Isaiah this creature is called the "day star." This has the idea of "bearer of light." This name, translated into Latin, is Lucifer. This was the name of Satan before his fall.
- Son Of The Morning. He is also titled "son of the morning." How you are fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how you are cut down to the ground, that did lay low the nations!
- The Anointed Cherub. This angel was also called the "anointed cherub." You were the anointed cherub that covered: and I set you, so that you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire (Ezekiel 28:14).
37 Bible Verses about Names And Titles For Satan. Most Relevant Verses. Revelation 9:11. Verse Concepts. They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. Revelation 12:10. Verse Concepts.
- Satan
- Devil
- Evil One
- Father of Lies
- Ruler of This World and God of This Age
- Lucifer
- Ruler of The Kingdom of The Air
- The Tempter
- The Accuser of The Brothers
- The Dragon
In Matthew 4:10, Jesus said: “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.” Satan means adversary, enemy, or opposer. It is the name most often used of the devil in Scripture. It is used eighteen times in the Old Testament and thirty-six times in the New Testament.1It reminds us of the fact that Satan...
In Ephesians 4:26-27, Paul said, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. Do not give the devil an opportunity.” The title “devil” means slanderer. It is the second most used name of Satan in Scripture. It is used thirty-four times in the New Testament to refer to him.2 Devil is an apt name for Satan since sl...
In 1 John 5:19, John says, “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” Evil one is the third most used named of Satan.3 It represents his nature. He has no mixed motives or works. They are evil to the core. If it were not for God limiting Satan’s works, his works would be even more heinous (cf. Job 1:12, 2...
In John 8:44, Christ said this about Satan: “…Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.” Satan lied when he tempted Eve to sin, which thrust the world into destruction. He continues to lie today. He lies about God, creation, himself, and people. Since he is the ruler of this world, the wor...
In John 14:30, Christ said, “I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming.” In 1 John 5:19, John said, “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” Likewise, in 2 Corinthians 4:4, Paul said, “among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so ...
This title was popularized by the KJV’s and NKJV’s rendering of Isaiah 14:12. In the NKJV, it says, “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!” Lucifer might be best translated as “light bearer,” “day star,” or “morning star,” which probably represents Satan’s gr...
In Ephesians 2:2, Paul called Satan, “the ruler of the kingdom of the air.” Also, in Ephesians 6:12, Paul called the demons that Satan oversees “the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.” Therefore, if God and the holy angels dwell in the third heaven (cf. 2 Cor 12:2), then Satan being the “ruler of the kingdom of the air” and the one over the “...
Matthew 4:3 says this about Christ’s temptation in the wilderness, “The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.’” Satan is a tempter by nature. He tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit in the garden (Gen 3). He tempted Christ to not obey God’s will in the wilderness (Matt 4). He tempted Judas...
Revelation 12:10says, Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down. Likewise, Zechariah 3:1 says, “Next I saw Josh...
Revelation 12:9 says, “So that huge dragon—the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world—was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.” Several times in Revelation, Satan is called a dragon. This describes his ferociousness, as he persecutes the followers of God (Rev 12:13, 17).
Jun 25, 2019 · There are many names for the devil in scripture besides just Satan. Review all the names for the devil and his demons in each book of LDS scripture.
Satan. The word itself, the Hebrew satan, is simply an "adversary," and is so used in ( 1 Samuel 29:4; 2 Samuel 19:22; 1 Kings 6:4; 11:14, 23, 25; Numbers 22:22, 33; Psalms 109:6) This original sense is still found in our Lord's application of the name to St. Peter in ( Matthew 16:23) It is used as a proper name or title only four times in the ...
New Testament. Satan is mentioned many times in the New Testament. The New Testament presents Satan (or "the devil") as the supreme evil being of the universe and the enemy of both God and mankind. Origins. The Bible does not actually say very much about Satan and his origins.
