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Is Satan an actual living, personal being? What does the Bible reveal about this malevolent enemy of God and man?
More than a dozen words are used in the Greek N.T. to represent various aspects of "sin" (e.g., bad, evil, transgression, iniquity, trespass, godless, unrighteous, etc.). The most frequently employed word is hamartia (173 times), which provides the picture of "missing the mark." The word is used ...
The Hebrew term satan ("adversary" - one who "cherishes animosity") comes over into Greek as diabolos ("slanderer, accuser"). Satan is a spirit-being who is the arch-enemy of God and man. His characteristic activity is to "tempt" (Mt. 4:3), and his destiny is eternal torment (Rev. 20:10). See DEVIL.
The term devil means one who slanders or accuses (cf. Rev. 12:9-10). This word is used thirty-three times in the New Testament of the arch-enemy of man, Satan (Mt. 13:28). Since only the deity is characterized by underived immortality (1 Tim. 6:16), Satan was obviously created (Col. 1:16). But si...
In Genesis 3:15 God announces that the serpent’s head will be crushed by the seed of woman. What is the meaning of this intriguing prophecy in the book of Genesis?
The phenomenon of “sin” has wrought a terrible harvest upon this earth. Consider this matter with us.
The devil is after us. He wants us to join him in hell’s fire. In Ephesians 6:12-18, the apostle Paul pleads with Christians to take the devil’s malicious plans seriously. He calls upon us to appropriate the only available means to stand against the wiles of Satan — the whole armor of God. Such w...
Is there a contradiction between Daniel and Luke as to who is in control of the kingdoms of men?
The original words that are rendered by the English "tempt" are employed in two broad senses in the Scriptures, depending upon the context in which they are found. First, the concept may be that of putting something to the "test" to determine its character. David did not want to use Saul's armor ...
The complex life of the apostle Peter contains many valuable lessons for the child of God.
