Hebraic Musing – How Many Names Does Satan Have?
To understand the ongoing
“Battle of the Ages”, God vs. Satan, we need to understand our
adversary!?!? How many names does Satan
have? How many ways does our Bible warn
us of Satan’s ways? Be aware!
Satan is the Tempter
who tried to tempt Jesus at the end of His 40 days fast. “Now when the tempter
came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones
become bread.’” Matt.4:3 NKJV
Jesus knew we had
an Enemy, so He empowered us. “Behold,
I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the
power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Luke 10:19
Satan is our Adversary! “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour.” 1st Peter 5:8
Gospel writers
remembered that Jesus referred to Satan as the “Evil One” in the
Lord’s Prayer! “And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from
the evil one....” Matt.6:13
Beware of the “Deceiver.” “So the great dragon was cast out, that
serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole
world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Rev.12:9
Jesus admonished
those who opposed Him by calling them believers in the Father of Lies
and a Murderer! “You are of
your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to
do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in
the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a
lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father
of it.” John 8:44
Satan is chief “Sinner.” “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil
has sinned from the beginning.” 1 John 3:8
Satan
is called the “Dragon” 13 times in book of Revelation. A dragon can symbolize power, change,
spirituality, self-love and empowerment.
And the last we hear of Satan in the Bible is in Rev.20:1-3 “Then I
saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and
a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that
serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a
thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, ...”
Jesus referred to Beelzebub
as “the ruler of the demons”
in Matthew 12 & Luke 11. And his
name means “Lord of the flies”; and flies love dirty stuff; and they sure know
how to harass us!
Satan’s Demon(s)
are mentioned 60 times in the Bible; and demon possession is
real, Jesus saw it in Peter and said “Get behind
Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of
God, but the things of men.” Matt.16:23 Demons can enter and possess
any unbeliever, BUT they cannot enter into the body of those who belong to the
Lord. Why not? A - “He has delivered us from the power of
darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
Colossians 1:13
While Spiritual
Warfare is real and those of us who are saved will be attacked, bothered,
influenced and even controlled; BUT we cannot be possessed. BTW, there is no example in Scripture of a
believer in Jesus Christ being demon-possessed!
“He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” 1 John
4:4
SUMMARY - Let us
be aware of Satan’s devices. He attacks us
from so many directions and ways; therefore we need to always be aware so we
can see him coming. “lest Satan
should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” 2
Corrinthians.2:11
Point to
Ponder
How
can we avoid being deceived by the “Deceiver”?
Why
should I be worried if Satan doesn’t seem to be bothering me?
“Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
Yosef a.k.a. Joe Brusherd
April
25, 2023
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages
exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)”
Weekly “Hebraic Musings” insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com
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