Satan Facts
Collected & Organized by Tim Estes
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What He Does
Satan Defined
Strong’s Definition
Sat-an-as’ Of Chaldee origin corresponding to G4566 (with the definite article affixed); the accuser, that is, the devil: – Satan.
Thayer Definition:
1) adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
1a) the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ 1b) a Satan-like man
He Tempts
Mat_4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Mar_1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
Luk_4:2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
Luk_4:3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
Luk_4:5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
Luk_4:13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
1Co_7:5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
He Transports
Mat_4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple
Mat_4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
He Has Miraculous Powers
Mat_4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Mat_12:26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Mar_3:23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mar_3:26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
2Th_2:9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
He Leaves
Mat_4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the
Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
Mat_4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
Luk_4:2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
Luk_4:3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
Luk_4:5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
Luk_4:13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
Jas_4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
He Works When People Not Aware
Mat_13:25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
Mat_13:28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
Mat_13:39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
He is The Enemy
Mat_13:25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
Mat_13:28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
Mat_13:39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Act_13:10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
1 Ti_5:14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
1Ti_5:15 For some have already strayed after Satan.
Jas_4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
1Pe_5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
He Hinders
Mat_16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me.
For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Mar_8:33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me,
Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” Act_13:10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
1Th_2:18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us.
1Jn_3:10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
- He hinders do right / righteousness
- He hinders love
He Has a Prepared Place
Mat_25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
He Takes Away
Mar_4:15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.
Luk_8:12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
He Looses
Luk_10:18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Luk_10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
Act_26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Rom_16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
He Is Overpowered
Luk_10:18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Luk_10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
Act_26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Rom_16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Rev_12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Rev_12:12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
Rev_20:2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Rev_20:7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison Rev_20:10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
He Affected Bodies
Luk_13:16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
He Enters Individuals
Luk_22:3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.
He Demands
Luk_22:31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,
People Equated with Devil / Satan
Mat_16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me.
For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Mar_8:33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me,
Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Joh_8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
He Murders
Joh_8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
He Lies & Deceives
Joh_8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Act_5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
Act_13:10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Rev_12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
He Plants Ideas
Joh_13:2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
Act_5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
He Controls
Joh_13:27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
Rev_2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He Oppresses
Act_10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
He Blinds
John 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
Act_26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
He Takes Advantage / Outwitts
2Co_2:11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
He Harasses
2Co_12:7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
He Disguises
2Co_11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
He Takes Opportunities
Eph_4:27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
He Schemes
Eph_6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
He Causes Condemnation
1Ti_3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:6 NASB and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.
He Snares
1Ti_3:7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
2Ti_2:26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
He Causes Disgrace / Reproach
1Ti_3:7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
He Causes Slander
1 Ti_5:14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
1Ti_5:15 For some have already strayed after Satan.
He Intoxicates
2Ti_2:26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
- Idea of regaining these senses after being intoxicated.
He Captures
2Ti_2:26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
He Has Power of Death
Heb_2:14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
He Seeks Victims
1Pe_5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
He Makes Followers
1 Ti_5:14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
1Ti_5:15 For some have already strayed after Satan.
1Jn_3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
1Jn_3:10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
1Jn_3:10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
Rev_2:9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Rev_3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.
He Sins
1Jn_3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
He Argues / Disputes
Jud_1:9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
He is the Serpent / Dragon
Rev_12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.