![]() This word was originally used in legal matters, and the particular imagery it evokes is of a court, and more specifically, the making of an accusation. It specifically refers to "an opponent in a lawsuit." In I Peter 5:8, where he is also described as a roaring lion, Satan is called "your adversary, the devil." Here the word "adversary" is not satanas, but antidikos, and though similar in meaning, antidikos is more explicit. He may appear as "an angel of light" ( II Corinthians 11:14), but his appearance in this guise is only a façade to further aid him in his work as the arch-adversary and opponent of God. ![]() "Satan" is the Greek Satanas, which derived from the Hebrew ?ātān meaning " adversary." It points to him as the opponent of God, of believers, and of all that is right and good. The title "Satan" occurs 53 times in 47 verses in the Bible. ![]() Beyond the descriptions of his actions, we learn a great deal about him from the names and titles he is given in Scripture. But as God's elect, we must know these things because, living on earth-Satan's prison ( II Peter 2:4 Jude 6)-we are behind enemy lines! Every little bit of information about him and his schemes could be useful in resisting him and the sinful traps he sets for us. In Part One, we saw that Satan, the covering cherub who rebelled against God ( Isaiah 14:12-14 Ezekiel 28:12-17), does not want to be revealed for what he is and how he operates.
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