Devil Descriptions
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by Merrill F. Unger

Possible Biblical references to Satan:

  • Genesis 3:1-14 · He was disguised under the Edenic serpent
  • Genesis 3:15 · He is the serpent's seed
  • 1 Chronicles 21:1 · Satan stands against Israel 
  • Job 1:7-2:10 · He accused and afflicted Job
  • Isaiah 14:12 · He was Lucifer, son of the morning before the fall (This verse is erroneously ascribed to Satan. It actually refers to the king of Babylon, see v. 3)
  • Ezekiel 28:14 · He was the anointed cherub that covers (This verse also is erroneously ascribed to Satan. It actually refers to the king of Tyre, see v. 1)
  • Zecheriah 3:1-9 · He is Satan, the Adversary of unbelieving Israel
  • Matthew 4:3 · He is the tempter
  • Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:10-11 · He perverts the Word of God
  • Matthew 12:2…
Moody Press, The New Unger's Bible Handbook, by Merrill F. Unger