The Adversary of YHVH - Torah Prospectors

Names for the Adversary

The Adversary

Jubilees 22:8 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)The sword of the adversary has not overcome me in all that Thou hast given me and my children all the days of my life until this day.

The Devil

First Peter 5:8-9 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

James 4:7 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Matthew 25:41 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

Matthew 4:1-11 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU’; and ‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’” Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’” Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’” Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

Revelation 20:1-3 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

Satan

First Chronicles 21:1 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.

First Corinthians 7:5 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

First Thessalonians 2:17-18 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short while–in person, not in spirit–were all the more eager with great desire to see your face. For we wanted to come to you–I, Paul, more than once–and yet Satan hindered us.

First Timothy 5:15 (ASV, American Standard Version)for already some are turned aside after Satan.

Mark 1:12-13 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

Matthew 16:23 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

Revelation 12:9-12 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. “For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

The Dragon

Revelation 12:13 (ASV, American Standard Version)And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.

Revelation 12:4 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

Revelation 13:2 (ASV, American Standard Version)And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

The Serpent

Revelation 12:14 (ASV, American Standard Version)And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:7-9 (ASV, American Standard Version)And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Testament of Amram [Fragment 4Q545] 1:1 (RHCVKJ, R.H. Charles Translation, Edited by Ken Johnson, Th.D.)I had a dream where I saw two watchers. They were arguing about me saying… It became a heated argument about me. I asked them why… They answered me, ‘We have been made masters of the earth, and rule over all the nations of men.’ Then they asked me, ‘Which one of us do you choose…’ I looked closely at one of them and he looked frightening, like a serpent, and he wore multi colored clothes, but he was extremely dark. I looked at the other and… His face looked like an adder covered with… both together, and over his eyes…

Genesis 3:1-4 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!

The Evil One

Second Thessalonians 3:3 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Azazel

Apocalypse of Abraham 23:1-13 (AKT, Alexander Kulik Translation)Look again at the picture, who is the one who seduced Eve, and what is the fruit of the tree. And you will know what will happen, and how, to your seed among people in the last days of the age. And what you cannot understand, I shall make known to you what was pleasing to me and I shall tell you the things kept in my heart. And I looked at the picture, and my eyes ran to the side of the garden of Eden. And I saw there a man very great in height and terrible in breadth, incomparable in aspect, entwined with a woman who was also equal to the man in aspect and size. And they were standing under a tree of Eden, and the fruit of the tree was like the appearance of a bunch of grapes of vine. And behind the tree was standing, as it were, a serpent in form, but having hands and feet like a man, and wings on its shoulders: six on the right side and six on the left. And he was holding in his hands the grapes of the tree and feeding the two whom I saw entwined with each other. And I said, “Who are these two entwined with each other, or who is this between them, or what is the fruit which they are eating, Mighty Eternal One?” And he said, “This is the reason of men, this is Adam, and this is their desire on earth, this is Eve. And he who is between them is the Impiety of their pursuits for destruction, Azazel himself.” And I said, “Eternal Mighty One! Why then did you adjudge to this one such power to destroy humankind by his works on earth?” And he said to me, “Hear, Abraham! Those who desire evil and whom I have hated as they are doing these works, over them I gave him power, and he is to be loved by them.”

First Enoch 10:4-9 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.’ And again the Lord said to Raphael: ‘Bind Azazel hand and foot, and cast him into the darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dudael, and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire. And heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things that the Watchers have disclosed and have taught their sons. And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe all sin.’ And to Gabriel said the Lord: ‘Proceed against the bastards and the reprobates, and against the children of fornication: and destroy [the children of fornication and] the children of the Watchers from amongst men [and cause them to go forth]: send them one against the other that they may destroy each other in

First Enoch 13:1-3 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And Enoch went and said: ‘Azazel, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds: And thou shalt not have toleration nor request granted to thee, because of the unrighteousness which thou hast taught, and because of all the works of godlessness and unrighteousness and sin which thou hast shown to men.’ Then I went and spoke to them all

First Enoch 8:1 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all

First Enoch 9:6-7 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)things, and nothing can hide itself from Thee. Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were (preserved) in heaven, which men were striving to learn: And Semjâzâ, to whom Thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates.

Leviticus 16:8-10 (ESV, English Standard Version)And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel. And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering, but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel.

Belial/ Beliar

Testament of Dan 1:7 (RHCVKJ, R.H. Charles Translation, Edited by Ken Johnson, Th.D.)“And one of the spirits of Beliar stirred me up, saying, “Take this sword, and slay Joseph with it, and your father will love you when she is dead.”

Testament of Judah 26:3 (RHCVKJ, R.H. Charles Translation, Edited by Ken Johnson, Th.D.)And you shall be the people of the Lord, and have one tongue, and there shall be no spirit of deceit of Beliar, for he shall be cast into the fire for ever and ever.

Jubilees 1:19 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)Let thy mercy, O Lord, be lifted up upon Thy people, and create in them an upright spirit, and let not the spirit of Beliar rule over them to accuse them before Thee, and to ensnare them from all the paths of righteousness, so that they may perish from before Thy face.

Jubilees 15:33 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And now I announce unto thee that the children of Israel will not keep true to this ordinance, and they will not circumcise their sons according to all this law; for in the flesh of their circumcision they will omit this circumcision of their sons, and all of them, sons of Beliar, will leave their sons uncircumcised as they were born.

Beelzebul

Luke 11:18 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

Mastema

Jubilees 10:8 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And the chief of the spirits, Mastema, came and said: ‘Lord, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them harken to my voice, and do all that I shall say unto them; for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men; for these are for corruption and leading astray before my judgment, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men.’

Jubilees 17:16 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And the prince Mastema came and said before God, ‘Behold, Abraham loves Isaac his son, and he delights in him above all things else; bid him offer him as a burnt-offering on the altar, and Thou wilt see if he will do this command, and Thou wilt know if he is faithful in everything wherein Thou dost try him.

Jubilees 18:12 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And the prince Mastema was put to shame; and Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold a ram caught . . . by his horns, and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

Jubilees 18:9 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And I stood before him, and before the prince Mastema, and the Lord said, ‘Bid him not to lay his hand on the lad, nor to do anything to him, for I have shown that he fears the Lord.’

Jubilees 48:2 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And thou thyself knowest what He spake unto thee on [2410 A.M.] Mount Sinai, and what prince Mastema desired to do with thee when thou wast returning into Egypt .

Jubilees 48:9 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And the prince Mastema stood up against thee, and sought to cast thee into the hands of Pharaoh, and he helped the Egyptian sorcerers,

Marduk or Bel (Babylonian)

Isaiah 46:1 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary beast.

Jeremiah 50:2 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not conceal it but say, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have been put to shame, her idols have been shattered.’

Jeremiah 51:44 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will make what he has swallowed come out of his mouth; And the nations will no longer stream to him. Even the wall of Babylon has fallen down!

Zeus (Greek)

Acts 14:11-12 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.” And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Odin (Norse)

No direct mention in scripture.
The Norse celebration of Yule was absorbed into the Christian holiday of Christmas. Yule traditions, including feasts and celebrations, influenced Christmas customs. The imagery of Odin leading the Wild Hunt during Yule may have contributed to the idea of Santa Claus flying through the sky with his reindeer.

The Adversary is a literal being

Genesis 3:1 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

Jude 1:9 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Luke 10:18 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

Revelation 20:7 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,

Zechariah 3:1 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

The Adversary is an angel/spirit

Ephesians 2:2 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Isaiah 14:12 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!

Job 1:6 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.

John 13:27 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

Luke 10:18 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

Luke 22:3 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.

Second Corinthians 11:14 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

The Adversary rules the world

Colossians 1:13 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Ephesians 6:12 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

First John 5:19 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Job 1:6-7 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.“

John 12:31 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

John 14:30 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;

John 16:11 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

Revelation 2:12-13 (ASV, American Standard Version)And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: I know where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth.

The Adversary has subjects

Jubilees 10:5-11 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And Thou knowest how Thy Watchers, the fathers of these spirits, acted in my day: and as for these spirits which are living, imprison them and hold them fast in the place of condemnation, and let them not bring destruction on the sons of thy servant, my God; for these are malignant, and created in order to destroy. And let them not rule over the spirits of the living; for Thou alone canst exercise dominion over them. And let them not have power over the sons of the righteous from henceforth and for evermore.’ And the Lord our God bade us to bind all. And the chief of the spirits, Mastema, came and said: ‘Lord, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them harken to my voice, and do all that I shall say unto them; for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men; for these are for corruption and leading astray before my judgment, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men.’ And He said: Let the tenth part of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend into the place of condemnation.’ And one of us He commanded that we should teach Noah all their medicines; for He knew that they would not walk in uprightness, nor strive in righteousness. And we did according to all His words: all the malignant evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation and a tenth part of them we left that they might be subject before Satan on the earth.

Matthew 12:24 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

Second Corinthians 11:14-15 (ASV, American Standard Version)And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

Testament of Dan 6:3 (RHCVKJ, R.H. Charles Translation, Edited by Ken Johnson, Th.D.)My children fear the Lord and guard against Satan and his spirits.

The Adversary has a plan

Ephesians 6:11 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

Second Corinthians 11:3 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.

Second Timothy 2:26 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

Revelation 2:24-25 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them–I place no other burden on you. Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.

Purpose

John 10:10 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Luke 13:16 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 22:31 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat;

Matthew 13:19 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

People Follow The Adversary

Acts 26:18 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

First John 3:10 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.

First John 3:8 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

First Thessalonians 3:5 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

First Timothy 5:14-15 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach; for some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

John 8:44 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Matthew 13:38 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

Matthew 16:22-23 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.” But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

Revelation 3:9 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie–I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

First Timothy 1:18-20 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme.

How do people follow the Adversary?

Acts 5:3 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

Ephesians 4:27 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)and do not give the devil an opportunity.

First John 2:13 (ASV, American Standard Version)I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.

James 1:13-15 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

John 13:2 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,

Jubilees 12:20 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have dominion over the thoughts of men’s hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God. And stablish Thou me and my seed for ever. That we go not astray from henceforth and for evermore.’

Mark 4:15 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Second Corinthians 2:11 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

Second Thessalonians 2:9 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

Why did Satan decide to turn from YHVH?

Isaiah 14:12-14 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’

Wisdom of Solomon [Book of Wisdom] 2:23-24 (NABRE, New American Bible Revised Edition)For God created us for incorruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity, But through the devil’s envy, death entered the world, and those who belong to his company experience it.

How did angels decide to follow Satan?

Watchers Took Human Wives

Satan keeping the feast days in heaven

Job 1:6-8 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

Job 2:1-2 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

Satan temps, not YHVH

First Corinthians 10:13 (ESV, English Standard Version)No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

First Timothy 3:7 (ESV, English Standard Version)Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

Luke 4:1-13 (ESV, English Standard Version)And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Revelation 2:10 (ESV, English Standard Version)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.

Acts 10:38 (ESV, English Standard Version)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.

Satan was not given the same punishment as the other watcher angels

Jude 1:6-9 (ESV, English Standard Version)And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day– just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. 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.”

Why does YHVH let Satan temp mankind?

Satan’s End

Hebrews 2:14 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

Isaiah 14:12-15 (ESV, English Standard Version)“How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.

John 12:31 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)“Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

Revelation 20:2 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

Revelation 20:7-10 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore. And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Romans 16:20 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Second Peter 2:4 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;

Jubilees 48:15 (RHCV, R.H. Charles Version)And on the fourteenth day and on the fifteenth and on the sixteenth and on the seventeenth and on the eighteenth the prince Mastema was bound and imprisoned behind the children of Israel that he might not accuse them.

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