“The only folks who talk about Satan drive pickup trucks,” said the pastor.
Guess Jesus has an awesome truck, as He Himself said the following about our enemy:
Per Jesus, Satan is:
“The enemy”, Matthew 13:39
“The evil one”, Matthew 13:38
“The prince of this world”, John 12:31; 14:30
“A liar”, and “the father of lies”, John 8:44
“A murderer”, John 8:44
And Jesus said that Satan is the one who:
Jesus “saw . . . fall from heaven”, Luke 10:18
Has a “kingdom”, Matthew 12:26
“Sowed tares among the wheat”, Matthew 13:38,39
“Snatches away what has been sown in [a] heart”, Matthew 13:19; Mark 4:15; Luke 8:12
“Bound a woman for 18 years”, Luke 13:16
“Desired to have Peter”, Luke 22:31
“Has angels”, Matthew 25:41
Scripture in general represents Satan as the one who is:
“The great dragon”, “the old serpent”, Rev 12:9; 20:2
“The tempter”, Matt 4:3
“The prince of demons”, Matt 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15
The “source of demoniacal possession”, Matt 12:22-29; Luke 11:14-23
A roaring lion seeking to devour Christians, 1 Peter 5:8
Overcome by faith, 1 Peter 5:9
Wily, Eph 6:11
The spirit that works in the disobedient, Eph 2:2
Our “adversary”, 1 Peter 5:8
“The deceiver of the whole world”, Rev. 12:9; 20: 3,8,10
The “seducer of Adam and Eve”, Gen 3:1-20
“The god of this world”, 2 Cor. 4:4
“The prince of the power of the air”, Eph 2:2
He is the one who:
“Fashions himself into an angel of light”, 2 Cor. 11:14
Put betrayal into the heart of Judas, John 13:2,27
Perverts the Scripture, Matt 4:4; Luke 4: 10,11
Will “flee if resisted”, James 4:7
Caused “Paul’s thorn in the flesh”, 2 Cor. 12:7
Hindered Paul’s missionary plans, 1 Thes. 2:18
Caused Ananias to lie, Acts 5:3
Blinds the minds of unbelievers, 2 Cor. 4:4
Can produce false miracles, 2 Thes. 2:9
Moved David to sin, I Chron 21:1.
Caused Job’s troubles, Job 1:7-2:10
Was the Adversary of Joshua, Zech. 3:1-9
In addition:
False teachers are “a synagogue of Satan”, Rev. 2:9; 3:9
Evil men are his children, 1 John 3:8,10
You want a truck too?
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PS. Thanks to Richmond Hill Baptist Church for nicely organizing these scriptures.