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Satan

The principal adversary in Scripture, who accuses in Job, tempts Jesus in the wilderness, and is cast into the lake of fire in Revelation.

49 appearances16 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Satan appears throughout the Old and New Testaments as the principal adversary of both God and humanity. In Job 1–2 he is depicted as "the adversary" who accuses Job before God and is granted permission to afflict him in order to test his faithfulness. In Zechariah 3 he stands to accuse the high priest . In the New Testament he tempts in the wilderness after the baptism, offering the kingdoms of the world; he enters ; and describes him as the god of this age who blinds unbelievers. Revelation depicts him as the ancient serpent, the dragon who is bound for a thousand years and ultimately cast into the lake of fire. The name means "adversary" in .

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