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There are many names for Satan
Names for Satan from the Old Testament
In the book of Ezekiel, Satan was referred to as the King of Tyre
Before his rebellion, one of the names for Satan was the "anointed cherub"
Satan means "adversary" or "opposer"
Your enemy/opponent
The Bible gives many names for Satan. These reveal more about his nature and his activities.
In the book of Ezekiel, Satan was referred to as the King of Tyre
"Mortal man," he said, "grieve for the fate that is waiting for the king of Tyre. Tell him what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You were once an example of perfection. How wise and handsome you were! (Eze 28:12 GNB)
You were the anointed cherub that covers, and I had put you in the holy height of God where you were; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. (Eze 28:14 MKJV)
Another of the names for Satan was Lucifer "the morning star"
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! (Isa 14:12 KJVR)
This was actually a name stolen from Jesus, the true morning starKing of Babylon, bright morning star, you have fallen from heaven! In the past you conquered nations, but now you have been thrown to the ground. (Isa 14:12 GNB)
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to announce these things to you in the churches. I am descended from the family of David; I am the bright morning star." (Rev 22:16 GNB)
Names for Satan from the Gospels
Satan means "adversary" or "opposer"
As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
One of the best known names for Satan was "Beelzebul" (Lord of the flies)Jesus said to him, "Hurry and do what you must!" (Joh 13:27 GNB)
When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, "He drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so." (Mat 12:24 GNB)
The most common of the names for Satan is "the Devil" (slanderer)but some of the people said, "It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out." (Luk 11:15 GNB)
Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1Pe 5:8 GNB)
Other names for Satan are "murderer", "liar" and "father of lies"Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.(Mat 4:1 GNB)
You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies. (Joh 8:44 GNB)
Less familiar names for Satan are "the prince", "the chief "and "the ruler" of the demons
Some teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem were saying, "He has Beelzebul in him! It is the chief of the demons who gives him the power to drive them out." (Mar 3:22 GNB)
Amongst all of the names for Satan, the least familiar is "the ruler of this world"And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons. (Mar 3:22 MKJV)
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons." (Mar 3:22 NAB)
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons." (Mar 3:22 NAB)
Now is the time for this world to be judged; now the ruler of this world will be overthrown.
(Joh 12:31 GNB)
I cannot talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming.
Another of the names for Satan is simply "the enemy"(Joh 12:31 GNB)
and they are wrong about judgment, because the ruler of this world has already been judged. (Joh 16:11 GNB)
He has no power over me, (Joh 14:30 GNB)
and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age,
Names for Satan from the epistlesand the harvest workers are angels. (Mat 13:39 GNB)
The best descriptive of the names for Satan is "the tempter"The tempter approached and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that
these stones become loaves of bread." (Mat 4:3 NAB)
these stones become loaves of bread." (Mat 4:3 NAB)
Your enemy/opponent
Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1Pe 5:8 GNB)
The snakeBe sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for (someone) to devour. (1Pe 5:8 NAB)
I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ---in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies.
An angel of light(2Co 11:3 GNB)
Well, no wonder! Even Satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light!
(2Co 11:14 GNB)
Belial(2Co 11:14 GNB)
What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
(2Co 6:15 NAB)
The Destroyer: "the angel of death(2Co 6:15 NAB)
Do not grumble as some of them did, and suffered death by the destroyer.
The Devil: "slanderer(1Co 10:10 NAB)
We must not complain, as some of them did---and they were destroyed by the Angel of Death.
(1Co 10:10 GNB)
We must not complain, as some of them did---and they were destroyed by the Angel of Death.
(1Co 10:10 GNB)
How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
The Evil One(2Co 6:15 GNB)
We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them. (1Jn 5:18 GNB)
The evil god of this world
They do not believe, because their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world. He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them, the light that comes from the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2Co 4:4 GNB)
