Know The Enemy

The Evil One in the Scriptures is presented as the enemy of God. Since, we are the children of God, he has become our enemy also. But as one man said, "You must look at your enemy because it's better to have eye-to-eye contact with them – to know their shape, their form, their smell and their thinking."

To defeat an enemy, we should know something about them. Who are they? How do they think? How do they defeat us?

The Bible introduces the Evil One with a variety of names. These names describe him so we can defend against him. Look at the names and prepare accordingly.

1.Satan (Job 1:6-9; Matt. 4:10)
2.A False Angel of Light (2 Corinthians 11:14)
3.The Father of Lies (John 8:44)
4.The Proud One The five "I wills" in Isaiah 14:12-14
5.Belial (2 Cor 6:15)
6.Beelzebul (Matt. 12:24; Mark 3:22)
7.Abaddon, Apollyon (Rev 9:11)
8.The Prince of the Power of the Air (Eph. 2:2a)
9.The Accuser of the Brethren (Rev. 12:10)
10.The Prince or Ruler (John 12:31)
11.The Dragon (Rev. 12:7)
12.The Evil One (John 17:15; 1 John 5:9)
13.Lucifer (Isa. 14:12)
14.The Serpent (Rev. 12:9)
15.The Devil (Matt. 4:1, 5, 9; Eph. 4:27; Rev. 12:9; 20:2)
16.Power of Darkness(Colossians 1:13)
17.Prince of this world(John 12:31)
18.The Tempter(Matthew 4:3; 1 Thess. 3:5)
19.The Wicked One(Matthew 13:19)
20.Man of sin(II Thessalonians 2:3)
21.Little Horn (Daniel 7:8)
22.The Adversary (I Peter 5:8)
23.Antichrist (1John 4:3)
24.Enemy (Matt. 13:39)
25.Evil spirit ( 1Sam. 16:14)
26.God of this world( 2Cor. 4:4)
27.Murderer ( John 8:44)
28.Old serpent - Rev. 12:9, 20:2
29.Power of death - Heb. 2:14
30.Roaring lion - 1Peter 5:8
31.Ruler of darkness - Eph. 6:12
32.Son of perdition - John 17:12
33.Thief - John 10:10