Demons

DEMONS ARE DECEIVING SPIRITS

DEMONS HAVE AN EVIL PURPOSE

THEY ARE MESSENGERS OF LIES

WE CAN WORSHIP THEM, BUT THEY WON'T SAVE US

BEHIND EVERY LIE, THERE IS AN EVIL SPIRIT

DEMONS ARE SENT BY THE DEVIL TO MISLEAD US

THEY DON'T HAVE BODIES OF THEIR OWN

THEY NEED TO INHABIT A BODY IN ORDER TO SPEAK TO US

WE CAN CAST DEMONS OUT BY CONFRONTING THEIR LIES

 BUT WE MUST STAND ON THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD

IF WE HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY A DEMON, THEN WE ARE DELUDED

IF WE ARE OBSESSED BY A FALSE BELIEF THEN WE ARE DEMON POSSESSED

MANY FEARS AND PHOBIAS ARE A RESULT OF FALSE BELIEFS

FALSE BELIEFS AFFECT OUR ATTITUDES, PERCEPTION, BEHAVIOUR AND HEALTH

DEMON POSSESSION IS NOT THE SAME AS DISEASE, PAIN, SEIZURES OR DISABILITY (ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME OVERLAP)

THE ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE OF DEMON POSSESSION IS SIN & SUFFERING

SEXUAL DEVIATIONS, VIOLENCE, CRUELTY, SUICIDE AND SELF MUTILATION ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF DEMON POSSESSION

THERE IS A CONSTANT BATTLE BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE KINGDOM OF SATAN

SATAN ENTERED MAN WHEN ADAM FELL

THE EVIL SPIRITS THAT HE INJECTED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SINFUL NATURE

WHEN WE ARE BORN AGAIN, THE SINFUL NATURE IS DESTROYED AND THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AND LIVES IN US

THE FALSE BELIEFS THAT CAME WITH THESE DEMONS TAKE A BIT LONGER TO CLEAN UP

IF WE KEEP TURNING TO GOD, OUR CORE BELIEFS WILL GRADUALLY BE RENEWED, OUR MEMORIES TRANSFORMED AND OUR SOULS SANCTIFIED

A person can have many demons; each bringing with it a lie or a false belief

 People who have multiple demons USUALLY have a delusional system which keeps them in bondage

AN EXAMPLE OF A DELUSIONAL SYSTEM IS THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Demons like to co-inhabit WITH OTHER DEMONS because a system of lies is stronger and harder to confront AND correct than a single false belief

WE HAVE AUTHORITY TO CAST OUT DEMONS IF WE ARE BELIEVERS

WHEN Psychologists, counselors and psychiatrists try to CHALLENGE FALSE BELIEFS (cognitive behavioural therapy and psychoanalysis), THEY ARE UNWITTINGLY TRYING TO cast out  demons

OFTEN, THEY ARE UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE PATIENT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEIR AUTHORITY

PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHIATRISTS DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO DEAL WITH RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL BELIEFS

IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD Non believers do not have the same authority as believers

IF YOU TRY TO CAST A DEMON OUT AND THERE IS NOT ONE THERE, THEN YOU MAY HAVE A DEMON

IN CERTAIN ILLNESSES LIKE SCHIZOPHRENIA, PEOPLE CAN LOOSE THEIR ABILITY TO TO DISCERN WHAT IS TRUE AND FALSE BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL / BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAIN'S CIRCUITRY

DRUGS CAN OFTEN HELP TO STRENGTHEN THESE CIRCUITS WHEN THE BRAIN'S REALITY CHECKING AND CONFLICT RESOLVING MECHANISMS ARE OVERLY STRESSED

see Casting Out Demons

see Studies

 

Demons

Deu 32:17 They sacrificed to demons, which are not God-- gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your fathers did not fear.

Demons are not God but sometimes they become the object of worship.  Behind every idol, there is a demon or an evil spirit.  Sometimes we cherish certain beliefs which are not true.  This can become a form of idolatry.

Psa 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Sacrificing your own children to and idol, false god or demon is an extreme manifestation of demon possession.  Demon possession is not always so obvious.

Mat 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralysed, and he healed them.

Note: from this verse, it may be seen that diseases, pain, demon possession, seizures and paralysis are not the same yet all require healing

Mat 7:22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'

We are not saved by our works but by faith in Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice.  God knows our heart.  God is more concerned with our inward condition than our outward works.  This does not mean that works are not important; God will reward believers according to their works.  In fact, faith without works is dead.

Mat 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Jesus cast demons out by Speaking to them.  The demons recognized his authority.  They already knew what he stood for.  All he had to do was tell them to leave.

Mat 8:28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Violence is a manifestation of demon possession.

Mat 8:31 The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

Demons can live in animals.

Mat 8:33 Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Mat 9:32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.

Demons can affect our behaviour and speech

Mat 9:33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

Demons can make people mute.

Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."

Angels and demons are in opposition to one another.  One wants to free us, the other wants to enslave us.  Only opposing forces try to cast each other out.  They fight for the right to occupy a person.  Satan would not try to cast out himself.

Sometimes it is hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that needs to be cast out.

We need to be specific when we try to cast something out.

Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Healing the sick, raising the dead and driving out demons are not the same although there may be some overlap.

Mat 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

If you try to cast a demon out when there is not one there, then it is likely that you have the demon.

Mat 12:22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.

Demon possession affects our perception and our behaviour.

Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

Mat 12:27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

Mat 12:28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

There is a constant battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan.

Mat 15:22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."

The ultimate consequence of demon possession is suffering.  Once it has been conceived, it  gives birth to sin and suffering.

Mat 17:18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.

Once you have pinpointed a demon, rebuke it.

Mark 1:32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.

To be healed, we need to come to Jesus.  It is difficult to heal somebody who is not willing to be set free.  Demons cloud a person's perception.

Mark 1:34 and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

If you discerned the presence of demon, don't let them speak, they will just tell lies.  Just tell them to go.

Mark 1:39 So he travelled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

Jesus drove out demons when he preached.  The demons knew what Jesus stood for by his preaching.  When the demons were exposed, he just had to tell them to go.

Mark 3:15 and to have authority to drive out demons.

Jesus gave the disciples authority to cast out demons.

Mark 3:22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub ! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."

Mark 5:12 The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them."

Demons can live in animals.  Demons like the water.  The demons caused the animals to drown.

Mark 5:15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

It is possible for one person to have thousands of demons.

Mark 5:16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well.

Mark 5:18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.

Mark 6:13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

Mark 7:26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

If we as Jesus to set us free, he will set us free.

Mark 7:29 Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."

We need to believe what he says.

Mark 7:30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Mark 9:38-40 "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."  "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us.

Non Christians can do God's will without realizing it, but they do not have the authority to do so as they, themselves are deceived.

Mark 16:9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.

Mary had seven demons!

Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

To those who believe and a born again, Jesus gives us the authority to cast out demons

If you are not a believer, you do not have the authority to cast out demons.

Luke 4:33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,

Evil spirits and demons are on in the same.

Luke 4:35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

There is no point listening to demons once you have identified them.  Just tell them to get out.

Luke 4:41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

When demons feel threatened they often shout; be firm and tell them to go

Luke 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

The people who falsely accused John most likely had a demon

Luke 8:2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;

Mary became a faithful servant of the Lord once her demons had been cast out

Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.

Demons do not care about you.  They will see you homeless, desolate and without clothes.

Luke 8:29 For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Demons will keep you in chains and isolate you.

Luke 8:30 Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

A person can have many demons; each bringing with it a lie or a false belief.  People who have multiple demons have a delusional system which keeps them in bondage.  Demons like to co-inhabit because a system of lies is stronger and harder to confront or correct than a single false belief.

Luke 8:32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.

Generally, it is not good to listen to Demons, let a lone give them what they want.  In this situation, Jesus may have wanted to show the disciples what happens when you give demons what they want.

Luke 8:33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

Luke 8:35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Luke 8:36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.

Luke 8:38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Luke 9:1 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,

This authority was passed on to all believers.  Again, this passage shows that demon possession and diseases are not the same.  Diseases are physical, demons are spiritual.  Mental illness often results from demon possession.

Luke 9:42 Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

Demons can influence behaviour and have physical consequences.

Luke 9:49-50 "Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."  "Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you."

Psychologists, counselors and psychiatrists try to cast out demons buy correcting false beliefs (cognitive behavioural therapy and psychoanalysis) but the patient does not always trust them or recognize their authority.  Non believers do not have the same authority as a believer. 

Luke 10:17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."

Luke 11:14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.

Luke 11:15 But some of them said, "By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons."

Luke 11:18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub.

Luke 11:19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

Luke 11:20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Luke 13:32 He replied, "Go tell that fox, 'I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.'

John 7:20 "You are demon-possessed," the crowd answered. "Who is trying to kill you?"

John 8:48 The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?"

John 8:49 "I am not possessed by a demon," said Jesus, "but I honor my Father and you dishonor me.

John 8:52 At this the Jews exclaimed, "Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death.

John 10:20 Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?"

John 10:21 But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

Acts 19:13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out."

Rom 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

1 Cor 10:20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.

1 Cor 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.

1 Tim 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.

Rev 9:20 The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood--idols that cannot see or hear or walk.

Rev 16:14 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

Rev 18:2 With a mighty voice he shouted: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird.

 

 

EVIL SPIRIT

Judg 9:23 God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem, who acted treacherously against Abimelech.

1 Sam 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.

1 Sam 16:15 Saul's attendants said to him, "See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

1 Sam 16:16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better."

1 Sam 16:23 Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

1 Sam 18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully upon Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand

1 Sam 19:9 But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the harp,

Mat 12:43 "When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

Mark 1:23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out,

Mark 1:26 The evil spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

Mark 3:30 He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit."

Mark 5:2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.

Mark 5:8 For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"

Mark 7:25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.

Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."

Luke 11:24 "When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.'

Acts 19:15 One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

Acts 19:16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

 

 

 

EVIL SPIRITS

Mat 10:1 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

Mark 1:27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching--and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him."

Mark 3:11 Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

Mark 5:13 He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

Mark 6:7 Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.

Luke 4:36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What is this teaching? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!"

Luke 6:18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured,

Luke 7:21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind.

Acts 5:16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.

Acts 8:7 With shrieks, evil spirits came out of many, and many paralytics and cripples were healed.

Acts 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

Rev 16:13 Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

 

 

 

 
THE DEVIL

Mat 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Mat 4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

Mat 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

Mat 4:11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Mat 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

Mat 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Luke 4:2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

Luke 4:3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

Luke 4:5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

Luke 4:9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here.

Luke 4:13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

Luke 8:12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

John 6:70 Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!"

John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 13:2 The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.

Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

Acts 13:10 "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?

Eph 4:27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

1 Tim 3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.

2 Tim 2:26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

Heb 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--

James 3:15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Pet 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

1 John 3:8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Jude 1:9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

Rev 2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Rev 12:9 The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short."

Rev 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Rev 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

  

 
SATAN

1 Chr 21:1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

Job 1:6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."

Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

Job 1:9 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied.

Job 1:12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger." Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

Job 2:1 On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.

Job 2:2 And the LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."

Job 2:3 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason."

Job 2:4 "Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life.

Job 2:6 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."

Job 2:7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Zec 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.

Zec 3:2 The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?"

Mat 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"

Mat 12:26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

Mat 16:23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

Mark 1:13 and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

Mark 3:23 So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 3:26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

Mark 4:15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Mark 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

Luke 10:18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Luke 11:18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub.

Luke 13:16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?"

Luke 22:3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.

Luke 22:31 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat.

John 13:27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. "What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus told him,

Acts 5:3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?

Acts 26:18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

Rom 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

1 Cor 5:5 hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.

1 Cor 7:5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

2 Cor 2:11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

2 Cor 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

2 Cor 12:7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

1 Thes 2:18 For we wanted to come to you--certainly I, Paul, did, again and again--but Satan stopped us.

2 Thes 2:9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,

1 Tim 1:20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

1 Tim 5:15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.

Rev 2:9 I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Rev 2:13 I know where you live--where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city--where Satan lives.

Rev 3:9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Rev 12:9 The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Rev 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Rev 20:7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison