Who Is Satan?

In JOHN 12:31 and again in JOHN 14:30 Jesus called Satan the prince of this world.

And he wasted no time getting started. Right off the bat, he swayed Eve to entice Adam to rebel against the Lord God. He has been attacking God’s creation ever since, and he will continue to do so until that last day of this age.

My sister in Arizona lives in a retirement village. She and her husband are both devout Christians, and have been for many years. They have a neighbor that enjoys making ceramics. But the ceramics this woman creates makes my sister and her husband very uneasy. She makes a lot of figures that look like demons and she puts them around her yard like they are protecting it.

I would not be surprised if this is one of those people who let Satan rule over their lives as a god. I would also not be surprised to find that this lady is much the same as most other people who turn their backs on God – they don’t realize they are actually worshiping Satan.

Be aware that there will never be a day pass, that Satan does not try to entice you to sin. As I told you before, he can plant thoughts in your head all day long, but he cannot force you to sin. You cause yourself to sin when you take your full focus off Jesus.

Let’s talk about the three things Satan knows.

1. HE KNOWS JESUS ON A PERSONALLY!

MARK 5:6-8

’When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of Him. He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?”

Here we see a man that is possessed by demons. Now, you would think that the devil would have his demons ignore Jesus or to do all manner of wicked things in His presence. I mean, the Devil hates Jesus Christ! But that is not what happens here. This man, under the influence of these demons, ran to Jesus and fell at His feet! By the way, that tells us that not everybody who kneels to Christ is really a Christian. Just going to church and acting religious is not a sign that you are of God!

Why did the demons fall at the feet of Christ? I think there are two reasons shown to us in the passage:

They recognized Jesus. The demons yelled out at the top of the man’s voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?” The devil knows that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of the Father.

The devil knows that Jesus is equal to God. The Devil knows that Jesus is as stated in ISAIAH 9:6.

’And He will be called, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace.’

The devil knows that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. The devil knows there is no other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved. The devil knows that Jesus is the door - and that if any man enters in through Christ, he will be saved. The devil knows ALL of that; and SO SHOULD WE!

The first reason this demon possessed man fell at Jesus’ feet was because the demons of hell recognized His Deity.

The second reason was because the demons recognized Jesus’ authority. They knew it was a power without limit and a power without end.