SOURCE - Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4125 Satan, agents of
Dictionary of Bible Themes ” 4000 Creation ” 4100 Supernatural beings ” 4120 Satan ” 4125 Satan, agents of
Satan works in this world through people and through those spiritual beings who acknowledge his authority. His agents oppose God’s will and purposes.
Satan works through people
Satan’s human agents pursue his evil desires
John 8:44 Jesus Christ speaking of the relationship of some unbelieving Jews to Satan. See also Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:8-10
Satan works through people to oppose God’s purposes
Acts 5:1-9 Ananias and Sapphira; Matthew 16:23 pp Mark 8:33 Simon Peter
Judas Iscariot:
Luke 22:3; John 6:70; John 13:2 Acts 13:8-10 Elymas, the sorcerer
Examples of people doing Satan’s work
False prophets
Deuteronomy 13:5; Jeremiah 23:26-27; Jeremiah 28:15; Jeremiah 29:21; Ezekiel 13:6-9; Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:24; 2 Peter 2:1-3
Others who lead people away from God
Deuteronomy 13:13; 2 Kings 21:9-26 Manasseh and his son, Amon; Proverbs 7:21 the adulteress; Isaiah 3:12; Jeremiah 50:6; 2 Peter 2:18-19
Satan works through his spiritual agents
Satan’s angels
Matthew 25:41 See also 2 Peter 2:4; Revelation 12:7 “angel” and “messenger” are the same word in Greek
Satan’s demons
Luke 13:11-16 See also Matthew 12:22; Luke 11:14-15
Satan’s agents are identified by various images and titles
The little horn
Daniel 8:9-12 This probably represents Antiochus Epiphanes.
The prince of Persia
Daniel 10:13 probably representing a demon with influence over the Persian kingdom
The king of the North
Daniel 11:28 probably representing Antiochus Epiphanes
The antichrist
1 John 4:1-4; 2Jn 7
The man of lawlessness
The beast
Revelation 11:7; Revelation 13:1-8-18; Revelation 14:9-11; Revelation 16:13; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10
The false prophet
Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20
The prostitute or Babylon the Great
Revelation 14:8; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 17:1-18; Revelation 18:1-10; Revelation 19:2
See also
4116 angels opposed to God
4131 demons, kinds of
4195 spirits
4609 beast, the
7774 prophets, false
9115 antichrist, the