Essay:Jesus versus Satan

Satan In the Old Testament
The First Temptation Now Adonai-Yahweh had planted a Paradise in Eden, in the east, and he had made to grow out of the ground all types of trees, and in the middle of the Paradise were the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and there he put the man he had formed. And Adonai-Yahweh tempted the man by saying, “You may freely eat the fruit of any tree in the Paradise, but you must not eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, for on the day that you eat of it, you will die.” Genesis 2:15-17

The Second Temptation And it came to pass that after these things Elohim tempted Abraham. He came to him and said, “Abraham. Take your only son, Yishak, and go to the land of Moriah. They you must offer him as a burnt sacrifice on one of the mountains. I will tell you which one.” Genesis 22:14

God Confuses Baalam Balak ben-Beor, King of Moab, sent messengers to Baalam ben-Beor... Baalam answered them, "I can not go beyond the commandments of Yahweh my god... stay here tonightso that I may know what Yahweh, my god, will say to me." God came to Baalam in the night and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, go with them."

Baalam ben-Beor rose in the morning and went with the men from Moab, but god's anger was kindled against him because he had gone with them. The Angel of Yahweh took his stand on the way took his stand on the way as a Satan against him

The Angel of Yahweh said, “I have come here as a Satan to oppose you because your errand is displeasing to me.” Numbers 22:1-35

The Evil Spirit of Yahweh</B> Now the Good Spirit of Yahweh had departed from Saul, and an Evil Spirit sent by Yahweh</B> tortured him… Whenever the Evil Spirit from Elohim would come upon Saul, David would play his harp, and the Evil Spirit would leave him. I Samuel 16:14 & 23</I>

Satan or Yahweh</B> The Philistines said, “David must not go into battle alongside us lest he become a Satan to us during the fighting” Samuel 29:4</I>
 * The anger of Yahweh</B> was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” II Samuel 24:1</I>
 * The Satan</B> stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel I Chronicles 21:1

Solomon said, “I have neither a Satan nor evil to contend with.” I Kings 5:4</I>

Then God raised up against Solomon a Satan</B>: Rezin ben-Eliada. I Kings 11:14</I>

Micaiah said, “Hear the word of Yahweh! I saw Yahweh sitting upon his throne amidst the Host of Heaven, and Yahweh said, ‘How can I entice Ahab to fight and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ One said this, and another said that, until at last a spirit came forward and said, ‘I can do it.’ and Yahweh said, ‘How?’ And the spirit said, ‘I will beguile him. I will become a lying spirit in the mouths of his prophets.’ And Yahweh said, ‘Great idea! Now go forth and beguile him.’”</B> I Kings 2:19-22</I>

One day the Sons of God came to the Council of the Gods, and The Satan was with them</B>. Yahweh said to The Satan, “Where have you come from?” The Satan answered Yahweh, “I have been roaming to and fro on the earth, and walking here and there upon it.” Yahweh said to The Satan, “Why then you must have seen my faithful servant Job.” Job 1:6-8

Thus says Yahweh, “Job still persists in his integrity, though you have tempted me</B> to ruin him for no reason.” Job 2:3</I>

Then he showed me the High Priest Joshua standing before the Angel of Yahweh and standing at the priest’s right hand <B>The Satan as his accuser</B>. The Angel of Yahweh said to The Satan, “May Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! May Yahweh, who has chosen Jerusalem his own city, rebuke you.” <I>Zechariah 3:1-2 & 3:3-7</I>

They say, “Appoint a wicked man to oppose him. <B>Let a Satan</B> stand at his right hand to accuse him, For when he is tried, let him be found guilty.” <I>Psalm 109:6</I> Let him be cloaked with shame like all who <B>act as a Satan</B> against me. <I>Psalm 109:29</I>

Inter-Testemental Period
Through the envy of <B>an adversary</B>, death came to the world. <I>Wisdom 2:24</I>

When the godless man curses <B>The Satan</B> (Ho Satanas in Greek) he is cursing his own soul. <I>Sirach 21:27</I>

Enoch Said, “For I saw all the Angels of Punishment abiding there and preparing all the instruments of Satan. And I asked the Angel of Peace who went with me, ‘For whom are they preparing these instruments?’ And he said to me, ‘They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.’” <I>The Book of Enoch 53:2-4</I>

And Moses fell on his face and prayed and said, “O Yahweh, my god, do not forsake your people and your inheritance, so that they should wander in the error of their hearts, and do not deliver them into the hands of their enemies, the Gentiles, lest they should rule over them and cause them to sin against you. Let your mercy, O Yahweh, be lifted up upon your people, and create in them an upright spirit, and let not the <B>spirit of Belial</B> rule over them to accuse them before you, and to ensnare them from all the paths of righteousness.” <I>The Book of Jubilees 1:19-21</I>

And Noah prayed before Yahweh his god, and said: “God of the spirits of all flesh, who has shown mercy to me, and have saved me and my sons from the waters of the flood, And have not caused me to perish as you did the sons of perdition; For your grace has been great towards me, And great has been your mercy to my soul; Let your grace be lifted up upon my sons, And let not wicked spirits rule over them, lest they should destroy them from the earth. But bless me and my sons, that we may increase and multiply and replenish the earth. And you know how your Watchers, the fathers of these spirits, acted in my day: and as for these spirits which are living, imprison them and hold them fast in the place of condemnation, and let them not bring destruction on the sons of your servant, my god; for these are malignant, and created in order to destroy. And let them not rule over the spirits of the living; for you alone can exercise dominion over them. And let them not have power over the sons of the righteous from henceforth and for evermore.” And Yahweh our god bade us to bind all. <B>And the chief of the spirits, Mastema</B>, came and said: “Yahweh, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them listen to my voice, and do all that I shall say unto them; for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men; for these are for corruption and leading astray before my judgement, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men.” And Yahweh said, “<I>Let a tenth part of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend into the place of condemnation</I>.” …And we did according to all his words: all the malignant evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation and a tenth part of them we left that they might be subject before The Satan on the earth. <I>The Book of Jubilees 10:1-12</I>

And all their days they shall be complete and live in peace and in joy, And there shall be <B>no Satan nor any evil destroyer</B>. <I>The Book of Jubilees23:29</I>

Jerusalem became a troublesome <B>Adversary</B> (Diabolos Poneros in Greek) to Israel. <I>I Maccabees 1:36</I>

Yahweh has created mankind to govern the world, and has appointed for them two spirits in which to walk until the time ordained for his visitation. They are the <B>Spirit of Truth</B> and the <B>Spirit of Deceit</B>. Those born of Truth spring from a fountain of light, but those born of Deceit spring from a fountain of darkness. All the sons of righteousness are ruled by the Prince of Light and walk on the ways of light; but all the sons of Deceit are ruled by the Angel of Darkness and walk in the ways of darkness.

The Angel of Darkness tries to lead all the sons of righteousness astray, and all their sins, iniquities, wickedness, and all their unlawful deeds are caused by his dominion which is one of the mysteries of Elohim Every one of their afflictions, and every test in its season, has been brought about by his rule; for all the spirits allotted to him seek the cause the Sons of Light to stumble.

The God of Israel and his Angel of Truth will bring succour to the sons of light. For it is he who created the spirits of Light and Darkness and made them the foundation stone of every deed, and their promptings the cornerstone of every action. Yet his love for one will last forever and he always delights in its works; but the counsel of the other he abhors and forever hates its works. <I>The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Manual of Discipline III</I>

The Gospels
And the spirit drove him into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness for forty days being <B>tested by Satan</B>, and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. <I>Mark 1:12-13</I>

The Doctors of the Law said, “He is possessed <B>by Beelzebub and by the Prince of Demons</B>, he drives out the demons” <I>Mark 3:22</I>

Jesus said, “Why would Satan drive out a Satan? <li>If a kingdom is divided against itself cannot stand.</li> <li>If a house is divided against itself, it is soon brought to destruction.</li> <li>If Satan is at war with himself, and his house is divided, he cannot stand and his end will quickly come.</li> <li>No man can enter into a strong man’s house and rob him of his goods without first tying him up. Only then can he loot the strong man’s house at will.” <I>Mark 3:22-23</I></li>

Jesus said, “Some are on the wayside when the word is sown, and when they hear it, <B>Satan</B> immediately comes and takes the word which was sown in them.” <I>Mark 4:15</I>

<B>The Tester</B> (Ho Peirazon in Greeek) came to Jesus and said… <I>Matthew 4:3</I>

Again <B>The Adversary</B> took Jesus, this time to the top of a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their splendour. He said to him, “All this I will give to you if you will fall down and worship me.” <I>Matthew 4:8-9</I>

<B>The Satan</B> said, “I will give you all this power and all this glory. It has all been given to me and I can give it to whoever I please.” <I>Luke 4:6-7</I>

And when they saw him they fell down and worshipped him. Jesus said, “All power was given to me in the heavens and on earth” <I>Matthew 28:17-18</I>

Jesus said, “The weeds are Sons of Evil, the enemy is <B>The Adversary.</B>” <I>Matthew 13:38-9</I>

Jesus said, “I beheld <B>Satan</B> fallen like lightning from the heavens.” <I>Luke 10 18</I>

Jesus said, “Simeon, listen! <B>Satan</B> has been given the power to sift all of you like wheat.” <I>Luke 22:31</I>

Jesus said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread, so that these people can eat.” but Jesus only said this <B>to put him to the test<B>. <I>John 6:5</I>

Jesus said to the Judæans, “<B>The Adversary</B> is your father and you wish to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and didn’t stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When tells a lie, he speaks of his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.” <I>John 8:44</I>

Jesus said, “Now is the time for judgement of this cosmos. Now <B>the Ruler</B> will be driven out. When I am lifted from the earth I will draw all me to myself.” <I>John 12:31-32</I>

<B>The Adversary</B> had put into his heart that Judah, bar-Simeon should betray Jesus. <I>John 13:2</I>

Dipping the bread in the dish Jesus gave it to Judah. As soon as Judah took the bread, <B>Satan</B> entered into him. <I>John 13:27</I>

The New Testament
Peter said, “Ananias why has <B>Satan</B> has so filled your heart that you can lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep to yourself part of the proceeds of the sale of your land? …What made you think of such a thing? You have lied not to men but to God.” And Ananias fell down and died. Later his wife came in and Peter asked her, “Is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?” and she replied, “That was the price.” Peter said to her, “How could you agree to put the Spirit of Yahweh to the test?” and she fell down at his feet and died. <I>Acts 5:3-10</I>

Paul said, “I, Paul, wanted to come to you but <B>The Satan</B> thwarted me.” <I>I Thessalonians 2:18</I>

Paul said, “You are to and this man over to <B>Satan</B> for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of Yahweh.” <I>I Corinthians 5:5</I>

Paul said, “We must not put the Messiah to the test, as some of them did, and they were struck down by serpents. And don’t murmur you, as some of them also murmured, before they were destroyed by <B>the Exterminator</B>.” <I>I Corinthians 10:9-10</I>

Paul said, “If our gospel is veiled, it is only veiled to those who are perishing. For the god of this Aeon has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the glory of the Messiah who is the image of God.” <I>II Corinthians 4:3-4</I?

Paul said, “Such boasters are false Apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as Apostles of the Messiah. And it is no wonder that they can, for even <B>Satan can disguise himself as angel of light</B>. So it’s not to be wondered at if his ministers can also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.” <I>II Corinthians 11:13-15</I>

Paul said, “You must be obedient the <B>Powers having Powers on high</B>, for there is no Power except that given by God, and the Powers that be have been established by God.” <I>Romans 13:1</I>

Paul said, “The god of peace will <I>shortly crush <B>Satan beneath your feet</B>.” <I>Romans 16:20</I>

Paul said, “By putting away good faith and conscience some of these have suffered shipwreck in their faith. <B>I have handed them over to Satan</B> so that they may learn not to revile others.” <I>I Timothy 1:19-20</I>

Jude said. “In the same way these dreamers defile their flesh, they despise <B>Dominions</B>, they blaspheme The <B>Glorious Ones</B>. Yet even the archangel Michael when he contended with <B>The Adversary</B> over the body of Mosheh, didn’t dare to bring a blasphemous denunciation against him, but only said, “May Yahweh rebuke you.” But these men revile the things they don’t understand, and what things they do understand, by instinct, like unreasoning animals, these are the things that will destroy them.” <I>Jude 1:8</I>

Peter said, “They indulge in its depraved desires and revile <B>Dominion</B> and, bold and arrogant, they aren’t afraid to blaspheme <B>The Glorious Ones</B>. But even the angels, although greater in strength and force, don’t bring such blasphemous accusations against such beings in the presence of Yahweh. These men blaspheme in matters of which they have no understanding, they are like unreasoning animals, they are creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and killed, and like these beasts they too will be killed.” <I>II Peter 2:10-12</I>

Jude said, “And the angels who didn’t keep to their own Principality but abandoned their own dwelling, and these he has bound in everlasting chains in the nether gloom for judgement on the great day.” <I>Jude 1:6</I>

So therefore be subject to god. Stand up to <B>The Adversary</B>, and he will flee from you. Draw near to god and he will draw near to you”. <I>James 4:1-8</I>

John said, “This is the last hour! You have heard that an <B>anti-Messiah</B> is coming, and many anti-Messiahs have already come, and this <B>proves</B> that this is the last hour. <I>I John 2:18-19</I>

Jesus said, “I know that you can’t tolerate the wicked and that you have <B>put to the test</B> those who claim to be apostles, and have found them to be false.” <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:2</I>

Jesus said, “I know that you can’t tolerate the wicked and that you have <B>put to the test</B> those who claim to be apostles, and have found them to be false.” <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:2</I>

Jesus said, “Write to the Angel of the Church of Ephesus, saying, ‘I know how you can not bear those who are wicked. You have <B>tested</B> those who say that they are Apostles but are not, and you have found them to be false.’” <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:2</I>

Jesus said, “Write to the Angel of the Church of Smyrna, ‘I know the blaspheming of those who say that they are Judæans but are not, they are a <B>Synagogue of The Satan</B>. Don’t be afraid of what you will shortly suffer. Be aware that The Adversary is about to cast some of you into prison <B>as a test</B>.’” <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:9-10</I>

Jesus said, “Write to the Angel of the Church of Pergamum, ‘I know that you are living <B>where The Satan has his throne</B>, yet still you have remained true to my name. You didn’t renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where The Satan dwells.’ <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:13-14</I>

Jesus said, “Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who don’t hold to this teaching, and who have not learned what some have called “<B>The deep things of Satan</B>.” <I>The Apocalypse to John 2:24-25</I>

Jesus said, “To the angel of the church of Philadelphia: I will make those who claim to be Judæans, but are liars, because they are of the <B>Synagogue of The Satan</B>, I will make them come and bow down before you and acknowledge that I have loved you… I will also keep you from the hour of <B>trial</B> that is to come upon the whole world, which will <B>test</B> all who dwell upon the earth.” <I>The Apocalypse to John 3:9-10</I>

And there was war in heavens. Michael and his angels battled against <B>The Dragon</B>, and The Dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated. No longer was there a place for them in the heavens, and The Great Dragon was cast down, <B>that Ancient Serpent, who is called The Adversary, and The Satan, The Deceiver of the whole world</B>, he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in the heavens that proclaimed, “Now has come the salvation and the force and the Kingdom of our god and the power of his Messiah. For <B>The Accuser</> of our brothers has been cast down. The one <B>who accuses them day and night before our god</B>…” But woe to the earth and the sea for The Adversary has gone down to you in fierce anger, knowing that his time is short. <I>The Apocalypse to John 12:7-12</I>

And I saw an angel coming down from the heavens, he was holding in his hand the key to the Bottomless Pit and a great chain. He seized <B>The Dragon, That Ancient Serpent, who is The Adversary or The Satan</B>, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Bottomless Pit, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could no longer deceive the Gentiles, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be freed for a little time… Those who had not worshipped The Beast or his Idol and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands were raised to life and reigned with the Messiah for a thousand years. <I>The Apocalypse to John 20:1-4</I>