Satan is said to be the “father of lies” (John 8:44) and one who seeks to deceive the whole world (Revelation 12:9 20:3, 8). I’ll try to highlight some of the most common tactics, recognizing that this list is not exhaustive of all tactics and methods we see in Scripture.Īs I examine passages discussing the work of Satan and demons, I was struck by how often we are told that they are at work creating and spreading lies that we are then led to believe. ![]() We’ll focus on these strategies in this post and will turn to the topic of possession or “demonization” (including why that might be the better term) in the next post. We need to recognize that while this may be the most spectacular strategy, it does not seem the most common, as there are many other strategies out there that we all encounter. One strategy that is found in the Scriptures is commonly referred to as “Possession”. In fact, God says we should not be “unaware of schemes” (2 Corinthians 2:11), so we will look more at various strategies employed to steal away and destroy the life God designed for us (see John 10:10). However, there is a lot of discussion about what these entities are doing - it seems that God wants us to know more about what they do than about their history. ![]() The Bible does not give much information on the origins of Satan and the demons.
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