Who Is Satan?: What Does the Bible Say About the Devil?
by Rich Deem Introduction
Who is Satan?
Satan?
Satan or the Devil is often portrayed as some guy in a red suit with horns, a pitchfork, and a tail.1 This cartoon-like caricature is often mocked as being made up. Is this what Satan looks like? Is he real?
According to the Barna Group, the majority of Christians do not believe that Satan or the devil actually exists.2 However, according to an AP-AOL news poll, up to 97% of evangelical Christians believe that angels exist.3 Contrary to the beliefs of many, Satan is not the opposite of God—an anti-god. According to the Bible, Satan is a created being, having been created by God as His most powerful angelic helper. So, Satan is an angel who rebelled against God.
Who is Satan?
The Bible says that Satan was created by God as a cherub, the most powerful of God's angelic beings.4 Some time after his creation and before the creation of mankind,5 Satan rebelled against God and took one third of the angels (now referred to as demons) with him into rebellion.6
What does Satan look like?
No, Satan does not look like the cartoon character in the red suit with a tail and horns and a pitchfork. Contrary to the beliefs of some Christians , Barak Obama is not Satan. Angels, including Satan, don't have male or female characteristics in their heavenly state (which Jesus told us through His teaching7). However, when they come to earth, they can take on human form. In the Bible, all angels who take on human form appear as males. All biblical references address Satan by the personal pronoun "he."
However, in their heavenly state according to the Bible, a cherub is a large creature—up to 18 feet in height8 with 8 foot long wings.9 In the prophet Ezekiel's vision, the cherubim (plural of "cherub") had four wings.10 Under their wings were human-like hands that could could be used to carry things.10 All the surfaces of the cherubim, including the wings, were covered with eyes.11 Each cherub had four faces, one "of a cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle."12 The New Testament book of Revelation describes similar creatures, only with six wings each, with faces of a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle.13 So, these creatures look nothing like the cute little cherubim you can buy for your garden or bookshelf. Satan himself is described as being "perfect in beauty," being adorned with all kinds of precious stones.4
The fall of Satan
Satan was created as a perfect being. He is described as originally being wise and completely righteous.4 However, pride caused Satan to fall, ("your heart was lifted up because of your beauty"),4 since he wanted to receive the worship due to God alone.14 At that point there was rebellion in heaven, when Satan convinced one third of the angels to rebel against God.15 Michael, an archangel of God, fought with God's angels against Satan and his angels, with Satan losing the battle and being cast from heaven down to earth.15
However, Satan wasn't finished in his rebellion against God. Satan took on the form of a snake in the garden of Eden to tempt Eve.4, 15 He managed to convince Eve that God's instructions against eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were done as a way of keeping something good from her. She believed Satan's lie that she would "become like God."16 We don't know where Adam was at the time of Satan's temptation, but he followed his wife's lead and also disobeyed God's instructions.
Satan's continued rebellion
Satan continues in his rebellion today, since he hates God and His plans. He wants people to worship him and follow his evil ways. He opposes Jesus Christ—God who took on the form of a man to redeem humanity from their sin,17 and restore their relationship with Him. A comparison between Jesus and Satan is given in the table below.
Does the Bible say What the Devil, Satan, or Demons look like?
by JACK WELLMAN on MAY 12, 2011 · 154 COMMENTS · Print · Email
Have you ever wondered what Satan or the Devil looks like? What about demons? What are their appearances? Does the Bible say what Satan or the demons look like? Are demons fallen angels? Is so, why did they fall away and did they become demons?
What Satan Does Not Look Like
First of all, the images of Satan or the Devil with horns and a pitchfork are inaccurate according to the Bible. If we use the Bible as our authority, then the Devil looks nothing like we can imagine that he looks like. His name originally was Lucifer and he was described like a bright morning star. Satan was the greatest of all of God’s creation. The greatest of all the angels and the most powerful being that God has ever created, including any human being ever made. When he was created by God, there was nothing like him in the entire universe and in all of God’s creation.
In Hebrew, the name Satan means “the accuser”. And the Bible describes him as the accuser of the brethren or the saints of God in Revelation 12:10, “For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night.” The Devil is sometimes, shockingly, behind a pulpit and spewing forth false gospels as he appears as an angel of light, yet he is the father of lies (2 Cor. 11:14).
Satan’s Created in Power and Beauty
In Ezekiel 28:12-18 you will find God describing him: “Thus says the Lord GOD, You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, was in you. On the day that you were created they were prepared. You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created. Until unrighteousness was found in you.”
So Satan was created a cherub and he the one that originally was “the anointed cherub that covered” the very throne of God. He was perfect and “blameless”. Reading God’s description in Ezekiel, you see all the precious stones that have ever been created are a covering of his; gold, emeralds, jasper, and so on. He was “full of wisdom and beauty” but his pride lifted up his self-worth and he became “unrighteousness” before God.
Satan’s Power and Rank
Satan was of the highest rank of all angels created. Greater in power and rank than Michael and Gabriel. But Satan’s pride caused his downfall and he managed to convince about 1/3rd of the angels to rebel with him and these rebellious angels became demons. This is explained in Revelation where “…another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth (Rev. 12:3-4). They too are powerful but not as powerful as Satan or as Michael or Gabriel. Satan also convinced Eve to take from the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Regardless of what you have read or heard, it was not an apple nor was it even mentioned that it was fruit. We really don’t know what it was on that tree but the fact was they disobeyed God and were cast out of the Garden of Eden, just like Satan was cast out of heaven.
What Satan and Demons Look Like
So Satan is a cherub angel. What do cherubs look like? If you could actually see an angel, they would frighten you. They are not the chubby little angelic and winged baby-looking creatures you see pictured so often. In fact, not all angels have wings. But a cherub, in particular Satan, is enormous in size, power, and strength. Every cubit is 1.5 feet (18 inches) and so I have formulated the cubits per feet in measuring just how big these demons and Satan are. Satan himself and all other cherubs stand 18 feet tall! However Satan is the most powerful of all beings that God ever created in the universe. Satan and likely, a number of his demon, have wing spans of 8 feet long and under each of their four wings there were what looked like the hands of a man (Ezek. 10:8). They had not only four wings but they had four faces too (Ezek. 10:21)! Imagine how frightened Ezekiel was when he was recording this in Ezekiel chapter ten.
Satan and likely most of the demons entire body, including their back, their hands, and their wings were completely full of eyes, including the four wheels they had (Ezek.10:12). Their four faces where faces of a cherub, a man, an eagle, and a lion (Ezek. 10:14). Similar creatures or angels that may have become fallen were likely those that were over the Most Holy. These had six wings and one looked like an ox, another like a lion, one like a man, and another like that of an eagle (Rev. 4:6-8). Satan and these fallen angels are spirit beings and so, thankfully, they can not be seen because they would be terrifying to anyone. Even so, Satan and his demons are subject to God’s sovereignty and can do nothing over and against the will of God and are not allowed to take human lives (Job chapter one and two).
Satan Deceives and Blinds the Whole World
Satan has deceived the whole world and much of the world doesn‘t even know he exists (Rev. 12:9). In fact he has blinded the eyes of those who are lost so that they can not see the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 4:4). If you don’t know Christ as Savoir and Lord, as far as God is concerned, you are blind too. Here’s how you can have the scales removed. Mark 10:46-52 tells us how:
“Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.”
I too was once blind and a poor beggar and could not see the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ, but God gave me the free gift of faith and now I can see. And like the blind man who could now see and received my sight, I “…followed Jesus along the road.” Will you follow Him too? I pray you will.
What does the Bible say about Satan the Devil?
A study on what the Scriptures tell us about mankind’s arch-enemy.
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There are numerous myths and sayings regarding Satan and other evil spirits, myths and sayings which many think to be “biblical” but which often do not have any scriptural basis at all. The question is, what does the Bible say about Satan the Devil? This essay considers several different matters in that regard, one after another, without any specific order.
Some linguistic and other details are discussed in an appendix at the end of this document. Among other things, that appendix shows that the old Hebrew word satan was not a personal name but had a wide range of use. An example of this is that the first two occurrences of the word satan in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, in Numbers 22:22 and 32, refer to an angel of the Lord.
There is a saying, “man’s worst enemy is man himself”, but that is not true. Had not wicked spirits been around, men’s egos would not be so dangerous. The Devil can in many ways be said to be mankind’s arch-enemy.
A note: This study contains a number of translation-related notes. If you have been subjected to dogmas which claim that some particular bible-version is “without error”, make sure to read the article gs03.htm.
Some have claimed that Satan was or is an ‘arch-angel’, but the Bible does not say that.
The word “arch-angel” occurs only two times in the Bible, both in the New Testament, in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 9. Neither of them refers to Satan. So, what is the origin of the concept that Satan was an arch-angel? That is not clear. What is clear, is that that concept does not have any scriptural basis.
The old Greek noun archangelos simply meant “chief messenger”. One must keep in mind it is Jesus who is the Chief Messenger (arch-angelos) of the true God who is in Heaven. (The essay fd07.htm has some notes on this.)
Is Satan an angel? Does the Bible ever call him that?
Above, it was noted that the Scriptures do not say that Satan would have been an “archangel”. But, was he ever an angel of God? The Bible does not say that. That is, the Bible does not say that Satan would have been a messenger of God (Hebrew malak or Greek angelos).
Clarification: What many bible-translations call “angels”, are in the biblical record called malak (OT, Hebrew) and angelos (NT, Greek). Those words simply meant “a messenger”. Where English bible-translations mention “angels”, the Hebrew and Greek words in question mostly refer to messengers of God. (The words malak and angelos were used of human messengers as well.)
Again, the Bible does not contain any mention or indication that Satan would ever have been a messenger of God (God’s malak or angelos).
A side-note: The Greek text of Revelation 9:11 mentions an angelon tês abussou, “messenger of the abyss”:
Revelation 9:11 and they have over them a king—the messenger of the abyss—a name is to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon. (YLT)
But, the fact that John called the figure which he saw in that vision, “the messenger of the abyss”, Greek ton angelon tês abussou, does not make Satan a messenger (angel) of God.
For more on the words “angel” and “arch-angel”, and on the noun archangelos in the Greek text of 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 9, see the essay fd07.htm.
Does 2 Corinthians 11:14 mean that Satan could appear as an ‘angel of light’?
The following clarifies the meaning of 2 Corinthians 11:14. The context is that the apostle Paul was talking about impostors, religious deceivers. He likened their deceiving ways with those of Satan.
2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, workers of deceit, pretending a to be apostles of the Anointed. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself pretends a that he is a “messenger of light”. b 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants pretend a to be “servants of righteousness”. Their end will be according to their actions. (Author’s tr.)
a “Pretending”, “pretends” and “pretend” – the Greek text has metaschêmatizô, literally “to change the form of” but also used in such meanings as “to disguise oneself”. The context is that the apostle Paul was talking about impostors, religious deceivers who pretended that they were apostles of Jesus. He likened those deceivers and their doings with Satan the arch-liar and arch-deceiver.
b The Greek wording is angelon phôtos, “a messenger of light”. Angelos meant “messenger”, from angelia, “message”, “news”, “announcement”, “proclamation”. As for the part phôtos, “light” – again, the context is regarding false apostles, religious deceivers. As we know, such figures often present their “message” as “new light”, “truth”, or something similar.
So, regarding the above-quoted 2 Corinthians 11:13, 14 and 15:
The word metaschêmatizô in the Greek text of verse 13 does not mean that those false apostles 13 would have “transformed” themselves in some way. The meaning simply is that those impostors pretended that they were Jesus’ apostles (envoys, messengers), though they were not.
It is the same with verse 14. The word metaschêmatizô in the Greek text of that verse does not mean Satan “transformed” himself in some way. Paul simply meant that Satan has pretended (caused others to believe) that he is a “messenger of light”.
And so, verse 15, it is no wonder that Satan’s servants (false apostles, religious deceivers) pretend that they are “servants of righteousness”. But, they are not that; they are liars and deceivers.
So, 2 Corinthians 11:14 does not mean that Satan “transformed” himself into “an angel of light”. The meaning is simply that Satan (whom Jesus called “a liar and the father of it”, John 8:44) has through deception caused others to think that he is “a messenger of light” – that his lies supposedly are “truth” or “light”.
Is Satan ‘a son of God’?
Does the Bible ever call Satan “a son of God”? No, but the way some bible-versions render Job 1:6, could cause a casual bible-reader to think so. Let us consider that verse.
Job 1:6 Now it happened on a certain day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that the Accuser also came in the midst of them. (LSR)
“The accuser” – the Hebrew text has satan which meant such things as “accuser”, “opponent”, “adversary”.
So, does Job 1:6 make a “son of God” of Satan? No. It only says that when the “sons of God” (whoever they were) had come to present themselves before the Lord, then even Satan came to that place. That does not mean that Satan the accuser and adversary would have been a “son of God”.
Some have claimed that Satan is a ‘beautiful’, ‘charming’ and ‘loveable’ person. Is that true?
The Scriptures are our only source of knowledge regarding Satan, and they do not describe him as anything close to “charming” or “loveable”. Instead, the Bible repeatedly refers to Satan as a snake. (Most probably, that is a description of his ways and personality.)
It is amazing to see the efforts by various “theologians” who try to paint Satan as “really something”. One bible-commentator even claimed that the snake in Eden (Paradise) was not a snake but supposedly a “beautiful, winged serpent”. Oh? Was it? The Hebrew text of Genesis 3 uses the word nachash, “snake”. (See the use of that word for instance in Micah 7:17 – “they will lick the dust like a snake [nachash]; they will come trembling out of their hiding places like reptiles slithering on the ground” (HCSB, comment added).
In the eyes of most normal people, snakes are not “charming” or “lovely” but disgusting and repulsive. Also: The Bible does not say that the snake in Eden would have been “beautiful”. (By the way, was that snake Satan? There are some notes on that question, below.)
Regarding the talk about “beautiful, winged serpent”: As we all know, snakes do not have wings. The essay fd03.htm has more on that matter and sorts out even the word “dragon” (old Greek drakôn, “snake”). The keruwbim had wings, but they were neither angels nor snakes but beings of a quite different kind. The essay fd01.htm has more on this.
The snake in the garden of Eden – was it Satan?
The Bible does not spell it out who or what the talking and deceiving snake in Paradise (in the garden of Eden) really was. But regardless what that snake might have been, it appears that it was Satan who was behind the deception and the evil that was done and caused by that snake. Even Genesis 3:15 clearly indicates that; there is more on this, below.
The Hebrew word satan (“adversary”) does not occur in the book of Genesis. In Genesis 3:1, the Hebrew word in question is nachash which simply meant “a snake”. (Aaron’s rod became a nachash, Exodus 7:10. In Numbers 21:6, snakes, nachash, bit the Israelites. Psalms 58:4, “their poison is like the poison of a snake”, nachash.)
(Some English bible-versions use the word “serpent”. That it is an archaic Latin-based word which refers to a limbless, scaly and elongate reptile – a snake.)
In a number of bible-passages, the Devil is directly or indirectly called “snake”. But again, that probably points to his ways and personality, and does not have to mean that he ever had the form of a literal snake. (The essay fd03.htm has more on this and some related matters.)
But, it appears that the event recorded in this passage in the book of Genesis is prophetic, regarding Satan’s coming fate.
Genesis 3:14 And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life: 15 And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded. (BBE)
That was symbolic, of course, referring to Jesus and Satan. Point: That woman’s (Eve’s) “Seed” (Offspring, Descendant) whom Genesis 3:15 mentions, is of course Jesus. The old snake Satan attacked Jesus and had him killed, but God raised his son Jesus to new life. In the future, Jesus will crush the snake’s head, so that it will die. In other words: Jesus will destroy Satan so that he will cease to exist.
The snake in Eden lied. John 8:44 tells us that Satan is the father of lying. But, whether that talking and deceiving snake in the garden of Eden was Satan (or controlled by Satan), or something or someone else, does not change the prophetic message and symbolism of Genesis 3:15. And, it is quite obvious that ultimately, it was Satan who was behind the deception and the evil that was done and caused by that snake.
Is Satan called ‘Lucifer’ in the Bible?
A note: An appendix at the end of this essay contains a study of various words and names that are used of Satan in the Bible (Hebrew, Greek and English).
Is “Lucifer” a name for the Devil, in the Bible? No. Lucifer is a Latin word. The Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and not in Latin.
In the religious context, the word “lucifer” comes from the Latin text of the Catholic Vulgate version. It has lucifer or luciferum in Job 11:17 and 38:32, Isaiah 14:12, Psalms 110:3 (109:3) and 2 Peter 1:19.
Some English bible-translators have put the word “lucifer” in Isaiah 14:12. That is copied that from the Latin Vulgate version, which in that verse translates the Hebrew phrase helel ben shachar into Latin as lucifer qui mane oriebaris, “light-bringer who rise in the morning”. (The Hebrew words helel ben shachar meant either “shining one, son of the morning”, or, “wail, son of the morning” as some interpret it.)
Please note that Isaiah 14:12 does not refer to Satan. That verse belongs to a prophecy regarding what was to happen to the king of Babylon (in practice, the last of them, Belshazzar).
Isaiah 14:4 that you shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say, How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased! […] 12 How you are fallen from the heavens, O shining one, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! (VW-06)
The essay fd05.htm has more on Isaiah 14, but in short: It appears that Nimrod and later kings of Babylon were seen as “light-bringers” or “sun-gods”. Perhaps it was for that reason, that the Lord through the prophet Isaiah mockingly used of the king of Babylon the epithet “son of the morning”, Isaiah 14:12. The mocking words of that prophecy noted that the ruler of Babylon was to fall down from his lofty skies.
Chapter 5 in the book of Daniel records how that prophecy came to be fulfilled, when Babylon fell and its last king (Belshazzar) was killed.
A side-note: There is a similar passage in Ezekiel 28, but it did not refer to Satan either but instead to a man of flesh, a king of Tyre. We read:
Ezekiel 28:1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God (BBE, highlighting added)
Verse 2 states that that the ruler of Tyre was a mortal man, Hebrew adam. More: The Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel does not contain the word satan.
It could be that some of those things in some way typified the Devil or his manners or fate, but the facts are that Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 talk about the fate of two specific rulers of ancient times, and not about the Devil.
(Again, if you have been subjected to dogmas which claim that some particular bible-version is “without error”, make sure to read the article gs03.htm.)
Regarding bible-translations which make the ruler of Tyre a “cherub” – consider the following:
1 Kings 6:24 and 2 Chronicles 3:12 describe the keruwbim as huge flying creatures, five metres tall and five metres between wing tips (most likely, in sitting position, with partially folded wings). In contrast to that, Ezekiel 28 plainly states that the ruler of Tyre was a mortal man (Hebrew adam).
Point: It is clear that the keruwbim in the deriding song of Ezekiel 28:12-19, and the ruler of Tyre whom that mocking song referred to, were two separate things. But, many bible-translators have put confusing wordings into that chapter. The essay fd05.htm has more on Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. See also the next heading, below.
Was Satan a ‘cherub’?
There is a myth that claims that Satan was a “cherub”, and even that he, as one of the cherubim (keruwbim) by the Mercy Seat in the (heavenly) temple, “overshadowed the throne of God”. But, where in the Bible would such a statement be found? Also, the New Testament records that Jesus said that Satan was a liar and murderer from the beginning. Would God have liars or murderers on his side, by his throne?
This leads to the question, actually what were the keruwbim that stood as statues by the “mercy-seat” in the (earthly) temple and appeared as pictures in the decorations on the temple walls? And also, really what were the keruwbim that were put to guard the garden of Eden (Paradise)?
Catholic myths, and possibly even some Jewish ones, might claim that the keruwbim were angels, but does the Bible say that? No. A closer study of the matter (including the Hebrew text of the OT) indicates that the keruwbim must have been large winged creatures of some kind. But, the details of that matter cannot be included here. The essay fd01.htm contains a study on that subject. See also the essay fd05.htm which considers what the word keruwb in Ezekiel 28 refers to.
What does Satan the Devil look like?
Some think of Satan as a winged creature of some kind. That might be because many people have been caused to think that Satan was a “cherub”. But again, a closer study shows that the keruwbim were large, winged creatures of some kind, and that there was no connection between them and Satan (or angels, for that matter). The essays fd07.htm and fd01.htm have more on this.
So, Satan was not a cherub. Nor is there any mention in the Bible of Satan (or angels) having wings.
Then, many think of Satan the Devil as a figure with horns, hoofs and a tail, sometimes with red skin. Where could that come from – the “red devil”? Possibly from some scriptural references to snakes with reddish colour.
Was or is Satan a “dragon”? For understanding this with “dragons”, it is good to know that the old Greek word drakôn (whence the English “dragon”) simply meant “a snake”. In other words, Satan was not and is not a “dragon” of the kind that appears in tales and myths. But: Is he a drakôn in the literal meaning of that word – that is, does Satan look like a snake? That question was discussed under the preceding heading, but in short: We do not know whether Satan has ever appeared in the form of a literal snake. He might have controlled the snake in Eden, but as to the scriptures where Satan is likened to a snake – again, that probably is a reference to his ways and personality.
So, what does Satan look like? The answer is that we simply do not know. The Bible does not tell us that. Nor is there any need for us to know his looks.
Satan was thrown out from Heaven. When?
The short answer is that we cannot be sure about that. But, certain scriptures give indications in regard to what the timing could have been.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name. 18 And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star. (BBE)
Revelation 12:5 She gave birth to a son, a boy, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. Her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where God had prepared a place for her so that she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. 7 Then a war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels had to fight a war with the serpent. The serpent and its angels fought. 8 But it was not strong enough, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 The huge serpent c was thrown down. That ancient snake, c named Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was thrown down to earth. Its angels were thrown down with it. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, power, kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. The one accusing our brothers and sisters, the one accusing them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out. 11 They won the victory over him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life so much that they refused to give it up. 12 Be glad for this reason, heavens and those who live in them. How horrible it is for the earth and the sea because the Devil has come down to them with fierce anger, knowing that he has little time left.” (GWV, note signs added.)
c Verse 9, “the huge serpent” and “that ancient snake” – the Greek text of that verse uses the words drakôn and ophis which both meant “snake”.
Those passages are not very easy to interpret with certainty. But, let us consider them.
In Luke 10:18 we read that Jesus said that he saw Satan “falling from heaven like a star” (BBE, quoted above). In that verse, the Greek verb for “watching” is theoreô, in the imperfect tense form etheôroun. But still, as language and words are used, that does not necessarily have to mean that the matter which Jesus was talking about, had already happened when he spoke those words. Jesus may have been reflecting an event which at that time was still in the future but nevertheless certain to happen soon.
Then we have Revelation 12:9 which talks about Satan being thrown out from Heaven. What is the timing? First, let us note that it was a vision that John saw and then wrote down (Revelation 12:1-17). It is clear that some of the things which John saw in that vision, had already happened when he wrote down those things. But what about the part regarding Satan and his angels being forcibly thrown out from Heaven? When was that? We do not know the exact timing, but we can assume that at least by the time when Jesus returned to Heaven (verse 5), there was no longer place for Satan in Heaven (verses 7-9).
That vision talks about Jesus and his mother – “she gave birth to a son” […] “her child [Jesus] was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne”. That was verse 5. (Verse 6 appears to mean that Mary was to be protected in some solitary place, Greek erêmos, for three and a half years. Yes, Mary the mother of Jesus, and not some “church” as some have claimed. d) After this, verse 7, we read that there was a war in Heaven, resulting in that Satan and those who sided with him, were thrown out from Heaven. Again, we cannot be certain about the timing, but that probably happened when Jesus ascended to Heaven. Anyway, there is all reason to assume that that event has taken place and is now past time.
d Some have created mystical interpretations of Revelation 12:6, and claimed that it supposedly refers to some “church” and not to Mary the mother of Jesus. But, that is nonsense. (The essay fa03.htm sorts out the “church eras” dogma which some have connected to Revelation 12:6.)
Revelation 3:9, the phrase ‘synagogue of Satan’.
Jesus had the apostle John write this, to certain saints:
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them so that they will come and bow down before thy feet, and may know that I have loved thee. (ACV)
The Greek text of that verse has tês sunagôgês satanas which simply means “Satan’s assembly”. (Revelation 2:9 contains a similar wording; there, the Greek wording is sunagôgê tou satana.)
Really what does Revelation 3:9 refer to? We cannot be certain about that, but consider the following.
In the Greek text of the Septuagint (LXX), the word sunagôgê is often used of the ancient Israelites of Old Testament times. An example: In Exodus 16:10, where HCSB has “the entire Israelite community”, the LXX has sunagôgê huiôn Israel. In New Testament times, the saints formed God’s new-covenantal “assembly”. In contrast to that, the group or the persons that Revelation 3:9 refers to, is called “Satan’s assembly”.
Perhaps the most likely explanation for Revelation 3:9, the mention of those wicked ones bowing down before the saints (or having to bow down), is that the saints, assisting Jesus, will be judging those wicked ones, in a Judgment to come.
(Some preachers might use the phrase “synagogue of Satan” of some competing church, or of those who reject the preacher and his teachings. But, that has nothing to do with reality or with the Bible, of course.)
Is Satan immortal?
The Bible does not say that. Instead, it indicates that even Satan can die.
A note: In Greek mythology, “Death”, Thanatos, was a name of a certain “god”. It could be that in certain New Testament passages, the Greek text directly or indirectly refers to Satan by the name or epithet thanatos. Here is one of those passages, regarding how Jesus will conquer his enemies.
1 Corinthians 15:24 […] he shall resign the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all government, and all authority, and power. 25 For he must reign till he has put all the enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy, Death, [Greek thanatos] shall be destroyed. (LO, comment added)
The essay fd02.htm has more on whether or not angels and Satan are immortal. See also the next heading, below.
Satan’s fate, as pictured by certain rituals on the Day of atonement.
The Day of atonement was one of the Old Covenant’s annual high days, those of Leviticus 23. The symbolism in some of the rituals and other things that were done on that day, pointed to the coming liberation of this world from the hands of wicked spirits, and the destruction of Satan. That day portrayed several things that will happen when Jesus comes again. The essay gz04.htm has more on this, but here are some shorter notes.
The Day of atonement, and the year of Release and the Jubilee year which were connected to it, had to do with setting men free (from sins, debts, slavery, and even more). Those things contained a prophetic message concerning a much larger liberation, in the future.
Luke 4 records how Jesus read a passage from the book of Isaiah. It appears that he referred to an ultimate, future “Day of atonement”, the time when this world (the planet Earth) will be freed from the hands of wicked ones.
Luke 4:17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: 18 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel e to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim f liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim f the acceptable year of the Lord.’ 20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled f in your hearing.” (NKJV)
Here is the passage which Jesus read:
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; 2 to declare the acceptable year of the Lord […] (LXXE)
e Luke 4:21 – please note that it was mostly the proclaiming the Good Message regarding those coming good things, that was fulfilled when Jesus read that text, but not yet the things themselves.
When Jesus on the cross gave his life in the place of others, and was then raised up by the Father, that made true liberty possible, for mankind. But, the time when that liberty actually becomes a reality for this planet as a whole, is still in the future. That will only happen when Jesus comes again and removes and destroys Satan and the unrepentant wicked spirits who today still control this planet. Only then will the true Good Message become a reality, for this world and its inhabitants. Only then will they be set at liberty.
In short, certain rituals connected to the Day of atonement pointed to the time when Satan will be destroyed. The “goat for Azazel” (Leviticus 16, by some erroneously called “scapegoat”) and what actually was done to it on the Day of atonement, is a part of that matter. Many bible-translations make it seem that the goat for Azazel was “let go into a wilderness”, but in reality it was thrust down from a high cliff, to its death. Obviously, the fate of that goat was symbolic of Satan’s coming fate. The essay gz04.htm has more on these things.
2 Corinthians 4:4, ‘the god of this world’.
2 Corinthians 4 records that the apostle Paul called Satan “the god of this world”, or “the god of this age” as the Greek text also can be interpreted. In John 12:31, 14:30 and 16:11, Satan is called “the prince of this world”. In Ephesians 2:2, he is called “the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience”. 1 John 5:19 states that “the whole world lies in wickedness”.
What about the visible rulers of this world? Over centuries and millennia, they have sent people to war against each other, and they have enslaved whole nations. Those rulers may speak of God, and some have even had priests bless their armies when they sent them to wage destruction, but clearly, God is not involved in those things. And yet, some have claimed that those rulers are “appointed by God” and “in his service”, and even that they have a “divine right to rule”. Numerous bible-translations contain wordings that can cause a casual reader to think that that is how things are. But, is that true? The essay fv02.htm has more on this.
The enemy who sowed darnel among the wheat of God.
Jesus spoke a parable regarding someone who sowed good seed (Matthew 13). In that parable, there also appeared bad plants, “tares”, “darnel”, among the wheat which that man had sown. Regarding them, the sower said, “An enemy has done that.” The essay ev10.htm has more on this.
The following appendix considers a number of words and names that are used of Satan in the Scriptures. Look also under the heading “Devil” on the index-page kd2.htm, and see the “recommended reading” section after the appendix below.
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Appendix, regarding Satan’s different names and their meaning. On various bible-passages which may or may not refer to Satan.
In the Bible, Satan the Devil is called by many different names and descriptions: “Adversary”, “accuser”, “the old snake”, “the ruler of this age”, “the ruler of the devils”, “liar (and the father of it)”, “murderer”, “the evil one”, “a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour”, and so on.
(A note: In the Bible, the word “lucifer” is not used as a name for the Devil. Some bible-translators have put the word “lucifer” in Isaiah 14:12; they have copied that from the Latin text of the Catholic Vulgate version. Lucifer is a Latin word. The Bible was not written in Latin but in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. This matter is discussed in the main part of this essay.)
The word satan in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
The old Hebrew noun satan meant “an opponent”, “an adversary”, “an enemy”. It occurs in 23 Old Testament passages.
Numbers 22:22 and 32 are the first OT verses where the Hebrew text contains the noun satan. There, it refers to an angel (messenger) of the Lord, in the meaning “opponent” or something like that. We read:
Numbers 22:21 And Balaam arose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the rulers of Moab. 22 And God’s anger burned because he went, and the Angel of Jehovah stationed Himself in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants with him. 23 And the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His sword drawn in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road. […] 31 Then Jehovah opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His sword drawn in His hand; and he bowed down and prostrated himself on his face. 32 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary against you, because your way is perverse before Me. (VW-06, highlighting added)
Above, where VW-06 has “adversary” (the same as “opponent”), the Hebrew text has satan. And, as you can see, in Numbers 22:22 and 32 that word refers to angel of the Lord.
After that, the Hebrew text has the noun satan in 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22 and 1 Kings 5:4 and 11:14-23-25. There, it refers to enemies or opponents on the human level.
(As you can see, the old Hebrew noun satan was not a name but simply a word that could be used in different ways, of opponents, adversaries, enemies.)
In some bible-versions, 1 Chronicles 21:1 is the first passage where the Hebrew noun satan (“adversary” or “opponent”) is left in the untranslated form “satan”.
1 Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. (ASV)
Apparently, the translators thought that here the word satan referred to the Devil. But, did it? The makers of the above-quoted ASV adds the footnote, “or, an adversary”. Even Young interpreted it as “adversary”, in that verse:
1 Chronicles 21:1 And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel (YLT, highlighting added)
The wider context indicates that there probably was a threat of war, and that it was the size of his own (potential) army that David was trying to find out. And, if we keep in mind that the Hebrew noun satan simply meant “adversary”, “opponent”, “enemy”, then we can see that the meaning probably was,
1 Chronicles 21:1 An enemy stood up against Israel. This incited David to number Israel.
It seems clear that the noun satan, “adversary”, in the Hebrew text of that passage, refers to a military enemy, and not to the Devil.
Then, there are 13 Old Testament verses where many bible-translators have interpreted the Hebrew noun satan, “adversary”, as a reference to the Devil: Job 1:6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 and 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, and Zechariah 3:1 and 2.
There is even Psalms 109:6, but it seems clear that in that case, the noun satan refers to an “opponent” or something similar. We read:
Psalms 109:6 They say, “Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand on his right. 7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty […] (NRSV, highlighting added)
All in all, there are only around a dozen Old Testament passages where it appears that the Hebrew word satan was used as a reference to the Devil.
A note: We cannot be fully certain that the adversary (Hebrew satan) who is mentioned in the above-mentioned eleven verses in the book of Job, was the Devil. Nor is it clear what kind of adversary of opponent Zechariah 3:1-2 actually refers to.
Zechariah 3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and the accuser standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said unto the accuser, The Lord rebuke thee, O Accuser; yea, the Lord rebuke thee that hath chosen Jerusalem: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?” (LSR)
How the Greek Septuagint translates the Hebrew noun satan.
The Septuagint (LXX) translates the Hebrew noun satan into Greek with (derivatives of) such words as diabolos, epiboulos, endiaballô, antikeimai, and so on.
In the Greek LXX text, the word satan (sata?) is found only in 1 Kings 11:14 which refers to Hadad the Edomite who was an adversary to Solomon.
A bit later in this appendix, it will be shown how the word satanas is used in the Greek text of the New Testament.
The word ‘devil’ in the Old Testament.
In the 1769 KJ version Old Testament, the word “devil” occurs only in the plural form, “devils”, and only in four passages – Leviticus 17:7, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 11:15 and Psalms 106:37. The relevant Hebrew words in those verses are sa‘iyr and shed.
Those passages are general references to idols and evil spirits, not specific to Satan.
A note: The word “devil” comes from the old Greek noun diabolos which was used in such meanings as “slanderer” and “enemy”. The Septuagint (LXX) has diabolos in 16 passages, sometimes in the meaning “enemy” and sometimes (probably) as a reference to Satan the Devil. (In the Greek text of the NT, the word diabolos occurs in 36 places, in different meanings, including “slanderer”, “accuser” and “Devil”.)
The word satanas in the Greek text of the New Testament.
Again, the Hebrew noun satan meant such things as “an opponent”, “an adversary” and “an enemy”. The Greek text of the New Testament uses that same word, in the transcribed form sata?a? (satanas).
That word occurs in 36 passages of the Greek New Testament text; the shorter form satan (sata?) is found in only one passage, 2 Corinthians 12:7.
The first NT passage where the Greek text contains the word satanas, is Matthew 4:10. That verse records how a person called diabolos (Greek for “slanderer”, “enemy”) tempted Jesus, offering him the kingdoms of this world if he just bowed down before him (before the one called diabolos). Jesus did not do that, of course, but said to the diabolos, as the Greek text has it, hupagê satana, “go away, enemy” or “go away, slanderer” (Matthew 4:1-10).
Regarding the word satan in the Old Testament, see what was said earlier in this appendix.
The words ‘devil’ and ‘devils’ in the New Testament.
The English word “devil” comes from the Old English deofol which came from the old Greek noun diabolos which meant “a slanderer” (and so on) and was related to the verb diaballô which meant, among other things, “to slander”, “to accuse”. (The word diabolos was used both as a noun and as an adjective; old Greek had even the adverbial form diabolôs.)
A note: In the Greek text of 1 Timothy 3:11, 2 Timothy 3:3 and Titus 2:3, the word diabolos refers to human accusers or slanderers.
In the Greek text of the New Testament, the first occurrence (of a total of 38) of the word diabolos is found in Matthew 4:10 which was mentioned earlier. The Greek text of that verse records that Jesus called that diabolos by the epithet satanas (a Greek spelling of the Hebrew satan, “opponent”, “adversary”).
Where KJV-1769 New Testament contains the singular form “devil” (circa 57 passages), the Greek text has either diabolos (35 passages, referring to Satan the Devil), or daimonion, daimôn or daimonizomai (around 24 passages, referring to wicked spirits in general).
Where the 1769 KJV New Testament has the plural form “devils” (around 44 passages), the Greek text always has daimonion, daimôn or daimonizomai. Those words refer to wicked spirits in general, and not especially to Satan.
In James 3:15, KJV-1769 has “devilish”; there, the Greek text has daimoniôdês.
The essay fd08.htm has more on the words daimonion, daimôn, daimonizomai and daimoniôdês, and on the word and concept “demons”.
Regarding the word “devil” (“devils”) in the Old Testament, see what was said earlier in this appendix.
The epithet ‘Accuser’, used of Satan.
Revelation 12:9-10 connects to one and the same person the words drakôn (“snake”), ophis (another word for “snake”), diabolos (“slanderer”, “accuser”) and satanas (of Hebrew origin, meaning “adversary”, “enemy”).
The Greek wording in verse 9 is ho drakôn ho megas ho ophis ho archaios ho kaloumenos diabolos kai ho satanas, “the big snake, the ancient snake who is called slanderer and adversary”.
Verse 10 adds the word katêgoros which meant “accuser” – “the accuser [katêgoros] of our brothers is cast down [to the Earth], the one accusing [katêgorôn] them before our God day and night”.
A note: Even the verb-form, katêgoreô, appears in Revelation 12:9, in addition to the noun katêgoros. Elsewhere in the NT, the words katêgoreô, katêgoria and katêgoros refer to human accusers and accusations.
Another note: The Old Testament part of the English text of KJV-1769 does not contain the word “accuser”. There, the Hebrew word satan is often translated as “adversary”. For more on this, see the heading “The word satan in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament”, earlier in this appendix.
Look also under the heading “Devil” on the index-page kd2.htm, and see the “recommended reading” section, below.
HIGH RANKING GODS AND CROWNED PRINCES OF HELL
There are four great God powers who rule Hell; Satan, Beelzebub, Astaroth and Azazel. Satan is the most powerful and Ruler over all.
Gods of great rank and power assist only their confidantes and intimate friends. Ea/Enki (Satan), Enlil (Beelzebub; the original 'Baal'), Inanna (Ishtar, Isis, Astaroth) and Shamash/Utu, Ashur (Azazel) were the four most popular, powerful and notable Gods throughout the world. They were the Original Gods of Mesopotamia. All are related. Beelzebub/Enlil is Satan/Ea's half-brother and Astaroth and Azazel are twin brother and sister, the grandchildren of Beelzebub.
ASTAROTH
AZAZEL
BEELZEBUB
THE SIX CHIEF GODS OF HELL:
AGALIAREPT
Rank: GENERAL
Agaliarept reveals secrets and unveils mysteries.
His subordinate Demons are: Buer, Gusion and Botis.
High Priestess Maxine; my experience:
Agaliarept wears his jet black hair Egyptian style, shoulder length. He is olive complected, very tall and strongly built. He is rather quiet.
ASMODEUS /ASMODAY aka SYDONAY
Rank: KING, OVERSEER OF GAMBLING HOUSES IN HELL.
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Asmodeus
Demon of Lust
"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. "
?The new bartender at the place across from your office is starting to look pretty sexy, and it isn’t just the alcohol. You find yourself tipping this bartender extra cash with a wink and a seductive smile, hoping for a chance to really do a number on them in the bathroom. The problem is, you are married, or at least involved. Images of the bartender scantily clad plague your entire afternoons, and sometimes leaking into the evening with strange fantasies of you, the bartender, and a collection of Russian nesting dolls. These strange sexual desires and your near demise by the overpowering nature of your own lust is easily pinned on Asmodeus, the patron demon of that lethal sin.
Keep your pants on, however, for those who fall for the seduction of Asmodeus spend eternity banished to the second level of hell. He is King of hell, and responsible for Lust of the seven deadly sins, his power strongest in November. He can easily be shooed away by the smell generated from placing a fish’s heart and liver on burning cinders, as proven in the Book of Tobit.
Asmodeus was of the order of Seraphim and he carries the title "King of the Demons." He governs the many realms of pleasure.
He prefers to be summoned bareheaded (without a hat or head covering) and he teaches the arts of astronomy, arithmetic, geomancy and craftmanship. He answers all questions, discovers and guards treasures and gives the ability to read others thoughts. He confers invisibility, and can break up marriages/relationships.
High Priestess Maxine (my experience):
Asmodeus has a human Mother and his Father is a God. He has jet black hair with a braid down his back, and is olive complected. Asmodeus is extremely courteous and very much a gentleman. He is soft spoken with a smooth voice".......and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.". Asmodeus is a very pleasant Demon.
SIGIL
FLERUTY
Rank: LIEUTENANT GENERAL
Fleruty has the power to perform any labor during the night. He can also cause hail stones to fall in any place.
His subordnate Demons are: Bathin, and Eligos
Fleurety has a golden aura with gold guilded wings with white feathers. He is muscular with a fair complexion. He has long curly blonde hair that is below his shoulders.
SYMBOL
LUCIFUGE ROFOCALE
Lucifuge is also known as "Tarchimache" and Focalor(See)
Rank: King (from him personally to a disciple)
Candle Color: Black
Plant: Wild Rose
He has control over all of the wealth and treasures of the world.
His subordinate Demons are: Agares, and Margas.
High Priestess Maxine- my experience:
Lucifuge Rofocal assists those who are newly dedicated to Satanism. He is patient, polite and soft spoken. He has a bald head. He wore a robe of bright shining silver with gold highlights. He is rather quiet. He has a deep voice and a slight accent.
SIGIL
SARGATANAS
Rank: BRIGADIER MAJOR
Sargatanas is directly under Astaroth's command. He can open all locks and transport anyone anywhere through astral projection.
HE Confers invisibility and bestows skill at lovemaking.
His subordinate Demons are: Loray, Valefar and Foraii.
**Sargatanas has beautiful golden wings and wore a red robe dusted with gold. He has long blonde hair and light blue eyes and fair skin. He was very quiet.- HP Maxine
SATANACHIA
Rank: COMMANDER IN CHIEF
Satanachia has profound knowledge of all the planets
He has power over all women and girls and he provides animal familiars.
His subordinate Demons are: Prulas, Amon and Barbatos.
SYMBOL
SIGIL
Artwork by Apollus
ABADDON
Abbadon is also known as Apollyon
Rank: Prince of War
Abaddon is an Advisor. He is Lord of the Abyss and King of the Demons.
High Priestess Persephone relates her experience with Abaddon:
He is quite large, I would say at least 8 ft tall. He is stocky, wears a type of battle garb when I see him. He is dark looking with a dark complexion, eyes and hair, along with a moustache
ABIGOR
Abigor is also known as the Goetic Demon "Eligor aka Eligos"
rank: Commander of 60 Legions
Abigor is skilled in secrets of war and prophecy.
Abigor has beautiful black wings with white highlights. He has a black aura around his head and large black eyes without irises. He also has two black markings like stripes on his cheeks.
SIGIL
ADRAMELECH
Rank: Grand Chancellor
President of Satan's General Council, Supervisor of Satan's Wardrobe. Adramelech was God of the Avites. These were an ancient people who were brutally massacred to extinction by the israelites under the direction of "yaweh."
High Priestess Maxine; experience:
Adramelech is very tall with jet black hair. His hair is styled with bangs and to the shoulders like in many paintings in Egyptian temples and the pyramids. He has very peircing black eyes and an intense stare. He has fair skin.
ALASTOR
Executor of Decrees Handed Down by Satan's Court
Alastor has short light blonde hair, that is wispy. He has light bluish-grey eyes and looks very young. He has white wings and was clothed in white.- HPS Maxine
ANUBIS
Anubis is also known as the GOETIC DEMON "IPOS"
Anubis is a giant. He appears to be between nine and ten feet tall and is very well built. He has straight blonde hair to below his ears and tan skin. Anubis is the jackal headed God of the dead. He assists in matters of the dead. He presides over funerals and can be summoned to protect anyone who has been recently deceased. He is a protector and guide for the souls of the dead. (experience from High Priestess Maxine)
SIGIL
BEHEMOTH
Rank: INFERNAL NIGHT WATCHMAN
Demon of indulgence, he presides over all of the feasts and parties in Hell.
BELIAL
Zodiac Position: 10-20 degrees of Aquarius
January 30th-February 8th
Tarot Card: 6 of Swords
Planet: The Sun
Metal: Gold
Element of Air
Rank: KING
Belial is a Night Demon and governs 80 legions of spirits
Belial distributes presentations and titles. He reconciles friends and enemies and provides familiars. He helps one get ahead on one's job and to gain a higher position. He brings favors from others, even one's enemies. Belial was Prince of the order of Virtues.
Belial is small and thin. He has platinum blonde hair.
SIGIL
BELPHAGOR
Belphagor is a Demon of ingenius discoveries and wealth. He bestows wealth on those he likes.
Belphagor has blonde Hair, and a muscular build. He usually leaves one with a warm glow after meeting him. He has white wings and very piercing eyes.
CHARON aka CHIRON
Charon ferries souls across the river Styx into Hell.
CIMERIES aka CIMEJES
**Cimeries is also known as the Egyptian God-"Khepera." He is also known by the names "Kheperi" "Khepri" "Kheprer" and "Chepera"
*He stated to a disciple that he prefers to be addressed as "Khepu"
Zodiac Position: 25-29 degrees of Aquarius *(20-29 Capricorn)
February 14th-18th *(Jan 10-19)
Tarot Card: 7 of Swords *(4 Pentacles)
Candle color: Dark Blue
Plant: Pine
Element: Air *(Earth)
Planet: Venus *(Moon)
Metal: Copper *(Silver)
Rank: MARQUIS
Cimeries is a night Demon and rules 20 legions of spirits
Cimeries bestows strength in spirit and confers courage,
He makes one heroic in battle, teaches literature and finds anything that is lost.He teaches grammar, logic and rhetoric and is the patron of soldiers and military personnel. He also discovers buried treasure.
He has beautiful shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair and is well built. He is a very handsome God with a wide wingspan. His wings are golden. He is covered with gold glitter.
SIGIL
