21 NAMES OF SATAN
THAT OLD SERPENT THE DEVIL
Satan makes his first appearance in the third chapter of the Bible (Genesis 3:1) when he tempts Eve with the words: “Yea, hath God said …” His final appearance is, fittingly, in the antepenultimate, or third from last, chapter (Revelation 20:10) where he is cast into the lake of fire to be tormented for eternity. Here are 21 names and descriptors of Satan.
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| # | NAME | SCRIPTURE | VERSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accuser of Our Brethren | Revelation 12:10 | And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. |
| 2 | Adversary | 1 Peter 5:8 | Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: |
| 3 | Beelzebub | Matthew 10:25; 12:24; 12:27 Mark 3:22 Luke 11:15; 11:18-19 | And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. (Mark 3:22) |
| 4 | Belial | Deuteronomy 13:13 Judges 19:20; 20:13 1 Samuel 1:16; 2:12; 10:27; 25:17; 25:25; 30:32 2 Samuel 16:7; 20:1; 23:6 1 Kings 21:10; 21:13 2 Chronicles 13:7 2 Corinthians 6:15 | Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; (Deuteronomy 13:13) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? (2 Corinthians 6:15) |
| 5 | Devil | Matthew 4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:11; 13:39; 25:41 Luke 4:2; 4:3; 4:5-6; 4:13; 8:12 John 13:2 Acts 10:38; 13:10 Ephesians 4:27; 6:11 1 Timothy 3:6-7 2 Timothy 2:26 Hebrews 2:14 James 4:7 1 Peter 5:8 1 John 3:8; 3:10 Jude 1:9 Revelation 20:2; 20:10 | Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. (Matthew 4:1) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:10) |
| 6 | Dragon | Isaiah 27:1; 51:9 Revelation 12:3-4; 12:9; 12:13; 12:16-17; 13:2; 13:4; 16:13; 20:2 | And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? (Revelation 13:4) |
| 7 | Enemy | Matthew 13:39 | The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. |
| 8 | Father of Lies | John 8:44 | Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. |
| 9 | God of this World | 2 Corinthians 4:4 | In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. |
| 10 | Leviathan | Job 41:1 Psalms 74:14; 104:26 Isaiah 27:1 | In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. (Isaiah 27:1) |
| 11 | Liar | John 8:44 | Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. |
| 12 | Lucifer | Isaiah 14:12 | How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! |
| 13 | Murderer | John 8:44 | Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. |
| 14 | Prince of the Devils | Matthew 9:34; 12:24 Mark 3:22 | But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. (Matthew 12:24) |
| 15 | Prince of the Power of the Air | Ephesians 2:2 | Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: |
| 16 | Prince of this World | John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 | Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. (John 12:31) |
| 17 | Satan | 1 Chronicles 21:1 Job 1:6-9; 1:12; 2:2-7 Psalms 109:6 Zechariah 3:1-2 Matthew 4:14; 12:26; 16:23 Mark 1:3; 3:23; 3:26; 4:15; 8:33 Luke 4:8; 10:8; 11:18; 13:16; 22:3; 22:31 John 13:27 Acts 5:3; 26:18 Romans 16:20 1 Corinthians 5:5; 7:5 2 Corinthians 2:11; 11:14; 12:7 1 Thessalonians 2:18 2 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Timothy 1:12; 5:15 Revelation 2:9; 2:24; 3:9; 12:9; 20:2; 20:7 | And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. (1 Chronicles 21:1) Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Matthew 4:10) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9) |
| 18 | Serpent | Genesis 3:1-4; 3:13-14 Isaiah 27:1 2 Corinthians 11:3 Revelation 12:9; 12:14-15; 20:2 | But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:3) |
| 19 | Spirit that Worketh in the Children of Disobedience | Ephesians 2:2 | Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: |
| 20 | Tempter | Matthew 4:3 1 Thessalonians 3:5 | And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. (Matthew 4:3) |
| 21 | Wicked One | Matthew 13:9; 13:38 1 John 2:13-14; 3:12; 5:18 | When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. (Matthew 13:19) |
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