Satan – Bible Q

Who provoked David to number Israel? God (2 Sam. 24:1), or Satan (1 Chron. 21:1)?

Answered by BibleQ . April 25, 2021 - 3:44 am

A famous contradiction concerning who provoked David to number Israel is found between 2 Sam. 24:1 and 1 Chron. 21:1. 2 Samuel 24, David counts his army. In the earlier account we read that God was behind what happened, inciting David to number the army, and then punishing Israel because David had done so: 24: […]

Does an internal or external tempter in the wilderness affect how we understand Jesus?

Answered by BibleQ . April 17, 2021 - 7:03 am

The issue of an internal or external tempter is not limited to belief or non-belief in the fallen-angel devil developed in post-New Testament church traditions, but even among those who do not accept a fallen angel devil, the idea of an external tempter – a human following Jesus into the wilderness has been suggested. The […]

What does it mean that Satan entered Judas Iscariot? (Luke 22:3) Is Satan a spirit creature?

Answered by BibleQ . June 8, 2020 - 1:47 am

The context is as follows. As we can see the longer version is in John: 22 1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 21 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who […]

Is the Book of Job history or story?

Answered by BibleQ . November 12, 2019 - 8:11 pm

An emotive subject This is a subject that can excite emotions. For many Christian readers the idea that the 66 books of the Bible could include a ‘story’ is a shocking and offensive idea. The immediate reaction to the question is to state that Job is mentioned as a historical figure in Ezekiel 14:14 and […]

Who or what is the devil in the wilderness temptations of Christ? (Matthew 4)

Answered by BibleQ . March 8, 2019 - 1:12 am

Someone who asks the question “Who or what is the devil in the wilderness temptations of Christ?” (Matthew 4, also Mark 1, Luke 4) probably already knows enough to be thinking beyond the traditional (in fact medieval) popular fallen angel with red cloak, cloven hooves, tail and pitchfork, and is asking “What did the author of […]

Who or what is the “god of this age” in 2 Corinthians 4:4?

Answered by BibleQ . January 29, 2019 - 10:11 pm

The phrase “god of this age” is found once in the Bible: In their case the god of this world (aion, age) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV) […]

What does the Bible say about “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”

Answered by BibleQ . December 15, 2017 - 4:38 am

The devil of Baudelaire The Bible has nothing direct to say on this subject, since the phrase did not become popular till the 19th Century. The best known version of the phrase, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”, is a line delivered by the character Verbal (played by […]

Why does God “loosen Satan for a time” at the end of the age?

Answered by BibleQ . March 7, 2012 - 8:56 pm

Rev 20:2-3 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, (3) and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After […]

Is it true that Satan created dinosaurs in an attempt to imitate God’s creation?

Answered by BibleQ . October 14, 2011 - 9:19 pm 1

God made all things, including all animals. Gen 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen 1:25 And God made the beasts of the […]

Who is the seed of the serpent in Genesis 3:15?

Answered by BibleQ . September 3, 2011 - 3:33 pm

In Genesis 3:15 God speaks to the snake in Eden: And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (3:15 ESV) Taken literally that would be read to mean that there would be enmity between snakes and […]

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Who provoked David to number Israel? God (2 Sam. 24:1), or Satan (1 Chron. 21:1)?

Does an internal or external tempter in the wilderness affect how we understand Jesus?

What does it mean that Satan entered Judas Iscariot? (Luke 22:3) Is Satan a spirit creature?

Is the Book of Job history or story?

Who or what is the devil in the wilderness temptations of Christ? (Matthew 4)

Who or what is the “god of this age” in 2 Corinthians 4:4?

What does the Bible say about “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”

Why does God “loosen Satan for a time” at the end of the age?

Is it true that Satan created dinosaurs in an attempt to imitate God’s creation?

Who is the seed of the serpent in Genesis 3:15?

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