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Article: SATAN: GOD'S SERVANT
- Article from:
- Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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Satan is usually understood primarily as the archenemy of God, a supernatural being who opposes the will of God and seeks to lead people into sin. There are good grounds for this understanding in the Bible. However, there is another side to the biblical portrayal of Satan. While many texts emphasize the hostility between God and Satan, there is also abundant evidence that the biblical authors believed that Satan was subject to God's control and was used by God to accomplish his purposes.1 They represent Satan, not only as God's adversary, but also as God's servant.2 The subordination of Satan to God is most explicit in the prologue of the ...