Evangelist Billy Graham would say, “On the cover of your Bible and my Bible appear the words ‘Holy Bible.’ Do you know why the Bible is called holy? Why should it be called holy when so much lust and hate and greed and war are found in it? I can tell you why. It is because the Bible tells the truth. It tells the truth about God, about man, and about the devil.”
Indeed! Satan hates the Bible because it tells the truth about him. It exposes him. The prince of darkness loves to work in ... darkness. The Bible reveals to us the tricks and schemes and wiles of the evil one. And most importantly, the Bible shows us how to resist the devil.
In 2 Corinthians 2:11, he takes advantage of believers who are ignorant of his schemes. In Genesis 3:1-15, he is disguised as the serpent in the garden. In Isaiah 14:12-15, he is Lucifer, son of the morning before the fall. In Ezekiel 28:12-19, he is the anointed cherub that covers before the fall. In 1 Chronicles 21:1-8, he stood up against Israel and energized David to sin. In Job 1:7-2:7, he accused and afflicted Job, a man who was blameless and upright. In Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13, he is the tempter of our Lord Jesus. In Acts 10:38 and Matthew 12:22, he oppresses those under his power.
In Ephesians 2:2, he is the prince of the powers of the air. In Matthew 4:6, he perverts the Word of God. In Zechariah 3:1, he is Satan, the Adversary who opposes Joshua the high priest. In John 13:2, 27, he caused Judas to betray Christ. In Mark 8:32, he spoke through Peter to hinder God’s plan of redemption. In Acts 5:3, he caused Ananias to lie. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, he is the god of this world who blinds the minds of unbelievers. In 1 Peter 5:8, he is our adversary, the devil who walks around seeking his next victim. In Ephesians 2:2, he is the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience. In John 8:44, he is the father of the unredeemed. In Ephesians 6:12, he heads a celestial hierarchy of principalities, powers, and spiritual forces of wickedness.
In John 8:44, he is a murderer, and branded “a liar” and “the father of lies” by our Lord Jesus. In 2 Thessalonians 2:9, he works through the “son of destruction” with all power and signs and lying wonders. In John 12:31 and 14:30, Jesus calls him the prince of the world. In Luke 13:16, he bound a daughter of Abraham for eighteen years. In Revelation 12:10, he is the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night. In Matthew 13:19, he snatches away the Word from the hearts of those who don’t understand. In Matthew 13:38-39, he is the enemy, the evil one who sows his children (weeds) among God’s children (wheat). In Revelation 20:1-3, he is called the dragon, the old serpent, the devil and Satan, and he will be bound during the millennial reign of Christ.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:18, he hinders God’s will in believers. In Revelation 12:9, he is the great dragon and the deceiver of the whole world. In Luke 10:18, Jesus said He saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. In Luke 22:31, the Lord Jesus said Satan asked for Simon, that he might sift him as wheat. In Revelations 2:9-10, he has a synagogue of legalists who oppress and imprison the faithful. In Revelation 20:10, he is the deceiver who will soon be thrown in the lake of fire. In Acts 13:10, he fills Elymas the sorcerer with all deceit and all cunning, making him the enemy of all righteousness, who seeks to pervert the right ways of the Lord. In Matthew 25:41, the Most High has prepared eternal fire for him and his demons.
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In Ephesians 6:16, we take up our shield of faith in order to quench all of his fiery darts. In 1 Peter 5:9, we are called to resist him by living steadfast in the faith. In Ephesians 6:11, we must put on the whole armor of God in order to stand against his wiles. In Romans 16:20 the God of Peace will soon crush Satan under our feet. In Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13, our Lord showed us how to wield the Sword of the Spirit against him. In James 4:7, if we submit to God and resist the devil, he will flee from us.
Is there any wonder why Satan hates the Bible? If Satan hates the Bible, how should we feel about it? The righteous person loves what God loves and hates what God hates. The righteous person will also hate what Satan loves and love what Satan hates! Satan hates the Word of God. Consequently, “How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.” “I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.” “I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.” “Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.” ~ Psalm 119: 97,113, 163, 165
Grace, Peace and Jahspeed!