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Originally Posted by Amanah
so could it be said that "Satan/adversary" is anyone who exalts themselves to an illegitimate position of authority, making themselves an enemy of God?
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Judas was a devil:
Joh_6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
Jesus called Peter "satan" when he expressed opposition to the plan of God:
Mat_16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Slanderous, tale-bearing women are devils:
Tit_2:3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not
false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
(false accusers - diabolous, devils)
Slanderous men are called devils:
2Ti_3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
(false accusers - diabolous, devils)