unfoldingWord_en_tw/bible/kt/satan.md

# Satan, devil, evil one #

## Facts: ##

Although the devil is a spirit being that God created, he rebelled against God and became God's enemy. The devil is also called "Satan" and "the evil one."

* The devil hates God and all that God created because he wants to take the place of God and be worshiped as God.
* Satan tempts people to rebel against God.
* God sent his Son, Jesus, to rescue people from Satan's control.
* The name "Satan" means "adversary" or "enemy."
* The word "devil" means "accuser."

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* The word "devil" could also be translated as "the accuser" or "the evil one" or "the king of evil spirits" or "the chief evil spirit."
* "Satan" could be translated as "Opponent" or "Adversary" or some other name that shows that he is the devil.
* These terms should be translated differently from demon and evil spirit.
* Consider how these terms are translated in a local or national language.

(See: [How to Translate Unknowns](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-unknown))

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [demon](../kt/demon.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [kingdom of God](../kt/kingdomofgod.md), [tempt](../kt/tempt.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 John 03:7-8](en/tn/1jn/help/03/07)
* [1 Thessalonians 02:17-20](en/tn/1th/help/02/17)
* [1 Timothy 05:14-16](en/tn/1ti/help/05/14)
* [Acts 13:9-10](en/tn/act/help/13/09)
* [Job 01:6-8](en/tn/job/help/01/06)
* [Mark 08:33-34](en/tn/mrk/help/08/33)
* [Zechariah 03:1-3](en/tn/zec/help/03/01)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[21:01](en/tn/obs/help/21/01)__ The snake who deceived Eve was __Satan__. The promise meant that the Messiah who would come would defeat __Satan__  completely.
* __[25:06](en/tn/obs/help/25/06)__ Then __Satan__  showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and all their glory and said, "I will give you all this if you bow down and worship me."
* __[25:08](en/tn/obs/help/25/08)__ Jesus did not give in to __Satan's__  temptations, so __Satan__  left him.
* __[33:06](en/tn/obs/help/33/06)__ So Jesus explained, "The seed is the word of God. The path is a person who hears God's word, but does not understand it, and the __devil__  takes the word from him."
* __[38:07](en/tn/obs/help/38/07)__ After Judas took the bread, __Satan__  entered into him.
* __[48:04](en/tn/obs/help/48/04)__ God promised that one of Eve's descendants would crush __Satan's__  head, and __Satan__  would wound his heel. This meant that __Satan__  would kill the Messiah, but God would raise him to life again, and then the Messiah will crush the power of __Satan__  forever.
* __[49:15](en/tn/obs/help/49/15)__ God has taken you out of __Satan's__  kingdom of darkness and put you into God's kingdom of light.
* __[50:09](en/tn/obs/help/50/09)__ "The weeds represent the people who belong to the __evil one__. The enemy who planted the weeds represents the __devil__."
* __[50:10](en/tn/obs/help/50/10)__ "When the world ends, the angels will gather together all the people who belong to the __devil__  and throw them into a raging fire, where they will cry and grind their teeth in terrible suffering."
* __[50:15](en/tn/obs/help/50/15)__ When Jesus returns, he will completely destroy __Satan__  and his kingdom. He will throw __Satan__  into hell where he will burn forever, along with everyone who chose to follow him rather than to obey God.