If people do not believe in the existence of the devil, and ignore empirical evidence (demon possession, demonic oppression, etc.), then Satan can happily do as he pleases.Īs someone who has personally witnessed a demonic possession on three separate occasions, I admit with the trembling a fellow Christian and I experienced as we prayed the evil spirit out of her. People will brush this off or claim the person has a mental illness, but we have to analyze what Scripture says about Satan. We can also point to instances where people have been possessed by demons, servants of the devil. Hal Cauthron explains that the existence of evil itself points to an originator or perpetrator of evil.

In fact 40 percent of Christians believe the devil is a symbol and not a real being, explains Eddie Lowen of West Side Christian Church.Īfter all, if he doesn’t exist in the first place, apart from what Scripture says, why do we need to know anything about him at all? We first meet him in Genesis 3 in the form of a serpent, but his story takes place long before then (more on this in a moment).įirst, before we identify him, we have to settle the question: is he real? If so, how do we know? One of the first characters we encounter in Scripture, and in Sunday school lessons, is the devil. We’ll finish the discussion about whether we, as Christians, should fear the Father of Lies, or if we can have confidence in our personal relationship with the Lord. In this article, we’ll dive into who the devil is, what Scripture has to say about him, and some misconceptions about his physical appearance we’ve witnessed throughout history (in particular, during the Middle Ages). But does the devil actually look this ridiculous?Īnd if he decided to wear red felt all the time, how could anyone ever take him seriously as the deceiver of the world?

Deal with the Devil by M.L. Mountford