Be Watchful Satan Wants to Devour You!

SATAN IS POWERFUL

Angels are "mighty in power." (Psalm 103:20)  They have greater intelligence than humans.  Of course, faithful angels use their power for good. For example, one of Jehovah's angels killed 185,000 enemy Assyrian soldiers.  This would have been impossible for one human to do and difficult even for an entire army.  (2 Kings 19:35) Another time, an angel used his skills and power to free Jesus' apostles from jail. Although guards  were nearby, they did not notice that the angel unlocked  the doors, let the apostles out, and then locked the doors behind them! -Acts 5:18-23. 

Faithful angels use their power for good, but Satan uses his power for evil. And Satan surely has great power and influence.  The Bible refers to him as "the ruler of this world" and "the god of this system of things." (John 12:31;   2 Corinthians 4:4)   Satan even has "the means to cause death." (Hebrews 2:14) This does not mean that he kills all people directly. So, what does it mean?  First, this world is filled with Satan's hateful and violent attitude. Second, because Eve believed Satan's lie ad Adam disobeyed God, all humans shin and die.  (Romans 5:12) Satan is, as Jesus called him "a murderer." (John 8:44)  He is really a powerful enemy.  

When we oppose Satan, we also oppose all those who support him and who rebel against God's rule.  That includes a large group of other rebellious angels, who are called demons. (Revelation 12:3, 4) Many times they have shown that they are much stronger than humans, causing great suffering to them.  (Matthew 8:28-32; Mark 5:1-5)  Never forget how powerful the demons and their ruler really are.  (Matthew 9:34) Without Jehovah's help, we could never win our fight against Satan. 

Next time: Be Watchful Satan Wants to Devour You! -Satan is Cruel

From the Watchtower magazine, 2015