Be Watchful Satan Wants to Devour You!

Conclusion of SATAN IS CRUEL

Satan especially hated the family line that the Messiah would come from.  For example, think about what happened after Jehovah told Abraham that he would become "a great nation." (Genesis 12:1-3) While Abraham and Sarah were in Egypt, Pharaoh brought Sarah to his home and wanted her to become his wife. However, Jehovah protected Sarah and saved her from this difficult situation.  (Read Genesis 12:14-20)  Something similar happened in the city of Gerar before Isaac was born.  (Genesis 20:1-7) Is it possible that Satan was responsible for these situations?  Remember that Sarah had left the rich city of Ur to live in tents. So, did Satan hope to tempt her with the luxurious palaces of Pharaoh and Abimelech? Did Satan think that she would betray her husband and even Jehovah by marrying one of those kings?  The Bible does not say, but it is very likely  that the Devil would have been overjoyed if Sarah had lost the opportunity  to become part  of the Messiah's family line.  Satan would have felt no guilt at all if that good woman's marriage, reputation, and relationship with Jehovah had been ruined. How cruel and wicked Satan is! 

Jesus was born hundreds of years after Abraham. Do not imagine that Satan saw this baby as beautiful or adorable. Satan knew that this baby would grow up  to become the promised Messiah.  Jesus was the main part of Abraham's offspring, and he would later "break up the works of the Devil." (1 John 3:8) Would Satan think that killing a child was too cruel?  No. He does not care about what is right or wrong. And he acted quickly  to try to kill the child Jesus. How?  

When King Herod heard from the astrologers that the "king of the Jews" had been born, he was very angry and wanted  to kill the baby.  (Matthew 2:1-3, 13)  So he ordered the murder of all boys two years old and younger in Bethlehem and its districts.  (Read Matthew 2:13-18) Jesus survived  that terrible slaughter, but what does this tell us about our enemy Satan?  The Devil does not value human life.  He does not even care about children. Satan truly is "a roaring lion."  Never forget how cruel he is! 

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015