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Entertainment Faith and Religion Devil Satan Serpent

We continue covering all the Devil👹 verses. Let’s expose the ‘devils’ in Acts through Peter.
Full study: https://www.ageoflaodicea.com/devil-satan-serpent/
Audio: Part 9 https://archive.org/download/devil-satan-serpent/DEVIL%20SATAN%20SERPENT%20Pt%209.mp3

In episode 8, In the Gospels, the "devil" (G1228) is not a literal supernatural being but a metaphorical figure representing human opposition, deception, temptation, and spiritual blindness. Jesus consistently used parables and direct confrontations to expose how the “devil” works through people, thoughts, and systems that resist God’s truth.
• Parable of the Sower: In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the devil/Satan is the one who snatches the Word away from those who don’t understand it. Luke adds that the devil does this “lest they should believe and be saved,” highlighting that the adversary prevents faith from forming. The "devil" here represents distractions, false doctrines, and human philosophies that blind minds (2 Cor 4:4).
• Parable of the Wheat and Tares: The enemy (G2190) who sows tares is called the “devil” — a clear picture of human adversaries who sow corruption among God’s people. The “children of the wicked one” are not demon-spawn but unfruitful, lawless people who oppose righteousness (Matt 13:38-39).
• John 6:70: Jesus calls Judas “a devil,” showing that a human being who betrays truth and righteousness can be called a devil. Judas was never “possessed,” but was a corrupt, unclean vessel from the start (John 13:10-11).
• John 8:44: Jesus rebukes the Pharisees, saying “you are of your father the devil.” Not a claim of literal offspring, but a metaphor: they reflect the devil’s lusts, lies, and murderous intent. “Devil” here means a spiritual condition — those who reject truth and practice deceit.
• John 13 & Luke 22: The “devil” puts betrayal into Judas’ heart (John 13:2), and “Satan” enters him after he commits to it (13:27; Luke 22:3). These are not possessions but points of no return, when Judas aligns with the Edomite priesthood’s plot to destroy Jesus — human adversaries acting as “satan” (opposers).
The "devil" in the Gospels is not a cosmic evil being but a title for human slanderers, corrupt systems, deceivers, and opposers of truth. Whether it’s a Pharisee, Judas, or an idea that leads people astray, the “devil” represents everything that resists the Kingdom of God — especially when rooted in sin, pride, and rejection of Christ.
Who was this tempter? Tempter is G3985 peirazo (pi-rad'-zo) to test, entice, try, prove, tempt.
Matt 4:1,3, 16:1; 19:3, 22:18,35; Mar 1:13, 8:11, 10:2, 12:15; Luk 4:2, 20:23; John 8:6 all use peirazo (the tempter) for the Herodians, Pharisees, and Sadducees coming forth to tempt Him for signs, to question Him, trap Him, prove His Divinity. So, where is this red horned 'devil'?