Pai da mentira
A Bíblia revela que o diabo é o pai da mentira. Ele engana, acusa e tenta destruir. Mas Cristo veio para desfazer as obras do maligno e nos dar vitória.
O caráter do diabo
Jesus disse que o diabo é mentiroso e homicida desde o princípio. Não há verdade nele — a mentira é sua natureza.
Your father is the devil, and you love to follow your father’s evil desires. He was a murderer from the beginning. He never stood for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies he reveals his true character, for he’s a liar and the father of lies.
It was during supper, and the devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.
The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world, was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now salvation has come, and power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. The Accuser of the believers has been thrown down—the one who accuses them in God’s presence day and night.
Don’t be surprised at this for even Satan himself pretends to be an angel of light.
The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t trust in God. They can’t see the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
As obras do inimigo
O diabo rouba a Palavra semeada, cega o entendimento dos incrédulos e anda em derredor como leão rugidor buscando a quem devorar.
When people hear the message about the kingdom and don’t understand it, the evil one comes along and rips out what was sown in them. This is what happens to the seeds sown on the path.
"The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the kingdom. The weed seeds are the children of the evil one. The enemy that sowed the weed seeds is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers are angels.
Be responsible, and stay alert. The devil, your enemy, is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
He (the lawless one) comes to do Satan’s work, having all kinds of powers, using miracles, and performing amazing but deceptive displays.
I can’t talk to you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no power to control me,
Vitória em Cristo
Cristo apareceu para destruir as obras do diabo. Quem está em Deus é protegido, e o maligno não o toca.
Those who sin are of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. That’s the reason why the Son of God came—to destroy what the devil has done.
We recognize that those who are born of God don’t keep on sinning. The Son of God protects them and the devil cannot harm them. We know that we belong to God, and that the world is under the power of the evil one.
to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and so they can receive forgiveness for their sins and a place with those who are set right as they trust in me.’
The devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet had also been thrown, and they will suffer in anguish day and night for ever and ever.
So place yourself under God’s direction. Confront the devil, and he will run away from you.
Jesus replied, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.