Who Are God’s Adversaries?

God’s main enemy is Satan. He’s a spirit creature who rebelled against Jehovah. He continues to fight against God and causes great trouble for people. He’s evil. He’s a liar and a murderer (John 8:44).

Other spirit creatures joined him in his rebellion against God. The Bible calls them evil spirits. Like Satan, they’re enemies of people. They like to hurt folks in Matthew 9:32, 33; 12:22. Jehovah will destroy Satan and his followers forever. They’ve only a short time left to make trouble for people (Revelation 12:12).

If you want to be God’s friend, you mustn’t do what Satan wants you to do. Satan and his followers hate Jehovah. They’re enemies of God, and they want to make you an enemy of God. You must choose whom you want to please—Satan or Jehovah. If you want everlasting life, you must choose to do God’s will. Satan has many tricks and ways to deceive people. Most people are today being fooled by him Revelation 12:9.

Satan is devious. 2 Corinthians 11:14, notes that Satan keeps disguising himself as an angel of light. Because his deception can make harmful or wrong actions look completely harmless or even noble on the surface:

“And no wonder, for Satan himself keeps disguising himself as an angel of light.”

2 Corinthians 14

The Bible encourages people to stay alert and test things against God’s standards rather than relying just on appearances or feelings.