10 Bible Teachings Adventists Believe About the Devil

Seventh-day Adventists believe the devil (or Lucifer-turned-Satan) is real and active. He is the sole adversary of God and humanity (1 Peter 5:8), making him the opposing force in the cosmic conflict between good and evil, or love/selflessness (1 John 4:8) and fear/selfishness (Philippians 2:3; James 3:16; 1 John 4:18).

However, even though the devil is powerful, God is infinitely more powerful. And Revelation 20:7-9 tells us that He will one day ultimately destroy Satan and those who stand with him.

Adventists also believe that knowing who (and what) the devil is—as well as his origin story—can help us understand why and how he introduced sin to humanity and kick-started the struggles, destruction, and misery that followed.

So let’s open up Scripture and examine 10 key teachings that inform our understanding of the devil.

• 1. The devil is real (not just a concept)
• 2. He is called Satan (formerly Lucifer)
• 3. He is a created angelic being
• 4. He became evil
• 5. He brought evil into the world where he resides
• 6. He works in destructive ways
• 7. He will intensify his deceptions before Jesus returns
• 8. He hates us because God loves us
• 9. He has limited power
• 10. He will have an end
• Key takeaways—what these beliefs mean for us

Let’s start by addressing one of the most common questions about Satan.

1. The devil is real (not just a representation of a concept)

Based on collective studies of Scripture, Seventh-day Adventists understand the devil to be a real, living entity with free will. And while the Bible doesn’t say what he physically looks like, it describes him as a person, or having personhood (individuality, a personality, etc.):

• He walks and talks (Job 1:7; 2:2).
• He has desires and motives (Luke 22:31).
• Jesus talked to him as He would a person (Matthew 4:1-11).
• Jesus said He had witnessed the devil fall from heaven (Luke 10:18).
• He is subject to God’s judgment (John 12:31).

He’s neither a faceless, impersonal spirit nor a mythological, fiery-red creature running around with horns and hooves. But we’ll get back to that a little later. Let’s further unpack who and what the Bible says he is.

2. He is called Satan and Lucifer

Adventists believe the phrase “the devil” is another title for Satan, formerly called Lucifer, because that’s how Revelation 12:9 identifies him. In Hebrew, Satan means “adversary,” someone who opposes another.¹ The devil’s identity is based on his opposition to God and all that He stands for.

In Greek, his name means “slanderer” and “accuser.”² He opposes God by accusing Him of being unfair, misrepresenting Him, and misconstruing His words. He also slanders and accuses all of humanity of being hopeless and irredeemable (Revelation 12:10).

His original name was Lucifer (Heyelel in Hebrew), which means “morning star,” “shining one,” or “light bearer.”³ He was called the “son of the morning” (Isaiah 14:12, NKJV). He was created with the capacity for great beauty, light, and goodness. But with free agency, he still had the choice of whether or not to stay aligned with God.

The next three sections go over what he was like before his fall and why he thought his already-elevated position among angels wasn’t good enough.

3. He is a created angelic being

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Though the devil is called “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4, ESV), Adventists don’t consider him a real god/deity. This verse establishes that He isn’t even close to being on the same level as God the Creator. The devil is a fallen angel who God created with the capacity to be good.

Adventists interpret Isaiah 14:12-17 and Ezekiel 28:12-19 as talking about the devil’s origin, the qualities and position he was created with, and his destruction. Ezekiel appears to describe what happened when Satan rebelled, while Isaiah reveals why he wanted to rebel in the first place.

The Bible says Lucifer was “the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. … You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you… You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created…” (Ezekiel 28:13-14, NKJV).

A “covering cherub” is an angel who stands by God’s throne, as portrayed in the Israelite Sanctuary (Exodus 37:7-9; 2 Samuel 6:2). This means Lucifer was in God’s presence more than any other angel. So he would have accurately known the character of God and His law.

Adventists have understood these passages to talk about the devil for a couple of reasons:

First, there seems to be a shift from the earthly to heavenly dimensions. Both prophets start by addressing human rulers, but then the descriptions go beyond the earthly level. The language shifts so that the subject no longer sounds human.

In the documentary Theodicy, Gerhard Pfandl, Ph.D, explains that what God said to the king of Tyre didn’t apply only to him because no human being could match the descriptions given—being in the garden of Eden, being an angel, etc.⁴

Second, there are other passages in Scripture in which kingdoms and rulers represent spiritual concepts. We see this when the name Babylon is used to symbolize a system of religious confusion that opposes God in and Revelation 17-18, and when the rulers of Persia fought against angelic beings in Daniel 10.

When we look at Ezekiel’s prophecy, it starts with warnings against the “prince” of Tyre, and then it becomes a lament for the “king” (Ezekiel 28:11-12). Scholars have suggested the prince represents an earthly ruler while the king is the supernatural influence, or the being who rules behind the scenes.⁵

This idea isn’t uncommon, like when the Israelite kings are called princes, rulers, and commanders while implying God is Israel’s true king (1 Samuel 9:16; 12:12-14; 2 Samuel 7:8).⁶

Some scholars debate whether the king of Babylon was Nebuchadnezzar, Nabonidus, Sargon II, Sennacherib, or others.⁷ The prince in Ezekiel 28 was likely Ithobaal III,⁸ who was known for his wealth, wisdom, and his claims to be divine. It’s possible his character of grandiose pride aligned with Satan’s well enough for God to use him as a representation.

It’s also worth noting that while God rebukes the prince of Tyre, He laments about the king as if He’s grieving the loss of someone He knew and loved.

This also gives us a hint that there’s more to this passage than a prophecy about a single human ruler.

While it’s not directly explained in Scripture why God used earthly leaders to share the deeper truth about Satan’s background, it may be that these individuals, especially in their positions of power, demonstrated traits that help us understand his motives and methods. It also aligns with how God often has used the physical world to help us understand spiritual realities.

What does he “look” like?

Even though the devil was once a beautiful angel, there isn’t much recorded information about his appearance other than the symbolic red dragon in Revelation 12:3. Most ideas about what he looks like come from literature, art, and pop culture.

Many people might picture the bizarre, mythical, disturbing, and sometimes even silly or flippant depictions of a fallen angel with classic demon features, or a human-goat hybrid. Most of these images, however, are more likely to have their roots in ancient Jewish, Greek, and Egyptian mythology or medieval literature.⁹

The late theologian R.C. Sproul said people in medieval times created images of the devil to mock him. They were designed to attack his pride and expose his ridiculousness.¹⁰

But they didn’t realize this would lead people to think that the entire concept of the devil was the twisted result of an overactive imagination.

(For one, the devil doesn’t care if we mock him. He has no emotional investment in us, so nothing we do or say could insult him, offend him, or change anything about who he is or what he’s out to do. Instead, he’ll just take what we throw at him and twist it into something he can use to his advantage.)

Additionally, we can take a cue from Scripture’s silence on the devil’s physical appearance that it’s not that important compared to other details, or there isn’t much to say about it to begin with. As a spiritual entity, Satan can take on many forms and make himself look like anything he wants, even a beautiful “angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14, NKJV).

So even if we knew exactly what he was “supposed” to look like in physical form, it would hardly matter. After all, we know from Scripture that Satan prefers being imperceptible. He can use different representations to convince people to dismiss his existence while he works undercover.

So instead of trying to figure out what he looks like, let’s move on to more substantial details, like where he fits in the biblical narrative.

4. He wasn’t sinful from the start. He became sinful.

He started out as Lucifer, the highest-ranking angel, but then he became Satan. So what happened?

The way the Bible describes it, evil (i.e., selfishness or fear, which opposes love, the character of God) was “found” in Satan. Like a small but cancerous tumor showing up in a medical screening. His former name, Lucifer, implies that he once had a nature that reflected God’s character, which is associated with light:

“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5, NKJV).

Nothing God made would have already been motivated by the opposing force of the Creator Himself.

The Bible says unrighteousness was found in Lucifer. He became self-absorbed, thinking more highly of himself than he should have (Ezekiel 28:15, 17).

Dissatisfied with his high position, he entertained thoughts of exalting himself to the point where he would be on the same level as God Himself (Isaiah 14:13-14)!

But that selfishness grew inside him, and it eventually led him to start a rebellion in heaven, convincing one-third of the angels to join him. But this backfired, and he was cast out from heaven (Revelation 12:7-9).

Now he and his other fallen angels are referred to as demons or unclean spirits

This marked the beginning of what is known in Adventism as the Great Controversy, or the overall spiritual struggle between good and evil.

And that struggle has left its mark on this world.

5. He corrupted the world and claims power over it

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The Seventh-day Adventist Church understands that the devil deceived Adam and Eve, which is how he introduced sin into the world. Adventists see a connection between the Bible calling the devil “that ancient serpent” (Revelation 12:9; 20:2, ESV) and the creature in Genesis 3.

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary says,

“Satan is in a figurative sense occasionally called a serpent because he used the serpent as a medium in his attempt to deceive man (see Rev. 12:9; 20:2).”¹¹

It’s likely he possessed the serpent. So, while the devil isn’t a literal snake, he used it to get close to Adam and Eve.

But why a serpent, of all creatures?

It could be because something made it distinct from all the other animals. It was “more cunning than any beast of the field” (Genesis 3:1, NKJV). Someone who’s “cunning” uses resources (such as a skill or knowledge) and is characterized by trickery and wiliness¹²—fitting for the devil since, in the Garden of Eden, he twisted God’s words to get the first humans to question God’s character (Genesis 3:1-6).

So he tricked them into corrupting their nature by sowing distrust where there was once only trust, and tempting them with self-exaltation and power. This was the entry point for fear and selfishness to infect the whole of humanity.

Even though Adam and Eve freely chose to disobey God, the Seventh-day Adventist Church views the devil as the one who manipulated the situation and unleashed the effects of sin, stealing the authority over earth that God gave to Adam and Eve.

The Bible says that Satan wanders the earth (Job 1:7; 2:2) and that he’s “the ruler of this world” (John 12:31, NKJV).

But he didn’t earn that title. He got it by fraud.

When God created humans, He gave them the authority to “have dominion” over the earth (Genesis 1:26, NKJV). The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary helps us understand how Satan seized that authority:

“He [Satan] did not hold title to this earth by right, but rather, by wresting from Adam and Eve their God-given domain. Satan claimed to have replaced Adam as the lawful ruler of the world (see Gen. 1:28; Job 1:6, 7), but he ruled as a usurper. Nevertheless, Christ did not directly contest Satan’s claim, and denied only that Satan had any right to accept worship. Jesus even spoke of Satan as the ‘prince’ of this world, in recognition of his de facto rulership (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11).”¹³

But even though Christ acknowledged that Satan was earth’s “ruler,” He also said he is “judged” and “has no claim on Me” (John 16:11; 14:30, ESV). Jesus is “the King of kings and Lord of lords” who has been given the right to win back this world (Revelation 19:16, ESV).

When Christ returns, He will take back everything that belongs to Him—including us. Until then, the devil fights back with his self-serving manipulations.

6. He works in destructive ways

From what Adventists have studied in the Bible, Satan has multiple ways that he carries out his “work” in this world:

• Deception and confusion. Jesus calls the devil the father of lies, saying he’s been a liar from the start (John 8:44). Satan lives up to this title by trying to confuse us about the Word of God, His law, His plan of salvation, and what’s right and wrong.

• Opposition. Peter calls the devil our adversary (1 Peter 5:8), or enemy. To halt the sharing and receiving of the good news of the Gospel, Satan tries to throw all sorts of obstacles in the way (Luke 8:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:17-18). He’s also the force behind persecution against Christ’s followers (Revelation 12:17).

• Temptations The devil is the force behind temptation (James 1:13). He elevates and twists our needs and desires to convince us to choose self over God’s law (Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5).

• Condemnation. As if it weren’t bad enough to entice us to sin, the devil then condemns us when we fall for his lies. That’s why Scripture calls him “the accuser of our brethren” (Revelation 12:10, NKJV). He accuses us of being beyond help and says there’s no hope for God’s mercy (Zechariah 3:1-6). It’s a cruel bait-and-switch.

• Causing pain and suffering. The devil is the one who inflicts the whole world with anguish, death, and destruction (John 10:10). The Bible also calls him the “wicked one,” (Matthew 13:19, NKJV; cf. Mark 4:15), which is fitting, because the Greek word for “wicked” means “hurtful” and implies malice, harm, degradation, etc. This means the devil is responsible for our suffering (see Job 1-2; Luke 13:10-16).¹⁴

• Misrepresentation and sabotage. Satan will use people’s flaws, mistakes, misunderstandings, and psychological fixations to slander God’s character and the church. The parable of the wheat and tares shows how he does this to sabotage God’s work among His people (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43).

• Acting as a leader or instigator against God. Adventists believe Satan leads other demons, or fallen angels, in his opposition to God and God’s children (Ephesians 6:12). He took a third of heaven’s angels with him when he rebelled (Revelation 12:3-4, 7-9), and Mark 3:22-24 calls him the “ruler of demons” (NKJV).

7. He will intensify his deceptions before Jesus returns

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Adventists have deduced from the Bible’s prophecies that as the world gets closer to its last days, Satan’s deceptions will become more and more intense—and eventually lead to a blatant, brazen defiance of God that will precede the Second Coming of Christ.

Paul warned the church that the devil would cause many to turn away from God in the end times and set up a “man of sin” who would claim to have God’s authority and be equal to Him (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, NKJV). This “antichrist” will act entirely on the devil’s agenda (1 John 2:18-23; 4:3; 2 John 1:7).

Satan will also use “all power, false signs, and wonders,” and “wicked deception” (verses 9-10, ESV) to confuse and deceive people.

Revelation 13 illustrates this when John sees the devil (symbolized by the dragon) working through two beasts to make people worship him. He gives the first beast his authority, and the second beast performs miracles to reinforce the deception.

Adventists have interpreted these beasts as systems of false worship that Satan will use to persuade people to join his side.

But why is he so set against humanity? What does he have to gain from trying to ruin us?

8. He hates us because God loves us

Seventh-day Adventists see Satan’s deceptions and attacks as his way to get back at God.

His hatred toward each human isn’t personal—at least not in the ways it might often feel like. Instead, it’s equally distributed. He doesn’t hate us because of anything we’ve done, or anything about who we are or what we’re like. He hates us simply because we are greatly loved by God. So his interest in humanity is more tactical and opportunistic than anything else.

In other words, the devil sees each of us only as potential pawns or tools to use in his opposition to God. If he seeks to harm any one of us, it’s because he wants to hurt God and destroy His divine credibility.

But what is “personal” is the way he knows our personalities, skills, strengths, and weaknesses, so he can more effectively manipulate, deceive, and tempt.

“Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time” (Revelation 12:12, NKJV).

The devil knows he’s on borrowed time, so he wants to drag as many people down with him because he knows it would break God’s heart.

But we don’t have to fear this fallen angel. Despite how he’s been depicted as a mighty, supernatural force to be reckoned with, he’s not invincible or all-powerful. And he knows it.

9. His power is limited—Jesus is stronger

Because of how Scripture describes things, Adventists believe the devil has limited power over us. He can harass and even have control over people who give him access, but he can’t do whatever he wants with us when he feels like it.

Even though he’s crafty and observant, he’s not all-knowing. He only knows about us so that he can use our weaknesses to lead us away from God and take advantage of our free will.

He did this with Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Satan manipulated Judas’s ambitions and love of wealth to convince him to betray his Lord and friend (Luke 22:3-6).

He could enter Judas’s heart because he persuaded Judas to give him that kind of access by aligning with his will (John 13:2, 27). When he had no more need for the disciple, the devil abandoned him to despair (Matthew 27:3-5).

In Job’s story, God restricted what the adversary could ultimately do (Job 1:12; 2:6). Humans are given the freedom of choice to trust God, and the devil wants to manipulate us like puppets through force or trickery—all the while making us think we made the whole choice.

Satan has power and should be taken seriously—but he’s no match for Jesus Christ! He may have authority in this world, but he still has to yield to God’s authority.

The Gospel accounts give us a glimpse of Christ’s power and victory every time He cast out demons.

In one of these stories, the Pharisees accused Him of exercising demonic power (Mark 3:20-22).

Jesus responded by asking how Satan could cancel himself out. It made as much sense as punching your own shadow.

“How can Satan cast out Satan? … And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house (Mark 3:23, 25-27, NKJV).

Adventists understand Jesus used the parable to imply Satan was the “strong man” while He Himself was the “stronger man” who would overpower him (see Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 John 3:8).¹⁵

Throughout the Gospel story, we see Jesus consistently having victory over Satan:

• The devil couldn’t get Jesus to give in to his temptations.
• Jesus demonstrated greater authority than the demons by casting them out.
• And He “won” back this world through His death and resurrection.
• He made salvation possible for humanity and sealed the devil’s fate—his power has been broken, and he will meet his end.

This is fantastic news for us because we can rely on Christ’s strength to overcome the devil, too.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church regards Satan as an active but ultimately defeated foe. He may still be a force to be reckoned with for the time being, but because Jesus is so much stronger, we can also resist Satan’s temptations through the Holy Spirit. Our strength comes from our faith and relationship with God (1 John 4:4; 5:4).

Paul told the Christians in Rome that “the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly” (Romans 16:20, NKJV). Jesus gives His followers the authority and strength to resist the devil’s attacks.

That’s why Revelation 12:11 says God’s people will overcome him through the strength that comes from Christ’s sacrifice and from their personal experience with Him.

Co-founder of the Adventist Church, Ellen G. White, firmly believed in this victory:

“Henceforth Christ’s followers are to look upon Satan as a conquered foe. Upon the cross, Jesus was to gain victory for them; that victory He desired them to accept as their own. … No one who in penitence and faith has claimed His protection will Christ permit to pass under the enemy’s power. It is true that Satan is a powerful being; but thank God, we have a mighty Saviour, who cast out the evil one from heaven.”¹⁶

We can tap into God’s strength against the devil by putting on “the armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11-18). Although not literal/physical armor, our faith in Christ and the Word of God empowers us to withstand the adversary’s threats, accusations, and schemes.

And there’s more good news—this fight won’t go on forever!

10. He will be destroyed

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Adventists celebrate that the devil will not be around for eternity. He had a beginning, and he has an end.

This end will come when Satan gets locked up for a thousand years after the Second Coming of Christ:

“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven… And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while” (Revelation 20:1-3, ESV).

Seventh-day Adventists interpret this to mean that Satan is confined to this earth during the millennium, after Jesus returns to take His people to heaven for that time. During this period, those who have accepted Christ will get a look into what happened in this life—the whole history of the whole world—behind the scenes. The big picture of the great controversy.

After the millennium, Satan will be released and make a last-ditch effort to face God for a final showdown (verses 7-9).

That’s when he’ll be “cast into the lake of fire” and “devoured,” once and for all (verse 10, NKJV). He’ll receive his punishment for leading us into sin and for all the agony he’s caused. He’ll pay for every crime and the crimes he got humanity to commit.

With him gone, we’ll be free to enjoy eternal life on the new earth. No more temptations, no more confusion, no more fear, pain, or destruction (Revelation 21:4)!

So, what do we do with all this information?

Recap and key takeaways

Adventists came to these beliefs about Satan through careful Bible study, seeking to ignore the myths and folklore that often characterized the devil.

What we need to know from Scripture is that he’s a real being who used to be an angel in heaven before he rebelled and had to leave. He tricked Adam and Eve into believing his lies, and he led the world into confusion, fear, and spiritual darkness.

He continues to work through deception. He also hates God, which motivates him to harm us and manipulate us to cause Him pain.

Satan knows he’s running out of time, so he continues to oppose and slander God and His people. He’ll have a climactic role before the Second Coming, but he’ll ultimately be destroyed.

Why does this matter?

Knowing about the devil, in general, can help us become aware of how he operates.

Paul encouraged believers not to be ignorant of Satan’s schemes and to expose his work (2 Corinthians 2:11; Ephesians 5:11-13).

This doesn’t mean we have to spend long hours studying everything he does. Instead, as we study God’s Word and His character and let the Holy Spirit guide us, we’ll naturally be able to recognize the devil’s strategies by how they act as an opposing force to love, selflessness, humility, compassion, and truth.

Aware of Satan’s capabilities, Peter wrote to believers:

“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world” (1 Peter 5:8-9, ESV).

But even though the devil is like a hungry beast, Christians don’t have to be afraid of him.

All authority has been given to Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18; Colossians 1:15-17). And we can access that same authority through Him (Ephesians 1:3; 2 Peter 1:3-4)!

Because Satan is responsible for the existence of sin and suffering, he has to answer for everything that’s gone horribly wrong in this world. And he will face God’s justice for it because everyone will see him for what he is in the end.

That’s why God has been allowing the devil to reveal himself to the whole world—so we can understand sin’s true nature, because humanity opted for “the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:17, NKJV; 3:1-7).

But it’s frustrating and tiresome to see evil run its course. Many of us ask God, “Why?” and “How much longer?”

God “desires all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4, ESV; cf. 2 Peter 3:9). He wants everyone to have a chance to make an informed choice.

So while Satan has been given his chance to make his self-serving case to and with humanity, the time is soon coming when the whole world will see the devil’s true colors, and all his accusations and deceptions will topple like dominoes.

Then he will be no more, and God’s love will reign forever (Revelation 21:4-5).

Speaking of salvation, what do Adventists believe about what it means to be saved?

If you want to learn more about Adventism and what Seventh-day Adventists believe,

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2. Strong’s Concordance, G4567, “Satanas,” https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g4567/kjv/tr/0-1/ [↵]
3. Strong’s Concordance, H1966, “hêlēl,” https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1966/kjv/wlc/0-1/ [↵]
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