New Testament texts on the ineffectuality of Satan
a. Luke 10:18, “And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.”
b. John 12:31, “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.”
c. John 16:11, “and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.”
d. Romans 8:31, “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?”
e. Romans 16:20, “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.”
f. 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.”
g. 2 Corinthians 2:14, “thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ.”
h. Colossians 2:15, “When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.”
i. Hebrews 2:14, “that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
j. Hebrews 2:18, “He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.”
k. James 4:7, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
l. 1 John 3:8, “The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
m. 1 John 3:20, “ in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.”
n. 1 John 4:4, “greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.”
o. Revelation 1:18, “and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.”
2. New Testament texts on the effectuality of Satan.
a. Matthew 13:39, “and the enemy who sowed them is the devil,
b. Luke 22:31, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,”
c. John 8:12, “then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
d. John 17:15, “ I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.”
e. 2 Cor 2:11, “so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.”
f. Ephesians 4:27, “do not give the devil an opportunity.”
g. Ephesians 6:11, “to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.”
h. 1 Timothy 3:7, “ so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
i. 2 Timothy 2:26, “and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”
j. 1 Peter 5:8, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
k. 1 John 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”
l. Revelation 20:11, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth
