Satan goes about as a roaring lion, seeking to devourer those whom he will.

But he is not omnipotent.

Satan, however powerful, however sly, however crafty he may be, he is still a creature.

The New Testament speaks of Satan as one who manifests himself, as we say in philosophy,

sub-species bony, under the auspices of the good.

That the scriptures warn us that Satan manifests himself as an angel of light.

He is the prince of darkness in reality.

But he has this ability of metamorphosis, this ability of disguise, of traveling

incognito, and disguising himself as an angel of light. He doesn't pop up like he would to

Dr. Faustus and say, let me have your soul, I'm Satan, I'm the bad guy. No. He's much too crafty for that.

He will come to us under the cloaks of goodness. He will appear as a minister, as a priest,

as a religious leader. All the outward appearances seem to be good.

This is his M.O.

And that's why we're called to be warned against this one,

who comes disguised as an angel of light.

That's one metaphor that the New Testament uses.

Another one is that drawn from the animal kingdom.

Satan goes about as a roaring lion, seeking to devour those whom he will. Now, to the Jew, the image of the lion is the image of supreme strength.

The lion is the king of the beasts.

He is the one who is most powerful.

And it seems when we hear that image that Satan is going around this world as a roaring

lying, seeking to devour whom he will, we have to feel like, what chance do we have against

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