…his own angels

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12)

…sinnersYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. (John 8:44)

…saints….Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must … suffer many things … and … killed and on the third day be raised to life.  Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”  Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” (Matthew 16:21–23)

…to tempt you…to discourage you…to distract you

…he can tempt you…remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. (James 1: 13-14)

…he can discourage you

…he can distract you

If God is for us, who can ever be against us?.... Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?....Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?...... And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8: 31-39)

Now...What would you do to resist the devil

…do not be ignorant of Satan’s devices (2 Corinthians 2:11)

Put on all of God’s armour (Ephesians 6:11)