Can Satan hurt people?
Image via Wikipedia The email had an urgent tone: "I know Satan tempts us, but can he physically hurt people? Does Satan know our thoughts? Just how much can he do?" Believers and non-believers alike have questions about Satan and the demonic. Some are especially curious. Frequent pop-culture references to the devil (the rock band Black Sabbath even issued satanic "altar calls" from stage) fuel fascination in the dark side, so it's important that our understanding be biblically based. What Scripture Tells Us The Bible has a lot to say about Satan, including the fact that God didn't create him as an agent of evil. Satan was Lucifer , an archangel who, along with a large but finite number of lesser angels, freely rebelled against God. That act of treason resulted in their eviction from heaven. The devil hates God and His children. Therefore, Satan and his fallen angels — demons —are wreaking whatever havoc they can. The Bible warns that, as history mo