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1. In Isaiah 14:12, he is named Lucifer and called the son of the morning

2. In 2 Corinthians 11:14 & 15, it is said that he transforms himself into the likeness of an angel of light

3. The god of this world who blinds men’s minds (2 Corinthians 4:4)

4. The prince of this world (John 12:31)

5. The prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)

6. The deceiver of the world (2 Corinthians 11:3)

7. The tempter (Matthew 4:3)

8. The evil one (Matthew 6:13)

9. The father of lies (John 8:44)

10. A murder (John 8:44)

11. Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24)

a. This was a special god of the Ekronites; literally Baal Zebub

i. Baal is the familiar god against which Elijah fought

ii. Zebub means a fly, like a house fly; but, of the stinging kind

iii. Perhaps, the lord of the flies

12. Belial (2 Corinthians 6:15)

a. Belial means worthless

13. Abaddon (Revelation 9:11)

a. Which means destroying angel

14. Apollyon (Revelation 9:11)

a. Which means distroyer also

15. He is called a lying spirit (1 Kings 22:22)

16. He is called the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13)

17. He is called the prince of devils (Matthew 12:24)

18. He is called the ruler of the darkness of this world (Ephesians 6:12)

19. He is called the spirit of disobediance (Ephesians 2:2)

20. He is called the unclean spirit (Matthew 12:43)

21. He is called the wicked one (Matthew 13:19)

22. In Luke 22:3 he was the spirit of betrayal

23. In 1 Peter 5:8 he is called our advesary and is likened to a roaring lion seeking to devour whom he may

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