Meaning: The Devil schemes to get people to disobey God. James 4:7: “Subject yourselves to God; but oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you.” Meaning: A person can defeat Satan by obeying God rather than the Devil. 1 Peter 5:8: “Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.”

We don’t know, however, what the devil looks like when he becomes visible; he can take various forms. When he came to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden he appeared as a serpent (see Genesis 3:1). Paul wrote that Satan sometimes “masquerades as an angel of light” in order to try to deceive us (2 Corinthians 11:14).

The Bible warns, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Always, however, remember two great truths about Satan. First, he is absolutely opposed to God, and to God’s plan for our lives.

No wonder the Bible warns, “Do not give the devil a foothold” (Ephesians 4:27). Although he is a spiritual being, Satan apparently can assume human form on occasion. However, the Bible doesn’t tell us what he might look like; pictures of the devil with a red suit and pitchfork are simply products of someone’s imagination.

Thank you for your question, and I hope you will always be interested in what the Bible says–not just about the devil, but about God and His love for you. The Bible doesn’t tell us exactly what the devil looks like; the pictures you see of him (with horns and a red suit and so forth) simply come from the artist’s imagination.

No, the Bible doesn’t tell us exactly what Satan looks like, and one reason is because he can take on all kinds of disguises and forms. The Bible even says that at times “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14).

In his attempts to deceive us, the Bible says, he may even seem like a messenger from God: “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). If our lives are built on Christ and His Word, however, we will not be deceived.

The devil is not, however, all-powerful, omniscient, or omnipresent. The devil has a plan and God has a plan, and each person must decide which plan to follow. Jesus said, “Follow Me,” and those who flee the devil and turn to Jesus Christ by faith will know His joy and peace for eternity.

Yes, the Devil is real. He is “the ruler of the world,” a spirit creature who became wicked and rebelled against God. (John 14:30; Ephesians 6:11, 12) The Bible reveals the Devil’s personality through these names and descriptions: Satan, which means “Resister.”—Job 1:6. Devil, which means “Slanderer.”—Revelation 12:9.

As a spirit creature, the Devil lives in an invisible realm. However, this is not in a fiery hell where he makes the wicked suffer, as is depicted in the artwork accompanying this article. “War in heaven” For a time, Satan the Devil moved about in the spirit realm at will, including entering directly before God alongside the faithful angels.