Whether they knew it or not, these three wise men were parties to a great conspiracy, originated and carried out by the master mind, Satan, the devil, in his attempt to destroy the seed of promise, the great Savior of the world.
[147]When Jehovah drove Adam and Eve from Eden he likewise pronounced a condemnation upon Satan.

He said concerning Satan and the woman: "I will put enmity between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel".

(Genesis 3:15) From that time forward, Satan the great adversary has attempted to destroy every one whom God has favored and who he thought might constitute the seed of promise.
[148]Jehovah has given to Satan four separate and distinct names, all of which have a deep significance.

Besides the name _Satan_ he is designated as the _dragon_, that old _serpent_ and the _devil_.

Dragon means devourer or destroyer; and Satan has at all times been seeking to destroy or devour Jesus and his true followers, who constitute the seed of promise.