His name Satan indicates adversary; and he has opposed in every way the development of the new creation, consisting of Jesus and his bride.

His name serpent means deceiver; and he has applied all of his wily methods to deceive, and as Jesus has declared, he would deceive, if possible, the very elect, but God will not permit him thus to do.

His title devil means slanderer; and he has constantly carried on a campaign of slanderous propaganda against the people of God even unto this day, and has never lost an opportunity to try in his various ways to destroy them.
[149]When it was announced to Mary by the angel that she should bring forth a child whose name should be called Jesus and that he would be the Savior of his people, Satan recognized this promised and unborn babe as the one who would ultimately bruise his head.

The apostle Paul plainly states to us that God sent Jesus into the world, one of his missions being ultimately to destroy the devil.

(Hebrews 2:14) The enmity of Satan toward the seed of promise has never abated.