Why did Satan Think he Could Defeat God?
Satan was an angel created by God who turned against God’s authority (Isaiah 14:13) and became the head of a kingdom of evil spirits called demons, his “angels” (Matthew 25:41).
He desired to be God, and not to be a servant of God. Satan did not want to worship God. Satan wanted to be worshiped. So, Satan rebelled and became the fallen angel we now know as the devil. Since his instigation of evil on earth, Satan has been tagged as the “prince,” or “ruler” of this world (John 14:30;)
We are also told that one third of an “innumerable company of angels” (Hebrews 12:22) chose to rebel with him; in a cosmic rebellion to overthrow God!
It is hard to imagine a being like Lucifer (Satan) believing he could even do battle with God, much less defeat Him. Even the most depraved mind should be able to see that a creature cannot possibly contend with the Creator.
Yet Satan attempted to dethrone God and strives to this day to defy God’s authority, thwart His plans, and harass His people. The Bible says that presently, “the whole world is under the control of the evil one” (1 John 5:19)
Perhaps part of the explanation is that pride blinded Satan to reality. Two Old Testament passages (Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:11-19) discuss Satan’s original position and the reasons for his loss of that position. They tell of an exalted angelic being, one of God’s creatures, who became proud. He determined to take the throne of Go for himself. But God removed him from his position.
Satan likely was aware of God's foreordained plan (before the foundation of the world) to manifest himself among the human species, (Jesus) should the seed of man ever become contaminated with sin. He would undoubtedly have viewed this event as an easy opportunity to defeat God; and compel all to worship him "as God."
Despite Satan’s self-delusion that he could defeat God, by destroying God on a Cross; Satan is a loser! And because of God's victory over Satan at the Cross, you overcome Satan too!
