1 Kings 22:21-22
21Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ 22And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be aa lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’John 8:44
44 bYou are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. cHe was a murderer from the beginning, and ddoes not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. eWhen he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.1 John 4:6
6We are from God. fWhoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know gthe Spirit of truth and hthe spirit of error.Revelation of John 12:9
9And ithe great dragon was thrown down, jthat ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, kthe deceiver of the whole world— lhe was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.Revelation of John 13:14
14and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ▼▼Or on behalf of
the beast nit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast othat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. Revelation of John 20:8
8and will come out pto deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, qGog and Magog, rto gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
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