the Enemy
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The Enemy is a biblical and theological title for the Devil, representing the ultimate adversary of God and humanity in Christian belief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Enemy canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical title
ⓘ
theological title ⓘ title of the Devil ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Christian theology
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
deception
ⓘ
evil ⓘ sin ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
God ⓘ |
| domain |
Christian demonology
ⓘ
Christian soteriology ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | defeated in final judgment ⓘ |
| goal | to lead humans away from God ⓘ |
| influences |
false teachings
ⓘ
human desires ⓘ worldly powers ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| moralValence | negative ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatusInDoctrine |
created being
ⓘ
fallen angel ⓘ |
| opposes |
God’s will
ⓘ
human salvation ⓘ the Church ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Iblis
ⓘ
surface form:
Satan
the Devil ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
the Adversary
ⓘ
surface form:
the Accuser
the Adversary ⓘ the Devil ⓘ
surface form:
the Evil One
the Tempter ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
ultimate adversary of God
ⓘ
ultimate adversary of humanity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic opposition to divine order
ⓘ
spiritual danger to believers ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction |
personification of opposition to God
ⓘ
personification of spiritual opposition to believers ⓘ |
| traditionHolds | will ultimately be defeated by God ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian laity
ⓘ
Christian preachers ⓘ Christian theologians ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.