Editing Satan (section)

====Book of Revelation====
[[File:Le Grand Saint Michel, by Raffaello Sanzio, from C2RMF retouched.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[St. Michael Vanquishing Satan]]'' (1518) by [[Raphael]], depicting Satan being cast out of heaven by [[Michael (archangel)|Michael the Archangel]], as described in {{bibleverse|Revelation|12:7–8|9}}]]
The [[Book of Revelation]] represents Satan as the supernatural ruler of the [[Roman Empire]] and the ultimate cause of all evil in the world.{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=144}} In {{bibleverse|Revelation|2:9–10|9}}, as part of the letter to the church at [[Smyrna]], [[John of Patmos]] refers to the Jews of Smyrna as "a [[synagogue of Satan]]"{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=142}} and warns that "the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison as a test [''peirasmos''], and for ten days you will have affliction."{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=142}} In {{bibleverse|Revelation|2:13–14|9}}, in the letter to the church of [[Pergamum]], John warns that Satan lives among the members of the congregation{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=143}} and declares that "Satan's throne" is in their midst.{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=143}} Pergamum was the capital of the [[Asia (Roman province)|Roman Province of Asia]]{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=143}} and "Satan's throne" may be referring to the monumental [[Pergamon Altar]] in the city, which was dedicated to the Greek god [[Zeus]],{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=143}} or to a temple dedicated to the Roman emperor [[Augustus]].{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=143}}

{{bibleverse|Revelation|12:3|9}} describes a vision of a [[Serpents in the Bible#Ancient serpent|Great Red Dragon]] with seven heads, ten horns, seven crowns, and a massive tail,{{sfn|Kelly|2006|pages=149–150}} an image which is likely inspired by the vision of the [[Four kingdoms of Daniel|four beasts from the sea]] in the [[Book of Daniel]]{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=150}} and the [[Leviathan]] described in various Old Testament passages.{{sfn|Kelly|2006|pages=150–151}} The Great Red Dragon knocks "a third of the sun... a third of the moon, and a third of the stars" out the sky{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=151}} and pursues the [[Woman of the Apocalypse]].{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=151}} {{bibleverse|Revelation|12:7–9|9}} declares: "[[War in Heaven|And war broke out in Heaven]]. Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon. The Dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in Heaven. Dragon the Great was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called Devil and Satan, the one deceiving the whole inhabited World – he was thrown down to earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."{{sfn|Kelly|2006|pages=151–152}} Then a voice booms down from Heaven heralding the defeat of "the Accuser" (''ho Kantegor''), identifying the Satan of Revelation with the satan of the Old Testament.{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=152}}

In {{bibleverse|Revelation|20:1–3|9}}, Satan is bound with a chain and hurled into the [[Abyss (religion)|Abyss]],{{sfn|Garland|2006}} where he is imprisoned for [[Millennialism|one thousand years]].{{sfn|Garland|2006}} In {{bibleverse|Revelation|20:7–10|9}}, he is set free and gathers his armies along with [[Gog and Magog]] to wage war against the righteous,{{sfn|Garland|2006}} but is defeated with fire from Heaven, and cast into the [[lake of fire]].{{sfn|Garland|2006}} Some Christians associate Satan with the number [[666 (number)|666]], which {{bibleverse|Revelation|13:18|9}} describes as the [[Number of the beast|Number of the Beast]].<ref name=six>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201309/what-666-bible-27901|title=What is 666 in the Bible?|last=Schorn|first=Joel|publisher=[[Claretians#Publications|U.S. Catholic]]|date=October 2013|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en}}</ref> However, [[The Beast (Revelation)|the beast]] mentioned in Revelation 13 is not Satan,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/06/06/1655274.htm|title=Why 666 is a devil of a day|last=Skatssoon|first=Judy|publisher=[[ABC News and Current Affairs]]|date=2006-06-06|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en}}</ref> and the use of 666 in the Book of Revelation has been interpreted as a reference to the Roman Emperor [[Nero]], as 666 is the numeric value of his name in Hebrew.<ref name=six/>