Satan’s presence in Eden

He was there to try to rob Adam and Eve of their perfect life with God (John 8:44). As a fallen angel doomed to eternal separation from God in hell (2 Peter 2:4), Satan’s motto is “misery loves company.” His mission is to get as many people as possible to share in his fate (1 Peter 5:8).

How thankful we are that Jesus came to defeat the devil (1 John 3:8). In the Garden of Eden God prophesied that victory (Genesis 3:15). Jesus fulfilled that prophecy when he resisted all of Satan’s temptations, paid the penalty of sin on the cross and rose triumphantly on Easter Sunday.

Crushed but not yet out of commission, Satan remains our enemy. We need to resist him (1 Peter 5:8-9), and we can with the spiritual weapons God gives us (Ephesians 6:10-18; James 4:7).