Satan appears throughout the Bible and has become one of its most recognizable figures. But who - or what - does Scripture actually describe when it uses the word "Satan", and does it always mean what we assume it means?
Is Satan a fallen angel? The Devil? The serpent in Genesis? The dragon in Revelation? And does the word satan itself actually refer to a personal name - or does its Biblical meaning reveal something more complex - or perhaps something much simpler?
When we follow the word through Scripture and examine its original meaning and context, some surprising details begin to emerge. Who is Satan according to the Bible - and how much of what we believe about him actually comes from the Biblical text?