Question: "Is the devil / Satan a person or a force / personification of evil?" Answer: Although he has persuaded many people that he doesn't exist, Satan very definitely is a rea, personal being the source of all unbelief and of every kind of moral and spiritual evil in the world. He is called by various names in the Bible, including Satan (meaning “adversary”—Job 1:6; Romans 16:20), the devil (i.e., “slanderer”—Matthew 4:1; 1 Peter 5:8(Isaiah 14:12) 2 Corinthians 11:3;
