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"For St. Paul, Satan is not simply a negative power in the universe. He is personal with will, [ 21 ] with thoughts, [ 22 ] and with methods of deception, [ 23 ] against whom Christians must wage and intense battle [ 24 ] because they can still be tempted by him. [ 25 ] He is active in a dynamic manner, [ 26 ] fighting for the destruction of creation and not simply waiting passively in a restricted corner to accept those who happen to rationally decide not to follow God and the moral laws inherent in a natural universe. Satan is even capable of transforming himself into an angel of light [ 27 ]. He has at his disposal miraculous powers of perversion [ 28 ] and has as co-workers whole armies of invisible powers.[ 29 ] He is the "god of this age," [ 30 ] the one who deceived the first woman.[ 31 ] It is he who led man [ 32 ] and all of creation into the path of death and corruption. [ 33 ]

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