The Blue Collar Scholar

Revelation, Episode 10: The Dragon

Episode Summary

This episode digs into the Scriptural data for Satan a.k.a. the devil a.k.a. Beelzebub a.k.a. the ancient serpent a.k.a. the Dragon of the Book of Revelation. We also do a bit of corrective analysis to make sure that we aren't letting the popular conception of Satan drive our understanding of the figure that is taught in Scripture. Furthermore, the character known as Satan makes very few appearances in the early part of the Bible, but he is dealt with more thoroughly in the newer books of Scripture. This implies either that Satan is a myth, or that his existence and work in the universe is revealed to us bit-by-bit in what is known as Progressive Revelation.