The Original Rebellion
Satan is the Original Rebel that rebelled against the Truth of the Almighty's rightful claim to the worship belonging to Himself as the True Creator; and, all who reject His rightful claim to being worshipped as the sole "Creator of the Ends of the Earth" (Isaiah 40:28), are also rebels and liars.
"Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it" (John 8:44). The Everlasting God is so hateful of rebellion that He promised the devouring of the sword to those who rebel. "19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it" (Isaiah 1:19-20). In fact, when the Son of God returns at His Second Advent, He will slay the rebellious with the Sword of His Word.
"And out of His mouth goeth a sharp Sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God" (Revelation 19:15). [See our article, "He That Endureth to the End Shall Be Saved, Or, The Biblical Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints"-- http://Whatsaiththescripture.com/Fellowship/He.That.Endureth.to.the.En.html -- , for a discussion of the necessity to persevere in faith and obedience for Eternal Salvation.] In the Book of Isaiah, we find the account of the fall of the king of Babylon-- possibly Belshazzar-- that is transferred in a figure to Satan, i.e., "That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!" (Isaiah 14:4).
We know that Satan will be finally defeated and cast into the Lake of Fire, after the Post-Millennial Rebellion has been quelled. "And the Devil that deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the Beast [the Antichrist] and the False Prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever" (Revelation 20:10). The LORD Jesus painted a graphic picture of Hell-- which, we are told will be "cast into the Lake of Fire" (20:14). "43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:43-44).
When Satan is finally cast into the Lake of Fire, the tormented souls that reside therein will mock him with the hatred and disdain that Satan had formerly heaped upon them, i.e., "7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations [Satan's hatred of man] which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea" (Revelation 20:7-8). "9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee [Satan] at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the Earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee" (Isaiah 14:9-11).
The name of "Lucifer" is used only this once in Scripture, reminding us of Satan's exalted role of bearing the Light before he fell. "How art thou fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer [literally, light bearer], son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" (Isaiah 14:12). That it appears to be the name describing our "adversary the Devil" (1Peter 5:8) is apparent, since he and his followers pride themselves in appearing as illuminators or bearers of the light. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light" (2Corinthians 11:14). Likewise, the Antichrist will fulfill both meanings of the prefix "anti-" affixed before "Christ": (1) "Anti-" means against or in opposition to Christ, i.e., "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped" (2Thessalonians 2:4). And, (2) "anti-" also means in place of or in substitution for Christ, i.e., "so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God" (2:4).
The five "I wills" of Satan cost him and his angelic followers their "first estate" (Jude 6). "13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into Heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High" (Isaiah 14:13-14). The name "Satan", in both the Hebrew and the Greek, mean adversary, i.e., "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1Peter 5:8). "Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us" (1Thessalonians 2:18).
Another name for Satan is "Apollyon", in the Greek, and "Abaddon", in the Hebrew, which both mean destroyer, i.e., "14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the Devil" (Hebrews 2:14).
Satan's reputation as the "accuser of [the] brethren" (Revelation 12:10) is well-founded, for the name "Devil" means slanderer, in the Greek. In short, when Lucifer pronounced the five "I wills" (Isaiah 14:13-14), they were not a statement of worship of Jehovah, but a perverse declaration of self exaltation and hatred of the Almighty. "Let not an evil speaker be established in the Earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him" (Psalm 140:11).
The destiny of Satan is the same as that of the Antichrist and the False Prophet-- the Pit, which is known as the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:10). "Yet thou shalt be brought down to Hell, to the sides of the Pit" (Isaiah 14:15). Though the wicked one will continue to oppose the True Saints until he is cast into the Lake of Fire, the victory that is continually ours is wrought by our abiding in faith in the LORD Jesus Christ. "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith" (1John 5:4).
Our grasp upon His Word establishes us in this monumental conflict with Satan over the prize for our Eternal Soul. "And take the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (Ephesians 6:17). We are wary that we must still "tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: [but] nothing shall by any means hurt [us]" (Luke 10:19). "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us" (Romans 8:37)!