How we perceive our enemy will largely determine how we fight against him.

Unless we grasp how the devil fits into God’s scheme of things, we will find it difficult to stand against his conspiracy against us personally and his influence within our culture. We can have a proper theology of the devil only if we have a proper theology of God. Only when we stand in awe of God will we find it unnecessary to be in awe of Satan.

As Martin Luther once said,

"The devil is God's devil."

God is still in control. The Serpent of Paradise gives an overview of the career of Satan and his interaction with the Almighty. It traces his fall from an exalted position to his demise in everlasting shame and contempt. It shows us that Satan always loses even when "he wins." The Serpent of Paradise is a book about Satan, but it is also a book about God's power, God's program, and God's purposes in this world.

Table of Contents
1. Putting the Devil in His Place
2. The Star That Bit the Dust
3. There Is a Serpent in Our Garden
4. The Serpent's New Religion
5. The Serpent Strikes Back
6. The Serpent Is Crushed
7. The Serpent, God's Servant
8. What the Serpent Wants From You
9. Closing the Door When the Serpent Knocks
10. Neutralizing the Serpent's Poison
11. The Serpent Is Cast Out of Heaven
12. The Serpent in Eternal Humiliation