What is the seed that fell by the path? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One (the devil) comes and takes away the things that were planted in that person’s heart.
But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [116]} said, “The leader of demons {\cf2\super [117]} (the devil) is the one that gives him (Jesus) power to force demons out.”
The ruler {\cf2\super [17]} of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of people who don’t believe. They cannot see the light (truth) of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ. Christ is the One who is exactly like God.
The snake was thrown down out of heaven. (The giant snake is that old snake called the devil or Satan. He leads the whole world into the wrong way.) The snake with his angels were thrown to the earth.
The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the animal. And darkness covered the animal’s kingdom. People bit their tongues because of the pain.
The locusts had a ruler. The ruler was the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon. {\cf2\super [69]} In the Greek language his name is Apollyon (Destroyer).