“And the Dragon, the great one, was thrown down once for all, the snake, the ancient snake, the one called the Devil [slanderer] and the Satan [the adversary], he who deceives the entire inhabited earth.” (Revelation 12:9)
The Bible states that the word Devil means slanderer.
Webster’s Dictionary:
slander: 1) utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage reputation
2) a false tale or report maliciously uttered orally, tending to injure the reputation of another, and constituting a legal tort : a malicious oral utterance of false defamatory reports : malicious publication by speech of false tales or suggestions to the injury of another—compare libel
3) disgrace, shame, or reproach that falls on one usually by reason of personal acts or character
4) a cause of sin : an obstacle to virtue
5) one that is a disgrace or discredit to a body of which he is a part
slanderer: one that utters or spreads slander
slanderous: 1) being a source or occasion of scandal or disgrace 2) containing or constituting slander 3) given to or uttering slander
There is no poison that is as dangerous as slander. Slander is the most wicked form of poison that there is on earth. This government is the devil, and it is slandering me and the church and has been doing it for the past 44 years, ever since I got saved.
“And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night” (Revelation 12:10). (Greek Bible)