Why Didn’t Satan Know?

I have a question regarding Satan. If he indeed studies scripture to know what he knows about the future, then why didn’t he know about Jesus’ coming crucifixion and what it was going to accomplish? I have read that if he could look into the future, he would have never let it happen. Am I missing something?

Q. Thank you for all of you efforts and insight. I have a question regarding Satan. If he indeed studies scripture to know what he knows about the future, then why didn’t he know about Jesus’ coming crucifixion and what it was going to accomplish? I have read that if he could look into the future, he would have never let it happen. Am I missing something?

A. Although prophecies about the Lord’s crucifixion can be found throughout the Old Testament, most people alive then didn’t understand them, so it wasn’t only Satan who was taken by surprise. Even the Lord’s disciples missed it. And remember, Satan doesn’t have the wisdom of the Holy Spirit helping him like you and I do.

The passage you’re referring to is 1 Corinth. 2:8. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. The reason Satan would have tried to prevent the crucifixion is to deny mankind the escape from our bondage to sin into a position of highest favor that comes to us through belief by faith.

And finally, knowing the future wouldn’t prevent us from fighting to change it if we thought we could. Satan’s no different.