Satan's image is retained in carnal human nature, which produces the same fruits of chaos, sin, misery, and destruction that the Adversary himself generates even without directly causing sin. This image manifests when the old man is released from restraint, immediately resuming opposition to God through pride, lies, selfish ambition, and defiance of divine sovereignty, just as Satan does upon his own release after the Millennium. The text develops this parallel by showing that Satan's binding removes his deceptive influence yet leaves human flesh with its inherent pulls intact, and his post-Millennial rebellion demonstrates an unchanging nature that discounts all evidence of God's successful rule. Human nature mirrors this pattern, wagering against the written consequences of sin despite knowing the prophesied outcome in advance. The release of Satan after a thousand years of peace therefore serves as a test that separates those who heed his message from those who obey God, while simultaneously exposing the root problem of carnality's readiness to find common cause with self-centered rebellion. This connection underscores the broader message that Satan's removal brings relief but does not solve sin, since the real remedy requires replacing corruptible human nature entirely with God's incorruptible nature so that no adversary ever arises again.

The material develops the topic of Satan's image by noting that the accuser offered no charge against Job despite the opportunity, raising the possibility that Satan recognized a germ of his own nature already forming in the man and chose to leave it unexposed. This suggestion connects directly to the account of Helel in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14, where the anointed cherub, perfect in his ways from creation, allowed his heart to be lifted up by his own beauty and wisdom, leading him to exalt his throne above the stars of God and contend with the Most High. The same pattern appears in Job once the trial removes the hedge of outward blessing: his speeches reveal an increasing focus on his own righteousness, a longing for the acclaim of nobles and elders, and a willingness to call God into account, thereby placing himself on the same level as his Creator. God's extended discourse on Leviathan, presented as the king over all the children of pride, underscores the point by depicting an armored, impenetrable creature whose scales symbolize the self-justifying defenses Job had erected. These descriptions serve the larger purpose of showing that Job's suffering was not punitive but creative; God was still fashioning His servant into the divine image and therefore arrested the satanic impulse before it could take root. Job's final repentance, in which he abhors himself and acknowledges that he had spoken without knowledge, confirms that the trial succeeded in removing the resemblance to Satan and restoring the proper relation between creature and Creator.

Satan originated the self-centered influence now present in mankind's heart when his own heart was lifted up because of his beauty, leading him to corrupt his wisdom for the sake of splendor. This pride separated him from his Creator and spread first to other angels and then to mankind beginning with Adam and Eve. God portrays Satan as Leviathan, a being of awesome power without fear who is king over all the children of pride, those who share his characteristics of lofty self-centeredness and competitiveness. Pride entered human thinking through Satan's presence and enticement, as seen when he offered Adam and Eve the prospect of being like God, thereby corrupting them with the same lofty feelings of superiority that had deceived him. This influence became part of human character from early life, generating a carnal mind that is enmity against God, resists the law of God, and produces self-esteem, self-satisfaction, and the drive to sin. The desperately wicked heart manufactures both the evidence that one is something good and the resistance that hinders submission to the Father and the Son. Pride functions as the father of other sins, motivating exaggeration of one's own thoughts, opinions, and needs above God's and above those of fellow humans. It produces self-deception, a sense of infallibility, condescending self-righteousness, rejection of God's word, and an insatiable ambition that drives individuals and nations toward greater power and grandeur. This spirit permeates the world, underlies all human activity from commerce to religion, and forms the internal barrier that must be borne as the cross after baptism. The broader message connects this origin and operation of Satan's image directly to human responsibility: angels and mankind remain accountable to the sovereign Father and Son, must voluntarily submit to their authority, and can overcome the resistance only by the humility that God makes possible through contact with Him.