"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Gen. 3:15. Satan knew it was coming. He knew it from the moment Eve ate the fruit of the tree God had forbidden. What do you think the Bible is about? Satan's attempt to thwart God's curse that was placed upon him. Don't you get it? The moment Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, satan thought he had won. This world was his. The fall had taken place. Until God gave him the news that his time was limited, he was doomed, and at some point, the seed of the woman would result in his destruction. And his attempts to keep the seed of the woman from bruising his head. (A fatal blow, the end, satan loses).
Of course, you would have to believe Genesis to understand this. And if I'm not mistaken, the RCC doesn't. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
"And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it." (Luke 4:5,6)
Its in every version of the bible endorsed by the Church that I know of.
Are you serious,satan did not know God would become incarnate with Christ at this time and did not know this until after the resurrection
satan had thought he won victory over Christ when Christ died on the cross and it was not until after the Resurrection that he could have fully known Christ was God Incarnate ,and at that time satan knew his time here on earth is short.
1 Corinthians 2:8 backs this up..
"Which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory."-1 Corinthians 2:8