The Destroyer

And they had a King over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name is Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
Revelation 9:11 NKJV

From the begining, our enemy has carried many names with him.  The serpent, satan, Lucifer and the deceiver just to name a few.  It is in Revelation that we see satan refered to by yet another name, "Destroyer."  One of satans main objectives from the timme of his expulsion from Gods presence has been to destroy what God has created.  What is it that satan sought to accomplish in the Garden of Eden?  To destroy Gods fellowship with his creation.  In this he ultimately succeeded.  What is it that satan sought from Job?  To destroy all that God had blessed his servant with.

So satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?  Have you not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side?  You have blessed the work of hishands, annd his possesions have increased in the land.  But now, stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"  And the LORD said to satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his  person."  So satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job 1: 9-12 NKJV

Does this sound like satans good intentions towards Job?   From the get go, the destroyers sole purpose here is to strike Job where it hurts.  He reasons, incorrectly I might add, that if he brings enough turmoil on Gods servant Job, that this "Blameless and upright" servant of the Lord would certainly curse the God he loves to his face.  Instead, what we see is Job agonizing over the storms that have suddenly afflicted his life without once cursing God!
I believe that it is in the book of Job where we see satans true feelings towards the crown jewel of our Lords creation.  The destroyer is angry, fuming that this man Job would receive such favor from God.  After all, it had been God who had ultimately banished satan from his presence so long ago.

And war broke out in heaven: Micheal and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.  So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 12: 7-9 NKJV

In Revelation 12, we see the very same unprovoked attack on Gods creation that we have seen in Job.  Ultimately, this led to Satans expulsion from Gods presence.  Not only for him, but his followers as well.  Interestingly enough, where was Satan cast out to?  To earth!  Thus, the destroyer had gone from exalted to outcast in a pretty short time!  I've also heard satan refered to as the "Prince of the power of the air," having his kingdom here on earth.  However, as we have seen in the life of Job, the destroyer does not have free reign!  For before afflicting Job, satan had come  into Gods presence to seek his permission to attack Job!   If there is one thing that we can take away from this interaction is that satan DOES NOT have free reign over Gods creation.

And the LORD  said to satan, "From where do you come?"   So satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
Job 1:7 NKJV

Perhaps the destroyer has passed us as he's walked upon the earth?

~Scott~