In the September 2007 issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Sydney Page, professor of New Testament at Taylor Seminary in Edmonton, AB, presents an array of biblical evidence demonstrating that Satan, although an enemy of God, is in fact a servant of God:

While many texts emphasize the hostility between God and Satan, there is also abundant evidence that the biblical authors believed that Satan was subject to God’s control and was used by God to accomplish his purposes. They represent Satan, not only as God’s adversary, but also as God’s servant. The subordination of Satan to God is most explicit in the prologue of the book of Job, but the Joban conception of Satan exercised significant influence on the rest of the biblical canon (JETS, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 449).

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