Pitied and resisted.
Traditionally, Jews believe him to be more like a bad prosecuting attorney, and an accuser, as represented in the book of Job and several New Testament examples. in the Heavenly courts. It is very rare for Jews today to believe in a devil or Satan and ascertain that the passages in the prologue and epilogue of Job were written later.
Ezekiel and Isaiah liken him to the King of Babylon, one of God’s most high angels who opposed God and was defeated. We read about this in the Revelation of Saint John as well, but whether his overthrow by St. Michael happened before Adam or during the end times taking a third of the angels with him, is a bit ambiguous. In the end, Satan and his Minions are thrown into the lake of fire, which is the second death,
Since Satan cannot harm or defeat God, Satan’s task is to harm human beings whom God loves, and separate people from God. Satan is a god of this world, a ruler of demonic hosts that control world events, governments, etc. that is meant to usurp the works of God, So, we see Satan as a deceiver and an adversary of God in the world today, ruining the earth and ruining human lives.
In folklore, Satan is kind of the ultimate used car salesman — offering people things beautiful or valuable, ultimately leading to their demise
or offers them an exchange for their soul,, and takes them to Hell. In some trickster tales, some people are wily enough to trick or cheat the devil. But more often than not, Satan wins the bargain, These cautionary tales represent that things of this world may be everything we ever wanted but will lead to ruin,
Most Christians see the Devil MORE than symbolic but less than an entity or deity, and we see Satan as an adversary of our souls, who wants us to turn against God and lead us to ruin. We see him as our adversary in our spiritual lives. But not feared.
Satanists believe in following certain Satanic precepts to unshackle one’s self from God and follow one’s truest desires, or just see him as something to get a charge of fear from, or seek his help, actually or symbolically, for power and gain and tyranny.