Satan was bitterly angry that his angels had fled at the approach of the heavenly messengers. He had dared to hope that Christ would not take up His life again, and that the plan of redemption was to fail. But as he saw the Saviour come forth from the tomb in triumph, all hope was lost. Satan now knew that his kingdom would have an end, and that he must finally be destroyed.

Satan var meget forbitret over, at hans engle var flygtet, da det himmelske sendebud nærmede sig. Han havde dristet sig til at håbe, at Kristus ikke ville tage sit liv igen, og at frelsesplanen skulle mislykkes. Men da han så Frelseren træde triumferende frem fra graven, var alt håb ude. Nu vidste Satan, at hans rige ville gå til grunde, og at han til sidst ville blive tilintetgjort.