Note that first on the list of false gods is ourselves. This fulfilled Satan’s purpose when he told Eve, “You will be like God” (Gen. 3:5 NASB). “Glory to man in the highest!” Satan encouraged humans to say.
Not that Satan wanted mankind to be head of all things. He knew he could wipe us out once we separated ourselves from our Creator. He wanted His creation — us! — to become like Satan, hating God.
