Who in the spiritual realm acts like Pharaoh by doing everything he can to keep from losing his captives?
Satan is the spiritual counterpart to Pharaoh in this comparison. Just as Pharaoh worked to prevent Israel from leaving Egypt, Satan does everything he can to keep from losing his captives, and he will do anything to keep from losing even one of them.
Les explains that Pharaoh resolved to make sure, as much as he could, that he did not lose these captives. Turning to the spiritual realm, Les identifies Satan as the one who also does everything he can to keep from losing his captives. Les stresses that Satan will do anything to keep from losing one of his captives, and he tells listeners to keep that thought uppermost in mind as he moves from Exodus back to 2 Corinthians chapter 5.