Was the devil aware of Jesus' divinity or as son of God prior to Jesus' death on the cross?

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I would strongly assert in the affirmative. The devil could have easily known that Jesus was living without sin. Moreover, the devil must have overheard Jesus expressing his divinity to his disciples.

Why then would the devil tempt judus knowing that Jesus’ death would result in mankind’s’ salvation from sin? Or perhaps the devil could not foresee the implications and fruits stemming from Jesus’ death/resurrection.
 
I think that’s one of the questions that is unanswered in the Holy Bible. But what I can show you is something from a private revelation. Being a private revelation, it can’t be presented as fact. But this one, The Mystical City of God by Ven. Mary of Agreda, gives an answer to this question that I think makes a lot of sense. Here is an excerpt from Vol. II of IV of the 2,676 page set:
Although Lucifer suspected, that Herod was seeking to kill the Messias, he considered him demented and treated him with derision. For in his pride he obstinately held fast to the opinion, that the Word, upon entering into the world in order to set up his dominion, would not come humbly and in a hidden manner, but with ostentatious power and majesty, while in reality the infant God chose a far different way, being born of a Mother poor and despised by men.

Thus misled, Lucifer, having noticed some of the strange events connected with the Nativity, called together his helpers in hell, and said to them: “I do not find any occasion for fear in the events, which we have noticed in the world. It is true, the Woman whom we persecuted so much, has given birth to a Son, but in such poverty and neglect, that She could not even procure a lodging-place in order to be delivered. We know all this to be far from the power and greatness of God. If He is to advance against us as weak as we have seen this Child and as we have assured ourselves concerning It, He certainly can make no headway against our power. We need not fear that He is the Messias, since there is even a plot to kill Him as being mortal like the rest of men. This does not seem to point to the salvation of the world, since He himself seems to stand in need of atoning for his fault by death. All these signs conflict with the purpose of the Messias in coming into the world and therefore it seems to me, that we can rest assured, that He has not yet come.” The ministers of evil approved of the decision of their damned chief and they were all satisfied, that the Messias had not yet com, for they were all accomplices in the malice and pride which blinded him.

(Agreda, Mystical City of God, TAN, Vol. II, p.422)

Disclaimer: I typed this from the book, so there’s a possibility that I could have mistyped something.
 
RosslynV said:
I would strongly assert in the affirmative. The devil could have easily known that Jesus was living without sin. Moreover, the devil must have overheard Jesus expressing his divinity to his disciples.

Why then would the devil tempt judus knowing that Jesus’ death would result in mankind’s’ salvation from sin? Or perhaps the devil could not foresee the implications and fruits stemming from Jesus’ death/resurrection.
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Lucifer isn’t omniscient, he is Gods “creation”. The first paragraph is oral tradition of the Church. For example “I will not serve or non serviam” though Biblical is further elaborated on in Oral Tradition.

opusangelorum.org/priest_association/documents2/2006_07_you_said_i_will_not_serve.html
 
It seems that Jesus was casting out demons and raising the dead.

How could the devil not know that Jesus was the Son of God?

The Temptation of Jesus, Gospel of Luke
…11and, ‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’" 12And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’” 13When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

This shows once again the arrogance of Satan, that he thinks his power to tempt extends even to God.

No wonder he is in hell forever.
 
RosslynV said :** “the Devil must have overheard Jesus expressing His divinity to His disciples.”**

Well, NO, I don’t think so.
Peter was inspired by the Holy Spirit, and realized that Jesus was the Messiah.
But, the Messiah did not have to be God, like Jesus Christ was.
If they would have been told Jesus was God, then I doubt that they would have cared SO much when Jesus was Arrested, and even when they were leading Him off to Calvary.

That being said, Satan found out about the Divinity of Jesus LONG before Jesus began His 3-year Ministry.
Lucifer used to hang out in Heaven.
As an Angel, Satan knew that Jesus Christ created Heaven and the Angels (and later, the Universe).

"Why then would the Devil tempt Judas, knowing that Jesus’ death would result in mankind’s’ salvation from sin?
Or perhaps the Devil could not foresee the implications and fruits stemming from Jesus’ death/resurrection."

I don’t want to speak for Satan, but …
Angels cannot see into the Future. The only future they know is what God chooses to tell them.
So, that part of the answer is NO.

As far as trying to keep Jesus alive, to STOP Salvation, this is probably NOT it either.
Satan knew that no matter what Religion began after Jesus died on the Cross, that MOST people would not follow it.
(Satan had a Perfect track record in the past, with Jews in the Old Testament, after all.)

Out of 7 Billion people alive today, there are a few more than one Billion Catholics.
This gives Satan unobstructed access to 85% of the population, by Default.

Then, Satan gets to spend countless hours, ripping away at the Faith of Catholics.
Satan has an Open Field … everyone is Fair Game . . . because everyone Sins.
So, the Devil has got 100% of the population at least partially following him (and doing what Satan loves the Most … SINNING).
 
Yes. Long before Christ was even born.

Although I do not have readily available proper sources, this is how I was taught and what makes sense to me:

Lucifer (Satan, the Devil) was an angel with God. Angels are creatures greater than humans. God made humans. Humans sinned. To make proper amends for ALL of mankind’s sins, and open the path for us to enter Heaven, God allowed His only Son to become man, born of a human woman.

Lucifer was aware of this future long before it all happened. So he was aware of Jesus’s divinity long before it all happened. Lucifer’s free will and his personal perception of his rightful pride of place would not allow him to HONOR a creature less than him. He would not honor Mary, nor the Son of God made man, nor a God who would lower Himself to become a human, less than an angel. So he rebelled. He decided he could no longer serve God. In his mind, Lucifer knew better than God.

That attitude earned him a one way ticket out of Heaven. Lucifer managed to convince about 1/3 of the angels to see it his way and they too left.

Since then, starting with Adam and Eve, Lucifer and his cohort have been trying to snatch away humans with false promises. They work on developing our selfishness which is the opposite of proper Love.

God has revealed Himself to us in many ways, especially through His Only Son, Jesus. We have free will as well. It is up to us to chose to follow Christ or follow Lucifer. We are destined to get the rewards from the one we chose to follow. Lucifer is the master of false promises. Not a good choice.
It seems that many people reject this simplified story. They love what this world offers and see no reason to limit their enjoyment in any way. They are not convinced that God really does exist and that we are in a battle between good and evil with eternal consequences.

It is one thing to question to gain a better understanding. It is quite another to use questioning as an excuse to keep God at arm’s length and, in effect, say, “I will not serve.”
 
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