He made the remarks during the Rirarashe program aired on September 25, 2026, questioning how Satan could operate among people in different countries and whether he could be everywhere at the same time.

Mutabaruka said: “There is no Satan! He is fiction. Those who have seen him, tell me what he looks like. Some people draw him with horns, others give him a tail, and others put a tail on him that looks like lightning. So he is fiction.” He continued: “Which Satan are they talking about? What does Satan look like? Where did you meet him, and what language did you speak with him?”

He then asked how Satan could supposedly communicate with people speaking different languages, saying: “But does Satan speak all languages? Suppose Satan goes to tempt people in Italy—then he speaks Italian. He goes to tempt people in Spain—then he speaks Spanish. He goes to America—then he speaks English.

He goes to France—then he knows French. He comes to Rwanda, to Kigali, to tempt people who speak Kinyarwanda.” He asked: “If Satan can do everything, is he everywhere at the same time?”

Mutabaruka concluded: “There is no Satan! He is fiction.” He added: “I know I have given preachers a topic to discuss on Saturday and Sunday in their services. Say: There is someone who denied Satan. I deny him completely; he is fiction. You should think about it too.”

What does the Bible say?

The Bible does not present Satan as being everywhere at the same time. In Job 1:7, when asked where he had come from, Satan answered: “From going back and forth in the earth and from walking about in it.” Similarly, 1 Peter 5:8 says that the enemy “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.”

Therefore, Mutabaruka’s question about whether Satan can be everywhere simultaneously is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible distinguishes God, who is described as being everywhere, from spirit creatures such as Satan.

The Bible also does not say that Satan personally carries out every evil act everywhere. Ephesians 6:11–12 refers to “the crafty acts of the Devil” and to “rulers,” “authorities,” and “the wicked spirit forces,” showing that the Bible describes a broader organization of wicked spirit forces.

Regarding Satan’s appearance, the Bible does not describe him as having horns and a tail. Those images developed through art and tradition. Revelation 12:9 calls him “the original serpent” or “the great dragon,” but identifies him as Satan.

However, the Bible differs from Mutabaruka’s conclusion that Satan is fictional. Matthew 4:1–11 presents Satan as a real spirit person who tempted Jesus in the wilderness. The Bible repeatedly refers to him as an enemy and deceiver.

The Bible therefore gives different answers to Mutabaruka’s questions. Satan is not presented as being everywhere at once, nor does the Bible give him horns and a tail or say that he personally speaks every human language. But the Bible does present him as a real spirit enemy, working with other wicked spirit forces.

Revelation 12:9 calls him the deceiver of the entire inhabited earth, while 2 Corinthians 11:14 says: “Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light.” This suggests that his deception does not necessarily appear frightening or monstrous.

According to the Bible’s account, Satan was originally an angel—a spirit creature like the other angels—but chose to oppose God and mislead others.