538. CONCERNING THE DRAGON It is a wonderful thing that although the dragon, or the old serpent, does not desist from most deceitfully persecuting the faithful, so that I am unable to describe his deceits and venom, nevertheless, he has sometimes confessed that he knows better than all others that Jesus Christ is the God of the universe and governs it. Moreover, spirits can also speak with him; and I have spoken with him as with another, often upbraiding him for his deceits, but in the manner of a spirit. Those who are in the heavens do not speak, except through spirits.