Stoning the Devil?

At the very least, dozens of pilgrims (some reports say more than a hundred) have died in a Muslim celebration in Saudi Arabia. From my understanding, pilgrims visiting Mecca and the surrounding areas for the Hajj pilgrimage partake in a stone-throwing ritual which resulted in a stampede killing many people:

The stampede, like others in the past, happened during the stone-throwing ritual in which the pilgrims stone a symbolic devil.

Saudi authorities had replaced the pillar, which had represented the devil in the past, with an oval wall with padding around the edges to protect the crush of pilgrims.

Moral of the story? Padding the devil doesn't make him less dangerous!

Seriously, though, Scripture tells us to resist the devil and he will flee (see 1 Peter 5:9). If only the people in the stampede knew the Bible instead of the Koran...they would probably still be alive. Christians--don't go chasing the devil to stone him or anything else. Please just stand firm!

Therefore, take up the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13