Hi Rick
You say:"Is Satan a real literal spirit or is Satan a figurative type of figure ? According to 1Pe 5:8 and Luk 8:44 and Luk 18:8 Satan is a literal spirit"
There is no such a thing as a "literal spirit."That is:A spirit that can be seen with our own PHYSICAL EYES.No such a thing,friend.Spirit is INVISIBLE.So your question cannot be answered as it is contradictory.
1 Peter 5:8,Luke 8:44 and Luke 18:8 Do NOT suggest that "Satan is a literal spirit as you claim."I am not too sure how you came to that conclusion.Maybe we should look at the verses.
Luke 18:8 NIV"I tell you,he will see that they get justice,and quickly.However,when the Son of Man come,will he find faith on the earth?"
Comment:where does it suggest satan is a literal spirit?
Luke 8:44 NIV"She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak,and immediately her bleeding stopped."
Comment:Again,where does it suggest satan is a literal spirit?
1 Peter 5:8 NIV"Be self-controlled and alert.Your enemy the devil prowls around LIKE(remember this word) a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."
Comment:Again,i don't know what in this verse gave you the idea that satan is a "real literal spirit."The verse says "...the devil prowls around LIKE a roaring lion..."He is not a roaring lion,but rather he prowls around "LIKE" one.It's a figure of speech:simile!
Here is the same verse(1Peter 5:
you quoted from a different version.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
Comment:Notice this verse says "...,AS a roaring lion,walketh about..."This is a metarphor.He is not a roaring lion,but he "walketh about,AS a roaring lion."
I'd suggest you read "The Lake of Fire - Part 1."