God who equals God Most High must be alive right now in physical form in order to have it out with Satan?

Year of the Dragon agrees partially with Year of the Monkey ;-) Duality is very popular in the desert religions and their more or less middle eastern predecessors. Numerology, however, is not necessarily incompetent. It depends on what system is at issue. Gematria, for example is hardly bs. And, ultimately, everything can be reduced to number (and the frequency it represents). Finally, while most religio-magickal systems recognize the existence of unsavory "spirits", the devil appears to be the construct of "christianity",and/or other patriarchal, low consciousness programs which rely on fear and intimidation to keep their flocks in line, and well under control.