Boris Sokolov. Encyclopedia Bulgakovskaya (№ 447582)

The high ethical ideal of Yeshua can be preserved only in transcendence; in the earthly life of a brilliant Master, only Satan and his retinue, who are not bound by this ideal in their actions, can save from death. A creative person, such as the Master (like Goethe's Faust) always belongs not only to God, but also to the devil.