In the following verses Jesus was speaking to Peter not Satan. It can be understood that Peter was promoting Satan's agenda over God's agenda and in that way he was acting as Satan's proxy. Satan was an angel with not more or less powers and influence than Gabriel and Michael.
Matthew 16:20-23
Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."
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