2006-07-16 23:40:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This "satan" character appears in the bible three times and is mentioned once.
First appearance: the "garden of eden".
Actions: Suggesting adam and eve seek knowledge.
Second appearance: Asking "god" about "Job"
Actions: Tempting "god" to prove Job's "faith". Not much of an "all-powerful god" if _he_ can be tempted....
Third appearance: with jeebus under the baobab tree.
Actions: Suggesting jeebus think for himself.
The mention is in the book of Retaliations - oops, Revelations. Since "Revelations" hasn't happened yet, the claims are unfounded accusations.
So let's see...the sum total of "satan's crimes" is to suggest that people learn and think for themselves, and for that, "god" labels "satan" as the "great evil".
Meanwhile, this "god" character, goes postal kills humanity TWICE. (Third time's the charm, or it took "god" three times to stop screwing up?) As well, "god" is petulant and selfish, killing and mass murdering anyone who doesn't blindly and ignorantly obey, and can't even write a coherent set of rules (the ten condiments - oops, commandments) appears in three forms). And this is the "good guy"?
It sounds more like bad press and propaganda to me. The "winners" do write the history, after all....
2006-07-16 23:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
John 8:44;
Caused the death of every human, and Jesus.
2Cor.4:3,4; Satan is the god of this world, he owns every thing Matt.4:1-11; Rev,17:1-6,10-14; he has 7 full empires and the 8th is of the seven, Jesus second coming is in the 8th,
2006-07-17 01:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, may i say you've got a good question. friend, Satan was once angel of light. That was until he realized his power and how much he could become KING.. that is pride..
It led to his downfall, and lucifer became satan.
a decietful scheming angel wanting to bring more people to hell and burn/suffer with him
*note: satan is not God's counterpart. as most people presume, he is lower than God.
im sorry if i can't answer you're questions directly.
2006-07-16 23:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story goes something like this, Gabriel and Lucifer were both archangels. After time god bean to favour Gabriel over Lucifer, who became jelous and plotted to cast both god and Gabriel out of the heavens. God discovered Lucifer's plot so he cast him and his followers out of heaven and into the bowels of the earth. Lucifer then became Satan, or the devil, and his followers became demons. The rest is history.
2006-07-16 23:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't do anything except question the authority of God and God's right to execute someone's soul forever. He was the original civil libertarian. For this he was exiled to Earth and is awaiting execution by God. He started a rebellion in heaven. That is, if you believe religious myths.
2006-07-16 23:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Changed his name from Lucifer to Satan, from an angel to a devil, came to Earth a place that belongs to man, seems he is stuck here, If Earth is not his Helll, and we are in it!
2006-07-16 23:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad things that Satan do? well to start, he is the father of lies, a murderer, an accuser, and a tempter, and the influence behind of almost everything that we do that is bad.
2006-07-16 23:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by roberto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He turned against God plans to save men from sin and he was cast out of heaven with other angels to interfere with Gods plan
2006-07-16 23:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
UM... *tries to think of a novel concept and fails* he uh... he became him? I dunno! How was Satan even born?! I mean, God's this unknowable presence and Satan's a little man with horns, a tail, and a piece of metal in his hands! Um... bad things... uh... he created fear? I dunno, personally I think that's man-made... yeah, I can't think of anything. I think everything bad that happens, is man-made. I mean, come on. Almost everything has a logical reason, right? (keyword: almost)
2006-07-16 23:44:38 · answer #9 · answered by High On Life 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1Ch 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.
Job 2:7 And Satan went out from before the face of Jehovah. And he struck Job with bad burning ulcers from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
Zec 3:2 And Jehovah said to Satan, Jehovah rebuke you, Satan! And, Jehovah who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked out of the fire?
at 4:1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil.
Mat 4:2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards He hungered.
Mat 4:3 And coming near to Him, the Tempter said, If You are the Son of God, speak that these stones may become loaves.
Mat 4:4 But answering, He said, It has been written: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but on every Word going out of the mouth of God." Deut. 8:3
Mat 4:5 Then the Devil takes Him to the holy city, and he set Him on the wing of the temple.
Mat 4:6 And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it has been written: "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and they shall bear You on their hands, lest You strike Your foot against a stone." LXX-Psa. 90:11, 12; MT-Psa. 91:11, 12
Mat 4:7 Jesus said to him, Again it has been written: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Deut. 6:16
Mat 4:8 Again the Devil takes Him to a very high mountain, and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Mat 4:9 And he said to Him. I will give all these things to You if falling down, You will worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it has been written: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve Him only."
Mat 4:11 Then the Devil left Him. And behold! Angels came near and ministered to Him.
Mar 3:26 And if Satan rises upon himself, and has been divided, he is not able to stand, but he has an end.
Luk 13:16 And this one being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, ought she not to be freed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Act 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit and to secretly keep back from the price of the land?
Act 26:18 to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those being sanctified by faith in Me.
1Co 7:5 Do not deprive one another, unless by agreement for a time, that you may be free for fasting and prayer. And come together again on the same place, that Satan may not tempt you through your incontinence.
Luk 8:12 And those by the roadside are those who hear, then the Devil comes and takes away the Word from their heart, lest believing they may be saved.
Joh 8:44 You are of the Devil as father, and the lusts of your father you desire to do. That one was a murderer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own, because he is a liar, and the father of it.
Act 13:10 he said, O son of the devil, full of all guile and of all cunning, hostile to all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Eph 6:11 Put on all the armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil,
1Pe 5:8 Be sensible, watch, because your adversary the Devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking someone he may devour;
1Jo 3:8 The one practicing sin is of the devil, because the devil sins from the beginning. For this the Son of God was revealed, that He might undo the works of the devil.
Thats all for now. But for a short list, he hurt ppl, denied the holy spirit, and was an all around well devil.
2006-07-16 23:42:34 · answer #10 · answered by evil_kandykid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋