2006-08-03 06:17:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of God plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-08-03 10:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I though God trew Satan to Hell
2006-08-03 13:22:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! God will some day put Satan in his proper place, Hell!
2006-08-03 13:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by OnFireForJesus! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be a prisoner exchange on Aug. 25th at 10:15 AM.
Satan will release God and the sh*it monster will release you.
2006-08-03 13:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U r the most stupid , dumbest, HERETIC WITH UGLY IGNORANT MIND I have ever known.
do u worship Satan dumby
2006-08-03 13:26:35 · answer #5 · answered by Brave Heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This kind of idiocy is fast losing its shock value and just becoming and annoyance.
2006-08-03 13:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he is the ruler there. Does that mean he doesn't suffer in hell?
2006-08-03 13:24:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got it backwards you F--- Silly.
2006-08-03 13:24:25 · answer #8 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nice
2006-08-03 13:20:58 · answer #9 · answered by billyandgaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-03 13:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by Megan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋