2006-08-19 06:06:53 · 23 answers · asked by savvy s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-08-20 00:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by Prakash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-08-19 21:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/3
2006-08-19 13:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by ReliableLogic 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to revelation one third of the stars were knocked from the sky along with him, this leads many to believe on third of the angels followed satan. so good guys outnumber bad guys 2-1
2006-08-19 13:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow... there are so many things wrong with that question, I don't even know where to start.
First... there are no such things as angels. They are not mentioned at ALL in the bible, they are a construct of humans who want someone watching over them.
Second... there is no such thing as satan. Just like god, he is a construct of those who wish there to be more to this life and if there is a god, he must have a universal opposite, hence the supposed existence of satan.
Finally... there is no such thing has heaven or at least there has never been any proof of the existence of heaven. Until there is proof, we can assume it doesn't exist.
Therefore, the answer would be none. :-)
2006-08-19 13:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
One third.
It doesn't specify exactly how many. A lot I think.
Satan must have been quite a deciever.
To tempt 1/3 of the angels to follow him in rebellion against God.
2006-08-19 13:18:09 · answer #6 · answered by chris p 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Evidently it was 1/3.. See Reveleation 12:14
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
2006-08-19 13:12:41 · answer #7 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nobody knows but obviouslly quite a few seeing that Mary Magdaline alone was possesed by seven demons (fallen angels, i.e. those who followed Satan on his journey against God). And he didn't intend to exit heaven he intended to destroy God and take over heaven. Lucifer was God's right hand angel, whom now is Gabriel. Lucifer was then sent packing to Hell (which few know this, but Hell is not Lucifer's kingdom but it is his punishment and hes just dragging down as many other people/angels as he can). But a bunch of angels I believe tryed to fight against God with Satan and then were punished with Lucifer as well by being sent to their eternal punishment.
2006-08-19 13:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by freddyboy0729 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The bible tells us whe God evicted Satan from heaven, he fell with his tail sweepng a third part of the angels with him. It doesn't give a speciic number.
2006-08-19 13:26:05 · answer #9 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to the story, one-third. However, it is important to understand that "one-third" is a Hebrew idiom. It really means "a portion" -- not a specific number.
However, it is not "Satan" that fell from heaven --this is a later interpretation of the story.
2006-08-19 13:21:23 · answer #10 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋