2006-09-06 07:05:12 · 11 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
2006-09-09 07:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God does not mistreat us. Satan rebelled because he wanted to have more power and authority than God.
2006-09-06 14:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan rebelled because he thought he could be higher than God and God does not mistreat us. His wrath is on those who are not His and He chastens those who are. Most of the things that happen to us, we bring on ourselves.
2006-09-06 14:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by takako_sempai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God doesn't mistreat us. God CREATED us. Don't forget your position. He is the potter and you are a pot. It's prideful to think God should treat us one way or another. Pride, by the way, was Satan's downfall! Who are we to say what God should or should not do? He loves us and if we are humble and accept Jesus and surrender to him we have peace in our soul and will spend eternity in his presence. What more could you ask?
2006-09-06 14:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Elle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, but according to the bible, Satan aka Lucifer and the other 1/3 of the angels left the nest before the "fall of man", so "god" hadn't done anything to us yet. But, I'm sure he was makeing plans to.
2006-09-06 14:11:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan is representative of freedom from godly-tyranny and the worship of ignorant superstition. Satanism and 'devil worship' are antithetical rather than synonymous, for the latter simply substitutes Satan for Jehovah/Jesus; the devil-worshipper is an inverse Christian.
2006-09-07 03:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Christian mythology, Lucifer rebelled because he committed the sin of pride: he thought he was like God.
2006-09-06 14:09:32 · answer #7 · answered by adphllps 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We mistreat ourselves, by being cruel to each-other, or refusing to accept when we loose control over certain things, like societal changes.
2006-09-06 14:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by pinacoladasundae 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever read Anne Rices novel Memnoch the Devil? The book asks such a question.
2006-09-06 14:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by cricket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what gives you the thought that god mistreats us?
2006-09-06 14:11:09 · answer #10 · answered by Kimberly K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋