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 Gods 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
2006-10-08 15:02:09
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answered by Anonymous
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A devil or a demon talks to the Priest and even some of the people that are present. The Devils/Demons will talk crap to anyone and everyone present. All attendees must confess and repent all their known sins before it begins. Because they/it knows your sins, past, regrets, guilt, etc. Some exorcisms had to be ceased because everyone was too embarassed to continue.
There was only one documented case of Lucifer himself showing-up during an exorcism.
Although, high ranking Devils and Demons are often involved. They will speak to the Priest in Latin or other languages, sometimes correcting the Priest's latin to make them look foolish.
They will also do stuff on Halloween or Friday the 13th to make people look foolish.
2006-10-09 21:05:42
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answered by Gardenfoot 4
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There is no exorcism of Christians only sinners!
2006-10-08 14:47:39
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answered by K9 4
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im pretty sure that he dose! christian and islamic go both into the same type of relgion.. chatlioc
2006-10-08 14:47:01
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answered by Funkidelic Fly Girl 1
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In the movie the demons name was pazuzu.....an actual african tribal wind demon in real life
2006-10-08 14:49:59
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answered by Anonymous
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not satan himself-one of his agents-(demons)
2006-10-08 14:46:41
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answered by darkangel1111 5
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NOT IN MY WORLD
2006-10-08 14:45:56
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answered by Anonymous
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only catholics believe this exsist in todays world.....
2006-10-08 14:47:22
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answered by K 5
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