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’s 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
2006-11-01 13:19:37
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Satan's probably blasphemed the Holy Ghost so repentance is out.
I guess the fact that I would be inevitably sent to eternal suffering would drive me mad. I'd probably develop some sort of world takeover scheme with the purpose of taking as many ppl down with me as I can. And, supposedly, that's what he's going to do! Makes sense if you've went nuts.
2006-10-31 05:12:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Call all the fire brigade available on earth, in heaven, and in hell, and give them cheques and diamonds and a lot more if they can put out the Fire. Or, accummulate as many as possible chickens, cows, goats, pigs, and other animals which can be grilled and get ready for a big grilled meat fiesta. Or, bring you along to the fire and let you think out the answer.
2006-10-31 05:13:05
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answer #3
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answered by The Mask 4
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First, I prefer to eat "Blue Berry" in my dinner dinner for having insulting me in front of a world forum!
I arrange a very large fllet fire fighters lead by GWB to extinguish it as he is very near to God! GWB and I will be alive all the time - a history of saviour rewrtiten and a great sinner is saved!
2006-10-31 05:18:33
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answered by SESHADRI K 6
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BEING a satan , my whole life wud have been obviously busy destroying things n people's life n all sorts of evil , but in the end i wud aplogise to each n every person who must have been my victim n wud spend tht last week apologising , inspite of knowing tht it wud not make GOD forgive me, but because GOD can forgive wrongs done with him but not wrongs done wid his people.
2006-10-31 05:15:28
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answer #5
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answered by khan 1
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destroy god before he gets the chance to put satan in a lake of fire
2006-10-31 06:30:37
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answered by andrew w 7
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Oh, man, that's a tough one. Well, I've always wanted to travel to Italy, and I'd do it on credit, because I'm not going to have to pay anything back! Yup, that's definitely what I'd do.
2006-10-31 05:11:46
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answered by Joez2103 2
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I 200 galoons of fire proof gel , will help me to trick the dog.
2006-10-31 05:10:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Become a Buddhist?
2006-10-31 05:08:36
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answered by Labsci 7
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Ask for forgiveness and accept Jesus Christ as my Personal Lord and Saviour.
ROCKIN'
Jesus is cool
2006-10-31 05:08:01
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answered by Anonymous
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