Hmm, if I screw up and go to hell, isn't Satan the guy that is going to be kicking the crap out of me for all eternity?
It seems rather strange that people do all of this praying and groveling to the judge when they could just pay off the executioner.
2006-12-03 01:21:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not to worry. Satan is God's alter ego. So by praying to either you are covered for both. Isn't God gracious? Too gracious by our standards.
2006-12-03 01:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by johnatplayct 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hehehe....
Timing is everything.
If you do a bit of supernatural plea-bargaining (which is essentially what prayer would seem to be), there's a chance the judge will cut you a deal. If you get to meet the executioner...well, dude's got a job to do, you know, it's not is fault but he can't really cut you any kind of deal. It's more than his job's worth and the guy's on minimum wage.
Besides, let's not get into the fact that most modern Satanists DON'T believe in the literal Devil, but in the animalistic, self-realised power he represents), whereas many fundamentalist Christians believe wholeheartedly that the literal Devil exists and is powerful...If the currency of gods and devils is human belief, it's the fundamentalist Christians who are Satan's biggest "paymasters" in this day and age. Freaky, I know, but there it is...
2006-12-03 09:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by mdfalco71 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is not some place where satan tortures you, and you suffer. Hell is a place of insanity, a place where there are no havens to go, a place where all is lost, and all is immoral... God does not judge you really, it is you who place yourself in whatever you deserve. If you are a greedy person, you will be cast off into a place where there are greedy people, if you are a person who prays to god, and believes in the right, then you will be honored, and brought to your peers. This is what Heavan and Hell really are. It is not a matter of acceptance or no, it is a matter of whether or not you are at the same level as those around you.
2006-12-03 09:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by DanDaMan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In every conversation with the so-called Prince of Darkness in the Hebrew/Christian scriptures the dialog is polite and amicable. Not exactly the image of a kick-***, dungeon master. The original parents chat with the serpent as if it is as normal as chatting with the Creator (they actually hide from the Creator). In Job, God appears to invite Satan into the den for chips, dips and cocktails, while discussing Job's destiny. In the New Testament Jesus has an amicable discussion with the old devil while hiking in the desert. Interesting images, almost as if the dialog is the kind we have in our minds, arguing with ourselves.
2006-12-03 12:38:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now now, let's not get carried away and start saying things about Satanists and the "devil" in the same sentence. We Satanists never did like the term "devil" since it means "liar"- while Satan means something more like "opposer" and is much more appropriate to our cause.
I suggest also that the asker of this question review his scripture closely. He may find that it has never been Satan who is judge over man, but god and his annoited who judge. That means that Satan will never damn you to hell, but that god is the only one cruel enough to do so.
Fortunately, while God judges man, and man judges Satan, Satan is the judge of God- and God has been found lacking and has since been fired from his post.
2006-12-03 09:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming the premise of your question is based on the Christian scriptures...they say that your "executioner" is going to be judged also. So actually God is judge, jury, and executioner.
They also say that your debt has been paid. All you have to do is accept it (i.e. John 3:16).
-Aztec276
2006-12-03 09:30:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely there are better things to do than praying to Satan. Perfecting that which you have made a mistake on in your life. Knowledge of your mistake and the wisdom there of will surely lead you toward your goal. We are here to learn and with learning come mistakes, forgive yourself and move onward into your present life.
2006-12-03 10:05:40 · answer #7 · answered by guidedlight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't you pay more attention in Sunday School sclasses? Seems like you nshould turn away from Satan and make your parents proud of you
2006-12-03 09:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17-18 But I warn you: If you have a change of heart, refuse to listen obediently, and willfully go off to serve and worship other gods, you will most certainly die. You won't last long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.
19-20 I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. Oh yes, he is life itself,
Deuteronomy 30:17-20 Message Bible
2006-12-03 09:27:38 · answer #9 · answered by Shawna 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paying off the executioner will still land you in hades.
2006-12-03 09:24:10 · answer #10 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋