2006-12-15 03:54:20 · 12 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 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
2006-12-15 14:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible says that all can be saved, except for the Son of Perdition. Most believe the S of P to be Satan. So, no, it looks like Satan has no chance for redemption.
2006-12-15 04:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory- of course- In reality, no. He would not want to be saved. His mind is so twisted with his pride and arrogance he can not think straight.
satan never created anything- except evil and horror
He is the father of all lies. He comes to kill, steal and destroy. Notice the order of those words- just what the terrorist did on 9-11. They killed the pilots- co-pilots, stole those planes and destroyed the planes, people & buildings.
2006-12-15 03:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by IN Atlanta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan does not deserve to be saved.
2006-12-15 03:57:00 · answer #4 · answered by Sherzade 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. He knew better than we in our present mortality the truth of God and the plan of salvation. Satan and the one-third of heaven that left are eternally consigned to hell (outer darkness) with no chance to gain a mortal body and be resurrected.
2006-12-15 04:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no provisions within God's plan to allow for forgiveness of an angel who falls from grace. So the answer is no.
Peace.
p.s. -- wow, I can't believe I agreed with the WSIDR!
2006-12-15 03:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the christian "God" needs an advesary, a "bad" to balance his "good". Even if Satan were a real person/entity, if he was "saved" another person/entity would be found/invented to take his place.
2006-12-15 03:57:56 · answer #7 · answered by tabithap 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. He doesn't have the desire. He wants to control and be above God. He doesn't want God to save him.
2006-12-15 03:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's already saved himself from god's evil!
2006-12-15 03:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by Conscious-X 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
of course not. and he doesnt want to be. He wants you to go down with him.
2006-12-15 04:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by yournotalone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋