No, no. Don't tell me, I want it to be a suprise.
2006-12-22 17:30:43 · 12 answers · asked by enslavementality 3 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
2006-12-23 02:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm giving my lord Satan my first born son, due any day now! Oh yeah and a Play Station 3, also.
2006-12-23 01:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was actually thinking of the OTHER satan...is there a way I can get my gift to the white house?
2006-12-23 01:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A brand new copy of "The Satanic Bible"; I figure the old one is getting kind of worn.
2006-12-23 01:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have much, so Satans gonna have to make do with a six pack of beer and a dirty magazine.
2006-12-23 01:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
WoW! Weird people!! *ahem* 5 million dollars to deal with the problem in the white house.
2006-12-23 01:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by NBinGP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Satan would know already...isnt he a knowitall?
guess not.
loser.
2006-12-23 01:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I PRAYED TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD THAT AND TOLD HIM THAT I LOVED HIM AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET OFF TIS EARTH WHERE I CAN BE WITH HIM SO THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO SATAN ANY LONGER
2006-12-23 01:34:58 · answer #8 · answered by *PEACE BEGINS WITH A SMILE* 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fine then, I won't tell you.
2006-12-23 01:48:35 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's brown it's smelly and it came out of my (_(_
2006-12-23 01:38:29 · answer #10 · answered by JOhNe=mc² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋