2007-01-05 03:40:58 · 8 answers · asked by precious 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In ancient Jewish tradition the Devil or 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
2007-01-05 03:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. There is a really interesting debate between Satan and his fallen host about what they should do and how in the early part of the book. I found it interesting.
See also the first few chapters of the book of Job, one of the few places where Satan gets to put in an appearance in the holy book.
2007-01-05 12:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is imaginary. There is no way an imaginary being could involve himself in another imaginary beings works except in peoples imagination.
So there is your answer. You are the reason.
2007-01-05 11:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God is, by definition, omnipotent, then the devil is being allowed to do such things by God itself.
2007-01-05 11:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by (-_-) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's the devil, the pure evil!
2007-01-05 11:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What makes you think god does a nice work?
Seems to me that he doesn't care about what happen to his creation.....
Or maybe he's takin a nap while satan is partying on earth.
2007-01-05 11:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the is no devil and the is no god thay are just fairy tales
2007-01-05 11:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's on crack.
2007-01-05 11:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋