2007-01-14 13:13:40 · 11 answers · asked by Litldragon67 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
er... that's his home isn't it?
2007-01-14 13:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Frankie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-01-17 11:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who actually believes in Satan other then Christians? Very, very few people actually worship Satan, and they aren't Satanists.
2007-01-14 21:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is none. I respect others religious beliefs, but for the life on me I have no idea who would be addle brained enough to worship him.
2007-01-14 21:17:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st- There are NO benefits in worshipping satan
2nd-he's been in hell for a LONG time now...
2007-01-14 21:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by TeddyGrahams 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a misconception that satanists worship satan.
2007-01-14 21:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by Scott Justice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is my understanding that most Satanists are actually atheists. The church is there as a rebellion against religion.
2007-01-14 21:25:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presumably, you expect rewards in this world, since you're doomed in the next anyway.
2007-01-14 21:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there has no benefit... ur just waisting your time serving satan.....
2007-01-14 21:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by laline t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never understood why people do that. Never. And I never will.
It's just crazy in my view. Crazy and stupid.
2007-01-14 21:17:28 · answer #10 · answered by k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get in good with him, so maybe you'll have fun there...
2007-01-18 14:42:22 · answer #11 · answered by heaven-sin-t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋