What is the difference between satan and the grim reaper?

Question

I'm confused don't they signify death? Fill me in. Thanks

Answer 1

The Grim reaper is the fictional collector of souls at the time of death.

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.

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don

Answer 2

Satan signifies sin. The grim reaper signifies death. While the grim reaper is portrayed as 'scary' and 'dangerous'...realistically, he's the angel of death, who comes to HELP you make the transition between life on earth, and the afterlife. The grim reaper is essentially, one of the good guys...but because we fear what we don't understand, people are afraid of the grim reaper 'character'.

Satan on the other hand, signifies punishment and pain and suffering due to sins committed during life.

Answer 3

In a way God signifies death as well... just the fluffyer nice side of it with the singing and the parties...and WHITE...

The Devil is considered 'Lord of the Underworld'...he rules Hell...fire, pain and screams...

The grim reaper can also be known as the angel of death, but 'grim reaper' is bad and the 'angel of death' is good.

It's like if you're not ready to die...the grim reaper is after you...but if you know your time is up...the angel of death has come for you.

So really...the 'grim reaper' is just taking the dead where they need to go (heaven OR hell if you look at the grim reaper at just being another name for angel of death), or 'killing' people when it's their time.

Answer 4

Satan has a trident. The Grim Reaper has a sickle. Satan is the Devil The Grim Reaper is a skeleton. They are both myths. OO

Answer 5

Satan is the President of the company, and The Grim Reaper is director of the collections department.

Answer 6

Satan is Lucifer, the Devil, the Prince of Darkness. The Grim Reaper symbolizes death, it is not necessarily a satanic or evil icon, but since death is not usually categorized as a "good" thing it is often mis-represented.

Answer 7

Satan is evil, death isn't. Death is a natural part of life. It is human fear that makes the Grim Reaper out to be a villain.

Answer 8

Looking at the Bibel, there's a verse in 2nd corinthians that states the enemy is death. That's -more or less, and can be interpreted as- a metaphor for Satan. Even if you interpret this verse as not a metaphor, the grim reaper is still not good.

Answer 9

Yes and no. Satan is real! The Grim Reaper is legend and myth.

Answer 10

Satan is a symbol of evil in Christianity (originally, he was the "devil's advocate" - no pun intended - in Judaism, see Job). The Grim Reaper is a personfication of death, not necessarily Hell.