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
2007-02-25 03:22:39
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answered by Anonymous
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He is a liar and the father of the lie. Still most of the world is under his sway and kept in bondage to sin and darkness. Satan is a loser, but only through the victory obtained for us through the Spotless Lamb of God. If He were not on our side, we would all be doomed.
"And they overcame him (Satan) because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life, even to the point of death."
(Revelation 12:11)
2007-02-21 20:07:53
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answered by wefmeister 7
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Since few know about the second Job bet few know that Satan cast god down to the fires of hell. He's in charge right now.
2007-02-21 20:04:40
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answered by Devil in Details 3
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Jehovah rebuke Satan
2007-02-21 20:02:22
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answered by The GOD Vision 4
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OH YEAH!?!?! WELL THE FEALINGS MUTUAL PALL!!! Jeeze, Satan looses ONE poker game against God, and suddenly the whole friggin world knows about it. He's still convinced that God cheated somehow. I mean, the ****** can see into people's hearts and all. Surely he could see into Satan's hand as well....
2007-02-21 20:24:36
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answered by Anonymous
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indeed satan is such a loser for he has been defeated by god thousands of years ago. what made him a loser is he himself because he wanted to be above god which is totally wrong. there is only one god, only one, and that is our lord and savior jesus christ.
2007-02-21 20:10:24
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answered by 1:57 PM 2
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WELL ALL USE MY NAME ARE GOING TO PAY PIPER I AM REAL THING LOOK AT HAND AND GO BLOG SEE YOUR FACE AND SAY WHY I AM SUCH ,YOU THOSE LITTLE ONES END UP IN MY WISHING WELL OF HELL AND I SEND THEM THEM TO PART OF HELL AND YOU KNOW THERE ,1000 DEATHS IN ONE OVER AND OVER FOR EVER BABY ,YOU BETTER FIND THE ANSWER TO GET OUT OF THAT WELL
2007-02-22 05:08:54
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answered by Anonymous
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If you had to live in hell, don't you think you would be a looser? He defied God, he tried to be God but he wasn't big enough and God kicked him out of Heaven so he came to earth and upset the apple cart and now because of this - and I won't say the name I'm thinking - but because of him, we have all the problems, and sin in the world. He hasn't lost anything really - not yet but His time is coming, and I hope it won't be too much longer.
2007-02-21 20:08:33
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answered by grandmabonnie 3
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I AM NOT A LOSER! I keep getting a bad name because of all of those stupid christians. I'm not a bad guy, give me a chance! You guys are the losers, leave me alone!
2007-02-21 20:04:38
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answered by Satan 4
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You mean Beelzebub, he is a loser because of one thing, PRIDE! Dude had it made with a great position in the heavenly hierarchy and thought he could do better, THAN GOD! He messed up royally.
2007-02-21 20:04:21
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answered by Anonymous
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