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
2007-03-04 01:58:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Theres really not much about satan in the bible..okay so he..
says he will rise above the clouds and make himself like the Most High ...Does that mean he will be a airplane pilot? lol ...Well anyway it really don't have much...But there are no such thing as angels less they are satans. The only reference to angels and the first are Satan and his.But I do know one thing,if you make a reference to any single person and call them an angel ,they should not be offended. How could they
be they know they are ,but not.
2007-03-07 18:48:58
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answered by All Peaches an cream 2
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While satan was at one time a beautiful angel when he let that and other factors go to his head and he rebelled against Gods authorityand took 1/3 of the angels with him who became demons the term satan means slanderer - resister oposer Against God when satan told the first lie in Eden and got Eve to rebel against God the talked Adam into it also so in essesence by his actions and mind set he is the uggliest thing in creation and as a non corporeal entity the rest of you question is irrevelant best wishes gorbalizer
2007-03-07 15:11:27
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answered by gorbalizer 5
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Ezekiel 28:12-17 gives us the picture that Lucifer was very beautiful. Verse 12 says "You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty." But remember, he is an angel, not human. And the most important thing about him is that he is wicked, utterly opposed to God. He exalted himself above the throne of heaven. For this, he will be eternally consigned to the Lake of Fire. You also have a choice of whom you will serve, and consequently, your destination.
2007-03-08 03:01:00
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answered by Rick 5
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I'm sure he was quite handsome when God made him perfeect. But when iniquity was found in him his features must have started to change.
Isn't someone more beautiful when they smile instead of frown?
I like this description from the book Spiritual Gifts, p 152 by EG White:
“I was shown Satan as he once was, a happy, exalted angel. Then I was shown him as he now is. He still bears a kingly form. His features are still noble, for he is an angel fallen. But the expression of his countenance is full of anxiety, care, unhappiness, malice, hate, mischief, deceit, and every evil. That brow which was once so noble, I particularly noticed. His forehead commenced from his eyes to recede. I saw that he had so long bent himself to evil that every good quality was debased, and every evil trait was developed. His eyes were cunning, sly, and showed great penetration. His frame was large, but the flesh hung loosely about his hands and face. As I beheld him, his chin was resting upon his left hand. He appeared to be in deep thought. A smile was upon his countenance, which made me tremble, it was so full of evil and satanic slyness. This smile is the one he wears just before he makes sure of his victim, and as he fastens the victim in his snare, this smile grows horrible.”
And the answer to your last question is "No" as angels are asexual.
2007-02-28 03:39:59
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answered by V 5
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No, even though the Bible states he was the most handsome ever (look at the damage super models do to men, every day, blinding them from the truth through lusts of the flesh) and even though it states he caused 1/3 of heaven to fall because of it, yet, surely
them Christians are RIGHT! God is wrong, Christians are right, Satan will not have a power to make us fall through lust, for we are too powerful. It's also why, you will never find a Christian who looks at porn.
Satan is easy to distinguish by his devil horns, tripod hook in his hands, and beastly ugly appearance.
By all means, this is why Christians will become the devil's toys.
2007-02-28 03:26:17
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answered by Anonymous
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some forms of animals have been theory to be the source for mythological dragons as an occasion - the komodo dragons. And as somebody else mentioned the Kraken have been mentioned to be the super squid which we now comprehend exist.
2016-10-16 22:48:14
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answered by Anonymous
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When he was in Heaven he was the most beautiful Angel, even more beautiful than Jesus. I think when he was put in his pit, his hatred, loathing, bad attitude and horrible things he thinks of and does make him a really pitiful, ugly thing now. There is no way beauty exists when you are that sort of a being.
2007-02-28 03:23:33
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answered by Anonymous
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Get the King James Bible and read Ezekiel 28: 12-18 That will answer your question
2007-02-28 03:22:34
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answered by Anonymous
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satan does exsist He was a handsome man(Is.12,13,14)(12) speaks of him falling from heaven //the light- bringer and day star,son of the morning,then in (13)satan says he will put himself above Jesus(14)says he will rise above the clouds and make himself like the Most High
2007-02-28 04:24:12
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answered by loveChrist 6
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