2007-03-27 11:39:13 · 9 answers · asked by bobo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The closest they come is to call him a dragon. The idea of Him being Pan was from early Catholics trying to discredit the competing religions of the times. It was an easy image to steal and defame.
2007-03-27 11:49:04 · answer #1 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That reference in Ezekiel 28 that luvdalz68 mentions describes him as a guardian cherub. So since there were figures of cherubs on the Ark of the Covenant, and this is described somewhere, you might get a physical descriptions that way.
It says in 2 Corinthians 11 that he masquerades as an angel of light to deceive. This is probably because Paul had many visions and revelations of the heavenly realms and so encountered God's angels, and also fallen angels. He may also have been thinking of Jesus' temptations, where Satan is not pictured, where Satan suggests things so appealingly.
Of course Satan as an angel is a spirit being. The spirit plane has form, but isn't discernible to human sight under normal circumstances (I have heard of some christians at times being able to see in the spirit, haven't met any personally, its some kind of mode of the gift of discerning spirits). Our physical eyes are designed to see physical things.
2007-03-27 12:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a shapeshifter and can take many forms, infact he could be your little sister or your dog, whatever you do, don't let him corrupt you. For starters I suggest you don't pay attention to him, and eventually he'll lose his energy trying to swagger your faith and will leave. Don't worry your original sister or dog will be replaced because he only stays for a month or so.
Signs to tell when he's gone:
Your sister or dog starts ignoring you too
2007-03-27 11:45:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The idea of Satan as a red guy with horns, pointy tail and a pitchfork does not come from the Bible, but from Greek mythology.
In fact, the Bible portrays Satan as a fallen angel; his name used to be Lucifer before pride corrupted him. He used to be a beautiful angel. Although he is fallen, if you were to see him today, you'd probably say he was a really good looking guy. It's not what he is on the outside that's evil, but on the inside. The following verses describe Lucifer from a Biblical POV:
Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isa 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ezekiel 28:14 Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Eze 28:15 Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Eze 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Eze 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
2007-03-27 11:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
satan was an angel of god one of gods sons, son and challenged god, thought he was as god is he was one of the most beautiful in heaven, But god throw him out of heaven and on to the earth or bouls of the earth, by virtue of his personal forcefulness.he is the leader of anarchic forces of wickedness and hopeless evil.
2007-03-27 12:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by Warm_Hearted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was described as a Dragon. And a few more but you only asked for one.
2007-03-27 11:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Spirited 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's symbolism - not literal. Satan bad, Angel good. This is all there is to it.
2007-03-27 11:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have my mom's bible here somewhere.... I'll get back to you on that.
2007-03-27 11:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by kyla_tobi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A snake. No wait, an angel. No wait, a beast. No wait, a dragon. No wait......
2007-03-27 11:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋