Ok, if Satan said "Sorry God for trying to be you thousands of years ago, lets go have a beer and let bygones be bygones"
Would that change things? Would God be cool with that? After all, he made Satan and we ALL are given a choice to be forgiven by God, right?
2007-06-10 01:55:28 · 6 answers · asked by TNT 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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
2007-06-13 13:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan does talk to God still. They are still on talking terms. Read the first chapter of Job. I believe God would be glad to see Satan change his ways and ask for forgiveness. I believe God would forgive Satan and let bygones be bygones and then God would cleanse all the impurities from the earth and the curse would be lifted.
2007-06-10 09:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the end of life story book God will have put Satan in the lake of Fire! And if you don't believe me read the Book Revelation.
2007-06-10 09:01:00 · answer #3 · answered by mrsalramey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beer no. Tequilla shots, maybe.
2007-06-10 09:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by HawaiianBrian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan is not now, nor has he ever sought forgiveness.
He would rather die.
2007-06-10 09:00:32 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that wont ever happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this isnt hypos
2007-06-10 08:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋