Satan and/or the Devil?

Question

Do people really believe in satan and/or the devil anymore?

Answer 1

I do. The Bible tells us that we fight against the 'powers of the darkness' on a daily basis. It also tells us how to win the battle! Put on the WHOLE armor of God -

Belt of Truth
Shoes of Peace
Breastplate of Righteousness (not self-righteousness)
Helmet of Salvation
Shield of Faith
Sword of the Spirit

Try it - it works!

Answer 2

Hi,

No, but if SATAN was real, I think that She is the worst
Fall-Gal in the history of the world. The reason that I say
She, is because, Satan,(aka-Lucifer,Devil,Morning Star,
Adversary, and finally, HILLEL. Was originally depicted
in art form as a "Female". Also in the ancient Hebrew
Bible, The Book Of YAHWEH, Satan is shown to be the
"Consort" Wife of YAHWEH, who apparently rebeled from
His authority not being satisfied as being # 2 in His
Kingdom and wanting to be in a position of Complete
Control over all. World Scholars got together in Bonn,
Germany during the 90's and admitted their error in
depicting Satan as a Male and believed that the battle
of the "SEXES" originated with the fall of HILLEL, which
by the way is a "root" word of "HALLAL", a Women given
in marriage. My point here is that everything in the world
is blamed on SATAN or HILLEL if you please, but I don't
believe it. We are the cause of most of the world's many
problems as much as the Natural Forces of Nature, which
are not a respector of people, be it young, old, babies,
crippled, whatever. Nature kills indiscrimately and it's not
because of some Devil. When the Sun and Eath takes
it course in the coming reversal Pole Shifts, which has
been occuring for eons and bring catastrophic events
globally, will we then blame again The Greatest Fall-Gal
Lucifer?

Answer 3

If you believe in god you must believe in satan/ the devil. It's not an option, or you're just dumb. I was talking to this guy who worshipped the devil once and said god never existed and all this stuff. I'm like, wow you're dumb god created satan. If you dont believe in satan or god you cannot believe in the other, it's not very smart to do so.

Answer 4

You can believe there is Satan But yet there is no christian god. As to some, Satan is god, Satan is the creator of the earth and so forth. Just like any other form of religion, some feel, Satan is not evil, and that He is the almighty. My thoughts are, if Satan were so evil, why would he ask the "sheep" to follow him, just to in the end, burn them in hell.
I don't believe its true, I don't believe Satan would do this.

Answer 5

Look at the history of the bible and early christian church. Hell and the devil were mentioned sparingly in the early bible.

Not until medieval times did Satan and hell come to the forefront of christian traditions. It was easier to keep people in the church and convert the pagans if there was a consequence to not.

Man used Satan for advancing his own agenda.

Satan IS NOT real, or ever was.

Answer 6

THE Scriptures portray the Devil as a real person. He is invisible to humans for the same reason that God is invisible to human eyes. “God is a Spirit,” says the Bible. (John 4:24) The Devil is a spirit creature. Unlike the Creator, however, the Devil had a beginning. Long before Jehovah God created humans, he made a multitude of spirit creatures. (Job 38:4, 7) In the Bible these spirits are called angels. (Hebrews 1:13, 14) God created all of them perfect—not a single one was a devil or had any evil trait. How, then, did the Devil come to be? The word “devil” means “slanderer” and thus refers to someone who tells malicious lies about others. “Satan” means “Resister,” or opposer. Just as a formerly honest man makes himself a thief by stealing, one of the perfect spirit sons of God acted upon an improper desire and made himself Satan the Devil. The Bible explains the process of self-corruption this way: “Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death.”—James 1:14, 15.

This is apparently what happened. When Jehovah God created the first human pair, Adam and Eve, the angel who was about to rebel against God took note. He knew that Jehovah commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth with righteous people, who would worship the Creator. (Genesis 1:28) This angel saw that there was a possibility that he could gain honor and importance. Motivated by greed, he coveted what rightly belongs only to the Creator—worship from humans. Instead of rejecting such an improper desire, this spirit son of God nurtured it until it gave birth to a lie and then to rebellion. Consider what he did. The rebellious angel used a serpent to speak to the first woman, Eve. “Is it really so that God said you must not eat from every tree of the garden?” the serpent asked Eve. When Eve cited God’s command and the penalty for disobeying it, the serpent declared: “You positively will not die. For God knows that in the very day of your eating from [the tree that is in the middle of the garden] your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad.” (Genesis 3:1-5) The assertion was that God had not told Adam and Eve the truth. By eating the fruit of that tree, Eve would supposedly become like God, having the authority to decide what was good and what was bad. That was the first lie ever spoken. Telling it made that angel a slanderer. He also became an opposer of God. The Bible thus identifies this enemy of God as “the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan.”—Revelation 12:9.

Can you succeed in resisting the Devil? Yes, you can. The Bible assures us: “Oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7) Even if you oppose Satan, he will not give up immediately and refrain from causing you any further trouble as you take in knowledge of God. No, the Devil will try again at “another convenient time.” (Luke 4:13) However, you need not be afraid of the Devil. If you continue to resist him, he will not be able to turn you away from the true God. Resisting the Devil, however, requires knowledge of who he is and how he misleads people as well as of the protective measures you can take against his schemes. There is only one accurate source of that knowledge—God’s Word, the Bible. So be firm in your determination to study the inspired Scriptures, and apply in your life what you learn from them. Jehovah’s Witnesses in your area will be happy to assist you free of charge with such a study at a time convenient to you. Please do not hesitate to contact them or to write the publishers of this magazine.

As you undertake a study of the Bible, you need to realize that Satan may use opposition or persecution to get you to stop learning the truth from God’s Word. Some of your loved ones may become angry with you because you study the Bible. This may happen because they do not know the wonderful truths found in it. Others may make fun of you. But would succumbing to such pressures really please God? The Devil wants to discourage you so that you will stop learning about the true God. Why should you let Satan win? (Matthew 10:34-39) You owe him nothing. You owe Jehovah your very life. So, then, be determined to resist the Devil and ‘make Jehovah’s heart rejoice.’—Proverbs 27:11.

Answer 7

Many people these days don't - That doesn't mean that he doesn't exist though. Satan is alive and well, and working overtime in today's world. Willful non-belief in his existence is one of the ways he does his work.

Answer 8

I don't. Satan is a make-belive being that the church made up to scare the 'sheep' into believing and to keep them from straying and asking too many questions.

Answer 9

Unfortunately, many people don't. And that makes Satan very happy.

Answer 10

Satan is the devil, and I don't