Who is the Devil?

Question

My definition: The devil is a spirit person!


BUt Who is the devil for you?
**I don't do thumbs down. Putting thumbs down scares others that might have the same opinion as the one being thumbs down.
*****I want everyone to respect everybody elses opinion!

I am not worry about Hutchison2, he is leaving soon!! Byyyeeeee Hutchison2.

Answer 1

I don't believe in a being that is devoted exclusively to evil. In fact, Neither did Christianity until around 1,000 AD. According to Robert Thurston, the Phillip R, Shriver Professor of History at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. He has written many works of History about Europe, Christianity and The Inquisition Era of Europe and the Americas.

Raji the Green Witch

Answer 2

The devil is a fictitious figure that was created by Christians for whatever reasons they have, perhaps to intimidate its flock of sheepish followers to say: "baaaa baaaa we won't be baaaaaad because we want to go to heaven, so we will continue to believe all the tripe that is in the bible because we don't want to go the hell and be with the devil."

"baaaa baaaaa baaaa we are Christians who believe everything in the bible is truuuuuuuuuuuue"

please note: I know that there are some intelligent Christians, and these remarks are not made with respect to them.

Answer 3

The Bible contains unequivocal internal evidence that it truly is the Word of God. Through its pages God reveals true spiritual knowledge, information unavailable from any other source. It tells us in sobering terms that the devil does exist. It explains that this being and the spirit world are every bit as real as our own.

It shows us that Satan is an incredibly powerful spirit being with a pervasive influence over humanity. Along with his cohorts—called demons or devils—he is mentioned frequently in the Scriptures. He shows up from beginning to end, from Genesis to Revelation.

The Bible reveals much about this being. It shows us his origin, how he came to be what he is. It reveals his intentions and the methods he uses to accomplish them. It describes his character and nature and the motivations that drive him. It helps us see the staggering impact his influence can have on us individually as well as his sway over the whole of humanity. It gives us knowledge we could never discover or understand on our own.

Jesus Christ spoke of the devil as a powerful, conscious, real entity. If we accept Jesus as real, as the Son of God—and the Bible as including the truthful account of His ministry and teachings—we must also accept the devil as real.

The writers of the four Gospels record instances in which Christ confronted Satan and his cohorts, the demons. The Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, show Satan to be the enemy of Christ, determined to thwart and undermine His work. Just before Jesus began His ministry, Satan tried, through temptation, to turn Him aside from His divine purpose (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). Failing at every turn, Satan was finally allowed to influence other human beings to execute Jesus (Luke 22:2-4; John 13:2, 27)—making Him, as our Messiah and Savior, the atoning sacrifice for the sins of mankind.

The apostle Peter, who experienced his own struggles with Satan (Matthew 16:21-23; Luke 22:31-32), warns us to be on guard against this powerful wicked spirit: "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8, New International Version, emphasis added throughout). Peter's warning helps us realize that not only is the devil the enemy of Christ, he is the enemy of all Christ's followers, seeking to devour them.

Answer 4

The devil is the angel in the garden of Eden who told Eve she wouldn't die when she ate the fruit.
But alas she did die.
Then he went on to trick others into worshipping him.
Promiseing them virgins in heaven when he himself wasn't going to even be there.
Revelation 12:7 he got kicked out of heaven, down to the earth. So most people worship him now.
Sorry hutchingson but she made me do it.

Answer 5

OK, i think the devil is the selfish wants and desires in mankind.


BTW: i thumbed down Hutchinson on Principal.

Answer 6

The devil to me are those green pieces of paper that circulate everywhere. The devil is also shaped in circled metallic objects. The devil divides people, it makes people greedy and less concerned about fellow man.

Answer 7

I thumbs-up'd Hutchinson because it was funny! I just saw another of his comments in another question, and it's exactly the same as this one. He's not being serious, he's being sarcastic and I love it, lol.

The devil, as it/he is popularly portrayed, is imaginary, nonexistant. There is no being, spiritual or physical, that is the manifestation of evil. Evil is simply the absence of good. Absence itself has no form, therefore evil, which is the absence of good, doesn't either.

Answer 8

Hillary Clinton

Answer 9

Do you want me to be technical about it? The Devil (aka Satan) is an angel (named Lucifer) who was cast from heaven because he thought he was better than God and tried to overthrow Him. 1/3 of the angels in heaven were cast out of heaven with him. From those cast out of heaven, we get Satan and his demons!

Answer 10

According to the Qur'an (the basic source of Islaamic belief), when God created Adam (pbuh) and directed the assembly of angels to prostrate before Adam (pbuh), Iblees - a Jinn - was also present in the court. All the angels obediently prostrated before Adam (pbuh). However, Iblis - the Jinn - arrogantly refused to do so. This, obviously, was a transgression on the part of Iblees. It was this transgression of Iblees that made him deserving of the name 'Al-Shaitaan' [The Arabic word 'Al-Shaitaan' means 'the transgressor'] (the Satan). As a result of this transgression, God turned Iblis out of His court and sentenced him to punishment. However, Iblis asked God for respite till the Day of Judgment and declared that because God had turned him out of his court and had sentenced him to punishment because of man, he would therefore always be an enemy to man. He, and those who become his agents, would do all that they can to turn man away from the path of God and as a consequence, suffer the everlasting punishment of hellfire..

Thus, according to the Islaamic belief, Iblees - the Satan - is neither a fallen angel, as the Christians believe, nor an agent of God. Islaam introduces Iblees as a Jinn, who by his freewill opted to disobey God and transgress. God allowed Satan respite from punishment till an appointed time and gave him the authority only to the extent of suggesting evil to man. Iblees and his agents [Those who, by their freewill, have opted to live a life of evil and transgression] - from among jinn as well as men - cannot force man into evil. They, however, can incite man to do what is against God's commandments and thereby lose the path of eternal success.

It should be kept in mind that the basic scheme of things in giving man life, according to the Qur'an, was to test him by giving him authority to choose between 'good' and 'evil'. It is, in fact, the incorrect use of this authority, which results in evil. It seems that the Jinn are also given the same authority. Iblees became 'the Satan' for no other reason except for using this freedom of choice for the wrong end.