I've heard about the Luciferians and how they worship the intellectual side of Satan. Many pagan mythologies also worship beings that would appear to be lesser gods than the one true God of Abraham. Would these lesser gods really just be fallen angels that were kicked out of Heaven?
2007-08-23 08:48:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think so as I don't think the Abrahamic God exists.
The term lesser god is a bit inaccurate.Though many Pagan religions believe in many deities all these deities are believed to have powers far beyond human comprehension.
As a Pagan I certainly feel that even if the Abrahamic god does exist all of the gods I worship are easily as powerful as him,probably more so as they aren't insecure enough to instruct their believers to force others to worship them as Christians and Muslims and Jews have all done in the past,and in some places,still do today.
2007-08-23 14:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a better view is that the pagan divinities are characters that describe the many aspects of the One God.
In which God is a box of crayons, and all the various concepts of God are the different colors.
Or in which God is electricity, and the divinities are lights.
I think this is a better Christian way of viewing things, because in this way you are not trying to negate other people's beliefs. But a lot of Christians really thrive on spiritual combat, it gives them a sense of mission.
There may be some pagan divinities that have elements of fallen angels. Truly though most of them were simply absorbed and renamed as various Saints.
2007-08-26 08:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by bearfootedbob 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many of the Ancient Gods were around long before the Hebrew God sent his people into Wars of Occupation--sound familiar?
The only people who think there is only one true God are the people who have picked that God to worship. This is understandable. However, the paranoia that is involved in having these worshipers demean all other Gods is quite plain to anyone with a reasonably educated and logical mind.
2007-08-23 09:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Our Pagan deities existed long before the Christian ones, so no they're not fallen angels.
I will also take this time to point out that the entire idea that we are devil worshipers comes from early Christians seeing the Pagan Horned God and deciding to help them conquer Pagan countries, they would demonize said God, all in an attempt to convert and aid them in their conquering.
2007-08-23 10:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
This is a common Christian fallacy, and a very old method of conversion.
The fact is that the Old Gods are quite separate from the Christian mythologies.
2007-08-27 03:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no pagan deities are the basis for your entire religion...
2007-08-23 09:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never thought about it like that, perhaps. That is a very interesting point. I may mention that to my minister one day.
2007-08-23 08:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by PrettyLady26 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋