Two points that were made in the videos really stood out to me. The first point being that unlike popular belief, Satan is not some collaborative of malignant thought that makes up and represents all the evil in this world. He is very much an individual with a personality, heart and will. The second point was that the Book of Genesis and the Book of Revelation are the two most critized books in the Bible. The reason for this is because Satan wants to hide from the world the fact that he even exists in the first place. So many people are worshipping him without even knowing it and he wants to keep this ruse going as long as possible until his inevitable ousting by the Most High and Creator God. Jesus was very clear when he characterized Satan as the God of this world. While the Most High is God of all creation. Satan is the God of this world. No question.
(BELOW)This is what Satanist believe. For educational purposes only. You see how they are fixated on making Satan appear to be the victim in the battle between him and the Most High. We again get into talk about Lucifer versus Satan and the distinctions between the two. But I’ve become more and more convinced that the Latin(not Hebrew) name of Lucifer was something that was added into scripture in more recent times by the deceptive Papalcy.
Source: http://theisticsatanism.com/CoEvan/arguments/henotheism/Devil.html
Biblegod’s finitude, Biblical henotheism, and the Devil:
Satan, “ha-satan,” Lucifer, and the Nephilim
Should the topic of Satan happen to come up in your discussions with Christians, here are some references that may come in handy.
- The “fall of Lucifer” myth
- New Testament “Satan” vs. Old Testament “ha-satan”
- The Book of Enoch
- Satan in the New Testament and Christianity
- Absurdity of “cosmic Good” and “cosmic Evil”
- Favorable reinterpretations of Satan
- The Nephilim
- Miscellaneous
- The “fall of Lucifer” mythFirst, here are some articles about the traditional Christian “Lucifer” myth and its lack of foundation in the Bible:
- What About Lucifer? on Harrington Sites
- The Origin of the Lucifer Story by Elroy Willis on Religion in the News
- Heylel, Son of the Dawn
- Who is Lucifer? (or Satan Misidentified) by Ron Corson (a Christian) on Progressive Seventh-Day Adventists
- Lucifer on Pagacopaeia on Dark Rose
- Some Light on Lucifer by Ina Belderis on Theosophy NorthWest
- Lucifer on lds-mormon.com (by an ex-Mormon)
- New Testament “Satan” vs. Old Testament “ha-satan”Next, some articles about the difference between “Satan” of the New Testament and “ha-satan” of the Old Testament, especially the Book of Job:
- What about Satan? by Lee Adams Young, on Recovering Fundamentalists
- ha satan: The adversary by Tom Kerns
- A Jewish view of “satan” by Alyza
- On Satan … one misunderstood dude by The Smurf
- Satan in Demonology — a Gallery of Demons on Delusions of Grandeur
- Satan in The Nigromancer’s Encyclopedia (TNE) by r.d. pope
- Good and Evil on Reasoned Spirituality
- Satan, Demons, and the Devil on Finding Bible Truth.
- The Devil’s Biography
- See again Some Light on Lucifer by Ina Belderis on Theosophy NorthWest
- The Book of EnochAlthough the Book of Enoch is not in the Bible, it is believed by scholars to have been one of the sources of the New Testament’s idea of Satan. In the Book of Enoch, the leader of the fallen angels is Azazel.
- The Book of Henoch (Ethiopic) – article in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Online copies of the Book of Enoch as translated by R.H. Charles:
- The Book of Enoch as tranlated by Richard Laurence
- The Book of Enoch, including copies of both the Charles and Laurence translations, on The Reluctant Messenger
- The Watchers
- Satan in the New Testament and ChristianityFirst, see this article by Elaine Pagels, a leading scholar of the history of the Devil concept:
- The Origin of Satan in Christian Tradition (PDF file) by Elaine Pagels in The Tanner Lectures on Human Values
- Article on the Devil in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Devil & Demons on Catholic Pages
- Satan and Magic: The Obscure Craft of the Devil on Holy Light, a Greek Orthodox site
- On the website of the evangelical Christian Biblical Studies Foundation:
- What in the World is Satan Doing? on RVC Ministries. See especially Satan is Ruling.
- Satan is the Destroyer by Paul Schuetz on Branch Christian Ministries: Miracle Faith Healing and Worship. (Note that not all Christians approve of “faith healing” ministries, and that most Christians would not blame all natural disasters on Satan.)
- Is There Really a Devil? on the website of The United Church of God. A pretty standard fundy view. See especially Satan’s Work in Our World.
- Satan on the website of Grace Valley Christian Center
- What Does The Bible Teach about Angels, Demons, and Satan? on the website of Calvary Chapel Arroyo Grande
- Doctrine of the Atonement in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- The Nature of the Atonement by Steve Sullivan on Ankerberg Theological Research Insititute
- Part 3, Topic 5 on The Story of the Church
- The “Ransom Theory” of Atonement in the Fathers on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
- Cathedral studies On Atonement on Gavin’s Home Page
- The Death of Christ by Charles Watts on Secular Web (Internet Infidels)
- Absurdity of “cosmic Good” and “cosmic Evil”
- Elliot Rose on the absurdity of “Evil” as a principle on my Theistic Satanism site.
- The Implausibility of Satan by Paul Doland on Secular Web (Internet Infidels)
- More later.
- Favorable reinterpretations of Satan
- Satan as the Muse of our civilization on my Theistic Satanism site. See especially the Summary of my beliefs and Satan and “Evil” in Christianity.
- More later.
- The NephilimLastly, some articles (mostly by Christians, but also some by non-Christians) about the angelic “Sons of God” who mated with human women, contradicting the usual Christian idea that angels are sexless. Some Christians find ways to explain this away, e.g. the idea that the “Sons of God” were actually humans of the “Line of Seth,” rather than angels. Others reject this explanation.
- When ‘Angels’ Made Love to Women by Heidi M. Szpek, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Central Washington University
- “Reb on the Web” question on Nephilim on the website of Kolel: The Adult Center for Liberal Jewish Learning
- Sons of God in the The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Reply to question about the Nephilim by Mike Scott, on What Do the Scriptures Say?
- Who are the sons of God and the Nephilim? on Rational Christianity: Christian Apologetics
- Who Are the Sons of Elohim? by Donald R. Mansager on the website of Yahweh’s New Covenant Assembly
- Who Were the Nephilim on Creation Science Resources
- Know Your Enemy, by some Christians who not only accept the angelic theory but also make an unusually big deal about the Nephilim, whom most Christians prefer to ignore.
- “As The Days of Noah Were The Nephilim…” on www.feri.com/. Commentary by some Neo-Pagans.
- Nephilim in Genesis and Deuteronomy on Delusions of Grandeur
- Mischievous Angels or Sethites? by Chuck Missler, on Koinonia House
- Who Are the Nephilim? on UFO’s and the Bible
- Aliens: ETs or demons? on The Bible Resource
- The Angelic Conspiracy Page on endnear.com.
- UFO’s, Aliens, and Antichrist on Millenium and Apocalypse: Watcher Website Conspiracy & Prophecy Index
- Miscellaneous
- Evil on The Internet Sacred Text Archive, including an online copy of The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil by Paul Carus (1900 C.E.)
- More later.
See also:
- Online Bibles (so you can look up this stuff yourself).
- Satan as the Muse of our civilization on my Theistic Satanism site.
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