Questions tagged [satan]
Relating to "the Evil One," often called Lucifer, the Devil, Beelzebub, or Satan.
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Does the Bible list any “miracles” specifically accomplished by the Devil?
Also, could you consider the Devil moving Jesus to the top of the Temple as such?
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Where did Jesus' belief in the devil come from?
In Jn 8:44, Jesus tells some people that their father is the devil. I have read that in Judaism there is no devil, so I was wondering where did Jesus' belief in the devil come from.
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Why is Satan commonly believed to rule in hell?
Satan (Devil, Lucifer and all these not exactly the same meaning names) is often told to rule in hell, tormenting the damned souls and so on, while in the Bible I could not find anything more than the ...
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According to Vatican II Catholicism, what is the counterfeit church and what are its' marks?
Words of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1948):
“[Satan] will set up a counterfeit church which will be the ape of the [Catholic] Church… It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, ...
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What is the ENVY of Satan to Adam & Eve that resulted in the entry of death in the Garden of Eden?
Wisdom 2:23-25 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)
23 For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him.
24 But by the envy of the devil, death came into the ...
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Wouldn't evil have already existed on Earth before Adam and Eve?
We all know the story of Adam and Eve causing the first original sin by eating from the Tree of Life. However, Lucifer became Satan before Adam and Eve were even created, he was casted down to Earth ...
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Does the word “touch” in Genesis 3:3 orginate from Eve or Satan?
The Serpent's Deception
The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruitof the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of ...
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What particular action that is in excess to God's Permissive Will did Satan commit in the Garden of Eden?
Reading God's judgement on Adam & Eve and Satan would allow us to see and understand that Satan had done something in excess that merited not just a punishment but a "curse".
We can see from the ...
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Is it true that anyone who prays the rosary cannot be touched by Satan?
Fr.Gabrielle Amorth a famous deceased Rome Chief Exorcist who performed a record breaking 50,000 Exorcism Rite or even higher figures said the above phrase;
"Anyone who prays the rosary cannot be ...
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Is there a sound doctrine or biblical explanation why Satan is called “the ape of God”?
I encountered this word in the book entitled "The Devil", I forgot the name of the author.
it said Tertullian called Satan the "ape of God" but offer very little explanation.
We know from the bible ...
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How does praying the rosary becomes a spiritual sword that can slay the dragon?
Fr. Donald Calloway make the following statement:
The rosary was forged in an age of chivalry. It is a spiritual
weapon, a heavenly sword, fashioned by the hands of a Divine
Craftsman. All ...
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“The Devil hates Latin,” is this true? [closed]
What I'm looking for?
Is there any biblical references to support this, or have any traditions put a truth in this assertions...
perhaps personal encounters or testimonies may support this and ...
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According to Catholicism, does God actively cause suffering in Hell?
I was wondering what is the official ontological explanation of the Catholic Church in regard to souls (of humans and fallen angles alike) suffering in Hell. I do not know whether God actively ...
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Job and the Heavenly Host
In the beginning of the Book of Job we are presented with a scene in heaven. In Job, the heavenly host is said to have assembled before God:
"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to ...
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God and Satan in the book of Job: how did they know about this conversation?
Job chapter 1 vers 6 - 12 talks about God and Satan having a conversation. Where does that story come from?
Job does not know what is going on and I have never heard anyone talk about it. Is it a ...
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What is Jehovah's Witnesses view of Revelation 20:10 since they do not believe in hell?
I know that Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in hellfire but in that case, how do they interpret scriptures such as Revelation 20:10, which says
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the ...
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Was Satan/Lucifer the angel of music before his fall?
While I was searching in Youtube about music backmasking I found this video and there (a few minutes starting the video), the narrator says:
[...] The angel [Lucifer] was head over the music in the ...
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Is there any Denomination which think that the “serpent” at the beginning of his existence in Eden is not a bad being?
This question raised after my other question here
Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your
offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you ...
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How do JWs reconcile the belief that Satan was cast to earth in 1914 with Job 1:7 and Job 2:2?
Based on this other question, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the events depicted in Revelation 12:9, 12 happened in 1914.
The text in these two verses says (from KJV here):
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What denominations, besides JWs, hold that the Star of Bethlehem was sent by Satan?
I looked up information about the Star of Bethlehem on Jehovah's Witnesses website and it looks like their point on it was that it was actually created by Satan in an attempt to kill Jesus.
Now of ...
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How will Satan rage in the hearts of the children of men? (LDS perspective)
The following passage from The Book of Mormon teaches that people will be strongly influenced by Satan in the last days, which Mormons believe are happening now. Are there scriptural references or ...
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According to dispensationalism, who is 'the dragon' and what are the differences between 'the dragon' and 'the beast'?
Based in the question: According to full preterism, who is 'the dragon' and what are the differences between 'the dragon' and 'the beast'?
In some passages from the Bible there exists sentences such ...
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According to full preterism, who is 'the dragon' and what are the differences between 'the dragon' and 'the beast'?
In some passages from the Bible there exists sentences such as: Revelation 12:9
The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. ...
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According to Catholicism, is it possible for the Devil to kill someone?
We read in the Book of Job that the Devil received permission from God to torment Job, and that God obliged the Devil to spare his life.
The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your ...
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What type of angel was the Morning Star?
I've read in various places that Lucifer was 'Chief of the Seraphim,' 'Cherubim that covers,' and 'Archangel of the Crown'. All accounts say he was God's greatest angelic creation, but what kind: ...
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What did Luther and Calvin believe about “Lucifer” in Isaiah 14?
To many Christians Lucifer of Isaiah 14 (not to be confused with Satan) is considered a visually beautiful, Rock n' Rolling cherub who fell from heaven to deceive mankind. And according to a few ...
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According to dispensationalism, why will Satan follow what is written in Revelation?
According to dispensationalists, many end times events are literally laid out in the book of Revelation. Specifically about the Anti-Christ and his motive. And we do know what is 666 and why it will ...
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Can the devil be considered guilty?
Not trying to be devil's advocate or anything, but I am curious about what most denominations and Christians believe about how the devil became evil.
To go based off these two assumptions:
The wages ...
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How have Churches interpreted handing people over to Satan?
In Paul's letter to Timothy, Paul mentions that Alexander and Hymenaeus were handed over to Satan to 'be taught not to blaspheme'. What is an overview on how churches have interpreted handing people ...
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Prior to 1900 were there any depictions of Satan in Christian art as a woman/female?
Are there any Christian symbolic depictions Satan in art as a woman?
In Christian art, Satan has often been depicted as a man (male) or some evil looking monster out of man's imagination of what the ...
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Why is the sin of the fallen angels unforgivable? (Catholic catechism)
Referring to the fall of Satan and his angels, according to the Catechism:
393 It is the irrevocable character of their choice, and not a defect in the infinite divine mercy, that makes the angels' ...
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Explain she bore again from Genesis-when Eve gave birth to Cain & Able?…who was Cains fathet? [closed]
In Genesis,..when it reads she(Eve) bore again,is that referring to that Able being born 1st was actually Adam son-but then she gave birth again(implying right after Ables birth,...meaning they were ...
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How do proponents of Apokatastasis deal with the “Everlasting punishment” texts in scripture?
For those who don't know, the doctrine of Apokatastasis is an ancient form of Universalism which states that everything God has ever created will be saved and glorified, including the Devil and his ...
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How could Satan be cursed to crawl on the ground, yet walk before God in Job?
In Genesis 3:1 we find a serpent. Supposedly Satan inhabited the serpent, or the word should be translated Shining One (NIV). At any rate, God curses the snake in 3:14: "On your belly you shall go, ...
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What was the explanation for why Catharism identified the Old Testament God as Satan?
According to the a Wikipedia article on Catharism (a Gnostic Christian movement in the 12th to 14th centuries):
The idea of two Gods or principles, one being good and the other evil, was central to ...
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Are there any Christian sects that believe the Old Testament was written (inspired) by Satan or that these scriptures are evil in some way?
I wonder that if there are Christians that interpret the Old Testament as something so false/deceitful that it may be the work of the Devil himself in an attempt to lead humanity out of God's true ...
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Can a devil use one prayer to prevent us from praying different one? (Catholic perspective)
We all know the importance of praying the rosary. But I have also been praying The Twelve-year Prayer of S. Bridget of Sweden.
I noticed one very important thing. Anytime I got into a temptation it ...
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When Friday asks “Why God no kill the devil?” is Robinson Crusoe's response in line with Anglican theology?
In Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, the titular character rescues a man from captivity and, since they initially can't communicate, decides to call him "Friday" because that was the day of the ...
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According to Baptist theology why doesn't Satan surrender?
We know that Satan is at war with God. This is a root cause of the Fall (depending on your perspective). We also know that God is omnipotent, while Satan is not. This means that Satan is doomed. ...
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What is the biblical basis of the “goats are evil” trope?
Having spent some time cuddling and playing with goats, which are delightful creatures, I have to ask:
What is the biblical basis of the association, common even among Christians, of goats with Satan ...
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How do devils know what God permits in their doings? (Catholic perspective)
Exorcists often say demons can do many supernatural things. For example, transform/move possessed objects and so on. But they say only if God permits them to do so.
From what I know the devils are ...
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Does the Southern Baptist Convention consider other religions evil, demonic, and satanic?
Does the Southern Baptist Convention consider other religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam evil, demonic, and satanic?
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Does the Roman Catholic Church consider other religions evil, demonic, and satanic? [closed]
Does the Roman Catholic Church consider other religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam evil, demonic, and satanic?
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Did adherents of apocatastasis in the early church believe that the devil and his demons would be restored?
While reading a fascinating answer on universalism and apocatastasis, I found 1 Corinthians 15:28 quoted as evidence for the idea that all people will ultimately be restored/saved:
When all things ...
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What arguments from scripture are given by Baptists for the belief that one third of the angels were banished from heaven with Satan?
I remember being taught in an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church when I was in middle school that Satan took one third of the angels in heaven with him after being cast out of God's presence ...
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Could Satan have created the “World”? [closed]
According to Genesis 1:31, all that God created was good. However, not only in the human realm, but also in nature, there is much that seems violent and evil. Darwin, for example, could not conceive ...
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What is/are the Hebrew/Aramaic word(s) for “devil” in The Passion of the Christ movie?
What is the word used for "devil" in Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ" during the scene where Christ is interrogated by the Sanhedrin? The word "devil" appears in the English subtitles ...
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How do trinitarians explain Luke 4:8, if he's a God himself? [closed]
How do trinitarians explain Luke 4:8, where Jesus responded to Satan's question his request to worship him:
Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and ...
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How does the LDS church back up the statement “I'm stronger than Satan”?
I have heard that I'm stronger than Satan for a few reasons.
Because I have a body and he doesn't.
Because he only has as much power over me as I give him.
Because I am never beyond the influence of ...
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What is the Biblical basis for considering Satan the author of evil?
Satan in Job seems to be characterized as a servant of the Lord and in Isaiah Lucifer is mentioned as a destroyer of cities. It's never really clear why evil exists. In a couple places in the Old ...
