Questions tagged [satan]
Satan (שטן) is "the Evil One," often called Lucifer, the Devil, or Beelzebub (בעל זבוב). He is an antagonist to God and his church.
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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:
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Is Satan's name Lucifer, Satanail, or Samuel? [closed]
In a few different English versions of the Bible, Isaiah 14:12 begins with something like:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! (KJV)
I thought, however, that Jesus was ...
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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 ...
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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 him ...
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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 ...
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Does the Bible say that the Devil was an archangel? [duplicate]
Did the Devil's expulsion from heaven occur before Jesus came to earth?
Does the bible say that the Devil was an archangel?
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When was Satan cast out of heaven according to Catholics?
Revelation 12:9 speaks of Satan being cast out of heaven to the earth.
The book of Job indicates that Satan was able to enter in among the other angels at that time.
Some traditions say Satan was cast ...
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Why is Satan referred to as Beelzebub? [closed]
In one of the passages in the bible, Satan is referred to Beelzebub which means "lord of flies." But why flies? Why is this name so significant?
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According to Catholics were Adam and Eve aware that they possessed immortal souls before Satan told Eve that she would not die?
Eve's comment to Satan in Eden seems to indicate that she and Adam believed that eating of the forbidden tree would result in absolute death.
They likely had witnessed the death of animals and would ...
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What is the origin of the belief that Satan tortures the unsaved in Hell?
There's a thought that Satan (the devil) tortures the unsaved in Hell.
For example, a brief search revealed a website wherein a member posted the following:
I think of Satan more of a psycopath ...
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Is God cruel if he allows Satan to hurt us? [duplicate]
I'm struggling with my faith. We have had multiple hits that have me wondering why a loving God would allow this to happen? I'm hear over and over that it's the devil doing it or it is God doing it ...
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Why does the KJV capitilise 'Devil' in Revelation but not in Luke?
Throughout Luke 4, 'devil' is lowercase. For example:
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the ...
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Was Satan created to accuse, or has he assumed that role in rebellion?
What is an overview of Evangelical Protestant doctrines concerning Satan's intended job before he fell?
That is, is it his divinely ordained office to act as an accuser in the same manner that the ...
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According to Calvinists, how could Adam and Eve fall? How could Satan fall?
Under Calvinism, men under grace are guaranteed to choose God and be saved.
If God's holy influence is so convincing, that it is impossible for free thinking creations to choose against it, why did ...
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Has there been a paradigm shift in the `image' of devil? [closed]
I am intrigued by this conversation between God and Devil in the Book of Job:
"One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to ...
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Was satan a worship leader? [duplicate]
I've heard it claimed that Satan was the worship leader for God's choir. I cannot find any scripture in the Bible that mentions Satan was in worship in heaven and was closest to God. What is the ...
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Where does the communication between God and Satan take place? [closed]
In the book of Job, it is stated many times that Satan questioned (in His presence) the righteousness of God's servant Job and challenged Him to put Job to the test. Does this imply that Satan can ...
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What is the bottomless pit? [closed]
In chapter 9 of the revelation we learn that:
Revelation 9:1 and 2 NKJV Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless ...
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Is it a common view among Christains that Satan is the lord of this world?
As I drove past a church (not sure the denomination) on a country road, the sign out front read "Satan is the lord of this world. Be careful!" Is this a widely accepted view?
If so, how do we explain ...
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Why was the Angel Michael fighting the Devil for Moses' body? [closed]
I get this from the book of Jude. I know the meaning of the chapter as a whole it's just that this verse stuck out. Does anyone have a clue on this event? Here is the verse for reference.
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Renouncing the devil during baptism
In "On the Mysteries" (De Mysteriis) [English], Chapter 2, St. Ambrose wrote,
After this the Holy of holies was opened to you, you entered the sanctuary of regeneration; recall what you ...
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Was Jesus' time in the wilderness the only time that He encountered Satan on Earth?
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, ...
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Is Jesus' statement that Satan is the father of the Jews anti-Jewish?
“Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the ...
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that Satan was the serpent in the Garden of Eden?
This seems to be the generally accepted belief, and it's taught to children in Sunday School in many churches, but is there biblical basis for it? Here's the actual text:
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What is the Biblical basis against the omnipresence of Satan?
Many Christians pray and act as if Satan is right next to them all the time, tempting them to turn away from God, attacking them, etc., as though he were omnipresent...
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How was Lucifer created? [closed]
Was Lucifer created by God or was he already there in the beginning like God? I don't think the Bible really explains any of this.
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Why does God use an army of Angels to fight against evil when he could do it himself? [closed]
Many places in the Bible talk about a heavenly host or army of angels. Why does God use an army to fight against devil and evil spirits, when he is the powerful creator? Matthew 19:26 says, all things ...
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Do Protestants believe Jesus and Satan are brothers?
Many, many times, I've seen or heard "Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are brothers".
Technically, it's true. Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are sons of God, and by dictionary definition, ...
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If the Devil is the Great Deceiver, how would I know that he's not deceiving me through Christianity? [closed]
I've always been a devout Christian, but I once had a terrifying thought while reading the Bible, and I'm scared I'm going to go to Hell.
At one point I began to question why God killed so many ...
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Biblical basis for two aspects of the Gap Theory
According to the Gap Theory there was a large gap in time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. Two aspects of the theory are:
Rather than Genesis 1:1 being a summary for what follows, it is a ...
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What is the scriptural basis that the Devil or Satan understood God's salvation plan?
Extending from this question and the accepted answer, what is the scriptural basis that the Devil or Satan understood God's salvation Plan?
Please see OP's answer to What is the scriptural basis that ...
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