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Who is the Devil?

Christian answer: The Devil was called Lucifer (meaning Bearer of Light) and Son Of The Morning when he was an archangel in heaven. He became prideful and rebelled against God… in the spirit world and was cast out along with one third of the angels (those that he had convinced to follow him). He is now known as Satan and the ''prince of the power of the air." He is neither in Heaven nor in Hell but on the earth. The Bible warns us that not only does he "prowl about like a roaring lion," but also that he is "the god of this world, the prince and power of the air." He in his invisible form is active in deceiving, perverting, and corrupting all that is good and right in the world. He will eventually be destroyed, thrown into the lake of fire at the final judgment. We get a glimpse into Satan works and deeds in the book of Job. Islamic answer: Muslims believe that the devil is not belonging to Angels. Angels were created by God from light while the devil was created from fire. Angels are true and fully God obedient while the Devils are God disobedient and are enemies to mankind. The devil is called Satan. The devil is called in Arabic as 'Sheitan' or 'Iblis'. The devil or Satan or sheitan was living with the Angels close to God in the Heavens. When he disobeyed God to bow to Adam as expression of glorifying God for this creation, he was expelled from God mercy. He then vowed to persuade mankind to do disobey God except those who are strongly devoted to God. That is why the Devil is the first enemy to humankind. Jewish Answer: There is no such being as the devil in the Tanach (Jewish Bible) or Jewish teachings. The concept of the devil was introduced by Christianity. In Hebrew, the word 'sahtan' is simply an adjective meaning 'adversary'. According to the Bible, the Devil is simply a disobedient angel; much like a 'criminal' is a disobedient (lawbreaking) human. The criminal was not 'born' such; likewise the Devil was not 'created' such. Before Jehovah created the physical universe with all it's physical elements; God had created 'spirit beings' like himself; called in the Bible 'angels'. They were created without any defect. They were granted an existence without a 'life-span'. But any existence is always hinged upon their co-operation with God's standards, which are not burdensome, but beneficial in all regards. God also created 'inteligent living beings' with 'free will'. Thus God introduced the possibility of 'choices'. But with choices comes consequences. For example, if humans 'choose' to jump off a tall building, (disobeying the LAWS of gravity which God decided to put in-place) simply because we were given 'free choice'; -- there is a consequence for wrong use of that choice. Likely it will end in death. Likewise with disobeying any of God's righteous requirements. According to the prophetic pronouncement in Genesis 3:15, the Devil will eventually have his 'head crushed' by the reigning King, Christ Jesus. There will eventually be a completely clean, figurative 'new heavens' once again. (MORE)

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Is there a devil?

Answer 1: Some people think there is, some people think there isn't. Nobody knows for sure because there's no proof. Answer 2: Whilst there is no physica…l proof for the existence of the devil, Bible-believing Christians believe in the reality of both the devil and demons. Answer 3: If there is a Jesus Christ, then there is a Satan... because Jesus talk (s; ed) with him: "'GET OUT OF HERE, SATAN... 'For the Scriptures say, ''You must worship the LORD your God; serve only Him.'" (Matt.4:10 NLT New Living Translation) And Jesus tells us: "...'I SAW SATAN falling from heaven as a flash of lightning!'" (Luke 10:18 NLT) So, the trick to "knowing" if there is a Devil, is to "believe" what Jesus Christ SAYS... because according to Him, the Words that His Father gave to Him to speak to us is: THE TRUTH! [John 17:17] But Truth is funny that way -- not everyone believes it. So, if people don't believe the Truth... then they believe in lies, which is the Devil's realm; deception [Rev.12:9]: "...you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always HATED THE TRUTH. THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM. When he LIES, it is consistent with his character; for HE IS A LIAR and THE FATHER OF LIES." (John 8:44 NLT) So, to acknowledge that there is a Devil, is also to acknowledge Jesus Christ. And "believing" in both of them doesn't mean a whole lot, either, unless you're able to define in your heart what it is that you're believing about them. For instance, if Jesus SAW Satan... then Satan has seen Jesus, too: and HE BELIEVES IN JESUS! "Do you still think it's enough just to BELIEVE there is one God? Well, even the DEMONS BELIEVE THIS, and THEY TREMBLE IN TERROR! (James 2:19 NLT) So, you see, both Jesus and the Devil "believe" in each other... in this case; that each one exists. But then, of course, if the modern re-writers of history have their way... then Jesus was; 1) genuinely mistaken about everything or a pathological liar... or; 2) "He never existed." In which case, there is neither a Devil nor a Christ. (MORE)

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What is A DEVIL?

a devil is a ugly fat egg headed creature who likes to kill people

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Are there devils?

Answer: Yes there is. That devil is named Satan, and his demons. They try to blind people into thinking there not real, or that they aren't powerful. But the truth is that… they are just as real now as ever, and they are very powerful. But if you have Jesus in your heart you need not fear anything, expetially if your following God. Can't you ever feel evil when your around something? If you can't watch for that feeling and know that Satan and his demons are real. 'Answer' No Yes A Pagan Perspective Devils, are a construct of other spiritual paths, we do not believe in them. Early Christianity used the images of our horned gods as their "blue-print" for devils, in an attempt to vilify the old pagan gods. This is not to say we do not believe in, nor recognise the existence of evil. Negativity, and evil exist in this world, and throughout the universe, but it does not come in the form of a horned humanoid. We believe that each of us have the choice of doing good or ill, and that there is no "devil" or force out there leading us into temptation. Each of us is responsible for our own actions. ANOTHER ANSWER: People tend to "believe" in what their five physical senses can detect. And the "spirit realm" is normally undetectable to our fleshly senses. Whether it's our Creator or the angels He created, which are all "spirit beings" of a realm that we cannot see, hear, taste, touch or smell... man's carnal mind is naturally asleep to this invisible facet of life. It's God's Divinely-inspired Word that reveals the spirit world to our minds... which in turn can open the minds of some to its reality. The minds of those who "believe" what those Words say. God's servants know that devils exist... because they "believe" God's Words. It's such a simple statement that most carnal minds fail to grasp unless a person has the "spirit within him" [see Zech.12:1] awakened to see the Truth of those Words [see John 17:17]. And those Words say, 'Yes, there are devils [demons; unclean spirits]." "You believe that God is One? You do well; even the demons believe, and they shudder." (James 2:19 MNT Montgomery New Testament) Angels that rebelled against God and left their former estates that God appointed to them, who sinned [disobeyed God's Laws - I John 3:4]. Those Words tell us that this world, planet earth, is populated with them: "Now the Great Dragon was thrown down -- that old Serpent, he who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was THROWN DOWN TO EARTH, AND HIS ANGELS WERE THROWN DOWN WITH HIM." (Rev.12:9 MNT) "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus [a spiritual condition of restraint], and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for Judgment..." (II Peter 2:4 MNT) "...the angels who did not keep their first domain but left their proper abode, are held by Him in blank darkness, in everlasting chains, in preparation for the Judgment of the Great Day." (Jude 1:6 MNT) Jesus Christ speaks with Satan and his demons: "'Be gone, Satan!' answered Jesus, 'for it is written, Thou must worship the LORD thy God, and Him only must thou serve." (Matt.4:10 MNT) "...He [Jesus] had no sooner stepped out of the boat, than a man out of the tombs came to meet Him, a man with an unclean spirit... As he caught sight of Jesus from afar, he ran and knelt before Him, and with a shriek he cried out in a loud voice, 'Jesus, son of God Most High, what business have you with me? I adjure you by God, torment me not!' For Jesus was saying, 'Foul spirit, come out of the man.'..." (Mark 5:2-8 MNT). In other words... You can't believe in God; and not believe in angels -- even the disobedient ones called "demons" or "devils." Because God created all that is... including the angels [though a full third of them rebelled against Him - see Rev.12:4]. Satan and millions of "fallen angels" [devils] have populated this earth from the beginning... and mankind has remained essentially blinded and ignorant to their existence. Jesus Christ cast out demons, daily, from possessed people when He walked the earth as a man. And He did it in a manner as common as anyone walking down the street. Demons attack the human spirit... the mind... the human brain that controls the rest of the human body. They cause people to be deaf, mute and blind. They affect the functions of the human body, crippling people... causing epileptic fits... despair... hopelessness... suicide. And because this world doesn't "believe" in "devils" or a spirit realm... [or God, whose Commandment demands man to worship Him, only] the modern day mega-buck business conglomerates of "medicine" were raised up as a god for man to worship and trust [doctors, health clinics, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, mandatory government health insurance]; designed to "heal" man of all of his maladies... for man to trust. Even though it "heals nothing"... but merely "treats symptoms" with more and more ever-changing "mind-altering drugs" that come with their own lists of side-effects that often negate their intended purpose. Unbelieving man doesn't know he's dealing with the spirit realm. So he remains ignorant of "devils." He doesn't suspect or know that "devils" aren't affected by drugs and radical surgery. Yet... "there are devils." God's Word reveals this Truth to the hearts and minds of those willing to "believe" His Words: "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present [spiritual] darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm." (Eph.6:12 MNT) If there is a God [and there is]... then there are also "devils"... because God reveals both Himself and the invisible spirit realm all around us to those willing to "believe" in His Divinely-inspired Word. This present world is influenced and ruled by "devils." Look at the world that spiritually-blinded, "demon-guided, demon-worshiping" man has made for himself. The evidence is all around us in the strife, hatred, wars, famines, diseases, uncaring self-serving governments with weapons of mass destruction waiting to be released upon the earth. This is the work of "devils." "Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves. BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM... every good tree bears good fruit, but a worthless tree bears bad fruit... Hence, it is by their fruit you will know them." (Matt.7:15-20 MNT) Pandemic evil has come to fruition on planet earth. And by that fruit are "devils" made known to the hearts and minds of God's servants. And due to man's continued spiritual blindness [living in darkness] to this Truth... the "devils" will continue to rule men until Christ returns. (MORE)

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What is devil?

The Devil, is in Christianity, the ruler of Hell. Actually, everybody on the earth is born with sin so everybody is bound for hell....you can't try to be a good person a… (MORE)

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Where is the devil?

Hell Answer: "...going to and fro in the earth, and... walking up and down in it." (Job 1:7) Bound in hell awaiting Judgement Day Revelations 20

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What does the devil do?

The devil was angel once. Before he was cast out of heaven for wanting to be higher than God. Now he is very upset with God and wants to turn people against God. So he c… (MORE)

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How do you get the devil to answer you?

He has better things to do to answer ever single satinist that begs to get answers >.>

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Why is there a devil?

well there is a devil cause an angel thought he was greater than god and did not want to serve at all and god felt if that angel wanted to be a god that he should run his own … (MORE)

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Were is the devil?

Where else but hell. AnswerSatan is not in Hell...yet. One day he will be bound forever. But right now, he is "ruler of the kingdom of the air" (Ephesians 2:2). And abl… (MORE)