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Who is Satan?

Satan names: Satan, Lucifer, Father of Lies, deceiver, devil, the wicked one, abaddon, adversary, angel of light, thief, tempter, star, ruler of this world, Satan according t…o the Bible was an angel [Lucifer]. He was the most beautiful angel that God created. He was an angel who wanted to take over heaven. God knew of his plan and cast him and his followers to the earth. When God made, man and women, Adam and Eve; the serpent spoke in the Garden, Satan entered the serpent and Satan spoke to Eve tricking her to eat from the only tree that God did not want Adam and Eve to eat from. Because once they ate from this tree, they would know good and evil. Satan's deceptiveness worked and Eve ate from the tree and convinced Adam to eat also. God cursed the serpent for the sake of Satan. In this curse, God cursed Satan also using symbolic language. Some religions say these things about Satan [note: these statements do not follow the canon of the Bible and have no biblical backing- yet not to include these would be censorship and the Bible will clearly tell you who Satan is. These are man-made doctrinal tales. He was the brother of Jesus He was sent here by God to test humans He and his angels populated the earth in the beginning until their children were destroyed in the flood. He is the idea of Evil but does not actually exist in a form. What the Bible says about Satan [these answers follow the canon of the Bible and are answers taken from throughout scripture] Satan is not all knowing or all seeing- God is the only being who is omniscient, Omnipresent. Satan is not behind every bad thing that happens to someone. - If you lose your job because you were late, it might not have been Satan's fault. If you trip over something and bust your head open because you were not watching where you were going, again not Satan's fault. If you are, fasting, praying, and your car will not start, maybe. If you are preaching to someone and you are shot, good chance Satan has some work in it. If the world is led by a dictator convincing everyone to kill all Christians- YEP that would be Satan. Does Satan rule this world- YES, until of the time he is cast out into his fiery pit. He has dominion over this world, but this dominion was given by God and God has the final judgment and decision. Satan is still subject to God. (John 12:31) Satan cannot be more than one place at one time. - He is not omnipresent He can move across the earth at lightning speeds. He also has many demons and spirits to do his bidding at any time. Satan does not torture whoever he wants, whenever he wants. - The Bible talks about Satan still having to come in front of God and ask for permission to torture Job. Satan does not love those who worship him or follow him. - Satan hates man and is jealous of man wanting man to be destroyed with him. Satan does not live in your music- It is possible to undergo demonic attacks because of music as well as music that is not pleasing to God is pleasing to Satan for one reason. See question above for that reason. Burning books will not hurt Satan or his cause- In fact, it will probably help his cause because the human mind will see this as a random act of insanity, leading people away from God. HINT~ if Hitler did it, the church might want to avoid replicating the behavior. Satan is Not whoever has the name with letters adding up to six for each name- 666 the number of the beast, was most likely not talking about the number of letters in a name because if so which language of the name? It is most likely not a telephone or social security number either. Satan made me do it- Satan or his angels in extreme circumstances have been known to take over someone, although you are here of your own free will and you have ability to control your own actions. On the other hand, Satan can torture you with spirits, demons, and or [if you happen to be a major threat] himself. Thus, if you allow him in your life with your actions and welcome him and his spirits, you can be possessed or controlled through suggestion. Someone with Christ in their life cannot be possessed although they can be oppressed. They cannot be possessed because "greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world" this refers to Christ and the spirit being in you and good and evil cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Now a Christian can be oppressed meaning tortured, suggested to, or even attacked by Satan or his angels. Do I need to fear Satan? Is He powerful? - No and Yes. "God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of Power, love, and a sound mind". Does the army of 5 million with machine guns need to fear the army of 500 with swords? They should respect their power and acknowledge the threat they can pose against them. Know your enemy. Satan is a defeated foe but he is a worthy adversary. A Christian has no reason to fear Satan but instead to be aware of him and his tricks. Someone without Christ needs read the above question. Satan is not omnipotent but he is a supernatural being with super natural abilities, and knowledge from being around for a long time. What is the fate of Satan? Satan has a place called hell that burns forever where he will be placed when his time is out. God allotted Satan this time because God is full of grace and mercy. It is believed that God uses Satan to show people they have a choice, they can choose God out of their own free will, not because they are forced to serve him. People can also go to hell because people, much like Satan, are creations that ultimately cannot die. Satan is a spirit and cannot die and man has a soul that also cannot die. So finally... WHO IS SATAN- The enemy of humans convincing humans there is no god and that god is not worthy to be worshiped or praised. 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Bryce Alger

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What is Satan?

In the Bible's original language, the word for "adversary" is Satan (from which we get our "Satan") and that is just what it means. In short, "Satan" means any adversary in th… (MORE)

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What is satanism?

Satanism refers to several concepts, some of which are entirely mythical and others which are actual religious traditions in practice today. By referring to Satanism or a Sata…nist one can mean: LaVeyan Satanism, its practitioners, and those affiliated with the Church of Satanism, the First Satanic Church or the offshoot Temple of Set based (more or less) on Anton LaVey's written works, including The Satanic Bible, published in 1969. Focus of LaVeyan Satanism is on the power and authority of the individual, and not on a deity or pantheon. In contrast to Christianity, Satanists believe there is no universal redeemer (such as the Christ) and that each individual is capable of and responsible for his or her own redemption. Satan is respected more as a principle than a being. As with all contemporary religions, LaVeyan Satanism commands a respect for life and reciprocity and the pursuit of truth.The dabblings into the Occult as practiced by rebellious teens who have been raised Christian, presumed (erroneously) to be an organized institution based on the experiments of Aleister Crowley and the Order of the Golden DawnBy conservative Christian sects, any non-Abrahamic spiritual or religious practice. Wiccans, Pagans and New Age Spiritualists are commonly associated with Satanism, even though they are nothing alike. Part of this is due to the statement Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (No salvation outside the church) ergo any other belief system, including rival denominations must be a deception by the Adversary. Contemporarily, atheists and agnostics are regarded as similarly deceived and hence guided by Satan.The Freemasons and similar esoteric societies have been accused of being satanic in origin, sometimes as far back as their inception, often creating a conflict of interests, when their duties included maintenance of cathedral iconery. Gothic Satanism, as defined by the Malleus Maleficarum or The Hammer of Witches a treatise concerning witches and witchcraft written in 1486 for the Holy Inquisition. In this text witches are ascribed to have entered a compact with the devil selling their souls in exchange for supernatural powers. They would kidnap or even farm babies either to consume their flesh in ritual or boil them in a soup to use their bones as instruments of magic. They flew through the air on broomsticks, took black cats as familiars, organized into covens of thirteen persons and met at midnight in unholy grottoes. This interpretation of witchcraft is considered the greatest contributor to the Burning Times, in which panics would lead to outbreaks of witch burnings. While none of the practices in the Maleficarum are backed by history or archeology, its allegations are still accepted today in some circles.Satanic Ritual Abuse, presumed to have happened based on Recovered Memory Therapy, memories that resurface through hypnotic therapy, and confessions from children acquired through spurious interrogation techniques. The whole SRA scare erupted with the release of Michelle Remembers published in 1980. There are rare incidents of sexual predators who use a satanism motif as a tool to control their victims, but these are more based on media interpretations of Satanism and are used for their dramatic effects.Theistic or Spiritual Satanism. This is when someone worships a literal being known as Satan. The Joy of Satan Ministries is one such example. There are basically two types of satanism, Theistic and Atheistic. Theistic Satanism believes on Satan as an entity, while Atheistic Satanism views Satan as an aspect of human behaviour. The most popular form of Satanism is LaVeyan Satanism, founded in 1966 by Anton Szandor LaVey. Its teachings are based on individualism, self-indulgence, and "eye for an eye" morality, borrowing philosophically from Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand, and drawing from the rituals and ceremonies of occultist Aleister Crowley. THE NINE SATANIC STATEMENTS 1. Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! 2. Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! 3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit! 4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates! 5. Satan represents vengeance, instead of turning the other cheek! 6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible, instead of concern for psychic vampires! 7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his "divine spiritual and intellectual development", has become the most vicious animal of all! 8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification! 9. Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years! 'Satan worship' has been around for many many centuries, until 1966 when it was codified by a man named Anton Szandor LaVey in 1966 on Walpurgisnacht. Note Satanism is usually the worship of man as he is in real life, a lustful & carnal being. For the most part, it is not in fact the worship of or belief in an actual entity named Satan. However, there are some deistic practitioners of Satanism. (MORE)

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Is Enigma Satanic?

Any question like "Is so-and-so a Satanist (or Christian/Socialist/etc)?" depends on your definition of the labeling word. Often "Satanist" is used as a "smear word" to attack… (MORE)

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How do you follow Satan not Satanism?

Just say you have a personal relationship with Satan, but are not a Satanist. It's the same thing as a person saying they have a personal relationship with Jesus, but claim n… (MORE)

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What did Satan do?

The list of what Satan did is too long to write out. And of course then there are many more things he did, which we wouldn't even know about. Only Almighty God would know the …whole list. (For example, of ' Babylon the Great' in Revelation 18:5, it states that 'her sins have piled up to heaven'. No doubt the list of what Satan has done, is piled higher than that.) So, from a Bible's viewpoint, allow me to cover a few things that Satan did. (I will number things as I mention them. By no means is this listing to be understood as a time-line order, or degree of decreasing or increasing gravity.) The angel (that was later called Satan,) was an angel created by God. Perhaps he lived millions of years in Almighty God's presence, upholding God's righteous standards; and fulfilling whatever assignments he received. He came to know God very intimately as a God of Love, Justice, Righteousness, Wisdom, and his almighty power; as well as other related and inter-related character qualities. Then at some point in Universal History, after God had created a completely new form of life (man-kind), Satan challenged God, both directly and by implication. This was completely criminal on his part, and unwarranted. In other words, there was NO basis for such a 1) rebellion against God, and 2) accusing God's pure and clean character, with 3) slander and innuendo. The record is found in Genesis 3:1-5 You will note from that record that Satan basically 4) called God a liar. By his statement "Is it really so . . ." Satan was 5) implying that God was 'withholding' something from his creation. Namely 6) implying that God is selfish. In taking this stand against his Maker; and in making these implications, Satan was 'in effect' 7) challenging God's RIGHT to rule; 8) as well as the 'righteousness' of God's way of ruling (depriving mankind of something.) You will also notice the method of approach. 9) Satan showed disrespect for the 'headship' arrangement. He did not approach Eve's husband and head, Adam. He did not suggest that Eve consult with her husband out of respect for her having been created from his own body. Satan's evil, was well thought out. His verbiage was well planned. He showed himself to be evil and deceptive; motivated by utter selfishness and rebelliousness. (I will spare detailed information in this posting regarding these items.) In a related account in Job chapter 1 and 2; Satan drags us 'humans' into his objects of slander and accusation and innuendo. Satan walks into a meeting God has with his angels. His nose is up in the air so-to-speak. God asks him (as if God didn't know) "Where have you been?" And Satan 10) smart mouths back at God, basically saying: "What's it to you? I've been tromping around on earth, here and there." God points to his servant Job as a person of integrity to God's standards. Satan now drags in the whole human race by implication when he said: "Is it for nothing that Job has served you?" Yes he 11) smeared all of us with the black mark of selfishness. He said that people serve God because God blesses them. He challenges: "Take the blessings away, and see if they will not curse you to your face." God could have wiped Satan out again, with a snap of his little finger. But instead, God has allowed all of mankind, to show Satan up to be a bold-faced liar and slanderer. That is has been our privilege over the past few thousand years since Adam's creation. OK, that should be enough to help anyone see "What did Satan do?" Another Answer: The above is the typical christian answer. I have a more thorough answer as to what Lucifer did and what Yahweh did. According to Christianity, Satan is the epitome and embodiment of all evil things, described as "the father of all lies" in the Catholic Church's Catechism. It is his works that tempt humans into doing bad deeds. If something evil occurs, we can be assured that Satan had something to do with it. God •God takes away Adam and Eve's eternal life, thus commiting the first murder, and holds their descendants responsible and visiting Adam and Eve's punishment down on their children. In today's moral standards, the sins of the father die with the father. •God destroys all life on Earth in a great flood, except for a drunk (Noah) and his family, for failing to worship him. •God's tenth plague upon the Israelites was the unjustified murder of all firstborn sons in Egypt, which undoubtedly included little children. •Before sending the plagues to Egypt, God "hardened Pharaoh's heart" so that he wouldn't let the Israelites go, so he could have an excuse to visit horrible plagues upon them, like boils, killing cattle and murdering all firstborn sons. (Exodus 4:21) •God orders the Levites to kill their "every man and his neighnor" for worshipping another god. This cost 3000 lives. (Exodus 32:27) •God sends a plague to the Israelites, apparently feeling that mass-butchery wasn't enough of a punishment. (Exodus 32:35) •God kills Onan for refusing to impregnate his late brother's (whom God also slew) wife and instead "spilling his seed on the ground." (Genesis 38:8-10) •God kills the entire populations of Soddom and Gammorah (again, including women, children and infants) for practicing certain sexual techniques. •God gives all Philistines hemorrhoids in their pubic areas. (1 Samuel 5:9) •God kills over 50,000 people for looking at an ark. (1 Samuel 6:19) •God kills 70,000 people because King David decided to have a census. (1 Chronicles 21:7-14) •God approves of slavery, and instructs owners to beat their slaves. (Proverbs 29:19) •And, finally, God makes sure that if you are guilty of even the smallest transgression, you shall suffer endlessly for all eternity, following a dramatic homecoming for Jesus, who will be extremely pissed off at everyone for putting him to death, even though it was just the Romans and even though he knew what was going to happen beforehand, and he could have easily avoided it by using his power as God to perform a miracle and prove who he was. (See the entire book of Revelation) Satan •Satan, like Prometheus, gave knowledge to humanity by giving Eve the fruit from the forbidden tree. Because of Satan, humanity gained knowledge of good and evil, according to Genesis. Since we couldn't have possessed knowledge of good and evil before eating the fruit, Adam and Eve couldn't have known that eating the fruit was evil, so it seems a little harsh to punish them as severely as God did. Satan gave humans truecapacity for moral judgment, unlike God, who simply expected everyone to mindlessly obey his orders. •There is no biblical record of Satan engaging in the murder of torture of any human being, unlike God, who is guilty (and proudly guilty) of commiting genocide. •There is no biblical record of Satan ever ordering someone to kill someone else, unlike God, who has repeatedly demanded the deaths of those who commit even the smallest of offenses. •Satan will not be holding a massively dramatic ceremony full of blood and death for the return of his son to Earth. God apparently will. God has, after all, killed billions of people in a great flood. Satan never did anything like that. What was the only thing Satan did "wrong"? He rebelled against God, but wouldn't you? Look at what kind of a God he is! He needlessly murders people in nearly every book and passage of the Old Testament! He created an entire race of people for the sole purpose of catoring to his own ego, and then gets mad when we don't live up to our appointed role in life or question one of his decisions! He is a ruthless, dictatorial, narcissistic, sociopathic mass murderer. If I go to Hell for not worshipping him, so much the better. I'd rather spend eternity with Satan, someone who hasn't treated the human race like disposable garbage, someone who has given knowledge to humanity rather than trying to suppress it. It's time to stop this needless slandering of Satan's name. Satan has done nothing to deserve it. He hasn't killed anyone, publicly exonerated slavery, demanded our worship or threatened us with eternal damnation for not doing his bidding. It is God who is guilty of all these crimes. Satan's done nothing but rebel against a repugnantly unjust authority figure, and he gets eternal damnation and association and blame for all evil on Earth! (MORE)

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What can you do to be satanic?

Just do the opposite of what Jesus teaches . well you go to the church of satan, read the satanic bible and follow its teachings! it is no different to believing god really y… (MORE)

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Is Satan a he or she?

The Baphomet is symbolic of both the male and the female aspects of the soul.

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Who is Satan to you?

Someone who chose and still chooses to be the enemy of God and humanity. God always wins though.

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What is satanism-?

Satanism refers to any kind of devil worship. It is a broad and ambiguous term.