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Why did Satan fall from heaven? Satan fell because of pride. He desired to be God, not to be a servant of God. Notice the many “I will...” statements in Isaiah 14:12-15. Ezekiel 28:12-15 describes Satan as an exceedingly beautiful angel. Satan was likely the highest of all angels, the most beautiful of all of God's creations, but he was not content in his position. Instead, Satan desired to be God, to essentially “kick God off His throne” and take over the rule of the universe. Satan wanted to be God, and interestingly enough, that is what Satan tempted Adam and Eve with in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-5). How did Satan fall from heaven? Actually, a fall is not an accurate description. It would be far more accurate to say God cast Satan out of heaven (Isaiah 14:15; Ezekiel 28:16-17). Satan did not fall from heaven; rather, Satan was pushed out of heaven.
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originally posted by: christophoros
a reply to: arpgme I thought Jesus was referring to Cain in that Cain was influenced to kill by the devil
originally posted by: Cuervo
Look up "Ashura". There was a great exile withing the ancient Hebrew belief structure where they ousted all of those who believed in the original Yahweh/Ashura partnership. It's even talked about in the OT here and there.
Christians, if you go back far enough, came from a goddess worship religion. Many cultures did the same by eliminating the female component to various pantheons or giving them subservient roles throughout time.
originally posted by: Greven
originally posted by: Cuervo
Look up "Ashura". There was a great exile withing the ancient Hebrew belief structure where they ousted all of those who believed in the original Yahweh/Ashura partnership. It's even talked about in the OT here and there.
Christians, if you go back far enough, came from a goddess worship religion. Many cultures did the same by eliminating the female component to various pantheons or giving them subservient roles throughout time.
This was quite an interesting comment, and led me to further research. Thank you!
Most seem to translate the figure as Asherah. The look of the word reminds me of another goddess - drop the first two and the last letters and you end up with Hera.
originally posted by: christophoros
a reply to: InTheLight
That's like if my son turned 18 and asked me for the keys to my house and car and all my possessions to be equal to me even tho he hasn't put any work in and I spoiled him his whole life. He'll yeah I'm not sharin
\g lol.
He's definitely not going to be staring at a dude lol.