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vethumanbeing
NZkraw1
i thought i post a video link here.
the video is an ancient aliens episode about the Satan conspiracy. it talks about how Satan may have actually been the good one that tried to help humanity with knowledge and technology. it covers topics including, exorcism, possession, revelations, and gods of other cultures which may be synonymous with Satan as an actual entity or extraterrestrial. out of all the documentaries involving Satan that i have seen this one is the most open-minded and has the least christian views (e.g Satan is evil repent or burn.) its definitely worth watching.
I do not understand the confusion occuring regarding Satan and Lucifer. They are two separate entites. Lucifer was the 'enlightener' (gave free will to mankind without consult). This is not true its a metaphor. Freewill and consciousness come hand in hand to grow a subset system of 'awareness'. Satan is a lower form being existing in the 4th D. It holds the trapped spirits (those not properly buried, murder victims, those that have no idea why they are dead; etc). Satan is nothing but a weird dictator that manifested by/because of the need to/for someone to manage weak lost souls not capable of finding the way home. This is a system and some of its management is strange to say the least.
VethumanbeingI do not understand the confusion occuring regarding Satan and Lucifer. They are two separate entites. Lucifer was the 'enlightener' (gave free will to mankind without consult). This is not true its a metaphor. Freewill and consciousness come hand in hand to grow a subset system of 'awareness'. Satan is a lower form being existing in the 4th D. It holds the trapped spirits (those not properly buried, murder victims, those that have no idea why they are dead; etc). Satan is nothing but a weird dictator that manifested by/because of the need to/for someone to manage weak lost souls not capable of finding the way home. This is a system and some of its management is strange to say the least.
NZkraw1they are the same being, as a theistic satanist i have had experiences regarding this entity and it is the same manifestation. its like saying that European starlings arent black. hell is a christian only concept and anything in or to do with hell is a being of xianism, not satanic powers. Satan has many names, though the one that gets most often used is Satan which means adversary (adversary to the evils of a christian god as this thread outlines). it is also a name he prefers to be called.
ReturnofTheSonOfNothingThere are no gods. It's all just made up nonsense. Though the idea has a certain appeal - it would be well deserved by all the bigotted and oppressive fundies out there..
freedom7
But what if He really is just what he is, a liar, and the devil. And what if God really forbid Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil , because he knew they truly would fall into a state where they started becoming evil just like the devil?
What if he really wasn't the oppressive tyrant the Devil made him out to be, and actually did offer Adam and Eve everything they ever could have wanted- eachother, a loving relationship with their maker, animals, guardian angels, food to eat, clean water to drink, and clean air to breathe. He simply asked them to avoid that one tree- because he knew that was a test to see if they could be "grateful" towards him, and obedient enough towards him, but most importantly , trusting of him that nothing he said was empty words or warnings.
dodol
reply to post by WhoWhatWhenWhere2420
in Your case, replace word 'Satan' with Materialism (Worldly Desire)
and we manage to identify the culprit!
remember bible warns many to not do Idolatry? but many turns into idolatry thanks to materialism.
this new form of idolatry is as 'bad' as 'worshipping' statues, maybe 'worst'. common example is idolizing celebrities like artists, actors, leaders, sportsman, etc.
another example is strong attachment to material ownerships like cars, moneys, wives, kids, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc
anyway i see nothing wrong with materialism. it is part of learning imho: resisting the temptation from materialism (Satan). On this planet everyone of us IS Job (yes, that Job)
peace
dodol
reply to post by WhoWhatWhenWhere2420
in Your case, replace word 'Satan' with Materialism (Worldly Desire)
and we manage to identify the culprit!remember bible warns many to not do Idolatry? but many turns into idolatry thanks to materialism. this new form of idolatry is as 'bad' as 'worshipping' statues, maybe 'worst'. common example is idolizing celebrities like artists, actors, leaders, sportsman, etc.
another example is strong attachment to material ownerships like cars, moneys, wives, kids, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc anyway i see nothing wrong with materialism. it is part of learning imho: resisting the temptation from materialism (Satan). On this planet everyone of us IS Job (yes, that Job)
peace
44 You belong to your father, that is, the devil, and are eager to gratify the appetites which are your father’s. He, from the first, was a murderer; and as for truth, he has never taken his stand upon that; there is no truth in him. When he utters falsehood, he is only uttering what is natural to him; he is all false, and it was he who gave falsehood its birth.