Satan is not a myth
Satan is not a myth; he was created as a beautiful angel also known as Lucifer [1]. Almighty God gave him the job to be a caretaker of the earth. He believed he could be worshipped like the Almighty God and exalted himself to be like God.
Satan can appear in different forms.
There are no scriptures describing a horned creature surrounded by fire, tormenting people, in “hell”, for all eternity. Satan is ever-present and tempting all humans on the earth being the chief adversary to God.
Study 16: Satan
Genesis 3:1-13
Who was in the garden of Eden at the beginning? Adam, Eve, and Satan (known as the serpent-sly/cunning).
Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7
Satan was going back and forth from heaven to the earth. The sons of God (angels) presented themselves to God and Satan was there also.
Ezekiel 28:13-19
Satan was a beautiful angel and is described as a perfect, wise creature (vs 3 wiser than Daniel). Satan was described as the anointed cherub (angel) that covers.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Satan was supposed to take care of the earth and its people, but he is the deceiver.
Isaiah 14:12-14
Satan wants to be like God.
Matthew 4:1-11
Satan wanted to be worshipped, and offered Christ all the kingdoms or governments of the world.
Ephesians 6:11-18
We fight a spiritual battle against the evil influence of Satan in this world, so we must put on armor by studying the Word of God and building our faith, striving to be righteous.
Reference
[1] Hebrew Concordance 1966 הֵילֵל noun masculine appellative shining one, an epithet of the king of Babylon, בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר ׳אֵיךְ נָפַלְתָּ מִשָּׁמַיִם ה Isaiah 14:12 how art thou fallen, shining one, son of dawn! i.e. star of the morning. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1966.htm
Additional references for further research:
- John 8:37-45
- John 12:31
- Revelation 12:7-12
- Revelation 20:1-3,7,10
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