Tag: Satan
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The evolution of Satan: A God’s servant and the Prince of evil
You think you know him, of course. The red skin, the horns, the pitchfork, the tail. The guy in the basement with a trident, laughing while people burn. That is not Satan, however. That is a cartoon. The real Satan is older, stranger, and far more complicated. He did not start out as the bad…
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Christianity made Satan far more powerful than Judaism
Most Christians imagine Satan as God’s eternal enemy. He rules hell. He commands demons. He tempts humanity. Moreover, he stands behind much of the evil in the world. Many believers assume this picture comes directly from the Old Testament. It does not. If we compare the Hebrew Bible with the New Testament and later Christian…