August 24, 2021
THE SATAN'S HISTORY OF HELL
There are many venerable figures in the Judeo-Christian tradition, especially in the Bible. They have made Judaism and Christianity one of the most popular religions in the modern world. In addition to God Himself, there are many other figures such as Abraham, Moses, King David, the Virgin Mary and Jesus of Nazareth who serve as models of behavior. But there are also figures who portray the negative patterns that lead God's people away from righteousness and into sin. Of all these, none is more widely known and inspires more fear than Satan, the fallen angel of Christianity.
As the enemy of God, the ruler of hell, and the source of all evil and suffering in this world, Satan has been the inspiration for some of mankind's greatest fears. His power is so great that in the New Testament Gospels he is able to offer the world itself to Jesus in exchange for his devotion and loyalty. But how could a humble angel who fell from the grace of God become a demon capable of terrorizing all of creation? More importantly, how is it possible that God's greatest adversary in Christianity did not play a major role in Judaism? To find the answers to these questions, we will study the Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, to find out the origin of Satan, the king of darkness.
Of all the names given to him, Satan is probably the most commonly used and most easily recognized. Other names, such as Beelzebub, derive from the demeaned deities of other Middle Eastern religions that became inferior "divine figures" under the reign of the Judeo-Christian gods. The name Satan, however, comes from the Hebrew word śaṭan, whose definition includes "adversary" and "accuser. Therefore, śaṭan is never used as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible, but only as a term for an adversary. There is no capital of Satan in the Hebrew Bible.
Of all the names given to him, Satan is probably the most commonly used and most easily recognized. Other names, such as Beelzebub, derive from the demeaned deities of other Middle Eastern religions that became inferior "divine figures" under the reign of the Judeo-Christian gods. The name Satan, however, comes from the Hebrew word śaṭan, whose definition includes "adversary" and "accuser. Therefore, śaṭan is never used as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible, but only as a term for an adversary. There is no capital of Satan in the Hebrew Bible.
According to the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament, God alone controls all events and is responsible for all conditions of creation, good or bad. This idea was acceptable in the Jewish tradition anyway, but it became confusing and frustrating and led to fundamental problems leading to theism.
In the religion of ancient Israel, the ultimate answer to this question was found in the Persian period of 539 B.C. During the Persian period of 539-332 B.C., Persia controlled the entire Middle East, including Israel. The entire Middle East, including Israel. Perhaps the earliest point in Satan's history may have originated in the Persian Empire, which in turn influenced ancient Judaism. The ancient religion of Persia was Zoroastrianism, which was based on the teachings of a religious philosopher named Zoroaster, who probably lived around 600 BC. His teachings included the compelling idea of dualism. According to dualism, evil does not come from good gods or spirits, and is referred to in the faith as "the king of wisdom. It was an acceptable answer to the early Jewish theological question.
In the world created by a loving God, there could be no such suffering. Therefore, God did not create suffering himself, but used other humble people to accomplish these tasks and gain his approval. Does Satan really exist, is he as real as Christians believe, or is he just a product of his time, Satan's presence on earth is very real and dynamic, or is he just the product of centuries of speculation about the nature of evil.