Buttrick, George Arthur; Abingdon Press 1962, Jacobs, Joseph, and Ludwig Blau. via GIPHY One Sunday morning, Satan [209] In another tradition recorded by Al-Tabari, Satan was one of the earthly jinn, who was taken captive by the angels[194][185] and brought to Heaven as a prisoner. In the I Have a Question section of the LDS magazine Ensign, Jess L. Christensen wrote: [286] Iblis and his cohorts (div or shayatin) are often portrayed in Turko-Persian art as bangled creatures with flaming eyes, only covered by a short skirt. WebSatan's Sister: Directed by George Pearson. [281] As the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Satan is often shown as a snake with arms and legs as well the head and full-breasted upper torso of a woman. No, satan can not duplicate himself. Satan is a Spirit, an angel. What he can do is posses an fleshly body and dominate it. Hints demon possession. [234], Atheistic Satanism, as practiced by the Satanic Temple and by followers of LaVeyan Satanism, holds that Satan does not exist as a literal anthropomorphic entity, but rather as a symbol of a cosmos which Satanists perceive to be permeated and motivated by a force that has been given many names by humans over the course of time. [195] 35:6 refers to Satan as the enemy of humanity[195] and 36:60 forbids humans from worshipping him. [77] Satan's promise in Matthew 4:89 and Luke 4:67 to give Jesus all the kingdoms of the earth implies that all those kingdoms belong to him. [293], References to Satan in music can be dated back to the Middle Ages. Ezekiel 28:1418 and Isaiah 14:1217 are the key Scripture passages that support this understanding, and, in the New Testament, in Luke 10:18 Jesus states that he saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Satans Sisters is the story of The Lunch Club, a long-running, popular ladies talk show in which alliances are forged, careers are made, and bridges are burned. Satan is the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [66] The Hasidic Jews of the eighteenth century associated ha-Satan with Baal Davar. [8][187][185] All the angels bowed, but Iblis refused,[8][187][185] claiming to be superior to Adam because he was made from fire; whereas Adam was made from clay (7:12). Lucifer Morningstar / SamaelSamael "Lucifer Morningstar" The Devil, Ruler of HellFamilyGod of Creation (father) Goddess of Creation (mother) Amenadiel (older brother) Uriel (younger brother, deceased) Azrael (younger sister) Remiel (younger sister, deceased) Michael Demiurgos (twin brother) Gabriel (younger sister)11 more rows [284] The turban probably refers to a narration of Iblis' fall: there he wore a turban, then he was sent down from heaven. [188][185] After his banishment from Paradise, Iblis, who thereafter became known as Al-Shaitan ("the Demon"),[188] lured Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. [228] Actions, that are described as "satanic" in some Bah writings, denote humans deeds caused by selfish desires. [212], On the third day of the Hajj, Muslim pilgrims to Mecca throw seven stones at a pillar known as the Jamrah al-Aqabah, symbolizing the stoning of the Devil. [271] Depictions of the devil became more common in the ninth century,[275][276] where he is shown with cloven hooves, hairy legs, the tail of a goat, pointed ears, a beard, a flat nose, and a set of horns. "[110] Then a voice booms down from Heaven heralding the defeat of "the Accuser" (ho Kantegor), identifying the Satan of Revelation with the satan of the Old Testament. All three religions also see Satan as the cause of humankinds expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Satan is a Spirit, an angel. Tartini claimed that the sonata was a lesser imitation of what the Devil had played in his dream. [277][273] The Devil's pitchfork appears to have been adapted from the trident wielded by the Greek god Poseidon[273] and Satan's flame-like hair seems to have originated from the Egyptian god Bes. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [186], Seven suras in the Quran describe how God ordered all the angels and Iblis to bow before the newly created Adam. [178] Fifty-one percent of Americans believe that Satan has the power to possess people. [236], LaVeyan Satanists embrace the original etymological meaning of the word "Satan" (Hebrew: satan, meaning "adversary"). [218] If a Muslim feels that Satan is inciting him to sin, he is advised to seek refuge with God by reciting: "In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in you, from Satan the outcast." He can enter people and act through them; hence, a person can be called Satan because of his or her acts or attitude. Douglas Davies asserts that this text "reflects" the temptation of Jesus in the Bible. [165] The Puritans believed that the Native Americans were worshippers of Satan[166] and described them as "children of the Devil". [86] Luke 22:36 states that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus because "Satan entered" him[85] and, in Acts 5:3, Peter describes Satan as "filling" Ananias's heart and causing him to sin. Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven with other fallen angels before the creation of humankind. [142] Belief in demonic possession continued through the Middle Ages into the early modern period. [294] Niccol Paganini was believed to have derived his musical talent from a deal with the Devil. [103] In Revelation 2:910, as part of the letter to the church at Smyrna, John of Patmos refers to the Jews of Smyrna as "a synagogue of Satan"[104] and warns that "the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison as a test [peirasmos], and for ten days you will have affliction. 130K followers. [155], The early English settlers of North America, especially the Puritans of New England, believed that Satan "visibly and palpably" reigned in the New World. WebNo, satan can not duplicate himself. She would also be a devilish seductressbeautiful and scary at once. [88] In John 8:44, Jesus says that his Jewish or Judean enemies are the children of the Devil rather than the children of Abraham. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [173] Belief in the power of Satan, however, remained strong among traditional Christians. [39] According to a narration, the sound of the shofar, which is primarily intended to remind Jews of the importance of teshuva, is also intended symbolically to "confuse the accuser" (Satan) and prevent him from rendering any litigation to God against the Jews. [255] Dante and Virgil climb up Satan's shaggy legs until gravity is reversed and they fall through the earth into the southern hemisphere. Rumi views Iblis as the manifestation of the great sins of haughtiness and envy. A. E. "Peter: Stumbling-Block and Satan,", Rebhorn Wayne A. (For further discussion of Satan in Islam, see Ibls.). [108] The first recorded individual to identify Satan with the serpent from the Garden of Eden was the second-century AD Christian apologist Justin Martyr,[115][116] in chapters 45 and 79 of his Dialogue with Trypho. "[270], Satan's appearance does not appear in the Bible or in early Christian writings,[272][273] though Paul the Apostle does write that "Satan disguises himself as an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14). There he remains and fasts for 40 days and 40 nights. [62] Another passage describes Satan taking the form of an ill-mannered, diseased beggar in order to tempt the sage Peleimu into breaking the mitzvah of hospitality. [239][240] Therefore, Christians and Muslims often consider Melek Taus to be Satan. In the Book of Job Satan is an adversary who argues to God that Job is righteous only because of his prosperous life. [197], Hasan of Basra, an eminent Muslim theologian who lived in the seventh century AD, was quoted as saying: "Iblis was not an angel even for the time of an eye wink. [282] Satan and his demons could take any form in medieval art,[283] but, when appearing in their true form, they were often shown as short, hairy, black-skinned humanoids with clawed and bird feet and extra faces on their chests, bellies, genitals, buttocks, and tails. For personifications of evil in various cultures, see, "The Devil" redirects here. While Satan's identification with the abstract yetzer hara remains uniform over the sages' teachings, he is generally identified as an entity with divine agency. [226][227] `Abdu'l-Bah explains: "This lower nature in man is symbolized as Satanthe evil ego within us, not an evil personality outside. [136] The theory was later expanded by theologians such as Gregory of Nyssa and Rufinus of Aquileia. [256], Satan appears in several stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer,[257] including "The Summoner's Prologue", in which a friar arrives in Hell and sees no other friars,[258] but is told there are millions. "[164] The Catholic Church generally played down Satan and exorcism during late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries,[181] but Pope Francis brought renewed focus on the Devil in the early 2010s, stating, among many other pronouncements, that "The devil is intelligent, he knows more theology than all the theologians together. He states: "(Cunning) intelligence is from Iblis, and love from Adam. [108] The Great Red Dragon knocks "a third of the sun a third of the moon, and a third of the stars" out the sky[109] and pursues the Woman of the Apocalypse. Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima, died in 2005. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [77] Satan first shows Jesus a stone and tells him to turn it into bread. [274] The Devil was never shown in early Christian artwork[272][273] and may have first appeared in the sixth century in one of the mosaics of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. [155] Brian Levack estimates that around 60,000 people were executed for witchcraft during the entire span of the witchcraft hysteria. [147] The Golden Legend, a collection of saints' lives compiled in around 1260 by the Dominican Friar Jacobus de Voragine, contains numerous stories about encounters between saints and Satan,[149] in which Satan is constantly duped by the saints' cleverness and by the power of God. Conservative Judaism generally rejects the Talmudic interpretation of Satan as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, and regard him as a literal agent of God. [196] According to a hadith from Ibn Abbas, Iblis was actually an angel whom God created out of fire. Lucifer Morningstar / SamaelSamael "Lucifer Morningstar" The Devil, Ruler of HellFamilyGod of Creation (father) Goddess of Creation (mother) Amenadiel (older [261][262] Milton portrays Satan as a tragic antihero destroyed by his own hubris. God allows Satan to inflict a life of suffering on Job to test if Job is truly righteous. [258] Then Satan lifts his tail to reveal that all of the friars live inside his anus. "[183], Bernard McGinn describes multiple traditions detailing the relationship between the Antichrist and Satan. [243] The cult of the skeletal figure of Santa Muerte, which has grown exponentially in Mexico,[244][245] has been denounced by the Catholic Church as Devil-worship. [258] The legend of Faust, recorded in the 1589 chapbook The History of the Damnable Life and the Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus,[259] concerns a pact allegedly made by the German scholar Johann Georg Faust with a demon named Mephistopheles agreeing to sell his soul to Satan in exchange for twenty-four years of earthly pleasure. [84] The author of Luke-Acts attributes more power to Satan than both Matthew and Mark. "[217], Muslims believe that Satan is also the cause of deceptions originating from the mind and desires for evil. [215] However, when he was a boy, Muhammad's heart was literally opened by an angel, who removed a black clot that symbolized sin. The word Satan is the English transliteration of a Hebrew word for adversary in the Bible. According to the stories of the 16th-century occultist Johann Weyer, Beelzebub led a successful revolt against the Devil, is the chief lieutenant of Lucifer, the Emperor of Hell, and presides over the Order of the Fly.Similarly, the 17th-century exorcist Sbastien Michalis, in his Mick Jagger assumes the role of Lucifer in the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968),[296] while Black Sabbath portrayed the Devil in numerous songs, including "War Pigs" (1970) and "N.I.B." They also believe in bodily autonomy, that personal beliefs should conform to science and inspire nobility, and that people should atone for their mistakes. [77] He also takes him to the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and commands Jesus to throw himself down so that the angels will catch him. [210] Modern Muslims almost universally reject this story as heretical, as it calls the integrity of the Quran into question. In theistic Satanism, Satan is considered a deity who is either worshipped or revered. Satan, also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. [136][141] The theory has nonetheless retained some of its popularity in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [113], Christians have traditionally interpreted the unnamed serpent in the Garden of Eden as Satan due to Revelation 12:7, which calls Satan "that ancient serpent". 130K followers. [256] As Satan beats his wings, he creates a cold wind that continues to freeze the ice surrounding him and the other sinners in the Ninth Circle. To adherents, he also serves as a conceptual framework and an external metaphorical projection of the Satanist's highest personal potential. [229], Theistic Satanism, commonly referred to as "devil worship",[231] views Satan as a deity, whom individuals may supplicate to. According to the visions in the Book of Revelation, when the risen Christ returns from heaven to reign on earth, Satan will be bound with a great chain for a thousand years, then be released, but almost immediately face final defeat and be cast into eternal punishment. [87] The Gospel of John only uses the name Satan three times. [123] The name is used in Isaiah 14:12 in metaphorical reference to the king of Babylon. Alex Sanders, a former black magician, served as a consultant on the film to ensure that the rituals portrayed in it were depicted accurately. [123] Ezekiel 28:1215 uses a description of a cherub in Eden as a polemic against Ithobaal II, the king of Tyre. [145][147] During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther taught that, rather than trying to argue with Satan, Christians should avoid temptation altogether by seeking out pleasant company;[157] Luther especially recommended music as a safeguard against temptation, since the Devil "cannot endure gaiety. In John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan is portrayed as proud, manipulative, and vengeful against God, whom he sees as a powerful oppressor. [296] According to legend, blues musician Tommy Johnson was a terrible guitarist before exchanging his soul to the Devil for a guitar. Satan is traditionally understood as an angel (or sometimes a jinn in Islam) who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven with other fallen angels before the creation of humankind. [37] Where satan is used to refer to human enemies in the Hebrew Bible, such as Hadad the Edomite and Rezon the Syrian, the word is left untranslated but transliterated in the Greek as satan, a neologism in Greek. [81] When the Pharisees accused Jesus of exorcising demons through the power of Beelzebub, Jesus responds by telling the Parable of the Strong Man, saying: "how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Rumi's viewpoint on Iblis is much more in tune with Islamic orthodoxy. [98][99] The second chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter, a pseudepigraphical letter which falsely claims to have been written by Peter,[100] copies much of the content of the Epistle of Jude,[100] but omits the specifics of the example regarding Michael and Satan, with 2 Peter 2:1011 instead mentioning only an ambiguous dispute between "Angels" and "Glories". [156], During the Early Modern Period, Christians gradually began to regard Satan as increasingly powerful[154] and the fear of Satan's power became a dominant aspect of the worldview of Christians across Europe. "[226][227] All other evil spirits described in various faith traditionssuch as fallen angels, demons, and jinnsare also metaphors for the base character traits a human being may acquire and manifest when he turns away from God. In all three major Abrahamic religions, Satan is identified as the entity (a serpent in the Genesis account) that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden and was thus the catalyst for the fall of humankind. "[7] In 2 Samuel 24,[17] Yahweh sends the "Angel of Yahweh" to inflict a plague against Israel for three days, killing 70,000 people as punishment for David having taken a census without his approval. [8] In the Septuagint, the Hebrew ha-Satan in Job and Zechariah is translated by the Greek word diabolos (slanderer), the same word in the Greek New Testament from which the English word "devil" is derived. [81], Medieval Christians were known to adapt previously existing pagan iconography to suit depictions of Christian figures. Everyone started screaming and running for the front church door, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Web130k Followers, 367 Following, 284 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@satans_sister) satans_sister. No, if you mean Lucifer or Satan. He is God's first and most perfect creation. If you mean some other devil, then Sariel has billions of siblings In The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, she's Satan's Concubine disguised as a vampy high school teacher. Satans sister would certainly be involved in collecting the dead. [243] In actuality, Wiccans do not believe in the existence of Satan or any analogous figure[243] and have repeatedly and emphatically rejected the notion that they venerate such an entity. [124], The Church Father Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 c. 253), who was only aware of the actual text of these passages and not the original myths to which they refer, concluded in his treatise On the First Principles, which is preserved in a Latin translation by Tyrannius Rufinus, that neither of these verses could literally refer to a human being. Wine is the key to every evil. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Leiden, Germany: Brill Publishers. (stanbul: Risale Yay., 2008), 8: 236-237, Awn, Peter J. (1983). [26] Job 1:68[27] describes the "sons of God" (bn hlhm) presenting themselves before Yahweh. [220] For the Muslim Sufi scholar Ahmad Ghazali, Iblis was the paragon of lovers in self sacrifice for refusing to bow down to Adam out of pure devotion to God [222] Ahmad Ghazali's student Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir was among the Sunni Muslim mystics who defended Iblis, asserted that evil was also God's creation, Sheikh Adi argued that if evil existed without the will of God, then God would be powerless and powerlessness can't be attributed to God. [67], Each modern sect of Judaism has its own interpretation of Satan's identity. [163] Some settlers claimed to have seen Satan himself appear in the flesh at native ceremonies. [215] Muslim tradition holds that only Jesus and Mary were not touched by Satan at birth. 367 following. [55] Traditionalists and philosophers in medieval Judaism adhered to rational theology, rejecting any belief in rebel or fallen angels, and viewing evil as abstract. [155] Both Protestants and Catholics alike firmly believed in witchcraft as a real phenomenon and supported its prosecution. [8] When used without the definite article (simply satan), it can refer to any accuser,[10] but when it is used with the definite article (ha-satan), it usually refers specifically to the heavenly accuser, literally, the satan.[10]. [255] In his three mouths, Satan gnaws on Brutus, Judas Iscariot, and Cassius,[255] whom Dante regarded as having betrayed the "two greatest heroes of the human race":[256] Julius Caesar, the founder of the new order of government, and Jesus, the founder of the new order of religion. Webold channel was hacked at 12k @selenaswitchblade 25, pansexual, animal lover, hair and makeup enthusiast, taken by my girlfriend of 6yrs influencer @satans_sister on p. 270, Tafsir al-Qur'an al-adhim (Interpretation of the Great Qur'an) , Mturd, Tevlt,t, 1: 116.; Vehbe Zuhayli, Tefsrl-mnr, trc. In the [8] (Q17:62)[189] God allows Iblis to do this,[8][190] because he knows that the righteous will be able to resist Iblis's attempts to misguide them. In this world Satan is her master. During the early modern period, witches were widely believed to engage in sexually explicit Satanic rituals with demons, Stephen M. Hooks 2007 "As in Zechariah 3:12 the term here carries the definite article (has'satan="the satan") and functions not as athe only place in the Hebrew Bible where the term "Satan" is unquestionably used as a proper name is, Septuagint 108:6 , sfn error: no target: CITEREFRussell1977 (, "And I threw him out from the height with his angels, and he was flying in the air continuously above the bottomless" , "The devil is the evil spirit of the lower places, as a fugitive he made Sotona from the heavens as his name was Satanail, thus he became different from the angels, but his nature did not change his intelligence as far as his understanding of righteous and sinful things" , Alexander Altmann, Alfred L. Ivry, Elliot R. Wolfson, Allan Arkush, Robert Eisen Associate Professor of Religious Studies George Washington University, The Assumption of Moses: a critical edition with commentary By Johannes Tromp. [185] Muslims do not regard Satan as the cause of evil, but as a tempter, who takes advantage of humans' inclinations toward self-centeredness. Corrections? [173], Mormonism developed its own views on Satan. 367 following. [147] Jeffrey Burton Russell describes the medieval conception of Satan as "more pathetic and repulsive than terrifying"[147][148] and he was seen as little more than a nuisance to God's overarching plan. [140] Irenaeus of Lyons described a prototypical form of the ransom theory,[136] but Origen was the first to propose it in its fully developed form. After his offer was rejected, Satan became rebellious and was subsequently cast out of heaven. Here, he is usually seen beyond the outcrop, his face transformed with his wings burned, to the envious countenance of a devil. [170] This skepticism was bolstered by the belief that miracles only occurred during the Apostolic Age, which had long since ended. [100] Throughout the New Testament, Satan is referred to as a "tempter" (Matthew 4:3),[8] "the ruler of the demons" (Matthew 12:24),[101][8] "the God of this Age" (2 Corinthians 4:4),[102] "the evil one" (1 John 5:18),[8] and "a roaring lion" (1 Peter 5:8). Everyone that has done something bad or hates, doesnt forgive, etc is or was at some point a child of the deceiver. The deceiver is Ego.he's the o In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination." [117] The early Christian Church, however, encountered opposition from pagans such as Celsus, who claimed in his treatise The True Word that "it is blasphemy to say that the greatest God has an adversary who constrains his capacity to do good" and said that Christians "impiously divide the kingdom of God, creating a rebellion in it, as if there were opposing factions within the divine, including one that is hostile to God". In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination." [76] In modern usage, Abaddon is sometimes equated with Satan. [287], The Devil is depicted as a vampire bat in Georges Mlis' The Haunted Castle (1896),[288] which is often considered the first horror film. [210] According to this narrative, Muhammad was told by Satan to add words to the Quran which would allow Muslims to pray for the intercession of pagan goddesses. [64] Satan is rarely mentioned in Tannaitic literature, but is found in Babylonian aggadah. Well, Let's find out! [184] Instead, the "indwelling" view has become more accepted,[184] which stipulates that the Antichrist is a human figure inhabited by Satan,[184] since the latter's power is not to be seen as equivalent to God's. WebThe sister of Cain was named Kalmana in the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (first Greek redaction) II.1., [8] and Calmana in the Golden Legend. Web130k Followers, 367 Following, 284 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@satans_sister) satans_sister. Satan, in the three major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God. In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, Satan appears as a giant demon, frozen mid-breast in ice at the center of the Ninth Circle of Hell. [232][233] It consists of loosely affiliated or independent groups and cabals, which all agree that Satan is a real entity. [290] One of the first films to portray such a ritual was the 1965 film Eye of the Devil, also known as 13. Yes, we are all Satans siblings. God is our Heavenly Father, and all of us are His spiritual children. We all lived together in heaven before comi [200] Other Islamic scholars argue that Satan was a jinn who was admitted into Paradise as a reward for his righteousness and, unlike the angels, was given the choice to obey or disobey God. [11][12] It is translated in English bibles mostly as 'Satan'. [279] Satan is usually depicted naked,[273] but his genitals are rarely shown and are often covered by animal furs. A Mosque in the area of Medina, possibly: This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 22:34. Caldwell, William. You have to be careful about He is regarded as a cosmic force for separation, despair and spiritual envelopment. In the Synoptic Gospels, Satan tempts Jesus in the desert and is identified as the cause of illness and temptation. [45] Yahweh acquiesces this request[45] and Mastema uses them to tempt humans into committing more sins, so that he may punish them for their wickedness. [194] 7:156 implies that those who obey God's laws are immune to the temptations of Satan. 284 posts. [51][52][53] The name Samael, which is used in reference to one of the fallen angels, later became a common name for Satan in Jewish Midrash and Kabbalah. No he doesn't have siblings. He was disqualified from having siblings. But He has descendents or children. John 8:44 [44]For you are the children o [201] Concerning the fiery origin of Iblis, Zakariya al-Qazwini and Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibshihi[202] state that all supernatural creatures originated from fire but the angels from its light and the jinn from its blaze, thus fire denotes a disembodiment origin of all spiritual entities. WebBeelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy. [29] In the end, Job remains faithful and righteous, and it is implied that the satan is shamed in his defeat. [94][95] The classical theologian Origen attributes this reference to the non-canonical Assumption of Moses. [260], John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost features Satan as its main protagonist. [151], The Canon Episcopi, written in the eleventh century AD, condemns belief in witchcraft as heretical,[152] but also documents that many people at the time apparently believed in it. [171] Later, Enlightenment thinkers, such as David Hume, Denis Diderot, and Voltaire, attacked the notion of Satan's existence altogether. [165] During the First Great Awakening, the "new light" preachers portrayed their "old light" critics as ministers of Satan. [26] In the text, Job is a righteous man favored by Yahweh. I first got into Satanism when I was 15. In the Book of Revelation, Satan appears as a Great Red Dragon, who is defeated by Michael the Archangel and cast down from Heaven. [22] A "spirit", whose name is not specified, but who is analogous to the satan, volunteers to be "a Lying Spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets". In the Quran, Satan's name is Iblis (Arabic pronunciation:[iblis]), probably a derivative of the Greek word diabolos. Well, Let's find out! In this religion, "Satan" is not viewed or depicted as a hubristic, irrational, and fraudulent creature, but rather is revered with Prometheus-like attributes, symbolizing liberty and individual empowerment. The reality behind Satan is simply the dark evolutionary force of entropy that permeates all of nature and provides the drive for survival and propagation inherent in all living things. In Judaism it is sometimes understood that, as adversary, Satan acts as something of a divine prosecutor for God; the two figures are not seen as antithetical. Satan's Tragedy and Redemption: Ibls in Sufi Psychology. He is also identified with the devil (diabolos), and this term occurs more frequently in the New Testament than Satan. "[158], In the late fifteenth century, a series of witchcraft panics erupted in France and Germany. [172] By the eighteenth century, trials for witchcraft had ceased in most western countries, with the notable exceptions of Poland and Hungary, where they continued. He is spoken of as the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate enemy of God and of Christ, who takes the guise of an angel of light. 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