The Israel Scapegoat, in the sacrifice ritual suggests that he’s in survival mode and cannot do things differently without bringing about his end.
He’s not stupid, but his fate is sealed and he working to put off his final accountability for as long as possible.
Actually Satan can’t put off his final accountability, and the Scriptures tell him when it will be. What he is trying to do it to have as many people with him in the Eternal Lake of Fire as possible. That is why he makes another try at the end of the Millennium. It’s all about the body count.
The Israel Scapegoat, in the sacrifice ritual suggests that he’s in survival mode and cannot do things differently without bringing about his end.
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Keep in mind that the Scapegoat was freed into the wilderness. The sacrificial goat was slain.