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As an interesting (I hope) contrast... Judaism believes that the satan (literally, “one who causes to turn [astray]”) is created by G-d and totally subservient and yet is tasked with a mission to make man stray. He in fact wants man to overcome for in the end he too wants G-d’s will to be fulfilled. An analogy is given that he passes the buck to someone who understands less clearly about G-d and His will. And in turn that (angel, being, etc) passes it to another (4-levels removed...ask your local kabbalist—but not Madonna’s) until the one holding the stick is on such a low level that he doesn’t understand at all that the original task came from G-d...and this emissary really does want to cause man to stray just for the sake of it. Anyway...it’s how we resolve the existence of a satan yet maintain that there is nothing (not even ‘evil’) that isn’t completely of, by, and subservient to G-d.


6 posted on 01/03/2011 4:47:39 PM PST by jdlevy95
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One more thing... flaming blue skulls are scary....


7 posted on 01/03/2011 4:49:12 PM PST by jdlevy95
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[As an interesting (I hope) contrast...]

Interesting, but un-Scriptural and certainly not true, Satan is a fallen angel who hates God and mankind whom God created in His image.


8 posted on 01/03/2011 4:52:06 PM PST by kindred (Come Lord Jesus, rule and reign over all thine enemies.)
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I’ve saved that! Thank you!


19 posted on 01/04/2011 3:19:43 AM PST by Cronos (Kto jestem? Nie wiem! Ale moj Bog wie!)
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