Satan as an independent an opposing force to G-d Almighty, Creator of the universe and all that is in it...that is an interesting concept, one that utterly contradicts the idea of an omnipotent Creator. IOW, blasphemy.
Listen, Satan is an angel. He/It was mentioned in Jewish literature (most specifically the Book of Job, as “el Satan”, “the tempter”) as the angel in charge of tempting humans.
At G-d’s direction, and to exactly the degree that He wants.
So Satan is G-d’s SERVANT, not His enemy or rival. There can be NO rival. How many times does G-d have to say that “There were none before Me, there will be none after Me, and there will be none beside Me” before people understand that G-d, and G-d alone, rules every plane of existence? There is NO Devil.
“Satan as an independent an opposing force to G-d Almighty, Creator of the universe and all that is in it...that is an interesting concept, one that utterly contradicts the idea of an omnipotent Creator. IOW, blasphemy.
Listen, Satan is an angel. He/It was mentioned in Jewish literature (most specifically the Book of Job, as “el Satan”, “the tempter”) as the angel in charge of tempting humans.
At G-d’s direction, and to exactly the degree that He wants.
So Satan is G-d’s SERVANT, not His enemy or rival.”
You might want to read the accounts of Satan in the rest of the Old Testament and not just the book of Job, since these verses contradict your assertion:
“1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?” Zech 3:1-2
God rebuked Satan, so Satan is clearly not God’s servant, as God’s servants do His will and are not rebuked for doing His will. Also, the Hebrew word for Satan means “enemy” or “adversary”, another strong point against your claim that Satan is not God’s enemy.