Deuteronomic Beliefs

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “lucifer”? Most would think something evil, dark, and the death of all good things. But in reality it means “Light-bringer” in Latin. Satan is also the bringer of knowledge and empowerment. When he gave Eve that apple and told her to eat it, he wasn’t trying to defy god all the way, but to give her knowledge. The regular bible of the christians may be lies, but some unfortunate people believe in it. There is no real proof that there was even Christianity in those days, but still people believe in what they only think is true.

The devil at the dawn of Christianity bore little resemblance to the ruler of hell, the antichrist and agent of evil that he is known as in present day. Satan makes few overt or implied appearances in the Old Testament. For the important role of God’s greatest adversary, early Christians had to flesh out great parts of Satan’s story in order to develop him into his present, fearsome persona. The Christian story of the Devil is heavily influenced by earlier Greek mythology, and early Christian writings about the Devil co-opted local mythology in order to gain new converts and discredit popular pagan beliefs.

There are many verses in the Bible that show how how Satan came to be. Some of them are not straight ford but some give a good description. Most of the verses that describe where Satan comes from are in the book of Revelation.

In the book of Wisdom, Satan is represented as the father of all lies, who brought death into this world. Satan was the seducer and paramour of Eve, and was hurled from Heaven, with other angels, because of this sin. Since then he has been called "Satan";

Lucifer's name means"light bearer," and was changed to Satan, meaning adversary, when booted out of Heaven. Satan before he fell, was God's created angel, created perfect without sin, elevated as God's main dude among angels, as an archangel, an anointed cherub. God did not fail Lucifer, but Lucifer failed God. His beauty and position filled his heart with pride, his God-given free-will to corrupt his wisdom, and one-third of the angels (his devils) to rebel. Satan, as an adversary, hates God and all that is God's, including mankind, desiring to bring destruction upon God, mankind, and His creation.

He is created as a vigorous heroic individual whose commendable qualities have been demolished by such evil actions. Heaven is lost to Satan & his followers. Milton’s Satan represents more of a futile hero. Satan's heroic qualities show how he manipulated his followers, and identified his ability to corrupt and show the difference between good and evil. Satan was one of the highest angels in Heaven who was known as Lucifer. Lucifer fails and becomes Satan because of such pride he carried. Any type of heroism presented by Satan is corrupted by this vengeful pride. Due to that, God banned him from heaven. Satan always tried to be number one and outdo God, instead of following in God's pathway. He would have lived in Paradise forever, but he decided to listen to his pride. Another quality Satan carried was his ability to give speeches. Satan was able to persuade others to follow him in his uprising. While being able to persuade his followers, he also portrayed another quality, which was his excellence in battle. Satan is viewed as a leader by the other fallen angels when it comes to the battle. While being overwhelmed with thoughts of how he is going to confront God, he is still a hero to his followers due to going and facing him

Satan's actions go on and achieve his wish and has since managed to make a man take the option that corresponds to the point. Wicked angel (Satan) play a huge role in the story of the Snake and the expulsion of man from the Garden of Eden.

In society, evil is seen as a black and white concept that impacts actions of creatures of the dark and unimaginable villains. However, in Lord of the Flies by William Golding, evil is seen as a corporeal presence that takes shape in all. While the Bible is a tale that speaks on how the ineffable pull of faith oppresses the voices of sin and temptation, Lord of the Flies demonstrates how evil is more tangible than people naturally believe. The novel centers around school children trapped on an island and forced to make their own society, rules, and organization. However, the collection of boys must survive the island amongst a “Beast” and accept the savagery that marks their lives.

Lucifer was God’s favorite angel. Lucifer once disobeyed God, and was demanded to get kicked out of heaven. He than descends into hell and becomes Satan. After this happened to Lucifer, evil in the word starts. This is where the “Lucifer Effect” comes from.

A villain is a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. Villains can do multiple things for power like manipulation and temptations to get what they want. In the Bible the main villain in every story would be Satan. The Bible holds many stories about the villain Satan, and how his temptations and manipulations influence others to believing, and reaching onto something that could help them fight through it all. Temptation and manipulation are two ways the villain (Satan) would try and get in someone's mind and affect them all for power.

Satan again reverses roles, portraying himself as good and God as evil. Many people fall for this lie. For example, many see Satan as noble liberator in the garden of Eden but judge God as a stingy jailer – instead of seeing God as providing an idyllic environment, while selfish man just had to have one more tree despite the abundant orchards! Man, imitating Satan, said "I will be like God" and rebelled against his benevolent Creator – a Creator Who in turn humbly took the form of a man to be crucified for the willful sins of His own creation so that a way of redemption could be open to all by simply trusting the Rescuer. To regard someone as 'evil' that dies on your behalf is the height of deception.

As to the negative sides, humans depicted demons in many forms. Satan became in many religions the fallen angel or demon. He plays various roles in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, the New Testament and the Koran. In the Torah Satan is an angel that God uses to test man for various reasons usually dealing with his level of piety like the test of Adam and Eve in Genesis and the Book of Job and even Jesus’ temptation as narrated by the evangelists. Satan typifies an evil, rebellious demon, the enemy of God and humanity.

In modern times he is sometimes referred to as The Demon, The Devil, or The Ruler of Hell. These are titles given to him to show his purpose in most of the modern world. Today he is portrayed as the evil ruler of Hell who seeks the destruction of Mankind. This belief began in early Christianity, and was reinforced by Lutherans, Protestants, and Catholics alike. Before the second century ages it was thought that Satan and his demons could possess your body and cause physical ailments such as blindness, impotency, and madness. This change had a great deal to do with Herma’s The Shepherd where everyone is depicted as having an angel and a Demon guiding them at all time. The angel responsible for all the good, and the demon for the bad. This led

Satan’s definitions include the advocate of God, a personification of evil, the fallen angel, a spirit created by God, and also the accuser. People see Satan differently, some know of his existence, others think of him as just a myth, and there are those that just ignore him. John Milton's Paradise Lost tells of Satan's banishment from Heaven and his gain of earth. He and his brigade have plotted war against God and are now doomed to billow in the fiery pits of hell. Satan is a complex character with many different qualities. God is a character who we, as Christians, know about but do not completely understand. We also do not completely understand Satan. Some may think they know Satan but when asked “Is Satan divine?”

Following the standards of classic tragic heroes, Satan is a determined leader with an extreme amount of hubris. He knows that God is the most powerful being and yet he still