Loki, the “god of mischief, magic, and artifice”(pg.495) is very deceitful, he told Magnus that he was on his side when Magnus asked him about his fate to fight against the gods, he said,”that was the gods’ choice, not mine. The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can’t change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That’s how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark.”(pg.132) This makes Loki sound like he really is trying to delay Ragnarok, and give the gods a better fighting chance, but the truth is he was only said what he said to persuade Magnus to give Sumarbrander, the Sword of Summer (a sword that once belonged Frey, this sword could cut through anything), to Uncle Randolph. Loki said that Uncle Randolph would store the sword away(pg.335), but the truth was if Magnus gave Sumarbrander to Uncle Randolph he would give the sword to Loki in exchange for his family’s lives(pg.490). Loki would …show more content…
The Bible says “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”(2 Corinthians 11:14) , when Paul wrote this he compared “false apostles [and] deceitful workers”(2 Corinthians 11:13 to Satan. Satan tells lies because he knows that “the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.”(1 John 3:8) The quote means that when Jesus comes back he will destroy the devil and those who are sinful are “of the devil”, so the Lord will destroy them also. Satan uses his lies to bring as many people with him when he is annihilated so that they can also be annihilated. He started with Eve by telling her she would not die if she ate “from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”(Genesis 2:17), but that was a lie because once she ate from the tree death was introduced into the world. Loki and Satan are in different books, but they have similar
Most people think of Satan as this red monster with horns and fangs, but he comes in the form of sin. Sins are made to be attractive to us by the Devil. Turkish Delight is Edmund’s favorite food, so the White Witch uses it to gain his trust and manipulate him into siding with her. Satan does the same thing with us. He uses things like lust, drugs, and money, things that may look pleasing to certain people, to entice us into a life of sin.
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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";
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.
Two-hundred years ago, there was a scientific study on the brains of Native Americans called the craniology and phrenology. The Europeans examined only indigenous people’s heads and were forbidden to use any European’s brains. The Europeans did three experiments, such as decapitating the tops of the heads and filling them with sand to see if their brains were smaller than blacks. The Europeans also looked at the bones and said that if the bones were in a certain way (such as natives cheek bones being up higher) the person was thought to be stupid. The last experiment the Europeans did to American Indians was that they had a small devise that they would put on the head and it would slice the brain open. There would be an award for
One of the most significant attributes of Loki is his connection to Ragnarök, or the end of the world according the Norse mythology. He triggers Ragnarök by “arranging the death of Baldur,” (Lindow, par. 6). He does this by tricking the blind god Hod into throwing a mistletoe spear at Baldur, killing him (McCoy, par. 9). He then turns against the gods and takes the side of the giant. Some of the major incidents that take place during the battle include: Jormungand, the giant serpent, slaying Thor; Fenrir, the wolf, killing Odin; and Loki and Heimdall mortally wounding each other (McCoy, par. 3 and 8). As punishment, the gods “tie him down to three rocks inside a cave” while “a venomous serpent sits above him, dripping poison onto him” (McCoy, par. 9).
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Satan’s fall can be easily broken up into four steps: he came to think of himself too highly, putting himself equal to God; he made a following for himself; he plotted a rebellion with his fellow rebel angels; and he attempted to carry out the rebellion. His attempt to overthrow God and obtain power was, however, futile and easily thwarted. Satan was severely demoted and he spent the rest of the plot trying to pervert every good thing as if it would be to any avail to do so. He attempted to exert his own powers over creation and tried to get a foothold so that he could gain more power. His extreme arrogance led to his fall from grace. “This is the same willfulness which lies behind his rebellious claim in heaven that he is ‘self-begot’…What Satan the general refuses to give up here…is…individual glory, which he pursues at all costs.” (Loewenstein, 56-57). Considering that Satan was an angel in the presence of God at the beginning, he had no excuse such as ignorance to claim. Satan’s rebellion began within himself with little else to prompt him. Satan had the ambition to raise a rebel force, but army or no army, he surely would have thought himself more powerful than he ought have. His pride also got in the way of him ever being restored to his former position. “As part of his task of exculpating God…Satan explains that even if he could repent and get back to heaven ‘by act of grace’, it would do
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?”
Disguised as a crafty serpent, Satan came to tempt Eve. Satan at one time was an angel who rebelled against God and was thrown out of heaven. As a created being, Satan has definitely limitations. Although he is trying to tempt everyone away from God, he will not be the final victor. God promises that Satan will be crushed by one of woman’s offspring, the Messiah.
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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
There’s always been a debate on whether God truly exists; in the movie God’s Not Dead a young college student, named Josh, tackles the challenge of convincing his philosophy class of God’s existence. At the beginning of this class, the professor asks everybody to write “God is dead” on a piece of paper. This was worth 30% of the class’s grade, but Josh can’t find it in his heart to do it. He explains this to his teacher, which creates a bunch of tension between the two. Finally, the teacher decides that if he can convince the class that God’s not dead that he can get full credit. He makes his girlfriend aware of his situation and she tries to discourage him from going up against his teacher. He goes to his pastor for advice and his pastor quotes
Loki 's relationship with the other gods is what obscures Loki’s motives. Loki is in a position to help both the gods and the giants, depending on which course of action is most pleasurable and advantageous to him at the time. Loki consistently takes great pleasure in fooling or insulting the Aesir, he is not shown as an outright evil god, mainly because his intentions are concealed by his position among the gods. Even his most malevolent moments can be seen as him slashing back at his tormentors, such as Baldur’s death, he was motivated by jealousy and hatred due to being figuratively shackled by the gods. However, during Ragnarok when the gods and giants engage in their ultimate struggle and the cosmos is destroyed, Loki joins the battle on the side of the giants. According the book, he even captains the ship Naglfar, “Nail Ship,” which brings many of the giants to their battle with the gods. (Pg # Ragnarok) What 's interesting is the ambiguity of the his reasoning for siding with the giants. It’s possible that he was titular piece in planning the god destruction, or his hand