During the times of the Jewish wars, the Jews were considered sons of Satan also. Much of these wars, if I remember right, were during the time of Paul. Satan was a word used to mean in conflict with god. Satan is not a real person or entity. Satan is always meant to mean in "conflict/conflicting," with some truth...I.E., difference of opinion.
Funny how the authors of the book are now sons of Satan.
This history and usage and or phrases of words would shed some light on the subject. Etymology. The ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek all have their word phrases, just as we do today.
Society in the future, let's say 2000 years from now, would come to the same conclusions.
it was PRESENT in arabic before the advent of christianity. it was PRESENT in christianity before it was PRESENT in islam. it was popularised in islam before it was popularised in christianity. it was popularised in christianity after it was popularised in islam.
remember, the concept satan and other similar words embody is not necessarily the same and is very vague.
Originally posted by leonheartmmAgreed. So, as you have said, is the description of Satan, falsified . I'm not necessarily asking you, but any believer. As far as I have read there really is NOT a description besides word meanings., metaphors, feelings and visions...Please explain the meanings behind these words, please state it with historical evidence that this is a being and not some metaphor. 🙂
^possibly, its vague enough that any description can be made and absolutely NONE can be even close to validated. and yet, for DOGMATISM to exist, you often need definite concepts and that is why the conception of satan has been so popularised in recent times.
Originally posted by OkieshowedemAdded.. Behold your God.
Dear Christians behold your God.http://www.yahweh.com/booklets/Whois/Whois.htm
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Originally posted by Deja~vu
Added.. Behold your God.
God exists in all forms, the problem human's make is in thinking that each moment is not perfect, motion like time is an illusion, all moments all things in the universe as being part of an instant are mathematically perfect structures. The qualia of the passage of time and of motion are an illusion that arises out of the relationship that exists between one moment|mathematical-structure and the next moment|mathematical-structure
The only true being is founded upon the forms, the eternal, unchangeable, perfect types, of which particular objects of sense are imperfect copies. The multitude of objects of sense, being involved in perpetual change, are thereby deprived of all genuine existence. The number of the forms is defined by the number of universal concepts which can be derived from the particular objects of sense.-wiki