satanic bible? satanic church? The devil exists?
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Anton LaVey (who founded the church of satan, and wrote the satanic bible) would disagree with you if he were still alive.
Allegedly Anton Lavey did not believe that the devil was a literal person, and did not worship him. But, like Aleister Crowley (who was dubbed, “the wickedest man in the world, and a satanist”), the life that Anton Lavey lived, the pentagrams and other satanic imagery/objects in his home, the manner in which he dressed or presented himself to the world, the satanic books that he wrote, and his beliefs about the devil contradict that allegation.
To my knowledge Anton Lavey's children followed his wicked path into satanism.
Many other believers/followers of the Lord Jesus Christ have had encounters with the devil and demons, either casting demons out of people, or experiencing what’s referred to as a poltergeist or paranormal occurrences.
But they’re just demons.
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Originally lucifer was an anointed cherub, who was known as the angel who covers. It is believed that lucifer’s purpose in Heaven was to guard or protect God's glory and throne. In addition, Scripture appears to reveal that lucifer was responsible for leading worship in Heaven through the instruments located in his body.
Apparently, the devil was originally endued with power from God, equipping him for ministry in Heaven before he sinned, and as lightning fell from Heaven. It appears that the devil retained some of that supernatural power after his sin and subsequent fall from Heaven. The devil managed to persuade 1/3 of the angels of God to rebel against their Creator.
Revelation 12:4
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of Heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
The devil wants to be God. Isaiah chapter 14 is a record of a prophecy revealed to Isaiah by God. Approximately mid-way through this prophecy, God interjects revelation concerning the devil. Notice how many times lucifer says I will. It is a testament to his pride, which caused him to fall like lightning from Heaven.
Isaiah 14:12-17
12 How are you fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into Heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet you shall be brought down to Hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see you shall narrowly look upon you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
God does the same thing to the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel is talking about one subject (king Tyrus)—and then suddenly God interjects revelation about the devil, using king Tyrus metaphorically to represent the devil. But there are many things mentioned about king Tyrus that cannot possibly apply to him. For this reason, it is clear that Ezekiel is talking about the devil (who was called lucifer at that time).
Ezekiel 28:12-19
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus says the Lord GOD; You sealed up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13 You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.
14 You are the anointed cherub that covers; and I have set you so: you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15 You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you.
16 By the multitude of your merchandise they have filled the midst of you with violence, and you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you.
18 You have defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of you, it shall devour you, and I will bring you to ashes upon the Earth in the sight of all them that behold you.
19 All they that know you among the people shall be astonished at you: you shall be a terror, and never shall you be any more.