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      Satan, the great deceiver?

      It is said that Satan is the great deceiver.

      What if you reach the pearly gates of heaven and you behold Satan sitting on God's throne. He tells you it was all a grand lie and that God actually lost, which Satan wasn't cast out of heaven, but instead won and has ruled it since then.

      Test of faith?




      -spiritual agnostic
      Last edited by ArcanumNoctis; 04-03-2010 at 09:16 AM.

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      All of these hypothetical questions are giving me a headache. They all require me to see God as a white bearded man sitting on a throne high on the sky separate from myself and all of creation. Maybe if you rephrased it to Zeus, then I can understand . Otherwise my understanding would say, if God loses, we all lose, and that would include Lucifer.

      It's my understanding that Lucifer started deceiving as a way to cheat karma. All dictators do exactly as the biblical Lucifer has done. They manipulate others to do heinous acts. And even if a million people are dead because of this horrible dictator, the great irony is the dictator didn't need to kill anyone by his own hands directly. He had henchmen to do it for him. Consciously or unconsciously, this is what manipulation is all about - cheating karma.

      It doesn't work btw.

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      What if God/Jesus is actually evil, and Satan only betrayed God and was cast out of Heaven because he didn't accept God's evildoing? Maybe Satan only wanted the good?

      Yah, that scenario explains the problem with revealed faiths. You can never contest them.
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      Quote Originally Posted by juroara View Post
      All of these hypothetical questions are giving me a headache. They all require me to see God as a white bearded man sitting on a throne high on the sky separate from myself and all of creation. Maybe if you rephrased it to Zeus, then I can understand . Otherwise my understanding would say, if God loses, we all lose, and that would include Lucifer.

      It's my understanding that Lucifer started deceiving as a way to cheat karma. All dictators do exactly as the biblical Lucifer has done. They manipulate others to do heinous acts. And even if a million people are dead because of this horrible dictator, the great irony is the dictator didn't need to kill anyone by his own hands directly. He had henchmen to do it for him. Consciously or unconsciously, this is what manipulation is all about - cheating karma.

      It doesn't work btw.
      That is kind of why I put "Undecided" as an option in the poll for those who don't believe in either or whatever.

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      Undecided. I think that if this happens it would probably the truth, not a test. Satan is just an archetype, Dionysus and Pan are other names. It's just an archetype that symbolizes pleasure and physical sensations. Christians are supposed to reject these things and search for higher truths and whatnot. I don't see why you can't have the best of both worlds(physical/spiritual, matter/mind) as long as you do not obsess over one and hold it as the only truth.
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      I personally think that we, god & the devil are the same person.

      I agree with stoned ape as well from his perspective and would like to expound that it is impossible to separate that which is physical from that which is spiritual. let me elaborate. All that is physical is perceived through awareness or spirit which is ultimately non-physical. So thus it could be likened unto riding a ride called amusement park earth. You can get in the ride or sit by the entrance and wait for the ride to stop. Either way the physical is a focal point of experience for non-physical beings having physical experiences or non-physical beings that are not in the moment physical beings.

      Sex is the way that the physical world replicates itself and expands, it is the doorway to life & death.

      For me the physical world or sensual world only becomes a problem when I need it or want it to make me happy. For me I am learning happiness is a choice & for me becoming a habitual thought pattern.

      It has been my experience that people blame the devil or lucifer for their blunders or make up a reason why they can't accept themselves in the present moment. I am not saying that Lucifer or other dimensional beings don't exist. I am saying I always do the best I can so does everyone else. If we could do better we would do better, wouldn't you?

      Lying only comes into play because a faulty awareness says I am responsible for your happiness and I can't be happy until you are happy. Any error comes from our present level of awareness. Now, is that true? Can I make anyone happy? How many things do I have to do for someone to be happy? How many things do others require for me to give them before I am happy? How many things do I have to have or to do before I am happy? When do we stop and choose happiness?

      The solution is in our ability to make choices. When we choose for ourselves we think for ourselves. When we defer our responsibility we choose to allow the powers at hand to decide for us ....hello, Satan? he he he where is he in all of this? He can't think for us or decide for us if we think for ourselves.

      On another note if Satan is a liar then he is a teacher that teaches us to look within ourselves for our own happiness.

      thanks Satan >;o)
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      Quote Originally Posted by ArcanumNoctis View Post
      What if you reach the pearly gates of heaven and you behold Satan sitting on God's throne. He tells you it was all a grand lie and that God actually lost, which Satan wasn't cast out of heaven, but instead won and has ruled it since then.
      That could be the plot of a phenomenal horror movie.

      I asked this in another thread and have yet to get an answer. What acts of evil did Satan commit in The Bible? He defied a genocidal, egomaniacal psychopath with bizarre rules and encouraged others to defy him. That's not evil. Is there anything that qualifies?
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      ha ha ha ha! Now, that is certainly a new perspective for me! I'm highly amused & appreciate your logic here & I have to agree.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Universal Mind View Post
      That could be the plot of a phenomenal horror movie.

      I asked this in another thread and have yet to get an answer. What acts of evil did Satan commit in The Bible? He defied a genocidal, egomaniacal psychopath with bizarre rules and encouraged others to defy him. That's not evil. Is there anything that qualifies?
      This is why I respect Lucifer. I see him more as a hero for standing up to evil than as a villain for defying authority.

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      Hail Satan!
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      157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.

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      Quote Originally Posted by OuroborosEterna View Post
      This is why I respect Lucifer. I see him more as a hero for standing up to evil than as a villain for defying authority.
      I always take people who rebel against authority as heroes, you know. To do what you think you should do, or to receive orders... hmmm...
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      amg, thanks, now I will have to ponder this for weeks.
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      There is no satan. Religion invented satan. Religion is primitive man's attempt at explaining moral dualism. Imagine yourself as an early cave person. You and your clan live and work together. Life is not perfect but you are fairly happy. One night some monstrous human from another clan comes in and kills one of your young ones. You cannot believe such....(what to call it? -evil). You look to your leader who is well, god-like to use modern terms. Strong, confident, and probably even the best-looking of the clan. He musters up some answers that you think are brilliant even though he probably had to make up some stories because well, he is a CAVEMAN. His mother's name was Od and his fathers name was Gah. They call him GAH-OD. To be continued....
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      Quote Originally Posted by candiappl View Post
      There is no satan. Religion invented satan. Religion is primitive man's attempt at explaining moral dualism. Imagine yourself as an early cave person. You and your clan live and work together. Life is not perfect but you are fairly happy. One night some monstrous human from another clan comes in and kills one of your young ones. You cannot believe such....(what to call it? -evil). You look to your leader who is well, god-like to use modern terms. Strong, confident, and probably even the best-looking of the clan. He musters up some answers that you think are brilliant even though he probably had to make up some stories because well, he is a CAVEMAN. His mother's name was Od and his fathers name was Gah. They call him GAH-OD. To be continued....
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      candiappl: ok, you, time to PUT DOWN THE PIPE.

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      SATAN, UFO'S AND THE LINK

      Kicked out of Heaven

      1) Ezekiel 28:11-19 Kicked out because of his pride on account of his beauty, corrupted his wisdom because of his splendor.

      2) Revelation 12:7-9 "And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

      Zechariah 3:1





      Titles of Satan

      1) Prince of the air. Epheisans 2:2

      2) The god of this age. 2 Corinthians 4:4 He has blinded the minds of unbelievers.

      3) The prince of this world. John 12:31


      He hates us

      Revelation 12:17 "Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring - those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

      He will deceive almost everyone.

      Revelation 13:13-14 And he, (the Beast out of the Earth), performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth.

      SUMMARY: Satan was here, on earth, before man, kicked out of their original home by God's superior forces. And his demons with him. Earth is now their prison. He hates man and wants war with us. UFO's are real. They are the demons and the devil. Remember, Satan is the prince of the earth and of the air. He rules here until Jesus returns. Yes, there is life on other planets. Do they come visit us? No. God created the universe with great chasms so we cannot visit one another. In the parrable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, we have this verified. Luke 16:26 "And besides all this, between us and you are a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us." So all these UFO's we see, flying around the earth, are the devil and his demons. We as Christians do not want to make peace with them, buddy up to them or carry on coversations with them. They are not our friends. They will deceive many into believing that they are but understand, they are not. Satan is the great deceiver. So you need another option to vote for that was not given. It should be labeled, NOT THE CASE.
      Last edited by internetprophet; 05-31-2010 at 10:33 PM.

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      He is coming!

      All you who have been deceived and the Great Deceiver himself. Behold! This is your fate! It's best to get to know Jesus. Read you bible and understand!

      Last edited by internetprophet; 05-31-2010 at 10:47 PM.

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      Quote Originally Posted by stonedape View Post
      Undecided. I think that if this happens it would probably the truth, not a test. Satan is just an archetype, Dionysus and Pan are other names. It's just an archetype that symbolizes pleasure and physical sensations. Christians are supposed to reject these things and search for higher truths and whatnot. I don't see why you can't have the best of both worlds(physical/spiritual, matter/mind) as long as you do not obsess over one and hold it as the only truth.
      The bible does teach christians to show good examples with moderation in things, shown in Philippians 4:4-7. So it would depend on the context and what kind of sensation/pleasure, and from the bellow reference it is assumed that consciously keeping the focus on Jesus keeps a christian in check because of his example. But its probably "mostly" in check because all christians have to strive for this and no one is sinless. To me it also means not abusing this moderation, but sometimes I think certain experiences were supposed to/ are supposed to happen.

      Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
      Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
      Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
      And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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