What are demons and Satan?

[Unveiled Artist]

What is a demon and Satan in Christianity and even (I'm serious) other abrahamic beliefs?

Is it a ghost?
Symbolism?
Deity (what is that?)
A force?
Emotion?

I'm familiar what it does
I'm familiar how it acts
I'm familiar with it's suppose.

What. Is it?

 

[Harel13]

In Judaism, Satan (pronounced "Sah-tahn") is an angel much like any other angel of God. Each angel has a duty or set of duties they must carry out. Satan got the stuff that nobody likes, but like every angel - he does his job well. In this sense, he's more of a driving force - but as an extension of God's will.

Judaic equivalent of demons are called "Shedim", singular "Shed". These are otherworldly beings that like angels fulfill certain tasks in reality. Rabbi Moshe Luzzatto describes them as kind of like reverse-humans: while humans are half physical and half spiritual, demons are not exactly spiritual and not exactly physical. For a more specific definition, perhaps "Beings", though I'm not sure that's really the best word.

 

[SalixIncendium]

What. Is it?

Satan, in the narrative I was taught early in life during my days as a Catholic, is an angel named Lucifer that rebelled against God and was cast down to Hell. Demons are lesser fallen angels under his rule.

 

[MonkeyFire]

The devil is hatred.

 

[1213]

What is a demon and Satan in Christianity and even (I'm serious) other abrahamic beliefs?
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I believe they are spirits. And spirit is like for example team spirit. In Bible God is spirit and love.

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24

He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8

If the Spirit of God is in you, it will come visible in your actions that show love (caring). I think God is good spirit. Satan or demons are evil spirits. And I think they are for example greed and fear, which, if they rule, lead to many bad things.

 

[SalixIncendium]

The devil is hatred.

 

[MonkeyFire]

Satan, in the narrative I was taught early in life during my days as a Catholic, is an angel named Lucifer that rebelled against God and was cast down to Hell. Demons are lesser fallen angels under his rule.

I believe Lucifer must be redeemed with mankind. He is the fallen angel of knowledge, and morality. However, he and satan exist at the same time and are not the same being. Satan being hate.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Satan, in the narrative I was taught early in life during my days as a Catholic, is an angel named Lucifer that rebelled against God and was cast down to Hell. Demons are lesser fallen angels under his rule.

I know some people talk about it as if it exist real time, though. I find that interesting

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I believe they are spirits. And spirit is like for example team spirit. In Bible God is spirit and love.

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24

He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8

If the Spirit of God is in you, it will come visible in your actions that show love (caring). I think God is good spirit. Satan or demons are evil spirits. And I think they are for example greed and fear, which, if they rule, lead to many bad things.

What are spirits?

 

[SalixIncendium]

I know some people talk about it as if it exist real time, though. I find that interesting

Many believe that they exist in Hell in real time.

 

[Stanyon]

The devil is hatred.

They seem more like scapegoats to me, God in his own words:

"Isaiah 45:7 King James Version (KJV)

7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."

I have seen other translations of it but at base the message is the same, God admits he is responsible for all of it.

 

[MonkeyFire]

They seem more like scapegoats to me, God in his own words:

"Isaiah 45:7 King James Version (KJV)

7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."

I have seen other translations of it but at base the message is the same, God admits he is responsible for all of it.

As the angel of light is darkness (to some).

 

[MonkeyFire]

Many believe that they exist in Hell in real time.

I call this place Heaven.

 

[dybmh]

I know some people talk about it as if it exist real time, though. I find that interesting

Perhaps not in the context you are referring to above, but:

Inner Demons are a common metaphor for personal faults that are denied to exist as an unhealthy defense mechanism. ( link )

Using this definition, demons are real.

 

[leov]

What is a demon and Satan in Christianity and even (I'm serious) other abrahamic beliefs?

Is it a ghost?
Symbolism?
Deity (what is that?)
A force?
Emotion?

I'm familiar what it does
I'm familiar how it acts
I'm familiar with it's suppose.

What. Is it?

it is a state of mind , there are evil entities and many could be labeled as 'Satan', but really it is state of human mind...imo.

 

[shmogie]

What is a demon and Satan in Christianity and even (I'm serious) other abrahamic beliefs?

Is it a ghost?
Symbolism?
Deity (what is that?)
A force?
Emotion?

I'm familiar what it does
I'm familiar how it acts
I'm familiar with it's suppose.

What. Is it?

It is not an it, it is a he. He is a created being who once inhabited where God abides. He is a most powerful being, with abilities humans were never given.

The Bible says that this exalted spirit being revolted against God, and he and his followers were hurled from heaven. They are continuing their revolt by corrupting humanity, a creation of God, that He loves.

He and his will be eliminated, for ever.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

It is not an it, it is a he. He is a created being who once inhabited where God abides. He is a most powerful being, with abilities humans were never given.

The Bible says that this exalted spirit being revolted against God, and he and his followers were hurled from heaven. They are continuing their revolt by corrupting humanity, a creation of God, that He loves.

He and his will be eliminated, for ever.

What is he, though?

I'm not familiar with spirits and beings so what you're saying is foreign.

 

[Kenny]

What is a demon and Satan in Christianity and even (I'm serious) other abrahamic beliefs?

Is it a ghost?
Symbolism?
Deity (what is that?)
A force?
Emotion?

I'm familiar what it does
I'm familiar how it acts
I'm familiar with it's suppose.

What. Is it?

Satan is a fallen angel.

The Bible doesn't express where demons came from or what their purpose was before the fall of Satan, however, they are spirits that have different ranks of authority that influence people and attempt to possess people.

 

[Howard Is]

“There ain’t no devil, that’s just God when he’s drunk”
- Tom Waits

 

[shmogie]

What is he, though?

I'm not familiar with spirits and beings so what you're saying is foreign.

He was once a high ranking angel, an archangel.

So called spirit beings simply are live beings whose body is not composed of flesh, their composition and what sustains life in these beings is unknown to us.