The Devil's Fire (The Devil's Gate Trilogy, Book #2)

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Medieval Christians were known to adapt previously existing pagan iconography to suit depictions of Christian figures. [277] [273] Much of Satan's traditional iconography in Christianity appears to be derived from Pan, [277] [273] a rustic, goat-legged fertility god in ancient Greek religion. [277] [273] Early Christian writers such as Saint Jerome equated the Greek satyrs and the Roman fauns, whom Pan resembled, with demons. [277] [273] The Devil's pitchfork appears to have been adapted from the trident wielded by the Greek god Poseidon [273] and Satan's flame-like hair seems to have originated from the Egyptian god Bes. [273] By the High Middle Ages, Satan and devils appear in all works of Christian art: in paintings, sculptures, and on cathedrals. [279] Satan is usually depicted naked, [273] but his genitals are rarely shown and are often covered by animal furs. [273] The goat-like portrayal of Satan was especially closely associated with him in his role as the object of worship by sorcerers [280] and as the incubus, a demon believed to rape human women in their sleep. [280] I stood under the cold shower for five seconds before switching it to hot water. I let out a sigh of relief, feeling my body relax now. Though, I still couldn’t fully relax as I couldn’t stop thinking about Michael and the way his hands had

Some passages clearly refer to the satan, without using the word itself. [20] 1 Samuel 2:12 [21] describes the sons of Eli as "sons of Belial"; [22] the later usage of this word makes it clearly a synonym for "satan". [22] In 1 Samuel 16:14–2, [23] Yahweh sends a "troubling spirit" to torment King Saul as a mechanism to ingratiate David with the king. [24] In 1 Kings 22:19–25, [25] the prophet Micaiah describes to King Ahab a vision of Yahweh sitting on his throne surrounded by the Host of Heaven. [22] Yahweh asks the Host which of them will lead Ahab astray. [22] A "spirit", whose name is not specified, but who is analogous to the satan, volunteers to be "a Lying Spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets". [22] Book of Job The Examination of Job ( c. 1821) by William Blake However, not all Muslim Sufi mystics are in agreement with a positive depiction of Iblis. Rumi's viewpoint on Iblis is much more in tune with Islamic orthodoxy. Rumi views Iblis as the manifestation of the great sins of haughtiness and envy. He states: "(Cunning) intelligence is from Iblis, and love from Adam." [225] Baháʼí Faith What are you doing? Get up!” Suddenly, the blanket was pulled from my body. Please, Lord, grant me the strength to not rip her head off and throw it out of the window! Wray, T. J. and Gregory Mobley. The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil's Biblical Roots (2005) excerpt and text search The word without the definite article is used in ten instances, [ citation needed] of which two are translated diabolos in the Septuagint. It is generally translated in English Bibles as 'an accuser' (1x) or 'an adversary' (9x as in Book of Numbers, 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 Kings). In some cases, it is translated as 'Satan':

Main article: Satanism Theistic Satanism The inverted pentagram, along with the Baphomet, is the most notable and widespread symbol of Satanism. [230] Forsyth, Neil (1987). The Old Enemy: Satan & the Combat Myth. Princeton University Press; Reprint edition. ISBN 0-691-01474-4. Moh, Catharina (2 October 2014). "Cerro Rico: Devil worship on the man-eating mountain". BBC News . Retrieved 23 August 2023. Lewis, John (2011-06-15). "Robert Johnson sells his souls to the devil". The Guardian . Retrieved 2018-01-03.

And I threw him out from the height with his angels, and he was flying in the air continuously above the bottomless" – 2 Enoch 29:4 Russell, Jeffrey Burton. The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity (1987a) excerpt and text search

Werner, Bette Charlene (1986), Blake's Vision of the Poetry of Milton: Illustrations to Six Poems, Cranbury, New Jersey, London, England, and Mississauga, Ontario: Associated University Presses, ISBN 0-8387-5084-2 Illustration of the Devil on folio 290 recto of the Latin, Bohemian Codex Gigas, dating to the early thirteenth century The word does not occur in the Book of Genesis, which mentions only a talking serpent and does not identify the serpent with any supernatural entity. [15] The first occurrence of the word "satan" in the Hebrew Bible in reference to a supernatural figure comes from Numbers 22:22 [16], [7] which describes the Angel of Yahweh confronting Balaam on his donkey: [6] "Balaam's departure aroused the wrath of Elohim, and the Angel of Yahweh stood in the road as a satan against him." [7] In 2 Samuel 24, [17] Yahweh sends the "Angel of Yahweh" to inflict a plague against Israel for three days, killing 70,000 people as punishment for David having taken a census without his approval. [18] 1 Chronicles 21:1 [19] repeats this story, [18] but replaces the "Angel of Yahweh" with an entity referred to as "a satan". [18] Since there is no point in hiding you anymore, you might as well come to the different occasions.” Michael explained.

The devil is the evil spirit of the lower places, as a fugitive he made Sotona from the heavens as his name was Satanail, thus he became different from the angels, but his nature did not change his intelligence as far as his understanding of righteous and sinful things" – 2 Enoch 31:4 Newman, Yona (1999–2009), "Part 1 Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Linear Translation: The Laws of finger washing and the blessings after the meal", yonanewman.org, archived from the original on 2016-05-18 The three Synoptic Gospels all describe the temptation of Christ by Satan in the desert ( Matthew 4:1–11, Mark 1:12–13, and Luke 4:1–13). [78] Satan first shows Jesus a stone and tells him to turn it into bread. [78] He also takes him to the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and commands Jesus to throw himself down so that the angels will catch him. [78] Satan takes Jesus to the top of a tall mountain as well; there, he shows him the kingdoms of the earth and promises to give them all to him if he will bow down and worship him. [78] Each time Jesus rebukes Satan [78] and, after the third temptation, he is administered by the angels. [78] Satan's promise in Matthew 4:8–9 and Luke 4:6–7 to give Jesus all the kingdoms of the earth implies that all those kingdoms belong to him. [79] The fact that Jesus does not dispute Satan's promise indicates that the authors of those gospels believed this to be true. [79] I told you we were just going out to eat and do some shopping. Nobody asked you to come, you just dragged your ass with me.” Cara rolled her eyes at him. Lewis, James R. (2001), Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, ISBN 1-57607-759-4Davies, Douglas J. (2010). Fallen Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil and the Mormon Vision. University of Durham, UK. ISBN 978-1-4094-0830-7. The Book of Revelation represents Satan as the supernatural ruler of the Roman Empire and the ultimate cause of all evil in the world. [104] In Revelation 2:9–10, as part of the letter to the church at Smyrna, John of Patmos refers to the Jews of Smyrna as "a synagogue of Satan" [105] and warns that "the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison as a test [ peirasmos], and for ten days you will have affliction." [105] In Revelation 2:13–14, in the letter to the church of Pergamum, John warns that Satan lives among the members of the congregation [106] and declares that "Satan's throne" is in their midst. [106] Pergamum was the capital of the Roman Province of Asia [106] and "Satan's throne" may be referring to the monumental Pergamon Altar in the city, which was dedicated to the Greek god Zeus, [106] or to a temple dedicated to the Roman emperor Augustus. [106] La Bête de la Mer (from the Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse in Angers, France). A medieval tapestry, depicting the devil as a dragon with 7 heads in the Book of Revelation. Caird, George Bradford (1980), The Language and Imagery of the Bible, London: Westminster Press, ISBN 978-0-664-21378-7 You look absolutely gorgeous tonight.” He whispered in my ear. I opened my mouth to say something but no words were coming out.