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It is appropriate that the heavenly
name of the great Opposer and Slanderer of
God is never given in the Bible, though several terms (and one mistakenly) have
been used to describe him. Here is a list of those descriptions:
Satan: This is a Hebrew word meaning, opposer, resistor, and/or a wily person who does things to
serve his own interests. It was applied to the Evil One in the Hebrew text
because of his opposition to God. And so, to keep people from thinking of Satan
as a name (which it isn’t), it is translated as ‘the Opposer’
in this Bible.
Devil: This is the Greek word (Diabolos) used in the Bible to describe the evil
one. The first part of the word, dia,
means through, and bolos means throw (it’s
where we get the English words ball and bowl).
So, Devil means one who throws through, which
amounts to being a Slanderer (using the Greek colloquialism)…
which is the word we’ve used to describe him in the NT portion of this Bible.
Lucifer: This word is commonly thought of as
the Biblical name of the Opposer, for it
appears (just once) as a name in the King James Bible at Isaiah
Rather, the reason why this
description of the king of
BeElZebub: There are eight references in the Bible to this Hebrew noun,
and it does refer to the Slanderer. However, this isn’t a proper name either,
for it appears to be a title. BeEl (like BaAl) means Lord, and Zebub appears
to refer to flies (the insects). So, BeElZebub likely
means Lord of the Flies.
Is the Opposer (Slanderer or BeElZebub)
a real person? All
one has to do is look at the titles he was given above to realize that he is.
To deny his existence negates the rest of the Bible. For example, when dealing
with Adam’s sin; why did God adhere so closely to a law when other options were
available to Him? Why didn’t he just destroy rebellious Adam and create another
man?
The fact is, He created both
mankind and His spirit sons (‘angels‘)
with the ability to choose whether they would be faithful or not… none were
just automatons. And in the same way that a man (Adam) failed to be faithful in
the
It was obviously not just for
the sake of mankind, but also for the millions of millions of God’s heavenly spirit
(breath-like) sonsthat the
issue of the first rebellion here on the earth had to be resolved by a legal
means and in a way that demonstrated the love and loyalty of God’s first-born
son, which resulted in the painful need for a ‘ransom’ (Jesus’ death).
Notice that the idea (which
some religions have promoted) that the Slanderer isn’t real but only a state
of mind, creates some conundrums. For
example:
· When Jesus was being tempted
in the desert, was he simply struggling with the bad within himself rather
than against a real, evil personality? If so, we would have to conclude that
there was bad in Jesus.
· Is the battle in heaven that is spoken of in the Twelfth Chapter of Revelation to be
just figurative (not a real war against the Opposer and
his messengers)? If so, then in what sense would
‘the Opposer’ and his ‘messengers’ lose
the battle and be confined to the earth? Also, why would this entity (if it is
just internal evil) be ‘angry’ in knowing that he just has ‘a short
period of time’ left?
· And when
the Opposer entered God’s presence and
spoke to Him (which we read about happening in the
First Chapter of Job); could we assume that this inherent evil was
found in God?
None of this is likely.
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Question/insight #18: "It is my understanding that the early Hebrews did not have
the concepts for Lucifer, satan, hell, angels, devil, and
that they learned these things from the Zoroastrians when in captivity in
Response #18:
This is largely correct, but some clarification
might be helpful. You mentioned the terms "Lucifer, satan, hell, angels,
devil." Below are some comments on each of these.
LUCIFER: "Lucifer" in the KJV simply means "morning star"
and refers to the King of Babylon, though traditionally erroneously associated
with Satan. Harper's Bible
Dictionary (San Francisco:
Harper and Row, 1985) writes:
Lucifer, the
English translation in the kjv (Isa. 14:12) of the Hebrew word meaning 'light
bringer' or 'shining one,' sometimes designating the morning (or day) star,
that is, Venus (cf. rsv: 'Day Star'). The
English word 'Lucifer' comes from the Latin for 'light bearer.' In Isa. 14:12, the King of Babylon,
in an apparent reference to Canaanite mythology, is tauntingly called 'Day Star, son of
Dawn' because he has fallen from his lofty but temporary position of power. In
the Christian church, this passage from Isaiah came to be connected with Jesus'
saying in Luke 10:18: 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.' Thus the
connection was made (erroneously) between Lucifer and Satan, and Lucifer was
popularly understood as another name for Satan.
SATAN and DEVIL: Satan (Hebrew: satan, Greek satanas) and the devil (Greek, diabolos) are virtually
synonymous terms, as described on the BibleTexts webpage on "Satan" athttp://www.bibletexts.com/terms/satan.htm.
It should be noted that what the KJV New Testament always incorrectly
translates "devils" should have been translated as
"demons," not as "devils." This is true for many of the KJV's references to "devil" as well. (All modern translations
have made those corrections.)
HELL: In the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated "hell" in
the KJV is "sheol." In the Greek Old
Testament Septuagint (the Bible used by Paul and most of the early Christian
church), more than 100 times "sheol" is translated
"hades." The Greek word "geheena" is not used at all
in the Septuagint. In the Hebrew Old Testament the
Gehenna, hell
or hellfire. The word is derived from
Hebrew ge-hinnom, meaning '
ANGELS: References to "angels" go all the way back to Genesis and
are found throughout the Old Testament. As with "satan" and many other
terms, the concept of "angels" continued to evolve in Jewish and
Christian literature, especially during the Exile period, to which you
referred. Gerhard von Rad in The Theological Dictionary of the New
Testament, Abridged in One Volume (GrandRapids:Eerdmans,
1985), writes:
malak [angel] in the OT.
1. Used for
both human and angelic messengers, malak is often combined with Yahweh to denote a special angelic being:
the "angel of the Lord." This angel has a special commission to help
and guide
2. With the angel
of the Lord are other heavenly beings, though these are seldom called angels.
Forming God's entourage, they seem to have no autonomous functions and are in
no sense objects of worship.
3. Angelology
increased after the exile, perhaps under outside influences, or to maintain the
divine transcendence. In Job the angels, who are not wholly pure (
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It is appropriate that the
heavenly name of the great Opposer and Slanderer
of
However, several terms (and one
mistakenly) have been used to describe him. Here is a list of those
descriptions:
Satan: This is a Hebrew
word meaning, opposer,
resistor, a smart person
who does things to serve his own interests, and/or a person who can’t be fooled.
It was applied to the Evil One because of his opposition to God. To prevent
people from thinking of it as a name, it is translated as ‘theOpposer’
herein.
Devil: This is the only
Greek word (Diabolos) used in the Bible to
describe the evil one. The first part of the word, dia,
means through. Bolos means throw (it’s where we get the
English words ball and bowl).
So, Devil means one who throws through, which implied Slanderer in Greek, so that’s the way it’s
translated herein.
Lucifer is a Hebrew word, but it isn’t really a name
for the Slanderer. This translating error created a myth. A prophecy found at
Isaiah the Fourteenth Chapter is speaking of the King of Babylon, but these
words also seem to be a subtle reference to the Wicked One. So, an ancient
translator took the word lucifer, found in verse 12, and rather than translating it
correctly as ‘shining one,’ or ‘son of the dawn,’ he just left the word untranslated,
because he assumed Lucifer to be the proper name of the Slanderer. It isn’t.
Beelzebub: There are eight
references in the Bible to this Hebrew word, and it does refer to the
Slanderer. However, once again, this is not a proper name. It appears to be a
title. Beel (like Baal) means Lord. Zebub appears to refer to flies (the
insects). So, Beelzebub likely means Lord
of Flies.
Is the Opposer (Slanderer or Beelzebub) a real
person? All one has to do is look at the titles he was given above to realize
that he is. To deny his existence negates the rest of the Bible. For example,
when dealing with Adam’s sin, why did God adhere so closely to a law when other
options were available to Him? Why didn’t he just destroy rebellious Adam and
create another man?
The fact is, He created men and
His messengers with the ability to choose whether to serve Him or not, so none
are automatons. And as a man failed in the Paradise of Pleasure, we can assume
(and the Scriptures support) that there were failures (and rebels) in the
heavens also. This is the reason why it became necessary to have a law that
clearly outlined what rebellion against God constituted, and what the
consequences of violating that law would be. It was obviously for the sake of
the millions of millions of heavenly spirit (breath) creatures that the issue
of rebellion here on the earth had to be resolved by legal means, and in a way
that demonstrated the love and loyalty of God’s first-born son, which resulted
in the painful need for a ‘ransom’ (Jesus’ death).
And other questions are raised.
For example, while Jesus was being tempted in the desert, was he simply
struggling with the bad inside
himself rather than against a
real, evil personality? If so, we would have to conclude that there was bad in
Jesus.
Also, was the battle in heaven,
as spoken of at Revelation the Twelfth Chapter, just figurative and not a real
war against the Opposer and
his messengers? If so, then ‘evil thoughts’ were rampant in heaven prior to that battle. And, in what
sense would ‘the Opposer’ and his ‘messengers’ have lost the battle and have
been confined to the earth? Also, why would internal evil be ‘angry’ in knowing
that he just has ‘a short period of time left?’
And lastly, when the Opposer entered God’s presence and spoke to
Him (Job the First Chapter), can we assume that this inherent evil
was found in God? That
isn’t likely
Question/insight #18: "It is my understanding that the early Hebrews did not have
the concepts for Lucifer, satan, hell, angels, devil, and
that they learned these things from the Zoroastrians when in captivity in
Response #18:
This is largely correct, but some clarification
might be helpful. You mentioned the terms "Lucifer, satan, hell, angels,
devil." Below are some comments on each of these.
LUCIFER: "Lucifer" in the KJV simply means "morning star"
and refers to the King of Babylon, though traditionally erroneously associated
with Satan. Harper's Bible
Dictionary (San Francisco:
Harper and Row, 1985) writes:
Lucifer, the
English translation in the kjv (Isa. 14:12) of the Hebrew word meaning 'light bringer'
or 'shining one,' sometimes designating the morning (or day) star, that is,
Venus (cf. rsv: 'Day Star'). The
English word 'Lucifer' comes from the Latin for 'light bearer.' In Isa. 14:12, the King of
Babylon, in an apparent reference to Canaanite mythology, is tauntingly called 'Day Star, son of
Dawn' because he has fallen from his lofty but temporary position of power. In
the Christian church, this passage from Isaiah came to be connected with Jesus'
saying in Luke 10:18: 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.' Thus the
connection was made (erroneously) between Lucifer and Satan, and Lucifer was
popularly understood as another name for Satan.
SATAN and DEVIL: Satan (Hebrew: satan, Greek satanas) and the devil (Greek, diabolos) are virtually synonymous
terms, as described on the BibleTexts webpage on "Satan" athttp://www.bibletexts.com/terms/satan.htm.
It should be noted that what the KJV New Testament always incorrectly
translates "devils" should have been translated as
"demons," not as "devils." This is true for many of the KJV's references to "devil" as well. (All modern translations
have made those corrections.)
HELL: In the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated "hell" in
the KJV is "sheol." In the Greek Old
Testament Septuagint (the Bible used by Paul and most of the early Christian
church), more than 100 times "sheol" is translated
"hades." The Greek word "geheena" is not used at all
in the Septuagint. In the Hebrew Old Testament the
Gehenna, hell
or hellfire. The word is derived from
Hebrew ge-hinnom, meaning '
ANGELS: References to "angels" go all the way back to Genesis and
are found throughout the Old Testament. As with "satan" and many other
terms, the concept of "angels" continued to evolve in Jewish and
Christian literature, especially during the Exile period, to which you
referred. Gerhard von Rad in The Theological Dictionary of the New
Testament, Abridged in One Volume (GrandRapids:Eerdmans,
1985), writes:
malak [angel] in the OT.
1. Used for
both human and angelic messengers, malak is often combined with Yahweh to denote a special angelic being:
the "angel of the Lord." This angel has a special commission to help
and guide
2. With the
angel of the Lord are other heavenly beings, though these are seldom called
angels. Forming God's entourage, they seem to have no autonomous functions and
are in no sense objects of worship.
3. Angelology
increased after the exile, perhaps under outside influences, or to maintain the
divine transcendence. In Job the angels, who are not wholly pure (
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