TNK” ha satan” vs. OT “Satan”/NT “Devil”

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[The beginning of our series on ‘there is NO devil’ —-this was first posted November 26, 2012. revised and rewritten for reposting  two more times in 2014 and 2016, and here’s take 4.   If you haven’t read the whole series, please check our SITEMAP or UPDATED SITE CONTENTS for the complete set of posts proving our contention scripturally.–Admin1.]

Christians have been taught about the devil, named Satan, or Lucifer, supposedly a fallen angel —

• who took 1/3 of the rebels among the angelic hosts (according to Revelation 12:9),
• who ‘lord’ it over humankind on earth,
• appear successful in their evil work,
• wreaking havoc,
• causing disasters,
• controlling souls of fallen mankind,
• causing disease,
• possessing clueless innocents,
• and so on and so forth (Paul’s epistles and the book of Acts and the Gospels all promote these).  

No need to rehash what all other articles on this subject in this website have explained at length.  

Really folks, think about it:  God allows a ‘power’ on earth to challenge His power and authority, who succeeds in influencing humans and  events to the point of causing them to put the second person of the Trinitarian Godhead to death?  

We used to marvel at this thought: wow, to what lengths does God as a human being go to get satisfaction for His own justice . . . pagan myths have this same plot. Definitely it is not of YHWH the Revelator of the Torah!  Humanity and humanity alone is responsible for their choices to remain ignorant of YHWH’s TORAH, to choose to live their way.   There are  enough of self-centered humanity causing suffering and wreaking havoc upon others —human beings,  living creatures,  the environment,  planet earth!  We all contribute in our little way to the destruction of ourselves and our world, whether willfully or ignorantly.

Just look at the fanatic religionists that persecute and terrorize others in the name of their God! And godless humanity acting only for their selfish interests to the detriment of all others.  Blame humanity, not fictitious Satan and his non-existent evil army of demons.  

The only Power in heaven and earth is YHWH.   He has allowed only one creature to have freedom of choice knowing this created being made in His image could indeed challenge His authority . . . and that is not ha satan nor the adversary nor the devil or Lucifer. Let us not underestimate man’s capability to choose evil over good, unrighteousness over righteousness, rebel against God and make himself a god.  

 [AST]  Job 2:1-4 – It happened one day: The angels came to stand before HASHEM, and the satan, too, came among them to stand before HASHEM. HASHEM said to the satan, “Where is it that you are coming from?” The satan answered God, and said, “From wandering and walking about the earth.” HASHEM asked the satan, “Did you set your heart to [take note of] My servant Job? For there is no one like him on earth; a wholesome and upright man, who fears God and shuns evil, and he still maintains his wholesomeness. You incited Me against him, to destroy him, for no reason!” The satan answered HASHEM, and said, “Skin for the sake of skin! Whatever a man has he would give up for his life!

[NASB]  Job 2:1-4 – Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. The LORD said to  Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The LORD said to  Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job ? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.” Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 

[AST]  Job 2:6,7 – HASHEM said to the satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but preserve his soul [from death]!” The satan departed from the presence of HASHEM and afflicted Job with severe boils, from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 

[AST]  Zechariah 3:1,2 – Then He showed me Joshua, the Kohen Gadol, standing before the angel of HASHEM, and the satan was standing on his right to accuse him. [The angel of] HASHEM said to the satan, “May HASHEM denounce you, O satan! May HASHEM, Who chooses Jerusalem, denounce you! Indeed, this [man] is like a firebrand saved from a fire!” 

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NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 4:5 –

Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

Matthew 4:8 –

Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

Matthew 4:10 –

Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’ “

Matthew 13:39 –

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age ; and the reapers are angels. 

Matthew 25:41 –

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 

Mark 1:13 –

And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan ; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

Mark 3:23 –

And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 3:26 –

“If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished! 

Mark 4:15 –

“These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 

Mark 7:26 –

Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 

Mark 7:29,30 –

And He said to her, “Because of this answer go ; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left. 

Mark 8:33 –

But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan ; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

Luke 4:2,3 –

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry. And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

Luke 4:6 –

And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory ; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

Luke 4:13 –

When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

Luke 4:33 –

In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

Luke 4:35 –

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, he came out of him without doing him any harm. 

Luke 7:33 –

“For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon !’ 

Luke 8:12 –

“Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 

Luke 8:29 –

For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times ; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.

Luke 9:42 –

While he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

Luke 10:18–

And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 

Luke 11:14 –

[Pharisees’ Blasphemy] And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute ; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke ; and the crowds were amazed.

Luke 11:18 –

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 

Luke 13:16 –

“And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 

Luke 22:3 –

And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.

Luke 22:31 –

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; 

John 6:70 –

Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?“

John 7:20 –

The crowd answered, “You have a demon ! Who seeks to kill You?” 

John 8:44 –

“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 8:52 –

The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.’

John 10:20,21 –

Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?” 

John 13:2 –

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, 

John 13:27 –

After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” 

Acts 5:3 –

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? 

Acts 10:38 –

“You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 

Acts 13:10 –

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?