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5 days ago · Christianity - Satan, Origin, Evil: In the Bible, especially the New Testament, Satan (the Devil) comes to appear as the representative of evil. Enlightenment thinkers endeavoured to push the figure of the Devil out of Christian consciousness as being a product of the fantasy of the Middle Ages.
Jul 18, 2024 · Two separate things happened and then merged: Satan became the proper name of the devil, a supernatural power now seen to oppose God as the leader of demons and the forces of evil; and the serpent in the Garden of Eden came to be identified with him.
Jul 22, 2024 · The Root of David is a reference to His connection with David (who was also from the tribe of Judah) and His rule as king. When King David reigned, the Lord established a covenant with him, promising that David’s throne would “be established forever” (2 Samuel 7:16).
2 days ago · George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 – May 17, 1999) was an American physician and suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia. [ 1] He was never formally charged with the crime, but is believed by many to have been the murderer, including by two of his children. He was also accused of raping his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but ...
Jul 22, 2024 · The term root of Jesse figuratively stands for the Messiah. The “root” of a family is its progenitor. Jesse was King David’s father. We know from the genealogical records (Matthew 1:1–17 and Luke 3:23–38) that Jesus was descended from the line of Jesse and his son David.
2 days ago · Satan, [ a] also known as the Devil, [ b] is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination".
2 days ago · The problem of evil is generally formulated in two forms: the logical problem of evil and the evidential problem of evil.
