a b c d e f g h Christiano, Kevin J.; Kivisto, Peter; Swatos, William H. Jr., eds. (2015) [2002]. "Boundary Issues: Church, State, and New Religions – "Satanism" and Anti-Satanism". Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments (3rded.). Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. pp.318–324. ISBN 978-1-4422-1691-4. LCCN 2001035412. 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. Psalm 109:6b "and let Satan stand at his right hand" (KJV) [14] or "let an accuser stand at his right hand." ( ESV, etc.)

Given the immense draw of the classic battle between good and evil, it’s likely that the Devil’s influence is here to stay, and he will continue to influence religion, literature and pop culture worldwide. Sources Hertenstein, Mike; Jon Trott, Selling Satan: The Evangelical Media and the Mike Warnke Scandal (Chicago: Cornerstone Press, 1993)In the Quran, Satan is apparently an angel, [186] but, in 18:50, he is described as "from the jinns". [186] This, combined with the fact that he describes himself as having been made from fire, posed a major problem for Muslims exegetes of the Quran, [186] who disagree on whether Satan is a fallen angel or the leader of a group of evil jinn. [196] According to a hadith from Ibn Abbas, Iblis was actually an angel whom God created out of fire. Ibn Abbas asserts that the word jinn could be applied to earthly jinn, but also to "fiery angels" like Satan. [197] In the 19th century, Éliphas Lévi published his French books of the occult, and in 1855 produced his well-known drawing of the Baphomet which continues to be used by some Satanists today. That Baphomet drawing is the basis of the sigil of Baphomet, which was first adopted by the non-theistic Satanist group called the Church of Satan. [76]

The word with the definite article Ha-Satan ( Hebrew: הַשָּׂטָן hasSāṭān) occurs 17 times in the Masoretic Text, in two books of the Hebrew Bible: Job ch. 1–2 (14×) and Zechariah 3:1–2 (3×). [11] [12] It is translated in English bibles mostly as 'Satan'. 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] During the early modern period, witches were widely believed to engage in sexually explicit Satanic rituals with demons, [153] such as the one shown in this illustration by Martin van Maële in the 1911 edition of Satanism and Witchcraft by Jules Michelet. Wicca is a modern, syncretic Neopagan religion, [243] whose practitioners many Christians have incorrectly assumed to worship Satan. [243] In actuality, Wiccans do not believe in the existence of Satan or any analogous figure [243] and have repeatedly and emphatically rejected the notion that they venerate such an entity. [243] The cult of the skeletal figure of Santa Muerte, which has grown exponentially in Mexico, [244] [245] has been denounced by the Catholic Church as Devil-worship. [246] However, devotees of Santa Muerte view her as an angel of death created by God, [247] and many of them identify as Catholic. [248]

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Faxneld, Per; Petersen, Jesper Aagaard, eds. (2013). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977923-9 . Retrieved 28 June 2020. LaVeyan Satanists embrace the original etymological meaning of the word "Satan" ( Hebrew: שָּׂטָן satan, meaning "adversary"). According to Peter H. Gilmore, "The Church of Satan has chosen Satan as its primary symbol because in Hebrew it means adversary, opposer, one to accuse or question. We see ourselves as being these Satans; the adversaries, opposers and accusers of all spiritual belief systems that would try to hamper enjoyment of our life as a human being." [237] a b Bataille, George (1986). Erotism: Death and Sensuality. Dalwood, Mary (trans.). City Lights. p.126. ISBN 9780872861909 . Retrieved 21 May 2008. Sade, Donatien (2006). The Complete Marquis De Sade. Holloway House. pp.157–158. ISBN 9780870679407 . Retrieved 22 May 2008.