Response to “Pious prophets” a novel excerpt from Anton Lavey “Pious prophets have taught man to fear Satan. But what of terms like "God fearing"? If God is so merciful‚ why do people have to fear him? Are we to believe there is nowhere we can turn to escape fear? If you have to fear God‚ why not be "Satan fearing" and at least have the fun that being God fearing denies you?” (45) This novel excerpt from The Satanic Bible plays around with the term “god fearing” and‚ in a way‚ mocks some of the
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Jesus not only served God but also all of humanity. Jesus crossed national‚ racial and economic barriers without hesitation. Jesus is shown again and again as one having authority not only by his spoken word but over the forces of nature‚ over Satan and his demons‚ over sickness and disease‚ and even over death. Although Jesus authority became widely known throughout the area of Galilee and he often referred to himself as the son of man‚ he did not want to reveal that he was the son of God.
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them‚ we can’t recognize if we are dealing with them. If we never talk about them‚ we are saying that they don’t exist‚ or they are not relevant. In addition‚ if we do not address these spiritual bieing and only talk about Satan‚ then we might communicate a messge that Satan is far more powerful than he reallyis. They are usually depicted as very evil creatures sent to inhibit or harm humankind. It is very rare to see demons represented in any way shape or form as good or beneficial. Part One
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introduced by Satan in the Garden of Eden and still lingers in the world we live in. In today’s world religion is one of the biggest parts of any culture. It is the basis of what many still believe in today. With Christianity reaching almost every corner of the world‚ the story of original sin is known well. This gives Milton a solid base to interpret what was happening in the background from the original story in the Bible. This gives the audience the ability to hear angels as well as Satan. The reader
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fright that Satan has taken over his soul and God won’t forgive him for it or his sins. A central theme of healing and forgiveness imply that John Donne‚ however much he wrote about God and being holy‚ wasn’t such a holy man all of the time and tried to make up for it in his writing. In sonnet 1‚ the speaker is talking to God. He tells God that his death is near. He feels that with all of the sins he has committed he is leaning towards hell instead of heaven. Satan has tempted him
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upright; he feared God and shunned evil.” (Job 1:1) Shortly after the brief introduction of Job‚ Satan‚ to God‚ initiates a conversation. Satan asks permission to test the faith of Job‚ for he complains that Job only serves God loyally because God has only ever bestowed blessings and protection upon Job. God grants Satan the chance to prove his theory‚ and poor Job must suffer the wrath of Satan. “As the book of Job explores the question of why bad things happen to good people‚ it points out that
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to earth having the key and a great chain with him; the key refers to access; to open access or to grant access to – thus access is granted to this angel to bind Satan. V. 2-3: These two verses describe the following: 1. The Description of Satan: “Dragon‚ serpent of old‚ the Devil‚ and Satan – Gen. 3:1.” 2. The Place in which Satan is bound: “the bottomless pit or abyss the place of the demon hordes that came upon the earth to torment mankind for 5 months (9:1-12).” 3. The length of the time
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to deliver him from the clutches of evil Satan and ensure his eternal salvation. Donne uses a remarkable simile-"like an usurpt town"-to describe his pitiable sinful condition of slavery to sin and how his conscience and reason have been completely overwhelmed by Satan and hence cannot set him free. The only way he can be saved is‚ the Triune God should "batter"-smash through-the gates of the captive town‚ his heart and release him from the clutches of Satan and save his soul. He wants God to completely
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The Lord of the Flies can be visualized as a biblical or a political allegory‚ however‚ the most accurate allegory is biblical. The biblical allegory represents the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. This is indicated in the book by how Simon and the Lord of the Flies are intertwined‚ how Jack and the other boys are tempted by the beast‚ and how Ralph joins in with Jack and the others. In an interview with William Golding‚ Golding emphasizes that Simon was a Christ-like figure in Lord
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Quintanilla 1 Dante Alighieri‚ born in Florence‚ Italy‚ was once one of the greatest writers of the 13th century. He wrote poetry early in his life but was also a politician‚ he was strongly opposed with the churches political conflicts. He basically wanted politics and religion separated so the pope wouldn’t have too much power‚ but the pope still opposed. Dante was soon exiled from his home town which gave him time to write his spiritually political‚ The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy is an
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