Just a little about myself, i am a Christian who believes in the Devil, but this video by this guy has shaken my belief in the devil, i'll try to summarize the video. Tell me your thoughts on this, do you agree or disagree?
>The central figure related to this panic, a fallen angel who sits on the throne of hell is simply not real, this is not a of skepticism of the supernatural rather it is a statement rooted in Christianity. The Devil as depicted in popular culture does not exist in the holy bible.
>In the book of Job however the Devil is not "the Devil". Although mistranslated and misrepresented in the Christian Bible, the Hebrew bible does not name him Satan but rather "ha-satan". "ha" translates into the definite article "the" and Satan closely translates to the accuser, the adversary (or within the specific context of the book of job) the prosecutor. Satan is not a proper name but a title or descriptor. In the book of Job God meets with his heavenly court, who they are depends on the book, in Psalms82:1 They are called divine beings and gods, in 1 Kings 22:19 they are the heavenly hosts, but suffice to say they're beings to assist God in one way or another, among them is ha-satan.
>in the book of Zaccaria the accuser appears only to be rebuked
>in the hebrew bible the only time the proper name is used in 1 chronicles, to the author and to the Jewish poeple this was not meant to be "that satan"
>Many scholars understand the Hebrew satan to refer to the infamous heavenly being but it is more likely here to refer to a human adversary. Thought somethings are clear such as the basics of translations, the motivations of the anonymous authors of the Hebrew Bible are challenging to determine in even less confusing circumstances. never the less every reference to the "the devil" in the Old Testament practically has an asterisk next to it.
>When Christians re-translated the Hebrew Bible as their old testament, the word "satan" was often capitalized and made Satan, even if it wasn't the satan, God's servant, any satan meaning any accuser, any enemy. For example Psalms 109:6-7 Appoint a wicked man over him; may the accuser Post too long. Click here to view the full text.