Opinions on the devil
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Depends on who you are talking about when you say the "the devil".
In pop culture, the devil is essentially an aspect of everything bad in the world. everything from cussing to genocide is considered work of the devil. this devil is obviously an asshole and resisting him is a no brainer.
If we were talking about Satan in the book of job, the Tester of Faith interpretation seems accurate. whether he tests faith because he tries to lead people astray, or he tests faith because he is working for God, seems to be up for interpretation. In either case, resistance comes down to your religious affiliation. if you are a follower of God, you would resist Satan. If you are not, then whether or not you resist Satan seems to not matter.
If we're talking about Paradise Lost's Lucifer, he's just a jealous beta male. his reasons for rebelling aren't 100% clear, but he seems intent on co-opting God rather than building his own kingdom. he does posit the question of whether it's better to serve in heaven or rule in hell, but his actions are destructive to God's design, rather than constructive to his own. He's a loser, not really worth thinking about.
The funny thing is most catholic theology really ties into the idea that Satan is kind of a loser that has no real power. It's why the church never took witch hunts seriously because the devil couldn't convey power.
Don't the same people claim Satan was a title ancient hebrews used to demonize Ba'al and other gods?
I've always seen that term as "we can't disprove how awesome we are, so now we will say it's bad."
Satan does mean opponent. It shows up in sports in Arabic at times. Liverpool may dislike Man U a lot, but I doubt they think Manchester is the symbol of all evil and discord in the universe.
The column on the right feels like a personal attack.
I prefer the Satan that gives me Brimstone for two red hearts, personally.
In all seriousness. I've always seen Satan as the archetypical griefer. Wrecking everyone and everything solely for the spiteful satisfaction of "getting one over" God.
This is too obtuse for me.
What is being said here?
Satan hangs around your loved ones and sows discord?
Encourages you personally to isolate instead of participating more in communal traditional joy?
Makes you mention Trump at the Christmas dinner?