(November 4, 2013 at 3:44 pm)John V Wrote:(November 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm)Dionysius Wrote: In Job 1:8 after God noticing satan's apparent idleness asked him if he had considered his servant Job, delineating his noteworthy attributes. Satan goes on to insinuate that he has noticed Job but if were not for the hedge of protection that God had placed about him he likely would have already set upon him. So God does the unthinkable, he removes his protection from Job allowing satan to have at him.I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with your conclusion. As you note yourself, God praises Job, while Satan makes charges against him. God removes the hedge about him, but it's Satan who attacks. Satan is the antagonist.
That may be but where the Fuck did Satan come from when God created the world perfect.
Also if God loved his creation - E.g. he supposidly sent Jesus (Himself) --- A point that Jews and Muslims deny to save them - Then why the heck wager anything with Satan and why not obliterate him.
If your book of Revelation says that satan is going to goto the Pit in the end then what sick pleasure does God get letting him poison everything first.
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