Origin of Allah(Al-illah)

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

So you agree that Christianity is monotheistic now I take it Zen?

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My point being that satan is a god equal to yahweh.

And counts as such in the christian pantheon.

Really,and what it the basis for your conclusion? Just curious,as it's not one I've heard before in a contemporary Christian context. My understanding is Satan is not even a god,per se,but a fallen angel (aka Lucifer) who was created by god.


In much of Christian iconography,Satan is actually Pan, a minor Greek nature god.

Beezelebub (lord of the flies) may have been based on Moloch,a rather nasty Babylonian god .Baa'l is another name for Satan yet is a title meaning Lord,not a proper name.

My point is that there in no consensus about the origin or nature of Satan/Lucifer/Shaitan/The Devil.


A common explanation:

Satan (Hebrew: הַשָׂטָן ha-Satan ("the accuser")[citation needed] ; Persian "sheytân"; Arabic: الشيطان ash-Shayṭān ("the adversary") - both from the Semitic root: Ś-Ṭ-N) is an embodiment of antagonism that originates from the Abrahamic religions, being traditionally considered a "fallen" angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and a Jinn in Islamic belief. Originally, the term was used as a title for various entities (humans, accusing angels, etc.) that challenged the religious faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible.[1] Since then, the Abrahamic religions have used "Satan" as a name for the Devil.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan