Scary Things: The Devil and His Many Names

Published: March 13, 2022, 10:55 a.m.

b'What was your upbringing regarding your belief in Satan or the Devil? How were you taught (or scared) growing up about the fallen angel, the demon, the serpent, Beelzebub, and the many other names? In this episode, we will discover where our idea of Demon or Satan comes from. Brian is so excited about this subject and has prepared a ton of materials for this one. So tune in and see how your beliefs or ideas about the devil line up with what scripture says.\\xa0\\xa0\\nSatan in the Hebrew Bible: Numbers 22:22\\nAnd God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.\\nSatan in the Garden of Eden as the serpent: Ezekiel 28:12-19\\n\\u2018You were the seal of perfection,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.\\n \\nYou were in Eden,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the garden of God;\\nevery precious stone adorned you:\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0topaz, onyx and jasper,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.[b]\\nYour settings and mountings[c] were made of gold;\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0on the day you were created they were prepared.\\n \\nYou were anointed as a guardian cherub,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0for so I ordained you.\\nYou were on the holy mount of God;\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0you walked among the fiery stones.\\n \\nYou were blameless in your ways\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0from the day you were created\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0till wickedness was found in you.\\n \\nThrough your widespread trade\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0you were filled with violence,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and you sinned.\\nSo I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and I expelled you, guardian cherub,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0from among the fiery stones.\\n \\nYour heart became proud\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0on account of your beauty,\\nand you corrupted your wisdom\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0because of your splendor.\\nSo I threw you to the earth;\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I made a spectacle of you before kings.\\n \\nBy your many sins and dishonest trade\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0you have desecrated your sanctuaries.\\nSo I made a fire come out from you,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and it consumed you,\\nand I reduced you to ashes on the ground\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0in the sight of all who were watching.\\xa0\\n \\nAll the nations who knew you\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0are appalled at you;\\nyou have come to a horrible end\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and will be no more.\\u2019\\u201d\\n \\nWhere the term \\u201cfallen archangel\\u201d come from: Isaiah 14:12\\nHow you have fallen from the heavens, O Morning Star, son of the dawn!\\nHow you have been cut down to the earth, you who conquered nations!\\n \\nPop-cultural resources about The Devil:\\n\\nInferno by Dante Aligheri\\nParadise Lost by John Milton\\nThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer\\nScrewtape Letters by CS Lewis\\n\\n \\nA few images depicting Satan:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n \\n\\n \\n\\n \\n \\n \\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n \\n\\n \\n\\n \\n \\n \\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n \\n\\n \\n\\n \\n \\n \\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n \\n\\n \\n\\n \\n \\n \\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.\\n \\nIf you\\u2019d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.\\n \\nPhoto by Norbert Buduczki on Unsplash\\n\\n \\nThe post Scary Things: The Devil and His Many Names appeared first on Queer Theology.'