Hello friends. I have a question. What scripture in my kjv can I get a proper description of Satan. Everyone says he's a red faced creature with horns. I know he was a cherub that guarded the covenant of the ark , but can't get a real description. Any help will be appreciated. Ty
This scripture is about as close as I can get too what satan looks like ( 2 Corinthians 11:14
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.) satan makes every temptation that he offers look good to fleshly mind and eye because he is a master of deception. God made all the other angels, and the Word of God does not say any of them was hideous so why would satan be, because God made him also.
The scary thought is that apart from being saved; anything we perceive as "spiritual" truly is in some form representative of Satan. For those who He has called and chosen; insight is often given of God through the Creation and in the process involved until the actual time on earth when one is saved. Even if we are saved; there is scriptural mandate to NOT create any image of God; represented by creatures in heaven above or the earth below.
It should be fairly clear that Satan himself is not going to readily appear as to how he actually is; that is coming to "steal, kill and destroy." ( John 10:10). Whatever Hollywood has represented or other entertainment venues is merely man's representation. He is certainly NOT currently in hell; and when he is cast there it will be endless torment so he isn't there with a pitchfork enjoying some sort of authority. The confusion over this is perhaps over the verse mentioning that he used to have but no longer has any control over those who have passed. Hades USED to have a place of comfort and a place of torment; Christ was said to have declared his victory and took captivity captive (i.e. the saints were taken to heaven from the paradise section ( Ephesians 4:7-10). God is the creator of all souls; and hence God Himself was the one who couldn't allow access to the Father until in time and space the sacrifice was complete of His Son for our propitiation. Satan just acts as the "accuser of the saints" and will until he is cast to earth ( Rev. 12:10). He has gone from an anointed Cherub (who it would seem was a creature without wings) to having access but not rule to heavenly places and transiting through the 2nd heaven; to the Tribulation when he is cast to the earth with his angels. As with anyone in authority; he rules over all the "powers and principalities" mentioned in Ephesians 6. To the world and lost he appears as an "angel of light" ( 2 Cor. 11:14). He is limited in time and space; his minions act as emissaries
Satan is a created being, what does he look like? Isaiah 14:12-15 morning star, translated Lucifer, the morning star/day star is the planet, Venus, it is brightest just before sunrise, 2 Corinthians 11:14 an angel of light, 1 Peter 5:8 a roaring lion, Revelation 12:3 great red dragon seven heads ten horns and seven crowns. There are many descriptions of Satan, but he is a master of disguise.
The horrific almost cartoonish description of Satan comes from the Middle Ages. If the understanding it is covering Satan, Ezekiel 28:14 says Satan was a covering cherub. There are seraphim we see in Isaiah 6:1-6 and in Revelation 4:6-9 called beasts, and cherubim, is in the bible more times, seraphim six wings, cherubim four wings. The biblical descriptions, I believe if we came face to face with, we would faint from fear.
Satan is not omnipresent; he can only be in one place at a time. There are evil spirits and evil angels he controls on this earth, we see in Daniel, battles that we cannot see, Daniel 10. The devil and his evil spirits can affect our life, and it can be vicious, Ephesians 6:12 but we far too often use that to excuse our own bad choices (the devil made me do it). Galatians 5:17
We also have been told, James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Dear Suze If you search here on this web site, you might find a thread about "satan's many names and titles". Among many names you have: the enemy, the evil one, the angel of the light, a roaring lion, and so on and mm.
A correct picture of him is probably impossible, but when you see all the names you will be able to form an opinion. But look at it, for fine you, he can come in Many Shapes.
I'm not saying this to make you afraid of anything and everyone. For it is only the holy Blood of Jesus Christ who can help you in your terrible times. Therefore, you become familiar with all life forms if you read in God's word, He has created everything you know.
A demon, on the other hand, can be a picture of what it represents, a spirit of disease is green full of pain and fever. Completely crippled. These demons often manifest themselves as self-abrogation, ones that will make us believe that the wrongdoing is the right thing to do.
Seek the Lord Jesus Christ dear, when He still are to and find on our planet. Be sure of the Lord and you will throw away all other evil things and spirits from you in His Holy Name Jesus Christ the Name above all other Names. He will have the glory of eternity, Amen
Hebrew 6:1-14 Love u in Christ and lock for Jesus and His Spirit, and be aware of the dark side that can look cheerful and happy.
If he was so easy to recognise we would all find it much easier to avoid him , temptation , if we succumb to it , leads us into sin , and each of us has our own personal weekness that we find hard to resist . That's what being human is , being weak . That's why we needed Christ , to come and do what we can't do and to willingly offer himself in order to save us from our own sinful selves . If we could be sinless we wouldn't have needed Christ . God knows we can't do it . That's why He prepared His plan of salvation for us in His Son . We are our own worst enemy . We sin and often we try to justify our own sinfulness to ourselves and even others , it wasn't our fault , it was just one time , we didn't realise what was happening etc etc etc . We need forgiveness . We have that when we accept Christ as our Saviour . He is the propitiation for our sins . This is the Love of God and the love of Christ that they have toward each other and toward us . Grab it and hold on tight and rejoice in the Grace of God through Christ our Saviour .
I believe that satan ,as he is so called , is just a word for temptation . Temptation to sin , to do something that you know is wrong in God's eyes comes in many forms and is different for everyone according to our own personal weakness . That's what I think , I also think that in the Bible , satan and his many aliases , can refer to actual people as in the case of Lucifer who was a really the king of Babylon and also the Roman authorities in one of Paul's letters but I can't remember which one at the moment . I know from reading this site for a long time now ,that there are people on here who believe very differently to me which is fine by me . Maybe one of them will come on this thread and tell you exactly what he looks like .
By your invitation, I will share my view. I believe that Satan is an actual created spiritual being, not a name for temptation.
We are tempted by Satan or one of his fallen angels to sin. These use our weaknesses to tempt us.
James also says that we tempt ourselves.
"But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-gown, brings forth death." James 1:14-15
John also tells us that the world tempts us.
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the list of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but of this world."
1John 2:16
Satan was Jesus' tempter in the desert where Jesus fasted for 40 days. The two had conversations. It was not Jesus haing conversation with Himself, but a conversation between two beings.
Hi , I have no problem with people believing different things to me so I don't intend to get into big debates with others . I give my thoughts , opinions , beliefs etc and then I move on . If people don't agree with me I'm ok with that also . I have no desire to try and change anyone's mind about anything . God bless you .
God Bless You to tonight. Thanks for your contribution to the discussion on here. I am always helped by what others have to say. I may not always concur, and may voice this and say why, but I believe that that is allowed according to the guidelines.
Have a restful night's sleep and I'll "see" you tomorrow or so.
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.) satan makes every temptation that he offers look good to fleshly mind and eye because he is a master of deception. God made all the other angels, and the Word of God does not say any of them was hideous so why would satan be, because God made him also.
It should be fairly clear that Satan himself is not going to readily appear as to how he actually is; that is coming to "steal, kill and destroy." ( John 10:10). Whatever Hollywood has represented or other entertainment venues is merely man's representation. He is certainly NOT currently in hell; and when he is cast there it will be endless torment so he isn't there with a pitchfork enjoying some sort of authority. The confusion over this is perhaps over the verse mentioning that he used to have but no longer has any control over those who have passed. Hades USED to have a place of comfort and a place of torment; Christ was said to have declared his victory and took captivity captive (i.e. the saints were taken to heaven from the paradise section ( Ephesians 4:7-10). God is the creator of all souls; and hence God Himself was the one who couldn't allow access to the Father until in time and space the sacrifice was complete of His Son for our propitiation. Satan just acts as the "accuser of the saints" and will until he is cast to earth ( Rev. 12:10). He has gone from an anointed Cherub (who it would seem was a creature without wings) to having access but not rule to heavenly places and transiting through the 2nd heaven; to the Tribulation when he is cast to the earth with his angels. As with anyone in authority; he rules over all the "powers and principalities" mentioned in Ephesians 6. To the world and lost he appears as an "angel of light" ( 2 Cor. 11:14). He is limited in time and space; his minions act as emissaries
Satan is a created being, what does he look like? Isaiah 14:12-15 morning star, translated Lucifer, the morning star/day star is the planet, Venus, it is brightest just before sunrise, 2 Corinthians 11:14 an angel of light, 1 Peter 5:8 a roaring lion, Revelation 12:3 great red dragon seven heads ten horns and seven crowns. There are many descriptions of Satan, but he is a master of disguise.
The horrific almost cartoonish description of Satan comes from the Middle Ages. If the understanding it is covering Satan, Ezekiel 28:14 says Satan was a covering cherub. There are seraphim we see in Isaiah 6:1-6 and in Revelation 4:6-9 called beasts, and cherubim, is in the bible more times, seraphim six wings, cherubim four wings. The biblical descriptions, I believe if we came face to face with, we would faint from fear.
Satan is not omnipresent; he can only be in one place at a time. There are evil spirits and evil angels he controls on this earth, we see in Daniel, battles that we cannot see, Daniel 10. The devil and his evil spirits can affect our life, and it can be vicious, Ephesians 6:12 but we far too often use that to excuse our own bad choices (the devil made me do it). Galatians 5:17
We also have been told, James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
God bless,
RLW
A correct picture of him is probably impossible, but when you see all the names you will be able to form an opinion. But look at it, for fine you, he can come in Many Shapes.
I'm not saying this to make you afraid of anything and everyone. For it is only the holy Blood of Jesus Christ who can help you in your terrible times. Therefore, you become familiar with all life forms if you read in God's word, He has created everything you know.
A demon, on the other hand, can be a picture of what it represents, a spirit of disease is green full of pain and fever. Completely crippled. These demons often manifest themselves as self-abrogation, ones that will make us believe that the wrongdoing is the right thing to do.
Seek the Lord Jesus Christ dear, when He still are to and find on our planet. Be sure of the Lord and you will throw away all other evil things and spirits from you in His Holy Name Jesus Christ the Name above all other Names. He will have the glory of eternity, Amen
Hebrew 6:1-14 Love u in Christ and lock for Jesus and His Spirit, and be aware of the dark side that can look cheerful and happy.
Only the Holy Bible Amen.
By your invitation, I will share my view. I believe that Satan is an actual created spiritual being, not a name for temptation.
We are tempted by Satan or one of his fallen angels to sin. These use our weaknesses to tempt us.
James also says that we tempt ourselves.
"But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-gown, brings forth death." James 1:14-15
John also tells us that the world tempts us.
"For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, the list of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but of this world."
1John 2:16
Satan was Jesus' tempter in the desert where Jesus fasted for 40 days. The two had conversations. It was not Jesus haing conversation with Himself, but a conversation between two beings.
God Bless You to tonight. Thanks for your contribution to the discussion on here. I am always helped by what others have to say. I may not always concur, and may voice this and say why, but I believe that that is allowed according to the guidelines.
Have a restful night's sleep and I'll "see" you tomorrow or so.
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