Graves, Kersey (1995). Biography of Satan: Exposing the Origins of the Devil. Book Tree. ISBN 1-885395-11-6. Here is the ' The Devil's Fire' book by Mariam El- Hafi. Enjoy the interesting story, ' The Devil's Fire' at your fingertips! A figure known as ha-satan ("the satan") first appears in the Hebrew Bible as a heavenly prosecutor, subordinate to Yahweh (God), who prosecutes the nation of Judah in the heavenly court and tests the loyalty of Yahweh's followers. During the intertestamental period, possibly due to influence from the Zoroastrian figure of Angra Mainyu, the satan developed into a malevolent entity with abhorrent qualities in dualistic opposition to God. In the apocryphal Book of Jubilees, Yahweh grants the satan (referred to as Mastema) authority over a group of fallen angels, or their offspring, to tempt humans to sin and punish them.

What’s wrong? Did you fall? Where does it hurt?” He helped me up into a sitting position but I felt so weak, my body was almost completely limp against his. The Second Book of Enoch, also called the Slavonic Book of Enoch, contains references to a Watcher called Satanael. [48] It is a pseudepigraphic text of an uncertain date and unknown authorship. The text describes Satanael as being the prince of the Grigori who was cast out of heaven [49] and an evil spirit who knew the difference between what was "righteous" and "sinful". [50] In the Book of Wisdom, the devil is taken to be the being who brought death into the world, but originally the culprit was recognized as Cain. [51] [52] [53] The name Samael, which is used in reference to one of the fallen angels, later became a common name for Satan in Jewish Midrash and Kabbalah. [54] Judaism The sound of a shofar ( pictured) is believed to symbolically confuse Satan. Russell, Jeffrey Burton (1984), Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Ages, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-9429-X Russell, Jeffrey Burton. The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History (1992) excerpt and text searchChronicles 21:1, "Satan stood up against Israel" (KJV) or "And there standeth up an adversary against Israel" ( Young's Literal Translation) [13] Forsyth, Neil (1987). The Satanic Epic. Princeton University Press; Reprint edition. ISBN 0-691-11339-4. My breath got caught in my throat as I didn’t expect him to do anything like this. Tingles erupted in my stomach when he wrapped his arms around me, his hands rested on my stomach. Davies, Douglas J. (2010). Fallen Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil and the Mormon Vision. University of Durham, UK. ISBN 978-1-4094-0830-7.

The main deity in the tentatively Indo-European pantheon of the Yazidis, Melek Taus, is similar to the devil in Christian and Islamic traditions, as he refused to bow down before humanity. [239] [240] Therefore, Christians and Muslims often consider Melek Taus to be Satan. [239] [240] However, rather than being Satanic, Yazidism can be understood as a remnant of a pre-Islamic Middle Eastern Indo-European religion, and/or a ghulat Sufi movement founded by Shaykh Adi. In fact, there is no entity in Yazidism which represents evil in opposition to God; such dualism is rejected by Yazidis. [241] a b R. C. Lucas; Christopher Green (2014). The Message of 2 Peter & Jude. InterVarsity Press. pp.168–. ISBN 978-0-8308-9784-1.

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The Synoptic Gospels identify Satan and his demons as the causes of illness, [79] including fever ( Luke 4:39), leprosy ( Luke 5:13), and arthritis ( Luke 13:11–16), [79] while the Epistle to the Hebrews describes the Devil as "him who holds the power of death" ( Hebrews 2:14). [85] The author of Luke-Acts attributes more power to Satan than both Matthew and Mark. [86] In Luke 22:31, Jesus grants Satan the authority to test Peter and the other apostles. [87] Luke 22:3–6 states that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus because "Satan entered" him [86] and, in Acts 5:3, Peter describes Satan as "filling" Ananias's heart and causing him to sin. [88] The Gospel of John only uses the name Satan three times. [89] In John 8:44, Jesus says that his Jewish or Judean enemies are the children of the Devil rather than the children of Abraham. [89] The same verse describes the Devil as "a man-killer from the beginning" [89] and "a liar and the father of lying." [89] [90] John 13:2 describes the Devil as inspiring Judas to betray Jesus [91] and John 12:31–32 identifies Satan as "the Archon of this Cosmos", who is destined to be overthrown through Jesus's death and resurrection. [92] John 16:7–8 promises that the Holy Spirit will "accuse the World concerning sin, justice, and judgement", a role resembling that of the Satan in the Old Testament. [93] In the Middle Ages, Satan played a minimal role in Christian theology and was used as a comic relief figure in mystery plays. During the early modern period, Satan's significance greatly increased as beliefs such as demonic possession and witchcraft became more prevalent. During the Age of Enlightenment, belief in the existence of Satan was harshly criticized by thinkers such as Voltaire. Nonetheless, belief in Satan has persisted, particularly in the Americas. Schimmel, Annemarie (1993). The Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. p.255. ISBN 978-0-791-41635-8.