Good Vs. Evil
Everyone knows the classic battle "Good Vs. Evil". Now on this post I am taking a religious look at this. As most Christians know or should, God created everything. So I was wondering, if God did create everything why did he create Satan? Did he do it to test our faith? But if so why would create a evil force that woe people over to a bad just as easily or more so? I personally would believe in God a lot more if there was nothing bad out there and it was just him. Or did God create evil to weed out life to see who was worthy of going to heaven. But if he loves us all why would he want to torture us with evil things. And yes and do know the story of Adam and Eve but why would God firstly, create curiosity in humans if something was evil in Eden and secondly why would he even tempt them not to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge. Unless God knew that humans were destructive creatures bent on global domination and after the whole flood thing to wipe out all evil, we turned out evil anyways? Is God really just a kid with a big magnifying glass taking out humans one at a time? Did he just say that his ways were above our understandings just so we wouldn't figure this out (or not)? And maybe that the other 90% of our brains that we don't use are meant to decipher the religious meanings that God imposed on us. I guess this post is more about religious questions than Good Vs. Evil and yes I got a little carried away with them but anyways... Back to the whole good vs. Evil thing. Is there limited space in heaven, so this way there was a need for hell? But if God does indeed have a plan for all of us, then why did he create people like Pontius Pilot or Hitler if he knew they were going to do horrible things.
Yes God does move in mysterious ways...
Yes God does move in mysterious ways...
posted by Achilles at 3:01 PM
ok one question answered, now try the rest
Satan, a.k.a. the archangel Lucifer was one of god's supreme angels, some of the greatest of his creations. The archangels are horribly powerful and have been known to visit patron saints in times past. The bible tells us that pride (one of the seven cardinal sins) got the better of Lucifer and he said "I shall put my star above even the throne of god." Gog didn't like this, so there was a civil war in the seventh heaven. Lucifer's angels battled the archangel Michael and his angels. Michael is the protector of the catholic church. Anyways, Michael, after a great battle, expelled Lucifer and his angels, a.k.a. demons, out of the 7th heaven and into the heaven which the earth is located. (I believe it is the 3rd) This result caused Lucifer to take control of the earth, which he controls to this day. Only when Jesus returns to establish his government in Palestine and rule the world will Lucifer be cast into the lake of fire where he will be "tormented in the presence of the angels"(rev ??).
Achilles, I had my idea as a result of the week-long trip to Canada which you know what for. Dem just happened to write his before I wrote mine.