Why does Satan hate you?

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Most of us take it for granted that Satan hates us. But why does he hate us? That question recently came up in my Our Sunday Visitor column. It is a very different kind of writing than I do here, in that it requires me to provide very brief answers. But I’m sure you sometimes appreciate brevity on the blog!

Why does Satan hate you?
 
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Satan hates us simply because he can hate us.

Satan is symbolic for man's evil human pride on earth. Why would Hitler murder six million Jews? Because he can. Man, especially man in world dominate secular power, has the power to do horrid things to other people on earth. Man's evil human pride on earth realizing this, says, 'Hey, lets take this free will out for a spin and see how much we can hate God!'

If you look at the scripture, pertaining to 'Satan', most often it is man's evil human pride, especially man's evil human pride in secular power, that the scripture is referring to.

Satan's envy and fall, which most people use to describe Satan, comes from the fall of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was the one whom God put in authority over Israel when they fell from grace in 587 B.C.. Man's evil human pride, in secular power, is still ruling over us today in Nebuchadnezzar's, world dominant secular power, successors. When Jesus takes over as King and Ruler of the world, Satan falls from power 'heaven'.

Was there really a snake in the Garden of Eden or was it really man's evil human pride who tempted Eve, then Adam, into sin? The term 'Satan' is symbolic for man's evil human pride on earth.

Here are some scriptures which are used to describe Satan. They are all talking about world dominant secular rulers. The scripture we use to describe 'Satan', are, or can be, talking about man's evil human pride on earth.

From: Fallen Angel, Morning Star, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon

NAB PRO 16:18

Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud.

NAB ISA 14:12 The King of Babylon.

How have you fallen from the heavens, O morning star, son of the dawn! How are you cut down to the ground, you who mowed down the nations! You said in your heart: “I will scale the heavens; Above the stars of God I will set up my throne; I will take my seat on the Mount of Assembly, in the recesses of the North. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will be like the Most High!” Yet down to the nether world you go to the recesses of the pit!

When they see you they will stare, pondering over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, and kingdoms quake? Who made the world a desert, razed its cities, and gave his captives no release? All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; But you are cast forth without burial, loathsome and corrupt, Clothed as those slain at sword-point, a trampled corpse. Going down to the pavement of the pit, you will never be one with them in the grave.” For you have ruined your land, you have slain your people!

NAB3 REV 12:1

. A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth.

NAB3 MAT 2:12

Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.”

NAB EZE 31:14

Thus no tree may grow lofty in stature or raise its crest among the clouds; no tree fed by water may stand by itself in its loftiness. For all of them are destined for death, for the land below, For the company of mortals, those who go down into the pit.

Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day he went down to the nether world I made the abyss close up over him; I stopped its streams so that the deep waters were held back. I cast gloom over Lebanon because of him, so that all the trees in the land drooped on his account. At the crash of his fall I made the nations rock, when I cast him down to the nether world with those who go down into the pit. In the land below, all Eden’s trees were consoled, Lebanon’s choice and best, all that were fed by water. They too have come down with him to the nether world, to those slain by the sword; those who dwelt in his shade are dispersed among the nations. Which was your equal in glory or size among the trees of Eden? Yet you have been brought down with the trees of Eden to the land below. You shall lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. Such are Pharaoh and all his hordes, says the Lord GOD.

NAB EZE 28 The Prince of Tyre.

Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord GOD: Because you are haughty of heart, you say, “A god am I! I occupy a godly throne in the heart of the sea!”— And yet you are a man, and not a god, however you may think yourself like a god. Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel, there is no secret that is beyond you. By your wisdom and your intelligence you have made riches for yourself; You have put gold and silver into your treasuries. By your great wisdom applied to your trading you have heaped up your riches; your heart has grown haughty from your riches— therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have thought yourself to have the mind of a god, Therefore I will bring against you foreigners, the most barbarous of nations. They shall draw their swords against your beauteous wisdom, they shall run them through your splendid apparel. They shall thrust you down to the pit, there to die a bloodied corpse, in the heart of the sea. Will you then say, “I am a god!” when you face your murderers? No, you are a man, not a god, handed over to those who will slay you. You shall die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners, for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, utter a lament over the king of Tyre, saying to him: Thus says the Lord GOD:

You were stamped with the seal of perfection, of complete wisdom and perfect beauty. In Eden, the garden of God, you were, and every precious stone was your covering (carnelian, topaz, and beryl, chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, garnet, and emerald); Of gold your pendants and jewels were made, on the day you were created. With the Cherub I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God, walking among the fiery stones. Blameless you were in your conduct from the day you were created, Until evil was found in you, the result of your far-flung trade; violence was your business, and you sinned. Then I banned you from the mountain of God; the Cherub drove you from among the fiery stones. You became haughty of heart because of your beauty; for the sake of splendor you debased your wisdom. I cast you to the earth, so great was your guilt; I made you a spectacle in the sight of kings.
Because of your guilt, your sinful trade, I have profaned your sanctuaries, And I have brought out fire from your midst which will devour you. I have reduced you to dust on the earth in the sight of all who should see you. Among the peoples, all who knew you stand aghast at you; You have become a horror, you shall be no more.

NAB GEN 3:4

But the serpent said to the woman: “You certainly will not die! No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods.

NAB SIR 10:12

The beginning of pride is man’s stubbornness in withdrawing his heart from his Maker; For pride is the reservoir of sin, a source which runs over with vice; Because of it God sends unheard-of afflictions and brings men to utter ruin.
 
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Jesus is tested in the wilderness by satan -

Matthew 4:1-11

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word that comes from the mouth of God.
’[b]”
5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”


7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’
[d]”
8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”

11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and attended Him.
 
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Most sadly my experience is that satan is a real factual ugly nasty creature using evil spirits roaming through the world which encompass all of which you say Steven - and a creature I ignore while focussing and being in Holy Communion with Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit,

Love and kindest wishes my Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ our Saviour
 
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Hence Jesus was required to exorcise evil spirits from people while living here on Earth.

satan's evil spirits exist, caused by satan itself, male and female intertwined. The male version of satan tries attacking every now and then when carrying out Jesus' Holy Callings; this is when the fasting increases to effectively block it.

Sing praises to God continually for several days without fasting at all and proclaim God's Glory from His Holy Messages to whomever you meet, while handing out God's Holy prayers including the project work of Jesus Christ our Saviour - then you will know precisely what I am saying about satan and its evil spirits.

"Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear My word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies." (John 8:43-44

Mentally I am cleared - no bipolar and no schizophrenia nor any mental disorder.

Love and kindest wishes my Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ our Saviour
 
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He hates me due to the umbilical cord of spiritual nuke inside of me, waiting to explode against him. Why? Cause even though I may be of the near high-class society, I still put God first over moneh and you all know it. I own a hospital through my parents where patients in need of physical recovery come and go.
 
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Jesus is tested in the wilderness by satan -

Matthew 4:1-11

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word that comes from the mouth of God.
’[b]”
5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”


7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’
[d]”
8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”

11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and attended Him.

Greetings Galilee,

I agree with you that there are demons. I do not think 'Satan', who rules over the demons, is a demon. I believe that it is evil pride, 'Satan', in the hearts of the demons, who rules over them in hell and chains them in hell.

Do you think that Satan was present to Jesus and His Disciples in the garden of Gethsemani? Christ's Disiples fell to the temptation of Satan in the Garden of Gethsemani simply be falling a sleep in disobedience to Jesus who commanded them to stay awake and pray.

Michie had a recent thread on how our free willed choices can be seen as temptation. It was a good read. I will try to find it again. Jesus is baptized, the Holy Spirit comes upon Him, then He immediately goes into the desert to fast for forty days. Jesus is in a weakened state due to fasting. Jesus is dealing with how He is going to deal with His free will during His ministry. So how would scripture present Jesus coming to grips with His heavenly Power? If Jesus even thinks, I have free will, I could choose to show my Power. Scripture would present Jesus simply coming to grips with what His free will could do as,
"the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only"."

Jesus, was hungry because He was fasting. Even thinking of His free will being able to create a miracle for bread to appear, would be described in scriptures as'
"The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word that comes from the mouth of God."​

So was there a little two horned red tailed demon with a pitch fork talking to Jesus as He fasted in the desert or is scripture describing Jesus coming to grips with His Power and what His free will would allow Him to do with His free willed Power? Jesus had the free willed capability to sin. Jesus always obeyed the Father and never fell to temptation and this is how Jesus loves the Father so greatly. Jesus, in His mind and prayers, would have run the different scenarios of what would constitute Him sinning. Jesus simply running through these scenarios in His mind would be reflected in scriptures as "Away from me, Satan!", or, in other words, away with from me, human free willed temptation to disobey the Father.

What do you think?

NAB MAT 26:36 The Agony in the Garden.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to feel sorrow and distress. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me.” He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.” When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test.The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open. He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again. Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners. Get up, let us go. Look, my betrayer is at hand.”
 
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Ego, pride, vanity and the 7 deadly sins are of satan the creature in its form as opposed to evil emotions of ego, pride, vanity including the fact that it works through demons and some lost souls.

It is audible and visual to people whom fully crack their heart open to Jesus on occasions in between Consecration of one's own Heart daily to Jesus' Sacred Heart and our Heavenly Mother Mary's Immaculate Heart.

I wish satan did not exist at all however wish it were only limited to the negative emotions of ego and pride; not all ego and pride kills Steven.

Kindest wishes my Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ our Saviour
 
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Hello Gallilee,

Why do you think the term 'Satan' only comes up three times in Old Testament? Adam and Eve, Job and Zechariah. Jesus uses the term Satan a great deal, but it is rarely used in Old Testament.

I think the image of 'Satan' is symbolic for man's evil pride rather than a red tailed demon. If there really was a red tailed demon tempting people, I would think he would pop up a great deal more in Old Testament.

To me it was Adam and Eves evil human pride tempting them in the Garden of Eden. I think the Book of Job is an allegory about Israel. The rise, fall and restoration of Job is correlating to the rise, fall and restoration of Israel. Satan is Israel's evil human pride in a great multitude of unrepentant sins. It was Israel's sins which were asking for God to put them through what is described as Job's misfortunes. In Zechariah 3, Joshua is being cleansed of his sins as the angel is rebuking 'the Adversary'.

I just think Satan, if he were a little red tailed demon, would pop up quite a bit more often in Old Testament. I think Old Testament, as well as Jesus, are using the image of 'Satan' to describe man's pride.

What do you think?

I have thought about this a great deal.

Please visit: Fallen Angel, Morning Star, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon
 
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