So Satan does not exist as an evil personal celestial being?If Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil what did the emolition of flesh and blood have to do with Jesus dying to destroy the devil? That seems like a very weak way to get rid of something so powerful if you think it was a literal devil isn't it? If your devil was a sinner from the beginning then it would mean your devil was not immortal and was a human. Eve was tempted by a snake and condemned to crawl on his belly all the days off his life. To imply otherwise is to go beyond what the scripture says. What Jesus came to destroy was those who were the false accusers the false Priests, the Pharisees and all who oppose him by teaching about demons from the dualism of a belief in more than one God. What Jesus was destroying by his death was sin and the wages of death.
Job 1
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. 7 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”
So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”
12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
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