Was Prometheus a type of the devil?

[Not David]

I mean, both take something the divinity do not want mankind to have and those could be represented as knowledge (fire and fruit).

Is it coincidence or did the Prometheus story come the Biblical event?

 

[angelsaroundme]

A lesser known aspect of the Greek myth of Prometheus is that he was supposed to have been involved in mankind's creation. This emphasizes that Prometheus was considered a friend of the human race. Satan, in stark contrast, is humanity's tempter and adversary.

The Bible is vague about the exact details of Satan's fall. One idea arose that Satan became jealous of our importance to God. These musings likely inspired the Quran version where Iblis/Satan rebels at the creation of humans, he thought he was better than us and we shouldn't be elevated above him.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

I mean, both take something the divinity do not want mankind to have and those could be represented as knowledge (fire and fruit).

Is it coincidence or did the Prometheus story come the Biblical event?

Knowledge of how to make fire, isn't much different than being able to discern from good and evil, since it resulted in many more technological advancements that set them apart from the animals in a destructive sense.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I mean, both take something the divinity do not want mankind to have and those could be represented as knowledge (fire and fruit).

Is it coincidence or did the Prometheus story come the Biblical event?

it's a twisting of the actual event.

 

[BeyondET]

The Bible is vague about the exact details of Satan's fall. One idea arose that Satan became jealous of our importance to God. These musings likely inspired the Quran version where Iblis/Satan rebels at the creation of humans, he thought he was better than us and we shouldn't be elevated above him.

the bible does give reasons as to why satan's fall

Ezekiel 28

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Isaiah 14

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

 

[Mark Quayle]

I mean, both take something the divinity do not want mankind to have and those could be represented as knowledge (fire and fruit).

Is it coincidence or did the Prometheus story come the Biblical event?

Are you implying the Devil is himself of divinity?

 

[angelsaroundme]

the bible does give reasons as to why satan's fall

Ezekiel 28

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Isaiah 14

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Yes, it gives a reason but I used the word vague and I still see it that way. Satan is described as perfect in all his ways. Then he changed because he somehow became vain and prideful. It's easy to imagine someone beautiful and powerful becoming full of themselves. But it doesn't give an instigating event that caused the shift.

 

[BeyondET]

Yes, it gives a reason but I used the word vague and I still see it that way. Satan is described as perfect in all his ways. Then he changed because he somehow became vain and prideful. It's easy to imagine someone beautiful and powerful becoming full of themselves. But it doesn't give an instigating event that caused the shift.

it most certainly does give an instigating event when he said he would be like the most high, exalt himself above the stars of God.

he corrupted his wisdom.

 

[angelsaroundme]

it most certainly does give an instigating event when he said he would be like the most high, exalt himself above the stars of God.

he corrupted his wisdom.

An instigating event would be what caused him to change. Let's say a pretty woman used to be down to earth then one day said, "I'm the best thing in existence. I'm gonna run this planet and everyone will worship me." That would be an example of her changing but not why she did. Now if we knew that she'd won a beauty pageant and it went to her head, then we'd have a clear cause.

 

[BeyondET]

An instigating event would be what caused him to change. Let's say a pretty woman used to be down to earth then one day said, "I'm the best thing in existence. I'm gonna run this planet and everyone will worship me." That would be an example of her changing but not why she did. Now if we knew that she'd won a beauty pageant and it went to her head, then we'd have a clear cause.

And that is what satan did, he challenged God. unless the beauty pageant admits it went to her head no one knows but God. your looking for the point in time when satan decided to challenge God, that is not something that is that important, what is important is that satan challenged God he thought of himself as equal with God.

 

[Not David]

it's a twisting of the actual event.

I was wondering since I was studying about the Enlightenment and they make Prometheus as someone who was the Champion of Knowledge against the "tyrannical gods"

 

[Not David]

Are you implying the Devil is himself of divinity?

Sounds an absurd inquiry.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I was wondering since I was studying about the Enlightenment and they make Prometheus as someone who was the Champion of Knowledge against the "tyrannical gods"

yeah, most pagan myths are the Biblical account twisted by the demons

 

[buzuxi02]

Prometheus was a prefiguring of the coming of Christ. Jesus said the scriptures are they which speak of Him. He meant all of them not just the Hebrew texts.

Prometheus brought light to man from heaven. Jesus is the Light of man who came down from heaven. He was punished by being affixed to a mountain. Jesus was affixed to a cross. Prometheus was tortured by having an eagle come and eat his liver from a gash in his side. Christ was pierced on his side by a Roman soldier who sported an eagle on his breastplate.