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The Devil Is The Embodiment Of Evil

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The Devil or Lucifer is arguably one of the most famous figures in existence. He is considered the Prince of Darkness and is supposed to be the embodiment of evil. However, our perception of the Devil has changed drastically over the centuries. “Satan” can mean something very different depending on the person. Some see the Devil as their god or a hero and others seem him as a symbol of all that is wicked. Some may view the Devil as nothing, but a joke and others believe he is as real as the rest of us. The concept of “the Devil” continues to evolve. The first mention of the Devil or Satan rather dates back to the first chapters of the Hebrew Bible in the Middle East. This book is called the Old Testament. However, the character named Satan in the Old Testament is not the Satan of today. There is no opposing evil force in the Old Testament and there was no Hell. In the Old Testament Satan is an angel and God’s servant. He exists to do God’s bidding and has no real power of his own. He is the opposite of the character we come to know in the following centuries. The concept of modern day evil Satan seems to stem from Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster simplified things with his belief in one good god and one bad god. This created separation between good and evil. Zoroastrianism has influenced the Jewish scriptures and this begins the creation of a different Satan from the one in the Old Testament. The concept of the Devil was also influenced by the Greek Gods. One Greek God in

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