[28] The first scene repeats itself, with the satan presenting himself to Yahweh alongside the other "sons of God". [262] The poem, which draws extensive inspiration from Greek tragedy,[263] recreates Satan as a complex literary character,[264] who dares to rebel against the "tyranny" of God,[265][266] in spite of God's own omnipotence. [75] Revelation 9:11 describes Abaddon, whose name is translated into Greek as Apollyon, meaning "the destroyer", as an angel who rules the Abyss. [87] The Gospel of John only uses the name Satan three times. [246] However, devotees of Santa Muerte view her as an angel of death created by God,[247] and many of them identify as Catholic. Then indeed he may plunder his house" (Matthew 12:29). [238], The main deity in the tentatively Indo-European pantheon of the Yazidis, Melek Taus, is similar to the devil in Christian and Islamic traditions, as he refused to bow down before humanity. Conservative Judaism generally rejects the Talmudic interpretation of Satan as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, and regard him as a literal agent of God. He still is powerful, however, and he still does everything he can to block Gods plan for our lives. Well, Let's find out! [124], The Church Father Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 c. 253), who was only aware of the actual text of these passages and not the original myths to which they refer, concluded in his treatise On the First Principles, which is preserved in a Latin translation by Tyrannius Rufinus, that neither of these verses could literally refer to a human being. [113], Christians have traditionally interpreted the unnamed serpent in the Garden of Eden as Satan due to Revelation 12:7, which calls Satan "that ancient serpent". [274] The Devil was never shown in early Christian artwork[272][273] and may have first appeared in the sixth century in one of the mosaics of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. [152] Witches were believed to fly through the air on broomsticks,[152] consort with demons,[152] perform in "lurid sexual rituals" in the forests,[152] murder human infants and eat them as part of Satanic rites,[153] and engage in conjugal relations with demons. In the Antilles, old Tyler finds a treasure map and sets sail with With Betty Balfour, Guy Phillips, Philip Stevens, James Carew. 284 posts. [162] The panic over witchcraft intensified in the 1620s and continued until the end of the 1600s. [88] The same verse describes the Devil as "a man-killer from the beginning"[88] and "a liar and the father of lying. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [112] In Revelation 20:710, he is set free and gathers his armies along with Gog and Magog to wage war against the righteous,[112] but is defeated with fire from Heaven, and cast into the lake of fire. [256] As Satan beats his wings, he creates a cold wind that continues to freeze the ice surrounding him and the other sinners in the Ninth Circle. Kevin Roby (aka Satannic Christ) Roby is a diagnosed schizophrenic in a California prison for raping and murdering his sister in an occult ritual. The word itself is an adjective (meaning "astray" or "distant", sometimes translated as "devil") that can be applied to both man ("al-ins", ) and al-jinn (), but it is also used in reference to Satan in particular. They also believe in bodily autonomy, that personal beliefs should conform to science and inspire nobility, and that people should atone for their mistakes. [108] The Great Red Dragon knocks "a third of the sun a third of the moon, and a third of the stars" out the sky[109] and pursues the Woman of the Apocalypse. [215] This doctrine bears some similarities to the doctrine of original sin. [213][214], The hadith teach that newborn babies cry because Satan touches them while they are being born, and that this touch causes people to have an aptitude for sin. He is the origin of Jinn as Adam is of Mankind. Well, Let's find out! [77] Each time Jesus rebukes Satan[77] and, after the third temptation, he is administered by the angels. [220][199] For this reason, Sufi masters regard Satan and Muhammad as the two most perfect monotheists. WebNow Satan and those who followed him are fallen angelsno longer part of Gods heavenly army, but separated from heavens glory forever. "[26] The satan replies by urging Yahweh to let him torture Job, promising that Job will abandon his faith at the first tribulation. "[110] Then a voice booms down from Heaven heralding the defeat of "the Accuser" (ho Kantegor), identifying the Satan of Revelation with the satan of the Old Testament. p. 177, sfn error: no target: CITEREFPetersen2005 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFDraven2010 (, Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation, The History of the Damnable Life and the Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Jesus separating the sheep from the goats. [223] Some Sufis assert, since Iblis was destined by God to become a devil, God will also restore him to his former angelic nature. "[225], In the Bah Faith, Satan is not regarded as an independent evil power as he is in some faiths,[226][227] but signifies the lower nature of humans. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [193] 15:45 states that Satan has no influence over the righteous,[194] but that those who fall in error are under his power. 284 posts. [273] The goat-like portrayal of Satan was especially closely associated with him in his role as the object of worship by sorcerers[280] and as the incubus, a demon believed to rape human women in their sleep. [101], The Book of Revelation represents Satan as the supernatural ruler of the Roman Empire and the ultimate cause of all evil in the world. [215] However, when he was a boy, Muhammad's heart was literally opened by an angel, who removed a black clot that symbolized sin. [15] The first occurrence of the word "satan" in the Hebrew Bible in reference to a supernatural figure comes from Numbers 22:22[16],[7] which describes the Angel of Yahweh confronting Balaam on his donkey:[6] "Balaam's departure aroused the wrath of Elohim, and the Angel of Yahweh stood in the road as a satan against him. Women are the ropes of Satan. The devil does have siblings, but only in the minds of weak minded people who are unable to look at reality as it really is. Those weak minded peop [184] In the dualist approach, Satan will become incarnate in the Antichrist, just as God became incarnate in Jesus. [281] As the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Satan is often shown as a snake with arms and legs as well the head and full-breasted upper torso of a woman. [65] Kabbalah presents Satan as an agent of God whose function is to tempt humans into sinning so that he may accuse them in the heavenly court. [291] Over the next thirty years, the novels of Dennis Wheatley and the films of Hammer Film Productions both played a major role in shaping the popular image of Satanism. Health & Wellbeing. Pope Gregory IX stated in his work Vox in Rama that the Cathars believed that God had erred in casting Lucifer out of heaven and that Lucifer would return to reward his faithful. WebBeelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy. [81] When the Pharisees accused Jesus of exorcising demons through the power of Beelzebub, Jesus responds by telling the Parable of the Strong Man, saying: "how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? [85] In Luke 22:31, Jesus grants Satan the authority to test Peter and the other apostles. [46] Later, Mastema induces Yahweh to test Abraham by ordering him to sacrifice Isaac. Caffara, now a 78-year-old cardinal, reveals and discusses the correspondence below The Last Battle In one painting, however, Iblis wears a traditional Islamic head covering. In the New Testament", The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, An illustrated Encyclopedia;ed. While Satan's identification with the abstract yetzer hara remains uniform over the sages' teachings, he is generally identified as an entity with divine agency. [8][187][185] All the angels bowed, but Iblis refused,[8][187][185] claiming to be superior to Adam because he was made from fire; whereas Adam was made from clay (7:12). Some Romantic poets saw Satan as the real hero of the poem and applauded his rebellion against God. (For further discussion of Satan in Islam, see Ibls.). [26] Yahweh asks, "Have you considered My servant Job? [140] Irenaeus of Lyons described a prototypical form of the ransom theory,[136] but Origen was the first to propose it in its fully developed form. The maniacal mastermind who is female and more diabolical version of Satan. [143][144] Exorcisms were seen as a display of God's power over Satan. I first got into Satanism when I was 15. [76] In modern usage, Abaddon is sometimes equated with Satan. Satan, in the three major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God. No he doesn't have siblings. He was disqualified from having siblings. But He has descendents or children. John 8:44 [44]For you are the children o [37] Where satan is used to refer to human enemies in the Hebrew Bible, such as Hadad the Edomite and Rezon the Syrian, the word is left untranslated but transliterated in the Greek as satan, a neologism in Greek. [239][240] However, rather than being Satanic, Yazidism can be understood as a remnant of a pre-Islamic Middle Eastern Indo-European religion, and/or a ghulat Sufi movement founded by Shaykh Adi. In the Quran, Satan's name is Iblis (Arabic pronunciation:[iblis]), probably a derivative of the Greek word diabolos. [56] The rabbis usually interpreted the word satan lacking the article ha- as it is used in the Tanakh as referring strictly to human adversaries. There he remains and fasts for 40 days and 40 nights. [290] One of the first films to portray such a ritual was the 1965 film Eye of the Devil, also known as 13. During that time Satan tempts Jesus to turn stones into bread, throw himself from a temple, and submit to Satan in exchange for power. [123] Ezekiel 28:1215 uses a description of a cherub in Eden as a polemic against Ithobaal II, the king of Tyre. Douglas Davies asserts that this text "reflects" the temptation of Jesus in the Bible. [253][254] Satan has three faces and a pair of bat-like wings affixed under each chin. [188][185][192], The primary characteristic of Satan, aside from his hubris and despair, is his ability to cast evil suggestions (wasws) into men and women. [77] He also takes him to the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and commands Jesus to throw himself down so that the angels will catch him. 367 following. Still, despite all he knows about God and the truth, Satan continues to attempt to raise himself above God and take His throne. [178] W. Scott Poole, author of Satan in America: The Devil We Know, has opined that "In the United States over the last forty to fifty years, a composite image of Satan has emerged that borrows from both popular culture and theological sources" and that most American Christians do not "separate what they know [about Satan] from the movies from what they know from various ecclesiastical and theological traditions. In the Book of Job Satan is an adversary who argues to God that Job is righteous only because of his prosperous life. [258] Then Satan lifts his tail to reveal that all of the friars live inside his anus. [271] Depictions of the devil became more common in the ninth century,[275][276] where he is shown with cloven hooves, hairy legs, the tail of a goat, pointed ears, a beard, a flat nose, and a set of horns. Rumi views Iblis as the manifestation of the great sins of haughtiness and envy. It is generally translated in English Bibles as 'an accuser' (1x) or 'an adversary' (9x as in Book of Numbers, 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 Kings). [290], The film version of Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby established made Satanic themes a staple of mainstream horror fiction. [55] Traditionalists and philosophers in medieval Judaism adhered to rational theology, rejecting any belief in rebel or fallen angels, and viewing evil as abstract. [30], Zechariah 3:17[31] contains a description of a vision dated to the middle of February of 519 BC,[32] in which an angel shows Zechariah a scene of Joshua the High Priest dressed in filthy rags, representing the nation of Judah and its sins,[33] on trial with Yahweh as the judge and the satan standing as the prosecutor. [163] John Winthrop claimed that the Devil made rebellious Puritan women give birth to stillborn monsters with claws, sharp horns, and "on each foot three claws, like a young fowl. Satan, also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. [220] Sufis reject the concept of dualism[220][221] and instead believe in the unity of existence. [125] He concluded that Isaiah 14:12 is an allegory for Satan and that Ezekiel 28:1215 is an allusion to "a certain Angel who had received the office of governing the nation of the Tyrians," but was hurled down to Earth after he was found to be corrupt. In all three major Abrahamic religions, Satan is identified as the entity (a serpent in the Genesis account) that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden and was thus the catalyst for the fall of humankind. Satan in Extra-Biblical Apocalyptical Literature". [284] The turban probably refers to a narration of Iblis' fall: there he wore a turban, then he was sent down from heaven. "The Humanist Tradition and Milton's Satan: The Conservative as Revolutionary,", Mother Abiona or Amtelai the daughter of Karnebo. [29] In the end, Job remains faithful and righteous, and it is implied that the satan is shamed in his defeat. In fact, there is no entity in Yazidism which represents evil in opposition to God; such dualism is rejected by Yazidis. [156], During the Early Modern Period, Christians gradually began to regard Satan as increasingly powerful[154] and the fear of Satan's power became a dominant aspect of the worldview of Christians across Europe. Buttrick, George Arthur; Abingdon Press 1962, Jacobs, Joseph, and Ludwig Blau. Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceto reign is worth ambition though in Hell:Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. Follow. Satans Sisters is the story of The Lunch Club, a long-running, popular ladies talk show in which alliances are forged, careers are made, and bridges are burned. [172] Based on the Biblical passages portraying Satan as the accuser of sin,[270] Blake interpreted Satan as "a promulgator of moral laws. "Satan,", Osborne, B. Satan is traditionally understood as an angel (or sometimes a jinn in Islam) who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven with other fallen angels before the creation of humankind. The word with the definite article Ha-Satan (Hebrew: hasSn) occurs 17 times in the Masoretic Text, in two books of the Hebrew Bible: Job ch. [250][251] This genre frequently describes Satan as physically incarnating in order to receive worship.[252]. [234], Atheistic Satanism, as practiced by the Satanic Temple and by followers of LaVeyan Satanism, holds that Satan does not exist as a literal anthropomorphic entity, but rather as a symbol of a cosmos which Satanists perceive to be permeated and motivated by a force that has been given many names by humans over the course of time. [145][147] During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther taught that, rather than trying to argue with Satan, Christians should avoid temptation altogether by seeking out pleasant company;[157] Luther especially recommended music as a safeguard against temptation, since the Devil "cannot endure gaiety. [98] Others believe it to be in the lost ending of the book. [173] Belief in the power of Satan, however, remained strong among traditional Christians. [41] The leader of the Watchers is Semjz[42] and another member of the group, known as Azazel, spreads sin and corruption among humankind. [71] In the New Testament, the words Satan and diabolos are used interchangeably as synonyms. The text describes Satanael as being the prince of the Grigori who was cast out of heaven[49] and an evil spirit who knew the difference between what was "righteous" and "sinful". [194] 7:156 implies that those who obey God's laws are immune to the temptations of Satan. If you're Jewish, you might think of her as a demoness who Satans Sisters will focus on the five female co-hosts of a popular daily TV talk show and the fireworks that ensue each weekday when they discuss life, love, family, [46][47], The Second Book of Enoch, also called the Slavonic Book of Enoch, contains references to a Watcher called Satanael. A figure known as ha-satan ("the satan") first appears in the Hebrew Bible as a heavenly prosecutor, subordinate to Yahweh (God), who prosecutes the nation of Judah in the heavenly court and tests the loyalty of Yahweh's followers. During the early modern period, witches were widely believed to engage in sexually explicit Satanic rituals with demons, Stephen M. Hooks 2007 "As in Zechariah 3:12 the term here carries the definite article (has'satan="the satan") and functions not as athe only place in the Hebrew Bible where the term "Satan" is unquestionably used as a proper name is, Septuagint 108:6 , sfn error: no target: CITEREFRussell1977 (, "And I threw him out from the height with his angels, and he was flying in the air continuously above the bottomless" , "The devil is the evil spirit of the lower places, as a fugitive he made Sotona from the heavens as his name was Satanail, thus he became different from the angels, but his nature did not change his intelligence as far as his understanding of righteous and sinful things" , Alexander Altmann, Alfred L. Ivry, Elliot R. Wolfson, Allan Arkush, Robert Eisen Associate Professor of Religious Studies George Washington University, The Assumption of Moses: a critical edition with commentary By Johannes Tromp. 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Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [34][8][35] Jewish conceptions of Satan were impacted by Angra Mainyu,[8][36] the Zoroastrian god of evil, darkness, and ignorance. [113] However, the beast mentioned in Revelation 13 is not Satan,[114] and the use of 666 in the Book of Revelation has been interpreted as a reference to the Roman Emperor Nero, as 666 is the numeric value of his name in Hebrew. In some cases, it is translated as 'Satan': The word does not occur in the Book of Genesis, which mentions only a talking serpent and does not identify the serpent with any supernatural entity. Fathers of the Third Century: Tertullian, Part Fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, Parts First and Second", "Cerro Rico: Devil worship on the man-eating mountain", p. 74, "If, as theistic Satanists believe, the devil is an intelligent, self-aware entity" "Theistic Satanism then becomes explicable in terms of Lucifer's ambition to be the supreme god and his rebellion against Yahweh. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the yetzer hara, or "evil inclination." LICENSES. [277][273] The Devil's pitchfork appears to have been adapted from the trident wielded by the Greek god Poseidon[273] and Satan's flame-like hair seems to have originated from the Egyptian god Bes. [26] Job 1:68[27] describes the "sons of God" (bn hlhm) presenting themselves before Yahweh. WebNow Satan and those who followed him are fallen angelsno longer part of Gods heavenly army, but separated from heavens glory forever. The Dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in Heaven. [181] According to a 2013 poll conducted by YouGov, fifty-seven percent of people in the United States believe in a literal Devil,[178] compared to eighteen percent of people in Britain. "[164] The Catholic Church generally played down Satan and exorcism during late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries,[181] but Pope Francis brought renewed focus on the Devil in the early 2010s, stating, among many other pronouncements, that "The devil is intelligent, he knows more theology than all the theologians together. No, if you mean Lucifer or Satan. He is God's first and most perfect creation. If you mean some other devil, then Sariel has billions of siblings He is also identified with the devil (diabolos), and this term occurs more frequently in the New Testament than Satan. [67], Each modern sect of Judaism has its own interpretation of Satan's identity. Jesus resists all of these temptations. [105] Pergamum was the capital of the Roman Province of Asia[105] and "Satan's throne" may be referring to the monumental Pergamon Altar in the city, which was dedicated to the Greek god Zeus,[105] or to a temple dedicated to the Roman emperor Augustus. [112] Some Christians associate Satan with the number 666, which Revelation 13:18 describes as the Number of the Beast. [255] In his three mouths, Satan gnaws on Brutus, Judas Iscariot, and Cassius,[255] whom Dante regarded as having betrayed the "two greatest heroes of the human race":[256] Julius Caesar, the founder of the new order of government, and Jesus, the founder of the new order of religion. [280], Italian frescoes from the late Middle Ages onward frequently show Satan chained in Hell, feeding on the bodies of the perpetually damned. [219], According to Sufi mysticism, Iblis refused to bow to Adam because he was fully devoted to God alone and refused to bow to anyone else. In the Middle Ages, Satan played a minimal role in Christian theology and was used as a comic relief figure in mystery plays. [72] The name Abaddon (meaning "place of destruction") is used six times in the Old Testament, mainly as a name for one of the regions of Sheol. [29] Yahweh points out Job's continued faithfulness, to which the satan insists that more testing is necessary;[29] Yahweh once again gives him permission to test Job. WebDaimon was born to the "Hellstrom's" a year later with a strange pentagram-shaped birthmark on his chest. Omissions? "[146], Satan had minimal role in medieval Christian theology,[147] but he frequently appeared as a recurring comedic stock character in late medieval mystery plays, in which he was portrayed as a comic relief figure who "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background". [170] This skepticism was bolstered by the belief that miracles only occurred during the Apostolic Age, which had long since ended. All three religions also see Satan as the cause of humankinds expulsion from the Garden of Eden. [54], Most Jews do not believe in the existence of a supernatural omnimalevolent figure. For instance, the sages considered Satan to be an angel of death that would later be called Samael, since God's prohibition on Satan killing Job implied he was even capable of doing so,[61] yet despite this syncretization with a known heavenly body, Satan is identified as the yetzer hara in the very same passage. [108] The first recorded individual to identify Satan with the serpent from the Garden of Eden was the second-century AD Christian apologist Justin Martyr,[115][116] in chapters 45 and 79 of his Dialogue with Trypho. 7 reviews Although she has three younger brothers, 15 year old Lauren Anderson is a lonely teenager whos spent [159] In the mid-sixteenth century, the panic spread to England and Switzerland. He is a spirit brother of ours and of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our Elder Brother in the spirit world ( Conference Reports, April 1949, p.27). Chris Goulstone. He states: "(Cunning) intelligence is from Iblis, and love from Adam. According to the stories of the 16th-century occultist Johann Weyer, Beelzebub led a successful revolt against the Devil, is the chief lieutenant of Lucifer, the Emperor of Hell, and presides over the Order of the Fly.Similarly, the 17th-century exorcist Sbastien Michalis, in his "[270], Satan's appearance does not appear in the Bible or in early Christian writings,[272][273] though Paul the Apostle does write that "Satan disguises himself as an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14). Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. [204], The Muslim historian Al-Tabari, who died in around 923 AD,[185] writes that, before Adam was created, earthly jinn made of smokeless fire roamed the earth and spread corruption. [169], By the early 1600s, skeptics in Europe, including the English author Reginald Scot and the Anglican bishop John Bancroft, had begun to criticize the belief that demons still had the power to possess people. p. 270, Tafsir al-Qur'an al-adhim (Interpretation of the Great Qur'an) , Mturd, Tevlt,t, 1: 116.; Vehbe Zuhayli, Tefsrl-mnr, trc. [269], William Blake regarded Satan as a model of rebellion against unjust authority[172] and features him in many of his poems and illustrations,[172] including his 1780 book The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,[172] in which Satan is celebrated as the ultimate rebel, the incarnation of human emotion and the epitome of freedom from all forms of reason and orthodoxy. [155] By the 1430s, the Catholic Church began to regard witchcraft as part of a vast conspiracy led by Satan himself. [28] Yahweh consents; the satan destroys Job's servants and flocks, yet Job refuses to condemn Yahweh. [82] The strong man in this parable represents Satan. [83], The Synoptic Gospels identify Satan and his demons as the causes of illness,[78] including fever (Luke 4:39), leprosy (Luke 5:13), and arthritis (Luke 13:1116),[78] while the Epistle to the Hebrews describes the Devil as "him who holds the power of death" (Hebrews 2:14). [20] 1 Samuel 2:12[21] describes the sons of Eli as "sons of Belial";[22] the later usage of this word makes it clearly a synonym for "satan". [220] For the Muslim Sufi scholar Ahmad Ghazali, Iblis was the paragon of lovers in self sacrifice for refusing to bow down to Adam out of pure devotion to God [222] Ahmad Ghazali's student Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir was among the Sunni Muslim mystics who defended Iblis, asserted that evil was also God's creation, Sheikh Adi argued that if evil existed without the will of God, then God would be powerless and powerlessness can't be attributed to God. No, satan can not duplicate himself. Satan is a Spirit, an angel. What he can do is posses an fleshly body and dominate it. Hints demon possession. In this world Satan is her master. via GIPHY One Sunday morning, Satan Web130k Followers, 367 Following, 284 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@satans_sister) satans_sister. "The Doctrine of Satan: II. Under the influence of the 18th-century revolt against belief in the supernatural, liberal Christian theology tended to treat the biblical language about Satan as picture thinking not to be taken literallyas a mythological attempt to express the reality and extent of evil in the universe, existing outside and apart from humanity but profoundly influencing the human sphere. [59][60] The Talmudic image of Satan is contradictory. Satans Sister Becoming the Oil and the Wine I bet you did not know that Satan had a sister? [283] The modern popular culture image of Satan as a well-dressed gentleman with small horns and a tail originates from portrayals of Mephistopheles in the operas La damnation de Faust (1846) by Hector Berlioz, Mefistofele (1868) by Arrigo Boito, and Faust by Charles Gounod. [286] Iblis and his cohorts (div or shayatin) are often portrayed in Turko-Persian art as bangled creatures with flaming eyes, only covered by a short skirt. Rumi's viewpoint on Iblis is much more in tune with Islamic orthodoxy. The final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Sister Lucia of Fatima, in the 1980s, in a correspondence with the then-monsignor Carlo Caffara. [210] Modern Muslims almost universally reject this story as heretical, as it calls the integrity of the Quran into question. [84] The author of Luke-Acts attributes more power to Satan than both Matthew and Mark. [45] Yahweh acquiesces this request[45] and Mastema uses them to tempt humans into committing more sins, so that he may punish them for their wickedness. WebNo, satan can not duplicate himself. WebThe sister of Cain was named Kalmana in the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (first Greek redaction) II.1., [8] and Calmana in the Golden Legend. And the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the reign of Satan identity. 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