


The question I got is "DO DEVIL EXISTS"
Ans:The very word 'devil' is believed to be Sanskrit in origin. In its strictly biblical sense the word is derived from translating the Hebraic 'Satan' into the Greek 'Diabolos', although Satan was not directly an evil or fiendish being so much as a tester of man's relationship to God. In this way the two distinct beings, Satan and Diabolos, were first confused and then later merged. We are of course all very used to the image of the red-horned demonic figure who reigns over hell and is a thoroughly nasty piece of work but to accept his existence means challenging other beliefs.
Christians believe that God created the universe and everything within it. Why then would he create the Devil and if he didn't then where did the Devil come from and why? In the end this comes down to your own personal perception of things. As mortals it is generally easier for us to humanise these great powers and over the years thousands of books and films have etched visual images of how God and the Devil might look. But if you can think differently about them it may make more sense. Perhaps God is a term referring to the purest spiritual energy that gives life and touches every living thing with equal love and compassion. Then conversely the 'Devil' is the negative energy that challenges our self-belief and feeds on doubt. The fellow with the horns and the trident is a fictional character of books and films, he is NOT real and should not be feared.
Every religion that we look at has the eternal battle between good and evil, in the Christian faith they have Yahweh (Jehovah) and Satan, in ancient Greece there was Zeus and Hades, in ancient Egypt there was Osiris the creator of civilisation and his evil brother Set. These battles have raged between the forces of good and evil for all time. To have favourable things the forces of good were appeased with sacrifices and worship while the forces of evil were always on hand to turn us to misdeed.
In most religions it is the same good against evil and usually a chance of salvation through a saviour such as Jesus Christ. The devil is the direct counter part in each religion to good. To know good then we have tounderstand evil other wise we would not know the difference between to the two.To make us live a righteous life these forces of evil were placed in the underworld (Hell) and the threat of eternal suffering and damnation were there as our punishment or to turn us from evil. On the other hand if we lived a good life then we had the direct opposite Heaven, a paradise for all eternity.However having received teachings from the World of Spirit, spiritualists believe that they alone are responsible for their own actions not the devil or any other being.
After death of the physical body we enter the Spirit world at a level befitting the progress we have made. Someone who goes to these lower levels does not realise that they are any worse off than when they were on the Earth because these lower levels are so dense there is little difference from their earthly existence, therefore we could take this a hell on Earth. These Spirit forms can however progress to the higher levels but whilst in the lower level live a life that is not enriched as a more enlightened spirits will be.On the other hand if we have worked hard at progressing spiritually then we enter the spirit world at a higher less dense level and so live a more enriched existence reaching ever higher (Heaven).It could be said that the devil lives within us just as the forces of good do, for as the saviours are there to save us then the devil in which ever form is there to blame for our misdeeds.
If we live a good life in the service of others and accept responsibility for our own actions then we have no one to blame nor any need to blame anyone for our misdeeds. It is by these actions that we build for our future not only in this life but the next.
Ans:The very word 'devil' is believed to be Sanskrit in origin. In its strictly biblical sense the word is derived from translating the Hebraic 'Satan' into the Greek 'Diabolos', although Satan was not directly an evil or fiendish being so much as a tester of man's relationship to God. In this way the two distinct beings, Satan and Diabolos, were first confused and then later merged. We are of course all very used to the image of the red-horned demonic figure who reigns over hell and is a thoroughly nasty piece of work but to accept his existence means challenging other beliefs.
Christians believe that God created the universe and everything within it. Why then would he create the Devil and if he didn't then where did the Devil come from and why? In the end this comes down to your own personal perception of things. As mortals it is generally easier for us to humanise these great powers and over the years thousands of books and films have etched visual images of how God and the Devil might look. But if you can think differently about them it may make more sense. Perhaps God is a term referring to the purest spiritual energy that gives life and touches every living thing with equal love and compassion. Then conversely the 'Devil' is the negative energy that challenges our self-belief and feeds on doubt. The fellow with the horns and the trident is a fictional character of books and films, he is NOT real and should not be feared.
Every religion that we look at has the eternal battle between good and evil, in the Christian faith they have Yahweh (Jehovah) and Satan, in ancient Greece there was Zeus and Hades, in ancient Egypt there was Osiris the creator of civilisation and his evil brother Set. These battles have raged between the forces of good and evil for all time. To have favourable things the forces of good were appeased with sacrifices and worship while the forces of evil were always on hand to turn us to misdeed.
In most religions it is the same good against evil and usually a chance of salvation through a saviour such as Jesus Christ. The devil is the direct counter part in each religion to good. To know good then we have tounderstand evil other wise we would not know the difference between to the two.To make us live a righteous life these forces of evil were placed in the underworld (Hell) and the threat of eternal suffering and damnation were there as our punishment or to turn us from evil. On the other hand if we lived a good life then we had the direct opposite Heaven, a paradise for all eternity.However having received teachings from the World of Spirit, spiritualists believe that they alone are responsible for their own actions not the devil or any other being.
After death of the physical body we enter the Spirit world at a level befitting the progress we have made. Someone who goes to these lower levels does not realise that they are any worse off than when they were on the Earth because these lower levels are so dense there is little difference from their earthly existence, therefore we could take this a hell on Earth. These Spirit forms can however progress to the higher levels but whilst in the lower level live a life that is not enriched as a more enlightened spirits will be.On the other hand if we have worked hard at progressing spiritually then we enter the spirit world at a higher less dense level and so live a more enriched existence reaching ever higher (Heaven).It could be said that the devil lives within us just as the forces of good do, for as the saviours are there to save us then the devil in which ever form is there to blame for our misdeeds.
If we live a good life in the service of others and accept responsibility for our own actions then we have no one to blame nor any need to blame anyone for our misdeeds. It is by these actions that we build for our future not only in this life but the next.
Hi Adi,
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you having a personal blog. I would also recommand you to host few pages around "saving environment", "science & society" and "Computers". You are rocking dude. Have a great time and all the best for your future.
Yours Babai,
Nagesh.