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  • Essay / Ambiguous Character of Satan - 1330

    Beelzebub, another of Satan's many pseudonyms, means "lord of the flies" (Matthew 12:14). Satan is depicted here as the ruler of an insect commonly known as the carrier of many diseases to represent the disastrous power of the devil. It is also a serpent that crawls into people's hearts using its trickery to deceive humanity. In 1 Peter 5:8, Satan is a roaring dragon who poses a destructive threat to God. Satan's power does not necessarily come from his strength, but from his appearance. Even with these powerful images, Satan's power is by no means equal to that of his Creator. Instead, Satan takes full advantage of the transformative power that becomes the ultimate weapon that allows him to appeal to "the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" (1 John 2 : 16). Satan exploits man's knowledge of evil to twist his faith away from the light. Additionally, in CS Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, Satan expands his grip by allowing his followers to become part of the "ordinary" (1) in a person's life. As creatures of darkness, devils appear as a reflection of human weaknesses of materialistic satisfaction. Milton recounts Satan's delusions of grandeur, as he relentlessly challenges God using his ever-changing appearance, to reveal the gradual degradation of Satan's goal of