satan is misunderstood, actually not even evil, say the experts
(phys.org)
? These people are sick! ?
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The argument is that Satan isn't Lucifer/the devil. Satan is a different entity entirely - Lucifer/the devil is a different being. Satan is God's appointed "defense lawyer" for his opponent in a dispute. Satan means "advocate". So the argument is that Satan is God's helper. That's different from the fallen angel Lucifer/devil - who is anti-God. They argue that we've conflated Satan with the devil. It's a semantic argument among biblical scholars that goes round and round.