Satan

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Devil with Lamp is a painting of Francisco de Goya
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Devil with Lamp is a painting of Francisco de Goya

Satan, in the Christian religion, is a former angel that left God and took many other angels with him. He did this because he wanted to be better than God. He will be punished in eternal Hell fire, along with all those who join to him, according to the Bible. He is sometimes called the devil or Beelzebub. Christians believe he tempts people to do bad things. Some also call him Lucifer, but this name is from Roman belief, not the Bible.

Originally the name means the accuser, the ennemy. In abrahamitic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) his role is to question and tempt the faith of humans. Many times, he is also seen as a demon.

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