Satan

Satan

Satan (Hebrew: הַשָּׂטָן ha-Satan, "the opposer",) is the leader of fallen angels and adversary to God, particularly in Abrahamic religions. In Theistic Satanism, Satan is considered a positive force and deity who is either woshipped or revered. In LaVeyan Satanism, Satan is regarded as holding virtuous characteristics.

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    “When I reach the shades at last it will no doubt astonish Satan to discover, on thumbing my dossier, that I was a member of the Y.M.C.A.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    “When Satan makes impure verses, Allah sends a divine tune to cleanse them.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
    And tempts by making rich, not making poor.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)