No, Lucifer and Satan are the same entity. Satan’s name before he was cast out of heaven for heresy was Lucifer.
Other figures like Baphomet, Mammon, Beelzebub, etc were pagan gods that Christianity coopted into being devils controlled by Satan to cause people to stray from God.
Yes, there are lines that can be drawn between abrahamic religions and ancient Mesopotamian religions. I think there’s a fundamental difference between basing a religion on pre-existing mythos and coopting religions
Yeah, but Satan (as an entity, not just a concept) is both.
And we aren’t even sure when did Canaanite/Abrahamic religions become monotheistic, and I would classify at least that as a religion change (not the rituals/practical usage, but the core philosophy).
No, Lucifer and Satan are the same entity. Satan’s name before he was cast out of heaven for heresy was Lucifer.
Other figures like Baphomet, Mammon, Beelzebub, etc were pagan gods that Christianity coopted into being devils controlled by Satan to cause people to stray from God.
Well, all of them are from other religions, Lucy & god included.
No weh!
Yah, weh.
High weh even!
(That’s when you take drugs to get closer to god.)
Yes, there are lines that can be drawn between abrahamic religions and ancient Mesopotamian religions. I think there’s a fundamental difference between basing a religion on pre-existing mythos and coopting religions
Yeah, but Satan (as an entity, not just a concept) is both.
And we aren’t even sure when did Canaanite/Abrahamic religions become monotheistic, and I would classify at least that as a religion change (not the rituals/practical usage, but the core philosophy).