He also takes him to the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and commands Jesus to throw himself down so that the angels will catch him. Because of Patristic interpretations of Isaiah 14:12 and Jerome's Latin Vulgate translation, the name " Lucifer" is sometimes used in reference to Satan. Samael is also depicted as the angel of death and one of the seven archangels, the ruler over the Fifth Heaven and commander of two million angels such as the chief of all the destroying angels. The bagua and trigrams are referenced throughout Chinese astronomy, astrology, geography, geomancy, anatomy, martial arts, Chinese medicine and various other cultural aspects.

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This is due to the Satanists' idea of Satan, who is seen to encourage individuality and freedom of thought, and the quest to raise one's self up despite resistance, through means such as magic and initiative.Learning and adhering to its metaphysical knowledge was a requirement inside the occult Pythagorean religions. Finally, in 1891, Joris-Karl Huysmans published his Satanic novel, Là-bas, which included a detailed description of a Black Mass which he may have known firsthand was being performed in Paris at the time, [77] or the account may have been based on the masses carried out by Étienne Guibourg, rather than by Huysmans attending himself.

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Many theistic Satanists believe that their own individualized concepts are based on pieces of all of these diverse conceptions of Satan, according to their inclinations and sources of spiritual guidance, rather than only believing in one suggested interpretation. The first ones formally accused to be Devil-worshippers were the Albigensians, a Gnostic Christian movement considered to be heretical and persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church; the charge was formulated during the Catholic Inquisition by the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), convoked by Pope Innocent III.

Joy of Satan advocates "spiritual Satanism" and believes Satan to be a sentient and powerful extraterrestrial being, although not a supernatural god. In the Middle Ages, Satan played a minimal role in Christian theology and was used as a comic relief figure in mystery plays.

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This theory holds that Satan was tricked by God [137] [141] because Christ was not only free of sin, but also the incarnate Deity, whom Satan lacked the ability to enslave. Ramirez also enjoyed frequently degrading and humiliating his victims, especially those who survived his attacks or whom he explicitly decided not to kill, by forcing them to profess that they loved Satan, or telling them to "swear on Satan" if there were no more valuables left in their homes he had broken into and burglarized.Since the first half of the 1990s, the internet has increased the visibility, communication, and spread of different currents and beliefs among Satanists and has led to more conflicting and diverse groups, [2] [4] [6] [7] but Satanism has always been a heterogeneous, pluralistic, decentralized religious movement and " cultic milieu". In Revelation 20:1–3, Satan is bound with a chain and hurled into the Abyss, [113] where he is imprisoned for one thousand years. The third pictured, alchemical for black sulfur, is also known as a 'Leviathan Cross' or 'Satan's Cross'. The lyrics on the band's third album, Reinkaos, are all about beliefs of the Temple of the Black Light.

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The charge of Devil-worship has also been made against groups or individuals regarded with suspicion, such as the Knights Templar or minority religions. Ezekiel 28:12–15 uses a description of a cherub in Eden as a polemic against Ithobaal II, the king of Tyre. During the Early Modern Period, Christians gradually began to regard Satan as increasingly powerful [155] and the fear of Satan's power became a dominant aspect of the worldview of Christians across Europe. During the Age of Enlightenment, belief in the existence of Satan was harshly criticized by thinkers such as Voltaire. In the Synoptic Gospels, Satan tempts Jesus in the desert and is identified as the cause of illness and temptation.

Furthermore, the First Church of Satan strongly criticizes the current Church of Satan as a pale shadow of its former self, and they strive to "maintain a Satanic organization that is not hostile or manipulative toward its own members". The Satanic practices promoted by Joy of Satan involve meditation, telepathic contacts with demons, rituals, and sex magic.