Mormonism developed its own views on Satan. According to the Book of Moses, the Devil offered to be the redeemer of mankind for the sake of his own glory. Conversely, Jesus offered to be the redeemer of mankind so that his father's will would be done. After his offer was rejected, Satan became rebellious and was subsequently cast out of heaven. [175] In the Book of Moses, Cain is said to have "loved Satan more than God" [176] and conspired with Satan to kill Abel. It was through this pact that Cain became a Master Mahan. [177] The Book of Moses also says that Moses was tempted by Satan before calling upon the name of the " Only Begotten", which caused Satan to depart. Douglas Davies asserts that this text "reflects" the temptation of Jesus in the Bible. [178] The main deity in the tentatively Indo-European pantheon of the Yazidis, Melek Taus, is similar to the devil in Christian and Islamic traditions, as he refused to bow down before humanity. [239] [240] Therefore, Christians and Muslims often consider Melek Taus to be Satan. [239] [240] However, rather than being Satanic, Yazidism can be understood as a remnant of a pre-Islamic Middle Eastern Indo-European religion, and/or a ghulat Sufi movement founded by Shaykh Adi. In fact, there is no entity in Yazidism which represents evil in opposition to God; such dualism is rejected by Yazidis. [241] Winn, Shan M.M. (1995). Heaven, heroes, and happiness: the Indo-European roots of Western ideology. Lanham, Md.: University press of America. p.203. ISBN 0-8191-9860-9. James Lewis argues that scientific themes are so prevalent in The Satanic Bible because LaVey was appealing to the authority of science to legitimize Satanism as a religion. [77] Human nature and social Darwinism [ edit ] High Priest, Magus Peter H. Gilmore. "Religious Requirements and Practices – churchofsatan.com". churchofsatan.com.

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Satan plays a role in some of the parables of Jesus, namely the Parable of the Sower, the Parable of the Weeds, Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, and the Parable of the Strong Man. [80] According to the Parable of the Sower, Satan "profoundly influences" those who fail to understand the gospel. [81] The latter two parables say that Satan's followers will be punished on Judgement Day, with the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats stating that the Devil, his angels, and the people who follow him will be consigned to "eternal fire". [82] When the Pharisees accused Jesus of exorcising demons through the power of Beelzebub, Jesus responds by telling the Parable of the Strong Man, saying: "how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house" ( Matthew 12:29). [83] The strong man in this parable represents Satan. [84]

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