What do you think about Satan's role in the Book of Job?
105322
Satan was allowed to test Job which ended up making Job stronger. Testing helps us know how strong we are in the Lord. Many times people turn to God after being tested.
642214
Sure has been looking that way for a while--they have been slowly moving us in that direction as they unwittingly serve Satan's purposes.  It was all prophesied centuries ago.  Read Ezekiel, Isiah, and Revelation.  Good news is the bad guys lose in the end.  I read the back of the Book and we win.
885937
Why not?  Certainly God did and commanded things in his own Bible that we would consider unforgivably evil:  Genocide, mass murder, plagues on innocent people, forcing a woman to marry her rapist, killing a woman who is raped in town because she obviously didn't yell loud enough, endorsing slavery, ad infinitum.  Perhaps your Bible is the best lie of all.  There's no way to tell, and Satan is waiting for you on the other side!
1095686
The plan of God is inevitable.  Satan could not stop it, he tried his best to stop it.  But, Satan is still here trying to keep any souls he can from receiving God's salvation.  Satan is very successful at this!  I hope more people learn of God's sacrifice and accept his salvation.
1102002
sin is in human nature...that whole concept of free choice.  satan just puts the oppertunities in our path.  well, if the Bible is satans greatest work, then why do you beleive in satan and God at all?
883182
According to Jewish belief Satan is an angel, he was never thrown out of heaven and is not in competition with "God". According to Judaism Satan does the job assigned to him by "God", has no free will of his own and works for the ultimate benefit of humans by strengthening their faith and fortitude through adversity and temptation. Satan is not a bad guy, according to Judaism. \n\nAnd Judaism should be the authority on the subject.\n\nIf you're interested in a good book on the subject, read "The Devil: A Biography" by Peter Stanford. He describes how Satan went from an angelic messenger of God's to the villainous demon created by the Christian church to scare people to conversion.\n\nIt's incredible to me how ignorant Christians are on the subject of Satan.\n\nFrom the site http://www.faqs.org/faqs/judaism/FAQ/06-Jewish-Thought/section-36.html\n\n<The word satan means challenger. With the leading ha- to make haSatan, it refers to /the/ challenger. This describes Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. Satan works for G-d. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it can be a meaningful choice. Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered overly polytheistic--you are setting up the devil to be a god or demigod.>
603202
Who could it be? Could it be.... SATAN?
1145535
its evil, maybe? Thats what I think.\n\nWhy else does much of the world call it the "Great Satan"?\n\nI don't quite agree with that, however, because the Devil is the Devil.
491995
Satan created mankind. All of the ancient texts point to this. Christianity and judaism have tortured Satan's name for their own benefit. I feel that everything I have in life I owe to Him, and He rewards me every day. Other religions teach people to be stupid. "Dont eat from the tree of knowledge!"  Well I say "why not???"  You should want to know what the Gods know. You should want to ascend to a level of Godhood. Anything less is selling your existance and purpose short. We use 5% of our brains. It is the judeo-christian beliefs that have caused this to mankind. And for what? A book created by Constantine? Satan is not evil. All He ever wants and asks is that mankind use his brains and ability to the maximum extent. All other religions preach to DENY knowledge. Satan saved mankind when other "Gods" wished to destroy mankind. Yes, I love Satan.
677669
Well, if God is the Creator of everything that is and everything that will be.....the Alpha and the Omega (and everything in between!)\n\nThen it stands to reason that God also created evil, as well as good.\n\nThe answer to your question is yes....evil CAN exist in the presence of God.\n\nIf you need proof, then read in the Bible the book of JOB. In the book of JOB, Satan goes up to God and they both start "placing bets" on poor, defensless Job.\n\nFor further proof, you will find a passage in the New Testament where Jesus is wandering alone and he is being tempted by Satan three times (supposedly, Satan is in the guise of a woman for one of those occasions?)\n\nSo, if Satan (who is supposed to be the embodiment of pure evil) can be in the presence of both God and Jesus, then that right there should answer your question.
1177894
Satan. God gave Satan some abilities. Satan created sin.
594016
A lot to read, but, I think the last sentence sums up the whole, as to what you ask. Yes, we may not be sure of the details between God and Satan, I believe this is a personal dispute. Ever hear people say about a Husband/Wife or two best Friends arguing; "You don't want to get in the middle of that"? I not going too, it between God and Satan. True we may be in the middle to some extent and too much to write on that.\nThe Bible does not give too much detail about Satan and in Job chapter 1 we see he is in Heaven talking with God about Job! I not understand God's full plan and it His choice. So, I trust Jesus and figure one day may know the deeper details. Hope this helps.
895081
I have a wholesome fear of the true God Jehovah because at Matthew 10:28 it states "And do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul: but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna." I think about what Job went through. He lost everything but his life and stayed faithful to God and he was rewarded. Although Satan can do a lot of things like what he did to Job and he may even cause us to lose our life. Only God can bring us back (John 5:28,29)
1082447
We've all seen pictures of Satan portrayed as a hoofed creature, red in color.. with little horns on his head. \n\n\n \nBut this description is not Biblical. The hoofed being we usually see is actually closer to that of "Pan" from Greek mythology. \n\nPerhaps Satan wants this image of himself to be used, because of its absurdity. Knowing that the day would come when God and the Devil would both be dismissed as "mythical" \n\nRevelation 12:3 speaks of the red horned dragon. This is not Satan himself, but a reference to him from where these physical attributes possibly originate. \n\n\nRevelation 12:3 (KJV) \nAnd there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. \nThe Book of "Ezekiel" tells us what Lucifer really looked like before he sinned. \n\nLucifer was a being "of perfect beauty". He was covered in every precious stone. He had pendants and jewels of gold... \n\nLucifer was beautiful before he sinned. An expression of Gods own beauty and power. But like man, Lucifer’s very nature changed when he sinned. His (Lucifer’s) physical appearance may have as well.
81615
They say Satan gets the job done
93974
What is the first Commandment? Thou shalt have no other gods beside Me.\nIf God has commanded US to put God first, then God also must put Himself first! - Otherwise He would be breaking His own Commandment and God cannot deny Himself.\nSatan was making an accusation that the only reason Job (or anyone else) followed God is because of the good things God gave them. (i.e. selfish motivation is the only reason to follow God.)\nAfter God had vindicated His own good Name to Satan, (and to Job's friends, who had spoken falsly about God's character), God not only restored Job's possessions, He DOUBLED them.\nIf God had put this man's comfort above His own good Name, then God Himself would have been guilty of idolotry - something that can never happen!\nJob's three friends were the original humanists - They thought that God existed for the sole purpose of humanity, not the other way around.\nI have seen a lot of answers on here that reflect the sayings of Job's three friends - I would be VERY CAREFUL about disparaging the Character of God.
898931
Satan was not the "best" but the most beautiful and he held a posistion that was one of the highest, a "coverer" Angels worshiped God like they do now before humans existed. Satan's source of greed and pride is from himself.