Your satan is a myth

Definitions given from Webster's dictionary. Myth: 1) A usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon. 2) A parable or allegory. 3) A: A person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence. B: An ill-founded belief held uncritically especially by an interested group. 4) The whole body of myths. On part 1), satan makes up "a traditional story", and in most is considered "historical ", most definitely involving the world view of the religious many. Satan is used to explain practice, belief, and natural phenomenon. On part 2), satan involves allegory in the propagation of its myth. Pro gave definition of satan in the second round which involved lucifer. The Latin word lucifer was added to the Hebrew text and that it's interpreters purposely implanted pagan myth. On part 3), the satan of the religious many is definitely imaginary and certainly unverifiable. Based on the Hebrew Scriptures, the doctrine of demons and devils, i.e. Satan, is an unfounded belief held uncritically by the religious masses. On part 4), this doctrine, in part, helps to make up the larger dualistic religious myth propagated by the religious many. Lucifer/ Latin/ lux fer/ or light, more light. / the morning star, a fallen rebel arch-angel, the Devil, light bearing. 1) the Devil 2) the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star. (I would point out Venus is a pagan "god ") This Latin word is inserted into the Hebrew text because the Latin interpreters said so. They used it for the propagation of their allegory. I think it's important to try and understand the idioms used within scripture and to realize these ancient men were much like us. As someone today may refer to their favorite hangout as heaven, I'd call it my sweet spot. In ancient Yisra'el this sweet spot was just inside the city gates. Just how sweet? Hebrew word for gates , sha'ar, as in city gates also means heaven. We need to know who or what according to scripture actually fell from heaven. Lamentations 2:1-2 HS "How YHWH in His displeasure Has covered the daughter of Tsiyon with a cloud! He has cast down from the shamayim (heaven) to the earth the comeliness of Yisra'el, And has not remembered His footstool in the day of His displeasure. 2 YHWH has swallowed up, without compassion, All the pastures of Ya'aqob. In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds of the daughter of Yahudah. He has brought them down to the ground. He has profaned the reign and its rulers. (If you continue reading you see Father Yah's right hand becoming their adversary) So in this passage the fallen ones are Yisra'el, not lucifer or satan. In the next couple verses, we see who the stars are and what heaven is being spoke of. Judges 4:13-16 HS "So Sisera called all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth Haggoyim to the wadi Qishon. And Deborah said to Baraq, 'Rise up! For this is the day in which YHWH has given Sisera into your hand. Has not YHWH gone out before you?' And Baraq went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men after him. And YHWH destroyed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Baraq. And Sisera leaped from his chariot and fled away on foot. But Baraq pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword, not one was left."R36;R36; We see here the complete destruction of Sisera's forces with him fleeing on foot. So now when we read the poetry in chapter five, Judges 5:19, 20 HS "Sovereigns came, they fought, then the sovereigns of Kena'an fought in Ta'anak, by the waters of Megiddo, they took no spoils of silver. From the heavens they fought; the stars from their courses fought against Sisera." "From the heavens they fought; the stars from their courses fought against Sisera." The stars are Yisra'el and the heavens are the mountains of Yisra'el. We are shown many times in scripture Yisra'el being likened to the stars of heaven and I'm pretty sure pro needs no reminder. There are many folks spoke of falling in scripture besides Yisra'el and the King of Babylon is one. The man Nebuchadnezzar had a very unique understanding of his creator, and council from Dani'el, leaving no question as to who he believed held true power. His son did not and so his power was given to another. Into this letter to the king, about his fall, is inserted pagan dogma to support religious allegory. I am a U.S. Citizen and speak English. In English, the Hebrew word satan translates to adversary or against. I have had plenty of people and things stand in my way through life. I would suspect most folks would classify these as adversaries or adversities and few people would enunciate these instances "satan" in my day to day life. My truck breaks down and I have trouble getting to work limiting my ability to earn the money needed to acquire the parts. In English, this is adversity, there is no reason to use a Hebrew word with any connotation involving myth. You and I both deal with adversity, and tho I can't speak for you, I see my Creators Hand in all things. Satan, as a word in Hebrew, exists to describe an action and has no other purpose in an English scriptural translation other than propagation of myth. Your "satan" is a myth, your adversity isn't. We would not be talking about satan if it were not propagated as an individual by the religious. What I would point out is that a word used to describe action in Hebrew is personified, capitalized, and given preferential treatment, while our Creators Name lay mostly forgotten, being brought to nought before the masses. Satan is just one of the pillars holding up the various Babylonian, Egyptian, mystery religions those who study scripture read so much about. The bigger myth.