Originally Posted by Starman
Originally Posted by DBT


Not only changing ideas and beliefs on Hell over time, but Satan and God Himself, especially between the OT and the NT.


yep.

as I undertand things; Asaiah 45:7 where God says he creates evil,.. is before scripture had personified evil as the devil.

I mean to say;... that at some point 'divine intermediaries' were introduced to scripture.

EG:

2 Samuel 24:1
"And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say,
Go, number Israel and Judah."

1 Chronicles 21:1

"And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel."



Yes. So many inconvenient truths for Christians, and theists in general to face that the only defence is denial of the truth.