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iblis and the Fall

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(I employ the proper noun of 'God' in the following article for simplicity's sake, because the tale of Iblis encompasses the mythologies of several religions and faiths, all of which employ many different names and terms for their shared deity, but all of whom recognise him as the only one.)

Iblis is first introduced to us as an angel of the highest orders, and a favourite of his god, Yahweh, the All-Mighty. He was formed from a fire of such impeccable purity and beauty that not even smoke could touch it. In some tellings, he was an angel, later demoted to a djinn (also known as jinn, the plural of which is jinni, from which we get 'genie', like whom “you ain't never had a friend”). In others, he was the last of the djinn who once ruled Earth, but was raised by God to sit near him, as a reward for his love and faithfulness.

Angels were created as 'perfect' beings, capable only of loving and serving God. But, when God realised that love means more when given freely, he created Man, and when he viewed this new creation, God was pleased, and set it above all his handiwork. Furthermore, he commanded that the angels also bow to Man, to serve mankind as they serve him.

Angels come in classes with differing levels of power and understanding according to their purpose. The lowest of these simply went about their new directive of serving Man, because they could and can do nothing else. But Iblis was of the higher classes, tasked as Divine Accuser. It was his duty to walk amongst all of God's creation, with a full knowledge of the intricacies of all their natures, including the mind of Man. Iblis, while he cannot rebel against his programming, is, by necessity, able to reason according to the overriding love he bears his god. When he is commanded to bow at the feet of mere Man, he fails to comprehend the conflicting directives.

For humans, it is easy to see this as disobedience, hubris, rebellion, because we are capable of those choices. We can decide if someone deserves our love, and we can consciously choose who we follow, so we judge Iblis according to our own 'free will'. But, even the most powerful of angels are not permitted this choice. So, it is not arrogance, but genuine confusion when Iblis asks his god, “How can I, a being of smokeless fire who worships only you, the All-Mighty, grovel before a creature made of dirt?” He was not saying, “I could never humble myself that much,” but rather, “How could I possibly give to another, what belongs only to you?”

The source of Iblis' rage was not that God loved Man more than him. Iblis raged only when he was cast down for doing the only thing he understands; for failing to comply with an order that goes against his very design. His duty to love his master dominates him wholly, and, in accordance with the nature of a raging fire now unchecked, it consumed even the bearer himself. Yet, even when we meet him as Satan in the book of Job, he is not presented as a villain; far from it. See, it is not just on any day that he comes before his god, but on a day reserved for God's sons, wherein they come to do him honour.

Satan has no power to invade the courts of Heaven, so his presence here tells us that his welcome is yet in tact. His admittance in this company on this day tells us he is yet considered amongst the highest of them. Moreover, we see just how important he is by the fact that it is he who God first addresses. And God does not address him with, “What are you doing here,” as one might an intruder, but speaks to him as a father might a son who has been away from home. God calls him by name, and says, “Where have you been?” Satan responds that he has been doing the duty God assigned him. Because his duties mean no one would know better than Satan, God asks his opinion of this man, Job, the perfect example of devotion to God. Clearly, Satan here is still very much in the service of God. Satan then attempts to convince God that Man's love for him is not as pure as his own, and, in the fashion of nearly all deities, they proceed to make a game of Man's life, to prove their respective points.

Satan is no longer foremost in the affections of the All-Mighty, so, like a jilted lover who cannot accept that they must move on, he becomes consumed with the downfall of the one [mankind] who has replaced him. God does not stop this, because his sole concern is that he is desired, adored and praised by all his creation. You know the type; they have tired of the old lover, and have moved on to a new one, but they keep the old one around, because even their fawning desperation counts as attention. At the end of time, when God tires of the game, Satan will meet his eternal punishment, along with all who have opposed God. Meanwhile, Satan yet serves his divine purpose.

The first lesson we learn from Iblis is that our passions must never be allowed to rule us. Because Iblis' love is compulsory and has no chance of being revoked, God, the object of it, has no reason to cherish it; it is like a toy which can be picked up or discarded at will, and so quickly loses value. Satan is willing to risk the company of the worst of all creation anguishing of the fires of Hell for eternity, simply in the hopes that he might somehow convince the object of his passion to value him as he once did, even if that means trying to destroy his former lover's new interest. And he is willing to do this, all for someone who profits greatly from his devotion, but will never love him in return.

It is possible Satan does not see the ultimate futility of his actions, because the single-minded passion that is his programming may give him hope that he will one day succeed, though we know he will not. Either way, we cannot blame Satan for behaving thus, because he is simply unable to do otherwise. But, we who are able to act more freely can learn from his tale the lesson which must forever elude him. Iblis did not fall the moment he was cast out of Heaven. He fell when he allowed his passion to override his very well-being, corrupting the bright flame of his love into an envious and consuming inferno, cursing him with the source of his eternal torment.

To love someone truly is to be willing to see them as they are, rather than as we wish to see them. We must be able to understand when to pull back, or even to walk away. To do this, we must, above all, be able to love ourselves. Of everything in our lives, and even the people we most love, we must continually ask ourselves, “Does this merit my devotion?” And we must be able to answer that question with objective honesty, otherwise we risk destroying all that we are, and all we could ever be.

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Kudos bro

abumeinben:
You still don't get bruh.... Any recent addition to WhatsApp features already exists in Telegram.... stickers feature is an example. Telegram even has in-app browser. You can open multiple accounts on one Telegram app. When added to a group, you see the chats from day 1. When finalboss said he still has his 5 year old multimedia files, it means Telegram stores your data on their server, so that when you delete from your device, you can still get from chat. Plus Telegram has polls feature, folder creation..... Have you ever tried sending a 1GB file on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp dey learn.

whatsapp's annoying especially that duta news. you can't even edit message on it.
Whatsapp and telegram is just like using Tecno and samsung

light099:
Hacked your whatsapp how? It's much easier to hack Telegram than whatsapp.

how, can you prove this ??

Xionez:
Telegram is it, abeg!
My best feature is the group chats...and more power is given to admins than ever before to manage a crowd.
You also have animated emojis, stickers etc etc...and if yoi don't like it, you can switch it off and the emojis become lifeless...like in Whatsapp.

Then FOLDERS!!!!. I personally alerted their devs for this and a few weeks later, they created it. Was surprised. Beta testing the feature made me smile.
Could be that they were toying with the feature for weeks or I may have given them a good idea. I'll never know...and I'm not delusional.

The latest Telegram version gives you the ability to sort your chats into groups...not the scatter house that is Whatsapp.
Your personal chats, with people in your contacts, go under the Personal group, then you can create more and sort your home screen to look organized.

you forgot the superbots , Spam once get yourself kicked out of the group.
Perfect difference btw whatsapp stickers and telegram.

xreal:
That's why it's a safe haven for scammers.

Talking abt advantages.

Nbote:
Wen I can back dem up to my sd card and email.. I have used countless fones over d period and I still have all my whatsapp chats.. So why haven't I lost dem?

oops i dont need to go through these stress to back things up telegram.

Nbote:
So? I have all d videos, photos and files I shared on whatsapp from years back as well.. So what's ur point exactly? M

You can easily lose your backup.

light099:
Hmmm. I also thought this way initially until I realized I was wrong. They're two different app with different purposes.
It all boils down to what you intend.

Hope you know i stilll have all the pictures,videos,files i shared over 5 years ago. Its still there.
Any movie you can think of any song,files. Even the global search c'mon

hardeycute:
If only my people will use Telegram.

Anyday Telegram which is more secure and safe to use than Whatsapp.

Chat, Secure Chat, Option To Delete Chat,Timed Chat, Secure Voice Calls. Chat With Anyone With User Id (By Not Sharing Your Phone Number).

What Else You Need.

According to the Christian mythology Jesus is the son of God and capable of super-human feats like raising the dead, healing, walking on water, transmuting matter, ect...

As a demi-god can he really feel pain (if he could take pain away from others then certainly he can control and chose how much pain he wants to feel and control how much damage he wants his body to experience)?
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Was the cross heavy? Not for someone who can modify matter (or gravity) so that he is able to walk on water. With Jesus alleged super powers, the cross is only as heavy as he wants it to be (note he also had no problem moving the stones of his tomb... weight is not an issue for Jesus), That trek up carrying the cross the hill is nothing more than the first example of CrossFit...

Was he humiliated? How could that be. He knows he is the son of God, how can mere mortals humiliate a demi-god. Humiliation is a feeling and can only be felt by those who chose to feel it (if anything the son of God may have felt disapointment but certainly nothing as mundane as humiliation)

Did Jesus experience fear and anguish? No first because there can't have been anything unknown about the event to him. No surprise. Him getting cruxified is god plan. It is very much a choreographed performance. He knew he would resurect after a very short time, and even afterward going to heaven or hell is something that Jesus can chose for himself (no other Christian gets to make that choice).

In brief, the irony here is that Jesus "sacrifice" can only be counted as a sacrifice is if he was NOT the son of God and had to face all of this as a mere human: weak, scared, at the mercy of others, with no control and no idea what will happen next... (and even then the Sacrifice of Jesus is fairly mild one by human suffering standards: he didn't spend 50 years in a prison , he wasn't tortured for months, his mother was gang raped as an example in fron of him, etc... crucifiction is painfull and barbaric but fairly quick and not all that terrible even by the standards of that age... in fact Jesus suffered no more than the other 2 regular guys next to him that day...

Now Prometheus who gets his liver eaten every day for eternity, that is more like a real sacrifice. But Jesus' only count as a mildly hectic end of week.

People often pray when things are challenging and tough. I notice that while I was praying I was also indirectly reflecting on my situation. If there is something one can do to help themselves, one does it. If one has done all they can, they then “leave the rest to god”. In my opinion, they just say that to reassure themselves that they have done all they can.

This in no way proves that a god or gods favors us in any way. It’s quite selfish and self centered to think that ones personal situation will somehow be positively influenced by a devine entity without also recognizing that said entity lets so many others in that exact situation perish. These others are no more or less deserving of relief than us.

Religions have claimed a monopoly on the human mind and emotion for too long. I for one am glad to be free of these superstitions. Especially the one founded on the torture and human sacrifice of an “innocent” man. What a disgusting theology.

To add on that selfish and self centered outlook of prayer, Sam Harris talks of prayer being of double standard.
As you pray that your son be spared during heart surgery, the donor is praying his life is spared.
Better analogy is, praying for your particular team to win, therfore the other must loose definitely.

Lostz:
I thought your father is dead and you inherited ₦500m?

lmfao, The thing tire me o.

cybernaut:
You must get infected

infect your president first, Typical black man.
They hate good things

leosahm:
she looks like a cancer patient, so no guy can afford to do anything with her....

hmm, comment dosent make any sense at all.

geoworldedu:
i didn't say God bleeped to get the sperm o. He actually masturbated. He only bleeped ones in his lifetime and that was the Bleep with Virgin Mary to give birth to the only begotten son Jesus.

so what made you think I would give two Fuvks about them ??

What kind of fuckery is this

This is why I cant Blame Uncle Ruckus

LordReed:
The question should be asked of you, cos I am standing right outside wondering what you are doing in there.

Satan66:
Shortage of coffins?
Digging graves in advance?
Pilling bodies on top each other?
This is very very bad.

you scared

Theobserver835:
You re lying, even devil still learn work where you dey.
I was there live when they are beating him and he started begging the people beating him in Igbo language to have pity on him as an orphan.
I am a proud ada nwafor Igbo,what I will not support is crime whether you are from side or not you must face the music.
He was lucky he wasn't caught in mushin or Ikotun area of lagos state.
Most residents there are savage thirsty for human blood and won't hesitate to send this guy to the world of the dead.
Most festac residents are sane,this they have shown by handling him over to the police for prosecution.
#lagosunrest
#saynotojunglejustice
#blacklivesmatters

sorry but the Devil is the father of lies.

toniblacman:
As much as I knew it existed, I never knew it was happening around me and was ever going to happen to me.
My 2nd year or so in school, I attended this students fellowship, I was never a regular church goer. One Sunday while the service was ongoing, one of the fellowship's executives was getting friendly with me...I mean I should have noticed his friendliness wasn't normal but I it was so non expected and my own mind was preoccupied with the babe I had my eyes on...lol
ip centre and of course I must pass through on going to my own lodge. Well, we stopped at his lodge, brother brought a soft drink and a sachet of biscuits. I was beginning to feel like this guy is friendly sha.... As he suggested to know my villa too, I didn't consider it a lousy idea so we left for my villa.
The moment nigga got in after I did....meeehn, bobo just bolt my door and start to dey shut my windows ni sha..! Puzzled me, asked what the idea was, omo! Nigga came really uncomfortably close to me and descended to pull my trousers, drag the tin join boxers, as in, it was a real quick move that I without knowing it got paused for seconds... lol
Meeehn before my recovery, brother already had my pipe in his mouth doing the business. Realizing what was happening to me, rather than been enthusiastic or got mad, I only felt pity for this poor guy, my dicc had even refused to grow in his mouth. I was just there watching him, kept my face impassive, gave him no hint of encouragement. Then I held his head with my left hand and he yielded, gently removed my black machine, dragged up my boxers and trousers. And commanded to get up. I just told him, I am not into it. To ease his embarrassment, I offered to accompany him as he left. We got to the gates and I stopped to tell him, he shouldn't worry, it's going to be between us. And promised to see him next Sunday which was a lie.
That's my experience with a homo...no hating.
Before I graduated, I heard a rumour that this fellow attempted that with some other guys in the church too. I didn't dig, I only got to understand that I was probably not the only prey-to-be.

Na wa o

Can I get a HELL- YEAH if you are sick of athletes and celebrities pointing to the sky when they win something

Coldplay- orphans

CAPSLOCKED:
A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HATE ME FOR THIS BUT IT'S THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRETEND.
IN CASE THEY DON'T KNOW, I'D REMIND THEM OF HOW THE WORLD WORKS. HOW WE AREN'T SPECIAL, AND ARE ALL JUST SURVIVING BY LUCK.
THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALWAYS A PART OF US AND THE ONLY WAY WE FINALLY ESCAPE THEM IS WHEN WE STOP BREATHING.

DEPENDING ON THEIR SITUATION, I'M GOING TO ASSURE THEM TO HAVE HOPE IN THE CHANCE THAT THINGS "MAY" GET BETTER. WE ALWAYS HOPE FOR GOOD THINGS, BUT WE SHOULD ALWAYS EXPECT THE WORST UNPLEASANT THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS THE END OF ALL OF THESE THINGS WE'RE DOING HERE. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WE'RE DESTINED TO LOSE IN THE END.

Hmm

I’ve often been in situations where a loved one is having a hard time or is suffering terribly. What do you tell them to comfort or encourage them, since it may be silly for us to say that we’re praying for them?
I’ll often say “I’m thinking about you so much today!” or “You are so important to me.” How do we show compassion and support without invoking divine help?

In your opinion, is it ever wise to say something like “You know that I don’t believe in a divine power, but I’ve said a prayer for you, just in case, because I will try anything to help you”??

GreatResearcher1:
So many SIMPs on this forum

aww Little one, you learnt a New word today. At least you achieved something.
Now fuckoff.

GreatResearcher1:
Yes! A lot

okay, Go on