What does satan really represent? It's all metaphorical, of course. And what does satan represent?
Selfish pursuits.
Meaning most all of nature follow a specific rule "to live" and will instinctively do what is takes to survive.
But mankind, is of choice and can go well beyond that scope of doing for survival.
Satan represents the rebellion against senseless authority.
what authority? God is not an outside entity looking at man like pets. That is the 'zeus' kind of God (created by mankind) and not even existing in reality. That creation of a God on a thrown is of man's assessments as throughout history the rulers were often on a thrown, ruling, judging and giving or taking what life they chose.
TO oberseve as Einstein did, (i believe HE is 'the garden').... then to observe all of nature (existence) itself as God, then God's 'authority' are the laws of nature rather than some dude sitting on a thrown as mankind has often painted as the picture. (like a pharoah)
And Satan represents indulgence.
and mankind (consciousness) is the only thing in existence that can take beyond what is within nature.
we created airplanes, nuclear weapons and the 'invisible hand' but satan as an entity of existence as being a cause can be likened to the selfishness of mankinds pursuits over the laws of nature (hence mankind "left the garden")
Mankind began to think, they controlled or 'owned' nature.
And Satan represents absolute, unbounded freedom.
freedom of choice is what we all have.....
using that 'freedom' to take for self, isolating self from reality, or simply do anything that is a 'loss to the common' is the same capacity as every human being to be a satan.
Equally each makes their own choices and why so much focus on 'good and bad' is what religious moral obligations were all about. Most all religions know each person can defeat bad by just being honest with your choices.
Satan represents making yourself a god, the only god, of yourself.
if you go in the back yard, plant a tree, water it and it grows, then as you sit with a chain saw in your hand, you are a god to that tree and all the critter in it.
same as lying to someone: you put a fib into the mind of that person and now how they observe that scenario is bound to that 'creation' of a person
i can choose to combine my seed with another to make a baby: i can create life!
These scenarios share just how powerful human being can be within nature.
That is what most need to understand; that we ARE responsible for our actions and whether of good or bad, we live in them 'doings' after we no longer have choice.
The good will live (that tree will ooosually live well beyond a person) and to give of your time and energy to 'support life to continue' then you live in them gifts because of your choice
The bad............ will eventually fade to extinction. (that is how God/nature works)
Prehaps try genesis 3
2And the woman saith unto the serpent, `Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,
3and of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.'
4And the serpent saith unto the woman, `Dying, ye do not die,
5for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'
then
20And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.
21And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.
22And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --
the story is about choice being born
the so called serpant did not fib; mankind is still alive and like 22 shares, the boss was happy, to say the least.
but look at what is written versus how people think it is meant
the various intrepretations have ruined the truth of the matter
as i can clearly see, that the jehovah god isn't mad.... he seemed proud if you asked me
21And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.
22And
Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,'
We all alive, so adam and eve did not die
we have choice
we are aware of compassion
we can create life
we have the very ability to understand good and evil ourselves!
all that is left, is offering the comprehension so each can know "equally" how to do good rather than bad
i believe this can be understood by having the comprehension of "what life is"
and i say: light is life (the life of mass is the energy upon the mass)
from that, the unfolding of truth is grounded in reality versus opinions
that is why the last chapter is so focused on 'light' (energy upon mass)
