Evil, in its ultimate sense, is anything not of God. God, as you should know, is the epitome of ‘good’. Lucifer, who turned into Satan, can easily be called the ‘creator of evil’, since he is the first entity, as far as we know, to do something not of God.
As the first sinner, I suppose we could call Satan the creator of evil.
As I said in the post before, evil is basically the lack of God, who is the embodiment of good. Am I not agreeing with you, in a way? Yes, Satan did create evil, because he was the first to do something not of God, again, as I said before. It is only logical Satan did, unless you think God, the embodiment of good, created evil.As the first sinner, I suppose we could call Satan the creator of evil.
Can we also call the first person to dig in the dirt the creator of holes?
Well, that about says it right there in black and white…but another verse God says EVERYTHING he created was good, so…Something is not right here, this is way to big of a contradiction to be coincidence.
Actually, there is no contradiction at all – you just think there is. Everything God created was good – and still has some good thing about it, otherwise God would not permit it to stay in existence, says St. Augustine… Those quotes I posted come straight from the Bible, the Word of God – the same Bible that says that everything God created was good. But with the fall of Lucifer and of Adam and Eve came “evil”: fallen nature, hell, death, sin, sickness, suffering, pain, loss, deprivation, etc. – evil or the deprivation of good, which is exactly what evil is. But as I said before, the only real evil is moral evil or sin. The other “evils” are a means for our purification, sanctification, an opportunity for the expiation of our sins and of our gaining merit for heaven and a higher place in heaven – all good things. Lucifer and man was created good, but after the fall they became fallen, which is a different state than their original state. God bless you.
Yes, but those smart people who dont want God in their lives, dont literally want Gods throne, they dont strive to be all powerful,or to have as many souls as possible, so there is a HUGE difference between a fallen angel and a person who just does not want God in their lives, plus, a simple human sin, mortal or otherwise is FAR FAR less severe than an angel actually trying to take over heaven for himself, AND the act of swaying 1/3 of God angels, this is likely the most severe of what Satan did.
The Church has traditionally taught that Hell is both a place and a state of being; and that Satan is a pure spirit, unlike us who are made up of both body and spirit. God bless you.
Where is Hell?
It was revealed to Ven. Mary of Agreda – and I’m sure to other mystics – that Hell is located in the very center/core of the earth. I read this in Ven. Mary of Agreda’s book The Mystical City of God, the life story of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which has received the highest approbation of several Popes. The book is so excellent that it was required reading for priests up until Vatican II. God bless you.
Why is that relevant?
I thought you might be referring to the center of the earth location. We did traditionally teach that the lake of fire was at the center of the earth. I think current Catholic theology abandoned this in conjunction with scientific research.
The discussion moved to where Satan is located.
What does it matter where Hell is located?
Why do you ask?
Yes, I am aware that recent theologians say things that are contrary to tradition, but that does not mean they or their “science” is right. I believe strongly what I read in *The Mystical City of God *about Hell being located in the core of the earth… If you don’t believe Hell is located there, then at least believe that Hell is both a place and a state of being, because this is the truth handed down traditionally – and that truth does not even depend on whether or not you choose to believe that Hell is located in the core of the earth. Please read the newer theologians and their findings with a grain of salt, if you wish to preserve your faith – they are Modernists.
You asked where Hell is located. I’m asking why it matters. Its irrelevant where Hell, Purgatory or Heaven is.