Is satan / the devil real?

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I’m not sure.

I’ve challenged Satan to show me himself on numerous occasions. I’ve asked him several times to reveal himself, that I want to see his demons and so forth and converse. I said straight up, “come get me Satan, I dare you!” When he doesn’t show up, I call him a coward. Yet still, I get nothing. I don’t know why he won’t show up. What, he’s so afraid of me?

So, I don’t know. Maybe he’s just a word we used to describe negative feelings and emotions that distance us from God.

In the mean time, if you all can think of any ways I can tempt him then please let me know and I’ll report my findings. Maybe I can figure something out that might be of use. I don’t know why I’m not afraid of him at all. It’s not like I’m the most devout Christian or anything. Maybe I’m just cynical about him but he really seems like a weakling.
Not to be blasphemous or make light, but why would you want to see Satan? I’d rather try to see God. Granted, God show’s himself in so many ways that its almost too obvious to see him and his works.
 
For a couple of videos of me try www.instituteoftheholyspirit.com then from the main page click on IHS TV and from there it’s the Satanist Converts video. or go to en.gloria.tv/?media=216410. It is Christina King interviewing me last Halloween on Radio Maria. This is a 15 minute snippet of a 2 hour interview.

If the Devil isn’t real then millions of satanists, 1 billion Catholics & hundreds of millions of Christians, along with the Bible, both Catholic & Protestant are wrong or satan is lying to us. Since satan is a liar and God isn’t …my faith tells me satan is real. Plus i worked for him for 26 years and he proved himself constantly. Stop looking for the devil. Seek God, seen His Son, seek the Blessed Mother, seek the angels and the Saints. Guard against the devil and never stop praying. To seek the devil is to sin. it is mortal sin. and by doing so you are seperating yourself from God and playing right into the devils hands
Wow! Thank-you for your amazing testimony, God Bless you, may the Lord be with you always, the Blessed Mother and all the Angels and Saints be your protection and keep you safe from all harm!
 
sometimes I think that entity is real

when I start thinking in a bad way i feel it is satan, when I question things that don’t need questioning-that will cause grief just to even think about, I get a sense of evil

is satan just feeling down or is it real?
CCC 2851 In this petition, evil is not an abstraction, but refers to a person, Satan, the Evil One, the angel who opposes God. The devil (dia-bolos) is the one who “throws himself across” God’s plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ.
 
sometimes I think that entity is real

when I start thinking in a bad way i feel it is satan, when I question things that don’t need questioning-that will cause grief just to even think about, I get a sense of evil

is satan just feeling down or is it real?
yes he is real.

he will prove his existence by tempting us to do bad things in life.

but as long as we have faith in god and pray him and be happy, Satan is the last thing you have to worry about in life.

thats just my assumption. please correct me if i m wrong.
 
yes he is real.

he will prove his existence by tempting us to do bad things in life.

but as long as we have faith in god and pray him and be happy, Satan is the last thing you have to worry about in life.

thats just my assumption. please correct me if i m wrong.
He doesn’t tempt most people. Concupiscence is part of man’s nature.
 
Satan reveals himself to us the same way Jesus reveals himself to us – through those among us who follow him.

Alan
 
I was just listening to Catholic Radio this weekend and they interviewed a woman who used to be a satanist. Her story was chilling. She was involved in witchcraft and would put curses and hexes on people she wanted revenge on. She would get a high from the power. But whenever someone makes a deal with the devil he eventually wants to get paid. Her time came and she was being tortured by demons. She could actually see them. She was in such agony, pain, terror etc. that she was going to commit suicide. That night she was visited by an angel (who she saw) and he put all the demons away from her. He offered her a second chance. Long story short, she said yes and now has a ministry helping people combat demonic oppression as well as helping former satanists escape from the clutches of evil. She has a 100% success rate. She invokes the blessed mother for everything. She said that praying the rosary will ward off demons for 24 hours. She said that demons are around us all the time but only 1/3 of the angels fell from grace which means there are 2/3 still working for God and protecting us. They are available any time we call on them.

If you heard this woman speak you wouldn’t doubt. The devil is crafty so we need Our Lady’s perpetual help.
 
He doesn’t tempt most people. Concupiscence is part of man’s nature.
I agree that we can create our own evil. Evil does not solely come from Satan. However, Satan is a highly capable individual, and his ability to cause problems is extensive. Today’s readings (regarding Job) show how much he can do, which seems intense. Satan also seems highly motivated to do the most harm within his power. (It’s a mystery to me why this is allowed, but that’s another thread I suppose.)

I wonder how one can discern - or survey people to decide if Satan is tempting them or not. Do you have some information that could back this statement up (the one saying that most are not tempted?)
 
I’m not sure.

I’ve challenged Satan to show me himself on numerous occasions. I’ve asked him several times to reveal himself, that I want to see his demons and so forth and converse. I said straight up, “come get me Satan, I dare you!” When he doesn’t show up, I call him a coward. Yet still, I get nothing. I don’t know why he won’t show up. What, he’s so afraid of me?

So, I don’t know. Maybe he’s just a word we used to describe negative feelings and emotions that distance us from God.

In the mean time, if you all can think of any ways I can tempt him then please let me know and I’ll report my findings. Maybe I can figure something out that might be of use. I don’t know why I’m not afraid of him at all. It’s not like I’m the most devout Christian or anything. Maybe I’m just cynical about him but he really seems like a weakling.
holyspiritinteractive.net/columns/guests/tomhoopes/darkbackward.asp

“What are the Church’s greatest needs at the present time?” Pope Paul VI asked in November 1972. “Don’t be surprised at Our answer and don’t write it off as simplistic or even superstitious: One of the Church’s greatest needs is to be defended against the evil we call the Devil.”
 
I agree that we can create our own evil. Evil does not solely come from Satan. However, Satan is a highly capable individual, and his ability to cause problems is extensive. Today’s readings (regarding Job) show how much he can do, which seems intense. Satan also seems highly motivated to do the most harm within his power. (It’s a mystery to me why this is allowed, but that’s another thread I suppose.)

I wonder how one can discern - or survey people to decide if Satan is tempting them or not. Do you have some information that could back this statement up (the one saying that most are not tempted?)
It’s above my to determine that.
 
It’s above my to determine that.
You seem convicted that Satan does not tempt many people - or not most people, anyway. I would like to understand what is driving that point of view.

In my case, since I am attacked, I assume that it must be happening to everyone. But, I can see how that might be an error on my part.
 
you should not be calling on satan like that .nearly as bad as a ouija board
 
God is love.

Satan is extremely hateful. **Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. **

Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s mercy and peace be with you

micah
 
I don’t know why I’m not afraid of him at all. It’s not like I’m the most devout Christian or anything. Maybe I’m just cynical about him but he really seems like a weakling.
You aren’t afraid of him because you are overconfident in your own abilities to avoid making major mistakes that could mess up your life. “The devil” is not some kind of character from a horror movie who appears in the night, ready to talk to you. People use to say “I’m not afraid of this or that sin, I couldn’t do such a gross mistake. I’m above this, I know myself”. Then we do that mistake and after a while wake up confused and humiliated: “How could I do that? What was I thinking? My mind was darkened, I was not myself!” This is the closest thing to what we could call “devilish” in our life. Not some weird creatures that make noises in the kitchen or break into a room to play Faust and Mephistopheles with you.
 
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