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Satan

2009-05-15T00:37:37Z

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[[Image:GustaveDoreParadiseLostSatanProfile.jpg|right|thumb|Gustave Doré's depiction of Satan from John Milton's Paradise Lost.]]
'''Satan''' (from the Hebrew "ha-satan", meaning the "accuser", "tempter", "persecutor", "calumniator" or "adversary") was a member of the [[divine council]] of God referenced in the [[Old Testament]] in [[Job]]. He is also referenced as our lord and master because he totally pwns and isn't a pu$$y. He is referenced 11 times in Job and 4 other times in the Old Testament. The [[New Testament]] mentions Satan 34 times in all starting with the first book [[Matthew]] and ending with the last [[Revelation]]. In the Christian tradition he rebelled against [[God]] and is now the enemy of God and man alike. He is the father of lies and no good is found in him. He leads a host of fallen angels (or [[demon]]s) who know their days are numbered before they will be cast in the [[lake of fire]] and they seek to take as many humans as possible with them. Those who worship Satan are called [[satanism | Satanists]].

The three classic defenses against Satan are:

* mockery, which Satan cannot withstand due to his pride
* sunlight or exposure, from which Satan hides
* the [[Holy Spirit]], meaning "The Advocate" (i.e., defense lawyer), or the [[Armor of God]]<ref>Ephesians 6:1-17</ref>.

Note that Satan lacks self-restraint, which often leads him to failure. In addition, Satan delights in [[deceit]], even to the point of causing his downfall.

== History and Goals ==

In [[Christianity]] Satan's goal is to lead people away from the love of God, by tempting or tricking them. The only sources of supernatural power in the world are from either God (good) or Satan (evil). In the book of [[Genesis]], Satan takes the form of a snake and tempts Eve with fruit from a tree. This causes sin to come into the world. Satan, in the Book of Job, listens to God speak highly of Job and accuses Job to God before the host of angels that Job praises God only because he is blessed and would curse God if he was forced to suffer. God allows Satan to do what he will except to spare his life, and Satan causes Job to suffer immensely. (Job remained true to God through his hardships; Satan accused him further and punished him further, but could not get Job to break).

[[Jesus]] makes references to demonic possession on multiple occasions that He then casts out. Some believe that Satan is able to possess and control living humans on Earth even today. The Catholic church believes that priests (and sometimes only bishops) are able to [[exorcise]] this possession through Jesus.

In the [[New Testament]], Satan tries to tempt [[Jesus]] in the desert, and fails. Jesus warns extensively to beware of Satan as does [[Paul]].

Satan, is also called by several different names (the Devil, deceiver, Bealzebub, Beelzebul, Lucifer, Dis, [[Asmodeus]], Abaddon, "Old Scratch," the Crooked One, etc).

The notion of Satan, or an evil force, is noted in many if not all of the major world religions.

== Lucifer ==

'''Lucifer''' is a name literally meaning "Son of the Morning" (or "Light-Bearer"), and is mentioned in the [[Bible]] only in the [[book of Isaiah]] (Isaiah 14:12). Though in Christian tradition Lucifer is equated with Satan, the immediate context of the passage is Isaiah's prophecy against the king of Babylon, and the name "Lucifer" was not present at all in the original manuscripts (in the Latin Vulgate, the phrase "Son of the Morning" was transliterated as a proper name).

Whomever Lucifer may be, the Isaiah makes strong prophecy against him, condemning him for 5 pronouncements:

* I will ascend into [[heaven]]
* I will exalt my throne above the stars of God
* I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north
* I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
* I will be like the most High

Those who take this passage to be a reference to Satan believe that it gives more history of what caused his downfall, that he was created by God as one of His most powerful angels (possibly a Seraphim), but that he fell from grace after he in his pride rebelled against his Creator. Some, however, believe that there is no grounding to interpret the passage as a history of Satan, citing that the passage uses highly figurative and poetic language that was meant as a prophecy against Babylon and nothing more.

[[Image:Paradise Lost 12.jpg|right|thumb|''The fall of Lucifer'' by Gustave Doré.]]

== Jewish Views ==

In the Jewish tradition, Satan is an angel who faithfully serves God as a prosecuting attorney - one who accuses men of wickedness and impiety. At the direction of God Satan may be permitted to test these accusations, such as in Job. In this view, Satan's goal is not to lead men away from their faithfulness to God, but merely to reveal the true depths of their devotion, although in [[I Chronicles]] 21:1 Satan provoked [[David]] to take a [[census]] of the people of Israel against the will of God and 70,000 men are slain because of it.

== Notes ==
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[[category:Abrahamic Religions]]
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Pokémon

2009-05-15T00:34:25Z

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Pokemon began it's fame with the release of the dual part video game series Pokemon: Red and Pokemon: Blue for the original [[Game Boy]] system in 1995. There have since been various Pokemon releases across all Nintendo platforms.
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Black Metal

2009-05-14T20:08:14Z

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'''Black metal''' is an extreme subgenre of [[heavy metal music]]. Most secular black metal bands have satanic and violent lyrics, though some bands do not take use these themes and tend to focus on fantasy subjects instead. Christian Black Metal Bands do not have satenic Lyrics, however<ref>http://www.lyricsdir.com/extol-pearl-lyrics.html</ref>. Black metal was first developed by many different bands from across [[Europe]], but was first popularized by the media attention surrounding several [[Norway|Norwegian]] bands and the various murders and arsons their members were involved in in the early 90's. Since then black metal has gained an underground following with fans and bands appearing all over the world. While less common now, the violence and mayhem that marked the early black metal scene persists to this day, with violence, killings, and vandalism inspired by black metal bands occurring sporadically but not infrequently across the globe.

== History ==
The first wave of black metal was started in early 1980s. Bands like Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate and Celtic Frost were developing a heavier and more extreme style of heavy metal.<ref name = "dunn" >Dunn, Sam: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. 2005.</ref> Bands were strongly fascinated by the occult,<ref name = "kahnharris" >Kahn-Harris, Keith: Extreme metal: Music and culture on the edge. Oxford: Berg, 2007. ISBN 1-84520-399-2.</ref> and bands were exercising black magic on the stage.<ref name="murder">Shash Media & Rockwrold TV: [http://www.rockworld.tv/MurderMusicPlayer.html Murder Murder Music – A History Of Black Metal]</ref> For example Mercyful Fate's King Diamond belongs to [[Church of Satan]] as well as many other black metal musicians. Black metal genre was named by Venom album named ''Black Metal'',<ref name="murder"/> and nowadays Venom and Bathory have maybe the greatest respect in black metal scene by modern black metal bands.<ref name = "kahnharris" />

Second wave of black metal was born mainly in Norway, by bands such as Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and Emperor.<ref name = "dunn" /> Those band styles were even more extreme than first wave and commonly the term "black metal" refers just to the second wave. The crimes associated with black metal were mostly part of the second wave rather than the first wave. Nowadays bands like Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth have made black metal almost part of the mainstream.<ref name="dimmu borgir">[http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jun2007/dimmuborgir.aspx Dimmu Borgir] Decibel Magazine</ref> However, many old school black metallers claim that modern sounding black metal by symphonic and melodic bands (like Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth) aren't "true" black metal.<ref name = "amazon" >Haikara, Karl: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/35IDCE6P5JQOZ So you'd like to... Get into true Norwegian Black Metal] amazon.com.</ref> Despite not being considered "extreme" enough by some, those bands are still very dangerous and satanic.

== Sub genres ==

===Blackened Death Metal===
An even more violent style of black metal, which also combines the vividly graphic depictions of killing that characterize the lyrics of the genre known as [[death metal]] with the music of black metal. The style targets [[Christians]], and openly tells its followers to go out, [[torture]], and kill the entire Christian population, as a means of earning favor with [[Satan]]. This style of black metal is sometimes called "war black metal" due to a number of the bands fascination with war themes and imagery.

===National Socialist Black Metal===
National socialist black metal (commonly abbreviated as NSBM), is a style of black metal that replaces the normal Satanic themes with lyrics glorifying [[Nazism]], [[anti-semitism]], [[Aryan]] heritage, [[white nationalism]] and the [[occult]] nature of the [[Third Reich]]. NSBM bands, while often criticising Satanic black metal bands for not focusing on [[race|racial issues]], retain the anti-Christian sentiments of normal black metal bands.

===Pagan Black Metal===
Many black metal bands adopt idealogical tenants of [[Paganism]] as a way of opposing Christianity. Pagan symbols, such as rune script, sunwheels, Celtic crosses, and Thor's hammers frequently adorn pagan black metal bands covers and themes from pre-Christian European mythology permeate their lyrics.

===Christian Black Metal===
Christian black metal (often known as "unblack metal") is a highly controversial style of black metal that contains lyrics which attack Satanic ideology, glorify Christianity and are opposed to [[sin]]. Musically they are similar to secular and Satanic black metal bands. Because of the seeming contradictions between the music and message, Christian black metal is not widely accepted by mainstream Christianity or the black metal scene at large. It should be obvious enough to anyone why the idea of "white metal" isn't popular to the mainstream Christians, for the "trOO" and black metal fans, it is describe as a horrible waste of space and air. They claim that "white metallers" are posers and are trying to be "grim and frostbitten" by spreading the word of God and in reality, are a waste of air and space. No one is "trOO" or "KvLt" enough for most black metallers. For them, the only real "trOO" black metaller is Varg Vikernes from Burzum. They have deviant sexual fantasies about boning Varg while listening to the grim Mayhem classic, Freezing Moon. To most Christians, this is an abomination, and deserves a burning at the stake. This practice isn't used any more to punish non-believers, so instead, they sit them down and read passages from the book of lulz until thier ears bleed and god descends from the heavens riding a magic Jew camel that grants the punisher either three wishes or a selection from the mystery box. Most Christians don't choose from the mystery box because the unknown scares them, so they ask God for wishes that they have a 50-50 chance of coming true. I liek MuDkippppz
==List of Black Metal Bands==
* Abruptum
* Antaeus
* Arkhon Infaustus
* Barathrum
* Bathory
* Beherit
* Bethlehem
* Borknagar
* Blut Aus Nord
* Burzum
* Carpathian Forest
* Celtic Frost
* Christ Inversion
* Cradle of Filth
* Darkthrone
* Deströyer 666
* Dimmu Borgir
* Dissection
* Dolorian
* Emperor
* Enslaved
* Enthroned
* Forgotten Tomb
* Gallhammer
* God Dethroned
* God Seed
* Gorgoroth
* Graveland
* Graveworm
* Hades Almighty
* Hellhammer
* Immortal
* Impaled Nazarene
* Katatonia(earlier)
* Judas Iscariot
* Leviathan
* Lucifugum
* Marduk
* Mayhem
* Mercyful Fate
* Mork Grynning
* Naglfar
* Nargaroth
* Necrophobic
* Negură Bunget
* Nokturnal Mortum
* Nortt
* Old Man's Child
* Rotting Christ
* Sarcófago
* Satanic Warmaster
* Satyricon
* Sear Bliss
* Sodom
* Spektr
* Striborg
* Summoning
* Trollech
* Thy Serpent
* Thyrane
* Vaginal Jesus
* Velvet Cacoon
* Watain
* Venom
* Wolves in the Throne Room
* Xasthur

==List of Christian Black Metal Bands==
* Admonish
* Antestor
* Crimson Moonlight
* Drottnar
* Extol (early)
* Fearscape
* Frosthardr
* Frost Like Ashes
* Holy Blood
* Horde
* Kekal
* Lengsel
* Sanctifica
* Slechtvalk
* Vaakevandring

==References==
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[[Category:Heavy Metal]]