• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Questions

njcl

njcl

Active Member
i have only just started reading the bible again after a 12 year period,i did read the bible,the full bible 2 years solid everyday but im afraid i have forgot many of its chapters apart from pauls epistles/josuah/david/jeremiah/ so i have a few questions that will save me a lot of time....thanks

1.i always thought beelzebub was another name for satan though i read prima say it was another name for baal,is this correct??

2.is there anywhere in the NT where the word CHRISTIAN appears?

3.the cherub assigned guard duty after adam and eve sinned,was this satan as i read somewhere god claiming he had giving lucifer this position??
 
Linus

Linus

Well-Known Member
njcl said:
1.i always thought beelzebub was another name for satan though i read prima say it was another name for baal,is this correct??
Click to expand...
Baalzubub is a name for one of the Philistine gods, Baal. I believe it is one of his titles. Although I believe that Jesus uses the title to refer to Satan a few times.

njcl said:
2.is there anywhere in the NT where the word CHRISTIAN appears?
Click to expand...
The book of acts.


njcl said:
3.the cherub assigned guard duty after adam and eve sinned,was this satan as i read somewhere god claiming he had giving lucifer this position??
Click to expand...
I don't think so.
 
A

anders

Well-Known Member
Linus said:
Baalzubub is a name for one of the Philistine gods, Baal. I believe it is one of his titles. Although I believe that Jesus uses the title to refer to Satan a few times.
Click to expand...
Baal means "Lord, master, husband". There were many local Baals. So we can't be sure that the Baal of Canaan and Baal-Sebub, "Lord Lord", is the same guy. Other interpretations of this name is "Lord of the Flies", "Lord of Zebub" (an unknown place), Ba'al Zebul, "Lord of the High Place".

Lucifer is a name used by the translator Jerome in the 4th century for what in modern Bibles is "the morning star" (Isaiah 14:12 ).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top