Speaking of demons, this is the most ingrained evil image in western culture. It is said that the image of the devil comes from the Old Testament, but the devil described in the Bible is only Satan. Satan, the king of the devil, once betrayed God, so he fell from heaven in flames, managed nine depravities in the morning and evening, and finally fell into hell and became a devil. In order to get revenge on the Lord, Satan reaches out to the world through his talons, making the world full of demons and being the number one enemy of God and the Lord.
The origin of Satan is different in different religious works. In the Bible, he is an ancient snake, defeated by God and angels in the judgment of the end of the world. In Judaism and religion, the image of Satan is the leader of angels or elves. He is omnipotent, full of wisdom and completely beautiful, but because of his arrogance, he launched a rebellion in heaven and was driven out of heaven by God and became a degenerate angel.
King of hell
Because Satan refused to submit to God, he led a third of the angels to rebel in the north of heaven. After three days of heaven war, Satan's rebels were defeated by archangel Michael, and Satan himself caught fire and fell from heaven. All the angels who followed him were turned into ugly demons by God, and only Satan kept his glorious wings. Since then, Satan has become the king of hell, and his hostility to God has never stopped.
True and false shadow
Lucifer, the name of fallen angels in Christianity and Judaism, was personified in later generations. As the leader of fallen angels, Lucifer mentioned the story of Satan in his image and deeds, so Lucifer is Satan in both Christianity and Judaism. In other religions, Lucifer is just one of the demons in hell.
The promised land lost by temptation
God created Adam and Eve, the ancestors of mankind, to live in the paradise of Eden. Satan has not given up his opposition to God after being exiled to hell. He sneaked into the Garden of Eden and turned into a snake in his dream to seduce Eve. Eve was tempted to steal the forbidden fruit. Although Adam repented for his actions, God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden, and later sent the Son of God to eliminate human sin and punishment.
The temptation of evil
John milton of England wrote the epic Paradise Lost according to the story of Satan seducing Adam and Eve. However, compared with the traditional demon image, Satan in Paradise Lost is more like a rebellious hero who resists tyranny and longs for freedom. The battle between light and darkness between Satan and God is used to describe the repeated changes and struggles in human history, which embodies the theme of Paradise Lost.
Seven nightmares of hell
The seven deadly sins are the seven deadly sins in Catholic teachings. According to the seven deadly sins, later generations created seven famous demon images, namely, Lucifer symbolizing arrogance, Leviathan symbolizing jealousy, Samael symbolizing anger, beria symbolizing laziness, Mamen symbolizing greed, Beelzebub symbolizing gluttony and the demon symbolizing lust in Jewish mythology. People call them the seven demons of hell.
Solomon 72 column fiend
Solomon was the king of the ancient Jewish kingdom. During the Renaissance from 14 to 15 century, a mysterious book, The Key of Solomon, became popular in the west. Legend has it that King Solomon wrote the key to Solomon himself. Through this book, King Solomon can summon 72 demons in hell. Legend has it that Solomon is brilliant, but this key to Solomon is actually a "dark magic book" written by a medieval wizard, and has nothing to do with King Solomon.