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Why does satan hate us so much?	Jon	Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Question: Greeting Brother :-) Thank you so much for you Ministry!! Sorry if this is not the correct forum, plese move if you feel so. But as my question states. Why does satan hate us so much? The other day I was praying and meditating, for some reason a ant came to mind. I thought of how inferior the ant is to me, how little he is, how I have no feelings for the ant(other then Fire ants of course) of what he does or so. But then I really thought that we are really just ants to satan, we cannot harm him, we cannot do anything to him, we are inferior beings without angelic powers. So why does he even bother? Is it because of our free-will? He has that as well. What about that God gave us forgivness and not him? Could he not just see his error and decide to come clean? Sorry if the Question seems immature, but it was really just something that I cannot answer or find a answer to. His Peace with you :-) Big Jon
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+ Dear Jon: Thanks for the question. It is a good quesiton. Satan hates us so much because we are made in the image of God but especially because we will be lifted above the angels in the end. Some think this is why Satan rebelled -- because his pride could not take the idea that these puny biological organisms (humans) would be lifted higher than him and that he will have to serve us. Satan hates us because he hates God and we are the penacle of His creation, even above the angels in ultimate glory. We will be "like God" in that we may be resurrected unto eternal life with a gloried body that will be like that of the resurrected Christ. Satan hates us because we seek God and not him. Satan hates us because he hates anything and anyone God loves. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Why does satan hate us so much?

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Wednesday, September 8, 2004

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Greeting Brother :-)

Thank you so much for you Ministry!!

Sorry if this is not the correct forum, plese move if you feel so.

But as my question states. Why does satan hate us so much?

The other day I was praying and meditating, for some reason a ant came to mind. I thought of how inferior the ant is to me, how little he is, how I have no feelings for the ant(other then Fire ants of course) of what he does or so. But then I really thought that we are really just ants to satan, we cannot harm him, we cannot do anything to him, we are inferior beings without angelic powers. So why does he even bother?

Is it because of our free-will? He has that as well. What about that God gave us forgivness and not him? Could he not just see his error and decide to come clean?

Sorry if the Question seems immature, but it was really just something that I cannot answer or find a answer to.

His Peace with you :-)
Big Jon

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+

Dear Jon:

Thanks for the question. It is a good quesiton.

Satan hates us so much because we are made in the image of God but especially because we will be lifted above the angels in the end.

Some think this is why Satan rebelled -- because his pride could not take the idea that these puny biological organisms (humans) would be lifted higher than him and that he will have to serve us.

Satan hates us because he hates God and we are the penacle of His creation, even above the angels in ultimate glory. We will be "like God" in that we may be resurrected unto eternal life with a gloried body that will be like that of the resurrected Christ.

Satan hates us because we seek God and not him.

Satan hates us because he hates anything and anyone God loves.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum