seekeroftruth
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Quran 38:65. Say, “I am only a warner, and there is no god except God—the One, the Conqueror.
66. The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Mighty, the Forgiver.”
67. Say, “It is a message of great importance.
68. From which you are turning away.
69. I have no knowledge of the Highest Assembly as they dispute.
70. It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner.”
71. Your Lord said to the angels, “I am creating a human being from clay.
72. When I have formed him, and breathed into him of My spirit, fall prostrate before him.
73. So the angels fell prostrate, all of them.
74. Except for Satan. He was too proud, and one of the faithless.
75. He said, “O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands? Are you too proud, or were you one of the exalted?”
76. He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from clay.”
77. He said, “Then get out of here! You are an outcast!
78. And My curse will be upon you until the Day of Judgment.”
79. He said, “Lord, defer me until the Day they are resurrected.”
80. He said, “You are one of those deferred.
81. Until the Day of the Time Appointed.”
82. He said, “By Your majesty, I will seduce them all.
83. Except for your loyal servants among them.”
84. He said, “The truth is, and I say the truth.
85. I will fill Hell with you, and with every one of them who follows you.”
86. Say, “I ask of you no wage for this, and I am not a pretender.
87. It is but a reminder to mankind.
88. And you will know its message after a while.”
Here's the commentary this morning.The message of importance is the Prophet’s message to the whole of humanity, the message which discloses the vast spiritual realm hidden to the ordinary human eye. That those who turn away from it are doomed to perdition is the necessary consequence, and hence the doom of the opponents forms part of this message.
The exalted chiefs are the heavenly beings who come first to know of the Divine decree relating to the punishment of the opponents of Truth, referred to in v. 68. It is these opponents that are spoken of here as contending; they carried on a contention against Truth.
The creation of Adam and the submission of the angels typifies the raising of a prophet and the submission to him of the good and the righteous.
The creation from fire is an indication of rebelliousnes, of a fiery temper, and the creation from dust signifies submissiveness and meekness.
Opposing the humans God sent to be Prophets is Satan's favorite pastime. Satan must be pretty good at it... he's been at it since forever. He's been jealous of humans ever since Adam was created.Hubby and I watch a lot of "Funniest Home Videos". I've seen plenty of videos showing parents breaking the news that a new brother or sister is joining the family. Some don't go too well. The older kids aren't quite ready to give up a place at the table with Mom and Dad. Another kid is just another obstacle to their desire to be the "only one".
Satan never wanted to share the spotlight. Satan never wanted to share God's schedule with any more of His Creations.
I wonder.... does God have a lot of creations in Heaven that haven't made it to earth? Are there a lot of human headed dogs and cats running around Heaven because the design didn't quite work out? Is the reason Satan snubbed us... we didn't meet Satan's standard of rebelliousness? Was Satan tired of all the "other" creations taking up God's time when clearly God should just be loving him more? Did Satan go back to his room and throw a temper tantrum saying "Aren't I enough????"
Well this is one of those stories we'll have to ask about..... when we all get to Heaven....
This is about why Satan hates humans so..... He's asking....
"Aren't I enough???"
