Devil

Devil (Demon). Surface by malicious people that are the devil. When human beings face the threat of natural forces, their own or other people's ill will, quite natural that they will go looking for its source. Which are caused by malicious reasons, was the specific form of evil spirits, evil god, or even to the final formation of the so-called evil. 

 Looking at the eastern and western history, human culture early animist (Animism) era, the devil does not exist, then at most only the emergence of the evil wizard, or the so-called prank Wizard (Trickster). When history has begun to enter the era of polytheism, it is believed that good and evil has always been the opposite, as opposed to on behalf of justice, good God, on the other hand, the representative of the evil forces of evil God also enters the stage, mutual co-existence, mutual checks and balances. Originated from Persia and Babylon and other places of religious advocates dualism of good and evil of mankind reveals the darkness and light source of the two forces. Bible-related content dualism of good and evil has carried on since then. However, the emphasis on the only true God, Christianity (including Catholicism included) will be regarded as pagan gods demons (Demon), to deny the existence of the godhead, and even the Old Testament where Satan (Satan) is also a faithful servant of God . To the New Testament era, the only true faith in God has been established, no need to belittle another pagan gods, thus creating a hostile, as God's Fallen Angels (Devil), about this part of the New Testament's Revelation to understand the recording: demons are the angels descend to earth, to dominate the forces of darkness to prevent communication between humans and God, all sorts of means. (See Jewish mysticism 1)