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Kaori-san, via Belial: “Satan is the rank of the most powerful great demon in Hell!” “Satan – Hebrew, ‘Adversary,’ ha-Satan. The term designates an office; and the angel investing that office is not apostate or fallen.” (Davidson) Essentially, Satan is a title, not a given name; one could say Satan Belial – Adversary [to God] Belial.
The Satans:
1. Belial
2. Astarte/Astaroth
3. Mammon
4. Asmodeus
5. Barbelo (See Barubelo for more): “The Queen of Darkness… ‘wrath’” (Kaori) “A great (female) archon ‘perfect in glory and next in rank to the Father-of-All. ‘ Consort of Cosmocrator [ruler of the material cosmos in the guise of Diablos…together they sing praises to the power of the light], she is the daughter of Pistis Sophia [‘Faith, wisdom’ Aeon, one of the greatest in Gnostic lore. Procreated ‘the Superior angels’ it was she who sent the serpent to Adam and Eve.]” (Davidson)
6. Leviathan: “Former…Seraphim…now the Sea Dragon King. ‘Envy.’ Some say he’s based on a pre-Biblical snake goddess. His body is covered in hard scales and metal weapons are useless against him…There’s probably other theories about him, like that he’s not an angel.” (Kaori.) “Hebrew, ‘that which gathers itself together in folds.’ Enoch…he is the primitive female sea-dragon and monster of evil; in rabbinic…he (or she) is identified with Rahab, angel of the primitive deep…created on the 5th day (associated with Behemoth.) Legends of the Jews: ‘A bad angel.’ In Mandaean lore, the…end for all but the purified…are to be swallowed up by Leviathan.” (Davidson.)
7. Beelzebub: “Former Seraphim. Lord of Flies. ‘Gluttony.’ A powerful bug in Hell. …they say he was in the choir when he was a Seraphim.” (Kaori.) “Originally a Syrian god…in the cabala he is chief of the 9 evil hierarchies of the underworld. IN Matthew 10:25, Mark 3:22, and Luke 40:15 he is chief of demons…but he is to be distinguished from Satans (just as he is in all magic…) In Gospel of Nicodemus, Christ, during his three days in Hell, gives him dominion over the underworld in gratitude for permitting Him, over Satan’s objections, to take Adam and the other saints in prison to Heaven. ‘Lord of Chaos.’” (Davidson)
