AkuOlisa:
We are not in anyway saying that there's no Satan. What I'm only saying is that what we regard as Satan in igbo as Ekwensu is not Satan. Now let's analys it in this way.

The Christian Satan couldn’t possibly be the Igbo Ekwensu. At least, that is what their different stories tell.

The Biblical Satan was once a high ranking angel in heaven who revolted. After he was defeated alongside his army, the Biblical Satan was cast off heaven.

Ekwensu, however, is a Pantheon God of Igbo Traditional belief’s system. According to word of mouth history, Ekwensu is the god of trades and bargain. He is seen as a wonderful negotiator and a TRICKSTER.

Ekwensu is a powerful deity of war in Igbo land, it’s shrine is located in Anaku,...

Dtruthspeaker:


The highlighted and his foreboding picture shows that he is the same as Satan in the Bible.

AkuOlisa:
We are not in anyway saying that there's no Satan. What I'm only saying is that what we regard as Satan in igbo as Ekwensu is not Satan. Now let's analys it in this way.
The Christian Satan couldn’t possibly be the Igbo Ekwensu. At least, that is what their different stories tell. The Biblical Satan was once a high ranking angel in heaven who revolted. After he was defeated alongside his army, the Biblical Satan was cast off heaven.

Kobojunkiee:
That statement in bold is not scriptural at all. It is instead born of pagan ideas.

Broveens42:
Is this one scriptural?

Kobojunkiee:
So, what has any of what appears as random clippings to do with what I stated?

Broveens42:
instead of rebuffing me like you did to the other fellow about what's scriptural, you decided to go philosophical?

Broveens42:

So the Satan in your Bible has only a head with several horns? No neck, body, legs, wings etc?

A001:
Ekwensu, Eshu, Olorun, Chineke/Chukwu, Ifa, and similar local deities have no equivalent word in English. Thus, Chukwu is a distinct entity from Jehovah, and Olohun isn't the same entity as Yahweh or Allah.

Too much ignorance in religion. Religious people are some of the most ignorant, confused, and fearful people on Earth.

A001:
Ekwensu, Eshu, Olorun, Chineke/Chukwu, Ifa, and similar local deities have no equivalent word in English. Thus, Chukwu is a distinct entity from Jehovah, and Olohun isn't the same entity as Yahweh or Allah.

Too much ignorance in religion. Religious people are some of the most ignorant, confused, and fearful people on Earth.

AkuOlisa:
We are not in anyway saying that there's no Satan. What I'm only saying is that what we regard as Satan in igbo as Ekwensu is not Satan. Now let's analys it in this way.

The Christian Satan couldn’t possibly be the Igbo Ekwensu. At least, that is what their different stories tell.

The Biblical Satan was once a high ranking angel in heaven who revolted. After he was defeated alongside his army, the Biblical Satan was cast off heaven.

Ekwensu, however, is a Pantheon God of Igbo Traditional belief’s system. According to word of mouth history, Ekwensu is the god of trades and bargain. He is seen as a wonderful negotiator and a trickster. This role makes him a go to god due to the commercial nature of the people. Since Igbo Traditional worship is pantheistic, worshipping Ekwensu as a personal God wasn’t uncommon among the people in times past.

Well, according to the Bible and the Koran, there is a being or beings called Satan. For Christians, Satan was once an angel in heaven who fell out of grace with the Biblical God. In Islam, most evil spirits are regarded as “Šayṭān“.

Most Christians of Igbo extraction call Satan “Ekwensu” in Igbo dialect. However, ‘Satan‘ is not “Ekwensu” of Igbo Traditional worship.

Happy reading. I hope you have been able to learn a new thing today. Please share if you enjoyed the knowledge.

Remember that We had our type of government, ways of communication, believe systems, spirituality, ways of trade, justice system, health system, defense system, e.t.c.

I am in not in anyway against Christianity. I am a Christian, and still a Christian, but we have to face the fact. When they ey came with christianizing everything about us, changed our names, our cities names, our towns names, our calendar, our believe systems, demonizing our sacred things and all that we hold dear, our ancestors were labelled demons that we now bind and cast them, they put a knife on what held us together and severed it.

That was how “Ekwensu” became “Satan” …. in Igbo cosmology we don’t have Satan’like entity, who is opposite of God, was once an angel of God, rebelled against God with some angel with him, and now snaring humans into disobeying God, from whom all evil emanates, … No we have no such entity in Igbo cosmology.

The character they re portraying as the person of Satan is all the story of Europeans and when depicting it they draw a wicked black man with horns and tail inside what they called hell fire, the beginning and the end of the story of Satan is European, it has no place in Igbo cosmology.

Ekwensu is a powerful deity of war in Igbo land, it’s shrine is located in Anaku, Anaku is in Ayemelum local government area of Anambra state, just like we also have Haaba Agulu and Agwazi Uga these are deities of war and there re other deities of war and different purposes in Igbo land

Though you are free to regard whom you ever believe is Satan.

They said Satan is Ekwensu in ìgbo, then what is the name of Jesus in Igbo?

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dazzlingd:


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Dtruthspeaker:


We see that Satan in the Bible is a shape shifter eg a serpent, a prince, a dragon, a woman, a lion etc.

Broveens42:

Lol.
after several hours of thinking/reflection, this was what you were able to come up with?

Dtruthspeaker:


Gee, I gat to work

knowingChrist:


Satan is never a powerful angel. That's not in the scriptures. Satan was not who God in the beginning, that's also an European tale.

I wrote a thread about Satan and the explanation of Ezekiel 28 where the bible talks about the devil. Check it out pls.

Broveens42:


I don't have work

Richy4:


@ highlights, he was a powerful Angel.. An anointed guardian Cherub.. Ezekiel 28:14
Cherubs are one of the highest ranks of Angels

knowingChrist:
That's not true. What you're saying is not the truth.

Cherub is a guardian or a protect. Nothing like an angel in the meaning of cherub. Cherub is an entity that has authority of God

Satan is the person that had the authority of God in the beginning. He was given power to protect the garden of Eden.

He was man and the father of flesh and the creator of disobedience against God and his name is Adam. Don't get deceived by falsehood.

Read the teaching I made on Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14, they're here on nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/7289954/recognizing-bible-calls-lucifer

Richy4:

A simple Google search can actually end this you know... Just type a question like are cherubs angles? We are not talking about their job descriptions here

knowingChrist:
We don't learn the truth from google. We learn the truth from the scriptures. According to the scriptures, anyone who keeps anything by the decree of God is a Cherub.
Adam was a Cherub
Jesus was a Cherub
Believers are Cherubs.

I think it's high time you focused on the scriptures and not google. The truth is within the scriptures.