1: And he shewed me Joshua the high
priest Haggai 1:1, 2:2 standing before the Angel of the LORD
and The Satan [the adversary] standing on their right to be satan
of them [adversary to them] 2: And
He is saying, YHWH, to the Satan YHWH rebuke thee
O satan even YHWH that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee Is not
this [Jerusalem/Israel] a brand
plucked out of the fire?
Comments: Zechariah 3:1-2
Satan [שטן], meaning adversary, is an untranslated Hebrew word pronounced
“sawtawn.” It is not a personal name. The Satan (the definite
article, “the,” as in The Satan, is in the Hebrew text). The Satan is
a title for a personal being, but it is not a personal name. The identity of
the being known only as the Satan in Hebrew and the Diabolos in
Greek (both words mean adversary) is a mystery, believed by some to be Helel
[הֵ ילֵ ל], translated as Lucifer in Isaiah 14:12. Lucifer comes from
the Latin translation and is not present in the Hebrew text.
(Quote from internet search) “The reason Lucifer
has been understood to be a proper name of The Devil has to do with the Latin
translation of the Hebrew term Helel … It means "light
bearer," or Lucifero in Latin. The Latin title became a popular name for
this evil figure (End Quote)”.
We see from this, that when it comes to understanding who the Satan is,
English-speaking peoples have been centuries-long victims of
English-translation-theology and priestcraft (this goes for both protestant and
catholic Believers). Priestcraft reserves special knowledge to the initiated or
highly educated few, of what the biblical texts actually say or do not say.
Scholars and Bible translators should be respected for the knowledge they
have worked so hard to acquire but, concerning biblical texts, should never be
permitted to be the gate keepers of biblical knowledge, in deciding what the masses
are or are not to be informed about.
Fortunately, in these last days, when knowledge is increasing
exponentially Daniel 12:4, biblical knowledge as well has become
readily available to all hungry hearts. Every Believer now has opportunity and
means to compare texts and scholarship, to become Bible scholars and learn for
ourselves.
In Zechariah 3:1-2, the Adversary—the Satan—(as opposed to other,
lesser, adversaries,) is standing on Joshua’s and the Angel of YHWH’s
[The Angel of the LORD’s] right [hands] to resist them both. The
Hebrew text clearly shows that it is both the Angel of the LORD and
Joshua (who represents God’s people Israel) who the Satan is being an
adversary to.
The Satan is first the adversary to the Almighty, and as such is
adversary to every human being, as we are all created in the image of our
Creator.
YHWH himself rebukes The
Satan, using the words, “YHWH rebuke you,” the same words used by
Michael, as quoted by Jude, when Micheal contended with the same being over resurrecting
the body of Moses (the Adversary opposes resurrections. He doesn’t give a flip
about dead bodies). The Satan is called the διάβολος, the Diabolos
the Adversary, in Greek Jude 9. The Satan
and the Diabolos are one and the same being.
