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Lv 4

How many people does the devil kill in the bible?

And how many people does god kill?

Update:

So the Christian answer is god kills people because the devils make it necessary?

I guess that is the same as christians killing people because god wants them to. It's nonsense.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Here ya go, the creator of the Skeptic's Annotated Bible put together a nifty list -- http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2009/01/wh...

  • 1 decade ago

    The devil kills no one directly, but uses others to do the job for him. Jesus kills no one. Death is a part of life. God will see to the destruction of the wicked by reason of purging the world of unrighteousness. {kind of like taking out the garbage so you do not defile your home with all kinds of germs and stench. God says do not kill, [which translated into correct English would be a word which means murder]. God does not go around destroying life on a whim. God is long suffering. He gives people many chances to repent and turn from evil and turn to Him and do good instead. God is righteous and He is just. He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to righteousness. God is also sovereign, and He has to make His decisions based on righteousness. I am sure it breaks His heart when people will not turn to Him. Sooner or later His mercy runs out, and grace is no longer available. He will execute righteousness upon the earth.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Let me think...

    God: a million Ethiopians, every man woman and child between Moses and the Promised Land, The Egyptian first born's, the whole world except for Noah's family, the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah, this continues for a while...

    The Devil: Job's family (actually this could be put on God to depending on how you look at it)...I can't name any others.

    Source(s): Proud black atheist
  • cheir
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The Devil kills an unknown number of people: John 8:44; 'You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth...'

    Ezekiel 18:23; 'Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord GOD, “ rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?'

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I'm so not going through the Bible and counting all the people it says that God killed. I'd be here until tomorrow.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I just looked this up the other day.

    The devils body count is 10.

    God's is 2,270,365 (not including first born Egyptian boys or those in the great flood).

    Source(s): www.rationalresponders.com/forum/rook_​hawkins/biblical...
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    lol I love the guy that uses the god killed more people but it wasn't his fault--it was the ole debils fault. Hmmmm wonder how that would play out in any court in the land---Your honor--yes I killed those 57 people but it wasn't my fault--it was my wifes.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The Devil is an "extra-biblical" invention...

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    1 decade ago
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    umm.. i can't think of one. God on the other hand....

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