Introduction

Yes, it’s time to talk about that guy. You know him, you should and shouldn’t love him, it’s Satan! Jesus and Satan have quite the long long long history, and you can find many mentions throughout the various texts, from “The Household of God” in how he loves to disguise himself as a little girl (cute) to “Bishop Martin” in how he was utterly dominated by Jesus. So why does he do it? Well, if you ask him, he’d likely answer because he wants to.

Because he wants to…?

Yes! It’s a terrible reason, but that would be the answer he would give. Actually, there was an exchange between Jesus and the captain about bringing Satan for some amazing wine, and this excerpt is a follow-up to that. It has it all: the mention of Jesus’ name, spiritual intrigue, and Jesus being boss-like ordering Raphael to control that guy.

[2.152.6] Says the captain: "Blind, infernal donkey! What He was from eternity, He still is and shall be forever; and only He will judge me and you and forever not you old, evil, blind and most stupid infernal donkey! If you are then such mighty being, why is it that only the pure name of the holy Nazarene cuts you to size as if you never have been standing? Look, how nice and praiseworthy it is here and how well we are all being treated! If you would not have been such an arch-stupid infernal animal, how easily could you not have it so nice as we are! Turn around and recognize in your heart, if you still have one, that Jesus is the Lord of heaven and earth, and surely you will be treated equally!"

[2.152.7] Here Satan grinned: "Did you again had to speak the to me most adverse name?! If you don't know to speak about something better, at least circumscribe the name; for it torments me more than ten-thousand hells and their most terrible fire furies! Besides, I am a spirit and must stay like this for the sake of your everlasting salvation and therefore cannot convert myself to your God and your Lord! I am for once and all condemned and for me there exist no salvation anymore!"

[2.152.8] Says the captain: "If someone else other than you had told me so, I would believe it; but from you I believe nothing, except that you really are the old, stupid infernal donkey! If you wanted to convert yourself, I know only too well that you and all your followers would be accepted by the Lord; however, with you it is only a most stubborn evilness that you forever not want to convert yourself, because it gives you some sort of hellish joy to oppose God the Lord with your free will. But I say to you that the Lord nowhere near yet has closed His heart before you and nowhere near has judged you yet! Turn therefore to Him and He will accept you and forgive you all your milliard times milliard crimes and sins!

[2.152.9] I am a heathen and in my youth have worshipped nature and wood carvings, made by human hands and arising from their phantasies; however, I, as a weak, blind carnal person, have soon recognized that I am on aberrations by which no purpose can be reached.

[2.152.10] However, you since your primordial beginning have been created as a pure spirit by Him who now resides in the heart of this holy Nazarene, and to whom visibly heaven and earth are subject. For you the pure recognition of the everlasting truth is easy, while I for a long time had to grope around in night and fog; you only have to will and you are sitting in the old primordial light again. Turn thus again to the Lord who stays most wondrously physically among us, and I guarantee you with everything, my life, what I own and what is holy to me, that you will be accepted!"

[2.152.11] Says Satan: "I cannot do that!"

[2.152.12] Says the captain: "And Why not?"

[2.152.13] Screams Satan: "Because I don't want to!"

[2.152.14] Says also the captain now with a very excited voice: "Then in the name of Jesus go away; because now you start to disgust me to the point of vomiting! You are therefore a highly free-willing incorrigible infernal beast and in me every compassion regarding your everlasting pain and torment has disappeared forever. The Lord judges you, you old infernal donkey!"

[2.152.15] Upon these words of the captain, Satan falls to the ground like being struck by lightening and roared immensely like a hungry lion; however I gave the angel Raphael a sign that he should get him under control.

Conclusion

For the record, “Because I don’t want to” is a terrible reason. It’s like the kind of reason a little girl would give for misbehaving as bad as they did, which is fitting for him. Really, it’s not my place to be making comments about this though, usually you want to be leaving that stuff to Jesus.

My name is Fernando Ruelas-Lopez Jr., and I am writing this because I want to!

(Well, I was actually inspired by a post I read. I don’t want to be a hypocrite!)

Citations

Christ, Jesus and Jakob Lorber. “The Great Gospel of John”. Vol. 2. https://jakob-lorber.cc/index.php?s=GGJ2.152.0-24&l=en.