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Date Posted: 04:30:28 01/21/08 Mon
Author: Betsy Peters
Subject: I see Satan's first desire

When reading Girard's Triangular Desire, I was struck by the ways in which Satan stands in an imitated desire construction. Before his own fall, Satan imitates God closely. Is 14:13 describes this rivalry between Satan and God: "For you have said in your heart, 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God [...] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will BE LIKE the Most High." In his imitation of the divine, Satan creeps closer and closer to God until he passes that trigger point of violence and tension and finds himself expelled from the heavens.

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