What is a Satanist, and should we be worried about them? eg: Antichrist

You poor Satanists out there......

First of all the common misconception of Satanism is that it is Devil worship. Yes there are some devil worshippers out there that call themselves Satanists, however the true concept of Satanism is actually nothing of the sort.

Satan, is a Hebrew word that simply means, 'Adversary.' Coming from the Book of Enoch ( 1st Greek Translation ) 'Sataniel' who was meant to have been on of the Fallen Angels or the Watchers. Sataniel, in ancient Hebrew literally means, 'Adversary of God' or 'Adversary of the Most High' in some dialects.

The proper Satanist actually believes that God was created by Man, that we conjured the idea of God/Gods as a way of making our own existence mean something.

To break this whole thing down simply and mathematically - there is one thing that we are absolutely certain about of Gods existence on Earth. That thing is 'Faith.'
Faith is the one indisputable thing that people have that connects them to their God/Gods.

So the Satanist, or the Adversary is the enemy of Faith.

So who is the Antagonist of Faith..... Knowledge

Knowledge is the Enemy of Faith, therefore a Satanist is simply someone who prefers answers, with credibility rather than belief in something that is not fully understood.

However this analogy is only a very basic one, Satanism is not as simple as this - but to put it simply, it is not Devil worship.

From 500AD to 1300AD a person in pursuit of knowledge before religion ( and in some cases at all ) was considered a heretic, an enemy of the Church, and in turn a Satanist or Devil Worshipper. But these phrases were conjured to incite the masses to hunt down and kill anyone who searched for enough knowledge to challenge a claim made by the church.

If people such as Da Vinci or Newton had not studied predominantly in secret they would have most likely been executed as Devil Worshippers.