The 7 deadly sins are 7 greater sins, 7 cardinal vices from which all other vices are born,
7 moral transgressions which damn a soul to hell,
according to divine law. They are not mentioned in the christian bible, but were supposedly
collected together during the time the Bible was translated into English. Each of the 7
deadly sins are associated with and personified by a demon, demons who revel in these acts,
planting the desires and temptation to commit these acts in the hearts of men.
The first of the seven deadly sins is Pride,
tselfish pride, the belief that one is superior and more important than others, which leads to
arrogance, the desire for glory, and extreme selfishness. The demon of Pride is Lucifer,
known as Satan or Iblis by many others. It was pride which caused Lucifer's fall from heaven,
he believed he was equal to his creator and could even surpass him if given a chance.
Thus, he was cast from heaven, along with his accomplices and other rebellious
angels. The lion is a symbol of pride, and the opposing virtue of selfish pride is humility.
The second of the seven deadly sins is Greed, also known as Avarice,
the desire to possess much more than one needs. One who is greedy is never content with anything,
never has enough of anything, and this leads to stealing, cheating, fraud, thievery, murder, abuse
of power and other similar unclean acts. The demon of greed is Mammon, whose name means riches,
the devil who is the lord of money. The wolf is a symbol of Greed, and the opposing virtue of greed
is sufficiency and contentment. Contrary to what most may think, this does not mean one
cannot have higher aspirations and bigger dreams, but one must be grateful for the things he has
and go after only the things he needs. The 3rd of the 7 deadly sins is Lust,
an uncontrollable sexual desire, the first carnal deadly sin which leads to infidelity, rape,
deceit, fornication, bestiality, betrayal, and other unclean sexual acts.
The demon of lust is Asmodeus, a fire breathing demon who rides on a fiery dragon,
ruining virgins and plotting against newlyweds. Asmodeus prevents sexual relations between
husband and wife, destroys new marriages, and forces married men and women into committing
adultery. Being one of the most evil infernal demons and the personification of sexual
aggressiveness, he appears as a hybrid of the most sexually aggressive creatures, having three heads,
that of a man, a ram, and a bull, and the feet of a chicken, the wings of a grifin, and the tail
of a serpent. The goat is a symbol of lust, and the opposing virtue of lust is chastity.
The 4th of the seven deadly sins is Envy, which is jealousy, being obsessed with having more things
than others, and being bitter and covetous when others have more things than you do,
or things that you do not have. It makes man hate man, it was out of envy Cain killed his brother -
Abel. The demon of envy is Leviathan, a monstrous serpent which lives in the depth of the seas, and
swallows its victims whole. The dog is a symbol of envy, and the opposing virtue is Charity.
The 5th of the seven deadly sins is Gluttony, the vice of eating and drinking to excess.
It leads to self-indulgence, extravagance, and loss of reason. A glutton prioritizes eating
and drinking as the main goal of life, seeing any other thing as less important.
It was out of gluttony Esau sold his birthright to Jacob over a plate of pottage. The demon of
Gluttony is Beelzebub, the lord of flies. When the gluttonous die and go to hell,
beelzebub forces them to eat toads and drink decaying smelly water. The opposing
virtue of Gluttony is Moderation or Sobriety. The 6th deadly sin is Wrath, the feeling of anger,
rage, and hatred, the thirst for vengeance and to do harm. Wrath beclouds judgment
and leads to fighting, vendetta, war, spite, bloodshed, violence, cruelty, irrationality,
fueds that may last a long time, and all other similar vices. The demon of wrath is Satan,
who fuels the flame of anger, laying waste to everything it burns, physically, emotionally and
spiritually. Fanged ferocious animals like the tiger are a symbol of wrath or anger,
and its opposing virtue is tolerance or patience. The 7th deadly sin is sloth, the unwillingness
to do things one should, and lack of interest in anything.
Sloth leads to laziness, Procastination, carelessness, negligence, tardiness,
dirtiness, depression, apathy and ignorance, which in turn, lead to other vices. The demon of sloth
is BELPHEGOR , whose name means "lord of opening", and is worshiped with offerings of excrement.
The donkey is a symbol of sloth, and its opposing virtue is Diligence or discipline.