envy

Envy and Jealousy

The question of the week for the Ron Paul English 3 course is…

“After Satan’s rebellion, Satan was motivated more by his envy of God than his jealousy of God: true or false?”

That’s a tough one, especially considering the similarities of ‘envy’ and ‘jealousy’. Based on what I know, ‘envy’ is wanting what someone else has. (ie: Being envious of someone’s things.) And ‘jealousy’ is not wanting what you have to be taken away. (ie: Being jealous of your best friend spending time with someone else.)

I guess the statement above is true, then. Satan would want what God has. After all, while the (untrue) saying goes, “Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.” (really, the opposite must be true, though) Everyone knows it’s better to rule in Heaven than in Hell.