Is the Apocolypse near? Has Satans reign of evil begun?

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Is the Apocolypse near? Has Satans reign of evil begun?
Im Catholic and a little confused about this topic. So Catholic people who have read the book Revalation, Id find your answers more important. Im not racist and I dont judge, so everyone is welcome to answer.

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In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do. brbrThe word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of mans challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.brbr Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as Gods opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as Gods opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.brbrOddly, proof for The Christian satandevil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One cant help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.brbrOther hints about Satans role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. Its meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.brbrLove and blessingsbrdon