The Devil’s Ten Commandments
1. Here is my
first Commandment: swear upon God’s name as often as you can.
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A Tale of Two Colors. Why Was the Devil Colored in Black and not in Red in Medieval Manuscripts?
Red devils, they are so popular now that they dictate the features of fictional characters when they’re supposed to be threatening, dangerous and evil. Before the 16th century and prior to the Reformation, however, the color red was the noblest of all, second only to gold—and white, maybe. Red is the color of blood and the only blood that mattered was the blood of Christ, who died to save us all, according to Christian theology. It reminded its martyr. It was holy and sacred.
