When it is recalled that until the Christian era the underworld was never regardded as a hostile area, that all gods were useful and essentially friendly to man despite occasional lapsesl when we see the steady methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man's worthlesseness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon, a weapon designed and used time and time again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church state. Arthur Miller
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What the saying means is that religious leaders have used the Devil to control people. They have told them that if they did not believe in Christianity or did not follow the principles of Christianity, they would be cast out of heaven and sent to hell. Religious leaders and priests have used this idea for centuries and it has been a very effective way to control people.

Source: The Crucible

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