Christian only: Who is Satan, where did he come from? (Earth, Torah)

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who is Satan?

Where did he come from?

If you believe God created everything, that would include satan.
Why would God do that?

If you believe God is all powerful, that would mean God allows satan to do what he does. Why would God do that?


***If you do not believe in satan please do not respond***

(also, I understand there are religions that worship satan etc, I mean no disrespect but I wanted to look at this from a Christian perpective)

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**bump** anyone...?

[NoahideHiker]

I'm not a christian but follow the Torah. Can I chime in?

[michel]

Originally Posted by NoahideHiker

I'm not a christian but follow the Torah. Can I chime in?

If you follow the Torah, sure.

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This thread has been specifically put in the 'same faith Debates" section Christians ONLY Please, no posts from Non- Christians....

[NoahideHiker]

No problem.

[michel]

http://www.frontlinemin.org/satan.asp

Who is Satan? Where did he come from? What is his destiny? What are his tactics? How can I resist him? These are all important questions to answer if we are to “wage the good warfare” (1 Tim 1:18) against the enemy of our souls and our Lord.


Satan is a created angelic being who, with all the angels, existed before the creation of the universe.

Job 38:4-7,

4 Where were you when I established the earth? Tell [Me], if you have understanding. 5 Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? 6 What supports its foundations? Or who laid its cornerstone 7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

The angels were created by Christ.

Col 1:16,

because by Him everything was created, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created through Him and for Him.

Angels are “messengers” of God or “ministering spirits” (Heb 1:14).

How many angels are there?

Rev 5:11,

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.

Satan’s Fall
Pride was the primary sin of Satan.

Ezek 28:11-19,

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12 "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord God: "You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. 16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. 17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. 18 "You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. 19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever." ' "

See the above link for the rest of the text.