DID GOD CREATE THE DEVIL?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Did God Create the Devil?
a) No, actually God created a powerful angel called Lucifer which means “light-bearer.” He was said to be perfect in every way. Before he was the Devil or Satan, he was Lucifer. Ezekiel, 28:12-13 shows that he was most beautiful, “You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you.” God created him to be over the throne of God, and was created without flaw, “You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you” (Ezekiel 28:14-15).
b) Lucifer was created in beauty and in knowledge but he became lifted up in his mind or as the Bible says, he became proud. God said that Lucifer became full of pride and he “sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth” (Ezekiel 28:16-17). He was cast down to the earth because he became prideful and wanted to overtake God’s throne even to be like the Most High God (Isaiah 14:14).
c) Lucifer said in his heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars (angels) of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain” (throne of God) (Isaiah 14:13). Pride is listed as the number one sin amongst the seven deadly sins mentioned in Proverbs 16:16-19. In fact, pride is present in all sin.
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1. Did God Create the Devil?a) No, actually God created a powerful angel called Lucifer which means “light-bearer.” He was said to be perfect in every way. Before he was the Devil or Satan, he was Lucifer. Ezekiel, 28:12-13 shows that he was most beautiful, “You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you.” God created him to be over the throne of God, and was created without flaw, “You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you” (Ezekiel 28:14-15).
b) Lucifer was created in beauty and in knowledge but he became lifted up in his mind or as the Bible says, he became proud. God said that Lucifer became full of pride and he “sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth” (Ezekiel 28:16-17). He was cast down to the earth because he became prideful and wanted to overtake God’s throne even to be like the Most High God (Isaiah 14:14).
c) Lucifer said in his heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars (angels) of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain” (throne of God) (Isaiah 14:13). Pride is listed as the number one sin amongst the seven deadly sins mentioned in Proverbs 16:16-19. In fact, pride is present in all sin.
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