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This may be bordering on theology so I hope this isn’t rule breaking but understand if it is, but I’m really not looking for the answer on why they were created, just moreso if the Bible gives any written indication as to why.
I’ve always struggled with the idea that a God who, according to his own word, knows what has been, what is, and what will be just decided to intentionally create the beings that would attempt to overthrow him if God knew that would happen in advance. Seems to me like you just don’t do that in the first place and there is no problem to begin with so I’ve always wondered if the Bible gives any sort of explanation for that.
I never said he was called Satan but that Satan was working within him. i do not put my own narrative into anything. I simple use the logic of God and the bible to point out things. Much of what is written in the bible is not literal, it is parables and metaphorical. Unless you grasp that you can not understand the bible. Is29 speaks of the words being sealed in a scroll or given to a person unable to read it (understand it).
Does any of your books explain the parables of Revelation or give understanding of Revelation? What's the point of reading them if they give you no understanding of the prophecies?
I do not read or listen to commentaries of the bible. Those who write those make their own interpretations. None can explain any real understanding of God and his word and give any meaning of who I am according to the bible. So no thank you, I will stick to God's word in the bible.
The bible. It speaks of spirits working through flesh. And also It is a lamentation of King Tyre's fall that will be similar to Satan's because like Satan he betrayed. Meaning yes the spirit of Satan was in him.
1 John4 speaks of teating the spirits. Meaning spirits work through flesh. :1-3 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
2Thess2:4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Evidence of this Lk8 Jesus told evil spirits to come out of a man.
:26-30 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torture me!"
For Jesus had commanded the evil [3] spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
Ezek 28 explains how morning star became Satan, a fallen angel. Understand that God did not create them as fallen. They became that way through their actions and arrogance. All the angels who followed Satan were decieved by him.
Gid didn't know that they would become Jealous of man just like God didn't know Adam would betray him.
Satan is a spirit that works through flesh, do you think God was specifically taling to King Tyre?! He was speaking to the spirit of Satan.
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You're right God is omnipotent/omnipresent but we must understand how God works. First we must understand that there are two gods. According to John 17:3 to have eternal life one must know True God. Why does it say True God? Because there are two gods in the spiritual realm. 2Thess2:4-6 says Satan masquerades as God and he will be revealed at the proper time.
Now when Satan first opposed God, he could have repented and come back to God but he refused and deceieved angels and men, which painfully hurt God. If God wanted he could kill all of his creation but he chose not to, instead he chose the path to change his creation to no longer sin. You have the choice on which path to take and which god to follow. Just like with your parents the moment you did wrong they could have just abandoned you or kill you. Instead they chose to give you a chance to correct the wrong and realize your wrong. Same for God, however there are a few sins we can not come back from, blasphemy and betraying/denying God once he has been revealed to you.
God gives everyone the chance to repent. We can repent once our eyes have been opened to our sin and return the God. But if we still choose to be arrogant and unrepentant then eventually we will be dealt with at the time of the second coming.
If you want to discuss more PM me. I don't mind having a discussion~