Everyone knows the name Satan. Many even believe that Satan is evil.
But how did Satan come from, where did he come from?
The Bible says that Satan is a real person. He is invisible to human eyes for the same reason that God is invisible to us - "God is a spirit" (John 4:24). The Devil is a spirit creature, but unlike God, the Devil had a beginning. Those. he is God's creation, as we all are.
Long before the creation of man, God created many spirit personalities (Job 38: 4,7). They are called angels in the Bible (Heb. 1: 13,14).
God made them perfect, none of them was the devil, none of them had evil tendencies. How did Satan the Devil come about?
Example: if a decent person steals something, he becomes a thief.
Likewise, the perfect son of God became Satan when he followed the lead of his wrong desires. He wanted people created by God and their descendants to worship not the Creator, but him. He wanted something that rightfully belongs only to the Creator. The angel began to hatch his plan and this led to his rebellion and deception.
The disobedient angel pushed the first people to break the law of God. He argued that the Creator is hiding the truth from people. This was the first lie in the world. And having said it, this angel became an adversary and a slanderer, i.e. Satan the Devil.
This is how Satan was born. And since that time he invisibly influences thoughts, actions, for the whole life of people.
P.S. ---
after baptism, Satan tempted Jesus Christ. But a reasonable real person, and not a faceless force, can tempt or do something else!
This moment once again confirms that Satan is real (although invisible), like you and me.
Edited by
Elena
on Sun 12/27/20 03:55 PM