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Who Made Satan?

Most Christians believe the answer to that question is obvious: “God created Satan.” But that is not really true. God created Lucifer. That may seem like a small distinction at first glance, but once you understand who really made Satan, it will change your perspective of him forever.

You will never again doubt your authority over the devil. You will realize that he is an inferior being, unable to do anything without the cooperation of a human being. And any fear you have of him will disappear as you realize he is nothing but a big zero with the rim knocked off.

I believe that God created everything, including Lucifer. He created Lucifer as a powerful anointed angel. However, Lucifer wasn’t satisfied with that, and he didn’t remain the anointed cherub that God created him to be.

Ezekiel 28:13-14 describe him as he originally was in the Garden of Eden:

“Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.”

Most people believe that Lucifer took one-third of the angels and rebelled against God in heaven, where he was defeated and then cast to earth. This is all taken from one scripture, in Revelation 12:4, and was popularized by Finis Dake in the Dake’s Bible commentary. I don’t believe that is what actually happened.

I believe that Satan was originally on this earth in the Garden of Eden as Lucifer. He was God’s number one angel sent to earth to be a blessing to Adam and Eve.

Hebrews 1:14 says this about angels:

“Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”

Lucifer wasn’t sent to the earth to tempt Adam and Eve but to bless them. He was an angelic being sent to be their protector, to minister to them, and to serve them. He was there on a divine mission, still in his perfect state. It was in the Garden that his transgression against God was conceived and carried out.

Ezekiel 28:15 goes on to say,

“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”

I have never been able to follow the logic that God sent Satan to earth to tempt man and see how he would respond. As a father, would you take your two-year-old child and put him or her in a cage with a lion just to see how he or she would respond? That would obviously be irresponsible; the child would be no match for the lion. God wouldn’t do that to us, and he didn’t do that to Adam and Eve.

So, what made Lucifer turn against God? Lucifer watched as God did something for man that He had never done with any other of His creation. When God created man, not only was he made in the very image of God, but he was then given unconditional authority over this earth.

Genesis 1:26 says,

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

He didn’t say to them, “Now as long as you follow my leading and as long as you do what I want you to do, I will let you have dominion over the earth.” There was zero qualification for this power and authority. God spoke it and that was it.

God says in Psalm 89:34,

“My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”

In Hebrews 1:3 it says,

“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (emphasis mine).

What this is saying is that God cannot lie; it’s the integrity of His Word that holds the entire universe together. Unlike human beings who reserve the right to change their minds, God will not violate His Word. When He told Adam and Eve they had dominion, authority, and power to subdue and rule, it was done.

Lucifer understood the integrity of God’s words, and when he heard this, I believe his antenna went up. He saw that Adam and Eve had something he wanted but didn’t have: They had unconditional authority. In a way, they had been made the gods of this world; it was theirs to rule and subdue.

We read in Psalm 115:16,

“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”

Even though Lucifer may have been God’s number one angel, he still wanted more. He was jealous and envious; he actually wanted to take God’s place.

In Isaiah 14:13 it says,

“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.”

The next verse says,

“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”

Lucifer understood that if he could deceive Adam and Eve into willingly relinquishing their authority to him that he could become the god of this world. He could take the authority that was given to mankind, use it to thwart the kingdom of God, and receive the praise and adoration and glory he wanted.

Romans 6:16 says this,

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

So, who made Satan? We did! The moment Adam and Eve yielded to Lucifer, he became Satan, the god of this world. You might be thinking, But Satan deceived them. Shouldn’t God have stopped him?

Read 1 Timothy 2:14:

“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”

Adam knew what he was doing.

I believe the moment Lucifer transgressed against God, he lost his angelic power. Satan now has no power or authority of his own; he only has what he has been able to deceive people into giving him. Now, that is a powerful statement.

Think about what that means to you as a believer. When we are resisting the devil and fighting against him, Satan does not have a superior power or authority. He is absolutely dependent upon the cooperation of a human being who will empower him with the authority God gave them.

Satan is going about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He is looking for people who will open the door through things like lust, rebellion, strife, unforgiveness, fear, and more. When we yield to those things, we are empowering him to destroy us, and I guarantee you, given the opportunity, he will eat your lunch and pop the bag.

In this article, I am only scratching the surface on my teaching “Who Made Satan?” and it is only one teaching in my six-part series called The Believer’s Authority. Until you understand the power and authority that God has given you, you will never be able to defeat the devil, receive healing, prosper, and live in victory. Knowing your authority is the key! This teaching is an absolute necessity for every believer.

Source: Andrew Wommack Ministries

http://www.awmi.net/reading/teaching-articles/made_satan/

David is referred to as "satan" and many other people throughout the bible. Because it is the hebrew word for enemy

That's interesting, I didn't know that.

I wonder what's Hebrew for: "Knights on the rim are very dim"?

i dont know, but you sound like one of them

Blazing Bishop-Pairs!! tm

Only post #5 and I've been insulted already!

BRAShTh BRA ALHYM ATh HShMYM VTh HAARTz. Is a mathematical statement. Did you know this?

No I didn't, I know what a sockpuppet looks like though:

Do you know what "sayonara" means?

Oh, and Happy New Year and Hail Satan.

Cthulhu > Satan

seriously : Evil is a couple :Lucifer, carry light, and Satan, in the Dark side, according to specialits of the question.

So admit that Satan exists is admitting Evil, Bad,exists, is sompeone either materail, either spiriatual, some bad soul.

Is Bad invented? Is Bad something spiritual, something material, both ? atheist  say no,it is man's disorder, disease Religious say yes, it is their reason to exist;

Actually,me ? I dunno, wait the great Passage, death, to travel everywhere in aeternitas to get the answer.

Regards Gl if somethg offends someoen, just tell me, I'll delete.

older religions than judaism and christianity , lay claim to the Horned god as a deity they respected and loved , judaism took those beliefs and moulded them to fit the agenda they was setting forward ie 1 god and his adversary ,

look at Cerunnos , for the real(or at least original ) belief in the horned god

Aye. I don't want to sound like a prophet of doom but I am sensing for many it is......

so as you see ghostliner the horned god predates judaism , and of course christianity

his worship in one form or another is as old as stone age (lascaux paintings)

but in the last 6 - 4000 years his image has become satan

to the point that a good god if gods exist that is is now slandered as evil in personification

Aye Aye Pritchard, good to see those trusty cannons of yours astern! All baled out and ship-shape?

Hello again M. Basher, all past antagonisms are forgotten, we start afresh and on a fresh topic. And many thanks for the picture on my blog by the way, a generous act indeed and you both pass with flying colours. Merci. VIVE LA FRANCE! LONG LIVE WOMEN!

Likewise Raspberry, we have had our differences elsewhere but this is a fresh start. You have a deep intelligence mate and much to say, most welcome. There is a place for Cthulhu but I'm not so sure that place is here; seems to me that, like Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, Cthulhu is a political intervention and one that goes heavy on the satire. This thread is specifically on Satan, and preceding entities / systems. Inevitably, it will centre on pre-christian paganism. I can't pretend to be an expert matey and I'm hoping to learn a lot.

Good posts mates, most interesting and a firm steer I feel in a fruitful direction.

Idiot sockpuppet hurled overboard? Check. A fellow Celt on each flank? Check. 'God Squad' in telescope range? Check.

This convoy is looking good. Heave to and I'll break out the grog!

Revelation 12:7-9

⁷And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, ⁸And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. ⁹And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Why didn't that article provide these verses? This clearly says Satan did not start out on earth.   ...huh.

ah the dragon , symbolic of the earth itself in many pre judeo-christian cultures , of course the god squad would want to defeat that wouldnt they cannot allow mother earth to hold dominion over the earth now can we

That bloody parrot, blast his eyes! Get him in the pub and you have to drag him out kicking and squawking with a press gang!

Are you referring to the article in post 1 MM?

Is it really so surprising, isn't the bible peppered with contradictions?