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Who is Satan? I think gotquestions.org answers this question well. But how was this angelic being susceptible to evil? That intrigues me. If I’m not careful how to explore the meaning of such a question, might be in danger of the same demise as Satan. We can observe that evil is available at the throne of God, but although available, does not penetrate God. How can we know? I believe the answer is found by a relationship with His Son.

Jesus Christ (the Son of God) said this:

^“17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” ¹⁸ And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. ¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.” (Luke 10)

Is it not a matter of faith to trust a person at their word? Say my dad owns a business that he entrusts to professions, and I (his son) am sent to tell those professionals the reason for our success is their shared ownership of this company. The professionals operated as laborers, but once I arrived as rightful owner to tell them of their ownership…they operated as professionals. Why the change? Because, by faith, they believed to be owners, and rightfully so because my word is true. To question my authority is to be without faith in who I am, where I came from, and the power I have. I believe the same to be true in that passage of scripture. If I believe in the testimony of Jesus as Jew from Nazareth and Son of God risen from death by the power of God, and provoke by questioning what authority He has, am doubting who He is, where He came from, and the power He has. Do not put the Lord your God to the test (Luke 4:12). Alright, I need some ice cream…see you in part 2.