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 describes 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.
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