What about the thought since God is Sovereign, He is in charge with the creation of every living soul, so in that way, He is creating some for hell? I'm struggling with this question, too. I guess this would be a belief for those who reject compatibilism and
permissive will. I know those are probably Reformed terms.
When God created man, He created them very good. Man in this very good condition possessed total autonomy. Man could choose to obey God, or he could freely choose to heed the voice of the serpent. We know man's free choice, so what happened to man's ability to freely choose to obey God after the fall? Man's eyes of understanding were opened and for the first time man knew both good and evil, and man understood his nakedness before God, and became ashamed.
So God blocked the way back to Him and eternal life man could have had by eating of the tree of life. God "placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life." (Gen 3:24)
God knew before creation that human kind with total autonomy would NEVER freely choose to submit to another, not even to the Creator. Mankind, from the beginning was created by God with a desire to be the master of his/her own life. It is inherent within all people to become like God; i.e. a god. To know the goodness and mercy of God alone, man must be allowed to experience sin and its consequences death. For without experiencing evil, man could not understand what is "very good".
The question is did God create mankind for hell, or did mankind freely choose to have knowledge of good and evil by eating of the forbidden tree, of their own free will, thereby choosing for themselves sin and hell?
God knew what mankind with complete autonomy would do before creation. That's why Christ is the Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world. God Himself is the remedy for sin long before sin and death existed. Through Covenant promise, God's creation would not be utterly destroyed by mankind. God provided Himself the sacrifice for sin and death before He created all things.
Through Christ, mankind has a way back to God and eternal life if he turns back to God in submission, repenting of his sins, believing the Gospel by grace through faith that is created in man by the power of the Spirit. And all who are ordained to eternal life; predestined by God will turn to Christ and live forever.
Just because God does not choose to eternally save every human, does that mean He created all who refuse Him for sin and hell?