Hi
Akureyri...
I've posed a similar question in another thread - 'The Anatomy Of A Talking Snake' in 'Physical & Life Sciences', in 'Society'.
It's something that I find incredibly interesting & fundamental to my understanding.
I directly & simply asked "where does evil come from", to which I recieved a reply that "evil comes for the devil". According to my understanding, I found this particular answer unsatisfactory, so I replied that "assigning evil to the Devil, does not answer the question of where evil comes from."
I then received a reply that I should "tell that to Jesus" quoting the following scripture:
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. (John 8:44 1 John 3:8).
This scripture was used in order to enforce what was initially stated by the poster - that evil comes from the Devil.
This was my reply (below):
EZEKIEL Ch.28
13Thou 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.
14Thou
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.
15Thou
wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
till iniquity was found in thee.
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is a dual prophecy, comparing the pride of the King of Tyre to the pride of Satan. Some propose that the King of Tyre was actually possessed by Satan, making the link between the two even more powerful and applicable.[/CENTER]
Before his fall, Satan was indeed a beautiful creature (Ezekiel 28:12-13[/URL]). He was perhaps the most beautiful and powerful of all the angels. The phrase guardian cherub possibly indicates that Satan was the angel who guarded Gods presence. Pride led to Satans fall. Rather than give God the glory for creating him so beautifully, Satan took pride in himself, thinking that he himself was responsible for his exalted status. Satans rebellion resulted in God casting Satan from His presence and will, eventually, result in God condemning Satan to the lake of fire for all eternity (Revelation 20:10[/URL]).
Like Satan, the human King of Tyre was prideful. Rather than recognize Gods sovereignty, the King of Tyre attributed Tyres riches to his own wisdom and strength. Not satisfied with his extravagant position, the King of Tyre sought more and more, resulting in Tyre taking advantage of other nations, expanding its own wealth at the expense of others. But just as Satans pride led to his fall and will eventually lead to his eternal destruction, so will the city of Tyre lose its wealth, power, and status. Ezekiels prophecy of Tyres total destruction was fulfilled partially by
Recommended Resource: The Serpent of Paradise by Erwin Lutzer[/URL].
Read more: Is the King of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan?[/URL]
So... I ask again - where did evil come from?
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