Why did God create Satan?
Here's the answer:
God’s creation, an angel named Lucifer, became Satan when He tried to take God’s place.
The first name in the Bible for Satan is the Serpent, and he created trouble by coming to Eve, the first woman, and tricking her into disobeying God. That disobedience brought sin into the whole world.
If God knew what Satan would do and the trouble it would lead to, why did God create him? God didn't create Satan to be the way he is. God actually created a beautiful angel named Lucifer. But according to Isaiah 14:12, Lucifer became Satan, the enemy of God, when he chose to rebel against God.
Satan has many names in the Bible. We know him as Satan, or the devil, and both tell us a lot about him. The name Satan means "adversary" or "enemy." He became God's enemy (and ours when we become God's child), because of his disobedience and pride. The name devil, means “accuser.” When you accuse someone, you’re saying that person did something wrong—even if it’s not true. The devil accuses God's children night and day, trying to get them in trouble. But God’s children are forgiven, so Satan doesn’t win!
God created Lucifer to serve Him, but because of Lucifer’s rebellion and pride he became Satan. Because Satan is God’s enemy, God created hell for Satan and the angels who followed him, where they will be punished forever one day.
Bible Truth
"You (Satan) said in your heart, 'I will go up to heaven. I’ll raise my throne above the stars of God'...But now you have been brought down to the grave. You have been thrown into the deepest part of the pit" (Isaiah 14:13, 15).
"He (Satan) has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work" (1 John 3:8c).
