Origin of Evil
Two Conditions
1.1
What two conditions exist?

Romans 6:16. “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?”

1.2
With whom did righteousness originate?

Psalm 145:17. “The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.”

1.3
With whom did sin originate?

1 John 3:8. “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. ...”

How Sin Began
2.1
Who is the Devil?

Revelation 12:9. “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

2.2
Where was Satan’s original home?

Luke 10:18. “And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”

2.3
What was Satan’s original name?

Isaiah 14:12. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! ...”

2.4
What position did Satan occupy in heaven?

Ezekiel 28:14. “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.”

2.5
What was the function of a covering cherub?

Exodus 25:22. “And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.”

2.6
Was a covering cherub a position of authority?

Isaiah 14:13. “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: ...”

2.7
What was Satan’s condition when he was created?

Ezekiel 28:15. “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”

2.8
What was Satan like when created by God?

Ezekiel 28:12. “Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.”

2.9
What special abilities did Satan have?

Ezekiel 28:13. “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.”

2.10
What did Satan choose to do?

Ezekiel 28:16. “By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: ...”

The Reason Evil Began
3.1
What caused Satan’s wrong thinking?

Ezekiel 28:17. “Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: ...”

3.2
Why did Satan start sin?

Isaiah 14:13. “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will ascend also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:”

3.3
Whose position and authority did Satan want?

Isaiah 14:14. “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”

The Point of Controversy
4.1
Why might Satan have been jealous of Jesus?

Colossians 1:14-19. “14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;”

The Controversy in Heaven
5.1
Where was the place sin started?

Revelation 12:7, 8. “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.”

5.2
Who joined Satan in his rebellion?

2 Peter 2:4. “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;”

5.3
How many angels joined Satan in his rebellion?

Revelation 12:3, 4. “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: ...”

5.4
How many angels are there?

Daniel 7:10. “A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.”

5.5
What happened to Satan and his angels after the war in heaven?

Revelation 12:9. “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

5.6
How is Satan’s sin described?

John 8:44. “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

The Controversy Transferred to Earth
6.1
What indicates that Adam and Eve were being tested over the rebellion of Satan?

Genesis 2:16, 17. “16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

6.2
Did the rebellion of Satan take place before or after the rebellion of Adam and Eve?

Genesis 3:4, 5. “And the serpent said unto the woman, ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”

6.3
Could Satan still travel to other places in the universe after being cast out of heaven?

Job 1:6, 7. “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

6.4
What position did Satan acquire when Adam and Eve sinned?

2 Corinthians 4:4. “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

The Controversy Continues to Earth
7.1
What is the nature of the battle we are fighting?

Ephesians 6:12. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

7.2
What power do evil angels have?

2 Corinthians 11:14. “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”

7.3
Who endured Satan’s worst temptations?

Luke 4:1, 2. “And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.”

7.4
Satan turns his warfare on which people in the last days?

Revelation 12:17. “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

7.5
What power does Satan have over some people?

Mark 5:1-5. “And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the coutry of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.”

7.6
What is the result of Satan’s work?

Job 2:7. “So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.”

7.7
What does Satan use in his work?

Revelation 13:13, 14. “13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the would by a sword, and did live.”

Satan’s Rebellion Defeated
8.1
What is God’s plan to counter the rebellion of Satan?

1 John 3:8. “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”

8.2
What is the final end of Satan?

Ezekiel 28:19. “All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.”

8.3
What is the final end of sin?

Nahum 1:9. “What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.”

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Scriptures taken from the King James Version.