Since God created everything, did he create Satan too?

Summary

Based on the biblical texts, yes, God created the spiritual being who became Satan, but He did not create him in an evil state.

God Created All Things, Including the Spiritual Realm

The New Testament explicitly states that God created everything in existence, spanning both the physical world and the unseen spiritual realm:

Colossians 1:16 (Berean Standard Bible): “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.”

Because all spiritual authorities, powers, and heavenly beings were created by God, Satan was originally part of God’s good creation.

Satan’s Original State as a Holy Being

Passages in the Old Testament describe the original condition of this exalted angelic being prior to his rebellion:

Ezekiel 28:14-15 (Berean Standard Bible): “Thou wast 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. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”

When originally formed by God, he was blameless, wise, and glorious.

The Fall Through Pride and Rebellion

The scriptures reveal that this created angel became Satan (meaning “adversary”) through his own pride, sin, and self-exaltation:

• Ezekiel 28:17 (Berean Standard Bible): “Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness…”
• Isaiah 14:12-14 (Berean Standard Bible): “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thee heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God… I will be like the most High.”
• Jude 1:6 & 2 Peter 2:4 (Berean Standard Bible): The New Testament notes that God judged “the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation” when they sinned.

Summary Conclusion

God created a righteous, exalted angelic being, but that creature used his own agency to rebel in pride against God. Thus, God created the angel, but the angel made himself Satan.

1. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), meant for study purposes.

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