The Origin of Evil
“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.” Isaiah 14:13-14
“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!” Isaiah 14:2
So, I’m sitting here thinking about the origin of evil. As we know, Lucifer, the most beautiful of all the Angels, had it in his heart that he wanted to be like God Himself.
And yet, the origin of this thought had to be inherent in him to be begin with. And if it was inherently in him to be begin with, then it was also in the hearts of the other Angels.
So the propensity for evil was there in the beginning; God Himself knew this as He set forth the creation of the angels and eventually man himself.
Choices themselves were there in the act of creation before the beginning itself.
There have always been choices throughout all of eternity. To ascend to the highest position of a company or business, is what many in this life would want to attain.
Climbing up the ladder of importance and achieving greatness is in some ways similar to the fall of Lucifer himself.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to better ourselves, and to achieve a sense of notoriety or success. B ut when we do these things with the aim of self-importance and arrogance, and stepping on others, then eventually we will fall.
The way of the world is different than The Kingdom of God. Up is down.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” John 12:24-26
Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson
Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to The LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?
Stephen is a full-time Artist of original architectural, landscape, portrait, still-life and spiritual oil paintings, available at StephenHansonArtist.com
Have the children of God missed this scripture all together in their need to blame one source for all evil?
God tells us in Isaiah 45:7, “I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and CREATE EVIL; I the Lord do all these things.”
There is no place in Scripture where we are told that evil is a creation of either man or the devil. While it is true that men DO evil, and that evil certainly exists in the world, God always takes credit for it in the ultimate sense.
All evil is the result of sin (khawtaw), missing the mark. God creates evil, but God never fails to achieve His goals. He never misses the mark. If God were ever to fail to reach His goal, He would become a “sinner.” So if we understand the divine plan, which is His goal, and see it not as wishful thinking but as the divine target of all history, then we will know the end from the beginning, because God will not fail to reach that goal.
God is good, and God is not evil, but yet God stands above both, using both for His purpose.
This teaching should make for a lively discussion. https://godskingdom.org/studies/books/the-problem-of-evil/chapter-2-defining-evil-and-sin/
I actually never said that evil was created, I simply said that it was in the heart of Lucifer at the onset. Of course it goes without saying, that God created evil, of course He didn’t. But the thing that you’re missing here is that God has given man free will. Now, having said that, did the angels also have free will? Again, I’m not talking about the “creation” of evil, but rather perhaps the “origin.” But thank you for your reply!
Very insightful article. It seems that an EGO, that thrives on selfishness, the desire to control, greed and lust, is the origin of all evil. The “I” that needs to be crucified.
Thumbs up！Amen!
…He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal .