The Devil, Is He Equal To God?

The Devil is a being made by God. He has no power but that which God gave him as an angelic being. He is not infinite, not all powerful, not all knowing, and he is not everywhere! God is infinite, all powerful, all knowing, and He is everywhere! There is no contest.

What about the Devil's rebellion? It appears from reading through scripture, that angelic beings had self awareness, and because they have a sense of self, they could cooperate with God or even want to be in His place as God of all creation.

The Devil wanted to take over God's throne! Because of the abilities God had given him, he thought he could manipulate creation away from God. But like all beings which God has made, angels and men don't know anything compared to the Creator. In the end, the Devil and one third of the angelic hosts were cast out of God's heavenly presence.

God's wisdom and knowledge is far, far, far above that of angels or men. We think we are pretty smart and knowledgeable, but really, we know just enough to operate in this world. God lets us know what we need to know, but there is a vast knowledge and wisdom that is infinite, that belongs to God only. Who are we, men or angels, that we think we can oppose God?

The Devil and one third of the angelic host were the first to rebel against God. They were cast into the earth. And we know that the Devil deceived Eve into disobeying the command of God. And then, from that point, evil entered into the earth through men. The Devil then was able to move his mission into the earth when man left the wisdom of God and fell into the lies and control of himself.

I don't believe that evil or sin would have gone any further than the tree of the knowledge of good and evil without the agreement of Adam and Eve.

Please let me hear what you think about this.