Question
Did not God create Lucifer (also known as Satan) with the angels? When Lucifer rebelled, Isaiah 14:12-16 states he was cast out of heaven. Luke 10:18 in the N.T. seems to confirm that Satan is a fallen angel.
Answer
In Isaiah chapter fourteen the prophet specifically states the object of his “proverb” (“taunt” – New American Standard Bible, English Standard Version) is “the king of Babylon,” whom he identifies with “the golden city” (verse 4). He states, “… The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you” (verse 11), hardly a description of a fallen angel, a spirit being (Hebrews 1:14), who does not have flesh (Luke 24:39). He is a “man” (verse 16). He was “Thrust through with a sword” (Verse 19). Isaiah again declares, “‘For I will rise up against them,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity, says the LORD” (verse 22). “Lucifer” is the king of Babylon.
The context of Luke 10:18 demonstrates the Lord is not talking about the origin of Satan but his loss of power as Christ was preparing to establish His kingdom.
Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.’ And He said to them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:17-20).
This is parallel to Matthew chapter twelve.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house (Matthew 12:28-29).
This is speaking of the Lord and His disciples triumphing over Satan to establish the kingdom of Christ (cf. Colossians 1:13).
Christ created all things, including all spirit beings other than God.
“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16).
Satan in ancient times appeared among “the sons of God,” apparently angels (Job 12:6; 2:1; 38:7), but he was already the enemy and accuser of man (Job 1:8-19; 2:3-8).
The only thing we know about the origin of Satan is that he is a spirit being created by Christ, and that’s all we need to know (Deuteronomy 29:29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
