2007-01-29 17:10:44 · 3 answers · asked by M Z 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He wanted what wasn't his. He wanted to be God. So he attempted a coup.
The Devil was originally part of Jehovah's heavenly family as a perfect spirit son of God. But he did not "stand fast in the truth." He preferred his own ways and his own lying principles. "He began," not when he was created as an angelic son of God, but when he willfully rebelled against Jehovah and lied to Adam and Eve.
BTW- He is powerful, but not anywhere in God's league.
Disobedient Angels
Other angels joined Satan in his rebellion. (Luke 11:14, 15) These angels "forsook their own proper dwelling place" and materialized human bodies in order to enjoy sexual relationships with "the daughters of men" in Noah's day.
Genesis 6:1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. (Jude 6; Genesis 6:1-4; 1 Peter 3:19, 20) "A third of the stars of heaven," or a minority of spirit creatures, have taken this course.—Revelation 12:4.
Satan and the demons are now restricted. They can no longer materialize as they apparently once could. God took that power away from them at the time of the flood.
2007-01-29 17:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by sixfoothigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason many politicians want to be powerful.
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2007-01-29 18:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was created with free-will and everyone wants power.
2007-01-29 17:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by MADLYNN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋