I wouldn’t call them equals. I would humbly suggest that Satan was a loyal employee gone bad, was fired and decided to start his own gig.
Maybe that explained the snake?
I do have a hypothetical question for everyone. If there were other life forms aside from us, somewhere in a different universe, dimension, whatever, do you think there would also be good and evil? And if so, would you call them God and Satan?
And if that is the case, could it be assumed that maybe we are just a tiny speck and there are greater powers screwing with us in some sort of weird alien game of chess?
Sorry, daughter got very sick and is hospitalized..again. This thread seemed to have significance based on the title and this is how I am coping.
My bad.
No one knows the answer of course but I'm beginning to believe that earth and its inhabitants are the only battleground for good vs. evil. Now in another dimension is an entirely different matter further delved into in your next question.
"And if that is the case, could it be assumed that maybe we are just a tiny speck and there are greater powers screwing with us in some sort of weird alien game of chess?"
Ephesians 6:12 implies that there are principalities, powers, and wicked rulers definitely waging war against the human race.
"Sorry, daughter got very sick and is hospitalized..again. This thread seemed to have significance based on the title and this is how I am coping. My bad."
Truly sorry you, your daughter, and your family is going through this. May the God of mercy and healing be with you all through this ordeal.