[Dr. Eckleburg]

When God created Satan, did He know Satan would fall?

Clearly, the answer is yes. God created Satan, every jot and tittle of him. God was well aware of what Satan would do and all that would transpire in his wake.

And yet God created him anyway.

Therefore even Satan serves a purpose, according to the plan God has ordained for this world and the next.

This should be a great comfort to Christians because Christ tells us that Satan cannot hurt us. Christ, according to the word of God, protects us and keeps us from falling.

"She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet." -- Proverbs 31:21

[Cronos]

When God created Satan, did He know Satan would fall? Clearly, the answer is yes. God created Satan, every jot and tittle of him. God was well aware of what Satan would do and all that would transpire in his wake.

Yes, I agree that God created and knew, but that is different from saying the God pre-ordained that Satan would fall. It's like saying God created evil and created Satan expressly to make Satan sin and make Satan go to hell. That removes Satan's guilt completely as he's just another puppet on the strings of the puppet-master, if you take that line of thinking

Therefore even Satan serves a purpose, according to the plan God has ordained for this world and the next.

Yes, Satan does have a purpose, but how can you say that God created evil? He created good -- even Satan was once the brightest angel.