the same way, Satan appears to have been the herald of God through his reflections of God’s glory. Perfect God can create nothing less than perfection. God did not originate evil; evil originated from the disobedient choice of the creature. The reason is given in the next verse (Ezek. 28:16): “By the abundance of your trade you were internally filled with violence, and you sinned.” If we read between the lines a little, we see Ezekiel’s analogy with the culture of Tyre—a maritime power