So the serpent in Eden was Satan in disguise. But larger questions arise: • What is Satan’s origin? • Where did he come from? • What is he like? • What is his relationship with God and with humanity? SATAN’S ORIGIN IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM (Genesis 1–2) God created the material universe (Genesis 1). The first question Satan’s appearance in Eden raises is, Where did he come from? Genesis 1 describes God’s creation of the material universe and its living inhabitants. But it mentions nothing about a being
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