He was Lucifer a fallen angel.

Is Lucifer Satan question has been asked: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/35040 Satan is a name given to a specific rebellious angel that turned away from following his Father. His original name is not given in the Bible. Satan or Satan the Devil is a descriptive name meaning: Resister and Slanderer.

He made himself Satan, slanderer, resistor, devil by his behavior.

Satan was the "bad angel" who rebelled against good and decided to promote evil.

Satan was a beloved angel by God and rebelled because he wanted more power than God. He wanted to be superior. Hence, the name given, he is a fallen angel.

Satan is first mentioned explicitly in the book of Job. The first mention in the New Testament is in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus himself rebuked Peter saying "Get thee behind me, Satan!" (Matthew 16:23). Luke 4 refers to a devil or tempter who is usually identified as Satan, and the serpent in Genesis is frequently identified as Satan. The reference to Lucifer in Isaiah concerned the king of Babylon at that time, or Babylon generally, and not Satan. John Milton popularized the error of conflating Satan with Lucifer in Paradise Lost.

Satan was an angel. In fact he was the leader of music! One day he believed that he could be far more powerful than God, so God cursed him to Earth.

Rev.12 [9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Lucifer, Satan's angelic name, was the annointed cherub, but he thought too much of himself and tried to dethrone God, and God couldn't condone pride and rebellion in heaven, and satan fell and 1/3 of the angels fell with him. Fallen angels are demons, though God has 2/3 of the angels, and not to mention, He is God, and Satan isn't even close to being His rival.

Where did Satan come from? The Bible clearly shows us. Please take time to review these scriptural accounts in your own copy of the Bible. Long before man existed, God created his “firstborn” Son, who eventually came to be known as Jesus. (Colossians 1:15) In time, other “sons of God,” called angels, were created. (Job 38:4-7) All were perfect and righteous. However, one of those angels would become Satan. "Satan was not his given name at the time of his creation. It is a descriptive name, which means “Adversary; Enemy; Accuser.” He came to be called Satan because he chose a life course in opposition to God. Feelings of pride and rivalry toward God grew within this spirit creature. He wanted others to worship him. When God’s firstborn Son, Jesus, was on the earth, Satan even attempted to get Jesus to “do an act of worship” to him.—Matthew 4:9. Satan “did not stand fast in the truth.” (John 8:44) He implied that God was a liar, when, in fact, he was the liar. He told Eve that she could be like God, whereas he wanted to be like God. And through his deceitful ways, he achieved his selfish desire. When Adam and Eve rebelled.—Genesis 3:1-7. By fomenting rebellion, this once trusted angel made himself Satan—an adversary and enemy of God and man. The designation “Devil,” which means “Slanderer,” was also added to this wicked one’s description. This leader of sin eventually influenced other angels to disobey God and join his rebellion. (Genesis 6:1, 2; 1 Peter 3:19, 20) These angels did not make mankind’s situation better. Because of their imitating Satan’s selfish ways, “the earth became filled with violence.”—Genesis 6:11; Matthew 12:24. The Bible describes Satan as a real person who exists in the invisible spirit realm. (Job 1:6) It tells us about his vicious and ruthless qualities as well as his evil actions". (Job 1:13-19; 2:7, 8; 2 Timothy 2:26) It even records conversations that Satan had with God and with Jesus. (see Job 1:7-12; Matthew 4:1-11.) Sources, all of the scriptures cited and the February 2007 issue of Awake! Magazine, pages 12-13 “The Bible’s Viewpoint - Who Is Satan? Is He Real?”

1) "Satan (from the Hebrew word for "adversary") is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally applied to an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and to a jinn in Islamic belief. While Hebrew Ha-Satan is "the accuser" — the one who challenged the religious faith of humans in the books of Job and Zechariah — Abrahamic religious belief systems other than Judaism relate this term to a demon, a rebellious fallen angel, devil, minor god and idolatry, or as an allegory for evil. 'Satan' is שָׂטָן Satan in Standard Hebrew, Śāṭān in Tiberian Hebrew, סטנא Saá¹­änä in Aramaic, Σατανάς Satanás in Koine Greek, اهریمن Satanás in Persian, شيطان Šayṭān in Arabic, ሳይጣን Sāyṭān in Ge'ez, and Åžeytan in Turkish." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan One could say that the Christian Satan comes from the Judaic Satan. 2) "According to the article on 'Satan' in the Jewish Encyclopedia, Satan's role as the accuser is found: - “ in the prologue to the Book of Job, where Satan appears, together with other celestial beings or 'sons of God,' before the Deity, replying to the inquiry of God as to whence he had come, with the words: 'From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.' (Job 1:7) Both question and answer, as well as the dialogue which follows, characterize Satan as that member of the divine council who watches over human activity, but with the evil purpose of searching out men's sins and appearing as their accuser." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan So he come "'From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it." Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_in_Christianity

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uuuh m8 your thinking of lucifer, and the first born was a creature of pure evil it was locked away. but after that he created a race of evil and good; us.

Judaism and Christainity can answer this..as their OT shows Satan to be in Genesis, at the Beginning... Judaism probably could give a more solid , history , different sects of Christianity have different concepts of his origin.. one thing is: ALL the Old Testament characters knew of Satan and Satan of them...as Satan and his demons KNEW Christ and his followers as they knew him...

Wrong! Christianity has nothing to do with Satans creation. Satan was an Angel who developed his Arrogance Complex long before man was created. Here's the Doctrine on it. Enjoy!!! John DOCTRINE OF ANGELIC HIERARCHY A. Introduction. 1. The billions of angelic creatures fall into two categories: the elect angels and the fallen angels. Operational fallen angels are called demons. 2. The angelic hierarchy of elect angels is divided into two categories: the college of heralds and the angelic order of battle. There is order and rank among both elect and fallen angels. 3. Prior to the fall of Satan, the cherub was the highest rank of angel. Most angels do not have wings. Cherubim have four wings, plus the uniform of wisdom, Gen 3:24; Ezek 1, 10, 28ff. Wings are an insignia of rank. Satan was a cherub. A new rank of angels was created after the fall of Satan and the fallen angels called seraphs. Seraphs have the highest rank with six wings, Isa 6:2; Rev 4:8. Only elect angels are seraphs. 4. Satan and all fallen angels were tried and sentenced by the justice of God to the Lake of Fire. Satan appealed the sentence and God permitted an appeal trial. Man was created to provide evidence and resolve the appeal. God restored Satan's headquarters (planet earth) for man's occupation. Man was created physically inferior to angels but having a similar soul (mentality, volition, a conscience, emotion). Every dispensation is a different set of circumstances similar to what existed for angelic creatures in prehistoric times. Every dispensation reproduces the same situations the angels had. In the Old Testament we have the formal trial of Satan's appeal. In the Church Age we have God's rebuttal to Satan's appeal. In the Tribulation we have Satan's rebuttal--violence. The second Advent of Christ terminates the appeal trial. We are here to glorify God by the execution of His plan, to have an invisible impact on history, to evangelize the human race and perform certain spiritual functions (teaching doctrine) in order to resolve the angelic conflict. a. At the point of the fall of mankind, Satan complained throughout the Old Testament formal trial that God did not sentence fallen mankind to the lake of fire like Satan and the fallen angels. Adam and the women were not sentenced to the lake of fire because they took the redemption solution provided by God. b. The divine institution of marriage then became a corporate witness against Satan. The corporate testimony of two believers against Satan is critical during the Church Age, because when both execute the spiritual life of the Church Age that slams the door on Satan's appeal. 5. The fallen angels function under the command of Satan to hinder the success outcome of any part of the appeal trial. The elect angels function under the command of the Lord Jesus Christ for the divine purposes related to human history. B. Order of Rank in the College of Heralds. 1. The angel of the Lord, or Jesus Christ, is an appearance of Christ as an Old Testament theophany. The Lord Jesus Christ is the ruler of all elect angels, as seen in the title in Rev 19:16, "Lord of lords." There are four categories of our Lord's appearance in human history. a. As a theophany. A theophany is an appearance of Christ before the first Advent in angelic form. He took upon Himself an angelic body. Passages which identify the angel of the Lord as God include: Gen 16:7-13, 22:11-18, 31:11-13, 48:15-16; Ex 3:1ff cf Acts 7:30-35; Ex 13:21, 14:19; Jud 6:11-23, 13:9-20. b. The Incarnation. Jesus appeared as a man during the dispensation of the hypostatic union. c. As a christophany. A christophany is a manifestation of Jesus Christ in resurrection body during the forty days He was on earth between His resurrection and ascension. d. The second Advent. Jesus Christ appears as the God-man in resurrected, glorified body. e. The angel of the Lord is revealed as being distinct from God the Father as Adonai in Gen 24:7,40; Num 20:16; Zech 1:12f. f. Jesus Christ is the visible God of the New Testament, Jn 1:18, 6:46; 1 Tim 6:16. 2. At the time of the judgment of Satan and the fallen angels, the elect angels received their eternal awards. Cherubs were the highest creation of angel from God prior to the fall of angels. Seraphs were designated a higher category after the fall of angels. Cherubs have four wings and seraphs have six wings. Wings are a badge of rank. Angels are made of light, and so can be visible or invisible. The college of heralds is a whole system of aristocracy. 3. Seraphs have six wings and the highest rank among all angels. They have two categories: a. The King of Arms or Officer of Arms, Isa 6:6; also called the "powerful angel" of Rev 5:2; 10:1; 14:18; 18:21; 19:5,17. b. Under the king of arms are the angelic heralds of Rev 4:6-8, called "the living creatures." 4. Cherubs or Pursuivant Officers. a. Gen 3:24 mentions the cherubs who guard the gates of Eden. b. Ezek 1 and 10 mentions the four cherubs of the chariot of fire. c. The four cherubs who command the wind cells and the weather, Rev 7:1-2. d. Satan is a cherub who was court-martialed, Ezek 28:14. e. The angel with the golden shovel of Rev 8:3. f. The messenger of judgment in 2 Sam 22:11, Ps 18:10. g. The seven Thunders are teachers of eschatology, Rev 10:3-4. h. The evangelistic cherub in charge of all evangelism in the Tribulation, Rev 14:6. i. The cherub or pursuivant officer who announces the fall of ecumenical religion in the Tribulation, Rev 14:8. j. The cherub who warns the human race about the consequences of being converted to ecumenical religion during the Tribulation, Rev 14:9. k. The cherub who carries a sickle and administers judgment in the last half of the Tribulation as a representative of the supreme court of heaven, Rev 14:17. l. The cherub commanding the judgment or execution squad, Rev 14:17, 19, who administers the bowl judgments of Rev 16. 5. Pursuivant messengers are also wingless elect angels. a. Angelic messengers who spent the night with Lot and destroyed Sodom the next day, Gen 19:13. b. The destroying angel of 2 Sam 24:16. c. The destroying angels of Ps 78:49. d. Executioners of degenerate in Jerusalem, Ezek 9:1. e. The man clothed in linen, Ezek 10:6. The messenger for the chariot of fire. f. The four weather angels who hold back the four winds of judgment, Rev 7:1. The messengers from the east, Rev 7:2. g. The angels with the seven trumpets, Rev 8:6ff. h. Guardian angels for believers and children, Mt 18:10. i. The angels with the seven plagues or bowls or Rev 15:1. C. The Order of Battle in the Elect Army. 1. Order of battle means to deploy for battle. It also means the support for battle. It means logistics and support for those deployed for battle. 2. Jesus Christ, as the Lord of the Armies (TSEBAOTH means "armies" not "hosts"), is the commander of the armies of elect angels. 1 Sam 1:11; 2 Sam 6:2; 1 Chr 17:24; Ps 24:10; 46:7,11; 59:5; Zech 1:6; 7:12f; 14:16f, and many more. The armies appeared at the birth of Christ and passed in review. 3 The archangels are seraphs and commanders of angelic armies. They are the guardian angels of any client nation to God. a. Michael is the Prince of Israel, Dan 10:13, 21, 12:1. He defends all Jewish client nations. He defends the Jews in the Tribulation from the wrath of Satan, Dan 12:1; Rev 12:7, "And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war." He fought with Satan over the body of Moses, Jude 9; 2 Pet 2:11. Michael throws Satan and all the fallen angels out of heaven, which begins the last half of the Tribulation. b. Gabriel is not only the army commander (possibly for Gentile client nations) in the angelic order of battle, but he also functions as one of the officer of arms in the angelic college of heralds. This implies that archangels are seraphs. Archangels are communicators of eschatological doctrine. In Dan 8:16 and 9:21, he was sent to explain Daniel's vision. He announced the birth of John the Baptist, Lk 1:11, and the birth of Jesus Christ, Lk 1:19, 26. c. Extra-biblically (in the book of Enoch), Raphael and Uriel are mentioned as archangels. Also in this apocryphal book, Gabriel is mentioned as "one of the chief of all angels placed over all powers." 4. The angelic general staff is composed of the twenty-four elders of Rev 4:4, 10; 5:11. They are all cherubs. 5. "Hosts" are the rank and file angels, all guardian angels, Ps 91:11f. The river of fire battalions are found in Dan 7:10. The function of the angelic armies described in Ps 103:21 is praising the Lord. Ps 148:2. When a pursuivant angel announced to the shepherds the birth of Christ, he was joined by a multitude of heavenly armies praising God, Lk 2:13. The ministering spirits of Heb 1:14 are also rank and file angels. D. The Guardian Angels. 1. There are three categories of guardian angels. 2. The guardian angels of children. All children have a guardian angel to protect them during their childhood. Mt 18:10, "See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you that their guardian angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven." 3. Angels are the guardians of Church Age believers who are superior to angels. a. The function of guardian angels in explained in Ps 91:7-14, "A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not approach you. You will only observe it with your eyes, and see the punishment of the wicked. If you make the Most High your dwelling place [occupation with Christ], even the Lord who is my refuge, then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, you will trample down the young lion and the snake. Because he loves Me, therefore I will rescue him; I will protect him, because he acknowledges My name." b. Heb 1:13-14, "But to which of the angels has He ever said, `Sit down at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet'? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to service those who inherit eternal salvation?" 4. There are guardian angels of client nations, Dan 10:13, 20.

It appears most people want to give you the biblical explanation. Since they did a wonderful job at that, I thought I would include the historical/mythological references so that you could get a better look at the whole picture. (DRs are more than welcome.) The idea of Satan was assimilated into Jewish culture and belief during their time in exile in Babylon. The Babylonians had a large population of Zoroastrians who believed in the Good/Evil spiritual duality well before the Jews ever associated it with their beliefs. However, the name "Satan" first appears (I believe) in the book of Job which, historically/chronologically speaking was written during the time of the Babylonian exile - so it is apparent that this is when the belief transferred from one religion to another. Christians, stemming from Judaism, took hold of this idea, but saw it change when they began to convert the Pagans to their beliefs (who then took part of their customs and molded them to fit in with Christianity). The view of Satan, with the horns and as a beautiful hunter is taken from the Pagans' Horned God who the early Church demonized by telling the Pagans that they weren't worshipping a god (that existed well before Christianity) but Satan, instead. The view changed further when Satan was put in charge of 'Hell' which was actually the name of the Germanic Underworld where people went to live their new life after death (nothing like the fire and brimstone that we know of now) either in the halls of Odin, Freya, or the Goddess Hel - whose realm was most similar to the current idea of hell where snakes drip venom on immortal souls for eternity. It is from Hel's realm where the Christians first began to associate snakes with Satan, which is why many Christians/Jews/Muslims will tell you that Satan was first mentioned in the bible as the snake that convinced Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge (but if you look, nowhere does it mentioned the name "Satan" - unless it's a very new, modernized edition).