John 1

"3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made."

I know you don't have questions reagarding this issue, but this verse caught my eye because I've never noticed it before. This would be another good verse to remember when we try to discuss the existence of Satan. From this verse, we can see that nothing existed in the beginning, except for God. We know that because it states that, "All things were made through Him." The definition of 'All' is EVERYTHING. There may be others out there who question the existence of Satan by arguing that God is good, how can He create something so evil as Satan? Therefore, they argue that Satan and God co-exisited since the beginning. From this verse, it says 'All', and not 'All except Satan'. Therefore, Satan must not have existed in the beginning with God. We remember that Satan was not Satan in the beginning, in Isaiah 14 it states:

"12 “ How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
‘ I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit. "

There was a reason that Satan came to its bad name and evil state. God did not create Satan from the beginning just as God did not create death in the beginning. It was Adam & Eve's sin that brought on death. It was its own doing that Satan assumed its present role. Another verse that goes hand in hand with this one further confirms the fact that nothing existed along with God in the beginning:

"16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." (Colossians 1)

Here again, 'all things' is mentioned, not 'some things'. Furthermore, it elaborates by saying 'visible AND invisible'. And if we cannot read between the lines and come to the conclusion that nothing existed before God from the verse in John, this verse clearly states that 'He is BEFORE ALL THINGS'. Therefore, nothing exists before God and everything is created by him. From these verses, I really cannot understand where the argument could come from that Satan and God both existed from the very beginning. Even if the intention was good, the truth should not be twisted. At the end, if we remember that God is good and almighty, then the questions regarding this topic should be solved. I'm just excited to notice another supporting verse in this chapter :).