Evil & Satan the Accusor *
While this talks about a related topic of evil Q: According to Christianity, what is the answer on how if Satan by his sin was tossed out of Heaven, to earth, (after his war with God), how can he have access to God in Heaven, such as him being an accuser to Job. And what about towards The Redeemed Ones in Christ today? A: Satan's being "cast out of heaven" and Satan's appearing before God are referring to different aspects or stages of redemptive history. • God is sovereign everywhere. Satan is a creature and can never act independently of God. So when the OT book of Job describes Satan appearing before God (Job 1–2), it is not pictured as Satan strolling into God's holy presence as an equal. Rather, he is "summoned" and accountable before God's heavenly court. • Job occurs before Christ's victory. Passages like Job 1–2 and Zechariah 3 show Satan functioning as an accuser who still had a role in the heavenly court, bringing accusations against ...