John,
I had some thoughts on the devil sinning from the beginning (1Jn. 3:8) and Satan being perfect from the day he was created until iniquity was found in him (Ezek. 28). Looks like two different beings. When I was looking up some Scriptures, I did notice that the devil isn’t mentioned until the New Testament like you said. Just wonder when his beginning was. And he was never perfect in his ways if he sinned from the beginning.
Sarah
ps. one thought sure does lead to another..
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Yes, it surely does. But this thought is not where the gold is.
I have met people who teach that the devil is a separate being from Satan, but that is not the case. John tells us plainly that the devil is Satan in Revelation 12:9.
But keep thinking on these things! Every gold prospector in history has dug where the gold was not before he discovered where it was.
jdc