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NASB | 2 Peter 2:4 ¶ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 2:4 ¶ For if God did not [even] spare angels that sinned, but threw them into hell and sent them to pits of gloom to be kept [there] for judgment; |
Bible Question:
Did the devil sin before or after God created the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Praise the Lord! Norm |
Bible Answer: We're not given all the details and the actual sequencing of these events so we're left to discuss and draw our own conclusions. The only thing we do know for certain is that EVERYTHING God created was good and then a relatively short time later, the Devil tempts Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. Like it's already been shown by Stultis and your questions, this is a tough subject to figure out. I really don't think God meant for us to spend a whole lot of time discussing this stuff. I'm just thankful that our opinions on this subject are NOT going to influence our Day of that Final Exam or our Lord's final evaluation therefrom. Blessings to you. Country Girl |