Yes, the Bible is very careful to explain the origin of the devil because all evil comes from him. God has recorded more than 200 biblical references to a personal force of evil known as the devil.
His evilness began long before the Garden of Eden, and his wickedness has continued throughout each succeeding dispensation. His evilness will be cut short just before the Millennium, or thousand-year reign of Christ, after which he will be released again for a short season. (Rev. 20:13.)
The devil is known to those who study the Bible as the key to all human tragedy, ill-will, and hatred. To understand our present world situations, it is necessary to turn the divine spotlight on the devil.
God relates to us in Isaiah 14:12-15:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Further, God reveals the origin of the devil in Ezekiel 28:13-17:
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering...
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
The devil was created an archangel. He possessed perfection of beauty and wisdom. He was named "son of the morning.” No other creature was given such a name. He was called "the anointed cherub" and was elevated to a special and privileged place. His very garments were made of precious stones, reflecting the blazing glory of the Trinity.
How did this glorious archangel become the devil? The Bible is very careful to tell us: Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness (Ezek. 28:17). This means that pride came into his heart. By looking upon himself rather than upon the Most High,
Lucifer decided that his greatness and beauty came from within himself.
In Isaiah 14:13,14 he said "I will" five times, thus revealing the pride in his heart. He caused rebellion in heaven, possibly causing one third of the angelic host to become subordinated to him to battle the Almighty. He caused those angelic spirits to be removed from heaven. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth (Rev. 12:4).
Therefore, God did not make the devil. Lucifer, the archangel, made himself the devil. Then he was expelled from heaven and demoted to his present position.
In Ezekiel 28:15 God said to Lucifer, Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Yes, the Bible does give the origin of the devil. It gives his known action in heaven from whence he was expelled. The Bible related his wicked deceptions in the Garden of Eden, where he caused man to fall from God's favor, marking the beginning of a titantic struggle between good and evil.
The devil's last action will be at the Battle of Gog and Magog, before being forever confined and tormented in the Lake of Fire. (Rev. 20:7-10.)
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