Most of us have heard the question at some point that if Eve (or Adam) had never sinned, would we, as humans, have ever sinned? Well, the quick answer is probably. If Satan couldn't get Adam or Eve to sin, then he probably would have worked on someone else until they sinned.

But what would happen if Satan never existed in the first place, or Lucifer had never sinned in the first place. What if Satan or his demons weren't in this world to tempt us. Would we still have sinned? Does it take an evil force to tempt? For some reason, I've been thinking about this a lot.

What really gets me wondering, is how is it that Satan could be filled with jealousy in a place that was so holy, in the presence of God. What was it that got to him? Was there a driving evil force that tempted him? Was there something that put those jealous thoughts in him?

So the question is where and when did it all start? Has "evil" always existed even before Satan? Was Satan a pawn of an evil force that lurked before he fell from heaven? Was there something already there?

Those who believe in God and understand that Satan is real, know that often times the battles we face are against some kind of spiritual force. Whether it be Satan or another evil force that has been lurking out there before Satan fell.

Maybe that's all too confusing to try to think about. But it's something I've been thinking about lately and just thought I'd throw it out there.