The Devil, who “sinneth from the beginning” (1Jn. 3:8), only appears to have complicated and delayed God’s original purpose in creation. Scripture reveals to us a gradual unfolding of how the Creator has wisely devised, arranged, and enacted strategies to bring it about anyway. As we look at the world, we not only see the Creator God at work. We see one chief Adversary opposing it all, a spirit creature who, while wise, is not wise enough to outdo his Creator. It is the work of this evil being that we must now consider.