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 "question": "How did Satan become the author of all evil?",
 "answer": "By an inner volitional and emotional revolt, expressed with two words: \"I will.\" The most beautiful creature to come from the hand of God turned into a murderer, liar, and deceiver when he decided to act contrary to the revealed will of God. Satan, who like the other angels had free will, rebelled against God. He became enamored with himself and, in his pride and arrogance, decided he wanted to be independent from and equal to his Creator (Isa. 14:12–15).",
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 "unit": 5,
 "lesson": "5-1",
 "lesson_title": "The Enemy—Satan",
 "question_type": "rhetorical",
 "tier": 1,
 "faq_class": "rhetorical",
 "aeo_questions": [
  "What led to Satan's transformation from a beautiful angel to a source of evil?",
  "How did Satan become the embodiment of wickedness and rebellion against God?",
  "What was the pivotal moment when Satan chose to disobey God and assert his independence?"
 ],
 "topic_anchor": null,
 "derivation": "extracted-rhetorical",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
 "source": {
  "doc_id": "btbm-01-TheBasics-8-10-24",
  "book_page": [
   226,
   227
  ],
  "ref": "The Basics, Lesson 5-1 — The Enemy—Satan (p.226–227)",
  "review_row": "rq-p238-e5aeb1c4",
  "pdf_page": 238,
  "para_id": "the-basics-p0238-005",
  "printed_question": "We must ask how/why did the most beautiful creature to come from the hand of God turn into a murderer, liar, and deceiver—the author of all evil?"
 },
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  {
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   "osis": null,
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  }
 ],
 "topics": [
  "Angels",
  "Evil",
  "Free will",
  "Satan",
  "Will of God"
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  "Plan of God",
  "Angels, fallen",
  "Plan of God and Satan",
  "Power and angelic conflict",
  "Power of Satan",
  "fall of Satan",
  "Angels",
  "Free will",
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  "Power and Word of God",
  "Power and essence of God",
  "names of Satan",
  "rejection of Jesus Christ"
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  227
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