God Knew Lucifer would rebel. It was part of his plan. No one can refute God's will.
Jehovah did not know the angel being who came to be called satan and devil would rebel. That angel was in a very high position, He was appointed over the earth--he got jealous and wanted worship. Anyone with free will can rebel.
I thought that Jehovah is all-knowing. That is accepted Christian theology, isn't it?
God cannot see what will occur in the future, except what his will is.
But why wait when there is suffering? Children with cancer suffer, their parents suffer. What's the hold up?
When satan told Eve--they would become like God, knowing good and bad if they ate of the tree--he was saying--- If we knew both sides ourselves, we wouldn't need to listen to Gods advice to find lasting happiness. This was a direct challenge to Gods universal sovereignty-- so once and for all time it is being proven---God was correct, mortals should know only good and listen to Gods advice. 1/3 of the angels fell later, which means it would have occurred over and over if God chose another way. God is always--CORRECT.
Gods kingdom is coming--its a cure all.
I don't understand your answer very well. Would you mind clarifying it as though explaining it to someone who doesn't attend church or bible study (me, for example)?
Once the events( rebellion) in Eden occurred, God had 2 choices--kill them on the spot( but not one who has been granted life all throughout would have received life) and Gods justice prevented that--so the only other alternative was to let it be proven--Is God correct and knowing only good and listening to Gods advice is the best path for mortals to find lasting happiness, or is satan right--that knowing both good and bad, its best mortals make their own choice-- this sick system of things proves 100%--God is correct.
God sees the end from the beginning. He is not bound by dimensions. Example:
You are standing on the sidewalk on 5th St.. A parade turns the corner and you watch it move past you until it takes a right turn on Main St. and moves out of your sight. You didn't see it begin, you didn't see it end. You saw it from your perspective. Now, Mr. Smith is in a helicopter above the town. HE sees the beginning, the middle and the end of the parade from HIS vantage point. Time is merely a dimension God created. He is not tethered to it.
To prove to you, that He can see the beginning from the end, God prophesied future events. He knew the exact day Israel would become a Nation again for example, and told the day to Daniel, thousands of years before the event. He has also predicted the very worst of man's inhumanity to man in Revelation. He predicted the future over 10,000 times with precision. 1/4 of His Book is prophesy, just so we would know He is who He says He is.
Why hasn't God destroyed Satan? Satan is spirit., as the other angels are, as we are. Satan never dies, he is eternal. Satan has two temporary events to look forward to, and one permanent event. Being chained for 1,000 years. Being loosed for a time, and then being dispatched to the Lake of Fire for eternity.
Then God must have seen Satan's rebellion. It must've been part of His plan for creation. And therefore injustice and suffering are part of His plan.
So why then did God foresee that Adam and Eve would fall from Grace, but forbade them from eating from the Tree of Knowledge anyway? God foresaw the flood? God foresaw the enslavement of the Jews and their eventual release, but hardened Pharoah's heart; for what reason? God foresaw Judas' betrayal? God knows who is bound for damnation. Can God change His mind? Can any of us change the future if the future is known to God and His ultimate plan is already at work?
God could not see those future events you mentioned. Just by the statement that---God desires all to repent--- so he does not know who will or wont.