Sometimes people ask, “If God is such a perfect God, then why did He create Evil? Why does the Devil Exist, and why does Hell exist?
These are all great questions, and I am sure almost everyone has thought about it at some point. So what is the answer? Did God create evil?
God didn’t create “evil.” The bible says God created lucifer, but he chose on his own free will to reject God’s glory (due to jealousy and greed & pride), and instead wanted to become like God. In his rejection, he began to oppose & stand for everything God opposes (evil).
God didn’t create evil, however, in his brilliant design, He did allow for free will & individual choice to be made.
Think of it like this: Did a creator of a great computer operating system also create viruses for it? No, they simply created a design of software, and within that design someone could CHOOSE to take what was there & manipulate it towards an evil purpose.
Another example would be the alphabet. Did the creator of all the letters of the alphabet, also create curse words? No, they did not. However, the coding allowed for manipulation of both good or evil. You can decide to arrange words with the alphabet towards a positive purpose (such as love, goodness, happiness).
Or, you can arrange those letters into curse words, and words such as hate, fear, etc.
God didn’t create evil, nor does He like evil. He despises evil. However, His brilliant design allowed for choice. You can choose good, or you can choose evil.
So why did God create hell? According to the bible, God gives us a choice: Seek His way of love & obedience, or reject His way, and live the opposite.
According to the bible, if you choose His way, you will be rewarded by living in eternity of like-minded people. Choose evil, and He will reward you will an eternity of like-minded people.
So it comes down to this. If the bible is true, and God does exist, and according to the bible people will either serve in Hell, or Paradise for the rest of their life according to their choices. They will either be with people that are like them & prefer to live life void of evil. Or they can choose to live a life along with people who accept & even enjoy evil.
About the part of God being Omipotent and all of that. Even though He is outside of the realm of time, and could/has seen all potential past/present/future events, that doesn’t mean He still wouldn’t go on with creation.
I know that if I choose to have children with my wife some day, my children will one day die. Does that mean I am going to change my plans? No, it doesn’t. Because there are other reasons & benefits to have children, even though you know they are going to die one day. Perhaps God also knew everything that would happen, but it would be worth it, because in the end He would have a creation left that chose to love Him & follow His way.