In the beginning, GOD created the heavens and the earth. It was good. For whatever reason, the existence of evil predated the creation of man. Evil was not extinguished with the creation of man. But rather at the time God created Adam and Eve, there was in fact evil with which the tempter interposed temptation, before yielding, evil held no power over Adam and Eve. Once they disobeyed God, eating the forbidden fruit, the terror of evil and suffering and pain was now a blight. In the birth, life and death of the Son of God, Jesus was victorious in redeeming humanity. He broke the power of evil and the curse of the fall, the curse of death was replaced by resurrection power. At Pentecost, the disciples were filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Evil remains, but it’s rendered powerless by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and gifted to us by God’s benevolent saving sanctifying grace and power.