To find out why God allows suffering, think back to a time suffering began,that is when satan led Adam and Eve into disaobeying God.An important question was raised.Satan at no time in the bible ever questioned Gods power, for satan more than any other knows, that there is no limit to Gods power.Satan called into question Gods "right to rule", gods sovereignty. By calling God a liar, Satan charged that God is a bad ruler (Gen 3;2-5),saying he with-holds all that is good from his subjects. Satan implied that we would be better off without Gods rulership, making a direct attack on Gods sovereignty, his right to rule.In effect, when our first parents Adam and Eve rebelled against God they basically said,"We don't need God as our ruler,we can decide for ourselves what is right or wrong".How then do you think God settled this issue? How would you settle it'To teach all intelligent creatures that Satan and his rebels were wrong, that what God taught was for our benefit, for our own happiness. You may say that God being all powerful should have just destroyed the rebels, and started again, a fresh start per-say.Lets think about that for a minute,but first let me state that what God says will happen, will without a doubt happen, so it shall be written so it shall be done. Gods first commandment, his purpose was for Adam and Eve to fill the earth with their offspring, and live on an earthly Paradise.(Gen 1:28)God always fulfills his purposes. (Isaiah 53:10,11)and besides getting rid of the rebels in Eden, wouldn't have answered the question raised regarding the right to rule.So what does God do then?There is a simple Illustration that can answer this question, an illustration that after reading it I am sure you will agree was the only way God could have done it.