1. IF the Bible is true (which it's not), then this battle between Jehovah and Satan is just that--a battle between Jehovah and Satan. Humans were innocent pawns in the affairs of the supernatural. Humans were used, and because they were not supernatural, they had no control.
Actually, the battle is NOT between Jehovah and Satan. It never was. The battle is over a heavenly kingdom that was promised to "us" the 'heirs' of which ALL MANKIND is invited to, in union with his Son, the "firstborn heir."
The Adversary wanted that kingdom for himself, so the only way he could get a 'hold' of it, would be to DESTROY those who were already promised that kingdom, so as to SNATCH it away from them. The best way to do that would be to 'mislead' man with respects the kind of 'being' their Father is, so that he can 'gather' all mankind to "feed" his father Death. Of whom the Adversary is High Priest. humans are given a choice, life or death. The Son is life, and Death brings death, the One who will consume them alive.
The ONLY reason this earth, the sky, plants, animals, UNIVERSE, you, I, everyone and thing here is stll here is because The Father has placed a "hedge" over ALL of it. He has appointed a time for this "heaven AND earth" to flee and when it does, it will be fed to the One who is Death, God's "last enemy." When all finally REFUSE God's hedge saying they don't want it anymore, God will remove that hedge like he did with Pharoah's son, and Death will come and consume them all. Then, Death will be "brought to nothing."
2. The idea of putting trees in a garden to temp humans is cruel and dysfunctional. It imputes wrong motives. A moral and loving God would not do this. (To hell with the JW God-needed-to-establish-his-headship bullshit).
You are correct, God did NOT need to establish his "headship" for such was ALREADY recognized. What was the tree of knowledge for? It wasn't for Adam, for God INTENDED to raise Adam to be just like Him, 'knowing good' and 'hating bad.' The "tree of knowledge" was for any offspring that didn't want life (disobedient offspring). They would not be permitted to eat from the tree of life, but from the tree of knowledge. Unfortunately, Adam did not want to wait for his Father to raise him, instead, he "reached out" for 'knowing good AND knowing bad' and did not think about the consequences it would bring upon him AND his offspring. He did not want to "hate bad" he wanted to 'know bad.' Thus, the very inclination of man is "bad all the time." God did not 'tempt' Adam, the Adversary did. Adam had it WELL WITHIN himself to "hate bad" and obey his Father. Instead, he took what was not his to have, yet (stealing), and thus brought sin and death to himself AND his offspring.
3. To punish billions of human beings for the sins of one man is ludicrous. If your adult son murdered someone, would you also execute his children (your grandchildren) also? Of course not! We are individuals with individual rights and free will.
You are correct, and God DID not punish billions of humans for ONE man's sin. God has set a day, and time in which he WILL punish those who sinned against him and his Son. He also has set a time to give to each one "according to his deeds." Those who did not WANT forgiveness (like the Pharisees) will not get it. They will get exactly what they ask for, "death." For "anything you ask for in my name, I will do this." Those who want life, will get life. Those who WANT death, will get death.
4. IF God is love, then where the hell is He when so many people are suffering so terribly? Where is he for the little girl or boy who is sexually assaulted or raped? Where the hell is he when a parent loses a child to some disease; or a child loses a parent? (I could go on, and damn it, I think I will!)
He says to give you:
Psalms 4:4
John 9:1-3
Romans 11:32
5. Where the hell is God when the tears of pain stream down one's cheeks, begging and imploring Him for some comfort and a way out of some terrible situation?
Psalms 34:18
6. Where the hell is God when the little girl is raped in front of her mother in Sierra Leone, and then has her forearms chopped off?
Isaiah 1:24
7. What excuse is there for God telling Moses to kill all the little Medianite boys, fathers, mothers, sisters, and any girl or woman who wasn't a virgin, only to become a sex slave to the Israelites? Why, the human Israelites had more compassion than did God, because at first, they wouldn't do it! (Read "Atrocities of the Bible" at TruthQuest)
Num. 25:17, 18 The Father was repaying the wicked treatment that fell upon the Israelites DUE TO the Midianites. An "eye for eye" thing.
8. There is no excuse for God to allow human suffering and death, simply because he can "undo" it and make it as if it never happened (even more JW bullshit). Such a God is morally reprehensible and owes any sentient being an explanation (just before He is executed for crimes against humanity).
Perhaps you didn't know this, but Humans suffer because they WANT to suffer. They don't want to belong to Christ, they want to belong to 'another.' That 'owner' they have that let's you do whatever your corruptible flesh craves, is responsible for humans suffering and dying. God takes care of His 'own.' The 'other' does not care for his 'own.'
May you have peace,
Aaron