Why is Satan in the presence of God in Job 2?

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Job 2 (NIV) :

1 On another day the angels [a] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it.”
3 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life. 5 But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

If Satan fell before the creation of the world and if Satan was the serpent of the Garden of Eden, why is he administering to God in Job 2?

I thank in advance for your response.
 
The war is won, in the same manner how at the end of WWII, when Japan surrendered, there still was much fighting that went on for months afterwards on the surrounding islands because the soldiers didn’t get word as to their surrender. In this case, it’s not about co-existing, it’s about annilation of the enemy, which is why they continue to fight.
 
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Abba:
If Satan fell before the creation of the world and if Satan was the serpent of the Garden of Eden, why is he administering to God in Job 2?
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Where does the Scripture say Satan was administering to God? Satan is the “accuser of the brethern” (Rev 12:10). How can he accuse us before God if he doesn’t have access to God? Notice, he came in with the other angels, and he made accusations against Job.
 
To add to what Cachonga said:

Satan in the Hebrew is ha-satan which literally means “the accuser”
 
Actually a better translation is “The Satan” meaning the adversary. The whole setting is very court like with defense attorney and prosecutor. The situation is more like like playing “the devil’s Advocate”.
Satan is not the devil in Job but acts more like a prosecuting attorney.“Job has it easy-so of course he Loves God and honors him.If the shoe were on the other foot and Job had everything taken away-would he act the same towards God.?”
What the author was trying to say was -good people suffer and are tested-that suffering does not equal evil-doing.Hope that helps.
 
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