re: Lord of the Rings: The first and second age movies

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why not?

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Not all Maiar are of equivalent power. The wizards were known as Istari. Also, Sauron had no artificial limitations on his power whereas Wizards were limited by their mortal bodies and the restrictions they labored under. However a Wizard (or Elf Lord) claiming the Ring would diminish Sauron to an extent that the new bearer would be more powerful. See Gandalf/Galadrial's comments when offered the Ring.

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Valar sent several Maiar to Middle-earth to help contest the evil of Sauron. They had great skills of hand and mind but were cloaked in the guise of men, seemingly old but of great vigour.[4] Their mission was to guide elves and men by gaining trust and spreading knowledge, not by ruling them with fear and force. They were known as the Istari, or Wizards

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Maiar wiki

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Not all Maiar are of equivalent power. The wizards were known as Istari. Also, Sauron had no artificial limitations on his power whereas Wizards were limited by their mortal bodies and the restrictions they labored under. However a Wizard (or Elf Lord) claiming the Ring would diminish Sauron to an extent that the new bearer would be more powerful. See Gandalf/Galadrial's comments when offered the Ring.

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Never knew this.

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Tolkien's universe is so vast, it's almost impossible to know (or remember) everything.

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This is the truth, it makes for some really interesting reading though.

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So was Sauron sent to middle earth, or did he just go there on his own?

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Not sure what you're asking. Are you wanting to know how he came into existence?

What does that make Tom Bombadil?

Melkor

This explains pretty much everything. It's way too much to type. And probably too much to read. But I'll highlight some of the important parts.

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So when the Valar had built Valinor, Melkor built his second, lesser fortress of Angband in the west, as a defense from the West should they attack. Angband was delved into the Iron Mountains, and was given to Sauron to command

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That's how he came to Middle Earth.

From the Sauron section

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In the earliest of days, before the Valar entered Arda, Sauron was originally known as Mairon the Admirable, a powerful Maia of Aulë the Smith, who was a Vala, creator of Dwarves. However, Mairon was soon corrupted by the Dark Lord Morgoth ("The Great Enemy" in the tongue of men) an evil Valar and Dark Enemy of Arda, and turned evil, taking the name, "Sauron." At first, he was a spy for Morgoth, telling him of the Valar's doings. Ever after, Sauron served Morgoth faithfully, and even in later days, after Morgoth was defeated and locked outside the confines of the world, Sauron encouraged and coerced some men to worship Morgoth as the one and true god. However, while Morgoth wanted to either control or destroy the very matter of Arda itself, Sauron's desire was to dominate the minds and wills of its creatures, as well as establish himself as the ruler of Arda from his tower of Barad-dûr in Mordor. However, he originally dwelt in Angband in the Iron Mountains for a period of time before Melkor came and claimed it again in the First Age.

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Morgoth = Melkor

Arda = Earth

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Not sure what you're asking. Are you wanting to know how he came into existence?

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I'm making the assumption that if Sauron is part of some higher race of beings, that he comes from somewhere else; Heaven, Hell, another dimension. I was wondering if he came to Middle Earth because he was sent there, or if came by himself.

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Tom Bombadil is God. Tolkien never confirmed or denied this, but he implies it to be true

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He (JRRT) certainly states (in the Council of Elrond) that TB could take and hold the Ring and would never be tempted by it, which certainly places him high up there. However, I think Gandalf also makes the statement to the effect that TB could not hold out against the entire host of Mordor (and God certainly could). Plus, Gandalf gives the impression that TB was too careless and could not be trusted to be vigilant regarding the Ring (again, a trait that would seem to run contrary to JRRT's faith - big time Christian).

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I'm making the assumption that if Sauron is part of some higher race of beings, that he comes from somewhere else; Heaven, Hell, another dimension. I was wondering if he came to Middle Earth because he was sent there, or if came by himself.

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He came to Arda (earth) with the Valar and Maiar after its creation.

I guess you could call it heaven, Tolkien called it the Timeless Hall... Or something like that.

Mostly from the books. I've read pretty much all of them with the exception of a few from The Complete History of Middle Earth. But you can find the answer to almost any question you might have here.

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And, would Jackson be able to make a movie off the beginings of Middle Earth?

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He'd be able to make a whole bunch of them if the demand was there.