| Lucifer fell | Create Date: 22-Mar-2015 |
| His name is not Satan, but you can call him that name | Last updated: 12-Feb-2023 |
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With great excitement and relief, God knew in advance that this would happen and He had a plan to redeem mankind. See Roman 5:12-20 and 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Remember that God exists outside of all of His Creation and Time Domains so He can know the past, present and future.
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Romans 5:18-29 See verses 12-17 for more on background. |
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. |
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1 Corinthians 15:3-4 |
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, |
Lucifer's goal before the war with God was the attempt to be worshiped because of his vanity. This is revealed in the scriptural passages listed below. After Lucifer failed in his rebellion to usurp God, by trying to be equal with God, Lucifer and the Angels are now trying:
It has to be pointed out that we often call Lucifer the name Satan. This is not his name but it is perfectly okay to call Lucifer the name Satan as long as it is identifying Lucifer. The word "Satan" means to oppose or obstruct and over the centuries it has become a synonym for Lucifer. Lucifer is the adversary and the accuser. A more exact phrase of "Satanic Forces" should be used to describe a circumstance when a Christian is experiencing troubles and problems from the Fallen Angels that can include Lucifer. Often it is said by Christians "Satan has come against me" where we actually do not know if it was Lucifer or other Fallen Angels. Lucifer is not omnipresent, meaning he can't be everywhere at the same time like God can.
| Ephesians 6:12 | For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. |
From the Scriptures, we learn that Lucifer's name means Morning Star, Son of the Dawn. He was perfect in beauty and in charge over all of the Angels. Currently, Lucifer is described as "prince of the air" and along with the Fallen Angels, they have been collectively described as "principalities, powers and rulers of the darkness of this age."
| Revelation 12:7 | And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; |
The question often asked is why did Lucifer risk everything to try to usurp God, which caused God to go to war against Lucifer? As a high level of probability, based on the scriptural inferences:
Also, Lucifer never thought that he would replace God, but be "equal with God". Lucifer wanted more power than he was already given. With the power that Lucifer possessed, Lucifer used it to also desecrate the sanctuaries of God during the rebellion.
| Genesis 3:22 | And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: |
| 1 John 4:7 | Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. |
| John 8:44 | You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
| Isaiah 14:13-14 | 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” |
| Ezekiel 2818 (desecrated his areas of authority) |
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. ... |
We know from scripture that Lucifer desired to be like God, and thought he could be equal to God. There are two groups of passages that describe Lucifer's thoughts and plans to be like God as read in Ezekiel 28:11-19 and Isaiah 14:3-23 that have so many points. Notice that Isaiah 14:11, informs us that Lucifer is no longer the beautiful Angel of God, as he covered in worms.
1. In Ezekiel 28:11-19, which is at first dealing with the King of Tyre proceeds to move onto Lucifer. Lucifer was the power behind the King of Tyre.
| Ezekiel 28:11-19 | 11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. 16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. 17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings. 18 By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching. 19 All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’ |
2. In Isaiah 14:3-23, which is at first dealing the king of Babylon and then turns to Lucifer. Lucifer was the power behind the King of Babylon.
| Isaiah 14:3-23 | 3 On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended! 5 The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, 6 which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression. 7 All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing. 8 Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.” 9 The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations. 10 They will all respond, they will say to you, “You also have become weak, as we are; you have become like us.” 11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you. 12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” 15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit. 16 Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, 17 the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?” 18 All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. 19 But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with those pierced by the sword, those who descend to the stones of the pit. Like a corpse trampled underfoot, 20 you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again. 21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities. 22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord. 23 “I will turn her into a place for owls and into swampland; I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord Almighty. |
An often-overlooked scriptural passage concerning Lucifer is the entire chapter of Revelation 12, but specifically Revelation 12:3-7 which have these major points:
| Revelation 12:3-7 | 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and
behold, a great red dragon
having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven crowns.
4 And his tail swept away
a third of the stars of heaven
and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood before
the woman who was about
to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour
her Child. The Male Child,
Christ 5 And she gave birth to a Son, a male, who is going to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her Child was caught up to God and to His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for 1,260 days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; 8 and they did not prevail, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. |
Because of Lucifer's rebellion, there was not only consequences on Earth but there appear to be also aspects in Heaven that were tainted and had to be cleansed as Hebrews 9:23 informs us. We are told that God will create a new Heaven in Revelation 21:1-5. The question asked is God making a better version of Heaven or is it because Lucifer and other Fallen Angels were once there? We know from John 14:3, that Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for us.
| Hebrews 9:23 | 23 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us: |
| Revelation 21:1-2 | Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. |
| Revelation 21:5 | And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” ... |
| John 14:3 | And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. |
Notice in Isaiah 14:13 "I will make myself like the Most High." which indicates Lucifer thought he would be like God. There is no mention of Lucifer saying he would destroy or remove God. Lucifer's goal was to be a god, have dominion and build an empire. This grieves the author while writing this with a sick feeling because of Lucifer's desires against God.
Also notice in Isaiah 14:17 "the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”" which many Biblical Scholars have pointed to a possible hint to the Gap Theory of Genesis 1:2; or, the verse is pointing to the future final consequences of the entire world before the Great White Throne of Judgment.
Even though Isaiah 14:17 is vague in pointing to what period of time of the world or even what world, the implication is very clear that Lucifer:
Many ask why is Lucifer and Satanic Forces still active in the world if Jesus completed His mission to redeem mankind on the Cross?
Lucifer is still trying to thwart the plan of God by trying to eliminate all Jews from the planet so that Israel cannot recognize their Savior, the Son who they pierced, John 19:37, and ask Him to return, which is a prerequisite to His Second Coming. In other words, if there are no Jewish people left alive ** on the planet Earth then the Anti-Christ cannot be stopped because Jesus Christ will not be returning, per the Scriptures.
The tribulation period is for Israel to recognize their Messiah and Son, which they will do. If Jesus Christ does not return, in Lucifer's hopes, then the Tribulation Period will continue. Obviously, God's plans will absolutely succeed and Israel will petition God for Jesus Christ to return.
| Hosea 5:15 |
"I will go and
return to my place, till they
acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they
will seek me early."
Notice to return meant He had to leave that place. |
| Psalm 22:16 |
Dogs surround me, a pack of villains
encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.
Note: Jesus on the Cross is looking at the Satanic Realm around Him watching to see what the Plan of God was doing. |
| John 19:37 |
And again another Scripture says, "THEY
SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."
This has dual prophecies. |
| Matthew 23:37-39 | 37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” |
The forth coming Tribulation Period is not for Gentiles on Earth***, albeit Gentiles and Jewish people will still be Saved in great numbers through the work of the Holy Spirit in:
The Tribulation Period is for Israel**** to be pushed to a place where they, as a nation, will recognize their Messiah and they will.
** Note that Satanic Forces attempts to wipe out Jewish people from the entire earth is more than a strong hatred because of the Messiah coming from Israel, but it is because elimination would mean they will stop the plans of God which includes Lucifer and Fallen Angels eventual destination of the Lake of Fire. There have been many attempts to wipe out all of the Jews on the planet, along with the Royal Blood Line, and none have been successful. For example, there was Hayman in the Book of Esther who was the Adolf Hitler of that time. In the Tribulation Period there will be great loss of life to Israel at the hands of the Anti-Christ.
*** The scriptures point to the very important fact that the True Believers, who are Saved, will be Raptured before the start of the Tribulation Period. The True Believers are all peoples that have made Jesus Christ their personal Savior.
**** Israel here is mentioned as those who are of Israel who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Messiah.
| When we read the scriptures, we
are confronted with the logical realization that God created Angels and human
beings with the facet that is immortal and cannot be annihilated. When
we are learning about the fall of Lucifer and the Angels, we sometimes want to apply
humanly ideals such as asking the question, why can't God simply arrest or "shoot
a weapon" at
the Fallen Angels?
Besides the purpose of all history, there is a startling concept that can cause awe and amazement for many of us. With extreme reverence, the question that we may have thought about and don't have an answer for is how can God be an Entity without a beginning or end? There are many scriptures that speak of God being "I Am", which is a perfect title for our God that has no beginning and no ending. When considering this question, the tangential aspect is God created Angels and Humans with the same design that while we had a beginning, we do not have an ending. As discussed, and proven in the topic on Sheol, Hell, Tartarus and the Lake of Fire, there is no such thing as annihilation, where God is currently working His perfect plan for our Salvation that will end up with the necessity of the:
to reside in the never-ending prison called the Lake of Fire because these three creatures are eternal. The Lake of Fire is somewhat inadequately called the second death for mankind but there is no death involved when there is eternal consciousness and suffering. |
Additionally, the memory of Lucifer by all of those in Eternity future in Heaven with God, will never remember him. For more information see the topic on God wiping away our tears.
From all of the scriptural references on Lucifer's pride, arrogance along with evil beyond description, the greatest desire of Lucifer is worship and equivalence with God. Lucifer's memory, in everyone in Eternity with God, will be gone which is one of the greatest tortures to Lucifer's pride as Lucifer is made equivalent to zero.
| Ezekiel 28:19 | All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.” |
| Note: There is an important point of the
Purpose of All History,
that the actions of
Lucifer, Fallen Angels,
Demons and even human-kind who do not receive
Salvation will have an
opposite effect of the evil intentions. All of us, when we are with God in Eternity, will receive "surpassing riches of His Grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus" as read in Ephesians 2:4-7. This applies to also the Angels as explained the Purpose of All History topic. God is going to make all the rebellion, pain and striving against evil have the opposite effect of blessing the individual in eternity. God uses all suffering, even unto death, along with our work as Believers in the God of the Scriptures to develop us into the a greater and a more complete person in Jesus Christ's image. As an analogy, all of who exercise become stronger, and when we study, we will learn more. God will absolutely use all events in our lives to our advantage to develop greater trust and love for God. This is the Great Gift that we are receiving when go through life as a Christian as read in James 1:2-4.
which gives God Glory. Yes, we do not deserve Heaven except through Jesus Christ (Salvation), but as we are made righteous because of Jesus Christ in our lives after accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, where we can then receive what Rewards that were earned in our lives. Absolutely there will be great Love and Gifts from God in Eternity future, but there are individual Rewards that were made possible because of going through evil events of suffering and doing work unto God, where the Rewards would not have been possible if Lucifer had not started the rebellion. This is how and why everything done:
will become Blessings. All evil absolutely will not accomplish the primary goals against God, Angels and us with Salvation. Even those who are babies, young, mentally handicapped or even those who never heard of God in the Old Testament Dispensation or Jesus Christ have special provision made under the Age of Accountability principle set forth in the scriptures. |
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