How the devil got his start
Lucifer, whose name means "morning star" or "bringer of light" (Strong's Concordance #H1966) was created by God in the distant past. He was created to belong to a class of angels known as cherubim (Ezekiel 28:14). He was not only made with unmatched wisdom, beauty and musical talents (verses 12 - 13) but was also the greatest being God could create by fiat (verse 15). His initial responsibility was as one of the angelic beings that covered the glory of God's throne (verse 14).
Lucifer sinned and turned himself into the devil when he deceived himself into thinking he was better than everyone else (vanity), including the Being who made him (Ezekiel 28:11 - 17, Isaiah 14:12 - 15). Because
he felt himself superior to God,
he rejected his standards of what was right. He replaced them, in his own heart, with a newly created belief system that was diametrically opposite to that of God's. Lucifer wanted to determine what was right and wrong, good and evil, based on his own will rather than accepting the will of his Creator. He then lusted after the power and authority the Eternal had over all things. This led to the devil deceiving as many angels as he could in order to form a spiritual army to storm heaven and attempt to remove the Almighty from his throne (which, of course, failed miserably).
Power and authority
The devil, at the time he rebelled against all that was holy and good, was serving on a throne of rule possibly governing one third of the angelic realm.
12. How you are fallen from the heavens, O shining star, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! 13. For you have said in your heart, 'I will ascend into the heavens,
I will exalt MY THRONE above the stars of God . . . (Isaiah 14:12 - 13, HBFV throughout, see also Revelation 12:3 - 4).
Even though he sinned and betrayed the trust he was given, the devil has been allowed (for a time) to retain his rule over the angels he deceived into sinning.
7. And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels warred against the dragon, and the dragon and HIS ANGELS warred. (Revelation 12:7) [This is the 6 trump, 6 vial, and the 6 seal--not before]
Satan has also been allowed to retain his power and to use it in the world. [Satan will be thrown out of Heaven and proceed to heal the deadly wound the NWO will receive.]
9. Even the one whose coming is according to the inner working of Satan, with ALL POWER AND SIGNS AND LYING WONDERS . . . (2Thessalonians 2:9) [And because he comes as the Lamb people will whore after him. He will come peacefully and prosperously, contrary to all the horror movies.]
9. And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, WHO IS DECEIVING THE WHOLE WORLD . . . (Revelation 12:9)
3. But if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to those who are perishing; 4. In whom THE GOD OF THIS AGE (world) has blinded the minds of those who do not believe . . . (2Corinthians 4:3 - 4) [This is why it is a good idea to study God's word daily--chapter by chapter and verse by verse to gain understanding]
God has determined, for the time being, to give the devil and his demons a certain amount of freedom to carry out their evil schemes. This series will explore what they allowed to do and not do.
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