Hello everyone, I welcome you to another in this very expository series about what happened before Adam was created. Yesterday, I dealt with some wrong notions about Lucifer. Many have preached and believed till now that Lucifer was the archangel in charge of Music in Heaven. This is wrong and inconsistent with the light of God's word in Isaiah 14 vs 12-20 and Ezekiel 28 vs.12-19.
I will continue from where I stopped yesterday.
I said yesterday the main reason Lucifer led that rebellion was because he wanted to occupy the vacant THRONE OF THE LORD; the Throne which Jesus Christ now occupy.
At what point did Lucifer became corrupted?
The following scriptures gave us the answer:
Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Is. 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Ez. 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness.
I am sure he became corrupted by his beauty, wisdom and all manners of accolades he had received from his subjects in the earth and from angelic princes in the Heavenly realms.
Let us now explore the
PROCESS, STRATEGIES AND THE EXTENT OF LUCIFER'S REBELLION.
He started from the planet Earth and then to the heavenlies using many strategies:
A. Ez. 28:16 'By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence'.
The Hebrew word for 'merchandise' is REKULLAH which means TRAFFIC. In other words, Lucifer went from place to place on the Earth and in other planes in the spirit realm SLANDERING GOD TO HIS OWN SUBJECTS UNTIL HE HAD ALL HIS SUBJECTS IN THE EARTHLY REALM AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF ANGELS OF GOD REBELLED AGAINST GOD. The resultant effect of this was VIOLENCE. Slander was used to turn the heart of God's subjects away from Him. It was then easy to lead them into an open rebellion against God.
The following scriptures gave us the answer:
Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Is. 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Ez. 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness.
I am sure he became corrupted by his beauty, wisdom and all manners of accolades he had received from his subjects in the earth and from angelic princes in the Heavenly realms.
Let us now explore the
PROCESS, STRATEGIES AND THE EXTENT OF LUCIFER'S REBELLION.
He started from the planet Earth and then to the heavenlies using many strategies:
A. Ez. 28:16 'By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence'.
The Hebrew word for 'merchandise' is REKULLAH which means TRAFFIC. In other words, Lucifer went from place to place on the Earth and in other planes in the spirit realm SLANDERING GOD TO HIS OWN SUBJECTS UNTIL HE HAD ALL HIS SUBJECTS IN THE EARTHLY REALM AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF ANGELS OF GOD REBELLED AGAINST GOD. The resultant effect of this was VIOLENCE. Slander was used to turn the heart of God's subjects away from Him. It was then easy to lead them into an open rebellion against God.
B. Eze 28:18 'Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick'.
Notice the word 'SANCTUARIES'. This is to say that THERE WERE MANY SANCTUARIES- PLACES FOR THE WORSHIP OF JEHOVAH GOD IN THAT PLANET. Lucifer was the Chief Priest; remember also that he was a king. So, he used those times of worship to further turned the hearts of men in those days against God. These sanctuaries became filled with all manners of abominable things that were antagonistic to God's laws.
Notice the word 'SANCTUARIES'. This is to say that THERE WERE MANY SANCTUARIES- PLACES FOR THE WORSHIP OF JEHOVAH GOD IN THAT PLANET. Lucifer was the Chief Priest; remember also that he was a king. So, he used those times of worship to further turned the hearts of men in those days against God. These sanctuaries became filled with all manners of abominable things that were antagonistic to God's laws.
C. As his slanderous acts increased, he became filled with violence so much that those who didn't support him were doomed.
Pay attention to the following things Isaiah said about him:
Is. 14:12 ...which didst weaken the nations!
14:16 ...Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
14:17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
14:18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
Can you imagine all the abominable and destructive works Lucifer wrought on the Earth in the bid to get everyone on his side?
So, it means that every city and people that didn't joined him in that rebellion were destroyed by him.
Let me stop here tonight. Tomorrow, I will continue from where I stopped and we will explore the judgement of God on that Planet Earth.
Pay attention to the following things Isaiah said about him:
Is. 14:12 ...which didst weaken the nations!
14:16 ...Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
14:17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
14:18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
Can you imagine all the abominable and destructive works Lucifer wrought on the Earth in the bid to get everyone on his side?
So, it means that every city and people that didn't joined him in that rebellion were destroyed by him.
Let me stop here tonight. Tomorrow, I will continue from where I stopped and we will explore the judgement of God on that Planet Earth.
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