F4S: He was created as a guardian cherub. So, was this Lucifer the worship leader in heaven before he was basically thrown out to earth? Perhaps he was.

Sunday, May 12, 2019

He was created as a guardian cherub. So, was this Lucifer the worship leader in heaven before he was basically thrown out to earth? Perhaps he was.

In Ezekiel 28:11 the Bible says that Lucifer was adorned with musical instruments and jewels. And Isaiah 14:11 says that Lucifer made noise with those instruments. There are no direct references in the Scriptures that tell us he played music or was the worship leader. To me it would appear that he involved in worship.

"Musical instruments were originally designed to be means of praising and worshiping God. It was not necessary for Lucifer to learn to play a musical instrument to praise God. If you please, he had a built-in pipe organ, or, he was an organ... Lucifer didn’t have to look for someone to play the organ so that he could sing the doxology--He was a doxology." ~ J. Dwight Pentecost of DTS


Please know that Jesus is not at all the opposite of Satan; Michael more likely would be.


“For in Him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” Col. 2:9-10

The Mormons (cultists) would make Him a cherub and the spirit-brother of Lucifer. That's false, but to them.. Lucifer was the anointed cherub and they reduce Jesus. "And being a brother of Lucifer, when God wanted to redeem the world, God supposedly called for these two brothers to offer up their plans of redemption. And when they did offered their plans of redemption, the Father chose the plan that Jesus offered. And this made His brother, Lucifer, very angry. He came down and was determined to disrupt the plan of his brother, Jesus, through sibling rivalry. We will learn that Jesus is much higher than Lucifer. In fact, He is not an opposite to Lucifer at all. He's not the good angel and Lucifer the bad angel, or the good brother and Lucifer the bad brother. It's terrible to bring Lucifer to that elevation of an opposite of God or an opposite of Jesus. So many times we think of them, God and Satan, as opposites. Not at all. They are totally in different categories completely. God--self-existent, eternal, Creator; whereas Satan is a creation of God and does not come into the same category at all as God. Lucifer would be an opposite to Michael, the archangel, and they're going to be tussling. They've tussled in the past. They've tussled over the body of Moses. There was a big dispute between Michael and Lucifer over the body of Moses. Michael didn't bring a railing accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you" (Jude 9).
When the angel was sent to Daniel with a message from God, and Satan captured the angel and held him captive, Michael came and set him free. [Note: Daniel 10:12-14] "That great Prince came and he set me free. I've come now to bring you the message," the angel told Daniel. Michael and Satan have come into conflict before, and in the book of Revelation they're going to come into conflict again. Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his angels.
Jesus is not the opposite of Satan; Michael would be. Jesus, again, is the express image of the person of God. He is the off-shining of the glory of God. He is that which we see of God.
So he was made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, [that is, did God say,] Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? (Hbr 1:4-5)
Psalm 2:7 God declared of Him, "Thou art my Son, this day hath I begotten thee." God could never say that of Lucifer. God would never say that of Michael. It was said only of Jesus Christ. "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."
I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hbr 1:5)
Mr Lu-Ciiiifer (that's I call him) was indeed made a beautiful angel, but he became so impressed with his own incredible beauty, intelligence, power, and position that he began to desire for himself the honor and glory that belonged to God alone. Yes, he got so puffed up inside that he started lusting after God’s possession at the very top.  And this pride represents the actual beginning of sin in the universe—preceding the fall of the human Adam by an indeterminate time." Chuck Smith
So interesting are the five selfish “I wills” we see in Isaiah 14 indicate an element of pride, which was also evidenced in Ezekiel 28:17 (1 Timothy 3:6 which makes reference to Satan’s puffed up conceit).
As a result of this hubris and subsequent heinous sin of rebellion against God, Lucifer was banished from living in heaven (Isaiah 14:12). He became corrupt, and his name changed from Lucifer (“morning star”) to Satan (“adversary”). His power became completely perverted (Isaiah 14:12,16,17). And his destiny, following the second coming of Christ, is to be bound in a pit during the 1000-year millennial kingdom over which Christ will rule (Revelation 20:3), and eventually will be thrown into the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41).

Want more on this? So how, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven?

Satan’s so called fall from heaven is symbolically described in Isaiah 14:12-14 and Ezekiel 28:12-18. While these two passages are referring specifically to the kings of Babylon and Tyre, they also reference the spiritual power behind those kings, namely, Satan. These passages describe why Satan fell, but they do not specifically say when the fall occurred. What we do know is this: the angels were created before the earth (Job 38:4-7). Satan fell before he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden (Genesis 3:1-14). Satan’s fall, therefore, must have occurred somewhere after the time the angels were created and before he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Whether Satan’s fall occurred hours, days, or years before he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden, Scripture does not specifically say.

The book of Job tells us, at least at that time, Satan still had access to heaven and to the throne of God. “One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 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’” (Job 1:6-7). Apparently at that time, Satan was still moving freely between heaven and earth, speaking to God directly and answering for his activities. Whether God has discontinued this access is a matter of debate. Some say Satan's access to heaven was ended at the death of Christ. Others believe Satan's access to heaven will be ended at the end times war in heavenWhy did Satan fall from heaven? Satan so called fell because of pride. 

He desired to be God, not to be a servant of God. Notice the many “I will...” statements in Isaiah 14:12-15Ezekiel 28:12-15 describes Satan as an exceedingly beautiful angel. Satan was likely the highest of all angels, the anointed cherub, the most beautiful of all of God's creations, but he was not content in his position. Instead, Satan desired to be God, to essentially “kick God off His throne” and take over the rule of the universe. Satan wanted to be God, and interestingly enough, that is essentially what Satan tempted Adam and Eve with in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-5). How did Satan fall from heaven? Actually, a fall is not an accurate description. It would be far more accurate to say God cast Satan out of heaven (Isaiah 14:15Ezekiel 28:16-17). Satan did not fall from heaven; rather, Satan was basically pushed out. He really deserved it. 
It happened. Let’s walk with Jesus as our Lord... in humility and give Him the worship alone. Facebook.com/shareJesus