How did Lucifer rebel against God?
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How did Lucifer rebel against God?
Revelation 12:7-9 says Lucifer and his angels fought against God and were cast out of heaven. Since Lucifer was a highly intelligent creature–not to mention the fact that he had an intimate knowledge of God–I can’t comprehend how he (or any angel for that matter) could rebel against God. That seems to be utterly insane.
Why was Lucifer angry with the Fallen Angels?
This revelation angered Lucifer because it meant he and the other angels would have to worship God incarnate. Lucifer and the other angels who fell were so proud of being superior to men that their overweening arrogance wouldn’t allow them to worship Jesus Christ the God-Man.
Did Lucifer have free will?
Don’t forget that, although Lucifer had a superabundance of spiritual gifts, he was also endowed, as we are, with the gift of free will. God left him free to choose good over evil, and, as we know, he chose evil.
Why didn’t Lucifer worship Jesus Christ?
Lucifer and the other angels who fell were so proud of being superior to men that their overweening arrogance wouldn’t allow them to worship Jesus Christ the God-Man. This refusal–this non serviam –stemmed from pride.
Why was Lucifer ordained as a cherub?
Further, God’s ordination of Lucifer as a cherub demonstrates that God trusted Lucifer enough to give him a position of power among the heavenly angels ( Ezekiel 28:14 ). However, Lucifer wasn’t satisfied with the power and gifts God gave him.
What happened to Lucifer after he was thrown out of Heaven?
Once Lucifer was thrown out of heaven, he realized that he didn’t have the power to directly take God’s throne from Him. Instead, Lucifer set his sights on overpowering God in another way—by tempting God’s children to abandon Him.
Was Lucifer good or bad?
As a creation of God, we know that Lucifer was created good ( Genesis 1:31; Ezekiel 28:13 ). In fact, Scripture asserts that Lucifer started out as “blameless” in all his ways, and as the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty ( Ezekiel 28:12-15 ).