Who was Lucifer?
by Mihran Kulhanjian
My dear Friends,
There was a beautiful angel named Lucifer. He was perfect in beauty. He was glorious. God created Lucifer to be the most beautiful of angels. Lucifer is described in Ezekiel 28:12-15:
“Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
Lucifer wanted to be like God. He wanted worship like God. Pride filled him and a third of all the angels in heaven followed Lucifer. Like the human race, God created the angels with free will. Lucifer, the unholy angels, and the human race were created by God with the ability to choose. The choice [free will] was obedience to God or disobedience [sin-to transgress against God]. Obedience is love, respect, and gratefulness. Disobedience is "self." Pride is all about self. Selfish desires not God centered desires. Pride is the first sin and Lucifer was the culprit. Lucifer could not contend with God, but he knew what God created in man and he knew man was given dominion over the earth by God. Man was god of the world and Lucifer wanted that power. God chose Adam (His new human creation) to rule over the earth instead of choosing Lucifer.
Lucifer ruled over the earth before Adam was created. After Lucifer was thrown out of heaven, God "filled" the earth and created Adam.
So, Lucifer, now known as Satan, went after man to get the earth and to reign over it. Man [Adam] was now in charge of caring for the world; he was the guardian of the earth, of the garden. Man had authority in naming all the animals and even giving the name of the "Woman" (after the fall, Adam called the Woman "Eve." So, Lucifer went after the human race. After Lucifer sinned (the first known angel to sin), his name now became Satan, the devil. God did not create Satan, man did by handing his dominion (power) over the earth to Lucifer through his disobedience to God. The name "Lucifer" means "the morning star." Lucifer was the exalted angel among angels. He was the "anointed cherub" [Ezekiel 28:14]. After Lucifer sinned he became the "Adversary" of God, which is the definition of Satan; the adversary of God and man. After sin, Lucifer's name changed to Satan, also known as the "devil," the "tempter, the "accuser," the "evil one," and the "adversary." In the book of Revelation he is called the "dragon." Satan wants to destroy all the good of God and wants worship.
Lucifer's ambition was to be like God. The "I"s of Lucifer [The Fall of Lucifer] in Isaiah 14:12-15 clearly shows us of his self centered desires. Five times he proclaims "I will."
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, 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 heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol [Hell],
To the lowest depths of the Pit
"I will" said Lucifer in his heart. His desires were on himself. Filled with pride and full of self. Satan wants all the human race to be like him, to worship him. Worship me instead of God. Satan is saying "Be like me." He is the great deceiver, a murderer from the beginning, the father of all lies and he will do all he can to pull and steer the human race away from God. But Satan's days are numbered. He knows he is defeated. He knows He has a short time left to do his dirty work. He is "brought down to hell, to the lowest depths of the Pit." Jesus defeated Satan by His death and resurrection. We [the born again] have eternal life, defeating death by the work of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. By God's grace and our faith in Christ and what He did on the cross, solidified forever salvation to all who receive the Truth, Christ Jesus. In Christ, we have power and authority with Christ in us (the living Spirit of God) to have victory over all evil. Do you believe this? I do because it is the truth. Jesus has given us the power and authority as His disciples, born again with the Spirit to kill sin--to kill evil. Our sin was crucified on the cross with Jesus. Our "old man" was executed--put to death. Believe it and live it. Take charge knowing that Christ is in you [if you are born again] and because He is in you, you have the power given to you by God to do the works of God here on earth. To cultivate the power of the Holy Spirit in us, we must be in God's will, remaining steadfast in His Word daily--in our heart, mind, thoughts and deeds. The Holy Spirit, the giver of wisdom, knowledge and discernment is gentle and sensitive. When He speaks to you listen and obey. Be silent, listen, obey the Word of God. He has spoken to me many times, verbally, hearing His voice as though He were seated next to me. His words are not long and drawn out. His voice is soft, the most beautiful, calming voice you will ever hear, the most pleasant and comforting voice you will ever experience. It is a voice one could listen to forever. Remain in the Word of God and appropriate His will for your life and seek always the knowledge of God and He will bless you with abundance.
Satan has no claim on the children of God. We belong to God, for He is our God and we are His children. We were created by God for God.
The human race is filled with the children of God or the children of the devil. There are only two choices. Whom do you belong too? If you are not born again (John 3:3) with the spirit of God in you, then you are got God's child. And if you are not God's child then you are the child of the devil. If you want to be a child of God and receive His blessings, call out to Jesus now. Receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Repent and believe on Him. Surrender to Jesus, for He is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father but by Him [John 14:6]. God created you out of His love for you. God wants you as His son or daughter. Do you want God? Will you love God?