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John G Paton

Corrie ten Boom

Angels

Hierarchy of Angels First Sphere (Angels closest to God)

Seraphim (Isa 6:1-7) Cherubim (Gen 3:24. Ezk 28:14-16) Thrones (Col 1:16, Rev 11:16)

2nd Sphere (Angels of the Second Sphere work as heavenly governors.) Dominions (Eph 1:21) Virtues (Eph 1:21) Powers (Eph 3:10, Eph 6:12)

  3rd Sphere (Angels who function as heavenly messengers

and soldiers.) Principalities (Eph 6:12) Archangels (1 Thess 4:16, Jude 1:9) – Michael Angels (Luke 1:19) - Gabriel

Seraphim & Cheribum

His Perfection Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king

of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. (Ezk 28:12 King James Version)

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy timbrels and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Ezk 28:12 King James Version)

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. (Ezk 28:15 King James Version)

His Place and Power Thou art the anointed cherub that

covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezk 28:14 King James Version)

His Pride 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou

wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.(Ezekiel 28:15-18)

His Punishment 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the

midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

(Ezekiel 28:16-18)

Fall of Satan How art thou fallen from heaven, O

Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! (Isaiah 14:12)

Lucifer Wanted God’s Place

I will ascend into heaven (Isa 14:13) 3 heavens

1st heaven – atmosphere that surrounds the earth

2nd heaven – interstellar space where angels dwell

3rd heaven – God lives Lucifer lived in the 2nd heaven and was

happy -> he wants to go to the 3rd heaven

Lucifer Wanted God’s Position I will raise my throne above the stars of

God (Isa 14:13)

He was a Five-Star General but he wanted to be the Commander in Chief

Lucifer Wanted God’s Power

I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north

(Isa 14:13)He wanted to control all the affairs

of the entire universe

Lucifer Wanted God’s Perfection I will ascend above the heights of the clouds

(Isa 14:14) There are more than 150 references to clouds in the

Bible and well over those references are related to the presence of God (Ex 16:10, 40:34, Matt 24:30)

Lucifer was saying he was going to take to himself a greater glory than the glory of God.

He does not want to be a reflector of God’s glory; he wanted to be the originator of God’s perfect glory.

Lucifer Wanted God’s Privilege

 I will be like the Most High (Isa 14:14) He wanted to be responsible to no one

but himself. In Matt 4:9, he wanted Jesus to worship

him.

How did this happen?

How did this happen?

Herbert Lockyer wrote of Lucifer‘He was the first… whether from among angels or from among men, who were volunteers, haunting the halls of hell only because they so chose.’

Applications The Power of Pride

Prov 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty

spirit before a fall.

The Purpose of Satan 1 Peter 5:8

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.