The Fallen Cherub
The Bible describes satan in two different ways—a
seven-headed dragon with ten crowns and as a figure with wings who was nearly
as large as the Archangel Michael.
In the light of God’s Word, we see that satan’s light had
been extinguished a long time ago.
God’s Word reveals that satan is a fallen archangel.
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!
Isa 14:12 KJV
Lucifer was a "daystar"—referred to in the
Scripture as "son of the morning" (KJV), or "morning star"
or "son of the dawn" (see NIV). He rebelled against God and was cast
out of "heaven" (the Second Heaven) down to the Earth. When he fell
to the Earth, he plotted “the Fall of Man” in the Garden, and he became king of
"Mystery Babylon."
Ezekiel 28:14-19 has the record of Lucifer’s first
rebellion against GOD.
You were anointed as a
guardian cherub, for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy
mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
You were blameless in
your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.
Through your
widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you
in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from
among the fiery stones.
Your heart became
proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your
splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.
By your many sins and
dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out
from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the
sight of all who were watching.
All the nations who
knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no
more.'"
NIV
A passage in the book of Isaiah is parallel to this;
revealing also that Lucifer held a position in the Second Heaven [the
universe], out of where he was cast out.
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:
I will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High (Isaiah 14:13-14 KJV).
Lucifer intended in his heart to ‘ascend into’ “the Third
Heaven”—upon the Mount of the congregation [Mount Zion]—he thought of rebellion
against GOD ALMIGHTY.
He led the rebellion of the fallen angels against GOD and
His Kingdom and Government. He plotted extermination against “the Son of Man”
when He was given birth as a “Child.”
His tail swept a third
of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the Earth. The dragon stood in
front of the Woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her
Child the moment it was born.
Rev 12:4-5 NIV
Satan “the dragon” has been ousted from his throne of
darkness; he has been dethroned with his demons (fallen angels) from the high
places.
And
there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels,
And
prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the Earth, and his angels
were cast out with him.
Rev
12:7-9 KJV
Verse 12 says:
Therefore
rejoice, ye Heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the
Earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath,
because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
KJV
Now [this present time], the devil knows that his time is
short— ‘having
great wrath’ (fury), he will plunge the whole world into the Great Tribulation.
And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the Earth, he persecuted the Woman
which brought forth the man Child.
And
to the Woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the
wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and
half a time, from the face of the serpent.
And
the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the Woman, that he
might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
And
the Earth helped the Woman, and the Earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up
the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
And
the dragon was wroth with the Woman, and went to make war with the remnant of
her seed, which keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus
Christ.
(vv.
13-17 KJV).
When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the Earth, he
realized that 'his time is short'—undersized—the period of his manipulative
works and deception on men before "the Rapture" can only be brief. He
is ‘that ancient serpent who leads the whole world astray.’
Now [this present time], the devil goes after "the
Woman"—he now persecutes Israel with much pressure than ever in history.
Soon after the 15th of April 2014 - Passover, Hamas fired
several rockets into Israel.
After series of warnings to the Palestinians to evacuate
Gaza, Israel retaliated with air strikes on Hamas machinery locations. The
United Nations (UN) accused Israel of "war crime."
Also, shortly after Sukkot “the Feast of Tabernacles” –
October 8th 2014, Sweden voted anonymously in support of Palestine; declaring
her stand against Israel, and encouraging other Scandinavian nations to do the
same. Shortly after this, Israel closed down her embassy in Sweden.
In the time of the Great Tribulation, satan—the dragon will
come against “the Elect” who will be given "the two wings of a great
eagle," so that "she might fly to the place prepared for her in the
wilderness."
And “he will make war against the rest of her offspring — the
saints—who obey God's Commandments and hold to the Testimony of Jesus.”
Satan’s "antichrist"—"the little horn"
will persecute and kill "tribulation saints" [host of Heaven]. He
will do this mysterious evil work for "the adversary of the saints."
And it waxed great,
even to the host of Heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars
to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Dan. 8:10 KJV
The antichrist will kill many of the Jews. In violation of
international agreements concerning the conventions of war, he will bring
desolation to their Land.
Furthermore, verses 11 and 12 reveals:
Yea, he magnified
himself even to the Prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was
taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
And an host was given
him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down
the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Jesus said, "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you
will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to
the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not
enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that
has been written. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and
nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the Land and wrath against
this people. They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all
the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the
Gentiles are fulfilled (Luke 21:20-24 NIV).
God’s Word prophesies ‘the imprisonment of satan’ in the
“bottomless pit” for a thousand years—after that, he will be released for a while
(little season).
And I saw an angel
come down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain
in his hand.
And he laid hold on
the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years,
And cast him into the
bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should
deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and
after that he must be loosed a little season.
Rev 20:1-3 KJV
After satan has been released from the Abyss, he “will go
out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth”—Gog and Magog
[Russia] and his satellites (Allied). They will gather against God's people—against
the City He Loves.
And when the thousand
years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the Earth, Gog and Magog,
to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the
sea.
And they went up on
the breadth of the Earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the
Beloved City: and fire came down from God out of Heaven, and devoured them.
Rev 20:7-9 KJV
The Abyss will be satan's prison.
And, the nations that gather against Israel shall be
destroyed by God Almighty.
Revelation 20:10 reveals that satan will be cast into “the
lake of fire.”
And the devil, who
deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and
the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for
ever and ever (NIV).