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The Heavenly Realm in Rebellion to God

LUCIFER--THE ANNOINTED CHERUB

(Ezekiel 28:14 ) 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.

THE FALL OF LUCIFER

(Isaiah 14:12 ) How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
(Isaiah 14:13 ) You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
(Isaiah 14:14 ) I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."
(Isaiah 14:15 ) But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.

THE NAMES OF LUCIFER INDICATE HIS WORKS AND HIS NATURE SATAN,THE ADVERSARY OF GOD AND BELIEVERS

(1 Chronicle 21:1 NIV) Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
(Zechariah 3:1 NIV) Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.
(Matthew 4:10 NIV) Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
(1 Peter 5:8 NIV) Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN

(Revelation 12:10 NIV) Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

APOLLYON--THE DESTROYER

(Revelation 9:11 NIV) They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.

LIAR AND MURDERER

(John 8:44 NIV) Jesus said " You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies".

DEVOURER

(1 Peter 5:8 NIV) Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
(1 Peter 5:9 NIV) Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

DECEIVER

(2 Corinthians 11:3 NIV) But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
(2 Corinthians 11:14 NIV) And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
(Revelation 12:9 KJV) 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.

TEMPTER

(Matthew 4:3 NIV) The tempter came to him (Jesus) and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

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