the story of Lucifer from glory to curse the book of Isaiah 14 introduces us to a being known as Lucifer Lucifer's Latin root means one who brings light while a Hebrew translation is morning star Lucifer was depicted as a radiant shining and Majestic being in any language he was a high- ranking Angel Lucifer was one of God's main angels together with Michael and Gabriel in God's Heavenly Host however at some point Lucifer made a grave error there is a state of heart that is so dangerous as it deceives us that we are much more important
than what God has made us to be pride is a destroyer that lures us into vanity and empty living till it crushes us this is why the Bible says we should never think of ourselves more highly than we are well Lucifer found out this truth the hard way as he felt from glory to a curse instantly remember that Jesus came to reveal God's love and power to us on Earth yet he was meek and lowly besides the mighty Spirit of the Lord is also depicted as a dove which is a gentle bird we must know
that Although our God is high and mighty he dwells with humility in heart chapter 1 Lucifer the anointed cherub that [Music] it is difficult to imagine it in its original state a demolished Mansion for existence would just be a pile of rubble to someone who never saw the building in the same way this is a picture of what happened to Satan he was the one who in God's original agenda occupied a place of Glory when we see the various evils associated with him on the earth now it's difficult to imagine such atrocious acts with the
one the scriptures describe in such a glowing manner let us see how he was described before his fall in the Book of Ezekiel moreover the word of the Lord came unto me saying son of man take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus and say unto him thus sayeth the Lord God thou seest up the sum full of wisdom and perfect in Beauty thou Hast been in Eden the Garden of God every precious stone was thy covering the sardius topaz the diamond the barrel the onx and the Jasper the sapphire the emerald and the
carbuncle and gold the worksmanship of thy tablets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou was created Thou Art the anointed cherub that coverthe set thee so thou was upon the holy mountain of God thou Hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire Ezekiel 28 11-14 King James version this passage says he was full of wisdom beautiful and covered with precious stones Lucifer was the anointed cherub that walked up and down the stones of fire but was cast out of heaven like Nebuchadnezzar whose story we
will see at the end of this video shame replaced Lucifer's Unforgettable Glory indeed no one would imagine this is the same Heavenly creature wreaking havoc on the earth now if he was this excellent at the beginning then it is only right to ask what happened how could he have descended from such an exalted position to meaningless shameful and evil depths the scriptures answer this question chapter 2 Pride the Forerunner of downfalls and destruction the devil wasn't always evil but allowing that which destroys to enter him brought him down from his exalted position the truth is
that to whom much is given much is also expected from the beginning Satan was given privileged access to the very presence of God but he began to imagine himself as God and sought to take over God's Throne at the foundation of such a desire is nothing else but Pride his heart deceived him and he allowed it let's see the meditations of his heart that prompted him to lead a rebellion against the Lord the word of the Lord came again unto me saying son of man say unto the pr Prince of Tyrus thus sayeth the Lord
God because thy heart is lifted up and thou Hast said I am a God I sit in the seat of God in the midst of the Seas yet thou art a man and not God though thou set thy heart as the heart of God thou was perfect in thy ways from the day that thou was created till iniquity was found in thee thine heart was lifted up because of thy Beauty thou Hast corrupted thy wisdom them by reason of thy brightness I will cast thee to the ground I will lay thee before kings that they
may behold thee Ezekiel 28 pride is always a destroyer it's a cankerworm that destroys what is good on its path it blinds the eyes of a man to sound reasoning in decision-making so when Lucifer allowed the sin of Pride to enter him it twisted him so much that he thought of taking the place of the Almighty but God is the creator of all things animate and inanimate including Lucifer himself indeed the thing that is created cannot dictate what should happen to its maker nay but oh man who art thou that repliest against God shall the
thing formed say to him that formed it why hast Thou made me thus Romans 9:20 the rebellion of Lucifer could not take away from God's splendor but all the angels that joined him suffer grave consequences this is what happens to any human who decides to join him as they will equally suffer the consequences chapter 3 the consequence of Lucifer's Rebellion the scriptures tell us that though hand joins with hands the wicked will never go unpunished Bou hand to join in hand the wicked shall not be unpunished but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered
proverbs 11:21 sometimes when we see or hear of the conspiracies of people against a person or a cause we are often baffled at how these things are exposed in reality God who knows all hidden things chose to open it up Heaven must have felt different the day it was exposed that a third of the angels in heaven had joined forces with Lucifer's Rebellion against the Lord God Almighty it must have been a sober moment as the peace and Order Of Heaven was challenged by these beings but the creature can never be higher than its creator
so the scriptures tell us what happened after this terrible incident and there appeared another Wonder in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and 10 horns and seven crowns upon his heads and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered for to devour her child as soon as it was born and there was war in heaven Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought against his angels
and prevailed not neither was their place found anymore 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 Revelation 12 3-4 and 7-9 our God is the Lord of hosts the Lord over Heaven's armies which is made up of many angels who excel in strength the warrior angel Michael and his host of angels engaged Lucifer and his group in a war it must have been an intense battle because the
scriptures say that Michael and his angels fought and the dragon who Lucifer also fought but backed by the power of God the dragon and his angels stood no chance and just like in the analogy of the red dragon drawing a third of the Stars down to the Earth the devil the old serpent whose duty is to deceive steal kill and destroy was cast down to the Earth unfortunately for his cohorts they also lost the opportunity of Heaven forever this is because they willingly left their first estate so they are now doomed to Darkness until the
great day of judgment and the angels was kept not their first estate but left their own habitation he hath reserved an everlasting lasting chains under Darkness under the Judgment of the great day Jude 1:6 the devil instigated the Rebellion but it was a result of the pride in his heart this caused him to be thrown out of heaven and from the presence of God forever as he landed on the earth his sole mission was to wreak havoc on God's favorite creation from the deception in Eden to the diverse evil and horrible acts he has Unleashed
on man Satan spares nothing to ensure destruction since he can't enjoy the glories of Heaven again man who is still feeble in different ways would not want that Glory either Earth which was supposed to be an extension of the peace Serenity and Glory of Heaven lost that quality when Lucifer introduced sin through deception the entrance of the devil into the world meant chaos and woes to the inhabitants of the earth as the writer of The Book of Revelation shows therefore Rejoice ye heavens and ye that dwell in them woe to the inhabiters of the earth
and of the sea for the devil has come down unto you having great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time Revelation 12:12 but glory to God because that was not the end of the story the one who was who is and will always be had made plans ahead of this chaotic Interruption he had provided the lamb that was slain from the Earth's Foundation to be ransomed to redeem Humanity from the Captivity he willingly entered into by yielding to the PLO of The Great Deceiver when Jesus was on Earthly Ministry he referred
to what happens when we yield to God in obedience and become God's instrument in subduing the devil this was what happened when his disciples came back from a successful Outreach and the 70 returned again with Joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name and he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy and nothing shall by any means Hurt You Luke 10:1 17-19 despite the power the devil might
think he has over man he has already mortgaged His Glory by yielding to the sin of Pride which made him lose his place in heaven he was driven out after the war in heaven and his fall was made manifest before the first persons God created as the Lord cursed him in the presence of Adam and Eve after he had deceived them and the Lord God said unto the serpent because thou Hast done this Thou Art cursed above all cattle and above every beast of the field upon thy belly Thou shalt go and dust sh thou
eat all the days of thy life and I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel Genesis 314- 15 so from the beginning the anointed cherub that covered God's Throne to the Fallen Angel the devil fell Lucifer went from walking around in the Glorious Splendor of heaven and having an audience with the creator of Heaven and Earth to becoming Satan who is powerless and crawls in the dust all of these things happen because of the sin of Pride
this is also what brought Nebuchadnezzar to shame and reproach all this came upon the King Nebuchadnezzar at the end of 12 months he walked in the Palace of the king of Babylon the king spake and said is not this the great Babylon that I have built for the house of thy kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my Majesty while the world was in the king's mouth there fell a voice from Heaven saying oh King Nebuchadnezzar to thee it is spoken the kingdom is departed from thee and they shall Drive
thee from Men and thy dwelling shall be with the Beast of the field they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen and seven times shall pass over thee until thou know that the most high ruleth in the Kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will the same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar and he was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen and his body was wet with the de of Heaven till his hairs were grown like Eagle's feathers and his nails like Bird's claws now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and
extol and honor the king of Heaven all whose works are truth and his ways judgment and those that walk in Pride he is able to abase Daniel 4: 28-33 and 37 as we all learn to Humble ourselves under the mighty hands of God he will definitely exalt Us in due season The Book of Revelation shows us that at a particular time Satan was located in pergamum Revelation 22-17 Amplified Bible and to the angel Divine messenger of the church in pergamum right these are the words of him who has and wields the sharp two-edged sword in
judgment I know where you dwell a place where Satan sits enthroned yet you are holding fast to my name and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my witness my faithful one who was killed martyred among you where Satan dwells so what is pergamum now when you get to pergamum the surprise is to find that it's really two cities separated by about 4 or 500 M vertically there is a lower town of pergamum now called Aion and then the upper town the Acropolis that word Acropolis is made up of two
words Acro which means Summit and polus which means City the Greeks were very fond of building cities on Summits as as Athens was indeed one of these seven is called Little Athens for that reason so we have the pergamum town on the summit and then this Steep Hill there's only a little Winding Road up to the top and you come right down into the valley and there on the plane is the other city of pergamum let me start down at the bottom one on top of the hill there are three temples four in total three
of which are dedicated to Greek gods and one to a Roman Emperor the three Greek gods are Athena dionisis the god of wine and the surrounding area is full of Vineyards and Zeus who is considered the most important among them the Temple of Zeus was the most magnificent among all the other temples while the others were quite small the Temple of Zeus measured 90 ft square and 20 ft high at top its base it had a Podium which was like a base with steps up the front I can show you a picture of it in
a moment on the Steep Hillside there is a theater that is located on a steep slope however once you reach the top you can find several temples the second largest library in the world was also situated here with the first one being Alexandria University even today you can still see the library where they kept all the parchments and books on top of the Acropolis you can find several temples including the famous Temple of Zeus on top of a towering Hill surrounded by temples libraries and theaters there was a coloss fossil armchair situated in front of
the Temple of Zeus from this vantage point one could Overlook the Lower Town the chair emanated a constant column of smoke making it an awe inspiring sight some believe that this Temple and the enormous armchair may be the location mentioned in the bible where jesus talks about Satan's seat or Throne the black smoke rising from the chair was visible from the valley below and dominated The View According to some accounts this was Satan's actual residence on Earth although he would visit other parts of the Earth this is where he lived permanently this was his throne
and the capital of his kingdom the city that once served as the capital of Earthly Kings for 300 years now stands as the capital of the kingdom of this world in Matthew 12 Jesus referred to this world as Satan's kingdom using the phrase how can a kingdom divided against itself stand he spoke of Satan as the ruler Prince and God of this world as you look up at the Towering Acropolis you may feel a certain level of unease number two is Satan in Hell Satan is not currently residing in Hell instead he is believed to
wander the Earth trying to entice people into committing sins and turning away from God this is mentioned in 1 Peter 5'8 which advises people to stay alert and Vigilant as Satan is like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour It is believed that Satan operates both on Earth and in the heavens surrounding it rather than being confined to Hell Satan is known as the father of Lies according to John 8:44 he currently holds influence and rules over the world Satan desires worship and uses deceit and distractions to draw man's Focus towards himself the world in
one way or another worships Satan except for those who belong to the kingdom of God and been called out of Satan's deceptions if a person is not a child of God by default they are a child of Satan see John 8:44 acts 13:10 1 John 3:10 tells us how to distinguish between the two this is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child nor is anyone who does not love their brother or sister James 4:4
explains that anyone who is a friend of the world is an enemy of God the location of Hell there have been several hypothesis over the precise location of hell it is commonly believed that hell can be found at the center of the earth in the Old Testament the word sh was used to describe hell whereas in the New Testament Hades meaning unseen or gehenna meaning the valley of hinam is used to refer to Hell the Hebrew term sh can be translated ated as pit or grave it refers to the place where the dead go before
they are judged both shol and Hades are two names for the same location on the other hand gehenna is an eternal state of punishment reserved for the wicked dead Satan's power on this Earth the prince of the power of the air in Ephesians 2:2 the devil is designated as the prince of the power of the air Prince speak of the exalted position of his rulership air speaks of the sphere of his rulership which probably is the area above and around the earth because Satan is a spirit he can move through space with Incredible speed as
can other Spirits also in John 12:31 1430 and 1611 Satan is referred to as the prince of this world this means that he rules over the unregenerated world the world that has fallen from grace and follows him to predition in Ephesians 6:12 Satan is called the Prince of Darkness which Reveals His Dark nature and complete disregard for light and Holiness all of his works are dark because he is the prince of all Darkness according to 2 Corinthians 44 he is also known as the God of this world which means that some people worship Him in
Heathen countries people worship a spirit they do not know is Satan the devil omnipresent Satan is not omnipresent which means he is not present everywhere at once he is a finite and omnipresence cannot be attributed to him Ezekiel 28:15 Satan was created by Christ who created all things Revelation 20 speaks in detail concerning the final state of Satan and unbelievers verse 7 remarks about the end of the Thousand-Year Millennial Kingdom Revelation 20 1- 3 New American Standard Bible then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key of the abyss and a great
chain in his hand and he took hold of the Dragon The Serpent of old who is the devil and Satan and bound him for a thousand years and he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him so that he would not deceive the Nations any longer until the thousand years were completed after these things he must be released for a short time we read an angel coming down from heaven the angel that will subdue Satan is anonymous we know if it is Michael Gab abriel or any other high ranking Angel
a Bible commentator noted this the final importance of Satan is perhaps indicated in the fact that it is not the father who deals with him nor the Christ but only an unnamed Angel however we read about an angel coming down from heaven it is important to note that Satan is not considered God's equal or opposite yet God allows Satan to continue because even in his evil he indirectly serves the purposes of God we read the phrases laid hold bound him cast him shut him up set a seal on him Satan tried to imprison Jesus in
a tomb but couldn't however God has no difficulty restraining Satan many have wondered is this a true event indeed it is the battle is literal the false prophet is literal the slaying of the Kings and their armies is literal Satan is literal and his binding must be equally literal we read that he should deceive the Nations no more the reveal primary mode of attack by Satan is deception therefore the best defense and weapon against Satan is the truth found in God's word it is evident that Satan's deceitful actions still persist indicating that he is not
confined in the manner portrayed in the passage Peter stated that Satan is free to roam like a roaring lion searching for those he can harm Satan will be released for one last battle along with the misled nations of the world after he is defeated we see the result Revelation 20 9- 10 New American Standard Bible and they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the Saints and the Beloved City and fire came down from from heaven and devoured them and the devil who deceived them was thrown into the
lake of fire and brimstone where the Beast and the false prophet are also and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever we read fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them it is inaccurate to refer to this as a final battle as there is no actual conflict the outcome is predetermined with God ultimately putting an end to the devil and his followers for good following the Battle Satan receives Eternal judgment and torment together with the Beast and the false prophet is this really Eternal punishment yes it is the words
mean exactly what they appear to mean then then all unbelievers will be judged before the great white Throne Revelation 205 States and if anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of Fire in the next chapter Revelation 218 adds but as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality and murderers and Sorcerers with intoxicating drugs and idolators and occultists who practice and teach false religions and all the Liars who knowingly deceive and twist truth their
part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone which is the second death hell exists in a realm beyond our present realm Revelation 20 11-15 New American Standard Bible then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it from whose presence Earth and Heaven fled and no place was found for them and I saw the Dead the Great and the small standing Before the Throne and books were opened and another book was opened which is The Book of Life and the dead were judged from the things which were written
in the books according to their deeds and the Sea gave up the Dead who were in it and death and Hades gave up the Dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to their deeds then death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire this is the second death the Lake of Fire And if anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of Fire unbelievers experience ongoing torment and are unable to escape their judgment the Bible tells us that the
judge is Jesus John 5 22-27 John 52 22- 27 New American Standard Bible for not even The Father judges anyone but he has given all judgment to the son so that all will honor the son just as they honor the Father the one who does not honor the son does not honor the father who sent him truly truly I say to you the one who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come into judgment but has passed out of death into life truly truly I say to you
a time is coming and even now has arrived when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live for just as the father has life in himself so he gave to the son also also to have life in himself and he gave him authority to execute judgment because he is the son of man the earth and the heaven fled away Earth and Heaven flee from this Throne this is not a trial trying to determine what the facts are the facts are in here is the sentencing of someone
already condemned we also read and the dead were judged according to their works if people are not listed in the book of life then each one is judged according to his works we read then death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire sin's lingering effects have been eradicated including death the last traces of sin's unlawful power are done away with when a person refers to Hell the Lake of Fire is what they usually have in mind we read this is the second death a Bible commentator noted as there is a second and higher
life so there is also a second and deeper death and as after that life there is no more death so after that death death there is no more life at the End of Time Satan and unbelievers will experience the second death in which they will be in the Lake of Fire this Dreadful situation is one no person would desire this is why God has offered salvation through Jesus to anyone who will believe and patiently offers this salvation still today [Music] John 3:16 Amplified Bible for God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that he
even gave his one and only begotten son so that whoever believes and trusts in him as Savior shall not perish but have eternal life this is a far cry from Satan's original state before he became the devil or Satan as he is also known the devil was known as the anointed cherub his name according to Isaiah 14:12 was Lucifer which means The Shining one unfortunately Lucifer the anointed cherub turned into the devil now in Ezekiel 28 we are told about a specific cherub who can be identified as Satan this anointed cherub embodied the Pinnacle of
wisdom and Beauty he was a wonderful created being in the Heavenly hosts Satan held positions of high rank status and responsibility don't misinterpret the reference to Eden as the one in Genesis we know that Satan was present in the garden as well but in the form of the serpent this is a reference to a prehistoric Eden the Garden of Eden was a garden of plants and trees however in this Eden the Garden is made of precious stones many people believe that Satan directed the praise music in heaven because of the musical instruments mentioned in verse
13 we all know that music has tremendous power whether for good or evil we've seen how Satan has used music to send false messages to our minds and hearts we must remember that music has the power to either lift a heart to God or drag a soul to hell as Lucifer Satan was a shining star the sun of the morning his privileges should have made him the most thankful cherub Satan became corrupted iniquity was discovered in him the the Lord then goes on to list three sins violence arrogance and irreverence he violated the holy position
in which he ministered in God's sanctuaries one unbreakable biblical spiritual principle is that when we exalt ourselves we will fall Satan attempted to exalt himself but God said he would be cast into hell however when we humble ourselves before the Lord we will be lifted up we don't have to worry about lifting ourselves up when we humble ourselves and submit to his will it will be taken care of by God Luke 1018 New King James Version and he said to them I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven we may easily become discouraged if we
only consider who Satan is and what he is capable of yet he is a condemned person it's simply a matter of time when Jesus died on the cross he demolished the devil's apparatus Hebrews 214 New American Standard Bible therefore since the children share in Flesh and Blood he himself likewise also partook of the same so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death that is the devil so why is Satan still active is it because he doesn't recognize he's been out of business the devil is running around like a
chicken with its head cut off he's dead and doesn't even realize it but God stated he shall be no more forever we don't know much about Satan he is now a condemned being who will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone one day until then the Bible instructs Believers to remain alert and attentive the devil wants us to collapse like he did but we can hold our ground not only has the Lord Jesus saved us but he is also the only one who can preserve us from falling according to what Jesus taught hell
does not have a set amount of time but rather exists forever those who are tormented in hell are doomed to an eternity of Torment Jesus was quoted as saying the fire never goes out Jesus said this as a warning to people that caused others to stumble hell is also called the Lake of Fire in Revelation 203- 15 a place prepared for the devil and his angels Matthew 2541 a popular bible commentator said about this verse a child with a spoon May sooner empty the sea than the Damned accomplish their misery a river of brim stone
is not consumed by burning there is no way out of hell and neither is there any relief from it nor any Solace to be found there Luke 16 26 Amplified Bible and besides all this between us and you people a great Chasm has been fixed so that those who want to come over from here to you will not be able and none may cross over from there to us if you haven't put your trust in him yet now is not the time to put it off any longer it is not too late to turn to
God right now but someday it will be too late regarding hell CS Lewis once wrote there is no Doctrine which I would more willingly removed from Christianity than this if it lay in my power but it has the full support of scripture and especially of our Lord's own words it has always been held by Christendom and it has the support of reason if a game is played it must be possible to lose it Jesus talked a lot about hell in his teachings in fact we can glean more information about hell hell from Jesus's words than
from any other chapter of the Bible combined Jesus spoke of hell as outer Darkness Matthew 812 while the sons and hirs of the Kingdom the descendants of Abraham who will not recognize me as Messiah will be thrown out into the outer darkness in that place which is farthest removed from the kingdom there will be weeping in sorrow and pain and grinding of teeth in distress and anger at the end of time everyone will stand before Jesus Christ and he will separate Humanity into sheep those who display their faith in Jesus via their good actions and
goats those who do not demonstrate their faith in Jesus through their good works those who did not trust in Jesus Christ the goats on the other hand will go away into Eternal punishment and the Sheep will get eternal life God the Father blesses and gives an inheritance to the sheep on Jesus's right hand the goats on Jesus's left hand are doomed to Eternal Hellfire because they are are prepared for the devil and his angels the explanation of it is that they had an opportunity to minister to the Lord but did nothing the Damned ask Lord
when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or imprison and did not help you Jesus replies I tell you the truth whatever you did not do for one of the least of these you did not do for me Jesus then ends the discourse with a contrast they will go away to Eternal punishment but the righteous to eternal life Matthew 2546 Amplified Bible then these unbelieving people will go away into Eternal unending punishment but those who are righteous and in right standing with God will go by his remarkable
Grace into Eternal unending life Jesus unfailingly distinguished hell from the kingdom of God hell is the opposite of excellent fellowship with God eternally
