If God created perfect and flawless angels how could one angel (Satan) turn on Him and become jealous? How could someone, made perfect, be imperfect all of a sudden?
Here’s the short answer: Angels (or celestial bodies) are not described as perfect, in fact, in some cases their imperfections are described in the Word explicitly [2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6, Matthew 25:41]. Satan was never a “good angel” [John 8:44] who got jealous and wanted to be a god before he was kicked out by God and sent to earth. That, my friends, is a big myth. It comes from a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28. Satan had always had access to earth and was able to present himself before God [Job 1:6] and was only kicked out of heaven (and therefore, lost his access) after Yahushua (Jesus) went up to sit at the right hand of the Father [Revelation 12:5-10].
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How can we prove that?
Well, first let’s take a look at who Satan actually is. In the Revelation 12:9, Satan is identified as “the great dragon… that old serpent… the Devil, and Satan” but why was Lucifer left out? The reason why is, that isn’t and was never a name of Satan. Lucifer comes from a Hebrew word “Haylel” which describes the bringing of light. In Isaiah 14:12, there is a description of a light bringer who fell from the heavens. When that is coupled with Ezekiel 28:13-15 describing a perfect cherub (celestial body) that was in Eden and sinned against God, you get the bases of the Lucifer myth. The problem — and reason why this does not describe Satan — is, Yahushua Himself told us that Satan was never perfect in John 8:44 when He told us that He was a murderer from the beginning and never stood in the truth. Even Job is a second witness to the fact that Satan was created a liar when Job 26:13 tells us about creation and when God’s “hand hath formed the crooked serpent” in the beginning. Satan was a crooked liar from the beginning and as skilled as he is at deception, our God cannot be deceived and would have never seen something that He created “crooked” as perfect.
The begging question is now: Who was Isaiah and Ezekiel speaking about then? Well, that’s the easy question… Ezekiel 28:12, precisely one verse before the infamous “Lucifer story” begins, we are told that the following verses would be a lamentation for the King of Tyre. Ezekiel 28 has nothing to do with “Lucifer” or the Devil, it is simply a parable that explains the fall of the King of Tyre. This is typical of many chapters in Ezekiel. For example, Ezekiel 16 describes a young baby girl found in the land of Canaan born to an Amorite and Hittite couple that was nurtured and spoiled and when she was of age married until she cheated on her husband and in return all her lovers that she committed adultery with would eventually turn on her. Why haven’t we searched the Bible to find out the name of this “young girl” in the Bible? Maybe because it’s clear that Ezekiel 16 is a parable about Jerusalem just like Ezekiel 28 is a parable about the King of Tyre. The Word literally tells you in Isaiah 14:4 that the following verses are a proverb (parable) for the King of Babylon. Then Isaiah mentions Babylon again in Isaiah 14:22. If you examine the life of Nebedchenezzer (King of Babylon) closely you will see that the description of Isaiah 14 fits him perfectly. Again, it was a parable.
It is explained more in a Sabbath study that can be viewed on video at about the 57 minute 49 second mark.
