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Monday, November 16, 2015
Ezekiel 28:14
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.
In our extended reading, verses 13-19, we have a passage of punishment against the angel "Lucifer," who God created and positioned as an "anointed cherub," verse 14. Lucifer was the one who the Lord placed over all that He had created.
This is information that will help us to understand the "fall of
Lucifer" and his punishment as the "adversary," the Devil, that old
serpent, Satan.
There are several things to notice in our reading. Lucifer was in the
Garden of Eden and he was there after his creation which took place on
the first day of creation, right after Jesus created the "heavens" and
before He created the "earth," Genesis 1:1, Job 38:4 and 7 and Ezekiel 28:13-14.
Notice the synonymous terms in this passage, the "Garden of Eden" and
the "Holy Mountain of God." These two phrases refer to the same
location.
It was in the Garden of Eden that Lucifer revealed the iniquity in his
being and allowed "pride" to bring this most prominent of all "created
angels" to a place where the Lord would cast him out of the Holy
Mountain of God, verse 16.
We know, by the text, that Lucifer was beautiful. Possibly the most beautiful creature created by Jesus, verse 17.
The "beauty" of Lucifer is a key factor in the downfall of this angelic
"superstar." A parallel passage that deals with the downfall of Lucifer
is Isaiah 14:12-15.
In this prophetic passage from Isaiah we see that the "pride" of
Lucifer, this most beautiful of all creatures, was what made manifest
the sin within. In this passage Lucifer used the phrase, "I will."Lucifer would exercise his "free will" to his own detriment, his
downfall.
Revelation 12:3-4 gives
us the understanding that when Lucifer rebelled against the Lord,
one-third of all angels created also rebelled and were cast out of the
"third heaven" and into the "first heaven" above us, where the sun and
clouds are located, Ephesians 6:12.
The study of "angels" is very significant in the study of Bible
prophecy. As was the case at the first coming of Christ, so also will be
the case in His Second Coming. Angels, both good and bad angels, play a
key role in the events of the last days. (See my CD audio series on
"Angels".)
The practical aspect of this devotion is that we must know the enemy,
Satan, and also what brought about his downfall, from his position of
prominence. It was "pride" that brought Satan down. We must run from
"pride," and to the Lord.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Help me Lord to flee from pride as I serve You, realizing that every good and great thing comes from You and You alone.