Lesson 2 for April 9, 2011. Every existing thing was created by God: The universe. The angels....
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Lesson 2 for April 9, 2011. Every existing thing was created by God: The universe. The angels. Everything we don’t know or invisible for us. The inhabitable
Every existing thing was created by God: The universe. The
angels. Everything we dont know or invisible for us. The
inhabitable worlds, including Earth. The inhabitants of those
worlds. Every living being was created by God. You were created by
God. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on
earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers
or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is
before all things, and in him all things hold together (Colossians,
1: 16-17) Besides, He sustains everything He created. Christ is the
centre, the source, the sphere where creation started
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Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and
say to him: This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`You were the
model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty 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 (Ezekiel,
28: 12, 14)
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You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone
adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were
made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared
(Ezekiel, 28: 13) Lucifers garments reflected his exalted position,
his power and his influence
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You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you Your heart became proud on account
of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your
splendour. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you
before kings (Ezekiel, 28: 15, 17) The Bible doesnt explain how
evil arose; It just tells us what happened. Pride appeared in
Lucifer because of his beauty, his position, his garments and his
wisdom. However, that pride had no justification, since everything
he was and everything he had came from God. Lucifer was no one and
had nothing without God.
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Lucifer in heaven had sinned in the light of Gods glory. To him
as to no other created being was given a revelation of Gods love.
Understanding the character of God, knowing His goodness, Satan
chose to follow his own selfish, independent will. This choice was
final. There was no more that God could do to save him E.G.W. (The
Desire of ages, cp. 79, pg. 710) Jesus tried to convince Lucifer of
his mistake and give him the opportunity to repent by every
possible means.
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For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them
to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment
2 Peter, 2: 4
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God knew that such determined rebellion would not remain
inactive. Satan would invent means to annoy the heavenly angels and
show contempt for His authority. As he could not gain admission
within the gates of heaven, he would wait just at the entrance, to
taunt the angels and seek contention with them as they went in and
out. He would seek to destroy the happiness of Adam and Eve. He
would endeavor to incite them to rebellion, knowing that this would
cause grief in heaven E.G.W. (The story of Redemption, cp. 3, pg.
27) When God saw the empty space in heaven, He created the human
race to fill it.
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Dont kid ourselves by clothing in Satans pride robe, but accept
the robe of perfection that Christ offers. After inciting Adam and
Eve to sin, Satan keeps tempting the human race. Our only hope and
strength is in Jesus who defeated our enemy at the cross; He gives
us victory if we claim it with faith and obedience. Be
self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like
a roaring lion looking for someone to devour (1 Peter, 5: 8)