My theory is that Lucifer fell soon after man was created. He and the angels which fell were jealous of man being created in God's image, yet he saw us as weak in spirit and not deserving of dominion over the earth. It was if these angels were thinking, "Were we not good enough that God had to create another form of life to worship Him."
The reason why Lucifer fell was fro the reasons scripture gave it.
That he wanted to ascend to the throne and be like God .The same temptation via the serpent he tempted Eve with . "Ye shall be like God"
and another that "the truth was not found in him"
The angels that followed and rebelled with him were then also cast down .
It is interesting to note that the devil is always under the Lords feet.
For when he was in heaven he was cast down to the earth and his power "is in the air"
When the Lord comes to the air ,he is cast down to the earth .
When the Lords feet touch the earth he is cast down to the pit
and in the end the lake of fire.
The devil cannot touch God .
But Lucifer was given the power of death .
and Gods gifts are without repentance .
He could not touch God but if he could get man .......
Thus he held the truth in unrighteousness and like Baalam who took the truth of Gods righteous judgment and advised the enemies of children of Israel to take their daughters to marry the children of Israel and by them introduce the worship of idols into the camp. By so doing ;God being a jealous God would then judge the children of israel and they could then defeat them.
So too then ,Satan that arch deceiver who knowing Gods word HAD SAID "that in the day ye eat thereof ye shall surely die " He aproached Eve as a seeker of truth and a desire for understanding "yea hath God said.........?"
Not to get light but to sow doubt confusion and his lie . with the truth in the midst of a religious discussion.
Be careful then when people come to you who apear to be seakers of the light . They too will use scripture and will ask did God really mean this > or does the scripture really say that etc.
An immaculate conception is designed to dazzle the imagination but blind the mind to the truth .
So he dazzled her with the thought "ye shall be like God " People who sin never desire to be alone they will always seek some one else to sin with them.and told a half truth "your eyes shall be opened ,knowing good and evil"
What he failed to mention was that though their eyes would be opened and would know good and evil it would be by doing evil.
and which God had said ye shall surely die if you do.
She first accepted the character assasination of God by the devil. Which then opned the door to believing the lie .
If you reject the truth you will believe the lie and once you believe a lie you become blind to the truth .
What is written? She SAW that the tree was good to eat " and she reasoned thus "it would make her wise " and she did eat.
To all those who major on mans free will. Whos will did she in fact do?
in Christ
gerald