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Isaiah 14:12-15
Excerpted from: Satan (Part 1)

I am sure that you understand that God is talking here about Satan who was the leader of the attack that was mounted against God long before man was created.

Is it not clear how all of this fits together now, especially with those verses that we saw in Peter and in Jude; how clear it becomes when putting this together with Revelation 12, that what occurred was that God assigned the angels to the earth, that they were under their commander, Helel, who was the sum total of all that God could create by fiat and cram into a created being; that he was perfect in his ways until iniquity was found in him. We see a picture of a being of awesome beauty, of awesome power, of tremendous intelligence, also though a creature of free moral agency.

Something happened to that great being and he began a campaign of deceit. He began to separate from God a number of the angels, undoubtedly using the reasoning that they should have more; that God should treat them better; that God was being unfair; that they did not have the liberty, the freedom, or the power that was due them, because he said, "I will be like the Most High."

There are some commentators who say that what the Hebrew says in reality is, "I will be God;" not just like God, but I will be God. You can see what he wanted. He wanted to have complete power, authority, and control. He did not want to be under another. He did not want to be submissive. He did not want another being pulling his strings or controlling him.

He wanted to sit, as it were, on the mount of the congregation. So he said, "I will make war. I will ascend into heaven." So they left their first estate. They left the realm of their authority and they mounted up a war and attacked God, but were defeated and they were cast down. Their first domain became a place of restraint, a silo, a pit. They were now chained there, giving an indication that as a result of their rebellion, they no longer had the liberty that they had previously, but were now held in restraint. A great deal of their free moral agency was taken away from them.

Isaiah 14:13-14
Excerpted from: Jesus Christ's Ascension

Now, let’s think about Christ’s ascension as a contrast to another ascension—that of Helel, the covering cherub who became Satan. In Isaiah 14, God tells us what was in his heart. He said in his heart,

First, notice the similarities with Christ’s ascension. Christ’s ascension also involved a throne above the stars, which can be a reference to angels. Jesus ascended above the heights of the clouds, and He was seated at the right hand of the Most High.

But at the same time, the contrast could hardly be greater. Christ’s ascension was the Father’s doing, not done out of self will. Also, Jesus did not exalt Himself—He was exalted by the Father, as it says in Acts. And Jesus was not trying to be like the Most High in terms of trying to be the Most High. Instead, Jesus was and is like the Most High in terms of character and nature, but He readily accepted a position under the Most High, which Helel was not willing to do. Unlike Christ, Helel tried to ascend on his own terms and for his own reasons. But rather than exalting him, God says to him, “you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.” The question of supremacy has been settled. Jesus has been given a name far above every name, and above every principality and power.

Isaiah 14:12-15
Excerpted from: Lessons From Unleavened Bread

Here we see God's indictment of Hillel, who was one of the angels that shouted for joy at the creation of this world but now weakens the nations. His weakening of the nations comes in the determination of his pride to violently take rather than to produce and enhance. It is this infection that he spread throughout mankind. It is in this world we find ourselves set apart to live unleavened lives in a way totally opposite of Satan's way of get, that only produces division, war, and destruction.

Articles

All About Edom (Part Three): Obadiah
Do Angels Live Forever?
Genesis 1: Fact or Fiction?
How Much Does God Love Us? (Part Two)
Ingratitude
Light Affliction?
Living By Faith and Human Pride
Living By Faith and Human Pride
Pride, Contention, and Unity
Pride, Humility, and the Day of Atonement
Separation and At-One-Ment
Should We Obey the Laws of Our Government?
Stalked by Satan
Stephen and the New Deal
Swear Not at All!
The Binding of Satan
The Ninth Commandment
Will Aliens Invade the Earth?

Bible Studies

Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment
Basic Doctrines: Satan's Origin and Destiny
Holy Days: Feast of Tabernacles
The First Commandment

Booklets

Did God Create a Devil?

Essays

All About Attitude
Are These Your Feasts? (Part One)
Behind Enemy Lines (Part One)
Behind Enemy Lines (Part One)
Behind Enemy Lines (Part Two)
How Human Nature Came to Be
Jedi Versus Sith
Mastering the Cause of Sin
Pentecost's Two Leavened Loaves (Part Four)
The Price of Arrogance

Sermons

The Ship Is Yours
If You Do These Things, You Shall Never Fall
Grace, Faith, and Love
Whom the Lord Loves He Chastens (Part 1)
Angelic Responsibilities
Angelic Responsibilities
Living by Faith: Human Pride
Behind Enemy Lines: Lucifer, Helel, and Satan
Do You Take Sin Seriously? God Does!
Being Alert to Our Enemy
The Book of Daniel (Part Three)
Conspiracy Theory (Part Three)
Conspiracy Theory (Part Seven)
In The Likeness of Men!
Do Angels Live Forever? (Part One)
No Failsafe Needed
Leadership and Covenants (Part Seventeen)
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Twenty-One)
Considered Rather Than Commanded - Choose Life
What Is the Work of God Now? (Part One)
Think Soberly (Part One)
Job: Things Left Unsaid
Who Do You Trust? (Part Three)
Who Do You Trust? (Part Three)
Agape: Does Not Envy
Spiritual Strongholds (Part One): Obedience
Faith (Part Six)
Honor Before Love
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 5)
From Pride to Humility
Eternal Security (Part 1)
Two Contrary Visions
God's Rest (Part 2)
New Covenant Priesthood (Part 7)
Authority: Why So Many Resent It
What's So Bad About Babylon? (2003) (Part 1)
The Adversary
The Adversary
Thou Shall Not Covet
The Problem with Pride

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