Fall of a Powerful Angel

At some earlier time, one of God's most powerful and beautiful angels, led other angels in a failed rebellion against God and became known as Satan, the Devil.

Now, some time after God had created the angels and yet before the creation of man and woman, something terrible had happened—something that would affect everyone and every created thing in God’s wonderful universe.

God had created one of the angels more beautiful than all the others. At one point God said to this angel, “You were . . .

Perfect in wisdom, perfect in beauty

Walking my mountain performing your duty.

An angel so special, sparkling like gold,

And silver, precious stones—elegance untold.”

How marvelous this angel must have been! We can’t even imagine.

But something happened. The angel became proud and corrupt because of its great beauty. This angel said,

“I will ascend to Heaven and there I will raise my throne

Higher than all God’s stars above and I will sit alone!

Presiding over all the gods on that utmost of heights,

I’ll be the brightest of the lights, I’ll be the sight of sights.

I will ascend above the clouds—the very tops of them.

I’ll make myself like the Most High and never bow again!”

So God punished that angel who became known as Satan, the Devil. The Most High God said, “From the day I created you, you were blameless—until that day that evil was found in you,” and He drove Satan from His presence.

Satan wanted to rise higher and higher, but God threw him down. Down to the grave, down to the depths of the pit.