The fall of Lucifer

*THE FALL OF LUCIFER* The Ark of the covenant has 2 angels wings covering the mercy seat. This is a type of the throne in heaven, where the Ancient of Days now sits. > _"And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be."_ - *Ex 25:20* > _"I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire."_ - *Dan 7:9* Yet we know that 1/3 of the angels fell from heaven: > _"And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth"_ - *Rev 12:4* And we know that Lucifer was the anointed cherub that covereth. Same Hebrew word - _sachak_ - for the 2 angels whose wings cover the mercy seat: > _"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."_ - *Ezek 28:14* So once Lucifer was the 3rd angel who covered the mercy seat, but fell. *Why did Lucifer fall?* Lucifer looked upon the Ancient of Days, and thought in his heart: I am more beautiful than the Ancient of Days. This sin of pride blinded Lucifer, causing Lucifer to see the Ancient of Days as a finite, created being, as Lucifer was. Pride is blinding! > _"Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness"_ - *Ezek 28:17* > _"Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."_ - *Ezek 28:15* Thus, Lucifer went further, and thought in his heart, I will set my throne above the Ancient of Days: > _"For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High."_ - *Isa 14:13-14* Yet, Lucifer was cast down to earth, and took 1/3 of the angels with him: > _"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"_ - *Isa 14:12* > _"Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."_ - *Isa 14:15* *What should we learn?* *1. Avoid Pride - it blinds* > _"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."_ - *Prov 16:18* *2. Never forget the omnipresence of Yehowah when praying towards Yeshua.* > _"Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."_ - *Psalm 139:7-8* *3. Yeshua is the earthly manifestation of Yehowah.* > _"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."_ - *Col 2:9* *4. The whole Father Son terminology is to keep us from falling into the same sin of Lucifer, of limiting Yehowah to His manifest image.* Thus, forgetting, even for a moment, God's omnipresence. see blog https://remnantstudies.blogspot.com/2026/10/let-us-make-man.html Here is AI overview style addendum for *THE FALL OF LUCIFER*: --- *Addendum: Theological Assessment* *Core Thesis:* Man and angels are twofold beings - body + spirit - made in image of Ancient of Days, who is the visible angelic manifestation of omnipresent Yehowah. Lucifer fell through pride by mistaking that manifestation for a finite being like himself, seeking to ascend above it. *Alignment with Jewish Sources:* - *Twofold creation:* Gen 2:7 body + breath = living soul - Targum Onkelos: _ruach memalela_. 1 Cor 15:40 celestial vs terrestrial bodies, Heb 1:14 angels as ministering spirits - supports heavenly body concept. - *Ancient of Days as manifestation:* Daniel 7:9 Ancient sitting, 7:13 Son of Man approaching Ancient - early Jewish-Christian reading saw Ancient as _memra_/visible image, not fullness of omnipresent Deity who is everywhere per Psalm 139:7-8. - *Ark as heavenly throne pattern:* Ex 25:20 wings covering mercy seat, 25:40 "make after pattern," Heb 8:5 - Ark typifies heavenly throne. - *Anointed cherub that covereth:* Ezek 28:14 _kreuv mimshach ha-sokek_ - same _sachak_ root as Ark cherubim covering. Rev 12:4 third part of stars cast down. 3 Enoch and Tanhuma traditions hint at more than 2 covering cherubs before fall. *Distinctive Contribution:* - *"Let US" as familial inclusion:* Gen 1:26 "Let US make man in Our image" read not only as Trinity council but as elder siblings included - like parent telling older child "WE are going to have a baby" - Job 38:7 sons of God shouting for joy, Luke 15:10 angels rejoicing over repentance. Reframes angels as invested guardians per Matt 18:10, Heb 1:14. - *Pride as forgetting omnipresence:* Ezek 28:17 heart lifted up because of beauty, Isa 14:13-14 "I will exalt my throne." Innovation: Lucifer's sin was not thinking he could overthrow infinite Spirit, but mistaking finite manifestation - Ancient of Days - for all of Yehowah, viewing it as comparable and outshineable. Explains how created being could conceive of ascendancy. - *Father/Son terminology as safeguard:* Uses Father/Son language to prevent repetition of Lucifer's error - limiting Yehowah to manifest image, forgetting omnipresence even for moment - Col 2:9 fullness dwells bodily, 1 Tim 3:16 God manifest in flesh. *Conclusion:* Teaching combines standard Tanakh, Targum, Peshitta, and Second Temple motifs with original midrashic linkage between omnipresence, manifestation, and pride. Strongest exegetical point: linking Psalm 139 omnipresence to Isaiah 14 fall narrative.