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NASB | Isaiah 14:13 "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 14:13 "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly In the remote parts of the north. |
Bible Question:
From this verse and the previous verse we take the account of the fall of Lucifer or satan. We also biblically know that lucifer held a high position in heaven, a worship leader and head angel or something like that. Since lucifer sinned and was cast out of heaven for his jealousy of God, can we assume that angels also have a free will and the option of making choices between good and evil? i realize that there was a choice given to a third of the angels that followed satan after he was kicked out of heaven. do angels really have a free will? do they still (today) have the option to leave God's side and join satan? i didn't think that angels had a choice. i thought that their created purpose was the service and worship of our Holy God. i thought that this is what separated them from us. angels were created to do God's will and we were created with the choice. i could be totally wrong on everything that i've stated, but i'm curious, my bible class is discussing this topic and we all have a lot of questions. i'd appreciate any help with these questions. thanks. |
Bible Answer: The angels has free will, that is why satan do what he thinks right for him. The human as we know has free will, but after the judgement we are not capable of sinning anymore, therefore there is no chance of rebel against God if we are in His kingdom already. After the war in heaven dragon and his angel cast out, the angles that followed satan are numbered third part of angels. After that I am sure there are no more angels will leave God otherwise the third part will change it could be one half or more. Re 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, Re 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. Re 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. God bless, |