A Brief History of Eternity The Fall of the Shining One

The Big Questions How Did it All Begin? What Went Wrong? How Does it all Get Fixed? What is the Final Resolution?

Brief History of Eternity How It all Began Design Requires a Designer Designed to be Observed

Brief History of Eternity What Went Wrong? The Fall of Satan The Fall of Man

Pre-Creation Chaos Theory Original Creation John 1:1 Col 1:16-17 Dateless Fall of Satan Ez 28:11-19 Isa 14:12-15 Dateless Creation/Restoration Gen. 1:1 10,000 B.C.?

Traditional View Genesis 1:1 1:3-31 In the Beginning And God said … Point in Time. 6 days 144 hours Fall of Satan

Possible Chronology Genesis 1:1 1:3-31 In the Beginning And God said … 15 Billion yrs. 6 days Fall of Satan

The Earthly Prince of Tyre The King of Tyre - Satan The Earthly Prince of Tyre The Fallen King of Tyre His Original State His Pride His Condem-nation 28:1 10 11 15 16 17 18 19

" Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God,“You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. “You were in Eden, the garden of God; Ezekiel 28:11-13

Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared." Ezekiel 28:13

“You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there “You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. “You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created, Until unrighteousness was found in you." Ezekiel 28:14-15

12 Statements About Satan 1. Model of Perfection (v. 12) 2. Full of Wisdom 3. Perfect in Beauty 4. Ruled from Pre-Genesis 1:2 Eden, v. 13 - “sanctuaries” = holy places (v. 18) 5. Reflected God’s Glory

Reflecting God’s Glory Onyx Sapphire Beryl Emerald Sardis Jasper Topaz Garnet Diamond

12 Statements About Satan 1. Model of Perfection (v. 12) 2. Full of Wisdom 3. Perfect in Beauty 4. Ruled from Pre-Genesis 1:2 Eden, v. 13 5. Reflected God’s Glory 6. Worshipped God Perfectly

12 Statements About Satan 7. A Mighty Angel, 14 8. Ruler of the Pre-Genesis 1:2 Universe 9. Walked in the Presence of God 10. Perfect in all His Ways, v. 15 11. He is a created being 12. Unrighteousness was found in him

His Pride (vv. 16-17) The Sin of Pride, v. 17-18 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.”

His Condemnation I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. “prophetic perfects” = a future event is described as having occurred in the past or the present He will be no more = lake of fire

Cast from Heaven Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.” When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. Revelation 12:12-13

The fall of the shining one

The Fall of the “Shining One” 12 “How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! Isaiah 14:12

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Five “I wills” I will ascend to Heaven

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Five “I wills” I will ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Five “I wills” I will ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the mount of the assembly

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Mount of the Assemply "The heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings? In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him." Psalm 89:5-7, NIV

The Five “I wills” I will ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the mount of the assembly I will ascend above the heights of the clouds

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Five “I wills” I will ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the mount of the assembly I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will make myself like the Most High

The Five “I wills”  “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.  ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Is 14:13-14

The Most High God 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; Gen 14:19 .

The Divine Response “We shall give this rebellion a thorough trial. We shall permit it to run its full course. The universe shall see what a creature, though he be the highest creature ever to spring from God’s Word, can do apart from Him. We shall watch this experiment, and permit the universe of creatures to watch it, during this brief interlude between eternity past and eternity future called time. In it the spirit of independence shall be allowed to expand to the utmost. And the wreck and the ruin which shall result will demonstrate to the universe, and forever, that there is no life, no joy, no peace apart from a complete dependence upon the Most High God, Possessor of heaven and earth.” Donald Barnhouse, The Invisible War, p. 51

So What? Evil is under God’s Control The Horror of Pride

" “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance …” Proverbs 8:13 " When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.“ Proverbs 11:2 " Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Assuredly, he will not be unpunished. Proverbs 16:5-6  A man’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. Pr 29:23

All attempts to live independently from God will fail So What? Evil is under God’s Control The Horror of Pride All attempts to live independently from God will fail

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:8-12

So What? Evil is under God’s Control The Horror of Pride All attempts to live independently from God will fail To know God, we must pursue humility and servanthood

Knowing Him  Though the Lord is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar. Ps 138:6