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Adam and Eve: Part 1 - Why are We Here?


The Fall of Lucifer

• Eze 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: You are the full measure and pattern of exactness [giving the finishing touch to all that constitutes completeness], full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the carnelian, topaz, jasper, chrysolite, beryl, onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and your settings and your sockets and engravings were wrought in gold.


The Fall of Lucifer

• On the day that you were created they were prepared. [Gen. 3:14, 15; Isa. 14:12 ﾐ 15; Matt. 16:23.]14 You were the anointed cherub that covers with overshadowing [wings], and I set you so. You were upon the holy mountain of God; you walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire [like the paved work of gleaming sapphire stone upon which the God of Israel walked on Mount Sinai]. [Exod. 24:10.]15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until iniquity and guilt were found in you.


The Fall of Lucifer

• 16 Through the abundance of your commerce you were filled with lawlessness and violence, and you sinned; therefore I cast you out as a profane thing from the mountain of God and the guardian cherub drove you out from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Your heart was proud and lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.


Angelic Observation

• When Satan sinned against God, he was sentenced to the lake of fire for all eternity. Ezek. 28.19b; Mt. 25.41

• Satan's ultimate goal to win escape from this sentence is to totally discredit and destroy the character and viewpoint of God so as to displace Him as the sovereign of the universe. Is. 14.14


Creation

• When Lucifer rebelled against divine policy, he and the angels who followed him were kicked out of heaven and they made their place of residence, the earth. Ezek. 28:16; Is. 14:12a; Rev. 12:4


Creation

• Lucifer's sin initially was pride which caused him to promote himself above God and to violate the divine trust assigned to him. Ezek. 28:16a, 17a, 18a.

• When this sin emerged, Lucifer was removed from his heavenly duties and personally condemned to the lake of fire. Ezek. 28;19, "you will be no more."


Creation

• In this promotion of self and criticism of God, he persuaded 1/3 of the angels to follow him. Rev. 12:4

• All the angels who followed Lucifer were indicted by God and given the same destiny of the lake of fire. Mat. 25:41.


Creation• At this point, Lucifer protested and postulated his

doctrine of love and fairness, "how can a loving God cast his creatures, who he loves, into the lake of fire?"

• This is an attack on divine righteousness and justice, thinking that love supersedes them. Job 4:18.2.

• Thus, for God to be perfectly fair, he must demonstrate the perfect compatibility between all three of those attributes, without compromising any of them.


Creation

• So the plan of the ages (Eph. 3:11) was put into operation.

• Created a lower life form than the angels but with the same volition. Heb. 2:6-8

• Give it the reality of divine provision in every area of life and make known the potential and consequences of evil. (The tree + specific instruction).


Creation

• Satan and his angels were given a stay of execution until such time as God demonstrates the validity of His judicial indictment upon them.

• This is the issue at Philip. 2:9-11.


Creation

• Name of Jesus: reputation and essence• Confess He is Lord: sovereign• To the glory of God the Father: full vindication

of His essence.• Satan chose to "wait it out" by setting up

homestead on planet earth. Is. 14:12• You have been cut down: God's activity• To the earth: Satan's choice.


Creation

• It is here that he organized paragraph 1 and 2 of his "I Will" Campaign to take the place of God. Isaiah 14:13

• Paragraph One: directed toward himself, "I will ascend to heaven."

• Paragraph Two: directed toward the other angels, "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God."

• But God had chosen to use the earth for the environment of the new volitional creature (man).Reflected in Isaiah 45:18


Creation• So God put a stop to Satan's possession of the earth and

totally destroyed its surface by covering it with water and ice. 2 Pet. 3:5-6

• This is described in Gen. 1:1-2 in general.• The earth became: The verb is, hAyAh which can be

translated, "became." (Gen. 2:7; 19:26; Isaiah 66:2)• Formless: a waste = tohuCf. Is. 45:18, it was not created this

way.• And empty: bohu - lit., emptiness• Physical non-volitional life forms destroyed.• Satan and angels excluded.


Creation

• And then God (possibly immediately or some unknown time later) began re-forming the surface which is described in detail at Gen. 1:2b through 2:4.5.

• Thus the 6 days of "creation" are actually 6 days of "restoration."

• (Note the Holy Spirit "brooding" over the surface; the Holy Spirit is always involved with restoration projects.)


Creation• This judgment is also described by prophetic

"flashback" in Psalm 18:7-15 and Jeremiah 4:23-26.• When Satan and angels were kicked off the earth,

they were probably forced to be "wanderers" without a "world" as a place of residence.

• So it is that when man was created he was given possession and authority over the earth. Gen. 1:28; Ps. 8:6-8


Creation

• And then, when Satan procured Adam's spiritual fall in the garden, he wrested that authority from Adam and became the ruler over the earth and the atmosphere in his place. 2 Cor. 4:4; Jn. 12:31; Luke 4:6; Eph. 2:2


Creation

• Satan organized this rulership into a "world system" of darkness in order to advance His plan to discredit and frustrate the progress of God's plan.2 Cor. 4:4; 11:13-15; Eph. 6:12; Col. 2:8; 1 John 5:19


Creation• From within this "I Will" Campaign, he then

formulated the rest of his Evil manifesto. Is. 14:13b-14

• Paragraph 3: directed toward man, world rulership over the human race.

• Paragraph 4: Directed toward the Messianic presence."the Cloud" (singular in the Hebrew).

• Paragraph 5: directed toward God, "I will be like the Most High."


Creation• The length of the gap is unknown and can be

speculated about through geological discussion. • But the existence of this "gap" is both reasonable

and necessary in view of the revealed details of the angelic conflict.

• God made the planet earth "unusable" for Satan by turning it into "a wasteland and empty," (Hebrew - tohu and bohu).CF. Isaiah 45:18; Jer. 4:23-26; Psalm 18:7-15


Creation

• The earth was then restored and prepared for God's new creation, the human race. Gen. 1:3 through 2:4.

• Man was created with the same capacity of volition and given the clear choice between acceptance or rejection of Divine policy. Gen. 2:16-17


Creation

• Adam and Eve became the "test case" for the perfect character of God.

• As they remain faithful to divine policy, God's righteousness, justice and love are vindicated.

• If they reject divine policy, God's justice is restated and affirmed. "You shall surely die."


Creation

• It is at this time that Satan begins implementing his 5 point plan of Isaiah 14:13-14 and accomplished the fall of man in the garden of Eden.

• So before the human race was created there existed two classes of angels, un-fallen and fallen.

• The un-fallen or "elect" angels: 1 Tim. 5:21


Creation

• Man was created on the earth and was given full dominion over the entire realm. Gen. 1:28; Ps. 8:4-8E. but since the fall of man, he is not viewed as in a place of authority, but in slavery to Satan and under his kingdom. Heb. 2:15; 1 Jn. 5:19; Gal. 4:3, 8; Jn. 8:44; Eph. 2:1-2; Acts 26:18F.


Creation

• So it is, that when Satan accomplished the fall of the human race in Adam, he usurped Adam's authority and became the ruler of the realm. Jn. 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 2 Cor. 4:4; Luke 4:5-7G.

• Satan's rulership will be removed when Christ sets up his own kingdom after the Day of the Lord judgments. Dan. 2:44-45; 7:11-14; Rev. 11:15; 19:19-21; 20:1-4; 1 John 3:8


Creation

• But in the meantime, Satan's whole purpose in this realm is to fulfill his 5 paragraph plan of Isaiah 14.

• Satan's strategy necessarily centers around the human race. 2 Cor. 4:4; 11:14-15; Job 1:9-11; 2:4-5


Creation

• Angelic convocations:• There are certain times when all the sons of God

appear before God. Job 1:6; 2:1• During the course of the human race up until the

middle of the "70th week" of Daniel (the last 7 year period before Messiah sets up his earthly kingdom), Satan has free access to heaven where he attacks and accuses believers. Rev. 12:10Cf.

• Christ's defense of the believer is found in Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1; and Heb. 2:17-18; 7:25; 9:24


Creation

• His intercession and defense is always based on His completed work on the cross.

• In the middle of that "70th week," this access that Satan has and the angelic convocations will be revoked and Satan and his angels will be permanently denied any physical presence in heaven. Rev. 12:7-10


Eden

• Hebrew: Adan - to be luxurious, delightful.

• Only occurs in the hithpael and means: to delight oneself in something - Neh. 9.25

• Masculine noun: Aden - delight, luxury - 2 Sam. 1.24; Jer. 51.34; Ps. 36.9

• Feminine noun: ednAh - sexual delight or luxury - Gen. 18.12

• Adjective: Adiyn - sexually luxurious - Is. 47.8


The Antagonistic Environment

• Mankind was created and placed into an antagonistic environment in the garden of Eden.

• The presence of fallen angels in the universe with an agenda to undermine the character and plan of God. Is. 14:13-14

• Thus the mandate to cultivate and guard the garden. Gen. 2:15:

• Genesis 2:15 (AMP) And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and guard and keep it.



• After the fall of mankind in Adam, the antagonistic environment is increased by four additional factors.

• 1 - The presence of the sin nature in all people: Gen. 3:7-10;6:5; 8:21

• 2 - The physical curse on the laws of nature: Gen. 3:16-19; Rom.8:20-21


The Antagonistic Environment• 3 - Satan now possesses usurped rulership

authority over the world.John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Acts 26:18; Col. 1:13

• 4 - Satan claims a deity relationship with the world: 2 Cor. 4:4and thus possesses spiritual authority over the world.1 John 5:19; Eph. 2:2; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10



• Accordingly, the condition of the world throughout man's history is described as "the present evil age," (Gal. 1:4) with the result that "the days are evil." (Eph. 5:16)



• Satan and his demons are set up in array against the believer. 1 Peter 5:8B. Eph. 6:10-12

• He utilizes many from among the human race to advance his agenda.2 Cor. 11:13-15



• The antagonistic environment will intensify during the great tribulation after Satan is physically kicked out of heaven and cast to the earth, since he will know that he has only a short time.Rev. 12:7-12


The Antagonistic Environment• The antagonistic environment will lessen during

Messiah's 1000 year kingdom on the earth when:• Satan and his demons are bound. Rev. 20:1-3;

Zech 13:1-2• Nature is tamed: Is. 11:6-8; 65:25; Ezek. 34:25;

Hos. 2:18 • But men will still possess a sin nature and be able

to sin againstGod and harm others. Rev. 20:7-8; Zech. 13:3-6; 14:16-19; Ezek. 45:13-25



• The antagonistic environment is totally removed in the eternal state.

• Satan and the demons will be permanently assigned to the lake of fire. Rev. 20:10



• There is a physical renovation of the universe resulting in a new heavens and earth. Rev. 21:1; Romans 8:21; 2 Pet. 3:10-13.

• All unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire via the Great White Throne judgment. Rev. 20:11-15

• The sin nature is removed via resurrection. Rev. 21:2-8; 22:3-4 (Phil. 3:21)


The Antagonistic Environment: Angelic Conflict

• The Angelic Conflict• A. The origin of volition is in the Godhead. • God's volition has always existed. • It is His sovereignty. • Sovereignty is absolute volition that has

absolute authority to think and determine anything it wants. Psalm 115:3; 135:6; Dan. 4:35

• Daniel 4:35, He does according to His will



• The Angelic Conflict• In the host of heaven: angelic creation• and among the inhabitants of the earth:

human creation. • God's sovereignty gives volition to whomever

He chooses. • But that volition is always dependent on

(subject to) sovereignty.



• The Angelic Conflict• A volitional creature may only do what God

permits.this is not emphasizing "ability" but "right."

• He will never stop our thinking, but He may prevent the follow through of our thinking, ie, the actions.



• The Angelic Conflict• A volitional creature must bow to the

consequences God establishes for deviation from His standards.

• God permitted volition in the angelic realm.



• The Angelic Conflict• As an expression of His perfect essence,

God chose to have created beings functioning in the universe on the basis of "free will."

• He wanted them to express themselves toward Him in a positive attitude from choice and not as a programmed "robot."



• The Angelic Conflict• God is absolute righteousness. • In God's foreknowledge, He anticipated that the

opposite of His perfect righteousness would manifest itself through a volitional creature.

• Therefore, He created the Servant Class Creature (Angels) first, and allowed them to rebel, thus setting up an opportunity to create a second being, the Fellowship Class, to resolve the Volitional Conflict Issue through Grace and Regeneration.



• The Angelic Conflict• So in order to allow for existence of volitional

creatures throughout eternity, God must permit the manifestation of unrighteousness and then deal with it in perfect justice once and for all. CF. Psalm 92:7



• The Angelic Conflict• Unrighteousness cannot be tolerated by

God's absolute righteousness. • It must be judged.• Once exposed and judged, it will no longer be

an issue throughout the universe.• And so, volitional creatures will be able to

exist with that volition but without the threat of going against God's righteousness.



• The Angelic Conflict• That course of action will not be available to

them.• Sin and unrighteousness will be totally

exposed for what it is and then judged once and for all, put as it were, in the divine "museum" of history and left there as evidence for all eternity.



• The Angelic Conflict• This is because unrighteousness will have

been fully exposed and dealt with and demonstrated to all the creation that it is undesirable and unacceptable and non-beneficial.



• The Angelic Conflict• Justification in salvation and eternal security

is actually a picture of this concept.• So we have the reason God created angels

with volition - knowing fully the whole course of history.



• The Angelic Conflict• The function of angelic volition:• It functioned totally positive to divine design for an

indefinite period of time. Gen. 1:1 cf. Job 38:4-7, "all the sons of God shouted for joy."

• As positive to God's standards, angels consistently praised Him and did His will. Psalm 103:19-213.

• There was a rank and order among the angels but everything functioned smoothly without competition or dissatisfaction during this indefinite period.



• The Angelic Conflict• The revolt of the angels: the beginning of the

angelic conflict.• What God had anticipated came about and

the highest ranked angel expressed negative volition toward God and sinned. Ezk. 28:15-16a, 17a, 18a



• According to Isaiah 14:12, his name was Lucifer (Latin).The shining one. This was because of his magnificent beauty.

• As a result, God removed Lucifer from his heavenly position. Ezk. 28:16b

• He also pronounced a permanent judgment on this angel who was now to be known as, Satan, which means adversary.

• The judgment pronounced was the lake of fire. Ezk. 28:18b-19; Mat. 25:41



• When this final judgment was pronounced on Satan, he then devised what he thought was a "God-proof" escape plan.

• We can call it, Satan's Appeal of Love and Fairness:• It is impossible for a loving God to cast His

creatures into the lake of fire.• It is unfair to judge a creature for failing when you

put into him the capacity to fail, ie, volition.



• The Angelic Conflict• But these concepts are expressed from the

viewpoint of a creature who now has a "distorted" mentality and wisdom. Ezek. 28:17,"You corrupted your wisdom"

• The fallen angel now has a distorted, corrupt, evil "nature."

• In his corruption, he failed to consider the absolute nature of God's righteousness and justice in conjunction with the "impartiality" of His perfect love.



• This understanding of Satan's "protest" is based on three factors.

• The expression of this very viewpoint by a demon (fallen angel) who visited Eliphaz at Job 4:12-21.(God is unfair and unloving)

• The "fact" that Satan is not NOW in the lake of fire requires a "reasonable" explanation as to "why?"

• The expression of this very viewpoint throughout the history of the human race under the influence of Satan's revolution.



• When Satan rebelled against God, God established some kind of "confrontation" or "test period" for the other angels to determine for all time, which angels were on "God's side" and which wanted to follow in Satan's revolt.

• After this "test period" the lines were drawn, decisions made and two types of angels were now in existence in the universe



• The elect or un-fallen angels who adhered to Divine design.Hebrews 1:6, angels of God . (1 Tim. 5:21)

• The fallen angels, now in active and perpetual rebellion against God and aligned under the ruling authority of Satan to promote his cause. Satan's angels, Rev. 12:7; Mat. 25:41



• It is likely that Satan had his original Headquarters on the earth, which at that time was inhabited by non-volitional life forms (such as dinosaurs, etc).

• This was before Adam.Isaiah 14:12, "How you have fallen from heaven""you have been cut down to the earth." "you who have weakened the nations"



• "weakened the nations", refers to the breakdown of Heavenly Angelic order prior to Satan's rebellion and the rebellion of the 1/3 of the Angelic population.

• "cut down" refers to Satan's loss of position prior to the creation of man.

• It is God who "cut down" Satan.



• Thus we determine that God has delayed execution of sentence on Satan in order to demonstrate to him and to all of creation that He is indeed perfectly fair, righteous and loving.



• During this "delay of sentence" period, Satan is constantly attempting to overthrow God's sovereignty.

• Only when the absolute sovereignty of God is neutralized can Satan' s volition be independent and unrestricted by God and His character.



• The Angelic Conflict• In order to do this, Satan need only "prove"

that God is really unjust and unloving. • To thus discredit God will make the divine

verdict toward him to be invalid.• The plan of Satan is outlined at Isaiah 14:13-

14 with the 5 "I wills." • All of these were devised "after" Satan made

his "headquarters" on the earth.



• And he really thinks he can succeed. But that "optimism" comes from his distorted, twisted, self-centered mentality which was corrupted when he initially sinned. Ezek. 28:17, "corrupted."



• God's vindication of His justice began with the creation of the human race on the very planet that Satan had "confiscated" for his own purposes.

• The earth.



• But first, it was necessary for God to drive Satan and his angels from the planet by making it totally "uninhabitable" as a base of operations.

• This then becomes the explanation for what has been called the "gap theory."



• However, our position is that it is not a "theory" but a valid and actual explanation of a "judgment" on the earth that takes place in between Genesis 1:1 and v. 2.

• Next week we will learn more about the conflict between Satan and God, and how we are a key to revealing God's Grace to the Angelic Observers of 1 Peter 1:12; and how it answers our questions about Hypocrites and Backsliders.

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