Lucifer-Satan, Fallen Angels-Demons, & How many Fallen Angels?

[mortensen]

When exactly God created angels is open for debate, but what is known for sure is that God created everything good because God, in his holiness, cannot create something sinful. So when Satan, who was once the angel Lucifer, rebelled against God and fell from heaven (Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28), one third of the angelic host joined his insurrection (Revelation 12:3-4,9). There is no doubt these fallen angels are now known as the demons.

We know that **** was prepared for the devil and his angels, according to Matthew 25:41: "Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from me, you are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'" From these and similar verses. it is clear that demons and fallen angels are synonymous.

Remember that an angel is a messenger and that the Bible defines two groups of angelic messengers: the good and the evil. We have seen how God's heavenly messengers obey His commands and minister for us - the heirs of salvation.

Evil angels, however, are those who have fallen from their first estate (see Jude 1:6) since the Creation. The Bible records several different times when angels fell to earth. Some have already fallen (Genesis 6:2; Amos 5:26; Revelation 12L4) and some will fall in the future (Revelation 6:13, 8:10-11, 9:1). It is Satan, the great dragon, who entices them (Revelation 12:4), perhaps with promises that they will be worshipped by men as gods or rule over an earthly kingdom. Fallen angels learn wickedness and become apprentices of their new master Satan.

Unlike humans, fallen angels cannot be redeemed. Once angels rebel against God, they are permanently banned from God's glory and presence. Some fallen angels are currently imprisoned until God's day of judgement (I Peter 3:19020; II Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6), and some rule the realm of darkness with Satan. They, too, will face the wrath of God (Matthew 25:41).

While there is no verse that says a "third of the angels fell from heaven." some verses when put together, lead us to that conclusion. Sometime after their creation, and most certainly after the sixth day when everything was declared "very good" (Genesis 1:31), Satan rebelled and was cast out of heaven. "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!" (Isaiah 14:12). When Lucifer sinned, Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven" (Luke 10:18), and in the book of the Revelation Satan seen as "a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth" (Revelation 9:1).

We are also told that one third of an "innumerable company of angels" (Hebrews 12:22) chose to rebel with him. John saw this great wonder in heaven, "...an enormous red dragon... His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth... the great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him" (Revelation 12:3-9).

Since Satan is referred to as a star which fell or was cast down to earth, and Revelation 12:4 says a third of the stars were cast out with him, then the conclusion is that the stars in Revelation 12 refer to fallen angels, fully one third of the heavenly host. If the one third number is in fact accurate, what assurance that is! Two thirds of the angels are still on God's side, and for followers of Christ, they are on our side as well.

BIBLE CONCORDANCE:

93 Bible Verses about Fallen Angels.

What Does the Bible Say About Fallen Angels?

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[Ravin R10 man]

Satan is not in ****..he is here roaming the earth to and 'fro...with his minions..but his day is coming

Glad to have "fire" insurance