2006-07-26 07:09:06 · 11 answers · asked by Ian978 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God's plan was to give angels free will, just like we have. Lucifer chose to become greater than God. Did God know this? Yes, I believe He did, but given that each one of us has the power within to make the right choice, He also expects us to use it to His glory, not our own.
2006-07-26 07:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by dufus4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a part of God's Plan, but being a part of a plan doesn't mean He manipulated Lucifer to go into rebellion. That was the Free Will of the Devil. Planning means, well, anticipating what might be the future problem, and creating a solution. God has a Plan but He is so smart that He already knows that Lucifer will turn against Him and will live on Earth and pollute the minds of the inhabitants, that is why God formulated a Plan B. Which was: Send His One and Only Son to save, not all, but whoever believes in Him (whoever believes in the purpose of His Coming). He did not send Mary to save, but just to bear His human body. He did not send the prophets to save, but to tell people about His coming. So do not worship the prophets and Mary, they are just accomplices to the Plan.
2006-07-26 14:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by Marlo M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucifer is identified in the narrative, but not with a rebel angel. It is explicitly stated: "Take up this proverb2 against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased!" (vs. 4). (The preceding chapter is a prophecy against Babylon itself, but now the prophecy is directed against the king of Babylon).
2006-07-26 14:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by malisimo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not any more than Adam and Eve falling was.
But God changed their world when they did.
God had to create a place for satan and his demons.
2006-07-26 14:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by mailatac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell an evil have always existed, God did not plan them, they just came with the whole package.
2006-07-26 14:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by star bright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a mistranslation. The passage in question was referring to Nebuchadnezzar, not some devil.
2006-07-26 14:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't God creat hell for satan and his angles??
2006-07-26 14:13:43 · answer #7 · answered by Charles G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because GOD knows all and see's everything.
2006-07-26 14:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go! Marlo M
I ditto that!
2006-07-26 15:22:36 · answer #9 · answered by deed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah, I think he just tripped over the carpet and all went to hell.....
2006-07-26 14:12:56 · answer #10 · answered by lost&confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋