14:13 Lucifer said in the heart “I will ascend to heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit upon the mount of assembly in the uttermost north.” We see from this portion of Scripture that the authority which was vested upon man elevated his rank even above the archangels which means man was also to be accorded worship, this is why they are later on referred in HEBREWS 1:14 as ministering spirits of those who are to inherit salvation. We therefore see that to this archangel, it thought that since it came to service early, it should be given authority which was accorded to man. This Jesus made reference too in MATTHEW 20:1-16, of a worker who grumbled at the master having been given the same wage with the person who was hired last. This shows God had referred to man “the stars” even before He revealed it to Abraham [GENESIS 22:17], therefore the devil pursued this evil plan as
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