Why did Satan rebel against God?

tonychanyt said:

Isaiah addressed a human king in Chapter 14:


Ambiguously, the address implicated Satan:


That's crazy arrogance, conceit, and self-deception. It's delusional madness! It's crazy pride, totally illogical. In fact:


Jesus echoed this idea in Matthew 23:


Before that final end, meanwhile, Satan is the ruler of this world.

Why did Satan divert from God and start a rebellion?

Pride. He thought he could oppose God by open force and be successful somehow. Many other angels joined his course.

When did he find out his ultimate end?

Isaiah was a bit ambiguous. Jesus said it more clearly in Matthew 25:


Why would Satan knowingly lead himself to his own demise?

Once he had started the rebellion, there was no remedy. He cannot repent and be forgiven. Perhaps he is hoping that when the end comes, God would just mercifully annihilate him. In any case, God is using him to test everyone.

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tonychanyt said:

Isaiah addressed a human king in Chapter 14:


Ambiguously, the address implicated Satan:


That's crazy arrogance, conceit, and self-deception. It's delusional madness! It's crazy pride, totally illogical. In fact:


Jesus echoed this idea in Matthew 23:


Before that final end, meanwhile, Satan is the ruler of this world.

Why did Satan divert from God and start a rebellion?

Pride. He thought he could oppose God by open force and be successful somehow. Many other angels joined his course.

When did he find out his ultimate end?

Isaiah was a bit ambiguous. Jesus said it more clearly in Matthew 25:


Why would Satan knowingly lead himself to his own demise?

Once he had started the rebellion, there was no remedy. He cannot repent and be forgiven. Perhaps he is hoping that when the end comes, God would just mercifully annihilate him. In any case, God is using him to test everyone.

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tonychanyt said:

Once he had started the rebellion, there was no remedy. He cannot repent and be forgiven. Perhaps he is hoping that when the end comes, God would just mercifully annihilate him. In any case, God is using him to test everyone.

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tonychanyt said:

Isaiah addressed a human king in Chapter 14:


Ambiguously, the address implicated Satan:


That's crazy arrogance, conceit, and self-deception. It's delusional madness! It's crazy pride, totally illogical. In fact:


Jesus echoed this idea in Matthew 23:


Before that final end, meanwhile, Satan is the ruler of this world.

Why did Satan divert from God and start a rebellion?

Pride. He thought he could oppose God by open force and be successful somehow. Many other angels joined his course.

When did he find out his ultimate end?

Isaiah was a bit ambiguous. Jesus said it more clearly in Matthew 25:


Why would Satan knowingly lead himself to his own demise?

Once he had started the rebellion, there was no remedy. He cannot repent and be forgiven. Perhaps he is hoping that when the end comes, God would just mercifully annihilate him. In any case, God is using him to test everyone.

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Bobber said:

It's actually an interesting question. A few months back in our home bible study we were pondering this very thing.

I suggested the following that many found quite interesting. Just why would Satan who they say was called Lucifer at the time.....even think to go this direction. Could it possibly have been for this reason? He knew God was all powerful when it came to ability....but perhaps he looked upon the gracious, kind, loving character of God as being LOVE and started to envision within himself maybe it's a weakness? In other words if he took actions to rebel against LOVE maybe LOVE would be too nice and give in having no backbone.

His great failure however was not to appreciate that for LOVE to be LOVE it has to draw the lines and stand by them in no uncertain terms or it'll bring darkness or what I call the degeneration of LIFE. LOVE made a warning of punishment so severe as well to keep all away from going into death. I think Satan wagered God ultimately wouldn't have the character to back it up. His way was a new way of strength according to him and he talked some angels into it. Of course we know the end result. HE WAS WRONG. He was trying to re-invent the wheel which rightly didn't need to be changed and most of the angels rejected his crazy presumptuous notion. I'm not saying all I shared here was exactly the way it was but it feels that way to me.

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