Born On The Battlefield

The Satanic First Strike

War in Heaven

In order to determine what events led up to the satanic first strike, we first need to compare scripture.

Isaiah 14:12-14

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of  God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Revelation 12:7

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels--

Lucifer, ‘the anointed cherub that covereth’, by reason of pride, boasting, and covetousness, has purposed in his heart to leave his initial appointment and lay siege to heaven. His intention is to: ascend into heaven; exalt his thrown above the angels of heaven, to sit upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north, to rise above the clouds (of earth), and to--“be like the most High (God).

Isaiah 14:12-14

According to scripture, we can assume that he accomplished his plan at least in part. Apparently he made it to heaven where he waged war and was met by Michael and the angelic host of God. We see here spiritual warfare in heaven between the children of light and the children of darkness. We can also assume that this was no small undertaking. Lucifer obviously has an army of angels large enough to warrant a full-scale war. Scripture does not say that there was a skirmish or a fight in heaven, but a war where Jehovah’s angelic host was forced to defend heaven. We shall examine the outcome in the following chapter, but for now suffice it to say that Lucifer has now become ‘Satan’ or the ‘Adversary’.

Webster’s Dictionary defines adversary \  ad-ve(r)-ser-é \ 1. One that contends with, opposes, or resists: ENEMY 2. Of, relating to, or involving an adversary 3. Having or involving antagonistic parties or interests. *NOTE: [We see here the enmity between the seed of Satan and the seed of the woman from Genesis; antagonistic parties with different interests, one evil in nature; the other righteous.]

Angelic beings are in close relationship to God. They have been or are continuously in the presence of the Lord and all his glory and power. For one of these beings to be considered an adversary to the most High (God) is a hint to us that Satan, though defeated, is a very intelligent opponent ----at least to mankind. He must have a deceptive persuasiveness in coercing others to follow him. He surely had some manner of distorted plan that was convincing enough to compel one third of the heavenly host to rally behind his assault on heaven and inspire them to oppose their creator. Let us not think that it was for lack of intelligence or cunning that Satan was defeated in his first attack. He quite simply underestimated his opponent - the great I AM.

Lucifer, by reason of his beauty, his position, his anointing and his appointment corrupted his own wisdom. Is it impossible to rationalize that he also corrupted those under his authority? Isaiah tells us that he “--weakened the nations--”or disillusioned the minds of the men of his age. Revelation says that he, “--drew a third part of the ‘stars of heaven’, and didst cast them to the earth--”

Satan was, by implication of Ezekiel 28, fashioned to be one of the more powerful angelic beings. “--the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee the day thou wast created. Thou art thee anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God: thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee--”    Ezekiel 28:13-15

 The Hebrew word for ‘workmanship’ is mela’kah, (Strong’s Concordance Heb.#4399) mel-aw-kaw’; from the same as (Strong’s Concordance Heb.#4397); prop. deputyship, i.e. ministry; gen. employment (never servile) or work (abstr. or concr.); also property (as a result of labor):--business + cattle +industrious, occupation, (+-pied), + officer, thing (made), use (manner of) work ([man], manship) (Strong’s Concordance Heb. #4397) mal’âk, mal-awk’; from an unusual root mean. to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; spec. of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher): -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger. The Hebrew word for ‘tabret’ is tôph (Strong’s Concordance Heb. #8596), tofe; fr.8608 contr. a tambourine: tabret, timbrel----- tâphaph (Strong’s Concordance Heb. #8608), taw-faf’, a prim. root; to drum, i.e. play (as) on the tambourine: --taber, play with timbrels. The Hebrew word for ‘pipes’ is neqeb,  (