Author Darlene J. Conard

He walked up and down the path of burning stones, each step resonating with a song of praise that escaped his lips. Lucifer, in a cloak adorned with precious jewels, radiated a glow of God’s brilliant purity. Sardius, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, emerald, carbuncle, and gold adorned his celestial attire, mirroring the splendor of God’s magnificent craftsmanship.

With timbrels and voice, he poured forth his devotion, his voice echoing through the heavens. Up and down the Holy Mountain he danced, a symphony of joy and reverence. His every movement proclaimed the glory of the One who sat upon the throne. “Glorious is the Lord, He reigns! He reigns! Oh, He reigns! Holy is He!” His jeweled torso shimmered, capturing, and reflecting the brilliance of God’s divine light, a spectacle akin to the sun’s rays on fragmented glass.

Yet, within the depths of his heart, a yearning stirred. He longed for more than mere adoration and exultation towards the Holy One. A seed of ambition germinated, entwining its roots around his very being, consuming him whole. “I am an anointed cherub,” he whispered to himself. “Why should I not be the one on the throne?”

But in the heavens above, the Almighty One saw through Lucifer’s desires. “Lucifer,” His voice thundered, shaking the very foundations of eternity. “You have arrogantly set yourself against the One who created you. Your beauty and talent, once adorned in glory, now lay in the depths of the grave. You will never overpower the Almighty One! Your fate is sealed, for you are destined for the depths of hell!”

And so it was, in that fateful moment, that the fallen cherub’s rebellion came crashing down. No longer a favored and illuminated being, Lucifer was cast into darkness, forever to dwell in the depths, a fallen star that lost its heavenly gleam. Ezekiel 28

We know that God always wins!

Jesus said, “ I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 KJV

To be continued ….

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