The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16

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were those of the New Jerusalem,
many of which in their brilliancy re-
semble "stonesro IF fire.; and the place
Where he walked "up and down" its
golden streets..q He was the "anoint-
ed cherub that covereth," one of the
%eterubim above the mercy seat. HE
was created for this high and holy
calling. None but an upright being
could do this, hence read of him,
Thou vast perfect in thy ways from
the day that thou vast created, till
iniquity vas found in thee" Had
not pride entered his heart, he would
have so remained; but thine heart
was lifted up because of thy beauty"
Pecoming vain in his imagination, he
said: 81 will exalt my throne above
the stars of God. = / will.
ascend above the heights of the
clouds; l will be like the Most High
Isaiah %14:lS-14. Discomfort and re-
bellion filled his soul. He was a free
moral agent, not an automaton, and
could rebel if he so chose. His Crea.'
tor would not use compulsion. He
could only entreat, persuade, and ex-
ercise long-suffering.
But Satan's obdurate heart was UNI
yielding. He cherished his pride and
~selfshness. Though honored above
the heavenly host, and filled with wis
dom and glory, he sought to be equal
with God, coveted the homage of his
Creator. and the glory and power
which were the prerogative of the
Son only. At last the long forbear-
aace of God, who "is righteous in all
His ways, and holy in all His works."
was reached. Satan came to that
line beyond which he could not farth-
CT go; and God said, 81 will cast thee
as profane out of the mountain Of
God; and will destroy thee, O cover
ing cherub, from the midst of the
stones of fire" He who in his heart
desired to "be like the Most High"
was brought down to hell, to the !
sides Of the pit" Isaiah 14:15.
And there was war in heaven;
Michael and His Angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon
fought and his angels, and prevailed
not; neither was their place found
any more in heaven. And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called the devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world; he was
cast out into the earth, and his an
Eels were cast out with him.; Rev.
1919.
Angels sinned. There was war IN
heaven. You say, ] do not under
stand how there could be war in
heaven. Neither do I. But l believe
r1uch that aw not able fully to COM
prehend. because God says SO. You
ask, what reason do you give for an
gels SHINING? l cannot give a rea-
son. If there could be a reason Civ
en- for sin, it would not be sin. It is
a mystery. There are two myster1
les, both of which are incomprehensi
BILE. One is the mystery of godli-
hess; the other, the mystery of in
iquity. That subtle and awful thing
called sin was introduced into the
universe by Lucifer, and myriads Of
the angelic host were deceived by it.
rs a result, they lost their first es-
tate, and are known in the Scriptures
as devils or demons. The prince of
these is Lucifer, or Satan.
Satan no longer walks "in the
midst of the stones of fire." a %"cover-
ing cherub," but goes "to and fro
the earth" like a roaring
lion, seeking whom he may devour":
lst Peter 5:S. Well may we ex-
How art thou fallen from {
heaven. o Lucifer, son of the morn {
ing. How art thou cut down to the
ground, which didst weaken the ma. {
tons; Isaiah l4:l2. He spread hist
llsaf1ectlon among the angels. and
"''n all ms sympathiZing host, was
asst from the presence of God. Thus |,
t was that Lucifer, the light bearer, G
he sharer of Gods glory, the attend n
of His throne, by transgression "
Satan, the adversary of God n
nd holy beings, and the DESTROYER N
# those whom Heaven had commit l.,
ed to his guidance and guardian p
hip. G
The question is sometimes asked, Il
Why did not God destroy the devil IL
nd the fallen angels, and not allow is
hem to bring all this sin and misery a
1to the world? There is IA clear to
nswer to this. Why did not the III
ord destroy you when you sinned 81
ne first time? Why are you here al