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to the ground, I WILL lay thee before kings,

that they may behold thee.
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude
of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick;
therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee,
it shall devour thee, and I WILL bring thee to ashes
upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
We see Lucifer's expulsion and fall from Heaven in
these passages in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, and Jesus
also described it in Luke 10.
ISAIAH 14:12
12 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!

EZEKIEL 28:16,17
16 ... I will CAST THEE AS PROFANE OUT OF THE
MOUNTAIN OF GOD....
17 ... I will CAST THEE TO THE GROUND....

LUKE 10:18
18 And he [Jesus] said unto them, I beheld
Satan as lightning FALL FROM HEAVEN.

Satan's Names Reveal His Nature

and Character
In the garden of Eden we get a glimpse of Lucifer, or
Satan, as he was called after his expulsion and fall from
Heaven. This passage also reveals Satan's nature and
character after his fall. The Bible says, "Now the
SERPENT was more SUBTIL than any beast of the
field which the Lord God had made" (Gen. 3:1). Once
tempted, Eve told God, "The serpent BEGUILED me,

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and I did eat" (Gen. 3:13), showing Satan's crafty and

deceptive nature.
Once an anointed cherub in the mountain of God,
Satan was cursed by God and took the form of a
serpent: "And the Lord God said unto THE SERPENT,
Because thou hast done this, THOU ART CURSED
above all cattle, and above every beast of the field;
UPON THY BELLY SHALT THOU GO, and dust shalt
thou eat all the days of thy life" (Gen. 3:14).
What do the Scriptures say regarding Satan's
nature and character? The biblical names given to
Satan reveal his nature, character, and also show his
realm of authority on this earth.
Adversary: “... your ADVERSARY the
devil...walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1
Peter 5:8).
Thief: "The THIEF cometh...to steal, and to kill, and
to destroy ..." (John 10:10).
Murderer and liar: "Ye [the scribes and the
Pharisees] are of your father the devil, and the lusts of
your father ye will do. He was a MURDERER from the
beginning ...he is a LIAR, and the father of it" (John
8:44).
Accuser of the brethren: “... THE ACCUSER OF
OUR BRETHREN is cast down, which accused them
before our God day and night" (Rev. 12:10).
Deceiver "And the great dragon was cast out, that
old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
DECEIVETH the whole world ..." (Rev. 12:9).
Angel of light: "... for Satan himself is transformed
into an ANGEL OF LIGHT" (2 Cor. 11:4). As a deceiver,
Satan transforms himself into an angel of light.

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