Origins: Satan and His KingdomLucifer was lifted up in pride because of his great
beauty. Because of his pride, he wanted to become like
God and ascend into Heaven so he could usurp God's
authority. The Bible talks about Lucifer's iniquity in
Isaiah 14, where God tells us Lucifer's evil intentions
based on his five declarations or "I wills."
ISAIAH 14:13,
13 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:
14 I WILL ascend above the heights of the
clouds; I WILL be like the most High.
Evidently Lucifer was a free moral agent and had
free exercise of his own will, for Lucifer said, "I will."
He could choose. And he made the wrong choice; he
tried to exalt his throne above God's throne. Because of
that, God said to Lucifer, “... thou hast sinned ..." (Ezek.
28:16).
Then in Ezekiel 28, notice how God responded to
Lucifer's five "I wills" with five "I wills" or declarations
of His own. When God declared, "I will" He decreed
righteous judgment for Lucifer's rebellion, which
resulted in Lucifer's expulsion and fall from Heaven.
EZEKIEL 28:16-
16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled
the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned:
therefore I WILL cast thee as profane out of the
mountain of God: and I WILL destroy thee, O covering
cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy
beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by
reason of thy brightness: I WILL cast thee