Before Lucifer's Fall

Before Lucifer’s Fall On earth nor heaven; no flooding, mud slides, or wild fires; no earthquakes or hurricanes. No wars above or below; no offensive weapons and no conflicts. There was a time before the devil appeared in the Garden of Eden. Before he fell from heaven along with other rebellious angels, Lucifer was beautiful; and no sin was found in him. One might not find difficulty in imagining a heaven as well as a universe, when all was calm and good; when sin was unknown. No bad thoughts; no temptations; nothing evil; I can only imagine. There was one great symphony of praise, with heaven all ablaze. There was no angry wild beasts, longing desperately for the feast. How amazing that one can turn in an hour from such heavenly beauty. I know that God never changes, and he has always been good. But what of Lucifer? It’s hard to imagine that he was ever good. He has always been seen as up to no good, and doing good for no one. When I think of Adam before his fall, I recall that God game him work to do in the garden. So because of Adam, I can imagine Lucifer having assignments as well. Perhaps he had a work crew responsible for tracking the path of the stars and planets. Perhaps they gathered angel foods and fed the angelic multitudes. Perhaps he discerned the gifts and talents Of the heavenly hosts, and directed them to their appropriate posts. Perhaps it's even true, though hard to fathom, that God occasionally looked at Lucifer's work, and with a smile said, "Good job". But later on, could it be that Lucifer’s window somehow became a mirror? Did he see himself for the first time and say, “Wow! Look at Me!”? Before, he was full of God. Afterwards, he was full of himself. How many times did he say, “Mirror mirror on the wall; whose the greatest of them all”? Did any of the angels tell Lucifer to ‘stop it’ before he had a great fall? Perhaps so, but he refused to listen. 02292016 Isaiah 14:12 PS Contest, “Expand Arthur Miller’s Thought”, Sponsored by Julia Ward