Was the Devil Cast Down From Heaven, According to the Bible?
Most people, even those who didn’t ever attend church are probably familiar with the story of the fall of the devil. The story has made it’s way into western media in many ways, into shows and movies such as Dogma, Supernatural, and, of course, Lucifer.
I’ll recap for those who may not be fully sure of the story, and as a refresher for those who do remember it for the most part. As the story goes, Lucifer was god’s favorite angel, he was more beautiful (possibly meaning powerful) than the rest, but he let this pride get the best of him and decided he wanted to overthrow god and sit on his throne. So he led a rebellion of one third of god’s angels against him, there was a war in heaven and god cast him down to earth/hell, conceivably making him not as radiant or holy, and changing his appearance to appear as what we think of as demons?
I leave that last part as a question because you see, the Bible doesn’t really line that all out. It does mention in the New Testament that the devil can make himself look like an angel of light, implying that may not be his default appearance anymore:
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