Spiritual Lessons from Biology

  “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” --Romans 12v2   People sometimes ask me: “If Satan rebelled in Heaven, how do we know we won’t do the same thing when we get there?” It’s a valid question! Jesus describes how He saw Satan fall like lightning (Luke 10v18). Similarly, Ezekiel 28v13-17 describes the fall of Satan who was once the “signet of perfection” (v12) and an “anointed guardian cherub” (v14, v16) placed high above other angels. God declares, “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your beauty” (v17). Similarly, in Isaiah 14 we read of the beauty and power of Satan, who is described as a “Day Star” (v12) that was “cut down to the ground” because of his pride (v12). We even have some suggestions that when Satan was cast out of heaven, one third of the angels went with him (Revelation 12v4)[1]. How could Satan, who was called a signet of perfection, have rebelled against God? If angels can turn their backs on God in heaven,