Here is the story as I heard it in 1981.
God's first creation was NOT the material universe. He created a massive and perfect none-material universe peopled with pure, innocent and
eternal creatures. Many looked like nothing a human can imagine but some were a bit human looking.
One of these wonderful beings, held magnificent wing-like apendages, high over God, during worship. This creature was full of light and he shone that light on the Throne during worship. This angel was called God's "light bearer" (Lucifer).
God had deep, meaningful relationships with all these extraordinary creations for millions or maybe billions of years before the fall of Lucifer (and one third of the Heavenly Host).
So
what the Hell went wrong (???)
Worship was an ecstasy far beyond human imagining.
Lucifer was the only one not facing the Throne because he was "The" covering Cheribim.
One day he accidently opened his eyes during worship. And the rest is history.
He should of told God about it. But I guess he thought he could handle it. God would have been aware of Lucifer's problem but God was never into controlling his beloved creatures. It was up to them to talk to their creater about any problems.
Lucifer's problem was that on that day when he lost focus (in worship ) and let his eyes open, he was "hit" with all those "mega-tons" of pure worship-energy being focussed on "The Creator" beneath Lucifer's wings.
He was soon addicted to the most powerful narcotic in existance in the universe.
The worship due the creator.
It may have taken several million years for that narcotic to change the heart of the pure, and glorious Lucifer.
His heart (imagination) grew dark as he realised that he could not live without his fix. Finally he said, in his heart (imagination) I will not rest till I have all this fix fix fix(narcotic) called Worship, for myself.
Lucifer had the highest intelligence as well as beauty. He began recruiting angels so he could ascend to the highest and become the soul recipient of all that narcotic-worship.
God let them choose and fight it out. sixty-six percent of Gods original creation chose their creater. One third chose the most intelligent and most beautiful creation, Lucifer.
God created the material universe and the Two thirds drove the one third out of the none-material universe into the newly created material universe.
Lucifer (and the one third) may have lived in the material universe a long time before the creator made our corner of the material universe.
Finally God said "let us make man in
our own image. (Some believe he was talking to Jesus and the Holy Spirit)
Later he told this new creation to be fruitful and multiply and
re-plenish the Earth. This (re-) implies that the Earth had been previously inhabited.
Lucifer came to Earth looking for worshipers. He was/is as addicted to worship as ...
Love is the Drug
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Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music - YouTube
***(4:05)
Loving what brought us into being takes us home. Because love is the key that reconnects us to our source.
Love is all you need.
Lucifer's problem is that he
disconnected himself from His Source and is running around trying to get everyone to worship him and satisfy his addiction.
Satan means "accuser".
He sees his darkness in everyone that he looks at. So he accuses them of theire sin day and night. His addiction locks him into that delusion.
But
That is his problem. It is not your problem or my problem.
Our job is to give up our addictions and Love the source. And "BE" home Here and Now.
The reason Lucifer is now so dark and empty and lost is because he is addicted to Love. But he is addicted to his followers loving him. He don't love his followers or anyone or any thing (let alone his original creator):
Addicted to Love
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Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love - YouTube
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There is no Truth or lasting Satisfaction in addiction. One day Satan will wake-up to that ... I believe.