1. Key Passages – Ezekiel 28; Isaiah 14
2. Ezekiel 28:11-19 is a prophetic lamentation over the “King of Tyre” who is described in language that fits Satan’s fall and not a mere human king. Satan is distinguished form the human ruler of Tyre in 28:2 (“prince/ruler”) and called a “king” in 28:12 (Not even Israel’s rulers were called “King”). Though Tyre had a human “ruler”, Satan was the real “King” behind that wicked kingdom.
3. His attributes – Moral perfection (v.12) Sinless at his creation until his fall (v.15):
(a) His appearance – Perfect in beauty (v.12b,13).
(b) His privileges – Free access to the garden of Eden (v.12) and to God’s holy mountain (= God’s presence – v.14).
(c) His rank – “Cherub” (vs.14,16).
4. His judgment:
(a) Cast out of the mountain of God (v.16, cf. Rev12:4).
(b) Cast to the ground (v.17).
(c) Consumed by fire (v.18, cf. Rev.20:10).
5. Isaiah 14:12-15 also seems to describe Satan’s fall. Satan is manifest here by the king of Babylon. As in Ezekiel 28, Satan is pictured here as the real “king” behind the wicked human kingdom of Babylon:
(a) The imagery of a “star” and “falling from heaven” (v.12) suggests a supernatural fulfilment. “Stars” (v.12,13) are symbolic of the angelic realm elsewhere (Job 38:6,7; Rev.12:4).
(b) The five “I will’s” of vss. 13 & 14 are literally true of Satan and only metaphorically true of Babylon’s king. This ultimate form of pride (“I will be like the Most High” – v.14) fits the New Testament description of Satan’s fall 1 Tim.3:6.
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