The Heirs and the Heavenly Rebellion

House of God
Today’s Topic: The Heirs and The Heavenly Rebellion
Scripture: Ephesians 3:8-10; Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28; Hebrews 1:5; 2 Corinthians 5:18,19;

Greetings Kingdom Citizens:
Now I want to lead off with this question: Why does Satan hate you? Why does he want to steal, kill and destroy you? For many people they do not know. For some they have the notion that it is because you are a child of God. Part of the reason is because you are a son of God but if we leave it at that then we are limiting the scope of the reason. But let’s look at this because if you understand why he hates you then you will understand the mindset you need to possess to overcome him and his devices.

Now we know in the fall of man, man separated himself from the Father and our culture of sonship and rule changed to the culture of the orphan, which solely looks at provision and protection as it’s sole purpose. Now Jesus came to restore and reconcile us back to the Father (2 Corinthians 5:18,19). Now all of this was done to show not only mankind but the fallen angels, including satan the wisdom of God. The wisdom about what? Let me draw you the picture and then show you the scripture and then we will have our answer.

In Heaven, we know that Satan, who was Lucifer first, was the worshipping angel. He was the one who would usher in the presence of the Lord. He had musical pipes, built into him (Isaiah 14:11, Ezekiel 28:13), so he was also a musician. Now, when God decided to make this being called man the heirs of the Kingdom, this instantly did not ring well with Lucifer. Lucifer believed that they, the angels should be the rightful heirs of the Kingdom and God was making a mistake making an untried and untested being to be the heirs. So this thought not only did not sit well with Lucifer it spread to over one-third of Heaven’s original angels. Now to add to this Lucifer saw how the angels would look at him when he would come before them reflecting the light of God from the stones that were built into him (Ezekiel 28:13). He took their worship and admiration as that being given to him and he understood that he could manipulate the angels with his music. This mindset that Lucifer developed earned him and one-third of Heaven’s original angels a one-way ticket out of the highest heavens but notice in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 there is no recording that satan nor the fallen angels lost any of their power that they had in Heaven. Now when God created man, He gave man his Spirit which made man His son. Hebrews 1:5 speaks to none of the angels did God call them His son. So Lucifer, now Satan because of his fallen state, seeks to prove to God that this untried and untested creature is not worthy and God made a mistake in choosing man as the heirs of the Kingdom. What a story! Now God could have EASILY destroyed Satan and just went about his business but what would that prove. We already know God is superior to Satan. But God goes on to show the WISDOM He has in choosing man as His heirs. Now look at this scripture of Paul speaking to the church at Ephesus:

Ephesians 3:8-11:”Unto me, who am less that the least of all the saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. And to make ALL men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: TO THE INTENT THAT NOW UNTO THE PRINCIPALITIES (RULERS) AND POWERS IN HEAVENLY PLACES (2ND HEAVEN, SEAT OF THE DEMONIC) MIGHT BE KNOWN BY THE CHURCH THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD, ACCORDING TO THE ETERNAL PURPOSE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.”

Do we see this! The fellowship of the mystery is about the Father and the sons being one. This is the eternal fellowship all mankind truly seeks. Now it is by this fellowship between man and God that the demonic will see and the saints will know the wisdom of God. The wisdom that the saints are the heirs of the Kingdom and not the angels. Moreover, that the decision that God made in choosing man to be the heirs is the right one and shows the wisdom of God. What a thought. So we need to truly cherish and understand the fellowship we have with Christ.

In the next message we will look at understanding salvation and what it truly means to the House of God and its sons.

At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.