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The Truth About Angels
that man was made “a little lower than the angels.”
Psalm 8:5
.—
The
Great Controversy, 511
.
From eternal ages it was God’s purpose that every created being,
from the bright and holy seraph to man, should be a temple for the
indwelling of the Creator.—
The Desire of Ages, 161
.
All created beings live by the will and power of God. They are
dependent recipients of the life of God. From the highest seraph to
the humblest animate being, all are replenished from the Source of
life.—
The Desire of Ages, 785
.
When the Lord created these [angelic] beings to stand before His
throne, they were beautiful and glorious. Their loveliness and holiness
were equal to their exalted station. They were enriched by the wisdom
of God, and girded with the panoply of heaven.—
The Signs of the
Times, April 14, 1898
.
Creation of Lucifer
God made him [Lucifer] good and beautiful, as near as possible
like Himself.—
The Review and Herald, September 24, 1901
.
God had made him [Lucifer] noble, had given him rich endow-
ments. He gave him a high, responsible position. He asked of him
nothing that was unreasonable. He was to administer the trust given
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him of God in a spirit of meekness and devotion, seeking to pro-
mote the glory of God, who had given him glory and beauty and
loveliness.—
Sabbath-School Worker, March 1, 1893
.
Though God had created Lucifer noble and beautiful, and had
exalted him to high honor among the angelic host, yet he had not
placed him beyond the possibility of evil. It was in Satan’s [
Ellen
White sometimes used prolepsis—i.e., speaking of something in the
future as if it had already happened. Here she referred to Lucifer as
“Satan” even though he had not yet rebelled. Since she used the two
names—Lucifer and Satan—without making a distinction between
them, this compilation has followed her usage.
] power, did he choose
to do so, to pervert these gifts.—4SP 317.