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The Truth About Angels
the authority of Christ, and to defend his place in heaven by force and
might, strength against strength.—
The Spirit of Prophecy 1:22
.
To the very close of the controversy in heaven, the great usurper
continued to justify himself. When it was announced that with all
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his sympathizers he must be expelled from the abodes of bliss, then
the rebel leader boldly avowed his contempt for the Creator’s law.
He reiterated his claim that angels needed no control, but should be
left to follow their own will, which would ever guide them right. He
denounced the divine statutes as a restriction of their liberty, and
declared that it was his purpose to secure the abolition of law; that,
freed from this restraint, the hosts of heaven might enter upon a more
exalted, more glorious state of existence.
With one accord, Satan and his host threw the blame of their rebel-
lion wholly upon Christ, declaring that if they had not been reproved,
they would never have rebelled.—
The Great Controversy, 499, 500
.
The knowledge which Satan, as well as the angels who fell with
him, had of the character of God, of His goodness, His mercy, wisdom,
and excellent glory, made their guilt unpardonable.—
The Review and
Herald, February 24, 1874
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