Satan’s Five “I Wills”: Isaiah 14:12-15

1. Satan’s five “I wills”:

a) “I will ascend into heaven”: 3rd heaven (throne room).

I’LL TAKE OVER GOD’S PALACE.

b) “I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.”

I’LL RULE ANGELS: Job 38:7; Jude 13; Revelation 12:3-4.

c) “I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north.” Earth as a palace. Psalm 48:2.

I’LL RULE MANKIND.

d) “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds”:

I’LL BE SUPREME. He wills to displace God as the Sovereign of the universe.

e) “I will be like the most High”:

I’LL BE GOD. Power lust.

2. Satan’s Three Falls (3 stages of Satan’s fall)

At the point of NEGATIVE VOLITION: During the five “I wills.”

INIQUITY. Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28:15.

At the middle of the Tribulation he is denied access to heaven.

POWER LUST. Revelation 12:9; Ezekiel 28:16.

At the end of the Millennium he is CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. This is his final fall — Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10; Ezekiel 28:18.

3. Angelic Conflict Resume:

a) God created angels with volition.

b) Satan acted independently of God. 5, “I wills.”

c) One third of the angels chose to follow Satan, making two categories of angels: Elect, fallen.

d) God sentenced Satan — Matthew 25:41.

e) Satan impugned the character of God, “How can a loving God cast His creatures into the lake of fire?” Human viewpoint.

f) God’s answer: God created man with volition.

g) Every time a member of the human race (created a little lower than the angels) chooses for God, the character of God is vindicated, and Satan loses the argument.