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The Archangel, Lucifer

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God said to the angels, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness."
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This indicates two things.

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First, the angelic world was created before human beings so that angels could prepare mankind's dwelling.

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Secondly, angels resemble human beings, rather than having wings, as imagined.

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Nevertheless, they differ from humans in two respects.

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First, they have never been incarnate and thus have never experienced life in the physical world. Because of this, they project a different vibration from that of spirit-people.

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Secondly, God created humans as His children, whereas He created angels as His servants. Many Biblical accounts illustrate the way in which angels have served God.

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Three angels brought to Abraham the message that his wife Sarah would have a son. (Gen. 18:1-15) Two angels visited Lot and warned him about the destruction of Sodom.

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(Gen. 19:1-23) Angels brought the message of Jesus' birth to Mary and Joseph (Luke 1:26-38; Matt. 1:18-20) and they served as the messengers of God in many other instances. (1 Kings 19:5-7; Acts 12:7; Heb. 2:2)

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For these reasons, the angels were called ministering spirits. (Heb. 1:14) In addition to serving Him, angels give God praise and glory in response to His love. (Heb. 1:6; Luke 2:13; Rev. 5:11-12; 7:11)

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In some instances, the angels were even mistaken for men, showing that they bore an outward resemblance. However, their position and function differ from those of human beings.

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The conventional idea is that angels are glorious beings, much higher than human beings. It is true that in our fallen state, humans are lower than the angels, but this is not our true position.

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Once we are restored to God, we will be in our rightful position as lords and rule even the angelic world. Thus, St. Paul said, "Do you not know that we are to judge the angels?" (1 Cor. 6:3)

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However, through His angels, God sometimes communicates with humans and gives them commands. To the one receiving such a message, the angel may appear wonderful and glorious, but in reality, angels are only messengers from God.

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Lucifer held the position of archangel. God sends His blessing to one individual who represents all those under him.

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Just as God chose Abraham and through him blessed the children of Israel, so God chose Lucifer and through him blessed the angelic world. Lucifer thus appeared to be closest to God and to monopolize His favor.

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CITED IN · 69 REFERS TO · 5 God's Will Which…, 1959Divine Providence…, 1971History Of The Pr…, 1981The Great Transit…, 1996 Thisbook chapter Women of the BibleLuke 1:26-381 Kings 19:5-7Acts 12:7Luke 2:13
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    God's Will Which We Must UntangleSermon · 14 Jun 1959 · ¶ 114The history began with the illicit relationship with the archangel. God cannot allow us, the nation and the people who multiplied upon that foundation, to multiply the seed of…
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    Divine Providence And The Turning Point Of HistorySermon · 23 Dec 1971 · ¶ 7…take action, that was caused by their words, and the initiator of those words was not Adam and Eve, but the Archangel.
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    History Of The Providence Through Restoration By IndemnitySermon · 10 Feb 1981 · ¶ 92Therefore, in restoration, the archangel must play a major role in bringing them together into unity. That's why America will play this role between…
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    The Great Transitional Period Toward The Original WorldSermon · 1 May 1996 · ¶ 238…to other children. Do you understand? (Yes.) At the time of the Fall, humanity lost Adam, his Bride, and the Archangel. Therefore, in the Last Days, the Adam figure, the Bride figure, and the Archangel should be united into…
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    The Proclamation of the Complete Testament Age - View of the Principle of the Providential History of SalvationSermon · 16 Apr 1996 · ¶ 62The human Fall was committed by three beings: Adam, Eve, and the Archangel.
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    God's Independence DayAddress · 4 Jul 2002 · ¶ 33As I said, when Eve cried when she was alone, the archangel came to play a role to comfort her and calm her down. She sat on this lap and they both were naked, and…
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    True Parents' Victorious Realm and the Unification of the United NationsSermon · 7 Feb 1995 · ¶ 223…was morning, the angel begged to be released. “Unless you bless me, I will not let you go,” Jacob replied. The archangel said that Jacob had won the victory not only over men but over God, and he gave him the name Israel.
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    Meaning of 180 Blessed Families MovementSermon · 19 Apr 1996 · ¶ 64(John the Baptist's sister.) Why? In the Garden of Eden, the Archangel took away Eve, who was in the position of the younger sister to Adam.
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    The Time Of Liberation For The Family Of World PeaceSermon · 8 Sep 1996 · ¶ 96The Archangel caused the fall, and he fell. We then have to go beyond that level to the adopted son level, which is above…
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    Cutting Off Satan's Lineage, Which Is the Origin of this Most Evil WorldSermon · 1 Dec 1997 · ¶ 95…Sabbath and the parents of heaven and earth. God can come down to that plane. He will bring the restored archangel and connect with saints and sages in the spirit world, completing Adam's position. This is the complete…
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    The Fall Means the Father's Place was Taken by AnotherBook chapter · ¶ 16…around fifteen or sixteen years old, in their teens. At that time, when Eve looked quietly at the archangel Lucifer, she realized that he knew all the principles of heaven and earth. He was on errands for God, so he could…
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    32nd True God's DaySermon · 1 Jan 1999 · ¶ 54God, perfected Adam, perfected Eve, and perfected Archangel remain. I gave my flesh and blood to find the Divine Principle. Even if many people had to die, this did not…
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    World Unification and North-South Unification Will Be Accomplished by True LoveSermon · 10 Feb 2000 · ¶ 17I think God will say that He made him the archangel out of eternal love. If he were to say that His love was temporary, that would make Him an ephemeral God.
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    Satan Is the Adulterer of God's LoveBook chapter · ¶ 21…at Your principles, I want to ask You: when You created the archangel and Adam and Eve, did you create the archangel Lucifer based on the standard of eternal love or based on the standard of momentary, temporary love?” How should God…
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    The Status of Korea, Japan, and the United States from the Providential ViewpointBook chapter · ¶ 85The Fall involved Adam, Eve, and the archangel in the Garden of Eden, and Cain and Abel, whose relationship was the first fruit of the fallen family. We…
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    The Responsibility Of Children For RecreationOther · ¶ 1What you need is an original state where God, the archangel, Adam, Eve, and all things are connected by love.
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    Divided Korea And The WorldOther · ¶ 14The mistake of Adam, Eve, and Archangel caused the fall. Therefore, we have to indemnify ourselves under the law of indemnity. The Second World War…
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    Growth and DominionBook chapter · ¶ 12…carried out by the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three archangels rule over the angelic kingdom: Lucifer, Gabriel, and Michael.
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    The Spiritual FallBook chapter · ¶ 1When Adam and Eve were created, God loved them even more than Lucifer. God loved them as parents love their children, whereas God loved Lucifer as a servant.
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    The Physical FallBook chapter · ¶ 1…of growth, Adam and Eve loved each other as brother and sister, not as husband and wife. Upon receiving Lucifer's knowledge, Eve realized that her rightful mate was not Lucifer but Adam.
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    The Cause of the Deviation from the PrincipleBook chapter · ¶ 6Since God made the power of love so great, Lucifer, Adam, and Eve could transgress the Principle through their misuse of love. In the Direct Dominion of God,…
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    The Motivation of the Fall of LuciferBook chapter · ¶ 2Lucifer coveted Adam's position and the greater amount of love which Adam and Eve received from God. Lucifer's…
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    Adam's FamilyBook chapter · ¶ 9…through two unprincipled acts of love. Eve's first relationship, contrary to the Principle, was with Lucifer. This was evil.
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    Abraham's FamilyBook chapter · ¶ 9While Adam and Eve were still brother and sister, Lucifer took Eve. In Egypt, Abraham and Sarah faced a situation having the same potential as that which Adam and Eve…
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    AngelsBook chapter · ¶ 7Chief among them was the archangel Lucifer, who, however, became corrupt and caused his charges to fall. (See Chapter 6: The Devil and His Activities)
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    The Human FallBook chapter · ¶ 39The archangel Lucifer, symbolized by the serpent, tempted Eve, and she spiritually fell with him. She then tempted Adam to eat the…
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    The Devil and His ActivitiesBook chapter · ¶ 16…were created as God’s servants; hence they are also the servants of His children. Among all the angels, the archangel Lucifer was the closest to God as well as to Adam and Eve. He knew all the stories behind the scenes.
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    JacobBook chapter · ¶ 5…human fall, Jacob restored much: By defeating the angel he restored for the first time Adam’s defeat by the angel Lucifer, and by winning over his brother Esau he restored for the first time the failure of Cain and Abel.
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    TribulationBook chapter · ¶ 34At the Fall, the archangel Lucifer acted to make Eve his enemy, and Eve acted to make Adam her enemy. As a result, Adam, Eve, and the archangel…
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    HumilityBook chapter · ¶ 33The Fall occurred when the archangel Lucifer and human beings pushed God aside and attempted to elevate themselves. Arrogance was Satan’s original…
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    Women’s RightsBook chapter · ¶ 38…why higher religions have encouraged people to remain single. Men are archangel figures, like the archangel Lucifer at the Fall who seduced a woman when he was not supposed to have a wife. For this reason, women do not have…
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    The Spiritual Fall and the Physical FallBook chapter · ¶ 8In truth, God’s love toward Lucifer did not change; it was the same before and after the creation of human beings. Yet when Lucifer saw that God…
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    Satan and Fallen HumanityBook chapter · ¶ 2Satan is the name given to the Archangel Lucifer after he fell. When the first human ancestors fell, they bound themselves in blood ties with Lucifer. They…
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    The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the PrincipleBook chapter · ¶ 17Since Eve was created to interact in freedom with angels, she naturally related with Lucifer. Yet when Eve and Lucifer formed a common base and engaged in give and take action, the power of the…
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    Called to Be MessiahsBook chapter · ¶ 16…while the God of Night and the God of Day were still united as one being, God called together Adam, Eve, and Lucifer and told them that the day they ate of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil they would die. No one…
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    For those who love, Parents' knowledge or power doesn't matterBook chapter · ¶ 77…can receive the Blessing. We are clearing up the lineage. Now it's the turn of those who represent Lucifer, or the elder brother, the archangel.
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    If you spread stories about Hoon Dok Hae, it will create difficultiesBook chapter · ¶ 13What are the ambassadors for peace? They are like elder brothers to Lucifer. Yet, these ambassadors for peace expect to be treated well and wish to be seated in seats.
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    The UnificationSermon · 11 Apr 1972 · ¶ 121…about through parents, so the restoration must also be made by parents. In the days of Adam and Eve and the Archangel, the True Parents did not have anybody to discuss with. All mankind is in the position of the fallen angel.…
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    What We Must Accomplish from NowSermon · 9 May 1972 · ¶ 17…parents. Who is responsible for this course? It belongs to Abel. The position of Abel is the position of the Archangel. It is the position of the archangel who never fell.
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    UnificationSermon · 9 Dec 1972 · ¶ 183…no science, no anything, but you want to enjoy freedom. It is because nothing belongs to the position of the Archangel. The Archangel has no right to possess anything, originally. You are the citizens of the United States, but…

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    Women of the BibleBook chapter · from ¶ 8
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    Luke 1:26-38Bible
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    1 Kings 19:5-7Bible
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    Acts 12:7Bible
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    Luke 2:13Bible

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APA 7

Kim, Y. O. (n.d.). The Archangel, Lucifer [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-archangel-lucifer

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Kim, Young Oon. “The Archangel, Lucifer.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-archangel-lucifer.

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Kim, Young Oon. “The Archangel, Lucifer.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-archangel-lucifer.

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  author = {Young Oon Kim},
  title = {The Archangel, Lucifer},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-archangel-lucifer},
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Text byYoung Oon Kim, Professor of religion at Ewha University in Seoul, South Korea. Theologian of the Unification Church. Professor of Systematic Theology a…
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