Genesis Lecture 14 (Spiritual Being 3)
Bible passage: Genesis 1:1
“ In the beginning God created heavens and the earth”
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord. All saints from branch churches, and local sanctuaries. GCN viewers and all children of God who attend the worship online.
This is 14th Lecture on Genesis. In the last lecture, I introduced a few of the archangels to you. I’ve told about the archangels, Gabriel and Michael, also an archangel in charge of finance, and another in charge of construction. I also told you that there are angels that receive the incense of your prayers, and now I'm going to give you more explanation about this.
Revelation 8:3-4 says, "And another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand." Let's say all of you gathers for the Daniel Prayer Meeting. Each one of you have an angel that puts the aroma of your prayer into a vessel. (This vessel looks like a flower basin; its shape is broad-based and low in depth) By the way, the thickness and density of the aroma of each person is different. If it is the prayer of love from the depth of the heart in perfect faith, the aroma is thick and dense. There’s difference of prayer thickness depending on whether you are a whole spiritual person, or a spiritual person, or a fleshly person.
However, the prayer of the one who still hasn't cast off much flesh is thin and faint. That's why the size of each of the vessels the angel receiving the incense is different. The thick and dense aroma of prayer should be put into a big vessel, but the thin and faint aroma, into a small vessel. The aroma of prayer that all these angels receive is put into a golden censer on the upper altar. Usually there are two golden censers, one on each end of the upper altar, but at times there is only one. Then, a higher ranked angel takes these golden censers into the air, and hands them over to an even higher ranked angel. The angel who received it in between passes it on to the angel in charge of prayer.
Then, this archangel in charge brings the golden altar before the throne of God. In this way, angels work in order according to various levels. I am now talking about the order in the way how to deliver prayers. Prayers do not go up vaguely, but are placed in a golden censer before the Father’s throne through the process. However, Even if you pray, there are times when the incense does not rise. If it happens to you, your prayers are useless. That is when you pray for your own desires or when you pray with sin in mind.
Psalm 66:18 also says, “If I cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not listen.” If you pray while hating someone, God will not listen to your prayers. Likewise, prayers with a sinful nature have no scent at all. Therefore, the scent of your prayer must be worthy before God. So, before we pray, we look back on the day and if there is anything to repent of, we repent and then pray.
If you got irritated or lied, you must repent of it and then pray for giving thanks to God. (overlapping parts) By the way, chances are that the aroma of certain prayer may not go up. In addition, the golden censer itself has a function of measuring the aroma of prayer. In a rice mill, you can find a machine that separates stones out of rice. Likewise, the golden censer itself has a function of rejecting the aroma of prayer that is not proper. Therefore, I hope that believers will receive many answers and blessings by offering sincere prayers with faith and love. Dear brothers and sisters. Now, I'm going to tell you the names and roles of the 3 archangels that are directly under supervision of God. When God named these 3 archangels, He put special meanings in the names.
God made the whole spiritual realm understand what these 3 archangels are from their names. Now, what are the names of 3 archangels? First of all, God used a word "Luci" as a prefix to the names of the 3 archangels. And He added '-fer,' '-ah,' '-el' respectively and named them "Lucifer," "Luciah," and "Luciel." In Heaven, however, the names of 3 archangels are not sounded as you may pronounce them now. They are just translated into a language of this earth so that we can understand. "Luci" means "Light." It means that 3 archangels specially belong to God the Trinity who is Light itself. And so, among the countless number of angels, God used "Luci" only for these 3 archangels' names. From the names of these 3 archangels, we can understand what their roles are in Heaven.
Their names imply that they are beings serving God in the closest to God. They gave off the soft-sweet and feminine essence and they could share their hearts with God and talk with God. They could move the heart of God and share love with Him. God reveals from their names that they serve God in a close distance and receive special love from God. Now, how did 3 archangels serve God the Trinity? If you can imagine how Mary Magdalene served Jesus, you can also understand how they served. Mary Magdalene understood the heart of the Lord and served Him with utmost love and perfect obedience.
Even if no one recognized her service, she didn't feel mistreated. She found full happiness in serving the Lord. Likewise, the 3 archangels also served God the trinity and gave joy and happiness to Him. And so, God the Father gave them special appellation (names). God gave them equally the appellation "the morning star." That's why a plural form, "the morning stars" was used in Job 38:7. Of course, "the morning stars" in this verse refer only to Luciah and Luciel. Lucifer is excluded I will tell you the reason later, but you may figure it out while listening to this lecture. You may be reminded of the Lord if you hear "the morning star," and I will also come to this later.
At dawn "the morning star" is the most beautifully shining of stars. God revealed once again that the 3 archangels were very lovely and special beings to God the Trinity like the morning star. This appellation, "a morning star" can be compared to a medal or order of merit in this world. A medal is awarded to a person who has made great contributions to the country. Likewise, the fact that they were given the appellation, "the morning star" shows how great their dignity and authority was.
In fact, the 3 archangels were in a very high position in the spiritual realm, and they also had great authority. BY the way, there were ranks among the 3 archangels as well. God set Lucifer on the highest. The reason was that Lucifer served God the Father in particular among God the Trinity. The next was Luciah who served God the Son, and the last was Luciel who served God the Holy Spirit. Likewise, there were ranks among the 3 archangels. Well, even though there were ranks, they didn't have a relationship of giving and obeying orders. Since there was such an order, they could serve each other, and respect each other.
God gave humanity only to these 3 archangels among all the angels. All the 3 archangels had truly soft, good, and beautiful hearts. Their words were full of good fragrance and they were elegant. They had nothing short or the slightest error in serving God However, these 3 archangels are a little bit different in characteristics. Lucifer, is much stronger in heart than the other 2 archangels.
The heart of Luciah and Luciel is softer, and gentler. Luciel is the most tenderhearted so she is easily touched and sheds tears quite often. You may be wondering whether an angel can shed tears. Since the 3 archangels have humanity, they can feel sorrow, pain, and joy. Unlike Lucifer, Luciah and Luciel are tenderhearted and share similar characteristics, and so they have a deep connection. When Luciel feel sad shedding tears, Luciah comforts Luciel. These 2 archangels understand each other, and they open their hearts to talk to each other. Among the three, Lucifer served God the Father and was greatly loved.
Lucifer's main duty was to serve God the Father, but Lucifer was also in charge of Music. Lucifer praised God with a beautiful voice and various instruments and glorified God. Lucifer also pleased the heart of God the Father with sweet conversation. This time, I'd like to share a poem of praise that Lucifer gave to God the Father. "Mysterious is the Light that has existed from the beginning. He has shined the original light on all things, and unfolded His providence He harbored and planned in His heart. He separated His Sons, and created beautiful angels to accomplish His desire. His name alone is high, and His glory is outstanding in heavens and earth. He is worthy to receive praises, and He dwells in His glorious name among praises.
As He receives the praises, His grace is overflowing. He is outstanding over all things, He searches all hearts in His dignity. He was alone the Original, but He loved us to divide His light and to outstretch His love. Praise Him, Praise His holy name, and praise His beauty. With these thin lips and with the words of the one who receives the love of Father, praise His name. Praise my LORD who receives the praises and rejoices. The ONE who exists of Himself, He alone thought of all things, and created this beautiful world He had had in His heart. Beautiful is His grace that lets us praise His holy name as He unrolls all things to us like this. He is worthy to receive praise. He is the mysterious Light. There is no end in His greatness and brightness. It is more than sufficient to shake the whole Heaven. The providence of God the Father and the plan of the Lord are forever. Gloriously majestic. Gloriously majestic.
Everything in Him is gloriously majestic!" This praise was dedicated to God the Father who is the Creator, and Master, the origin of life, and who alone worthy to receive praises. Lucifer's praise like this flowed from the front of God's throne, and it spread throughout the whole spiritual world. Archangel Lucifer always praised God the Father with such beautiful words like this. Lucifer played the harp and lyre, and praised God the Holy Father with clean, clear, and beautiful voice. God the Father was truly pleased with Lucifer's praises, and He loved Lucifer so much. However, as Lucifer received such utmost love of God, Lucifer gradually became arrogant in heart.
Ezekiel 28:13-15 talks about such Lucifer likening to the king of Tyre. The words of the Bible may contain double or sometimes triple meanings. It says, "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering： The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; the lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; and the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, was in you. (It shows how much beautifully Lucifer was adorned with many jewels.) "On the day that you were created they were prepared." (It tells us that Lucifer was created to praise God the Father with the various instruments.) "You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you [there.] You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
(It calls Lucifer "the anointed cherub". I'll tell you later why it calls Lucifer who was an archangel a 'cherub' when I get to cherubim.) "You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you." It means that Lucifer walked the perfect path at first, but later her heart became corrupted. Lucifer became arrogant in heart, and finally planned to betray God. And there was a moment for Lucifer to put the plan into actual practice. It was the moment when she was called "the morning star." When God the Father gave Lucifer the appellation, Lucifer started to reveal the arrogance that she had piled up little by little. By the way, I said the appellation (nick-name), "the morning star" was given not only to Lucifer but also to Luciah and Luciel.
The 3 archangels were equally given the glorious appellation, but Lucifer alone became arrogant. Luciah and Luciel were more humble. The reason was that the name "the Morning Star" was originally given to God the Son who is one with God the Father. In Revelation 22:16, the Lord says, "I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star." The morning star, Venus, is the star that shines most brightly in the sky at dawn. As the morning star rises, the darkness soon goes away, as the brightness of the day comes on the earth.
Likewise, the fact that God the Son came to the earth as Jesus is spiritually the same as the bright light coming unto this dark world. For this, John 1:9 says about our Jesus, "There was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. Jesus came to this earth as the true light. He completed the providence of the cross, and He became the King of kings and the Lord of lords. God the Father foreknew that God the Son would play such an important role in the history of human cultivation, and so gave Him the appellation, "the Morning Star." Of course, the time when God gave this appellation to the Lord was before Venus was created.
Of course, in terms of time, it was a long time ago. Along with Venus, the morning star, the entire solar system was created on the fourth day of creation. God the Father knew that Venus would be the most brightly shining object in the sky at dawn. And so, among the many stars, God gave the appellation to God the son after the name of Venus, "the morning star". Even the people of the world may call someone "a rising star." It is the expression when someone who was not previously recognized is brought into sudden prominence by showing special ability. Likewise, "the morning star" is the most glorious appellation that was originally given to God the Son who is one with God the Origin. Moreover, it is the appellation implying that God the Son would play the important role in the history of human cultivation. Such a glorious appellation was given to the 3 archangels.
I said that God gave the appellation "the morning star" to the 3 archangels to show that they were special beings specially loved by God. Yet this level of glory was different from that when God the Son was given the appellation. Nevertheless, Luciah and Luciel were humbler than any time as they were given the same nick name that was given to God the Son. However, Lucifer was different. Lucifer thought she was now equal to the Son of God, and it made the arrogance in her heart grow stronger.
When people are praised, they react differently. Some feel overwhelmed and appreciative and they try harder to become worthy of receiving such praise. On the other hand, some others become arrogant in heart as they are praised. They speak and behave belittling and looking down on others. People's hearts are different like this. Lucifer fell into the latter category, becoming arrogant when receiving praise. Dear brothers and sisters. Even though Lucifer was an angel, she was treated like a son by God the Father. Isaiah 14:12 says, "O star of the morning, son of the dawn." Here, "star of the morning" is "the morning star" and it refers to Lucifer.
This verse also calls Lucifer "son of the dawn." I said Lucifer is an angel in female form, but why this verse calls her "son"? Even though an angel is male-like, God has never called any angel "son." It is just as Hebrews 1:5 says, "For to which of the angels did He ever say, "THOU ART MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN THEE"? And again, "I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"?" In other words, God has never called any angel his son or said he gave birth to you. Then, why is it that in the Bible, Isaiah, calls Lucifer "son"? There is a spiritual reason. Even in this world, some people take care a kid as their child even though they are not his biological parents. When the child later serves and loves the people, and becomes faithful, they may say, "You are like a son to us."
The reason God the Father gave the appellation, "the morning star" is similar to this. What kind of being was Lucifer to God the Father? He always walked together with God the Father, and shared the love of God the Father. With singing and playing, she praised the glory of God. sHe was faithful and lovely enough to touch the heart of God the Father. Therefore, God the Father's utmost love was given to Lucifer, and she was also given both authority and dignity. God the Father treated Lucifer the equivalent of a son. But it doesn't mean that Lucifer was an actual son of God, and a male. Since Lucifer was given such great authority and dignity which could be compared to that of the Son of God, she was called "Son." Then, why was she not called just "a son," but "son of the dawn"? Here, "the dawn" means to revive all things, to shine on all things, and to become hope for all things.
God the Father wanted Lucifer to play a role like this. Therefore, "son of the dawn" was such a glorious appellation. To God the Father, Lucifer was such a precious being, and he was treated like a son. However, when she was given another appellation, "the morning star" that was originally given to God the Son, the arrogance in heart finally came out. Such arrogant heart of Lucifer is well recorded in Isaiah 14:12-14. It reads, ""How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who have weakened the nations! But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'" In the end, Lucifer rebelled against God to become lifted more highly than God.
One question may arise here. Why did God the Father who omnipotent give Lucifer such great love and glory even though He would know previously that she would become arrogant? This is contained deep within the love and justice of God the Father. God the Father treated Lucifer like a son, and gave him the appellation "the morning star" within His justice. God the Father says, "I love those who love me." Even on this earth, if you love God first, you are loved by God. If you love God extremely much, you will see that He will grant you whatever you desire and pray for. At that time, Lucifer was worthy to receive such great love of God the Father. If someone is worthy to receive reward, but not receive it, then it is against this law of justice. God the Father is love itself, and so even when we give a little joy to God, He repays us with greater blessing. Lucifer always gave joy and happiness to God the Father. Therefore, it was natural that God the Father gave great love and glory to Lucifer. However, the matter is Lucifer’s freewill whether she would be arrogant, or humble. She had free will because she was given humanity.
On the other side, Luciah and Luciel were equally given the same appellation, they were never changed. Our Jesus also loved Judas Iscariot till the end. Even though Jesus knew that Judas Iscariot was the one who would betray him, he even entrusted the money box to Judas Iscariot and loved him until the end. Likewise, God the Father also knew that Lucifer would become arrogant, and betray God wanting to be lifted up higher than God. Despite the fact, He treated Lucifer as a son, naming her, "the morning star." From this, we can feel the deep love of God the Father. In addition, there is another deep thought of God the Father here. Let me give you an example here. Referring to someone who is a superb and popular player or entertainer, we call such a man "a super star." If an athlete wants to be a super star, he has to defeat someone who is at the same level of a super star.
I explained that God the Father gave the appellation "the morning star" to God the Son because He knew God the Son would play a very important role in the history of human cultivation. And God the Father also knew that Lucifer would challenge Him. That's why God the Father gave Lucifer the appellation. God the Father gave Lucifer an opportunity to challenge God the Son, who is the true "Morning Star" during "Human Cultivation." To make it set in justice, there must be the world of evil and darkness, which is against that of goodness, and light. In other words, There must be relativity such as light, darkness, evil, and good in human cultivation. God the Father allowed Lucifer to stand as the head of evil spirits against God during the period of human cultivation. Unlike the heart of God the Father who wants to save just one more soul, Lucifer tries to drag just one more soul to Hell.
The role of Lucifer is evil like this, but it is definitely necessary for the true human cultivation. In this sense, without Lucifer, true human cultivation cannot take place as explained in the Message of the Cross. If there were no Lucifer and all evil and false people entered heaven, could heaven have been a world of light, a world of love, and a beautiful world? Even if you think about it, such a heaven would be terrible. This world is so evil right now, but if we all lived in heaven together with the most evil people in history, heaven cannot be said to be a world of light without any darkness at all. Therefore, God cultivates humanity through Lucifer and separates the chaff from the wheat. He gathers the wheat and brings it to heaven, but he gathers the chaff and burns it in the fire throwing them into hell. Everyone, would you like to become wheat? or to be chaff?
If you overcome evil, you will become wheat. If you abandon untruth and change your heart into spirit through truth, spirit, love, goodness, gentleness, and virtue, you will all become grain and enter heaven. God the Father knew that Lucifer would play such an important role in the human cultivation, and gave Lucifer the appellation, "the morning star." Since Lucifer couldn't manage the rebellion alone, however, Lucifer started to gather cherubim serving near God. This is why you should know about cherubim. As the opponent is strong, the one who rebel is gathering and uniting as many surrounding forces as possible. He can’t accomplish it alone. In the next lecture, I will explain about these cherubim, and also tell you how Lucifer devised the rebellion in great detail. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. I told you about the 3 archangels who were under the direct supervision of God.
Especially, I explained in detail about Lucifer who was loved so much by God the Father. Lucifer used to be treated as a son by God the Father and received God's great love, she now became the head of evil spirits. God the Father loved Lucifer so much that He gave her freewill, and allowed her to enjoy great authority and glory. That is why God assigned one-third of the angels in heaven under her command. That means she had tremendous power. God didn't create her to betray. She became proud and rebelled against God of her own free will. The same goes for Judas Iscariot. God didn’t intend to make him betray Jesus saying, “Hey, you sell him then the providence will be done.” Just Through his own evil, at the instigation of Satan, he betrayed our Lord.
This also applies to you. If you do not circumcise your heart, it is of no use no matter how long you have lived your faith life for 5, 10, 20, or 30 years. You must continue to cleanse your heart until you reach salvation. That is why evil must always be eliminated from the heart. You have to cut off everything you love from this world, one by one. if you love this world as God said, there is no love towards God within you, So, if you love God, you must stop loving the world. And this means that you must change your mind to go to the spirit. That is proof of your love for God However, in her freewill, Lucifer became arrogant in heart and ended up standing against God. If Lucifer had had a humble heart like Luciah and Luciel, she would be enjoying great glory nearby God the Father. You should learn a lesson from this. With the freewill given to you, What do you think and what are you feeling every moment?
All are up to you, that is, on your free will Whether you will be blessed or cursed, whether you will go the path of salvation or not, is all determined by your free will. In history, there are many people who themselves plan rebellion and participate in rebellion, leading to their own destruction. They said they did it for the country, or they rebelled against the king because he was a tyrant, but most of their results were disastrous. It even had a negative impact on the lives of their descendants. If they sincerely had rebelled for the country, they should have returned to their position after the work was over, but most of them became kings or rulers themselves wielding their power as they wanted. They claimed that they started a revolt because they loved the country and the people, but after taking power, they only cared for their own interests and greed.
In the end, if you fall into evil, you will act according to your desires. However, if you really love God and believe in heaven, you will throw away such a greed and sinful nature and make yourself a good bride on this earth in order to go to New Jerusalem. You surely know what kind of heart, thoughts, words, and deeds God truly wants. May you love God from the depth of your heart, and devote even your freewill to God to the point of living the life that God truly wants you to live, in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I pray!
