The Creator, our Saviour, did not seek to exalt Himself, but rather to exalt the Father's glory. But in all this He would not seek power or exaltation for Himself contrary to God's plan, but would exalt the Father's glory, and execute His purposes of beneficence and love.-Patriarchs and Prophets, p. Christ was still to exercise divine power, in the creation of the earth and its inhabitants. The Son of God had wrought the Father's will in the creation of all the hosts of heaven and to Him, as well as to God, their homage and allegiance were due. 36.īefore the assembled inhabitants of heaven, the King declared that none but Christ, the only begotten of God, could fully enter into His purposes, and to Him it was committed to execute the mighty counsels of His will. Satan commenced to insinuate his dissatisfied feelings to other angels, and a number agreed to aid him in his re bellion.-Spiritual Gifts, vol. Until his rebellion all heaven was in harmony, and perfect subjection to the government of God. The envy and jealousy of Satan increased. When Satan learned the purpose of God, he was envious at Christ, and jealous because the Father had not consulted him in regard to the creation of man.
145.īefore the fall of Satan, the Father consulted His Son in regard to the formation of man They purposed to make this world, and create beasts and living things upon it, and to make man in the image of God, to reign as a ruling monarch over every living thing which God should create. Until this time all heaven had been in order, harmony, and perfect subjection to the government of God.-Early Writings, p. He desired to receive the highest honors in heaven next to God. He wished to be consulted concerning the formation of man, and because he was not, he was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. But when God said to His Son, "Let us make man in our image," Satan was jealous of Jesus. Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next to Christ. White makes some interesting statements bearing on this subject, some of which read like a paraphrase of the well-known Scriptures cited above. Just when this occurred in relation to the history of our planet is not revealed in Scripture, although the real cause of sin is clearly stated in such passages as Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-19. As a result these rebels were all expelled from heaven. The Scripture indicates that when Lucifer rebelled against the government of God he led with him about one third of the angels (Revelation 12:4).
From this it would appear that mankind's plunge into sin took place very shortly after the world was created-at most one hundred years, probably even less, and certainly not more. That would make Adam's age about one hundred years before Cain was born. They could well have been twenty-five or thirty years of age when the crime occurred. Their actual age is not recorded, but they had become adults of responsibility. Two things stand out clearly: (1) Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born, and (2) Seth was born after Cain had slain Abel.Ĭain and Abel had already reached the age of accountability when they brought the offerings in worship to God. and called his name Seth." Of the birth of this child we read that Eve "bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew" (Gen. The duration of man's primeval state of innocency was evidently very brief, for in Genesis 5:3 we read, that "Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son. Did Satan's apostasy and expulsion from heaven take place before our world was created? The Scriptures do not reveal too much on this point, but sufficient is stated to enable us to get an answer.
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