1. Lesson 12

2. KEY TEXT
“And I heard another out of the altar
say, Even so Lord God Almighty, true
and righteous are thy judgments”
Revelation 16:7

3. “If the veil which separates the visible from the invisible world could be
lifted, and the people of God could behold the great controversy that is going
on between Christ and holy angels and Satan and his evil hosts concerning
the redemption of man; if they could understand the wonderful work of God
for the rescue of souls from the bondage of sin, and the constant exercise of
His power for their protection from the malice of the evil one, they would be
better prepared to withstand the devices of Satan. Their minds would be
solemnized in view of the vast extent and importance of the plan of
redemption and the greatness of the work before them as colaborers with
Christ. They would be humbled, yet encouraged, knowing that all heaven is
interested in their salvation”
E.G.W. (Counsels for the Church, cp. 65, pg. 350)
 The Great Controversy.
 Lucifer’s rebellion.
 God is accused.
 God is vindicated.
 Vindication at the cross.
 Vindication at the Judgment.
 Witnesses to the Controversy.

4. “The seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect
in beauty” (Ez. 28:12)
“You were in Eden, the garden of God” (Ez. 28:13)
“Every precious stone was your covering” (Ez. 28:13)
“The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was
prepared for you” (Ez. 28:13)
“You were the anointed cherub who covers” (Ez. 28:14)
“I established you; you were on the holy mountain of
God” (Ez. 28:14)
Ezekiel 18:12-17 and Isaiah 14:12-15 detail Lucifer’s rebellion in Heaven.
God created Lucifer as a perfect being, extremely beautiful and an expert in music.
He was given a special mission in the Heavenly Sanctuary as the cherub who covers
at the Throne; he conducted the heavenly praises.

5. After having
described the
surpassing splendor
of the cherub, the text
moves to his moral
fall. His glory went to
his head. His beauty
made his heart
haughty, his splendor
corrupted his wisdom,
and his “trading”—
which probably refers
to his slandering of
the character of God
and stirring up
rebellion—made him
violent.

6. Lucifer inexplicably wanted to be like his Creator and to substitute the divine
government by his own.
God had to dismiss him from the Heavenly Sanctuary and to throw him out
from the Heaven. Lucifer will finally be destroyed because of his sins.
THE REBELLION
• “You were perfect… till iniquity was found in you” (Ez. 28:15)
• “By the abundance of your trading… you sinned” (Ez. 28:16)
• “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty” (Ez. 28:17)
• “You defiled your sanctuaries” (Ez. 28:18)
• “I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of
the congregation” (Is. 14:13)
• “I will be like the Most High” (Is. 14:14)
THROWN OUT FROM HEAVEN
• “I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God” (Ez. 28:16)
• “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!” (Is. 14:12)
THE FUTURE DESTRUCTION
• “I brought fire from your midst; it devoured you” (Ez. 28:18)
• “You shall be brought down to Sheol” (Is. 14:15)

7. REFLEXION
A perfect being created by a
perfect God falls into sin?
What does this tell us about the
reality of moral freedom in
God’s universe?
And what does such freedom
reveal to us about God’s
character?

8. The fall of Adam and Eve set Satan temporarily on the
throne of this world. Several texts suggest that Satan had
gained access to the heavenly court again, but now as the
“ruler of this world” (John 12:31, NKJV) as one who
possesses the earth but does not own it, much like a thief.

9. Satan (“adversary”) accused God of injustice and
attacked His Law in Heaven. His accusations are
still attacking God on Earth.
 At Eden (Gn. 3:1-5)
He accused God of being arbitrary
with His laws so no other could be
like Him.
 Job’s case (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7)
He accused God of bribing men to
make them obey Him by personal
interest and not for love.
 Joshua’s case (Zec. 3:1-2)
He accused God of being unfair
because He forgives the sins of
people.
Both in the vision of the High Priest Joshua and in the
resurrection of Moses, Jesus did not counter Satan’s
accusations. He just said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Judas 9)
God didn’t defend Himself from the accusation, but He
waited the right time to be vindicated.

10. Vindicate is to clear from guilt, accusation,
blame, etc., as by evidence or argument,
so the slandered person can get what he
lost back.
The first evidence in God’s case was the
death of Jesus at the cross. There He
showed His love and justice.
“The Lord is righteous in all His
ways, gracious in all His works”
(Psalm 145:17)

11. “The fact that the only-begotten Son of God gave His life because of
man’s transgression, to satisfy justice and to vindicate the honor of
God’s law, should be constantly kept before the minds of children
and youth. The object of this great sacrifice should also be kept
before them; for it was to uplift fallen man degraded by sin that
this great sacrifice was made. Christ suffered in order that
through faith in Him our sins might be pardoned”
E.G.W. (Fundamentals of Christian Education, cp. 45, pg. 369)

12. At the same time, by this act of justice, God was also able to reveal
His grace and love, because Jesus’ death was substitutionary. He
died for us, in our stead, so that we don’t have to face that death
ourselves. This is the amazing provision of the gospel, that God
Himself would bear in Himself the punishment that His own justice
demanded, the punishment that legitimately belonged to us.

13. “But the plan of redemption had a yet broader and deeper
purpose than the salvation of man. It was not for this
alone that Christ came to the earth; it was not merely
that the inhabitants of this little world might regard the
law of God as it should be regarded; but it was to
vindicate the character of God before the universe. To
this result of His great sacrifice—its influence upon the
intelligences of other worlds, as well as upon man—the
Saviour looked forward when just before His crucifixion
He said: “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall
the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all unto Me.” John 12:31, 32.
The act of Christ in dying for the salvation of man would
not only make heaven accessible to men, but before all the
universe it would justify God and His Son in their dealing
with the rebellion of Satan. It would establish the
perpetuity of the law of God and would reveal the nature
and the results of sin”
E.G.W. (Patriarchs and Prophets, cp. 4 “The Plan of Redemption”, pg. 68)

14. Vindication in the Judgment As Scripture has
shown, God’s
judgment is good
news for those of us
who believe in Him,
who trust in Him, and
who are loyal to Him,
even though “we
cannot answer the
charges of Satan
against us.”—Ellen G.
White, Testimonies
for the Church, vol. 5,
p. 472. How-ever, the
judgment is not only
for us. It also serves
the purpose of
vindicating God
before the entire
universe.

15. “Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to
slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the
righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from
You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
(Genesis 18:25)
The Bible states that God is fair
when He judges (Ps. 96:10; 2Tim.
4:8; Rev. 19:2). That is part of His
character (Ps. 98:14)
Knowing who is going to be saved
is not the only goal of the
Judgment. God’s character is
vindicated at the Judgment; His
Name is cleansed of all the lies
Satan used to attack Him.

16. God’s character will be revealed in His judgment. What Abraham had already
understood will, in the end, be manifest to all humanity: “ „Shall not the Judge of
all the earth deal justly?‟ ” (Gen. 18:25, NASB). The different phases of judgment,
with their open-book investigation, make sure that the angels (in the pre-Advent
judgment) and the righteous (in the millennial judgment) can prove and be
reassured that God is just in His dealings with humanity and that He has been
merciful in each case.

17. God declares that once the Judgment would be over,
“Every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall
confess to God” (Romans 14:11)
During the Investigative Judgment, all Heaven (angels
and non-fallen worlds) will admit God’s justice and His
character will be vindicated.
During the millenium, the saved ones will review that
Judgment and will also admit God’s character and
justice.
At the end of the millenium, Satan and his angels, and
the impious ones will also admit his just
condemnation.
God’s character will then be vindicated before all His
creatures.
“And I will sanctify My great name, which has
been profaned among the nations, which you have
profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know
that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I
am hallowed in you before their eyes” (Ezekiel 36:23)

18. “Satan sees that his voluntary rebellion has unfitted him for
heaven. He has trained his powers to war against God; the purity,
peace, and harmony of heaven would be to him supreme torture.
His accusations against the mercy and justice of God are now
silenced. The reproach which he has endeavored to cast upon
Jehovah rests wholly upon himself. And now Satan bows down
and confesses the justice of his sentence”
E.G.W. (The Great Controversy, cp. 42 “The Controversy Ended, pg. 670)
“In sparing the life of the first murderer, God presented before the
whole universe a lesson bearing upon the great controversy.... It was
His purpose, not merely to put down the rebellion, but to
demonstrate to all the universe the nature of rebellion....The holy
inhabitants of other worlds were watching with the deepest interest
the events taking place on the earth... The act of Christ in dying for
the salvation of man would not only make heaven accessible to men,
but before all the universe it would justify God and His son in their
dealing with the rebellion of Satan. The whole universe is watching
with inexpressible interest the closing scenes of the great
controversy between good and evil. Our little world is the lesson
book of the universe” E.G.W. (Last Day Events, cp. 2, pg. 29)

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