THE MOST HIGH

We  are going to take a journey back into ages past so we will have a foundation of what caused the fall in the garden.

 We are going to look at another name for God…"The Most High".  Elyown  (El-Yone.)    Notice just as Elohim begins with El so does Elyown…El…Strength. The Almighty -The Mighty One…Power…Strong. 

The Most High…Elyown…Elevation, the Supreme, Most High, Upper Most.

From the primary root Alah (aw-law) to ascend. Be High. Arise up. Break of day.

Exalt. Excel. Light. Perfect. Take up work. Restore. Spring up.

         Someone last week mentioned "protection". Let's look at the Most High God in Psalm 91.1-2. "Those who live in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (We already saw the El (the beginning of Elohim and Elyown means "Almighty") and here is what we say "I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge, and my Fortress, my God; in Him will I trust." (It was a revelation to me  could the Secret Place of the Most High be Jesus Christ?)  Our life is hidden in Christ in God. (Col. 3:3.)

The Lord reveals through the scriptures. I believe He reveals in Ezekiel 28…The Lord has taken up a lamentation upon the King of Tyrus but in vs. 12-19. I believe He begins giving us information about Lucifer, the anointed Cherub. We find out he was in Eden, the Garden of God, (I believe this Garden of Eden was in Heaven) Lucifer was upon the Holy Mountain of God and walked upon the stones of fire.  God created him beautiful…his pipes may mean he was musical.

Lucifer was perfect in his ways from the day the Most High God created him. Vs. 15 iniquity was found in him.  This is where evil began…this is the root of sin.

Iniquity in Hebrew "avon" (aw-von) perversity, moral evil, fault, iniquity, mischief, sin, punishment of iniquity. From a primary root- to crook, do amiss, bow down, make crooked, pervert, perverse, trouble, and turn and do wickedly, do wrong.

Lucifer was. Anointed…Hebrew mimshach- in the sense of expansion-outspread with outstretched wings- anointed.

He was a covering cherub - Hebrew - cakak (saw-kak) a primary root…to entwine as a screen. To fence in. Cover over. Protect. Defense. Defend, hedge in. Join together.

I think of the Cherubim's that covered the Ark of the Tabernacle. Their wings stretched over the Mercy Seat of God.

(It is interesting that when Lucifer …now Satan wanted to try Job…he told the Lord…I can't touch Job because You have him hedged in…protected. (Job 1:10.)

Lucifer in Hebrew …heylel (from a primary root halal)… in the sense of brightness…the morning star…to be clear (original of sound but usually of color) to shine (hence to make a show) to boast. To be clamorously foolish. To rave. To celebrate. Boast self. Command. To be mad against. Rage- renowned.

Vs. 17…his heart was lifted up because of his beauty, he corrupted his wisdom because of his brightness. The Lord cast him to the ground. He will destroy this angel…he fell from Heaven.

Isaiah 14. (If you read all of Isaiah 14 you will find out more about the enemy, even though the Lord's proverb is against the King of Babylon. Vs. 12 Talks about Lucifer's fall…he fell from Heaven to the ground. (Where is the ground?).  The only "ground" I know of is earth.

The reason for his fall is described more clearly here…vs. 15-17. He wanted to exalt his throne above the Stars of God. (Many times the word "Stars" are referring to Angels.)

He wanted to sit upon the Mount of the congregation on the side of the north.

Mount in Hebrew is "Har" a mountain range of hills…  Promotion.

 he wanted to promote himself.

Congregation in Hebrew is "mowed" an appointment. A fixed time or season. A festival. An assembly. The place of meeting. Synagogue.

Vs. 14 he wanted to be like the Most High. (he wanted to be God).

Lucifer had a choice…he had a will…I found five "I will's" in these verses...

I have heard sermons that said a Covering Cherub covered the Glory of God.  The Glory of the Most High God cast him out of heaven. The Glory of God is wonderful, but when Lucifer came against it,   the Glory of the Most High would have been so powerful…I believe it caused not only  Lucifer to fall but caused the universe to experience a tremendous cataclysm eruption (When I looked up cataclysm in the dictionary…" Any violent upheaval. A sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface…floods…deluge.) Remember in Genesis one, when the Spirit brooded over the darkness of the deep. (The earth was in darkness and the deep was agitating waters.)

Luke 10:18 Jesus saw Satan (now his name is changed) fall as lightning from Heaven.

This was "Star Wars."  In Satan's rebellion he took a third of the angels with him.Rev. 12 1-11.  In verse 9 he is called the dragon, the old serpent (remember that one) called the devil and Satan.

So now his name is changed from Lucifer…to Satan. Hebrew (saw-tawn)" an opponent, the arch enemy of God. Adversary. From a primary root - to attack, accuse, adversary."

Lucifer fell from Light.  He fell from the presence and Glory of the Most High God.

He became full of darkness…no light at all (although he tries to present himself as an angel of light. 2 Cor 11:14.) Jesus said there is no truth in him at all. We can not even conceive of the depravity when separated from the Light and Presence of God.

Thank God, Jesus came as The Light and The Way, the Truth and the Life.

I looked up archenemy in the dictionary… (The regular Random College Dictionary) and it said "chief enemy - Satan.")

We have talked about how this fall could have been catastrophic to the universe. This last week on one of the learning channels I watched a program on how the moon was made. The scientist (a lady) said 4 billion years ago the earth was hit with another planet the size of the planet Mars. It hit at such an angle that it didn't destroy earth but knocked off a piece of earth that began circling our earth and became our moon. She actually talked about earth as two different earths (before the collision) and after. She said there were gigantic tidal waves on the earth. (Sound familiar…the Spirit of God moved over the face of the deep (The agitating waters). I found it very interesting.

 One scripture has always intrigued me and I'm not sure of the answer. It is talking about the Covenant God made with David and His Seed (which is Christ) shall endure forever. Ps 89:37" it shall be established for ever as the moon and as a faithful witness in heaven." I do know that the Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar. I've always wondered why the moon is a faithful witness in the sky. . (Thanks for putting up with my musing here). Could the moon have been made from that eruption? When satan fell from Heaven?