THE FALL is full of mystery. In the Hebraic tradition, the Devil was an aspect of God than communes with humanity. It was a mere shadow of the brightness of God, which humans would not be able to "bear." As time went on, this "Shadow" changed into something more - it became a seperate entity with "Free Will." At first, as witnessed in the "Book of Job," this Shadow Devil is liken to an Adversary that helps tests the quality of a Man's Faith. But, the Devil eventually evolved into being an accuser and subsequently into being a tempter and an Evil Prince over Evil Spirits, Fallen Angels, and Demons. But then again, did the mythic figure of Satan evolve or did or perception of the Devil improve with our own sophistication and understanding?


The traditions of Western Religion and the theories of its Ancient "Fathers" is that Angels who fell did so for various reasons, which might be construed as imperfections. These imperfections are linked first to their Free Will! For reasons of their own, some Angels chose to leave the Divine Unity and they turned away from God. The further away they got from the center of all things (God) the farther they fell.

Then there was Lust. Some of the traditions explain that some Angels were assigned to work with men teaching the arts of civilization when unexpectedly they began to fall into trouble and engaged in the seduction of the daughters of Adam. Although it is characterist of some to blame the women, certainly the Angels in these accounts are not innocent. The real sin here is not just that the Angels were mating with woman, but that the Angels were teaching humans very "deep" secrets that men were not intended to have.

Pride of course if a most ugly sin and is offered as the primary cause of Lucifer's Fall. Lucifer - the Son of the Morning or the Morning Star. In the Bible, the Fall is described as follows:

EZEKIEL 28:12 "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre (the Devil), and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. 16 By the abundance of your trading [rekullatek] you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones. 17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor . . ."
REVELATION 12:3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. . .
LUKE 10:17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." 18 And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."

Throughout the ages people of all walks of life have written about their encouters with Evil Spirits. Hell, the realm of the Devil, is said to be populated by other fallen Angels and entities called Demons, Devils and Sons of God. It is further related that there is an ongoing battle between the spirits of darkness and the forces of light. According to religious thinkers, demons are much more human than Angels and through free will can bargain, reason and strike up deals with men. Whereas man can not do this with an Angel. Angels can only do good and are the manifestations of God's Law, they can not bend the truth and follow any path they may desire. Nevertheless, demons can only live through willing humans - their hosts, possessing them and using them for a short time. Absorbing their energy and light.

Angels, on the other hand, can only create good (even if it is to wage war on evil) and bestow love without prejudice upon humankind. They are the translaters of God's true nature. Finally, in the scheme of things to come, should there actually one day be an ultimate battle between good and evil, there will be no neutral ground. All of God's creation will either fall on one side or the other. Personally, I hope to fall on the side of the Angels!