Notice in the above verse that before we are privileged to become the throne of God we must keep the words of the Lord Jesus, strictly observing every one of them.

The Father determined to bring forth His plan through weakness and helplessness, through babies, through mangers, through the foolishness of preaching—all with the intention of confounding the high and mighty lords who are so full of their own conceits.

The next move was to create, through the Logos, the physical heavens and earth, and the new kind of person—man.

Man would have to be touched with the sickness of the rebellion and then provided with an antibody, Christ, to create an eternal immunity to sin and rebellion.

The next step would be to begin to speak to the wicked lords of the heavens through the mouths of certain new people, the prophets. The words of the Bible are addressed primarily to the wicked lords, to the Logos (Christ), and to those who become part of the Logos.

The first words of the Lord to Satan were as follows:

And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:14,15)

It is our point of view that the "dust" mentioned in the above verse refers to the material form of man. It is a hidden message addressed to Satan and his followers who have been bound with an insatiable desire for human flesh. Perhaps this accounts for the sexual lust and perversion that spring up wherever God's commandments are ignored.

The Ten Commandments are a judgment on the wicked, rebellious lords of darkness against whom we struggle. They are an abridged form of the larger, more comprehensive eternal moral law of God that had been violated by the ambitious angels.

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by [through] the church the manifold wisdom of God, (Ephesians 3:10)

For example, the tenth commandment forbids us to covet. Satan coveted the authority and majesty of the Father. God spoke to Satan through Moses: "Thou shalt not covet."

The statements that pose the most threat to the fallen angels are those addressed to the faithful Logos. The Father has determined to give everything to the Logos and to assign the rebellious lords to eternal punishment. The Lake of Fire is prepared for the devil and his angels.

The envy, jealousy, and spite the Father's decision has aroused in the rebels is past our comprehension. Their envy, jealousy, and spite account for the slander, strife, striving for preeminence, and other aspects of the adamic personality found so often in the Christian churches.

To be continued.