Was this the same approach Satan used in heaven when he launched the cosmic controversy? God says of Him, “You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High’ ” (Isa 14:13–14). In Eden Satan said, “you will be like God.” In heaven he wanted the same experience. He thought he could
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