God Knowing What Lucifer Would Do , Why Did He Not Prevent It?
1) Direct Answer
God did not prevent Lucifer’s fall because His eternal purpose required a free moral creation and the revelation of His own attributes in redemption. He allowed it, bounded it, and overrules it to perfect a tested Bride, to display His justice and mercy, and to reveal Himself as Redeemer. He could have stopped it, but He chose to let it run its course for a season so that love would be by choice, faith would be proven, and Christ would be magnified as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- God foreknew and purposed all according to His will: “who works all things after the counsel of His own will” (Ephesians 1:11).
- The Lamb was provided before the fall ever showed on earth: “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8).
- Lucifer’s rebellion was permitted, not outside God’s control: see Job 1–2; Satan can only go as far as God allows.
- God uses even wrath to praise Him and then restrains it: “Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; the remainder…You shall restrain” (Psalm 76:10).
- God brings good out of evil without being its author: “You meant evil… but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20; Romans 8:28).
- The trial proves faith: “the trial of your faith… more precious than gold” (1 Peter 1:6–7; James 1:12).
- Free moral choice is required: “I have set before you life and death… choose life” (Deuteronomy 30:19; Joshua 24:15).
- God will finish it in judgment: “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).
- God is righteous in all His ways (Deuteronomy 32:4).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Love without choice is not love. If God removed the possibility of rebellion, He would make robots, not sons and daughters.
- Untried virtue is not proven. A Bride must be tested and chosen, not forced; overcoming requires something to overcome (Revelation 3:21).
- God wanted to be known not only as Creator, but as Savior, Healer, Redeemer, Judge, and King. Without the fall, “Redeemer” remains unrevealed.
- Allowing is not authoring. God did not create sin; He permitted Lucifer’s pride, set the bounds, and ordained the remedy in Christ before time.
- Darkness gives contrast so the light is seen. The cross is brighter than Eden. What the enemy meant for ruin, God turned into the stage for Calvary and the gathering of a white-robed Bride.
Short Reinforcing Statement
Now notice, it’s not that God could not stop it; He chose, in wisdom, to permit it for a season to fulfill His purpose in Christ. He gave free choice, proved faith, revealed His glory in redemption, and He will finally judge the devil and wipe away all tears. You see, all things are working according to His counsel, and the end is victory for Christ and His Bride.
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The Angel of the Lord
51-0502 §38
But first they had it so copyrighted and everything till we couldn't even touch it by no means. But I got a hold of it. And there, they was charging so much for it and everything, till they made thousands times thousands of dollars out of it, over there in Houston and around. And then when I got a hold of it myself, myself, I let it back to the people just at the cost. First I was afraid to touch it. There is the same supernatural Being. I say this as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, fearing God, knowing t...
Does God ever change His mind about His Word?
65-0418E §76
Look at even King Hezekiah, when he sent that prophet up there to him---God did---and said, "Put your house in order. You're going to die." Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and wept bitterly, and said, "Lord God, I ask You to consider me. I've walked before you with a perfect heart. I want You to let me live fifteen years longer." "All right." God spoke to the prophet, said, "Go back and tell him I heard him." And what did he do? He brought disgrace upon the whole nation. He kindled the anger of God till He wou...
The Queen of Sheba
60-0401E §1
[Pastor introduces Brother Lamsa.] ... he speaks the language and can read the language and read the original documents in which the New Testament was written. So with him, it is so wonderful that he can read directly from the original script the very words that Jesus and the disciples spoke and wrote. He felt that these translations that we have are not always correct and true. And that's where the criticism comes in, because he criticizes the King James version, and some people think that St. Paul preached from t...
Godhead explained
61-0119A §36
And as God in the beginning knowed that man would fall, therefore He could put him on free moral agency, knowing... Because He could display his attributes to be a father, to be a son, to be a healer, to be a saviour. How could He save, unless ... something lost? And in God was the attributes, before there even was an angel or a molecule or anything. God was by Himself alone; but He wasn't God, 'cause God is an object of worship. There was nothing for Him to worship ... nothing to worship Him. But his attributes di...
Testimony
53-0902 §89
And I pray that You'll break the holds of Satan, that great spirit of unbelief. O God, knowing that he's the one that causes the enemy. He's the one that causes the defects. For all things are possible to them that believe. And when unbelief is existent, then God can't have the right of way. But, Father, may the devil flee tonight. Grant it, Lord. And now as Your servant, as I stand here in a representative way of Your vicarious suffering and bleeding and dying yonder at Calvary; when He was wounded for our transgr...