Re: the 1/3 who were cast out of heaven - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

SteelBlue · 09-23-2005, 07:24 PM

The more I think about "The War in Heaven" the more I realize that we just don't know very much about what happened there. Or at least I don't. Some questions come to my mind whenever I have thought about the subject, and I've never really found any great answers. I'd be curious to see what some of the minds on this board think. So here goes:

1) Why did so many people seem to think that going with Lucifer and his plan was the right way to go? Apparently it was not totally obvious to them that they could/would lose this "battle". I'm amazed to think that so many souls felt that this was the thing that they needed to do.

2) Do you think it was an aversion to risk that led them to go with Satan's plan? Was it because he promised them power? Did these people truly feel what they were doing was right?

3) Do you think these souls currently believe that they HAVE lost or certainly WILL lose the "war". In other words, beyond screwing up the lives of as many people as they can here on earth, do they think they still have a shot to come out on top when all is said and done?

My current personal opinions:

1 and 2) I think there may have been some who were intrigued by the automatic/forced soul saving idea. Perhaps they found it less risky (which would be pretty ironic). However, I think that more likely it was that they felt that they were losing a stake in something (as Lucifer seems to have felt). In other words, perhaps they felt that they were giving up power?

3) I think they must know that they have lost the war. But the motivation to simply "screw things up" for the rest of us seems too simple. I think there's something more that perhaps we don't know about yet. Something that they think they can accomplish?

I'd love to hear the thoughts of the cougarguard braintrust.

09-23-2005, 07:24 PM	#1
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Re: the 1/3 who were cast out of heaven The more I think about "The War in Heaven" the more I realize that we just don't know very much about what happened there. Or at least I don't. Some questions come to my mind whenever I have thought about the subject, and I've never really found any great answers. I'd be curious to see what some of the minds on this board think. So here goes: 1) Why did so many people seem to think that going with Lucifer and his plan was the right way to go? Apparently it was not totally obvious to them that they could/would lose this "battle". I'm amazed to think that so many souls felt that this was the thing that they needed to do. 2) Do you think it was an aversion to risk that led them to go with Satan's plan? Was it because he promised them power? Did these people truly feel what they were doing was right? 3) Do you think these souls currently believe that they HAVE lost or certainly WILL lose the "war". In other words, beyond screwing up the lives of as many people as they can here on earth, do they think they still have a shot to come out on top when all is said and done? My current personal opinions: 1 and 2) I think there may have been some who were intrigued by the automatic/forced soul saving idea. Perhaps they found it less risky (which would be pretty ironic). However, I think that more likely it was that they felt that they were losing a stake in something (as Lucifer seems to have felt). In other words, perhaps they felt that they were giving up power? 3) I think they must know that they have lost the war. But the motivation to simply "screw things up" for the rest of us seems too simple. I think there's something more that perhaps we don't know about yet. Something that they think they can accomplish? I'd love to hear the thoughts of the cougarguard braintrust.