I hesitate in writing about this, but I will reluctantly, because of so much confusion about this topic. Was Satan the music director in heaven? Was he a chief musician?
NO.
Well, there is no definitive proof. Let’s look at what God’s Word says instead of just “sharing opinions.”
Now I suppose you want me to back that up with something, right? The only scripture whatsoever that people use when making this argument is Ezekiel 28:13-19.
“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.”
They (the instruments) were “prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.” KJV,” “prepared for you on the day you were created. NKJV,” and “given to you on the day you were created” NLT
“I ordained and anointed you as the mighty angelic guardian. You had access to the holy mountain of God and walked among the stones of fire.”
“You were blameless in all you did from the day you were created until the day evil was found in you”
“Your great wealth filled you with violence, and you sinned. So I banished you from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O mighty guardian, from your place among the stones of fire.”
“Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.” “You defiled your sanctuaries with your many sins and your dishonest trade. So I brought fire from within you, and it consumed you. I let it burn you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.”
“All who knew you are appalled at your fate. You have come to a terrible end, and you are no more.”
That one scripture (Ezekiel 28:13) has been turned into the “devil was the music director… wasn’t he?” doctrine.
He was a created being. Possibly one of the most beautifully decorated beings God created. What caused his fall? It’s very clear within the above scriptures:
“Your great wealth filled you with violence, and you sinned.”
“”Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty.”
“You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor“
Violence, sin, pride, corrupted wisdom… all these are hostility with God.
Could it be, that nothing is any different here on earth? Earth has a special connection with heaven. Many aspects in scripture are shadows or patterns of heaven.
Paul wrote Timothy…
“For the love of money (wealth) is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.” 1 Tim 6:10
From being a “mighty guardian” to a fallen being who had “walked among the stones of fire.”
“The Hebrew “timbrel and pipe” translates to what we know as “tambourine and flute” today. Maybe the devil was originally created to worship with these instruments, but nowhere in scripture does it say he did. Maybe it was the purpose and plan of God for him, but he corrupted God’s plan with his corrupted wisdom.
Proverbs 1:7 says, “Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
The same things sending the devil to hell, will also send men to hell… The heart that is so full of pride that it corrupts the wisdom of God. It’s too late for the devil, but not for you and me.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16
“God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.” 1 John 4:9
Hell was not created for men. Don’t let “pride” corrupt your wisdom…
