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spoken of this anointed cherub that we see recorded nowhere else in the Bible. When was Satan cast
to the ground and put before kings? When did God turn Satan to ashes in the eyes of all who see him,
and when were the people appalled upon seeing Satan judged? From the time of Adam’s creation we
do not find any record of Satan being judged in this manner.

There are some Bible scholars who believe these phrases refer to Satan’s appearance upon the original
earth that pre-dated Adam. Some have suggested that the first earth was in many ways like the re-
created earth in which Adam was placed. There was on the earth a pre-Adamic race. There was a wide
variety of animals that dwelt on the land, in the seas, and flew in the air, among which were the
dinosaurs whose fossils are found throughout the planet. There was even a garden of Eden on that
original earth. All of these things perished when Satan rebelled against Yahweh and warfare ensued
in the heavens. It is further suggested that Satan subverted some members of this pre-Adamic race,
while conquering others. This would explain statements such as the following lines from Isaiah 14.

How the oppressor has ceased, and how fury has ceased!

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers which used to strike the peoples in
fury with unceasing strokes, which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

You have been cut down to the earth, you who have weakened the nations!

Those who see you will gaze at you, they will ponder over you, saying, “Is this the one who made the
earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world like a wilderness and overthrew its cities,
who did not allow his prisoners to go home?”

This passage from Isaiah is addressed to “the king of Babylon,” yet there are portions of it that could
not be applied to a human ruler. In the midst of this prophecy we find the following words:

How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down
to the earth, you who have weakened the nations! But you said in your heart, “I will ascend to
heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the
recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most
High.”

I do not believe it is wise to be dogmatic about these matters, for when we make mention of the pre-
Adamic earth we find that the Bible does not speak explicitly, or in great depth, of these things. We
are left to discern what we can from the often enigmatic proclamations of prophets and seers.
Nevertheless, there are some things that we can accurately deduce from the testimony of the
Scriptures. We know that the angels were created prior to the earth being formed, for we are told that
“the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy” when God laid its
foundations (Job 38:7). We know that Satan fell prior to mankind being created, for his first
appearance to man in the garden of Eden is as a cunning deceiver.

It is also right to reconsider some orthodox beliefs. We should ask where demons, or unclean spirits
come from. It is often assumed by Christians that demons are fallen angels, but we must ask whether