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Isaiah 14:12-15
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.' Nevertheless you will be thrust down to
Sheol, to the recesses of the pit.

The Scriptures reveal that the angels existed prior to man, and among the angels was
a most magnificent cherub called Lucifer. He was created perfect in beauty and in wisdom,
and his role among the angels was very exalted. Yet this being took his eyes off of his
Creator and began to look at his own magnificence. This led to pride and the corrupting of
his wisdom. Paul refers to Satan's transgression in the following verse where he is speaking
to Timothy about the qualifications for an elder:

I Timothy 3:6
And not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the
condemnation incurred by the devil.

Satan's fall began with the formation of conceit within his heart. Conceit led to
rebellion, and ended in judgment. After an undisclosed period of time God began to
re-create the earth. At this time Satan was released from his first imprisonment, even as he
will be released at the end of Christ's millennial reign.
There is much more Biblical evidence to support the understanding that Yahweh was
re-creating theearth in Genesis chapter one.

Genesis 1:27-28
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and
female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:
(KJV)

The phrase "replenish the earth" means to fill it again. You can only replenish
something that has been made empty. We speak of replenishing the supply of food in our
cupboards when the cupboards have been emptied. Some of the translators of our common
English Bibles have perceived that the word replenish infers that the earth was being
re-filled. This thought is not in accord with the teaching of a large portion of the church.
Therefore the translators in some instances chose to use the word "fill" instead of
"replenish."
The original language supports the usage of the word replenish. The root word in the
Hebrew is 'male' (mal - ay), which means to fill. However, the form of the word found in
this passage, and in only a few other occurrences, expresses the idea of a replenishing, or
refilling. We find this same word form used in Genesis 9:1 where God is speaking to Noah
after the flood.

Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth.
(KJV)