Lucifer was created, as all things were created, to demonstrate God's glory. Make a list of the attributes of God, communicable and incommunicable, and then check off the attributes that we would know little or nothing about had God not ordained that sin enter his creation.
We would not know his mercy, his wrath, his justice, his love, his supremacy, etc. Our picture of God would be missing the 'weightiness' that we find in the story of redemption. We would not know God at all. What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy him forever.
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Romans 18:16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Future Glory
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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