Romans 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Yet, through deliberate freedom of choice they soon parted ways, never ever to be on the same page, in this life, or in the life to come. God did not lock Esau into an iron destiny from which he could not free up himself. His ultimate failure was the result of Esau’s own doing. Judas, Peter and all of the twelve disciples had their issues, since all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
But God being the equal opportunity God that He is, granted each of them the power to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out devils. But again, through deliberate choices, Judas parted ways with the other eleven, and his decisions were set in stone, to the point where they would never be reversed, because his choices became baked into his character, so that he is who he is at his very core.
Therefore, as we stand upon the brink of eternity, as we seek a better understanding of why God created Lucifer it behooves us not to make the same mistake he and the fallen angels made, by using freedom of choice, and intelligence, to do evil. Decisions not only carry natural consequences, but also go a long way into sealing one’s character wither for eternal life, or eternal death.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!