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All that produces pride in the heart of mankind is evident in the Word of the Lord to Tyre. Because of a desire to usurp the power and position which belongs solely to the Lord, Tyre was to be slain with the sword. Be it the sword of the Lord or the sword of men, such extreme pride could only result in death. It is noteworthy that special mention is made of the destruction of the beauty of their wisdom and their brightness would be defiled or polluted. The very elements which had been the foundation of their greatness would be the cause of the downfall of Tyre. Eze. 28:6-8 When faced with the enemy will the declaration, ìI am Godî deliver Tyre. No, for at that moment of time it shall be proven that he was but a man. Eze. 28:9 Ezekiel commanded to take up a lamentation for Tyre. It was to be a funeral dirge, a time of mourning. In it we find the very high and exalted position and power which the Lord had bestowed upon His crated being, Lucifer. He was an unique creation in the hand of the Lord. There is no question but what the Lord loved him greatly. Consider the excellent and wondrous description voiced by Ezekiel concerning him:-
THOU SEALEST UP THE SUM. Eze. 28:12 You were the seal of perfection. NKJV. He was the ultimate, the very epitome, the extreme height of creation. He was the seal, the signet of all that was and is to be perfect. A seal or signet enables the one having it to act on behalf of the person whose name or face appeared on the seal. Just think of the tremendous power and authority which was invested in the person bearing the seal. All that perfection is, was found in Him. He fell from that high and holy place. Now the Lord is now taking just the opposite approach. He is taking fallen humanity, saving them, cleansing them and bringing them to perfection. They are being sealed with the Holy Spirit. 2 Cor. 1:32 The final work of the Lord will be in finding a perfected church/bride who is like Himself in every aspect of the word. Holy and perfected with all the perfection of the Almighty. Eph. 5:27 Seal and sum both indicate that which is the final thing. In this case he was the completed pattern and nothing could be added to him. There was no other being as close to the Lord as this created being. He established an example which is to be seen repeatedly in the history of the relationship found in the scriptures between the Lord and mankind. All the types point to the enemy within. The antichrist will be a member of good standing in the last day church. What is unfolding before us in this lamentation will be repeated in the future revelation of the antichrist. He comes from the church. He will leave the church, in his time, because he is of a different spirit and character. 1 John 2:19.