PL 21 The Fall

Since one of the most important divine aspects is free will or freedom of choice, this had to turn into its opposite too.

The spirit who was the first to succumb to the temptation of abusing this power, the one who is sometimes referred to as Lucifer, Satan, or the Devil, who influenced others to follow him, would naturally have been the first one to inhabit the new world that came into existence. This spirit had complete power over all those who followed him, and, contrary to God, he used this power.

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