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  caption A 16<sup>th</sup>-century illustration of the mythological battle by Pieter Bruegel
  date ''~ 3760 BC ''
  place Heaven
  result Loyalist angels victory
  combatant1 Rebel angels
  combatant2 Loyalist angels
  commander1 Lucifer
  commander2 Michael The Archangel
  strength1 133,306,668
  strength2 266,613,336
  casualties1 ''unknown''
  casualties2 ''unknown''


According to Christian Mythology , the War of Heaven was a defining moment in the universe, when the Archangel Source are conflicted whether Lucifer was an Archangel, Cherub or even Seraphim Lucifer led a third of the Angels in an open revolution against God and his loyal angels.


BACKGROUND TO THE WAR

The most common catalyst considered to have driven Lucifer towards his unsuccessful coup was the Creation Of Man , whereupon God ordered all his angels to Bow Down to Mankind . Lucifer considered this an insult, and rallied discontent amongst other angels who felt the act was degrading since they were God's first creation themselves.


THE WAR

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In the end, Lucifer and all the angels under his command, were thrown out of Heaven as punishment for their insurrection.Sources differ whether the angels were thrown to Earth, or to Hell.


RELIGIOUS INTERPRETATIONS AND VARIATIONS

The Muslim tradition draws on , which claims that Lucifer's pride was seen in his insistence that he was better than Mankind, being forged from fire, rather than clay. The Sufi tradition however, explains that Lucifer espoused a great love of God - and that he had sworn to never bow to anyone except God.

According to the


SEE ALSO

  • Grigori , another company of angels who fell from God's grace at approximately the time of Noah .

  • Heavenly Host , detailed information on angelic armies.

  • DC Comics character Phantom Stranger 's backstory suggests that he was an angel who refused to take sides during the war, and thus was condemned and barred from entering either Heaven or Hell .

  • The Lucifer Character from the Vertigo comic books implies that he was searching for freedom from predestination, and was wary about going to war.



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