Satan’s Favourite Target - King Solomon reviving his Temple into that of a mason 1 Kings 10:23 “So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.” - Berean Standard Bible 1 Kings 11:1 “King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.” - Berean Literal Bible Solomon’s in all his splendour succumbed to an overwhelming hunger for more . He also fell into the snare Satan set for him, the snare of an insatiable love for women, driven of course by an addiction to his reproductive physiology. God deliberately gave Solomon feet of clay and haughty pride, to secure his downfall later and because of God’s impartiality ( Romans 2:11 ), He especially chose King Solomon, a prominent Israelite and the son of King David, to prove it, and specifically him to commit multiple acts of abomination against God. Since Jesus was to become the third and last Temple, the first two were to go, irrespective of their grandeur. Solomon’s pride and downfall had to pave the way for the most perfect Temple ever, Jesus Christ! 1 Kings 11:1-8 “ 1  King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab , Ammon , Edom , and Sidon , as well as Hittite women. 2  These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods .” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. 3  He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines —and his wives turned his heart away . 4  For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods , and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. 5   Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites . 6  So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD ; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely. 7  At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem , Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. 8   He did the same for all his foreign wives , who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods .” - Berean Standard Bible Ecclesiastes 1:9 “What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” - Berean Standard Bible But where did all this start? Let’s go back into history God’s purpose and Lucifer’s arrogance God speaking through Ezekiel Ezekiel 28:14-17 ““ 14  “You were the anointed cherub who covers , And I placed you there . You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. 15  “ You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you. 16  “ By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence , And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire. 17  “ Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty ; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor . I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.” - NASB 1995 Do you see the passive voice playing itself out above? So, did Lucifer anoint himself? No, God did. Did Lucifer place himself on the holy mountain of God? No. God did. Did Lucifer make himself blameless in all his ways? No God did. Did Lucifer by himself engage in the abundance of his trade ( Ezekiel 28:5 )? No, God did. So then, did Lucifer fill himself with violence? No, God did that. Did Lucifer lift up his own heart? No. God did that. God gave Lucifer his pride . God does everything ( Isaiah 45:7 ), even corrupting Lucifer’s wisdom by giving him the ability to [supposedly as the ‘ great architect ’] use it for mocking his Creator, who is Christ Himself , the Almighty God of the universe! And why did God do that? To eventually show the world the futility of mocking Christ! Besides, Christ already humiliated Lucifer as being profane , banning him in shame ! And the moral in the Bible passage above? God used Lucifer to set the stage for keeping humanity unaware of its unawareness of Truth and for God to change that in everyone’s own time. Ultimately for all to never take anything for granted and to painfully experience being purified into loving citizens of His Kingdom of unimaginable joy and beauty, also in His own time ( 1 Corinthians 15:23 )! But, before we can get to this blissful new beginning, Satan’s own ‘kingdom’ on earth must first be taken care of, with God ‘assisting’ him in establishing his temporary reign, mocking Christ, in vain . See, after this Satan , his beast and his false prophets ( 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ) will be in anguish for quite a few eons ( Revelation 20:10 )! Most Bibles erroneously reflect “forever and ever”. An eon has a cut-off time! To be continued