Satan, known initially as a glorious cherub covering God's throne, began with a position of honor. Over time, his vanity grew as God granted him governance over the earth. His greed and self-exaltation festered, leading him to desire not just rule over a third of the angels, but over all of them and even God's very throne. In his delusion, he thought himself clever and powerful enough to usurp the Almighty, declaring in his heart that he would make himself like the Most High. This vanity, coupled with selfishness and pride, embittered him until he planned a rebellion against heaven, recruiting other angels to his cause. His actions as an uninvited intruder into the peace of Eden, where God and mankind enjoyed harmony, introduced unbelief, fear, distrust, hatred, and division, disrupting the agreeable relationship and ruining paradise. Satan's ongoing influence continues to separate humanity from God, but the promise remains that He will one day bind this adversary, restoring peace and facilitating a proper relationship between man and God during the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth.