You asked:
What happened to celestial beings when
they fell? e.g. when
Lucifer went from the anointed cherub that covereth, to
the dragon, Satan the devil? Did that all happen instantly, or did it
take some time for him to become who he is now?
Answer: Here's
what Jesus told Dr. Richard Eby during his "life after
death experience," before Jesus returned him back to
Earth.
"My Book tells of the time when
Lucifer's rebellion in Heaven changed some things.
He sought to usurp My Father's Throne, assume His position
as The Most High God, and to rule the universe. For
that blasphemy Lucifer was cast from Heaven to Earth; in
fact I saw him fall as a bolt of lightning! In a
tantrum of hate and range over being deposed so fast he
and his fallen angels disfigured Our perfect Earth.
It became void and uninhabitable. [Ed., see Genesis
1:1 and 1:2]
"For punishment befitting this enemy of
God, Lucifer was given a new name, Satan, since he was the
self-appointed 'Adversary' of the Almighty. Anything
that God had made, Satan would attempt to destroy from
then on. As Lucifer, he had been created the highest
angel about the Throne; one of his assignments and talents
being the chief musician in charge of worship and
music. In his rebellious anger he set about
destroying harmony on and in the Earth from then on.
That is why the Earth where he operates now is out of
harmony with God's other creations. In My Book we
call this disharmony 'sin,' because it defies God's Will
that even the heavens declare the Glory of God and the
firmament show His handiwork.
"But be of good cheer, My son. The
Father has permitted Me to overcome Satan's world's system
of sin, and to destroy the works of Satan, and to
re-establish righteousness in the hearts of My
friends. Eventually in His chosen time He will
restore all creation as it once was, in Him!"
You asked: Do
they feel pain and pleasure?
Answer: I saw
an amazing video on youtube of a city street camera that
caught the fall of a real, bright angel with wings, on a
dark night. I say 'with wings' because some people
claim angels don't have wings. This one did.
It landed on the street sidewalk by a store that was
closed for the night. It
recovered fast! It quickly picked itself
up and shot back up into the dark night sky.
People came running to see what happened but the angel
was already gone. That video could still be
available but it would take some searching to find it as
it was in a video that showed other incidents as well.
You
asked: When man fell, not only did he change
spiritually, but even physiologically.
Was
there anything similar that happened to celestial
beings when they fell?
Answer:
Yes, they go back and forth between ugly and
beautiful. In a book entitled "The Beautiful
Side of Evil" by Johanna Michaelsen, related to Hal
Lindsey, she tells how when she was in the occult, the
demons would appear as beautiful beings. So she
asked them to show her their true side and they turned
into ugly demons. They couldn't hold their
beautiful image for very long. There are videos
online about her book: The Beautiful Side of Evil by Johanna
Michaelsen
You asked:
When there is war amongst celestial beings, are they
able to hurt one another, like cutting off a
limb? Do they
feel pain and pleasure?
Answer: No
doubt they have feelings because it would be necessary
to accomplish tasks assigned them by God. Jesus
said some day we will be like the angels in Heaven.
Since we can feel now, no doubt we will be able to do so
then. But whether or not angels can lose limbs,
Jesus, after His resurrection, was able to pass through
walls unharmed. However, God said that someday He
will wipe all our tears away.
You
asked: Do they grow in knowledge?
Answer:
The Bible
indicates we will judge the angels some day which
means they can fail and come short on their tasks
and must give account.
Since we will be judging them, it becomes apparent they
must be able to learn by their mistakes, and thereby,
grow in knowledge.
You
asked: They apparently do not
experience mortal death like man, but are they not
potentially subject to the second death, like we are?
Answer:
Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire at the end of
time for eternity. That means His demons, fallen
angels, death and hell, will go with him since he is
their leader.
And death and hell were cast
into the lake of fire. This is
the second death.
You asked: How many different
kinds / species of celestial beings do you suppose
that there are?
Answer: A book entitled "Secrets
of Enoch" goes into considerable detail
about many kinds of angels in Chapter XIX
and what they do. Here's a link to it in .pdf
form that you can download to read at your
leisure: Link: https://wbaseem.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/the-book-of-the-secrets-of-enoch.pdf