Confinement of the Devil

The archangel Lucifer and those who followed him into open rebellion against their creator, felt the bitter agony of their defeat, the shame of being conquered and the restriction of captivity. I do not know if the Devil thought that he had the capability to come up against the awesome powers of heaven and be victorious. Could it have been that he (the devil) was so blinded by his pride that he fail to acknowledge his position and role in the grand design of the heaven purpose.

Did he who had the ability through trickery and was capable of mustering one third of the heavenly being in a cosmic battle against his creator was capable of defeating the powers of heaven? Satan forgot that the powers he possessed was a gift to him by his awesome creator Yahweh and the said power that he possessed could have been taken away from him at any time. Satan took for granted, the freedom with which he was "allowed" to carry out his heavenly responsibility and assignment was an indication of the magnitude of his power and his growing supremacy above the God head. 

It was only when he suffered defeat at the hands of the holy Son of God: Jesus that he realized his error and the eternally fatal consequence that was associated with his actions. Unfortunately for the once commander of the angelic host, it was too late for him; his doom were already sealed. Now he must be held captive until the day of his final and eternal destruction. 

He can no longer existed in heaven because, he was no longer perfect. Heaven is a place for perfect being, it is the throne of the ultimate power and his loyal subjects. It was Yahweh who made the devil, and his angels, it is Yahweh who made the heavens and ordained its use. 

The Devil can neither be allowed to roam free, he must not appear to have benefit from his transgressions, and this will send the message. That would also send the message that while Jesus with the help of the other angel was able to defeat him, devil maybe the God head is not powerful enough to take any meaningful actions against the devil.

The authority of heaven had to make an example of the devil. The other members of heaven and the other worlds had to be given an example of Yahweh's power over the devil. Satan must be confined and stripped of access to his God invested power. Yahweh who knows the beginning from the end, also knew the perfect means by which the devil can be contained without the use of bars, locks and keys and such a place was already in existence.

In this case the earth, the home of human kind, with all its natural beauty and Godly tranquility, was the most suited place to aid in the eternal confinement of the devil. The perfection of earth was all the creator needed, to bind the power of the devil that transformed him into what can be considered a helpless babe. The only place, on the earth the devil found refuge and a level of comfort was upon the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; everywhere else provided tremendous discomfort for the one who questioned his creator's love, authority and perfect intent.

Man was aware of the confinement of the devil upon the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. The creator's instructions were clear, man were free to eat of every tree of the Garden, however; he was not to go near the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, to touch the tree or to eat the fruit thereof.

The Almighty Creator knew that although earth's environment bonded the powers of the devil, he still had his ability to speak and the skill of deception that he so tactfully used to deceive one third of the host of heaven. Hence the admonishment not to go near the tree. 

The laws as it related to men’s interactions with this tree, was done out of love. Yahweh did not want to expose the first couple to anything that could have create a potential threat to the tranquility of dwelling in Jesus love, and the direct care with which was lavished upon the man and his panther.