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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

Interestingly, diamonds are merely carbon formed
from trees to coal, from coal to diamond but never
the less, the real thing. On the other hand,
synthetic diamonds, cubic zirconia, commonly
called CZ, is a laboratory gem. It is a hard gem
(8.5 on the Mohs scale), but it is not as hard as
diamonds.
On the one hand, CZ is compositionally
superior to diamond. CZ has greater brilliance
and sparkle, it is entirely colourless, and it has no
inclusions. Although entirely made of carbon, as is
the real diamond, it is too perfect. Real ones often
have some imperfection. Comparing this between
the true light and the created light is like the real
diamond being the true light and the cubic
zirconia being the created light.
Because they are creatures, angels have
free wills. Therefore, as Thomas Aquinas says, the
angels too had to choose their salvation. Angelic
knowledge is complete the moment they are
created and infused directly from the first truth,
God himself, therefore, angels need no laborious
thinking to gain knowledge. - They are pure
spirits depending on nothing but the hand of God.
In the case of Lucifer, he had firsthand
knowledge, as all the angels have, except that as
the ministering angel to the Word (Son), he saw no
angel more beautiful than himself. Filled with
pride, narcissism overwhelmed him to the point
that he considered himself equal to God and so
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