Well, remember there was no such thing as hell when Satan first rebelled and he did not and does not have omniscience. Satan was blinded by his own pride in thinking he could be a better God than God. Mankind is also blinded by his pride into thinking he doesn't need God or can go to be with God on his own terms. That is why God says he hates pride more than any other sin.
How do you know? When was hell created?
Satan was blinded by his own pride in thinking he could be a better God than God.
I must read up on my Milton.
Mankind is also blinded by his pride into thinking he doesn't need God or can go to be with God on his own terms. That is why God says he hates pride more than any other sin.
Now do you understand why we think of the Reformation as we do?
I missed this question.
Did Satan have a "free choice" to choose to reign in hell? If so, do angels today still have a "free choice"?
As boatbums explained, most people believe that Satan fell not because he had a choice but because of pride. There is some evidence to support this claim although we'll never know. I personally think (and this is Harley's explanation mind you) that Satan fall was like Adam. In both cases, they lacked the wisdom of God to make the right decision. Rather than ask God for wisdom from above, as we are commanded in scripture to do, they decided to follow their own course.
When we depart from being dependent on the Lord, we will fail. Which is exactly what the Lord is trying to teach us as Christians-to become more dependent on Him. The other 2/3 of the angels are totally dependent on the Lord.