How did Satan Fall?

[cecilia97]

And now that I think about it, a nun back in grade school told me that Lucifer refused to worship God as a man as well. This must be the answer since so many of us have heard it.

This theory is covered in an article on New Advent…
newadvent.org/cathen/04764a.htm

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

It was due to pride. Lucifer (Satan) wanted to be equal to God, and his pride led to his fall, as the verse I quoted from Isaiah states.“Isa 14:11 Thy pride is brought down to hell, thy carcass is fallen down: under thee shall the moth be strewed, and worms shall be thy covering.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? how art thou fallen to the earth, that didst wound the nations?
Isa 14:13 And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north.”(Douay-Rheims Version)

Isaiah 14 has absolutely nothing to do with the devil. Matches used to be called lucifers - the chapter is not referring to them either.​

As for the question - G.K. Chesterton’s answer is a good one: “satan fell by force of gravity” - ##