There was never a created being that exceeded the glory and power of Lucifer and there was never a fall that surpassed his from the heights of heaven to the depths of hell. No one can ever take solace in place nor position. No one is impervious to pride and the catastrophe which follows thereafter. Revelation chapter 9 describes Heaven's greatest disappointment with the fall of the morning star and earth experiences the impact at ground zero, an impact of death, disaster and destruction. Whilst Satan disappointed heaven he could not frustrate the purposes of God. The carnage and destruction he reeks on this world is the prelude to the establishment of God's Kingdom upon this earth. It is so often darkest before the storm. Let us take solace that darkness cannot defeat the light, nor can the smoke of hell choke out the life of God. If God can prove Himself sovereign over Satan, He is sovereign over all catastrophe, suffering and disappointment.
Dr J Stewart Gillespie @ graceinchrist.org