The warfare is continued in mortality in the conflict between right and wrong, between the gospel and false principles, etc. The spirits who thus rebelled and persisted were thrust out of heaven and cast down to the earth without mortal bodies, “and thus came the devil and his angels” ( D&C 29:37 see also Rev. It was evident that if given agency, some persons would fall short of complete salvation Lucifer and his followers wanted salvation to come automatically to all who passed through mortality, without regard to individual preference, agency, or voluntary dedication (see Isa. Such a refusal was a rebellion against the Father’s plan of redemption. The war broke out because one-third of the spirits refused to accept the appointment of Jesus Christ as the Savior. The issues involved such things as agency, how to gain salvation, and who should be the Redeemer. The war was primarily over how and in what manner the plan of salvation would be administered to the forthcoming human family upon the earth. 12:7 and refers to the conflict that took place in the premortal existence among the spirit children of God.
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