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The provided documents don't contain information about the number of angels who fell with Satan in the beginning. The excerpts focus on other topics like the three angels' messages of Revelation 14, man's fall in Eden, and visions of heaven, but they don't address the proportion of angels who joined Satan's rebellion. To find Ellen White's counsel on this specific question, you would need to search her writings that deal with the origin of evil and Satan's rebellion in heaven. She wrote extensively about this topic in books like *Patriarchs and Prophets* and *The Great Controversy*, particularly in chapters dealing with the fall of Lucifer and the war in heaven. The documents provided do mention angels in various contexts - angels grieving over man's fall, angels with harps in heaven, and angels as symbols of God's messengers - but none address the numerical proportion of angels who fell in the original rebellion. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the origin of Satan's rebellion in heaven? • How did Ellen White describe the war in heaven between Michael and the dragon? • What counsel did she give about the character and work of angels who remained loyal to God?

Ellen White did not specify an exact number or proportion of angels who joined Lucifer's rebellion. However, she described the rebellion as involving "great numbers" who chose to follow Satan. In her account, she wrote that when Lucifer promised a new government of complete freedom, "Great numbers signified their purpose to accept him as their leader and chief commander" (SR 16.1). The documents reveal that the rebellion was significant enough that Lucifer "flattered himself that he should yet have all the angels on his side" (SR 16.1), suggesting his influence was spreading widely. Ellen White described how "great numbers expressed their intent to accept him as their leader and chief commander" (SH 6.5), indicating a substantial following developed during the conflict. The rebellion ultimately led to war in heaven, where "The Son of God, the Prince of Heaven, and His loyal angels, engaged in conflict with the arch rebel and those who united with him" (TA 45.3). The outcome was decisive: "The Son of God and true, loyal angels prevailed; and Satan and his sympathizers were expelled from heaven" (TA 45.3). While Ellen White emphasized that the rebellion involved significant numbers of angels, she did not provide a specific fraction like one-half or one-third. Her focus was more on the nature of the rebellion, the deceptive reasoning Lucifer used, and the loyalty of the angels who remained true to God despite the conflict. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What deceptive arguments did Lucifer use to persuade angels to join his rebellion? • How did the loyal angels respond when they saw other angels being deceived? • What was the final outcome of the war in heaven according to Ellen White?