we just have to keep in mind that we chose this consciousness, much like we choose to do so many things that are bad for us: because it pleases us, because we are curious and because, perhaps, we have a spark of the Divine in us that we must eventually learn to put into perspective, rather than feed to megalomania.

lucifer fell, why shouldn't we?

it appears that God set up this system so that we might not fall further... that we might come to realize, with persistent searching for truth, that we must choose to glorify God of our own free will.

Somehow, someone like John Lennon seems like another example of a special case: someone who pushed harder than most but fell short of the mark. You do not get the idea that he would have rejected Christ had he figured out the game here. He was courageous and though he failed often in his personal life, he also succeeded and used his art to try to make a difference based on truth as he knew it.

This as opposed to many supposedly pious people who pretend to be good but are actually bad and have no interest in the truth.

:)