Here's another parable in God's Word about Satan in the old world, where God uses flesh kings as a type:
Ezek 31:2-18
2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; "Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
One must pay attention here, pause and think throughout. What did our Heavenly Father just say there?
He tells Ezekiel to speak to Pharaoh, and then starts talking about "the Assyrian", so what gives? Further down we find out He is speaking this about someone else other than flesh kings.
The idea of the high cedar is about royalty. In Ezekiel 17 it's used as a symbol for Zedekiah king of Judah. The parable here takes that form, trees representing persons. The Assyrian was a cedar of high stature, with a shadowing shroud, his top among thick boughs; these are symbols to represent high status, royalty, exalted.
4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
The "waters" made him great? The deep with her rivers round about his plants, and flowing out unto all the trees of the field? What could this be a parable about? It represents the high cedar (a king) that was exalted by God from Whom the Waters of Life flow, and He made this high cedar flourish above all the trees of the field.
6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
The high cedar's boughs provided nests for the fowls of heaven, and branches of shade for all the beasts of the field, and under his shadow dwelt all "great nations". Wait a minute! I thought God was giving a parable here about the high cedar? Why this turn from the parable all of sudden and then mention of "great nations"?
The purpose is to form in the mind a picture of a previous kingdom on earth involving a high king exalted by God which God's blessings flowed through unto the all the other trees of the field, i.e., "great nations". So far we must assume this about the king of Assyria.
Notice how God briefly mentioned this "great nations" idea interspersed among the high cedar parable? It's there like a wake up call of who He is really pointing to here.
7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
This just changed everything though. Was Pharaoh or the Assyrian ever in God's Garden of Eden? No. But Satan was. Now we know God is only using the flesh kings Pharaoh and the Assyrian as types pointing back to Satan himself, just like what God did in the Ezekiel 28 chapter about the prince and king of Tyrus.
This description of the high cedar is about his being in God's Garden of Eden! The "great waters" represent God's River of the waters of life that was once upon this earth (Gen.2). Yet in Gen.3 wasn't Satan tempting Adam and Eve against God as that old serpent? Yes, which means that could not have been this time when Satan was that high cedar exalted by God in His Garden. This is definitely pointing back in time way before Adam and Eve.
10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
Now God is giving a description in the parable of his fall. The high cedar lifted himself up in height, his heart being pumped up.
13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
Who would these other trees be that shoot up their top among thick boughs, which are delivered unto death, and with them that go down to the pit? Could that be a reference to the 1/3 of angels that rebelled with Satan? (Rev.12:3-4) It would have to be, since only Satan and his angels have already been judged and sentenced to perish while no flesh man has yet.
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
This is still about Satan who was exalted in God's Garden of Eden. Here it is after his fall with God having pronounced a death sentence upon him.
Notice the idea of covering the deep (waters on the earth), and God having restrained the floods thereof; and the great waters were stayed; what is that pointing to? This could not be about the time of Noah with the flood because Satan rebelled long before that. And Pharaoh and the Assyrian didn't yet exist at the time of Noah. We have just run out of options; this has to be about Satan when God ENDED his original rebellion of old, WITH A FLOOD WATERS UPON THE EARTH.
16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
With this, our Heavenly Father is making it very plain that He is talking about Satan at the time of his fall. Did you notice God mentioned the "nations" shaking at the sound of his fall??? This stands as one of the proofs of Jer.4:23-28 about the cities falling at God's fierce anger, and all the hills and mountains trembling, with the earth laying in a wasted state "without form, and void".
(Satan's little children of darkness that hide here on this forum just aren't going to like this. Can't wait to see how riled up they get!).
18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
KJV
So that's about Pharaoh all this time? I mean, that's who God says there this is about, so what gives? It's parable about Satan in the time of old before he first rebelled, and then after he rebelled and God brought waters of a flood to destroy what Satan did and end that time.