This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.

This revelation the external self-emanation of God is expressed by Origen in various ways the Logos being only one of many. At first devoted to the contemplation and love of their creator almost all of these intelligences eventually grew bored of contemplating God their love for him cooling off. Origen distinctly emphasised the independence of the Logos as well as the distinction from the being and substance of God.

However in recent years the idea has found some reconsideration especially among Restorationist Christian groups. Notably he frequently referred to his hypothesis of the pre-existence of souls. Origen was a prolific writer in multiple branches of theology including textual criticism biblical exegesis and hermeneutics philosophical theology preaching and spirituality.