Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20171024153942/@comment-26397825-20171027024238

Which version of Lucifer are you thinking of? Because the one I know wanted to rule over humans, yes, but he wanted to because he wanted to force them to pass the trial that was Earth so everyone could rejoin God in Heaven. God didn't want people to be forced, however, and chose Jesus because he wouldn't force them but simply explain it all to them and let people make their own choice.

There's a difference between wanting to rule something to force them to follow a grand Plan and make sure everyone makes it to the Promised Land, and wanting to rule over everyone so that you can live as a king and they are just slaves under your boots with no hope or reason beyond "I'm better than you".