>>281942411
This is just my subjective take, but I really hope they don't do something like that but Lucifer's arc was honestly a really accurate take on Christian predestination
>Lucifer sees the future, and sees that him rebelling against God is a part of the future
>Still chooses, of his own volition, to rebel anyway
>Chooses to continue rebelling despite knowing it's utterly pointless
God's not making him rebel. Lucifer is choosing to do this entirely of his own free will. It's even implied by the dialogue in pic related that God would take him back if he just repented but, again, that's just not in Lucifer's nature.
It's less that people don't have free will, and more that God simply knows what they're going to do ahead of time.

>>96359397
He was nuking Lucifer. And also just enough power that he would have to use both hands and thus stop his plan if he valued his friends more than his goal.
Also, this is pretty much following Paradise's Lost, where Lucifer knew that he would be forgiven if he were to ask God for such. This Lucifer also seems to know that if he were to ask God for forgiveness he would be welcome back, but he can't accept that due to his ego.
Not sure what God's plan is for Father-kun, but either this was just a stepping stone for his final form or it was just a part of the plan focused on Lucifer.