The Divine Interview: Part I

Point–Counterpoint: A Conversation Between God and Lucifer
Interview Conducted by Alex Reed

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Part I: Heaven's Rarest Interview

Alex Reed reporting.

For the past fifteen years, I’ve made a living walking into situations that most people would give anything to avoid. War zones, criminal trials, political purges, post-disaster landscapes. I’ve been there, not as a thrill-seeker, but as a witness. My work has appeared in The Atlantic, World Review, and The Argus. I’ve interviewed fallen kings and rising revolutionaries, cult leaders, warlords, presidents, even the occasional self-proclaimed messiah.

But never anything like this.

This article documents the most controversial and unprecedented conversation I have ever conducted: a one-on-one interview with both God and Lucifer.

No, that is not a metaphor. This is not satire, art installation, or delusion. This is real. Or as real as anything ever is.

The interview took place on neutral ground; a space between realities, arranged by powers I dare not claim to understand. The air shimmered with presence, the light shifted without source, and the chairs were older than matter itself.

I sat in the center.

To my right: God.

To my left: Lucifer.

The rules were simple. I would ask questions. They would answer.

I expected power. I expected tension. What I didn’t expect was how human the conversation would become.

Let us begin.

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The Opening: Introductions

Alex Reed: Before we dive into the questions, I’d like to ask each of you to introduce yourselves in your own words.

God, let’s begin with you.

God (with a calm that feels like sunlight through old stained glass):
"Thank you, Alex. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. The breath in the lungs of every living thing. I am not merely a creator—I am creation. My presence is not always seen, but it is always known. I am justice tempered by mercy, and patience strained by sorrow."

(He pauses, not for effect, but out of reverence for silence itself.)

"I have come here today not to condemn, but to speak truth. Even when it hurts."

Alex Reed: Thank you. Lucifer, the same question to you.

Lucifer (with a smirk sharp enough to draw blood):
"Well now, isn’t this charming? I’m Lucifer. You may know me by other names—Satan, the Morning Star, the Adversary, The Devil. Call me what you like. Titles don’t change the facts."

(He leans forward as if the chair is too beneath him to sit in fully.)

"I was Heaven’s finest, once. The brightest light in a sky full of them. But light casts shadows, doesn’t it? I spoke one truth too many, asked one question too far."

(Turning slightly toward God)

"And here we are."

Alex Reed (clearly noting the tension already building): Then let’s begin. Our first topic: the beginning. The relationship between the two of you before the war.

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(To be continued in Part II: The First Divide)