It seems whenever the topic of Lucifer and the angels comes up he is portrayed as sneaking around building an army of rebel angels against God. I don't think this is how it was at all. I think when Jesus said He was the angels Creator and Lord, some doubted.
When Lucifer spoke out against the Lord angels then let the seed of doubt in them blossom and they took sides. I imagine it wasn't unlike the Israelites and the golden calf. Jesus said, "Who is on the LORD's side? Let him come unto me" (Exodus 32:26). The rest were cast out of Heaven. They made a choice and suffered the consequences. All the angels made a choice that day. They looked at Jesus and said, "Yes, I believe He is my creator, my God, and besides Him there is no other" or they didn't believe.
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven" (Revelation 12:7-8). I imagine that this too was not unlike the Israelites and the golden calf. "And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men" (Exodus 32:27-28).
Maybe it was something like this. Thus saith the Lord, put every angel on his sword by his side, and go in and out throughout Heaven, and cast out every angel that stands not with the Lord. And Michael and his angels did according to the word of God: and there fell a multitude of angels.
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep" (Genesis 1:1-2).
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