Lucifer
aka Satan
Lucifer
aka Satan
Jesus Christ, the son of God have been lnown as the Morning Star. Many have not known Lucifer is actually "The Morning Star"
LUCIFER is in Latin for "morning star" (Isa 14:12); a title of the king of Babylon, often understood as a reference to the devil. See Devil; Satan. in Compton’s Inactive Bible (New International Edition)
The word Lucifer refers to Venus, one of the brightest objects in the sky. Yet, when the sun rises, the light of even the brightest morning star is totally eclipsed.
SATAN (Heb. satan, Gr. Satan or Satanas, an adversary). The chief of the fallen spirits, the grand adversary of God and man. Without the article, the Hebrew word is used in a general sense to denote someone who is an opponent, an adversary--e.g., the angel who stood in Balaam's way (Num 22:22), David as a possible opponent in battle (1 Sam 29:4), and a political adversary (1 Kings 11:14). With the definite article prefixed, it is a proper noun (Job 1-2; Zech 3:1-2), designating Satan as a personality. In Psalm 109:6 the article is lacking, and reference may be to a human adversary (cf. NIV "an accuser"), but it is generally conceded that in 1 Chronicles 21:1 the word is a proper name without the article.
In the NT the term Satan, transliterated from the Hebrew, always designates the personal Satan (but cf. Matt 16:23; Mark 8:33). He is often called the devil (Gr. diabolos), meaning "the slanderer" (Matt 4:1; Luke 4:2; John 8:44; Eph 6:11; Rev 12:12). ("Devils" in KJV and ERV is properly "demons.") Other titles or descriptive designations applied to him are "Abaddon" or "Apollyon" (Rev 9:11); "Accuser of our brothers" (12:10); "enemy," Greek antidikos (1 Peter 5:8); "Beelzebub" (Matt 12:24); "Belial" (2 Cor 6:15); the one who "leads the whole world astray" (Rev 12:9); "the evil one" (Matt 13:19, 38; 1 John 2:13; 5:19); "the father of lies" (John 8:44); "the god of this age" (2 Cor 4:4); "a murderer" (John 8:44); "that ancient serpent" (Rev 12:9); "the prince of this world" (John 12:31; 14:30); "the ruler of the kingdom of the air" (Eph 2:2); "the tempter" (Matt 4:5; 1 Thess 3:5).
In the Book of Job he is pictured as mixing with the sons of God (angels) in their appearing before God, though by his moral nature not one of them. Jude 9 pictures him as a formidable foe to Michael the archangel. While clearly very powerful and clever, he is not an independent rival of God but is definitely subordinate, able to go only as far as God permits (Job 1:12; 2:6; Luke 22:31). Christ gives a fundamental description of his moral nature in calling him the evil one (Matt 13:19, 38; cf. John 8:44).
The origin of Satan is not explicitly asserted in Scripture, but the statement that he did not hold to the truth (John 8:44) implies that he is a fallen being, while 1 Timothy 3:6 indicates that he fell under God's condemnation because of ambitious pride.
While many theologians refuse to apply the far-reaching prophecies in Isaiah 14:12-14 and Ezekiel 28:12-15 to Satan, contending that these passages are strictly addressed to the kings of Babylon and Tyre, conservative scholars generally hold that they contain a clear revelation of Satan's origin (cf. Dan 10:13; John 12:31; Eph 6:12). These passages picture Satan's prefall splendor as well as his apostasy through pride and self-exaltation against God. A consuming passion of Satan is to be worshiped (Isa 14:14; Matt 4:9; 1 Cor 10:20; Rev 13:4, 15). In his fall Satan drew a vast number of lesser celestial creatures with him (Rev 12:4).
Satan is the ruler of a powerful kingdom standing in opposition to the kingdom of God (Matt 12:26; Luke 11:18). He exercises authority in two different realms. He is the head of a vast, compact organization of spirit-beings, "his angels" (Matt 25:41; Eph 2:2; 6:12). Acts 10:38 makes it clear that the outburst of demonic activities during the ministry of Jesus was Satan-inspired. Satan is not omnipresent, but through his subordinates he makes his influence practically world-wide. He also exercises domination over the world of lost humanity (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11), the evil world system that he has organized on his own principles (2 Cor 4:3-4; Col 1:13; 1 John 2:15-17; 5:19).
Animated by an unrelenting hatred against God and all goodness, Satan is engaged in a world-wide and age-long struggle against God, ever seeking to defeat the divine plans of grace toward mankind and to seduce people to evil and ruin. His primary method is that of deception--about himself, his purpose, his activities, and his coming defeat (Rev 12:9). Satan was the seducer of Adam and Eve (Gen 3:1-7; 2 Cor 11:3); he insinuated to God that Job served him only for what he got out of it (Job 1:9); and he stood up against Israel (1 Chron 21:1) and God's high priest (Zech 3:1-2). Under divinely imposed limitations he may be instrumental in causing physical affliction or financial loss (Job 1:11-22; 2:4-7; Luke 13:16; 2 Cor 12:7). He snatches away the Word of God sown in the hearts of the unsaved (Matt 13:19), sows his counterfeit Christians among the children of the kingdom (13:25, 38-39), blinds the minds of people to the gospel (2 Cor 4:3-4), and induces them to accept his lie (2 Thess 2:9-10). Often he transforms himself into "an angel of light" by presenting his apostles of falsehood as messengers of truth (2 Cor 11:13-15). He clashes in fierce conflict with the saints (Eph 6:11-18), is ever alert to try to destroy them (1 Peter 5:8), and hinders the work of God's servants (1 Thess 2:18). Certain members of the church who were expelled are said to have been delivered to Satan but with the design to produce their reformation, not their destruction (1 Cor 5:5; 1 Tim 1:20).
Although Satan was judged in the Cross (John 13:31-33), he is still permitted to carry on the conflict, often with startling success. But his revealed doom is sure. He now has a sphere of activities in the heavenly realms (Eph 6:12); he will be cast down to the earth and will cause great woe because of his wrath, which he will exercise through "the dragon" (2 Thess 2:9; Rev 12:7-12; 13:2-8). With Christ's return to earth he will be incarcerated in the bottomless pit for 1,000 years; when released for a season, he will again attempt to deceive the nations but will be cast into "the eternal fire" prepared for him and his angels (Matt 25:41), to suffer eternal doom with those he deceived (Rev 20:1-3, 7-10).
Other names of Satan:
Accuser of our brothers (Rev 12:10). Ancient serpent (Rev 12:9; 20:2). Angel of the bottomless pit (Rev 9:11). Enemy (Mt 13:29). Father of lies (Jn 8:44). Great dragon (Rev 12:9). Evil one (Mt 13:19,38). Power of darkness (Col 1:13). Prince of this world (Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11), of demons (Mt 12:24), of the power of the air (Eph 2:2). Ruler of the darkness of this world (Eph 6:12). Spirit that works in the children of disobedience (Eph 2:2). The god of this world (2Co 4:4).
There are 3 ways in the Bible of saying "morning star".The Hebrew word for "morning star" is "heylel" - used only in Isaiah 14:12. The Greek is "phosphoros" - used only in 2 Pet 1:19 or "proinos" (=morning) + "aster" (=star) - used in Rev 2:28, 22:16. These are never used when talking about Satan, demons etc. (The Isaiah reference concerns the King of Babylon, the others are about Jesus).
From what I have found out (maybe someone else may have info on this), Satan was never referred to as Lucifer until the 3rd or 4th century AD. And this was probably due to a mix up between the Isaiah passage and Luke 10:18 (Quoted in signature). So when Jesus said he was the "bright morning star",we can quite easily see what he was meaning from the context, with no hidden messages concerning Satan.
There
are just too many inconsistencies in the scriptures, that allowed me to
bash.
HALLELUJAH
(Heb. halelluyah, Gr. allelouia,
praise ye Jehovah).
Yours Sceptical
Ah
Seow - The Mad Chimp
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