Lucifer means light - bringer. It makes him sound like quite a nice guy does it not
2006-09-17 21:28:22 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
'Cos Lucifer was his name when he was an angel. When he fell from grace, his name was changed to Satan.
2006-09-17 21:30:29 · answer #1 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason Lucifer has been understood to be a proper name of the Devil has to do with the Latin translation of the Hebrew term Helel. This word was understood, by some, to be a proper name for the king of Babylon. It means "light bearer," or Lucifero in Latin. The Latin title became a popular name for this evil figure. When the King James translators rendered the Hebrew term into English, they kept the popular term "Lucifer" for the Devil.
2006-09-18 04:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Karen J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Satan is called Lucifer (the light bringer), because before he was consumed by his madness, darkness and evilness, he was an angel. And you can't call an angel prince of darkness or the devil, can't you?
2006-09-18 04:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by Soso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That name was given to him in heaven. Perhaps he was a good solider at that time but went bad and kicked out of heaven. This should show the world that God is real and Satan too. Now people believe in Satan more than God. God is more powerful than Lucifer, being that he is out of heaven getting more on his team to destruction. I don't guess you would call him nice now, being that he is trying to bring one to eternal damnation with him.
2006-09-18 05:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by JoJoBa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - The son of Morning, the Morning Star. He was an Angel of light.
It sounds suspiciously like another example of several different stories merging and crossing over in the Miasma of fables and myths from different cultures that became the garbled mish-mash now called the bible! Quite fascinating, in a way.
2006-09-18 04:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucifer is'nt Satan's real name. It is the translation from the latin vulgate... Lucifer just means "shining one" and in the bible it was used to describe King Nebuchednezzar of Babylon.
2006-09-18 04:34:48 · answer #6 · answered by delanodesroches 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Hebrew it mean the light bearer. Jesus refers to Satan, as the lightning falling from the sky. According the Jewish tradition, it is the light in the day time. In antiquity, it was the name given to Venus, the morning Star. No doubt, he was star and the favorite of God, before he fell from the grace.
2006-09-18 04:37:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan".
Isa 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
2006-09-18 04:31:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucifer is the name he uses for social engagements, The Devil for general correspondent. He also has a few other titles for tax dodging purposes and taggin'
2006-09-18 04:32:05 · answer #9 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucifer is a fallen angle who is now satan, and he is not a nice guy.I dont concider anyone who wants me to burn for eternity a nice guy!
2006-09-18 04:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by eric c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋