Was the devil really called the angel of music?

Question

I hear that and was wondering if its true

Atheists: be happy, Y!A suggested to put this is mythology and foklore

Answer 1

He was in charge of worship in heaven and could play music from within himself.

Answer 2

Not in the Bible he wasn't. That name comes from this passage.

Ezekiel 28:13-15 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets (tōp) and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

tōp - A masculine noun referring to a tambourine. It refers to a small, shallow, single-headed hand drum, also called a timbrel. It may have jingles around the rim, played by shaking it and/or striking it with the knuckles.

Isaiah 14:11-15 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols (neḇel): the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 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! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

neḇel - A masculine noun referring to a harp, a lyre, a stringed instrument. It refers to a stringed instrument.

Answer 3

Yes, the reference is obscure.
See. Ezek.28:11-19
"the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created."

Apparently the "anointed cherub" who became God's arch rival in the universe was quite the musical prodigy.
Listen to 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' by Charlie Daniels.

I wouldn't really read too much into it or make as big a deal as some fundie preachers who use it in their "evils of rock music" sermons.
After all, use your favorite Bible software to do a search of "stringed instruments" and you'll find Jehovah is quite the ax fan.....They apparently even had a ten-stringed variety; and King David himself was a celebrity shredder in his day.

Answer 4

Yes he was the called the morning star, but his name is not Lucifer like so many people think.

I have read that his name is Hazazael from the book of Enoch.

Answer 5

'Your pomp {and} the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out {as your bed} beneath you And worms are your covering.'

"How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!

"But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north.

'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'

"Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit." - Isaiah 14:11-15 nasb.

Answer 6

sorry but why would athisets be happy that they put in a mythology and floklore????

Answer 7

I've never heard that, but he was originally named Lucifer; the light bearer.