1. no it was just a serpent. this looks so much like an explanation origin story like 'how the leopard got its spots' seen in the mythologies of all other cultures. it just tells you why snakes don't have legs and how people were expelled from the original earthly paradise.
2. if you read the whole of isaiah it becomes clear that it is referring to the king of babylon. i really can't see where they get the link to the devil from. it must have been hell teaching these people reading comprehension at school, " no,no, no; humpty dumpty is just an egg and not the story of the defeat of the anti christ".
3. ha satan, the accuser. an angel used by the biblical god to test the strength and fidelity of of human faith.
it's funny how these stories of satan and the devil only appear when the persians come onto the scene. the devil thing seems so much like a watered down version of zorastrian dualism.
2007-11-07 19:03:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Dragon, serpent, Satan and Devil Rev.12:9; Lucifer is day star. Isa.14:12-14; Job 38:4-7; all angels are called morning stars and sons of God Job.2:1,2;
Rev.22:16;
Jesus is called the bright and morning star. When Satan is cast out of heaven 1/3 angels or stars are cast out with him, Satan has a short time when he is cast out of heaven Rev.3,4,6-11,12; Then the heavenly are raised up and Sataan is under there feet Rom.16:20; John 6:39,40,44; 14:3;
2007-11-08 03:49:57
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answered by jeni 7
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The name Lucifer occurs once in the Scriptures and only in some versions of the Bible. For example, the King James Version renders Isaiah 14:12: “How art thou fallen from heaven, OÂ Lucifer, son of the morning!”
The Hebrew word translated “Lucifer” means “shining one.” The Septuagint uses the Greek word that means “bringer of dawn.” Hence, some translations render the original Hebrew “morning star” or “Daystar.” But Jerome’s Latin Vulgate uses “Lucifer” (light bearer), and this accounts for the appearance of that term in various versions of the Bible.
The expression “shining one,” or “Lucifer,” is found in what Isaiah prophetically commanded the Israelites to pronounce as a “proverbial saying against the king of Babylon.” Thus, it is part of a saying primarily directed at the Babylonian dynasty. That the description “shining one” is given to a man and not to a spirit creature is further seen by the statement: “Down to Sheol you will be brought.” Sheol is the common grave of mankind—not a place occupied by Satan the Devil. Moreover, those seeing Lucifer brought into this condition ask: “Is this the man that was agitating the earth?” Clearly, “Lucifer” refers to a human, not to a spirit creature.—Isaiah 14:4, 15, 16.
2007-11-08 02:34:28
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answered by LineDancer 7
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No,they are not.Revelation19:20 the beast and the false prophet
are thrown into the lake of fire,Revelation20:123 The Angel with the keys to the pit chains and binds Satan in the pit 1000 years.Three different entities.
2007-11-08 02:42:09
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answered by gwhiz1052 7
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You betcha!
"And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
Revelation 12:7-9
2007-11-08 02:31:24
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answered by wefmeister 7
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No, the serpent was a dudette, Lilith, borrowed from the jewish texts, the torah and talmud
Lucifer was an actual historical character, later cantonized a saint, a bishop who argued with the church and got excommunicated
and satan is a demonic form of pagan earth gods
2007-11-08 02:34:13
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answered by Sister Cordelia VT-PMS 2
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Yes same Davil, diferent names
2007-11-08 02:33:08
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answered by hplyevr4evr 3
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Yes.
Other names of the devil: Murderer from the beginning, father of liars, god of this world, prince of this world, angel of light, ancient serpent, the dragon, fallen angel, prince of darkness, belzeebub.
2007-11-08 02:39:28
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answered by cataliz <SFCU> 5
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Unfortunately, yes, it's the same character. Thankfully though, he and his demise are also mentioned in the final book of Books!
2007-11-08 02:36:20
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answered by God's Fountain Pen 4
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yes they are the same.. you could read that on the Bible, Revelation chapter 12 verse 9..
2007-11-08 02:30:54
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answered by whitelady 2
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