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This has nothing to do with Universalism; it has to do with facts in scripture; something I have been presenting in comparison with you presenting religious assumptions. You say I whine; but you have given no substance to you religious fallacy. I have shown by using scripture not some dead religious hocus-pocus that Satan/the devil was a murderer, liar and the truth was not in him from his beginning.

Adam:

Adam and Lucifer are the same. When Adam fell from God’s grace in The Garden of Eden; He fell from a place of grace and became as a carnal beast or flesh (same as the Beast or it’s mark in Book of Revelations). We all got that bestial nature in us; God gave it to us when we received the curse.
Adam was a son of God; just like Jesus who is the second Adam. Religion looks for answers everywhere they can find them, be it the natural world, human history or tradition. The answer to the Bible is the Bible; just got to let the Spirit of Truth open the mystery; then it is no longer a mystery.
Adam it could be said: no corrupt and dying blood flowed in the veins of these inhabitants of Paradise. No death-dealing carnal mind corrupted them to bring their members under the power of death and sin. They lived in a realm long since closed to the human race. They were clothed upon not with garments of wool and cotton or even seamless robes, but, because of their heavenly brightness and their blessed communion with God, they lived in a realm of transfiguration and were no more in need of earthly garments than an angel. All creatures of that perfumed, effulgent paradise were under their wise and loving control. No timid creature raced in terror from snarling ravenous beasts. The pitiful cry of a dying thing was never heard. Peace reigned supreme and love without alloy. Had this blessed son in his unfallen state walked the earth centuries later, he, too, would have stilled the waves, raised the dead, and healed diseases as did Christ, the last Adam. But this was not God's plan. George Hawtin
God wanted/ordained Adam to sin; so that God’s people will be changed/mature and grow.
God walked with Adam in the cool (spirit) of he day.


Genesis 3: 8And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool (or spirit of the day)of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.


I might add, the word breath or cool; same word as in Genesis 3:8 according to Strong’s OT:7307: ruwach (roo'-akh); from OT:7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a senible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):



Where Satan was created a liar, not an angel of light and a murderer not a shining star; from the beginning of source; from his beginning; from his beginning.

Isaiah 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his works; and
I have created the waster to destroy. (nothing about an angel of light) (See God created Satan to blow coals on the fire ( nothing about any kind of angel)

Is 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer, son of the morning!------13 For thou hast said in thine heart (mind) I will ascend into heaven, ---- 14 I will belike the most High, 15 yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit, -----16----Is this the MAN that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms

Adam was clothed by God’s glory before the fall. By eating of the tree of Good and Evil he was brought down to the realm of death (fell from heaven). Adam died when he partook of the fruit in the garden; he did not die physically until he was 930 years old. (Gen. 5.5) He died spiritually. In Adam’s mind he was deceived to believe something he already was; instead of doing only God’s will like Jesus. Adam did Adam’s will.

There is no light in Satan; but that is what Lucifer means; now Adam was a son of Godat fell from heaven) (there is your light t; just like Jesus (born in God’s image.) Genesis 1:26

Tradition teaches that Ez 28:13 and Is 14:12 are speaking of Satan and the KJ Bible is the only version that uses the word Lucifer. It is not even a Hebrew word. Moffat translation says "What a fall from heaven O Shining star of the dawns" Rotherham"How hast thou fallen from heaven, O shining One, son of the dawn!"Amplified "how are you fallen from heaven O light-bearer and day star, son of the morning!"



I have always found Job is speaking of the sons of Elohim (God) this is not Satan it is Adam.

Psalm 82: 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. (notice little “g” or Elohim) 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 6 I have said, Ye are gods (Elohim); and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, (Satan did not die Adam did) and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Son’s of god are men (Elohim Little g “god”); men have fallen not Satan; he was created by God as a waster, destroyer, murderer, liar from his beginning. So far you have shown me nothing to prove that Lucifer is Satan; and you cannot because it is not in scripture; but only in the minds of religious man; their creeds and dogma.

 
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...of which I already explained - eastern kings deified themselves using divine symbols such as constellations.

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Well then the same problem that is at Ben's doorstep is at yours.

Did Lucifer, A MAN...fall from HEAVEN?
 
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Well then the same problem that is at Ben's doorstep is at yours.

Did Lucifer, A MAN...fall from HEAVEN?

Yes, absolutely. Isaiah predicts that the king of Babylon will fall from his exalted status and become weak (like those before him; v.10) and fade away.

Isaiah 14:12 - "How you have fallen from heaven (ma'al) , O star of the morning (heylel), son of the dawn (shachar)!

Heaven - ma'al
higher part, upper part (adv)
above (prep)
on the top of, above, on higher ground than with (locative)
upwards, higher, above

NAS Word Usage - Total: 139
above 7, above* 32, covered* 1, exceedingly 1, forward 2, greater 1, greatly 1, heaven 4, high above 1, high* 1, higher 4, highly 2, hovered* 2, older 2, onward 2, over 4, over* 1, severe 1, successive story 1, top 9, upside down 1, upward 53, upward by stages 1, upwards 2, very 3

You are mistranslating the word heaven in Isaiah 14 as Shamayim - the abode of God.

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Yes, absolutely. Isaiah predicts that the king of Babylon will fall from his exalted status and become weak (like those before him; v.10) and fade away.
Isaiah 14:12 - "How you have fallen from heaven (ma'al) , O star of the morning (heylel), son of the dawn (shachar)!

Again, the presentation in Isaiah 14 is that Lucifer, a man, has already fallen from heaven, not will fall.

I don't dispute the fact that there will be another falling, not from heaven, but from earth for that king.

You are mistranslating the word heaven in Isaiah 14 as Shamayim - the abode of God.

I haven't put forth any determination of what "that heaven" is in this thread so I don't know what you are talking about me mistranslating.

Feel free to elaborate on what heaven that man, Lucifer, has fallen from...
 
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Yes, absolutely. Isaiah predicts that the king of Babylon will fall from his exalted status and become weak (like those before him; v.10) and fade away.

Isaiah 14:12 - "How you have fallen from heaven (ma'al) , O star of the morning (heylel), son of the dawn (shachar)!

Heaven - ma'al
higher part, upper part (adv)
above (prep)
on the top of, above, on higher ground than with (locative)
upwards, higher, above

-A

Wow...that's the best explanation I've ever heard!
 
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Again, the presentation in Isaiah 14 is that Lucifer, a man, has already fallen from heaven, not will fall. I don't dispute the fact that there will be another falling, not from heaven, but from earth for that king.

The book of Isaiah is prophetic - it relates events that will happen in the future. Not events that have already occurred. Verse three clearly states that these things will occur at a future time when Israel is delivered from slavery from Babylon.

Isaiah 14:3-4 - And it will be in the day when the LORD gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved, that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say...

So yes, when Isaiah penned these words, the king of Babylon's fall from glory had not yet ocurred. It was a future event. It is probably safe to say that this prophecy has since been fulfilled and is now a past event.

I haven't put forth any determination of what "that heaven" is in this thread so I don't know what you are talking about me mistranslating.

Your previous posts indicate you found it odd a human being could fall from heaven. When translated correctly, this simply relates the story of a venerable person falling from glory (see my previous post for the definition of heaven in this verse). It's not that uncommon of an occurrance and happens to people such as prominent businessmen, political leaders and religious figureheads quite often.

I stem from a heavy Jewish background. If you were to give this chapter to any Jew to interpret, they simply won't read anything about Satan..or Adam for that matter.

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But he is not an angel; he is a liar. All I have seen here is traditional understanding with NO substance. Without God's Word all you have is dead dogma, religous tradition. Lucifer fell from heaven and that makes him the devil.

Adam fell from heaven; Adam talked and walked with God in the spirit of the day. Read Psalm 82.
Revelation is clear that Satan is an angel along with those whom rebelled with him. Period. You can argue with John.

Your syllogism is false.
 
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Actually, that's exactly what the text speaks of.

Chapter 13 begins a long section of the book known as "Oracles Against Foreign Nations." and begins by declaring judgment against Babylon. Babylon is denounced for her arrogance and lack of concern for other nations as she built her empire. It is interesting that in 13:10, specific mention is made of the failure of the Babylonian gods (constellations, sun, moon) to help them when God calls then to accountability.

Chapter 14 then begins with the promise of Israel’s return from Babylonian exile. Part of that return would involve the downfall of the tyrant king of Babylon (v. 4; probably Nebuchadrezzer). In that context, verses 12-21 are a poetic picture of that downfall. Helel, morning star, and Shahar, dawn, then, are references to the Babylonian gods who could not save the king, and are themselves to be cast down. In fact, there is probably a reference here to the habit of ancient Near Eastern kings proclaiming themselves incarnations of the gods; with the fall of the kings, the gods also fell, often physically as the images that represented them were pulled down and destroyed.

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True. But prophetic passages can often have dual and even trito meanings and fulfillments. Like Isaiah's Virgin.

So while your exegesis of the immediate passage is sound . . . you must also allow for a secondary meaning.
 
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The book of Isaiah is prophetic - it relates events that will happen in the future. Not events that have already occurred.

Future events are not stated as past tense. Have fallen means have as in already happened.

Verse three clearly states that these things will occur at a future time when Israel is delivered from slavery from Babylon.

Well again, Lucifer is stated as having already fallen from heaven...Babylon is another story and I don't disagree with that as being future tense. I may also have a view toward Mystery Babylon rather than the conquest of Israel by Nebuchadnezzar.

Isaiah 14:3-4 - And it will be in the day when the LORD gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved, that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say...

So yes, when Isaiah penned these words, the king of Babylon's fall from glory had not yet ocurred.

But that's NOT what Isaiah said had already transpired for Lucifer.

It was a future event. It is probably safe to say that this prophecy has since been fulfilled and is now a past event.

So Nebuchadnezzar fell off a step ladder and that is heaven?

Your previous posts indicate you found it odd a human being could fall from heaven. When translated correctly, this simply relates the story of a venerable person falling from glory (see my previous post for the definition of heaven in this verse).

Well, you tried to show it was not shamayim, but heaven in that usage does transliterate as shamayim:

http://www.bju.edu/bible/bible.php?b=isa&c=14&v=0&d=14&w=0

I stem from a heavy Jewish background. If you were to give this chapter to any Jew to interpret, they simply won't read anything about Satan..or Adam for that matter.

Jews for the most part remain very literal only translators, but of course we know from Paul that the Word is Spiritual and that does bring a somewhat different flavor.

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Future events are not stated as past tense. Have fallen means have as in already happened.



Well again, Lucifer is stated as having already fallen from heaven...Babylon is another story and I don't disagree with that as being future tense. I may also have a view toward Mystery Babylon rather than the conquest of Israel by Nebuchadnezzar.



But that's NOT what Isaiah said had already transpired for Lucifer.



So Nebuchadnezzar fell off a step ladder and that is heaven?



Well, you tried to show it was not shamayim, but heaven in that usage does transliterate as shamayim:

http://www.bju.edu/bible/bible.php?b=isa&c=14&v=0&d=14&w=0



Jews for the most part remain very literal only translators, but of course we know from Paul that the Word is Spiritual and that does bring a somewhat different flavor.

enjoy!

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Where is heaven?
 
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Future events are not stated as past tense. Have fallen means have as in already happened.

Example of prophetic tense:
Tomorrow, when you miss the train you will say, 'I have missed the train!' and I will say 'yes, you missed the train, but you can still take the next'.

Well again, Lucifer is stated as having already fallen from heaven...But that's NOT what Isaiah said had already transpired for Lucifer.

All of your protests begin with the faulty assumption that Lucifer is some sort of being. It's a nickname which denotes authority. Lucifer is the latin translation for light bearer or morning star. Jesus is called the morning star in Revelation.

What if I wrote a love letter addressed to my wife which said "Buttercup, you melt my heart" and 1000 years later someone read this letter and created an entire mythos about some being named Buttercup that burns people's hearts as they write letters.

So Nebuchadnezzar fell off a step ladder and that is heaven?

Someone who is "high up" is represented as having authority. Nebuchadnezzar fell from authority (some believe this was when God struck him with insanity for 7 years)

Well, you tried to show it was not shamayim, but heaven in that usage does transliterate as shamayim:

Heaven has several meanings and when used with the context of a (symbolic) star falling it is not referring to the abode of God.

The bible is full of similar celestial imagery - like when Joesph dreamt that stars (his elder brothers) were bowing down to him, or when it was foretold that a star (David) would come forth from Jacob (Numbers 24)

You accuse Jews of being literal translators but nothing could be further from the truth. Much of the bible - which was written by Jews - was written in symbolic & apocolyptic narrative much like Isaiah 14.

A literal translation of the above passage results in what you suggest - some supernatural, haughty being being thrown out of God's abode.

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Good question...

What "heaven" did Lucifer fall from? And who is Lucifer?
He sure is not the devil.

Heaven is where God dwells, it is not a geographical location; because first of all heaven is everywhere; because God is everywhere. Many people and Christians walk this earth in hell; what I mean is they have not discovered the place God dwells; with in us.

Luke 17:20-22
20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
The idea that heaven is a place where we can escape evil; God created evil to change us. God wants sons not servants; He wants Overcomers not escapist.
 
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Example of prophetic tense:
Tomorrow, when you miss the train you will say, 'I have missed the train!' and I will say 'yes, you missed the train, but you can still take the next'.

Yes, you HAVE FALLEN from heaven.

All of your protests begin with the faulty assumption that Lucifer is some sort of being.

Obviously a man who has fallen from heaven...

It's a nickname which denotes authority. Lucifer is the latin translation for light bearer or morning star. Jesus is called the morning star in Revelation.

Still a man who has fallen from heaven...

What if I wrote a love letter addressed to my wife which said "Buttercup, you melt my heart" and 1000 years later someone read this letter and created an entire mythos about some being named Buttercup that burns people's hearts as they write letters.

Detracting from the simplicities of the statements in Isaiah 14 with analogies really doesn't do much good to eliminate the statements therein.

Someone who is "high up" is represented as having authority. Nebuchadnezzar fell from authority (some believe this was when God struck him with insanity for 7 years)

So you say Lucifer is Nebuchadnezzar who fell off a heavenly step ladder, or maybe a tree stump?

Heaven has several meanings and when used with the context of a (symbolic) star falling it is not referring to the abode of God.

Well your attempted switching of the terms didn't work either. Heaven in that usage is shamayim which is the abode of God, but I would generally agree that the term heaven can in itself be a rather interesting subject.

The bible is full of similar celestial imagery - like when Joesph dreamt that stars (his elder brothers) were bowing down to him, or when it was foretold that a star (David) would come forth from Jacob (Numbers 24)

So did these men fall from heaven as well? I don't dispute that mankind can be linked to many terms including stars..trees..wheat etc.

You accuse Jews of being literal translators but nothing could be further from the truth. Much of the bible - which was written by Jews - was written in symbolic & apocolyptic narrative much like Isaiah 14.

Which in most cases they will quickly try to get back to literal meanings...in my personal experience.

A literal translation of the above passage results in what you suggest - some supernatural, haughty being being thrown out of God's abode.

As stated earlier this term is a singular usage in text, but it does have it's connections...A man falling from heaven is not an everyday statement in scriptures...and of course we know from Jesus Own Lips that He beheld Satan falling from heaven as lightning...

Luke 10:18
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

It doesn't take a genius to connect this to Isaiah 14.

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He sure is not the devil.

Heaven is where God dwells, it is not a geographical location; because first of all heaven is everywhere; because God is everywhere. Many people and Christians walk this earth in hell; what I mean is they have not discovered the place God dwells; with in us.


Luke 17:20-22

20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Well Ben, the Kingdom of God is not the term heaven.

And I've asked you twice, now THREE times, who YOU say Lucifer is...

Are you going to answer or keep dancing around? You can slam others but you got nuthin' on the table yerself buddy...​
 
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Well Ben, the Kingdom of God is not the term heaven.

And I've asked you twice, now THREE times, who YOU say Lucifer is...

Are you going to answer or keep dancing around? You can slam others but you got nuthin' on the table yerself buddy...​
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Read 81 again. So where is heaven? So God does not dwell everywhere?
 
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I agree with your contention about the Ezekiel passage . . . but not about Revelation. Revelation refers to the event of the Christ child's birth . . . which if you give a late date of authorship of the book, makes the event some 90 years (+/-) in the past . . . and even a early date makes the event some 60 years (+/-) in the past. Either way, Revelation DOES include the past.

This is actually a common error for those who see prophecy as only PREDICTIVE . . . it is not. Prophetes simply means to speak while inspired . . . so a prophecy MAY contain foretelling (prediction of future events) but it does NOT of necessity.
True, but it flows in the way it is told, not like a Quentin Tarantino film where it jumps all over the place. That, is where I object to that particular interpretation of Rev 12.
Also important is to look to the start of Rev to see the parallel to Rev 12. The first 11 chapters are repeated in a different manner in the last 11 chapters. Where John eats the book and starts again is the 1/2 way point.
 
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