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Interesting question but not quite an accurate answer, according to my own studies...
Interesting question but not quite an accurate answer, according to my own studies...
Gabriel is obviously a faithful messenger of his God, appearing in human form to strengthen Daniel in his troubles, and again about 500 years later to appear to Mary to announce the birth of the savior, Jesus Christ. Other angels were asked about their names but they refused to reveal them. This was, I believe to prevent creature worship among flawed humankind.
It is obvious from the Genesis account that satan wanted worship, and confirmed when the devil tempted Jesus to worship him in exchange for “all the kingdoms of the world” which he said had been “delivered to him” and that he could “give rulership to whomever he wished”. (Luke 4:5-8)
Michael is “the Archangel” meaning that this is a single position not shared by any other angel. He is Commander in Chief of all the angelic forces. I believe that Micheal became the man, Jesus Christ, sent by God as his most trusted servant, to save the human race (Acts 4:27)....but that is for another thread.
However, Lucifer is not another name for satan. The real name of this rebel angel has never been revealed. Only his characteristics are revealed in what he was called.....”satan” (resister) “the devil” (slanderer) as the first one to resist and to slander his God and Sovereign.
Jesus called him “the father of the lie”, meaning that he lied to Eve about the character of their Creator and also about the penalty imposed for breaking God’s command concerning the TKGE.
A “father” is one who causes pregnancy and birth, both literally and figuratively, though he does not have to endure the pain of the end result himself. Satan does not care about anyone or anything, or the pain and suffering he causes to others, as long as he attains the worship he sought by deception.....for however long it would last.
“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.
Who is this Lucifer? 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.”
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002687?q=lucifer&p=par
The dirge against the king of Babylon was a clear description of the course pursued by satan....
Ezekiel 28: 13-17....
“In Eʹden, the garden of God, you proved to be. Every precious stone was your covering. . . . In the day of your being created they were made ready. 14 You are the anointed cherub that is covering, and I have set you. On the holy mountain of God you proved to be. In the midst of fiery stones you walked about. 15 You were faultless in your ways from the day of your being created until unrighteousness was found in you.
16 “‘“Because of the abundance of your sales goods they filled the midst of you with violence, and you began to sin. And I shall put you as profane out of the mountain of God, and I shall destroy you, O cherub that is covering, from the midst of the fiery stones.
17 “‘“Your heart became haughty because of your beauty. You brought your wisdom to ruin on account of your beaming splendor. Onto the earth I will throw you. Before kings I will set you, [for them] to look upon you.”
So all is not as it seems.....we only have two angels ‘named’ in the Bible.
Hello Aunty Jane, Interesting post, and thank you for your input.Interesting question but not quite an accurate answer, according to my own studies...
Gabriel is obviously a faithful messenger of his God, appearing in human form to strengthen Daniel in his troubles, and again about 500 years later to appear to Mary to announce the birth of the savior, Jesus Christ. Other angels were asked about their names but they refused to reveal them. This was, I believe to prevent creature worship among flawed humankind.
It is obvious from the Genesis account that satan wanted worship, and confirmed when the devil tempted Jesus to worship him in exchange for “all the kingdoms of the world” which he said had been “delivered to him” and that he could “give rulership to whomever he wished”. (Luke 4:5-8)
Michael is “the Archangel” meaning that this is a single position not shared by any other angel. He is Commander in Chief of all the angelic forces. I believe that Micheal became the man, Jesus Christ, sent by God as his most trusted servant, to save the human race (Acts 4:27)....but that is for another thread.
However, Lucifer is not another name for satan. The real name of this rebel angel has never been revealed. Only his characteristics are revealed in what he was called.....”satan” (resister) “the devil” (slanderer) as the first one to resist and to slander his God and Sovereign.
Jesus called him “the father of the lie”, meaning that he lied to Eve about the character of their Creator and also about the penalty imposed for breaking God’s command concerning the TKGE.
A “father” is one who causes pregnancy and birth, both literally and figuratively, though he does not have to endure the pain of the end result himself. Satan does not care about anyone or anything, or the pain and suffering he causes to others, as long as he attains the worship he sought by deception.....for however long it would last.
“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.
Who is this Lucifer? 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.”
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002687?q=lucifer&p=par
The dirge against the king of Babylon was a clear description of the course pursued by satan....
Ezekiel 28: 13-17....
“In Eʹden, the garden of God, you proved to be. Every precious stone was your covering. . . . In the day of your being created they were made ready. 14 You are the anointed cherub that is covering, and I have set you. On the holy mountain of God you proved to be. In the midst of fiery stones you walked about. 15 You were faultless in your ways from the day of your being created until unrighteousness was found in you.
16 “‘“Because of the abundance of your sales goods they filled the midst of you with violence, and you began to sin. And I shall put you as profane out of the mountain of God, and I shall destroy you, O cherub that is covering, from the midst of the fiery stones.
17 “‘“Your heart became haughty because of your beauty. You brought your wisdom to ruin on account of your beaming splendor. Onto the earth I will throw you. Before kings I will set you, [for them] to look upon you.”
So all is not as it seems.....we only have two angels ‘named’ in the Bible.
LOL....Wiki is useful but not an accredited source in the explanation of Bible knowledge.Satan - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Much ado about nothing. He is known as Lucifer, Daystar, Morning Star, light bearer.or shining one. 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 .//// Once again all of Christianity is wrong but you have it right.
"Lucifer" is a Latin translation of the Hebrew "הילל' [H1966], transliterated as 'Heylel', which means:
esignating a group that is with the speaker. In the sense of looking toward a sight. [Hebrew and Aramaic; The short form " e " is used as a prefix meaning "look" and translated as "the".] [df: la hla]II. Toward:A moving to or toward something to be with it as the ox moves toward a destination. [df: la] KJV (69): these, those, this, thus, who, so, such, some, same, other, which, another, whom, they, them - Strongs: H411 (אֵל), H412 (אֵל), H413 (אֶל), H428 (אֵלֶּה), H429 (אֵלֶּה)
