Jay Willingham wrote:
> Stuart,
>
> Why deny the existence of Lucifer? If man can rebel, why not angels?
"Lucifer" should not be used as a designation for Satan. Though this usage is
very traditional, it is based on the mistaken belief that Is.14:12 (in which
RSV's "Day Star" is "Lucifer" in the Vulgate)
refers to a prehistoric fall of rebellious angels. But (as I noted
in a post on
the "Flood Hoax" thread a few days ago) the biblical writer here uses the
language of a pagan myth to speak of the historical fall of Babylon.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Interface"
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