Lucifer

Lucifer is the name of a star deity and brother of Vesper. He is a Roman pagan deity.

People, listen the devil is not the evil, the devil punishes evil.

The name Lucifer when translated in Latin means "light giver" or "morningstar". Lucifer was also used to refer to the planet Venus. According to the Dictionary of Angels, by Gustav Davidson, the name of Lucifer wasn't associated with Satan until "St. Jerome and other Church Fathers" associated the name with this figure. Davidson also includes that "the authors of the Old Testament knew nothing of fallen or evil angels", but they did "indicate that angels were not all that they should be". This would make sense, as the first written evidence of fallen angels did not occur till the writing of the Book of Enoch, which was written hundreds of years after the texts of the old testament. Also, translations in the old testament included in the Bible usually replace "morningstar" with the word "Lucifer" to refer to the devil, even though the text was originally referring to Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon.

If you're here, you should already know that Lucifer is Latin for "light bringer" or "morning star". This stems from the ancient pagan religions, where Venus was worshiped as the bringer of the dawn (light bringer). Venus is visible before sunrise, being the brightest "star" in the sky. As the dawn comes, Venus is still visible in the sky (morning star). Anyone who claims they wouldn't use the name Lucifer because they're Christian isn't a very good Christian. Try reading the bible instead of believing the stories you heard when you were a kid. Never once was the name Lucifer used for Satan until John Milton's Paradise Lost. The name Lucifer appears -twice- in the Bible: First used in the book of Isaiah, to describe the King of Babylon who believed himself to be greater than God and was struck down for his blasphemy. The second time is in Revelation when Jesus Christ identifies himself as Lucifer, calling himself the Morning Star. There are other uses of morning star in the bible that aren't relevant to the point I'm making, but to be clear: Lucifer is NOT the name of the devil. Lucifer is NOT the name of some rebel angel who became Satan. The story you heard about that has NO BIBLICAL FOUNDATION.

Lucifer is referred to in Isaiah 14:12 (KJV): "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!" In other versions a translation of the name is given, such as "day bringer", "morning star", "son of the morning". Isaiah wasn't referring to anyone who already existed; 14:12 occurs in the context of the Triumphant Exultation Over Babel, wherein Isaiah was prophesying about future human kings. John Milton in his work, Paradise Lost, introduced the character of Lucifer, an angel who fell because he would not serve God. Milton's work is a work of fiction and his character of Lucifer is a fictional character just as Harry Potter is a fictional character created by J.K. Rowling.

Before it became associated with the Christian devil/Satan, Lucifer was a perfectly respectable Roman name. It was used as a translation for Phosphorus, the Greek personification of the morning star.

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There's even an early Roman St Lucifer.

The name Lucifer from the Latin words lux (lux) and fero (to bear). Contrary to popular belief, Lucifer is not the name of the Devil.

The actual meaning is "light bearer".

Actually, Lucifer and Satan are the same. So my question is why do they make a point of saying that there is a difference between Satan and the chief angel, when they are one in the same. Also the name Lucifer is yes a beautiful name, in fact Lucifer or Satan rather is actually supposed to be the most beautiful creature ever. So thats why most people have a forboding sense to it plus its past does not help. Overall some of this information is inaccurate.

I've always liked this name. The history part can be misleading in regards of this name. As many know, it was the name of the first angel in heaven, and the most loved one, but he rebelled and was ejected out of heaven. What many don't know is that in Christian mythology, it is stated that once Lucifer was out of heaven, he lost this name and became Satan. So Satan is no longer called Lucifer, and to call him that is wrong. So, all in all, the name Lucifer has no bad meaning whatsoever. :)

Lucifer was the Roman god of light, he was known to bring light, hence the bringer of light, and to also bring enlightenment. I personally find this to be a beautiful name, despite the bad image given to society by the bible.