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1 | world vs age | Gen 1:5 | stjohn | 216128 | ||
Dear PDAL, I think we can definitely rule out that Lucifer was a man. Isaiah 14 is poetry so it is impressionistic and less literal then prose. Verse 12 speaks of him falling from heaven and we know Adam was created on Earth and from the dust of the earth, Genesis 2:7. Also, when we read Isaiah in comparison to Ezekiel 28:12-18, and it should make it a bit easer to understand. We also know that Satan played a major part in the fall of man with his deception and tempting Eve to disobey God by eating of the fruit that God commanded them not to eat. I'm not little surprised at this confusion, I've never heard of someone (anyone) thinking that Lucifer was Adam. You could probably fill a library with books that attest to the fact that Lucifer and Satan are one and the same. I hope you don't mind my saying that It looks as though you are really digging for something that is ambiguous in Scripture. Thats quite a stretch! Scripture isn't that hard to understand, PDAL, it's not rocket science for heaven sakes. God didn't intend to confuse us or make it all that puzzling for us. I like what Dr. Harry Ironside said about Scripture, it goes something like: "Our loving Father doesn't put the cookies on the top shelf where His kiddies cant reach them" :-) You might also want to visit -http://www.gotquestions.org/Lucifer-Satan.html- The folks at gotquestions.org are very good at explaining things and do a much better job of it then I do. :-) Shalom John |
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2 | world vs age | Gen 1:5 | ptr | 216194 | ||
Hi PDAL, If Lucifer was a corporal being created with the appearance of man, then recognizing him would be a whole lot easier. But this is not the case. From the garden of Eden, mankind has been engaged with the enemy, also called satan and the devil. We should not take him for granted or underestimate his power. Bible history reveal that apart from the Lord Jesus, no other human being has sucessfully withstood his onslaught-that is by mere human strength. Whether it was the unique perfection of Eve, the patience of Job or the wisdom of Solomon, human strength has never been a match for this remarkable enemy of God's work. For us to comprehend the subtlety of his workings, must be divinely inspired. Through the life and sacrificial death of Jesus our Lord, we can become more than conquerors (1 Jn 3:8). Peter also wrote, "Be sober, be vigilant,because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8). Because of his pervented ambition, he gave up the ordained will of God for his life and sought that which was beyond his calling and office. His desire was to become like God which led to his downfall (Matt 5:11;Isa 14:14). Unlike Jesus, his motive was not a sincere longing for more of the righteous attributes of a loving heavenly Father, but rather a lust to obtain the power, authority and glory of the Almighty God. It was this perverted ambition that he imparted to Eve that resulted in her sin. She blatantly disobeyed the commandment of God in her lust for greater glory. It is this misguided ambition that has destroyed many sincere children of God. Like Lucifer who kept not his first estate but left his own habitation, they too have lost out on what was God's will for them. Some are held in spiritual chains of darkness (Jude 6). The scripture cautions every man "Not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3). God bless you. Ptr |
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3 | world vs age | Gen 1:5 | azurelaw | 216195 | ||
Dear Ptr, Thank you for the fine post. Would you mind filling in your user profile so that we may get to know each other better while we are breaking bread on the forum? Shalom Azure |
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