Bible Question:
Is.14:12 Lucifer; Brillient Star? light bearer? Why was Lucifer called son of the morning? Did He make Cain kill Abel? Was He still in Heaven at the time of Cain and Abel? Was the King of Babylon (Lucifer?) Thanks |
Bible Answer: Lucifer is the English translation of the Hebrew word meaning "light bringer" or "shining one", sometimes designating the morning or day star. In Isa 14:12 the Babylonian ruler is compared to a "Day Star" (the NIV bible says morning star), which has fallen from heaven and has been felled like a stately tree. In the Christian Church this passage came to be connected with Jesus saying in Luke 10:18 "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven". It was here that the connection was made between Lucifer and Satan. Satan was in the Garden of Eden therefore he had to of already been on the earth when Cain and Abel were born. Satan cannot make us do anything that God does not allow him to do. He can only tempt us. Therefore he did not make Cain kill Abel but he was a definite influence on Cain. The King of Babylon was not Lucifer but he. too, was influenced by him. prayon |