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NASB | Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning [light-bringer], son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, You who have weakened the nations [king of Babylon]! |
Subject: GOD cast an angel out of heaven/satan |
Bible Note: Hello John, Compare the Isaiah passage to Matt 11:23 and Luke 10:15. It is the same idea expressed here. Capernaum wasn't actually IN heaven and then thrust down to hades. Neither is Isaiah speaking of a being that was IN heaven and thrust out. It is metaphorical. The idea is that they think they are so great, but God is going to cut them back down. They have puffed themselves up, but they will be brought back down. Again, just my opinion. I think we Christians just have a knack for reading our theology into a verse and this seems certain here. Even assuming that Satan was cast from heaven, this passage does not mention him at all. In fact, the verse right before it (11) talks of him being buried in the ground (worms cover him, etc) and then verse 16 calls him a man. So all around this it appears to be talking about the king of Babylon. Why would it change right in the middle? jamison |