Who is Lucifer

[burtblanke]

Who is Lucifer?

      Who and what is the Devil, and what does he look like? He is the enemy of every Christian out there. Does he have horns, a pitchfork, long pointy tail, hoofs as feet, wearing red underwear. The Devil loves the thought of us believing this. This paper will go through the Bible, so we can I.D. him and how he operates. Let’ start in Ezekiel and see what he really looks like.

<Eze 28:3-7>  Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: <4>  With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: <5> By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick  hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: <6> Therefore thus saith the LORD God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God: <7> Behold therefore. I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

   That is what GOD said about him. This was before his downfall. In verses 12-19, it tells about his downfall and the position that he held at that time.

<EZE 28:12-19> Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <13> Thou hast been in Eden the Garden of God;  every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. <14> Thou art the anointed Cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God: thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire <15> Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, til iniquity was found in thee. <16> By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering Cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. <17> Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee o the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. <18> Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore, will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. <19> All they that know thee among the people shall be astonish at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be anymore.

   These verses tell us a lot. It tells about satan being the anointed cherub that covereth. Meaning he was guarding one side of the Throne of God. It tells of God turning him to ashes. It also tells that he was in the Garden of Eden.

  Satan used to be free to wander the earth. In the book of JOB, it tells us this. Job is one of the older books of the Bible.

<JOB 1:6-7> Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. <7> And the LORD said unto Satan, whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

   Satan is free to come and go as he pleases. The next time we know for sure he was on the earth is the Temptation of Christ.

<LUKE 4:3-8> And the Devil said unto him, if thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. <4> And Jesus answered him saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. <5> And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. <6> And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. <7> If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. <8> And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the LORD thy God, and him only shalt you serve.

   After this point in time I believe he was locked up. More on that in a second. This next verse is about Satan trying to argue with Michael over the bones of Moses. It also tells about the fallen angels and their punishment of death. Also, this great day is the LORD’S Day or the Millennium.

   <JUDE 1:6-9> And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. <7> Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. <8> Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. <9> Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The LORD rebuke thee.

    With the fallen angels in chains, it is safe to say that Satan is also. Only his and the angel’s spirits can come to earth at this point in time.   In the future sometime Michael will kick satan and the bunch out of heaven and onto the earth.

  <REV 12: 7-9> And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. <8> And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. <9> And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast to earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

   <REV 12: 12> Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.  

   This is the time he gets to play anti-christ, and the false prophet, and is also called the “Beast from the earth”. It also talks about the “mark of the beast”. What exactly is this mark? If you read the verse closely it says “in your forehead” not on it. And on your “right hand” means to be working for his ministry. The number 666 means the Sixth Seal, Sixth Trump, and Sixth Vial. In this verse horns mean “power”.

   <REV 13: 11-18> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and spake as a dragon. <12> And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. <13> And he doeth great wonders so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, <14> And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth , that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. <15> And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. <16> And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: <17> And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. <18> Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

   After Armageddon and such, Satan will be locked in the bottomless pit for a thousand years. He will have a “seal” put upon him so not even his evil spirit will be able to bother anyone.

   <REV 20: 1-3> And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the keys of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. <2> And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil, and satan, and bound him a thousand years, <3> And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

   When he is set loose, he will test all the ones who did not make the first resurrection, as to whom they are going to follow, either satan or our Heavenly Father. After that there is no more reason to have satan around, he served his purpose and now it was done. This is when God turns him to ashes from within, as we talk about earlier in Ezekiel 28:16-18.

   People think satan is ruling a place called Hell. The truth being told is he is in jail and doesn’t rule anything. He is God’s puppet. You don’t have to be afraid of the devil. Christ gave you power over him and evil spirits, but only in his name.

<LUKE 10:18-19> And he said unto them, I beheld satan as lighting fall from heaven. <19> Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

    Well I hope this paper has informed you about our enemy. There is a lot more of the devil in the Bible. If you what more on the subject and End-Time Events, just cut and paste the link below. I thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it. I’m on Facebook, drop by and see me.

Your friend, Burt Blanke

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[angels4u]

Question ,do you know who Jesus is?

Question: "Who is Jesus Christ?"

Answer: Unlike the question “Does God exist?” very few people question whether Jesus Christ existed. It is generally accepted that Jesus was truly a man who walked on the earth in Israel 2000 years ago. The debate begins when the subject of Jesus' full identity is discussed. Almost every major religion teaches that Jesus was a prophet or a good teacher or a godly man. The problem is that the Bible tells us that Jesus was infinitely more than a prophet, a good teacher, or a godly man.


C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus Christ]: 'I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept his claim to be God.' That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to.”

So, who did Jesus claim to be? Who does the Bible say He is? First, let's look at Jesus’ words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “‘We are not stoning you for any of these,’ replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God’” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement as a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). John 8:58 is another example: “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’” Again, in response, the Jews took up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Jesus’ announcing His identity as “I am” is a direct application of the Old Testament name for God (Exodus 3:14). Why would the Jews again want to stone Jesus if He had not said something they believed to be blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God?

John 1:1 says “the Word was God.” John 1:14 says “the Word became flesh.” This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh. Thomas the disciple declared to Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus does not correct him. The apostle Paul describes Him as, “…our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). The apostle Peter says the same, “…our God and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1). God the Father is witness of Jesus’ full identity as well, “But about the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.’” Old Testament prophecies of Christ announce His deity, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

So, as C.S. Lewis argued, believing Jesus to be only a good teacher is not an option. Jesus clearly and undeniably claimed to be God. If He is not God, then He is a liar, and therefore not a prophet, good teacher, or godly man. In attempts to explain away the words of Jesus, modern “scholars” claim the “true historical Jesus” did not say many of the things the Bible attributes to Him. Who are we to argue with God’s Word concerning what Jesus did or did not say? How can a “scholar” two thousand years removed from Jesus have better insight into what Jesus did or did not say than those who lived with, served with, and were taught by Jesus Himself (John 14:26)?

Why is the question over Jesus’ true identity so important? Why does it matter whether or not Jesus is God? The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Only God could pay such an infinite penalty (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus’ deity is why He is the only way of salvation. Jesus’ deity is why He proclaimed, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

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[missmuffet]

Lucifer was originally created as one of God's angels. A cherub which is one of the highest of angels in heaven. He became arrogant and prideful and wanted to sit on the throne above God. He was then thrown out of heaven along with 1/3 of his followers. He then became Satan the ruler of this world and the prince of the air.