Was Lucifer Ever the Name of the Devil?
All my life I have been told the devil was once the chief angel named Lucifer, who was in charge of the heavenly choir or band. He was eventually kicked out of heaven for wanting to be equal to or above God. Well, guess what I found. There is nothing in the Bible that says the devil was ever an angel, or that his name was ever Lucifer. Isaiah Chapter 14 We must begin by noticing that the whole of Isaiah chapter 14 is a taunting speech, or poetic prophecy of the downfall of the king of Babylon, and NOT Satan. (Is.14:4) The one to whom this is written is a “man”, the king of Babylon, and not a fallen angel. (Is. 14:16) The location of this prophecy is the city is Babylon, not heaven. The time of this prophecy is hundreds of years before Messiah, not a time frame before Adam! It is interesting to note that the word “lucifer” was never originally in the Bible. (Is.14:12) KJV It was in 405 A.D., Jerome translated the Hebrew and Greek into Latin, the Vulgate. The Hebrew word “Heylel” carries
