What's a Lucifer ?!

Believe me... I've been asked this question loads of times... most of my intellectual buddies have been oft rendered speechless *a miracle* when it comes to my profile name and so, this post is to educate yourselves... first of all, lets talk about the angels...


Angel (Greek angelos,”messenger”), celestial being believed to be a messenger, or intermediary, between God, or the gods, and humankind. All religions are concerned with the relationship human beings have or may have with the supernatural realm. In ancient Greek religion, in Judaism and Christianity, and in Islam this relationship is thought to involve angels—divine messengers sent to humans to instruct, inform, or command them. An angel can function also as a protective guardian, as a heavenly warrior, and even as a cosmic power. Moreover, the line between a good angel and a bad angel, or demon, is sometimes unclear. Hence, angels can be broadly described as personified powers mediating between the divine and the human.
Archangel, an angel, or heavenly being, of higher rank than angels. In Jewish and Christian literature, the four best known are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. In Islam, it is believed that four archangels guard the throne of Allah. According to Christian tradition, archangels belong to the eighth of nine choirs of angels. Arranged according to their importance, in descending order, these choirs are seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.
Lucifer, (Latin for “light-bearer”), name for the planet Venus when it appears as the morning star; Vulgate translation of the Hebrew expression for “bright one.” The Hebrew prophet Isaiah used the term in a satirical allusion to the king of Babylon, describing the frustrated ambition of the morning star to rise higher than all the other stars:

“How art thou fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning”.

This passage evidently reflects an episode from a myth of Baal, known to scholars through Canaanite texts recovered at Ra’s Sham rah in Syria. In the New Testament, star imagery is applied to the figure of Christ... he is called “day star” (Greek phosphoros), and he is called “morning star.”
Contrary to popular belief, Satan and Lucifer are two separate fallen angels. Lucifer was a Great Archangel, Prince and anointed Cherub. Even after his fall he retained some of his power and ancient title.

For more info: http://www.steliart.com/angelology_fallen_archangel.html


Whew... I'm glad that's out of the way... so, did you learn anything ?! k... what ever... I'll be back later to finish this... sayonara