Lucifer Explained: The Origin and Meaning Behind this Fallen Angel

“Where does Lucifer, the fallen angel, REALLY come from? “Lucifer” is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Isaiah 14:12 (in KJV).

But in the original Hebrew, the word “Lucifer” is absent. In its place, we have “helel ben shahar” which means “shining one, son of morning”, a Hebrew word for the morning star, the planet Venus.

Somehow the planet Venus became associated with the Devil, and that has much to do with the book of Enoch. A book that features a fallen angel who is kicked out of heaven.

Over time, early Christians and Jews came to see Isaiah 14:12 as a veiled reference to a fallen angel. And so, Lucifer (the Latin word for morning star) was born, and became associated with Satan, the Devil, Beezebub and so on…”

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