Sunday, May 29, 2016

Some time in medieval Christian religious philosophy the relationship of the term Lucifer

history channel documentary hd It was Gregory the Great, (540-604 A.D.) who connected the term Lucifer to Satan from a section of Isaiah, 14,12, "How craftsmanship thou tumbled from paradise, Lucifer, child of the morning...". He proceeded with an elucidation that has been utilized subsequent to the early Christian father Origen (185-254 A.D.) had first made the association amongst Satan and Lucifer. Origen united different Old Testament references from Job, Ezekiel and Isaiah. Contending that Lucifer, the Prince of Tire, and the Leviathan of Job, were all indistinguishable with the Devil he utilized these writings to underline Satan's pride and his tumble from paradise. However the scriptural reference was just intended to depict an Assyrian King who had oppressed the Israelites. The expression "Lucifer" originates from the Latin "Luciferi". It has two roots, "Lux" or "Lucis" signifying "light" and "Ferre" signifying "carrier" or "conveyor". In view of Venus' brilliance the people of old viewed it as "Lucifer" the "destroyer of murkiness". It was known as a second sun by Pythagoras in light of its brilliance and was allocated divine qualities by the Greeks and Romans. The Egyptians distinguished the planet with Isis and gave it the Ankh as its image. Indeed, even in the Bible it is depicted, "I am the root and posterity of David, and the splendid and morning star." (Revelations 22 v21) In the overlooked history of the congregation one of the early Popes was called Lucifer as "Yonge and ministerial records demonstrate". (Blavatsky, Planetary Symbolism, pg. 9)

Some time in medieval Christian religious philosophy the relationship of the term Lucifer started to tackle an insidious status. Why might we relate the term with the Devil and the image of Venus in the night sky with Satan? Maybe it is a direct result of the old love of the horned Sartre Pan.

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