From: garyrayl70@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/11/2026 10:07 PM, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >   
   > DocUFO  posted:   
   >> On 1/10/2026 3:03 PM, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>> DocUFO  posted:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Lucifer incites Heaven's wrath   
   >>>   
   >>> I understand that you would have no way of knowing this,   
   >>> but Satan was referred to as lucifer (a descriptive term,   
   >>> not his name) before he rebelled against God, and was then   
   >>> thrown out of Heaven:   
   >>>   
   >>> [quoting Jesus] "I saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven."   
   >>> [end quote] Luke 10:18   
   >>>   
   >>> So, the devil's name is Satan, not lucifer. Just so you know,   
   >>> for future reference.   
   >>   
   >> Hey, I know you just love to express what you think is superior   
   >> knowledge of eschatological, theological things and I'm replying   
   >> once again that the name "Lucifer" is based on popular and modern-   
   >> era culture, literature.   
   >   
   > The basis of the false claim that "lucifer" is a name   
   > is due to a bad translation of the Bible. Unfortunately,   
   > the King James Bible translation made several mistakes,   
   > and capitalizing the descriptive term "lucifer" -- and   
   > thereby turning it into another name for Satan -- is   
   > one of those mistakes. Many other Bible translations   
   > correctly translate the descriptive term "lucifer"   
   > into English as "morning star".   
   >   
   > I just thought you might want to know that "lucifer"   
   > is not another name for Satan, and it never was. Just   
   > because a lot of people in the English-speaking world   
   > have been misled by a bad translation, that doesn't   
   > mean anyone who knows better needs to continue using   
   > that bad translation.   
      
      
   If you're using contextual reference within the Christian   
   community, it's out of place historically. But in art and   
   culture, it's been more than satisfactory. Past and modern   
   entertainment often opts for popular usage for the obvious   
   reason to attract audiences that comprise both secular and   
   nonsecular mindsets.   
   Satanism and Wicca, for example, don't accept that "Satan"   
   exists as a reality, but is a fanciful creation Christians   
   accept.   
   Mother Earth is at the basis of Wicca, which acts much like   
   a human mother, both loving and punishing, but not as an   
   evil intelligence and energy, per se. It seeks to keep a   
   healthy balance for all to survive and be contented.   
   Blessed be! LOL!   
   Satanists and Wiccans don't mix well, yet in modern and   
   past popular cultures, they often are shown as partners in   
   evil and even that Wicca accepts Satan. Wiccans would balk   
   at that gross misconception.   
   @y=   
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