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Why Are Both Jesus And Satan Referred To As Morning Star? by Mandyoluchi(m): 10:19am On Jun 09, 2020
The first reference to the morning star as an individual is in Isaiah 14:12: "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!" (NIV). The KJV and NKJV both translate "morning star" as "Lucifer, son of the morning." It is clear from the rest of the passage that Isaiah is referring to Satan's fall from heaven (Luke 10:18). So in this case, the morning star refers to Satan. In Revelation 22:16, Jesus unmistakably identifies Himself as the morning star. Why are both Jesus and Satan described as the "morning star"?



It is interesting to note that the concept of the "morning star" is not the only concept that is applied to both Jesus and Satan. In Revelation 5:5, Jesus is referred to as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. In 1 Peter 5:8, Satan is compared to a lion, seeking someone to devour. The point is this, both Jesus and Satan, to a certain extent, have similarities to lions. Jesus is similar to a lion in that He is the King, He is royal and majestic. Satan is similar to a lion in that he seeks to devour other creatures. That is where the similarities between Jesus, Satan, and lions end, however. Jesus and Satan are like lions in very different ways.

The idea of a "bright morning star" is a star that outshines all the others. Satan, as perhaps the most beautiful creation of God, probably the most powerful of all the angels, was a bright morning star. Jesus, as God incarnate, the Lord of the universe, is THE bright and morning star. Jesus is the most holy and powerful "light" in all the universe. So, while both Jesus and Satan can be described as "bright morning stars," in no sense is this equating Jesus and Satan. Satan is a created being. His light only exists to the extent that God created it. Jesus is the light of the world (John 9:5). Only Jesus' light is self-existent. Satan may be a bright morning star, but he is only a poor imitation of the one true bright morning star, Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
Re: Why Are Both Jesus And Satan Referred To As Morning Star? by Janosky: 2:48pm On Jun 09, 2020
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Re: Why Are Both Jesus And Satan Referred To As Morning Star? by Janosky: 2:49pm On Jun 09, 2020
Both of them are Yahweh's creation.. 1 Cor3:23 . Ephesians 3:14-15. but only Jesus Christ is begotten (like Isaac , Hebrew 11:17-19, meaning Jesus Christ alone was exalted, given Privileges above other sons of Yahweh in heaven and earth).
But Satan became a rebel ,in opposition to Jehovah

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