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LESSONSFROM
LUCIFER
LUCIFER
ISAIAH 14:12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which
didst weaken the nations! (KJV)
LUCIFER
ISAIAH 14:12
Oh shining star, son of the morning, how you have fallen from the heavens! You weakening the
nations, you are cut down to the ground. (LITV)
LUCIFER
LUKE 10:18
“I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.”
THE CONTEXT
• Isaiah’s missionIsaiah 1:16-17
• Punishment of nationsIsaiah 13 – 23
Moab (15)
Damascus (17)
Egypt (19)
THE CONTEXT
Woes upon Babylon• Isaiah 13 – 14
– Burden (13:1)– Medes (13:17)– Destruction (13:18-22)
THE CONTEXT
God’s people blessed• Isaiah 14:1-2
– Babylon captures Judah– Seventy years pass– Medes conquer Babylon– God’s people return home
THE CONTEXT
God’s people celebrate the fall of Babylon
Isaiah 14:3-23 (esp. vv5-7)
THE CONTEXT
It’s not Satan that is falling in this passage; it’s the KING OF BABYLON!
Lucifer is a symbol for the wicked king of Babylon
Isaiah 14:4 with 14:12
THE CONTEXT
Arrogance of Babylonians kingsIsaiah 14:13-14
Lucifer is A MAN who made the earth tremble
Isaiah 14:16
He overthrew cities and did not release captives
Isaiah 14:17
THE CONTEXT
His dishonor in death, not buried like other kings
Isaiah 14:18-19
Makes clear that he is talking about Babylon and her evil kings
Isaiah 14:22
TRUTHThe number of people
who believe something has nothing to do with whether or not its true!
• Creation or evolution?• The Flood: real or myth?• Is Christmas Christ’s birth?
Chimney Corner Scripture
TRUTH
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY
ABOUT
• Baptism necessary? Mark 16:16
• Instrumental musicColossians 3:16
• DivorceMatthew 19:9
TRUTH
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY
ABOUT
• We need to study the Bible for ourselves!John 17:17 TRUTH?
Luke 12:53 Family?
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 Preachers?
Acts 17:11 is the KEY
TRUTH
RIGHTLY
DIVIDE
THE TRUTH
2 Timothy 2:15
A TEXT WITHOUT A CONTEXT IS A PRETEXT!
• Acts 16:30-31 Belief only?• Romans 10:9-13 Belief only?• The Revelation 2nd Coming
TRUTH
When I discover that something I believe does not agree with the
Bible, THEN I NEED TO CHANGE WHAT I BELIEVE!
Be like Jesus Luke 22:42
Salvation? Matthew 7:21