The Lucifer Myth

Contrary to popular belief, the individual known as "Lucifer" does not exist, except for the singular presence of that name in Isaiah 14:12, which was added by the translators to the original text of the King James Bible. It would require an entire article to explain this misconception, but theologians and Hebrew historians accept that, not only was this word added, but the description of the individual described in Isaiah is actually, the King of Babylon and not Satan.  A study of the word Lucifer on the internet will provide a more detailed explanation of this paradigm.

Likewise, the attribution of the description of the King of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28:12-18 to Satan is also known by theologians and Hebrew historians as incorrect. The description begins with the words "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus". Many try to associate these descriptions with Satan's fall by claiming he was the "power behind the throne". In the simplest of terms, the descriptions of the characters in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are directly concerned with the temporal rulers of Babylon and Tyre, and not Satan and his angels. What most do not know is that Satan's actual fall to Earth is clearly described in the Bible.

The "Grounding" of Satan and His Angels

The 12th chapter of The Revelation contains the description of a woman giving birth to a child, who Satan attempts to kill. He fails, is engaged in battle by the forces of the Archangel Michael and is defeated, and "cast" to the Earth with his angels. Here is the event:

"And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." (Revelation 12:5-9)

The mistaken belief is that this battle occurs just before Satan is imprisoned, when Jesus takes control of the Earth. A simple reading of this event will show that the woman is giving birth to a child that will "rule all nations with a rod of iron". That child, by scriptural definition, is Jesus, the Christ, and the woman is Mary. The woman is described as fleeing to safety "into the wilderness", while Joseph was told to take Mary and the baby Jesus to Egypt for safety. This event occurs at the time of the birth of Jesus, not at the end of the end times. It is clear that Satan “fell” from the sky some time around 4 BC.

Heaven is the Sky, Not a Divine Retirement Home

To put this in perspective, one must understand the proper meaning of the word "heaven" in true scriptural terms. All these clouds, whirlwinds, pillars, vessels, chariots, and pavilions are seen hovering in, coming down, from or rising into heaven. The thunders, trumpets, and voices described are all heard from heaven. All the men, angels, and glowing beings that ascend or descend, do so either to, or from, heaven. All the lightning, streams of fire, brimstone, and fiery arrows have their origin in heaven. Even wars are fought in heaven. The word heaven is used over 700 times in the Bible. In the Old Testament ‘heaven’ is translated almost exclusively from two different words. The Hebrew word 'shamayim', which is defined as ‘the sky', the place, where the clouds and stars are, or 'shamayin', the Aramaic word of the same definition. The New Testament defines ‘heaven’ from the Greek word ‘ouranos’ meaning ‘the sky’ in all but 7 instances.