I would like to have a Christian on this website present me proof that Lucifer became Satan rather than Lucifer becoming Jesus.
Hebrews 1:13-14
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said,
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I make Your enemies
A footstool for Your feet”?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
That alone makes Jesus different from any other angelic being. Attributed to Him all creating things. Where is that description ever said of Satan, Lucifer, the devil? So you have the Creator and the created distinction too.
What is more, I believe Isaiah 14:10 contains typology on judgment but the judgment is on the king of Babylon. The metaphoric language is a picture of someone who was considered an exemplar until he tried to place himself above God, as would be the case with Satan too.
Isaiah 14:4
4 that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,...
8 “Even the cypress trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’
9 “Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come;
It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth;
It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones.
10 “They will all respond and say to you,
‘Even you have been made weak as we,
You have become like us.
11 ‘Your pomp and the music of your harps
Have been brought down to Sheol;
Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you
And worms are your covering.’
12 “How you have fallen from heaven,
O star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the earth,
You who have weakened the nations!
13 “But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.
14 ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 “Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol,
To the recesses of the pit.
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
They will ponder over you, saying,
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world like a wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’
18 “All the kings of the nations lie in glory,
Each in his own tomb.
19 “But you have been cast out of your tomb
Like a rejected branch,
Clothed with the slain who are pierced with a sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit
Like a trampled corpse.
20 “You will not be united with them in burial,
Because you have ruined your country,
You have slain your people.
May the offspring of evildoers not be mentioned forever.
21 “Prepare for his sons a place of slaughter
Because of the iniquity of their fathers.
They must not arise and take possession of the earth
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and survivors, offspring and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23 “I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
These verses speak of judgment and could very well be likened to how Satan also lost favour in God's eyes with his pride. They also have specific references to Babylon and its judgment. The king of Babylon lost favour with God when he exalted himself above God in his lofty ambition, as could be said of Satan too. Thus, the primary audience is the king of Babylon. The secondary audience could be in reference to Satan.
"How you have fallen from heaven," suggests that the king lost favour with God just as various angelic beings and Satan lost favour with God in their rebellion.
Jesus also uses this verse of Satan to show he fell too.
Luke 10:18 (NASB)
18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
Jesus saw Satans fall from heaven also.
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
"Throwing down" speaks of judgment.
Revelation 20:2 (NASB)
2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
Revelation 20:10
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
We are never told Lucifer is the devil or Satan whereas we are told that the dragon is the devil and Satan. The devil and Satan are equated. We are also told a lot about Satan in the NT, how he (as a serpent) deceived Adam and Eve and with that typology, Jesus is presented as being tempted by Satan for forty days and nights yet does not give into Satan as they did. We are told how Satan was a liar from the beginning, how he deceives the nations, etc. None of these derogatory descriptions are ever said about Jesus Christ but the exact opposite. He never fell from God's grace when He became a human being except when He agreed to suffer the judgment of humanity on behalf of those who would believe in what His sacrifice accomplished on the cross. He is described as a Lamb without blemish throughout His earthly ministry. Thus, the contrast between Jesus and Satan is diametrically opposite. And Satan is described as masquerading as an angel of light. Jesus is the light.
No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
