Lucifer: This word is commonly thought of as the Biblical name of the Opposer, for it appears (just once) as a name in the King James Bible at Isaiah 14:12, where the King of Babylon is referred to as Lucifer, Son of the Morning. However, the original Hebrew words that were translated as ‘Lucifer’ were actually, Helel ben Shahar or, Day/star, son/of the/dawn. So, notice that the Hebrew text wasn’t speaking about ‘the Devil’ at all in this Scripture! Rather, the reason why this description of the king of Babylon was turned into a name was because of a translating error. For the person who made this mistake and changed the words Day Star into a name (Lucifer) was Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430 CE). He did this when he was translating the Hebrew Bible text into Latin, and this error was thereafter copied in early English Bibles that used the Latin Vulgate text as a reference… such as the King James. So, the evil one’s name was never really Lucifer.
Jerusalem, August 18th, 1891. To the Honorable BARON HIRSCH. RESPECTED SIR: – I, a Christian, but a lover of the seed of Jacob, especially because of the promises of God yet remaining to them and the Holy Land, address you upon a subject which I know lies close to your heart. That you may know of my interest in your people, I will cause to be sent to you a copy of each of two volumes of my own writings, in which the promises of God to your nation are cited and commented upon. At present, accompanied by my wife, I am in Palestine, taking a hasty view of the land of promise and its people, and considering the prospects of the soon fulfilment of the predictions of the prophets. As you will see from my books, we find the testimony of the prophets to be, that your nation will be greatly blessed and returned to divine favor between now and the year 1915, A.D. The present persecutions in Russia we believe to be a mark of divine favor rather than the reverse. The Lord declares that ...
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