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To: HLPhat

More likely it is Belshazzar of Chapter 5 Daniel.

He was the one overthrown by Persia. His actions were an “in Your face” to God at the feast at which the handwriting on the wall appeared.

Oddly enough, chapter 5 Daniel was part of my reading this morning.


271 posted on 02/17/2016 8:22:51 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: xzins
>>More likely it is Belshazzar of Chapter 5 Daniel.

Or Babylon and/or the system(s) of worldly government dejoure in general.

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LUCIFER

= light bringer, "the morning star": Isa 14:12 (
heylel
, "spreading brightness"). Symbol of the once bright but now fallen king of Babylon. The title belongs of right to Christ (Rev 22:16), therefore about to be assumed by antichrist, of whom Babylon is type and mystical Babylon the forerunner (Rev 17:4-5). The language is primarily drawn from that of Satan himself, the spirit that energized the pagan world power Babylon, that now energizes the apostate church, and shall at last energize the last secular antichrist (the fourth kingdom little horn) and his champion, the false prophet (the third kingdom little horn), the harlot's successor, who shall oppress Israel, as the fourth kingdom little horn oppresses the Gentile world: Dan 7:8-26 (Chaldee); 8:9-11 (Hebrew); Rev 13:4; 16:13-14; 2 Thess 2:9. "Lucifer" is thus naturally applied to Satan (Luke 10:18; Rev 12:8-9; Jude 6). Jesus saith, "I will give him that overcometh the morning star," i.e. Myself (Rev 2:28; 22:16); reflecting My brightness, he shall shine like Me "the morning star," sharing My kingly glory of which a star is the symbol (Num 24:17; Matt 2:2).
(from Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database Copyright © 1998, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)



 

282 posted on 02/17/2016 8:38:15 AM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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