Identifier: antiuniversalist01prie (find matches)
Title: The anti-universalists, or history of the fallen angels of the scriptures..
Year: 1839 (1830s)
Authors: Priest, Joseph. (from old catalog)
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descriptive ; but portrays the ambition of this Lucifer,son of the morning, and his attempt to fight against God, and toascend the mount of the congregation, in heaven, and to be likethe Most High, nothing doubting but he could do it. That thisking should be called in Scripture, Lucifer, and also son of themorning, which is the same as morning star, or in other wordslight bringer, is very singular, as his name was Nebuchadnez-zar ; the meaning of which, in the Chaldean language, was tearsand groans of judgment; very different indeed, both in soundand meaning, from that of Lucifer, or light bringer. But if weunderstand this description, as given by Isaiah, literally of theman Nebuchadnezzar, and spiritually of Satan, or Lucifer, andof his fall from his first estate in heaven, then we perceive a pro-priety in his being called Lucifer, Son of the Morning, LightBringer, &c. For if he was one of the two highest angels whichGod had made, it might well be said of him, that he was a light
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ANGELS OF THE SCRIPTURES, 169 bringer, on account of his immense intellectual abilities; inwhich he was an expression of the divine mind, and a manifes-tation of his power to produce beings of this description, having thelight of godlike intellect, and in this respect was a light bringer.Of such a being, it might well be said: O Lucifer, light bringer,how art thou fallen from heaven, son of the morning, or of thefirst creation; for thou hast said, I will ascend into heaven, Iwill exalt my throne above the stars of God, (the angels,) I willsit upon the mount of the congregation (of angels) in the sides ofthe north, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, (evenheavens glory,) I will be like the Most High, (if not above him;)which disposition he still retains, as is said of him in the NewTestament, the devil sinnethfrom the beginning. As before expressed, we have no doubt that his sin was com-menced at the very moment when he conceived resistance to theclaims of God to the love an

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