I believe that what is written in the "proverb against the king of Babylon" in Isaiah 14 is a prophetic reference to Satan.
Other prophetic writings sometimes refer to angels or demons as princes of geographic regions (see the reference to the prince of Persia in Daniel 10:13).
Isaiah 14 describes this king of Babylon / Lucifer ("light-bearer") falling from heaven after rebelling against God.
Paul says that Satan is transformed into an angel of light, i.e., he appears as a light-bearer or a "lucifer"(2 Corinthians 11:14). Jesus says that He saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning (Like 10:18), just as the proverbial king of Babylon / Lucifer falls from heaven in Isaiah 14.
In a similar vein, I believe that the lamentation upon the king of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28:12-19 also describes Satan because of the language used there ("...thou hast been in Eden the garden of God ...thou art the anointed cherub that covereth...").
Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:
“Is this the man who shook the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”
Satan is no man. He is an angel of Yahweh.
You simply pick and choose the parts that you agree with and ignore the rest.
It literally says that it's a taunt against the king of Babylon:
"On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:"
I completely agree that Satan is an angel and not a man.
Note, though, that the Scriptures sometimes speak of angels using terms like "man":
Daniel 9:21 "Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation..."
Luke 1:26 "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth.."
I still believe that Satan is this Lucifer/King of Babylon in Isaiah 14 who exalted himself against God and was cast down from heaven, just is written about Satan in Revelation 12:7-17.
However, let me for a moment concede that Isaiah 14 is about a king of Babylon referred to as Lucifer and this text doesn't explicitly mention Satan.
Let me edit my original reply as follows, and the point is still the same:
"I find a lot of content online appears to be a modern effort to 'rehabilitate' Satan. Stuff like this is conditioning the world to accept a future Satanic 'savior' and worship the dragon at some point in the future."
What Biblical evidence is there that Lucifer and Satan are two different beings?
The section that contains the name Lucifer is a prophecy addressed to a Babylonian king. It has absolutely nothing to do with Satan.
Did you even ever read it?
I believe that what is written in the "proverb against the king of Babylon" in Isaiah 14 is a prophetic reference to Satan.
Other prophetic writings sometimes refer to angels or demons as princes of geographic regions (see the reference to the prince of Persia in Daniel 10:13).
Isaiah 14 describes this king of Babylon / Lucifer ("light-bearer") falling from heaven after rebelling against God.
Paul says that Satan is transformed into an angel of light, i.e., he appears as a light-bearer or a "lucifer"(2 Corinthians 11:14). Jesus says that He saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning (Like 10:18), just as the proverbial king of Babylon / Lucifer falls from heaven in Isaiah 14.
In a similar vein, I believe that the lamentation upon the king of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28:12-19 also describes Satan because of the language used there ("...thou hast been in Eden the garden of God ...thou art the anointed cherub that covereth...").
Who cares about your personal interpretation?
Here is what the passage says;
Satan is no man. He is an angel of Yahweh.
You simply pick and choose the parts that you agree with and ignore the rest.
It literally says that it's a taunt against the king of Babylon:
"On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:"
I completely agree that Satan is an angel and not a man.
Note, though, that the Scriptures sometimes speak of angels using terms like "man":
Daniel 9:21 "Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation..."
Luke 1:26 "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth.."
I still believe that Satan is this Lucifer/King of Babylon in Isaiah 14 who exalted himself against God and was cast down from heaven, just is written about Satan in Revelation 12:7-17.
However, let me for a moment concede that Isaiah 14 is about a king of Babylon referred to as Lucifer and this text doesn't explicitly mention Satan.
Let me edit my original reply as follows, and the point is still the same:
"I find a lot of content online appears to be a modern effort to 'rehabilitate' Satan. Stuff like this is conditioning the world to accept a future Satanic 'savior' and worship the dragon at some point in the future."