Never said he was. Nowhere in Scripture does it say he is, nor the Church teaches it.
You mean I should read some gnostic esoteric crap and act all enlightened with the secret knowledge of the ages? I have and such teachings (like theosophy - what Lucis trust is about) are antichristian by definition.
What makes you think you can interpret those 3000+ year old texts (that have been translated so you're not dealing with the original text) correcty? Texts originating from cultures and based on worldviews that have very little in common with our modern western civilization?
I get "it's just me and muh Bible" protestant vibes from such an approach, as if the religious text magically self-interprets correctly absent the tradition that generated it.
PS: You didn't say what's your take on Lucifer and what are your sources?
Never said he was. Nowhere in Scripture does it say he is, nor the Church teaches it.
You mean I should read some gnostic esoteric crap and act all enlightened with the secret knowledge of the ages? I have and such teachings (like theosophy - what Lucis trust is about) are antichristian by definition.
Zoroastrianism? Hinduism? Egyptian mysteries? Sumerian mythology? As in the pagan religions gnosticism and hermeticism drew from?
Did you read Manly P. Hall and now think you've got it all figured out? Why not enlighten us on the true nature of Lucifer?
What makes you think you can interpret those 3000+ year old texts (that have been translated so you're not dealing with the original text) correcty? Texts originating from cultures and based on worldviews that have very little in common with our modern western civilization?
I get "it's just me and muh Bible" protestant vibes from such an approach, as if the religious text magically self-interprets correctly absent the tradition that generated it.
PS: You didn't say what's your take on Lucifer and what are your sources?