The proper name of Lucifer is fanned by the mystery and duality of attitude towards him. For some, it is associated with rebellion, for some it is inadmissible even for uttering, since it concentrates evil in itself. And yet, since the name Lucifer exists, everyone should know who this is or what is hidden behind this name. Recently, along with the revival of Christian traditions, like mushrooms in the forest, some new, home-grown religions appear, aimed at unconditional worship of something or someone, and not at the upbringing and exaltation of the soul. Even the scandalous Sergei Mavrodi published a book where the title mentions the son of Lucifer.
A bit of history
In Ancient Rome, Lucifer is the most common male name. Translated from Latin and Greek, its meaning was understood approximately the same: "the first morning light." And this light was connected with the planet Venus. It was she who was in our horizon the brightest "morning star" after the moon and the sun, and such a name is found in Virgil in the "Aeneid". And yet, for the first time, Lucifer is mentioned in the Old Testament (Isaiah's book) in relation to the dynasty of the Babylonian kings, who in their pride were likened to a fallen angel.
Former angel
This is none other than the devil himself. Everyone knows the legend of how the powerful archangel was cast down from heaven. And his name is Lucifer. Whoever disputes this must understand the futility of such attempts. Even if in ancient times the passage of the Bible was misinterpreted, now it’s impossible to rehabilitate the name of Lucifer - it will forever remain synonymous with Satan. But the way he, called to bring light, turned out to be the ruler of evil, undoubtedly, requires understanding and proper interpretation. God is love, endless creation and perfection. God gives everyone the right to self-determination. God himself obeys the laws by which he creates. So he cannot punish anyone by definition, however, like the devil Lucifer. Whoever does not realize this, the first one may be on the hook of a consoling self-deception, unable to exalt or save, this is the road leading to hell, which is covered with good intentions. Nobody has power over man - he makes decisions himself: he punishes himself, elevates himself, obeying the same laws as all celestials. True, the chosen path can lead to God, or can make an accomplice of evil. That temptation, which Lucifer once succumbed to, devours everyone, without exception. And so it goes on, without stopping for a second, the struggle for every soul in every soul.
They don’t know what they are doing
The stage of the struggle against God as the legacy of Lucifer passes (consciously or not) each person. This can be called a search for the path to God. True, some are lost on this road and come to a standstill, and then, in their helplessness, choose Satan as their idols, thinking that they thereby challenge the unjust world order, forgetting that all the tears and sorrow on earth are the work of human hands, not someone’s fishing. People are arrogant in their desire to create another world just as Lucifer used to be. Who invented this, that the world can remake one, even the most powerful person? Yet evil is attractive. Many artists, even being creators from God, tried to comprehend its nature. And some succeeded. This, for example, is evidenced by the history of Vrubel’s “Demon” painting and the effect that the beautiful young man depicted on it has on people (there were several attempts to destroy this picture). Almost all world classics wanted to dissect evil in their works, to show all its stinking underside in order to develop immunity in people. But it didn’t work out. Moreover, it is unlikely that the modern director of horror films with a talking pseudonym can hardly do it - Lucifer Valentine (and this is a woman). To show unmotivated evil is to generate it repeatedly.
