KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

identity change. The new persona he wished to pursue included the response of worship from whomsoever would. This is seen in his appeal to Jesus Christ to "fall down and worship me," recorded in Matthew 4:9. Unfortunately his ambition will be fulfilled, as seen in Revelation 13:4, "and they worshipped the dragon." Revelation 12:9 identifies, "the great dragon [as].. .that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan." The public relations campaign required to transform the public's image of Satan, from his true evil character to one which would inspire worship, is monumental. It pivots upon the transformation of his identity. Historically, Isaiah 14 has been used as the singular biography of Lucifer, shedding unique light upon the "mystery of iniquity." In verse twelve Lucifer is in heaven; in verse fifteen Satan is in hell. The intervening verses expose his pride in the five "I wills," each a rung in his descent into hell. ("I will," is also the official motto of the U.S. city sporting zip code 60606. In 1966, this same city hatched the NIV.) These passages must be the object of Satan's rancor and consequently his opposition. They reveal his arrogance (verse 13 and 14), his responsibility for much of the world's misery (verse 17) and his end (verse 15 and 16). He is indicted as soundly in Ezekiel 28, but is unnamed and designated "the anointed cherub." His ambition is to be "like the most High" and these verses sweep away that illusion, presenting him transparently. To hold that he would not grapple with the word "Lucifer" until it was securely removed from such an unflattering context and replanted into a "like- the-most-High" context, is naivete. Fait accompli , the feat is accomplished in all new bible versions; the KJV remains uncorrupted. NIV NASB KJV

How you have fallen from heaven 0 morning star, son of the dawn. . .but you are brought down to the grave.

How you have fallen from heaven 0 star of the morning, son of the dawn. . .you will be thrust down to Sheol.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!. . . Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell.(Is. 14:12,15)