KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

Step 2 has seized some seemingly traditional groups. Albert

Pike issued the following instructions to the Masons.

Yes, Lucifer is God. . .The doctrine of Satanism is a heresy; and the true and pure philosophic religion is the belief in Lucifer. . .you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees: The Masonic religion should be. . .maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine. 19

Perhaps the most shocking aspect of Step 2, the alleged distinction between Lucifer and Satan, is its appearance in the majority of 'Christian' reference books. We would expect as much from New Age sources, but pseudo-scholarship and what appears to be much copying from each other, has Christians parroting the New Age line. Lucifer has been removed from most bible dictionaries and commentaries. If he appears at all, the reference quickly assures the reader that Lucifer is not Satan. The accompanying samples will stun the reader, showing the theological effect of the removal of Lucifer's name from new versions. They are evidence for Carr's claim that "New Age ideas infiltrate the church and appear under a Christian impremature ."20 They remind readers of Kurt Koch's warning in The Devil's Alphabet: "He operates through the latest scientific methods. "21 The following reference books were not found in liberal or neo-orthodox bookstores but in essentially fundamental-type stores or church libraries. They were the only books offered, for the most part, in the reference section.

Citation under heading "Lucifer" or Isaiah 14 inappropriate to the passage to think Satan is meant." " [ I ] t is

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International Bible Commentary

F.F. Bruce (editor)