> Not only the english literary Lucifer, but the Christian tradition Lucifer
> as well. You can maintain that this does not make Lucifer Satan because
> that connection is not explicitly stated in the Bible, but I don't think
> you want to go there. ;-) It's important to remember that christianity is
> not based *only* on the Bible, but also two thousand years of thought (give
> or take 36), writing, and speculation. In this, Lucifer is the same as Satan.
Only since 1667 when Paradise Lost was first published. Still, that's over
300 years of slander to overcome :-)
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