Lucifer: The Story Of The Angel Helel: Angels Of Jewish Lore (Part 14)

Lucifer, the bearer of light, the mighty sun of the morning, he who shines the brightest. This great fallen one has become a topic of debate over recent times. What is the cause of this debate? We shall explain. In the book of Isaiah chapter 14, there is a passage which reads, How you have fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning. You, who weakened the nations. You have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, and I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, and I will be like the Most High. But nay, you shall be brought down to hell, to the lowest depths of the fiery pit. Bible scholars claimed that when this passage mentioned the name Lucifer, it was not referring to a fallen angel, or was instead referring to the king of Babylon. And as the name appears only once in the Christian Bible, once where the book of Isaiah mentioned it, these scholars have come to say that there was never an angel called Lucifer, that the name is merely a title, and nothing more. And so they have attributed that name to both mortals and other fallen angels, to kings, and even to Jesus Christ himself. The Hebrews and the Jewish Christians however, greatly disagree, that this is in fact an erroneous interpretation put forward by foreigners, who either do not possess enough knowledge of their teachings, or seek to pervert the original meanings of their texts. The Jews maintain that the book of Isaiah chapter 14 verse 12, indeed spoke of the fallen angel, Lucifer, whose story was used as an allusion, to allude to the tragedy that would befall the king of Babylon. What were the sins of the king of Babylon? Even though he knew who the heavenly Lord is, the king of Babylon took holy vessels from the temple of the Lord, and gave them to harlots, to guests, wives and concubines, with which they drank wine, and worshipped idols. What would give a mere man such audacity, to spit in the face of a God, far greater than he is, if not pride and ego? And there, the passage recounted the tale of Lucifer, he who was of the same pride and ego, thereby foretelling that the king would meet the same fate, the doom of both he and his kingdom. We shall go with the Hebrews and the Christians, as the phrases of that verse do not lightly describe a human, or a king, as the scholars claimed. But isn't Lucifer a Latin name? If he was indeed an angel of the heavenly Lord, an angel of Hebrew law, why is his name Latin? And why doesn't he bear the suffix L to his name, like the rest of the angels? All these, you must wonder. His true name was indeed not Lucifer. The name came much later, as the original Hebrew texts were translated into Greek, and then into Latin. The Hebrews say that his true name was Halel, and that was the name they had written down. A name which means the morning star, or the light of the Lord. But as seventy Greek scholars translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, between 285 BC and 247 BC, the name Halel was changed to Venus, a name which already belonged to a Greco-Roman deity. The Greek version gained popularity, while the Hebrew version went into obscurity. They called this translation the Greek Septuagint, in other words, the Greek Old Testament. And because of that name, Venus, which was already the name of a many came to believe that Halel Lucifer was a Greco-Roman god turned Hebrew, which in fact is not so. His real identity had only been forgotten. As the Greek version was translated into Latin between 383 and 405 AD, the Latin translator, Saint Jeremy, changed the name Venus to Lucifer, a name which like the original, also means morning star. And it would be that name, Lucifer, which stuck, thenceforth. So, it appears that Lucifer is much more than a title, it is the name of that fallen Seraphim, the first of his kind. And nay, he is not a Greco-Roman deity adopted into Hebrew doctrine, he is that once greatest angel, known as Halel, the fairest of them all. But what is the story of Halel? After a while of rummaging through many different texts, we found that the Mormons, and the Christians called the Latter-day Saints, are perhaps the only ones who tell the story of Halel in great detail, in English, clear and concise. We shall tell you the story as the Mormons tell it. This story is written in fragments, in small incomplete parts, in the scriptures of the Latter-day Saints, namely, in the book of Moses chapter 4, in the book of Doctrines and Covenants chapter 76, in the second book of Nephi chapter 24, and the book of Revelations chapter 12. It would seem that the later English translations replaced his name with either Satan, the Devil, or the Great Dragon. Once upon a time, in Mormonism, before the creation of man and the world, a time when not even the angels existed, the Great Lord manifested from the vast cosmos and created the first being to exist, aside himself. He called this being Yeshua, the one Christians would come to know as Jesus Christ. After the creation of Yeshua, the Great Lord created the very first angel, and his name was Halel, the one who would come to be known as Lucifer. The Mormons say Halel was more than an angel, he was Yeshua's younger brother, the Great Lord's second son, and chief commander of the angelic host. After the rest of the angels had been created, and in preparation to create mankind, the Great Lord assembled his two sons, and his council, and revealed to them his plan of salvation, saying, Let us give men physical bodies, and time in mortality, to prove how well they can handle their physical bodies, and their agency. They shall be tempted, their life shall be full of dangers and turmoil, that they may gain true wisdom from their experience. If they do well in mortality, they shall become like us, and live among us. Foreseeing that mankind would never rise above sin, the Great Lord knew that at some point in the time of man, a Redeemer must descend from the heavens to show mankind the way. And so, the Great Lord asked his heavenly host, saying, Which of you will descend to save the children of men? Behold, all of the heavens went silent, until Halel went forth, and stood before the Lord, saying, I am here, O Lord, send me, and I will be your son, for I will redeem all of mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and this I shall make sure of. Therefore, give me your glory. But the humble Yeshua arose and went forth, and knelt before the Lord, saying, Send me, Father, let your will be done, and let the glory be yours forever. And there, the Great Lord knew who he would send to mankind as Savior. It would not be Halel, it would be Yeshua. For while Halel took pride in himself, and sought glory, Yeshua was meek, and sought no praise, for while Halel was forceful, Yeshua was gentle. Thus, he appointed Yeshua as the Chosen One, and this greatly infuriated Halel, for he thought to himself, Why not me? Halel began to look down upon the Great Lord, for if he would prefer the meek and gentle ways, then surely, he is not as powerful as it would seem. He presented his arguments to the rest of the angels, and indeed, swayed one-third of the angels to his side. And Halel rebelled against the Great Lord, seeking to exalt himself above him. This led to the Great War of Heaven, a war fought before the creation of man. The Honorable Michael led the angels who stood with the Great Lord and his Chosen One, while the fierce Halel led the angels who stood against. Michael and his angels fought against Halel, and Halel and his angels fought back. But the blessing of the Great Lord was upon the Honorable Michael, and not even the fierce Halel could triumph over him. And so, Halel lost his place in heaven, hurled down to the earth, and his angels along with him. He became known as the Great Dragon, thenceforth, and the name Lucifer would perhaps come to fit. He could no longer be called Halel, for he was no longer of the Lord, and although he had fallen, his light and splendor did not fade. The scriptures say the devil tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, but it didn't say which of the many devils did this. The Zohar says it was Samael, while the Muslims say it was Azazel. Whichever the story is, it appears that neither of these two devils are the same as Halel, who is now called Lucifer. For while Samael and Azazel fell in the time of man, Halel Lucifer fell before man was born from clay. And while the sins of Samael and Azazel were against mankind, the sins for which they fell, the sin of Lucifer was against the heavenly Lord himself, for he saw himself equal to the Most High, perhaps even better. And so, he rebelled, attempting to usurp the Most High, a crime for which he fell. The legends of the occult equally agree that neither Samael nor Azazel is the Great Lucifer himself, but are only chiefs under his supreme reign in the realm of hell. We have previously explored the tales and identities of both Samael and Azazel. Please refer to previous episodes of this series to know their story. The Great Lucifer came to preside over every other Satan that fell after him, and even though that beautiful sun of the morning had fallen, his pride did not shatter, nor will it ever shatter, for he created a hierarchy of powers in his hellish kingdom, similar to the hierarchy of powers in heaven. According to the Grand Grim War, the Book of Oberon and the Lesser Key of Solomon, the powers of hell, from the highest to the lowest, are ranked as thus. The Unholy Trinity, the Principalities, and the 72 Kings. The Unholy Trinity is the highest hierarchy, and consists of Lucifer as the godhead, with Beelzebub, whose angelic name is Samael, being his second in command, and Astaroth, one of the angels who fell with him, being his third in command. The middle hierarchy is the Principalities, or the Demon Kings of the Four Directions, and are under the command of the Unholy Trinity. The Principality of the East is Baal Beelzebub, also known as Gop, and Oriens, and who is the fallen angel known as Samael. The Principality of the South is Amamon, who is the fallen angel called Azazel. The Principality of the West is Paimon, also known as Corson, and who is also Azazel. And the Principality of the North is Aegin, also known as Zimaniar, and Mahazel. Under these four Principalities are the 72 Kings of Hell, and under the 72 Kings of Hell are millions of lesser spirits called Legions. We have explored both the Principalities and 72 Kings of Hell in previous videos. To know their own side of the story, do refer to our Angelology and Demonology playlist, and Angels of Jewish Lore playlist. Also refer to our Lesser Key of Solomon playlist, and Book of Enoch playlist. The Great Lucifer no longer interferes directly in the affairs of mortals, nor does he frequently expose himself to them. Not when he has his chiefs and legions to carry out his will, and do his bidding, while he watches and wills what will be done. But according to the Grimorium Verum, also called the True Grimoire, when he does expose himself, he appears in the form of the most beautiful child, who, when angry, becomes reddish with a fiery face, but nothing close to monstrous. As he was the most beautiful in heaven, so has he remained the most beautiful, even after his fall, on earth and under the earth. And as the great lord Yahweh is king over the heavens, so is the great lord Lucifer king over the earth and the realm of hell. This is the story of Lucifer, that morning star, Hillel.