2 Nephi 24:12–17. Lucifer
The only places in the Bible and the Book of Mormon where the title Lucifer is used are Isaiah 14:12 and 2 Nephi 24:12. In D&C 76:25–28 we learn that Lucifer (which means “lightbearer”) was the premortal name of Satan. Because of his rebellion against God he fell from his position of “authority in the presence of God” (v. 25) and “was called Perdition” (v. 26), which means “destruction.”
The only places in the Bible and the Book of Mormon where the title Lucifer is used are Isaiah 14:12 and 2 Nephi 24:12. In D&C 76:25–28 we learn that Lucifer (which means “lightbearer”) was the premortal name of Satan. Because of his rebellion against God he fell from his position of “authority in the presence of God” (v. 25) and “was called Perdition” (v. 26), which means “destruction.”
2 Nephi 24:18–32. Triumph over Babylon
Though Babylon was once a mighty nation, God rose against it and “cut off from Babylon the name” (2 Nephi 24:22). The same was true of the Assyrians who despoiled the kingdom of Israel anciently (see v. 25). In the latter days, just as Lucifer fell from heaven to the earth, the wicked nations who have afflicted the Lord’s people will be brought down and “never be renowned” (v. 20). The Lord will establish Zion, “and the poor of his people shall trust in it” (v. 32). We will see a dual fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy; Babylon fell in the days of its kings, and spiritual Babylon, with Satan as its king, will yet fall.
Though Babylon was once a mighty nation, God rose against it and “cut off from Babylon the name” (2 Nephi 24:22). The same was true of the Assyrians who despoiled the kingdom of Israel anciently (see v. 25). In the latter days, just as Lucifer fell from heaven to the earth, the wicked nations who have afflicted the Lord’s people will be brought down and “never be renowned” (v. 20). The Lord will establish Zion, “and the poor of his people shall trust in it” (v. 32). We will see a dual fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy; Babylon fell in the days of its kings, and spiritual Babylon, with Satan as its king, will yet fall.
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