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I am unsure if this the correct forum to ask this question, but who is the Captain of the Host, both the Redemption card and The one in Joshua 5:14.  Having searched the web a bit I have come across several theories and I would like some of the opinions of you guys.  Who was he?  Was he Jesus preincarnate(he accepted reverance from Joshua), Is he Michael the Archangel(He leads the army of the LORD), or was just "A" captain of the Host?




Also an interesting article here about whether Jesus *is* Michael the Archangel, I don't think he is but it is interesting:
 http://www.remnantofgod.org/Michael.htm

I don't want to start a whole argument... but why?

Flammas eius lucifer matutinus inveniat:
ille, inquam, lucifer, qui nescit occasum,
Christus Filius tuus qui,
regressus ab inferis,
humano generi serenus illuxit,
et vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum.

May the Morning Star which never sets
find this flame still burning:
Christ, that Morning Star,
who came back from the dead,
and shed his peaceful light on all mankind,
your Son, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

And the Roman Rite is the Bible how?

What language is that in?

Quote from: Colin Michael on May 06, 2009, 06:04:36 PM

Quote from: lightningninja on May 06, 2009, 06:01:43 PM

What language is that in?

Latin. I've done a much more comprehensive word study on it, that's not the only use of the word "lucifer" to describe Jesus, it's just the most convenient. There's several instances in the Bible, I just don't feel like browsing through the Vulgate.

The new testament is Greek.

What about the scripture in Isaiah(don't remember the verse), and it says "Oh Lucifer, the morning star, you who laid low the nations." Then it talks about how he sinned and fell, the one who was once perfect was now stained with win, I believe it says, or something close... Are you saying that Jesus sinned?

What about the scripture in Isaiah(don't remember the verse), and it says "Oh Lucifer, the morning star, you who laid low the nations." Then it talks about how he sinned and fell, the one who was once perfect was now stained with win, I believe it says, or something close... Are you saying that Jesus sinned?

But what about Captain of the Host, who is he supposed to be?

Quote from: Master KChief on May 07, 2009, 11:43:12 AM

Quote from: Korunks on May 07, 2009, 08:01:31 AM

But what about Captain of the Host, who is he supposed to be?

Jesus preincarnate. angels cannot accept reverence.

I think that's jumping to conclusions pretty far.

Isaiah 14:12 is actually the only appearance of "heylel", or Lucifer, in the Bible, and it refers to the Babylonian king.  But it basically amounts to name-calling, much like when Jesus told Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan!"  To whit, there are often strong correlations drawn between evil kings in the Bible and the idea that their actions reflected Satan or were guided by him (see also: the whole Tyre thing in Ezekiel 28).  The only appearance of the Greek equivalent, "phosphoros", is in 2 Peter 1:19.  That passage is in reference to Jesus, but the different time periods, languages, contexts (particularly prophecy) makes the argument that they refer to the same person less than convincing.

The name Lucifer was equated with Satan for much the same reason that we equate "King of Tyrus" with Satan; we took a metaphorical name from prophecy and applied it to the angel who himself was once the brightest star in the heavens.