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Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer is incorrect.
He shows by Revelation 22:16 that Jesus is
the Morning Star.
Aparrently Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer does not
know anything about metaphors.
One can point in the sky at "the Morning Star".
One can point (mentaly) to one called "the Christ".
When one does one is pointing in two different
directions. The Christ is NOT the same as
The Morning Star. The Christ is AS the Morning Star,
the Christ shares major atributes of the Morning
Star.
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Let Jesus Christ our Lord tell you what he said:
Revelation 22
16. *I JESUS* have sent mine angel to *TESTIFY* unto you these things in the churches. *I AM THE ROOT AND OFFSPRING OF DAVID*, and *THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR*.
compare now with:
Revelation 1
5. And *FROM JESUS CHRIST*, who *IS THE *FAITHFUL WITNESS*, and *THE FIRST BEGOTTEN OF THE DEAD*, and *THE PRINCE OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH*. Unto him that *LOVED US*, and *WASHED US FROM* our *SINS IN HIS OWN BLOOD*,
8. *I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA*, *THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING*, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, *THE ALMIGHTY*.
...
10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a *GREAT VOICE*, *AS* of *A TRUMPET*,
11. Saying, *I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA*, *THE FIRST* and *THE LAST*:
...
Revelation 2
17. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; *I AM THE FIRST* and *THE LAST*:
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8. And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith *THE FIRST* and *THE LAST*, which *WAS DEAD*, and *IS ALIVE*;
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18. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith *THE SON OF GOD*, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
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24. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28. And *I* will *GIVE* him *THE MORNING STAR*.
29. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Satan has stolen for himself, the name the Lord refers to himself as, to which would be NO DIFFERENT than if Satan would try to decieve us into thinking that "the first and the last" or the root and offspring of David, or the Son of God, Christ, etc. would apply to him. Please look at what this really says:
2 Peter 1
16. For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Now look at this verse:
We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye TAKE HEED, AS UNTO a LIGHT THAT SHINETH IN A DARK PLACE, until THE DAY DAWN, and THE DAY STAR ARISE IN YOUR HEARTS:
and ...
28. And I will GIVE him *THE MORNING STAR*.
and ...
*I AM the .... BRIGHT and MORNING STAR.
and .....
John 5
28. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto *THE RESURRECTION OF LIFE*; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Luke 20
36. Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the *CHILDREN OF THE RESURRECTION*.
John 11
25. *JESUS SAID* unto her, *I AM THE RESURECTION, AND THE LIFE*: he that believeth in me, *THOUGH* he *WERE DEAD*, *YET SHALL* he *LIVE*:
26. And whosoever *LIVETH* and *BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE*. Believest thou this?
27. She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that *THOU ART THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD*, which should *COME INTO* the *WORLD*.
The Holy Spirit of truth, has just told us in God's word, that Jesus Christ is the morning star, to which is the Resurrection and eternal life. This does not belong in Isaiah 14:12. Why not just put Almighty God in it's place? or Son of God? or Christ?
Isaiah 14
12. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
love in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour,
michelle
Praise Iesus, the Sonne of God!
