Ezekiel 28 - The King of Tyre or the Fall of Lucifer, or Both?

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Tintin

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I'm of the mind that while Ezekiel, Chapter 28 records the King of Tyre's fall from God's grace, elements of his story are mirrored by Lucifer's fall from God's grace (highlighted below in bold). I don't understand how the chapter could only be referencing the king or Lucifer. Obviously, the King of Tyre is mentioned by title throughout, so there's no question about his role in all of this but some scholars say other verses are wrongly attributed to Lucifer's fall. What are your thoughts on this topic? Please share. (I apologise for copying and pasting most of the chapter but it's necessary for context). Cheers.


Ezekiel 28:1-19


The word of the Lord came to me: [SUP]2 [/SUP]Mortal, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:
Because your heart is proud
and you have said, “I am a god;
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,”

yet you are but a mortal, and no god,
though you compare your mind
with the mind of a god.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]You are indeed wiser than Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you
;
[SUP]4 [/SUP]by your wisdom and your understanding
you have amassed wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]By your great wisdom in trade
you have increased your wealth,
and your heart has become proud in your wealth.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Therefore thus says the Lord God:
Because you compare your mind
with the mind of a god,
[SUP]7 [/SUP]therefore, I will bring strangers against you,
the most terrible of the nations;
they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom
and defile your splendor.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]They shall thrust you down to the Pit,
and you shall die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.

[SUP]9 [/SUP]Will you still say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you,
though you are but a mortal, and no god,
in the hands of those who wound you?
[SUP]10 [/SUP]You shall die the death of the uncircumcised
by the hand of foreigners;
for I have spoken, says the Lord God.


Lamentation over the King of Tyre

[SUP]11 [/SUP]Moreover the word of the Lord came to me: [SUP]12 [/SUP]Mortal, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:
You were the signet of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

[SUP]13 [/SUP]You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone was your covering,
carnelian, chrysolite, and moonstone,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise, and emerald;
and worked in gold were your settings
and your engravings.
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.

[SUP]14 [/SUP]With an anointed cherub as guardian I placed you;
you were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked among the stones of fire.

[SUP]15 [/SUP]You were blameless in your ways
from the day that you were created,
until iniquity was found in you.

[SUP]16 [/SUP]In the abundance of your trade
you were filled with violence, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
and the guardian cherub drove you out
from among the stones of fire.

[SUP]17 [/SUP]Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;
I exposed you before kings,
to feast their eyes on you.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]By the multitude of your iniquities,
in the unrighteousness of your trade,
you profaned your sanctuaries.
So I brought out fire from within you;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
in the sight of all who saw you.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]All who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you;
you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever.
 
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kenisyes

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It is about the King of Tyre. I took the passage apart in a thread some months ago, but I have no idea where. Two searches did not bring it up. Samples, Eden was thought to have been originally in his territory, and the antional emblem was a cherub.

This as well as the idea Satan led the worship music in heaven are incorrect, although widespread.
 
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nathan3

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#3
-_- its Satan , the son sentenced to Perish son of Perdition. Satan.... ....... i had very detailed scriptures written out to present that fact. And guess what, i left the page by mistake-__- I might try again one day. Unless you want to chat with voice. If not then your going to have to wait.
 
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