I know that Lucifer is the name of the angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of Heaven, but why do we call him “Satan” and/or the “Devil?”

Just as the Christian Church utilizes various names and/or euphemisms to refer to Jesus (Christ, Lord, Truth, Light, Living Water, Door, Vine, Bread of Life, Lamb of God, Son of God, Good Shepherd, etc), Lucifer also has a number of names ascribed to him by man. Devil comes from the Greek word diabolos, which means “slanderer.” Satan derives from ancient Hebrew and means “enemy” or “adversary.” Evil One come from ancient Greek and denotes “wickedness, sin, and depravity.” And Beelzebub also comes from Hebrew and translates as “Lord of Flies.”

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