Pynchon, Dante and Divine Light

[Dave Monroe]

On 1/8/08, David Payne <dpayne1912 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I understand, however, that Lucifer = Satan is really a case of mistaken
> identity?

"... perhaps one of the most popular misconceptions among Bible
believers is that Satan also is designated as "Lucifer" within the
pages of the Bible. What is the origin of the name Lucifer, what is
its meaning, and is it a synonym for "Satan"? Here are the facts...."

http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2215

> A misread biblical passage?

An awful lot of that going around for the past, uh, couple thousand
years ago or so ...