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the bible is NOT telling the reader they are one and the same. its simply using a term or concept that can be applied to both.
the internet is full of explanations as to how/why that is.
some of them have to do with translations, some of them have to do with contextual qualities of both jesus and satan.
There Is No Difference Between Jesus And Lucifer
https://www.modernghana.com/news/124...d-lucifer.html
writer makes a convincing case for why they are one & the same - any further discussion would entail a knowledge of Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic which disqualifies me
he makes a "convincing case" only if the reader is already dead set on believing an absurdity that flies in the face of six thousand years of Judeo-Christian thought and practice, is extremely biblically naive, or is incapable of objective critical thought on the matter.
Why do you feel that is absurd when so many biblical scholars agree with the position that Jesus and Lucifer are one and the same? After all, we read in Isaiah 45:7 that this god is creator of ALL good and evil so that such a view is plausible if viewed objectively. He admits that he does it all.
Over the years I've seen many people make highly emotional arguments against this but none have ever presented any actual proof that they are two distinct entities or persons so that they could not be one and the same. And this is only one of many deficiencies that this Jesus had. After all, he promised that his ministers could easily duplicate and surpass every miracle he created [John 14:12] but no such thing happens today, the Old Testament promised that the Messiah would have recreated the Kingdom (II Samuel) but he failed to do so, a one hundred reward is promised to those who makes any form of sacrifice for him but I've never seen any Christian reveal that he got 100 times what they gave to churches or whatever. Strangely, the Prince of Peace actually brought war everywhere his teachings were spread. As Alan Watts said many years ago, more people have been killed in the name of the Bible than for any other reason in history. So sad but so true.
But again, to each their own, whether that be beliefs or anything else.