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Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted they wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Someone told me that this passage describes what satan looks like, but I fail to see it. Any thoughts?
 
I don’t think it describes what Satan looks like. It sound more like what Satan was held as, what he’s done, and what will happen to him. Just my 2 cents.
 
Always read a verse in context-never remove ir from the rest of the pericope.Ezekiel is prophesying againt the king of Tyre-Phoenicians.
 
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Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted they wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Someone told me that this passage describes what satan looks like, but I fail to see it. Any thoughts?
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Step back a little and read verses 28:12 - 28:19. All those verses are addressed about the King of Tyre.

I could see this being used to describe Satan, but I don’t think that’s ultimately the aim of the author. Could it be representing any man who follows the steps of the King of Tyre? One who lifts himself above others and places their trust in them-self and not God?

Also note, in vese 28:2, God (through Ezekiel) chastises the Prince of Tyre for claiming to be a god. Since the prince thinks he’s a god, does the King of Tyre place himself over gods?
 
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Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted they wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Someone told me that this passage describes what satan looks like, but I fail to see it. Any thoughts?
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Ezekiel 28: 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Ezekiel 28: 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
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! Isaiah 14: 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north

That’s the description of the adversary in Ezekiel.

The comparison with the king of trye, I dunno. Could be a literary twist, who knows.
 
David also said: Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. (Psalms 16:9-10). We all know that, not knowing, David was talking about Jesus inspired by the Holy Spirit. Because, as the apostles said, David is dead and buried. So, if he not knowing was talking about Jesus, perhaps Ezequiel and Isaiah could as well talk about someone else, like Satan, not knowing. But I’m not totally sure, but who knows for sure? David was speaking in the mysterious language of literature and poetry, and Ezequiel and Isaiah were as well speaking that “language” in those passages, with metaphors and such. So it is possible that the prophets were talking about Satan, or Lucifer, in that case. As I said, we cannot be totally sure, but it is possible.
 
Considering the word is spoken as a parable, king of Tyre-Phoenicians is a picture pointing to Satan. A parable is a earthly story with spiritual truth. the king of Tyre is the earthly story, the spiritual truth is that this points to Satan who is the enemy and is sin.

The bible doesn’t teach life lessons, it teaches spiritual truth that result in living a life that is good and God fearing.
 
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