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Despite all the political intrigue, Lucifer simply means "Light Bearer," and he was in earliest times a sun god, which is why he is called "Day Star, son of morning/dawn." The sun god Lucifer is "cast out of heaven" by the other angels, or stars, as night descends. This god/angel Lucifer is pre-Hebraic, found in Canaan, Egypt and Mesopotamia, and was not originally considered evil. In Dutch, a Lucifer is a match, a purely utilitarian object that brings light and fire. Like the many gods of other cultures, Lucifer was vilified by the Christians so they could raise their own god above him. Ironically, since both are the day or morning star, Jesus and Lucifer are in fact one and the same.
The Lucifer myth can also be found in the Greek story of the "son of the sun," Phaeton, who was cast out of heaven by his Father after committing the crime of hubris. The story of Vulcan, the Roman solar god, is similar to the Lucifer myth, as he too is cast out of heaven by the gods as darkness descends.
Melchizedek
The mysterious king of Salem, Melchizedek, or Adonizedek, as he is also called in the Book of Jasher, is mentioned in the OT as the priest of the Most High God (El Elyon) who blessed Abraham. In the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus is named as a mere priest "after the order of Melchizedek," a passage serving to establish the Order of Melchizedek as the ultimate authority, beyond Abraham and Jesus. In fact, the Christian Gnostics considered Melchizedek a savior-god higher than Jesus: "Melchizedek was the savior for angels, while Christ was only the savior for men."53
Like that of so many other biblical characters, the identity of Melchizedek can be found in the pre-Yahwist cultures of the Levant. As Walker states, "Jeru-salem was 'the House of Peace,' or of the god Salem, whose earlier city was ruled by Melchizedek (Genesis 14), the 'King of Light' called Melek or Molech in Phoenicia." Molech is the sun and fire god, originally from Persia and India, and worshipped by the Canaanites.55 The Molech/Melek cult also flourished in Paul's purported hometown of Tarsus, as Heracles-Melkart.56 As stated, Solomon and other Israelites worshipped Moloch/Molech/Melek/Milcom/Melchom:
Moloch was a god of the Ammonites, also worshiped among the Israelites. Solomon built a temple to him, on the Mount of Olives, and human sacrifices were offered to him.57
Sacrifice to Moloch/Molech was by burning, and when the "sons of Judah" thus incinerated their children (Jer. 7:3 1), drums were beaten and instruments were played to drown out the screams.
Though vilified by the Yahwists, as Walker says, "For a while, Molech was identified with Yahweh . . . Levite priests eventually distinguished Yahweh from Molech and forbade the latter's worship (Leviticus 18:21)."58
The baptism of Molech or Melchom was likewise by fire, which is why Christ, as high priest of the Order of Melchizedek, was said to baptize by fire. It is this baptism by fire, as well as immolation by fire, as in burnt offerings, that distinguishes the Order of Melchizedek; hence, when mention of the Order is made in the Bible, it serves as a reference to these rites, the practitioners of which are considered the "true" priesthood. Indeed, offering to Molech is permitted to this day in the Talmud, although it is debated as to whether or not one may pass the child through fire.59
The Nativity
The birth celebration or nativity of the great savior existed as a ritual long prior to the Christian era. As Frazer says:
The ritual of the nativity, as it appears to have been celebrated in Syria and Egypt, was remarkable. The celebrants retired into certain inner shrines, from which at