Daystar (5459) phophoros by Greek Word Studies

Morning Star (KJV = Day-star) (5459) (phosphoros from phos = light + phero = to bring; English = phosphorus = a substance that glows in the dark) means light bringing, light bearer or bringer or bringing morning light. The Latin Vulgate translates "phosphoros" with the word "Lucifer". The day-star or morning-star was the name that Greeks assigned to the planet Venus which was the brightest object in the sky apart from the sun and moon and appeared sometimes as the evening star and sometimes as the morning star. In the desert the morning star is so brilliant that it appears as though the sun were about to rise. Vine adds that phosphoros is used of the morning star, as the light–bringer, 2 Pet. 1:19, where it indicates the arising of the light of Christ as the Personal fulfilment, in the hearts of believers, of the prophetic Scriptures concerning His Coming to receive them to Himself. (Vine, W E: Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. 1996. Nelson) In the context these images (day dawning and morning star arising) point to the parousia or the appearing of Jesus Christ. Consider the following parallel passages... Because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise (KJV = Dayspring = Messiah) from on high shall visit us, TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (Lk 1:78) Comment: This was partially fulfilled at Messiah's first coming but will be fulfilled at His return, His light driving away the spiritual darkness of this present evil age "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star." (Rev 22:16-note). Comment: Many evangelical commentators feel that Isaiah 14:12 is a reference to Satan. In that verse the Hebrew and the Greek Septuagint (Hebrew = heylel = Strong's # 1966 ; LXX translates it with the Greek word heosphoros = bringer of morn, the morning star) are translated Lucifer meaning "light bearer" who represents the counterfeit morning star. Here in the Revelation 22:16, Christ triumphantly proclaims that He is the true "Morning Star". And so we see the final conquest of the counterfeit, the serpent of old, just as was prophesied in the promise in Genesis 3:15 where Moses recorded that the Seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent. Hallelujah! and then (at the end of the Great Tribulation) the sign of the Son of Man (the sign = the glory of Christ) will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory (the fulfillment of the Shekinah glory described in Genesis) (Mt 24:30) (Jesus declares that to those who overcome = those who believe as shown by 1John 5:4-5) 'I will give him the morning star" (Revelation 2:28) (Comment: Christ will give His Own presence to His people, cf 1Th 4:16-note, 1Th 4:17-note) Much as a lamp at night anticipates and is outshined by the bright morning star, so Old Testament prophecy looks ahead to the coming of Christ “the bright Morning Star” Who will outshine all things. Christians today have the light of Christ within their hearts. At Christ's Second Coming, He will bring all believers into a perfect day. His outward coming will bring light to all people. On this day, the spirits of the godly will take on “an illuminating transformation” as the light of Christ fills them. Arises (393) (anatello from aná = up + téllo = set out for a goal) means to cause to arise, spring up, be up. It was used especially of things in natural creation, like the rising of the sun or moon.

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