ISAIAH 14:12, C. H. Cayce “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.” The language has direct reference to the falling of Babylon and to the King of Babylon. Verse 4 says, “That thou shalt take up this proverb against the King of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased.” The word Lucifer has no reference to Satan, but to Venus, the morning star. Satan is never in Scripture called Lucifer, though it is said that he transforms himself into an angel of light. It refers to a Babylonish King, who shone in all the splendor and glory of false worship, and who was exalted greatly in his heaven, a heaven of outward splendor and happiness and authority, then possessed by him. He weakened the nations “by subduing them, taking cities and towns, plundering the inhabitants of their substance, carrying them captive, or obligating them to a yearly tribute, by which means he weakened them, and kept them under. This, although referring to Babylon of old, and to King Belshazzar, in all probability typifies Romish anti-Christ, for as they weakened the nations, so Romish anti-Christ got the power over many nations of the earth, reigned over the kings, and by various methods and measures drained them of their wealth and riches, and thereby greatly enfeebled them. The one who weakened, or killed, the people was cast down to the earth. Rome has slain thousands of the Lord’s children because they would not deny their Redeemer. But Babylonwill finally be destroyed, overthrown, cast down. The Primitive Baptist, August 27, 1907