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Lucifer


Isaiah 14, 11 - 15

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 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! 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: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.





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The Great Satan from the Gates of Hell. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of early medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-45 Apo 12: 9
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The Great Satan from the Gates of Hell. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otrant...

The Great Red Serpent of the Apocalypse (symbol of Satan) swallows a goat, but is in turn attacked by the Lion of Judah. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto southern Italy. The cathedral was built in 1088, the mosaic floor completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-45 Apo 20: 7 - 10
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The Great Red Serpent of the Apocalypse (symbol of Satan) swallows a goat,...

The Last Judgement: The devil dragging sinners from their tombs. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and Giotto.
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The Last Judgement: The devil dragging sinners from their tombs. From the Ba...

The Last Judgement: Satan swallows the damned. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine artists, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
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The Last Judgement: Satan swallows the damned. From the Baptistery, Flo...

The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: Angels fight devils for souls; the damned wear Turkish turbans (the Moldavians' enemies at the time); angels blow trumpets which look like Moldavian shepherds' Alphorns Detail of 15-03-07/49
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The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: Angels fight devils for souls;...

Last judgement, from the outer walls of the church at Sucevita, Romania. Angels help the righteous up the heavenly ladder, while devils push the damned into the hell fires.
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Last judgement, from the outer walls of the church at Sucevita, Romania. An...

Drunkards in hell,tortured by devils who pour boiling lead and sulphur down their throats. Initial "A". From the "Tresor de Sapience",French,15th.Ms 146/1513.
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Drunkards in hell,tortured by devils who pour boiling lead and sulphur down th...

Thieves in hell,tortured by dogs.Initial "L". From the "Tresor de Sapience" by Jean Gerson, French,15th.Ms 146/1513.
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Thieves in hell,tortured by dogs.Initial "L". From the "Tresor de Sapi...

Usurers in hellfire,tortured by devils.Initial "S". From the "Tresor de Sapience" by Jean Gerson, French,15th.Ms 146/1513.
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Usurers in hellfire,tortured by devils.Initial "S". From the "Tresor de Sapi...

Jesus in the desert,tempted by satan,who asks him to throw himself from the top of the temple,since God promised to send his angels to save him. Exonarthex
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Jesus in the desert,tempted by satan,who asks him to throw himself from th...

Jesus tempted by satan in the desert. In the right lower corner the kings of the apocalypse. Exonarthex
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Jesus tempted by satan in the desert. In the right lower corner the kings o...

Devils pushing the damned into the maw of a giant crocodile, the maw of Hell. Stained glass
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Devils pushing the damned into the maw of a giant crocodile, th...