The Bright and Morning Star

Is the "morning star" in the bible Jesus or Lucifer and are they the same person? Their not the same person! Here is the difference:

Jesus is referred to as "the bright and morning star" (Rev 22:16). Lucifer is referred to as "son of the morning" (Isaiah 14:12). The word "Lucifer" means "morning star" and is the Latin name for the planet Venus. The word "Lucifer" is the Hebrew word heylel, which is "light-bearer" or shining one.

In Rev. 22:16, each word in the text is separated. For example, "bright and morning star" is originally written and transliterated in the Hebrew text as "lampros kai orthrinos aster." "lampros kai orthrinos aster" is translated word for word. "lampros" means "bright," "kai" means "and," "orthrinos" means "morning" and "aster" means "star." In other words, it is not like "Lucifer" which is a single word that is translated into something specific.

Thus, Jesus is not the same as "Lucifer." In Rev. 22:16, Jesus calls himself the "bright and morning star" because he is referring to Numbers 24:17. Basically, Jesus is saying, "I - as God, am the root - And source of David's family and kingdom; as man, and descended from his loins. I am the star out of Jacob (Num 24:17); like the bright morning star, who put an end to the night of ignorance, sin, and sorrow, and usher in an eternal day of light, purity, and joy." In other words, He is the morning star that ushered in the day of grace in the beginning of this dispensation (church age) and that shall usher in the everlasting day of glory at its close.