1 … The student of esoteric language and concealed symbols must study the being referred to as Lucifer, Satan or the devil in the Bible.
2 … But before that study commences, the author has to take an unusual step and attempt to clarify his position on the subject.
3 … I have endeavored to write this book as an historian, carefully basing my conclusions on my own research into the writings of the people involved. I have literally read hundreds of works on the subject of this book, and have attempted to record those comments as accurately as was possible.
4 … Although I am a Christian, I have tried not to let my religious views color my thinking on the subject of this book. As I said, I have tried to write this book not as a religious writer, but as an historian who has discovered that history has been a series of planned events led by a conspiracy based upon a worship of Lucifer. I believe that it is possible to show that this is a fact of history, not as a religious writer, but as an historian. And that is what I have attempted to do in this book.
5 … I have, on occasion, quoted the Bible, and will do so in the remaining material whenever the context seems to warrant it. At the very least, for the skeptic, the Bible is a magnificent record of the history of a particular group of people during particular periods of the past. I have used the Bible as I have used any other book, as a book of history.
6 … But it has always been to make a counterpoint in a specific instance where the historical facts seem to indicate that the use of the Bible warranted it.
7 … In this instance, it becomes important to start with a reading of a particular section of the Bible, and then show how others, not known for their belief in the God of the Bible, have also chosen to believe that section as well.
8 … It is hoped that the reader can understand the significance of what I have just written. It will make the reading of the remaining material a little easier to understand.