There is a lot of lore on Lucifer, aka Morning Star, Satan, and the Devil. Lucifer is the fallen Archangel and was once the God of all demons and ruler of Hell. Before this though, he was informed that God created humans and Lucifer was instructed to love them more than God. Lucifer couldn't do this and was once the most beautiful angel. Rather than leaving the humans alone, Lucifer convinced Gadreel to let him into the Garden of Eden. Once there, he convinced Lilith (Adam's first wife) to be loyal to him and turned her into a demon. After that, he tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. At this point, God created Hell and Lucifer was cast to Hell (along with Lilith) by Michael. For Lucifer to leave Hell, 66 of the 600 seals created by God would need to be broken from Lucifer's Cage. This is why the number 666 is feared by humans. Sam Winchester, Lucifer's true vessel, freed Lucifer by killing Lilith (thus breaking the 66th seal). Since he is an angel, Lucifer still needs permission to possess a human. He did posses Sam at one point but Sam's love for his brother, Dean, helped Sam cast Lucifer, Michael, and Adam Milligan back into Lucifer's Cage where they are all still currently resting. |