It wouldn't matter, the mythos/character is based from source material (in this case The Bible, since the Devil has a different role in Judaism or Islam). It's repackaged for Hollywood's tastes and modern trends -- which amusingly can blind people quite easily to similarities. One slight difference being that Jesus was a real person of human history (wether or not seen as a messiah).

The message is a human truth regardless of the players, as you pointed out, with similar concepts in ancient tales, all equally "achingly formulaic" -- yet Shakespeare or Wagner continue to be performed again and again, by different actors, on different stages, and sometimes also with modern twists.

Yes, I know the author well, and that Lucifer was initially portrayed as blonde. For my money though, and as a predecessor of said formula, Cry For Dawn may be superior.