Posted on 11/23/2024 5:51:04 PM PST by kawhill
Let us first look at Sacred Scripture to get a view of the Heavenly War:
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:
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Yes, Dan, thank you.
Metmom said:John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". Jesus is the Word because he is the physical manifestation of God the Father, and the spoken word of God. His Word is so powerful that his speaking created everything that is. Scripture is also the Word since it is breathed out (inspired by) God [2 Timothy 3:1]. When we feel threatened by Satan we only have to quote that powerful and true Word in assurance that Jesus has already defeated Satan.
”And the sword of the Spirit is the word of God, which is what Jesus used against Satan when tempted by him. I've heard that spiritual warfare is not a power struggle but a Truth struggle. Satan is a liar and the Father of Lies. God and His word are Truth. Satan is defeated by the truth of God's word.”
How do you defeat something that can’t die?
I believe you are right on bro. The watchers, those involved in the Genesis 6 debacle, were locked up in Tartarus. It may be the same as the abyss, or it may be something different. Tartarus has been described as a dark abode of woe. A place as far below Hell, as the earth is below heaven. It must be a heck of a place. I have heard it said, that angels are creatures of movement, designed by God, to live in His light. This particular group of fallen angels, can not move, and are in darkness. It might be a darkness, such as we know nothing about. God has a darkness, that we can not even begin to comprehend. It’s probably a million times worse, than the worst thing we could imagine in a million lifetimes. 😀👍
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I have heard that for God speaking is the same as doing.
If God speaks it, it happens, or has happened.
Interesting.....thank you. There are people in The VATICAN that could use an exorcism!!
You can rant and preach all you want. It happened exactly as I described it. Quite to my surprise at the time.
If I cast out demons with the Holy Spirit and Jesus, by who’s authority do you cast them out? Or don’t you even do it?
As Jesus stated, “Would satan cast out satan?” “A house divided against itself will fall.”
You preach like the Pharisees. Closed heart and condemning of all who do not adhere to your perception. I hate to tell you, but you even argue with God when He is trying to guide you. ALL WORDS, NO LOVE.
You sure can miss the forest by staring at the trees.
“You are clearly the most deceived person I have ever encountered.”
Look in a mirror.
When the time comes, He will not know you. He has already dusted His feet at your door, removed His Blessing, and moved on as you already know it all. When you are full of yourself, you have no room for God.
Fiddy cent change....
Not Bad.
“John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”. Jesus is the Word because he is the physical manifestation of God the Father, and the spoken word of God. His Word is so powerful that his speaking created everything that is. “
Think about this for a moment..
A “Word” is a metaphor for a pattern of consciousness that has meaning.
In the beginning was consciousness, and that consciousness was/is God. And that consciousness manifested in the flesh.
The same is true of a “name.” A name is a metaphor for a pattern of consciousness that identifies an individual soul.
The reason that God’s Mansion has many rooms is that each is at a different level of consciousness. The Tower of Babel concept is real. It’s why the people raised up in consciousness as Pentecost could each hear Peter’s sermon in their own tongue. I experience the same thing with unclean spirits that do not speak English when I am working to remove them. I just go above the level of language to thought consciousness and I hear their thoughts.
Everything taught in the Bible can be summarized in two commandments.
1. Love God.. That means strive to raise your consciousness to the highest level possible to be near and one with God whom you Love. (This is why Jesus said “I am in My Father and My Father is in Me.” John 14) and later on Jesus said, “If I am in you then My father that is in Me is also in you.” and why you too will do the things that Jesus does and even more if he is in you.(John 14). It is His Consciousness that is in you. The Holy Spirit is consciousness. I see it physically as a material object. It looks like a golden swirling Light.
When I am near a person who is filled with the Holy Spirit, I see it around them and feel the fire in their heart. When Jesus is in you, your conscious awareness is not restricted to your physical body and your five senses. It’s how Jesus knew the thoughts of everyone around Him.
If people are not doing some of the things that Jesus did, then they fool themselves like the disciples that tried casting out demons in His name. Jesus was not in them.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself. But what if you don’t Love yourself? I prefer a slightly rewording that says the same thing but better. “Find and remove all the obstacles to Love in your soul.” Then you can Love yourself and your neighbor.
It’s all about consciousness. The human soul is a pattern of consciousness that creates your individual identity. As you grow spiritually, that individual soul grows, and when you accept Jesus in you, (Communion) then His Father that is in Him is also in you.(John 14).
The Holy Spirit is God’s Consciousness. Oh how I wish that everyone could see consciousness as physical and material like I do. All your sins are really out there on public display. There is no such thing as a private thought. (This is how Fr. Padre Pio knew the sins of people that came for confession.)
This is how you see Jesus. It’s why in John 14 Jesus states that “you will see me, but others will not.” Jesus is already here. If He were not, Communion would be worthless.
The Bible is so simple to understand when you experience it rather than just read and quote it. It is the word of God, but most don’t really understand it.
Most Christians would reject Jesus if the met Him, just as the Pharisees did.
I Pray that people dissolve their know it all ego and allow Jesus into their hearts. The sermon on the mount is very wise advice. You must die daily of self to know and experience Jesus. When he is fully in you, you radiate His Love in all directions. It is that Love that the demons fear.
My husband, way back in his college days, researched exorcism for a paper/speech. He spoke with a Priest, who gave him copies of notes and reports, and who described exorcisms and having been in the presence of evil manifested in spirits/demons (whatever you want to call it or them). Hubby was not a believer (in God/Jesus) at that time, but he definitely was deeply impressed by talking with this Priest and what he was shown and told. He and I have no problem believing evil is upon this Earth, and that we must be cautious of thinking it’s just fairytales or imagination.
I pray often that God delivers us from evil (not just me & mine, but all the peoples of this beautifully created and gifted Earth)
Speaking of looking in the mirror.
I’m not the one bragging up my spiritual exploits and alleged vaunted power against the spiritual world. You are. And are clearly proud of it.
And the fact of the matter still is that there is ZERO Scriptural support for all the absurd and outlandish claims you make and abilities you claim to have.
God’s Word is the Truth, not any experience that any one person may have, no matter how compelling or real it seems to you. To make your experience the truth against which you measure Scripture leads to nothing by demonic deception, of which you are a great example.
And besides, you have nothing with which to defend yourself and personal attacks against me do not count. You’re trying to discredit the messenger rather than provide proof that what you are doing is of God and Scripturally supported.
Lots of people claim to do lots of things in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit, but unless it lines up with the Word of God, it isn’t of Him.
Your experiences are no doubt real to you but that does not mean they are of God.
The abilities you claim and the things you claim to be able to do are neither the fruit of the Spirit nor the gifts of the Spirit.
If they are not of God, there’s only one source left.
Get off your power trip.
I am just not into this occultish, 3rd eye thing. I think that is what gives these people a higher level of consciousness. I think it’s new age gibberish.
Looks more like, instead of defeating Satan he turned him loose on Earth...
I’m not the one bragging up my spiritual exploits..
If you notice. Each and every time I give credit where credit is due. To God, To Jesus, and To the Holy Spirit.
I merely experience them working through me. It is NOT ME.
If I fail to mention that, it is an oversight. I am far from perfect. Perfection works through me, but it is not me. When you “raise up” to a higher level it gets a bit blurry as there are no defined lines between you and Jesus.
That’s why when Jesus raised up he stated “My father and I are One” when he came out of the wilderness. The lines get more blurry the higher you raise up. (That’s why St. Teresa of Avila stated in her book “Interior Castle” that when Jesus ask her who she was, She replied “Teresa of Jesus.” When she ask Jesus who He was, “Jesus replied “Jesus of Teresa.)
I even explained how I must “die of self” to allow them to even work through me.
“Looks more like, instead of defeating Satan he turned him loose on Earth...”
That is God’s Plan. That’s why Jesus told about the “End Times Tares or Weeds” in Matthew 13.
They are here.
Raised Up in consciousness
Ephesians 2:6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus
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