TITLE: YOU, SPIRITS AND ANGELS TODAY COPYRIGHT © JANUARY 14, 1996 All rights reserved. This file, in its entirety, may be posted on or copied off of computer networks like Internet or WWW by anyone so inclined. This is an ASCII text only copy of a Macintosh MicrosoftWord5 file made for non-Macintosh folks, so it is very plain and basic in its form (footnotes, indentation and page layout). So when your text only version comes up with Palatino 14, just find Select All (under File) and change it to Geneva 10, Helvetica 12 or Palatino 12 . That will smooth out the paragraphs and lines, giving you a much more readable file. By Lee Tyler P.O. Box 620763, SanDiego, CA 92162-0763 oldservant@delphi.com = Sunday afternoon thru Thurs evening >>>GOD AS JESUS IN THE BEGINNING Gen.1:1 ¶ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. John 1:1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in [the] beginning with God.3 All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one [thing] came into being that has come into being. >>>JESUS CREATED AN ORDERLY AND PEACEFUL WORLD. HE DID NOT CREATE THE WORLD WITHOUT FORM AND VOID. 1 Corinthians 14: 33 For God is not [a God] of disorder [Strong's: instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion] but of peace [Strong's: 1) tranquillity, exempt from the rage and havoc; 2) peace , i.e. harmony, concord; 3) security, safety, prosperity, felicity], as in all the assemblies of the saints. Isa 45:18 For so says the LORD the Creator of the heavens, He [is] God, forming the earth and making it; He makes it stand, not creating it empty, [but] forming it to be inhabited. I [am] the LORD, and [there is] no other. Isaiah 41: 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 19 I will plant the cedar in the wilderness, the acacia tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree. I will set the fir tree in the desert, [and] the pine, and the box tree together; 20 so that they may see, and know, and look on, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it. >>>SO JESUS MADE A "GOOD" LUCIFER IN THE BEGINNING Ezek 28:12...So says the Lord Jehovah: You seal the measure, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] your covering, the ruby, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the turquoise, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of your tambourines and of your flutes was prepared in you in the day that you were created. 14 You [were] the anointed cherub that covers, and I had put you in the holy height of God [where] you were.; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 You [were] perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you. >>>SATAN'S (Lucifer's) FALL Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of your goods they have filled your midst [with] violence, and you have sinned. So I cast you profaned from the height of God, and I destroy you, O covering cherub, from among the stones of fire. 17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have spoiled your wisdom because of your brightness. I will cast you to the ground; I will put you before kings, that they may behold you.18 By the host of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trade, you have profaned your holy places; so I brought a fire from your midst; it shall devour you, and I will give you for ashes on the earth, before the eyes of all who see you.19 All who know you among the peoples shall be astonished at you; you shall be terrors, and you [will] not [be] forever. Isaiah 14:12 How you are fallen from the heavens, O shining star, son of the morning! [How] you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!13 For you have said in your heart, I will go up [to] the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north. 14 I will go up above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.15 Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the Pit. >>>SO SATAN WAS CAST OUT AND THE WORLD BECAME A MESS. Luke 10:17 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through Your name. 18 And He said to them, I saw Satan fall from Heaven like lightning. Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you shall stare and closely watch you, [saying], Is this the man who made the earth to tremble; who shook kingdoms;17 [who] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; [who] did not open the house for his prisoners? Gen. 1: 2* And the earth became without form [Strong's: 1) formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness; formlessness (of primeval earth); nothingness, empty space; empty or unreal; wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places); place of chaos; vanity], and void [Contrast this to Isaiah 45:18; Strong's: emptiness, void, waste]; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep.... >>>SO JESUS HAD TO DO A SALVAGE-REPAIR JOB Gen. 1:2 And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters. Colos. 1:15 who is [the] image of the invisible God, [the] First- born of all creation. 16 For all things were created by Him, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. >>>SO THE ANGELS GOD MADE SERVED HIM, AND SATAN'S ANGELS SERVED SATAN. Often the way they appeared reads like the description of UFO's. Satan and his demonic angels would use their UFO appearances to do a good job of deceiving New Agers, giving them a hope in some other savior than Jesus, a savior from outer space. Ezekiel 1:4 ¶ And I looked, and behold, a windstorm came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire flashing itself, and a brightness to it all around, and out of its midst, like the color of polished bronze out of the middle of the fire. 5 Also out of its midst [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] how they looked; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And four faces [were] to each, and four wings to each. 7 And their feet [were] straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like the color of burnished copper. 8 And the [hands] of a man [extended] from under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them [had] their faces and their wings, 9 joining each one to the other [by] their wings. They did not turn in their going; each one went toward the front of their face. 10 And the likeness of their faces: the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right [side] to the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side to the four of them; and the face of an eagle to the four of them.11 So their faces [were]. And their wings [were] stretched upward; to each, the two [wings] of each one were joined; and two [wings] covered their bodies. 12 And each went toward the front of their faces. To where the spirit was to go, there they went; they did not turn in their going. 13 And the likeness of the living creatures: they looked like burning coals of fire; like the appearance of torches. It was continually circling among the living creatures. And the fire [was] bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures kept running and returning, like the appearance of a flash of lightning. 15 ¶ And as I looked at the living creatures, behold, one WHEEL [was] on the earth by the living creatures, with its four faces. 16 The appearance of the WHEELs and their workmanship [was] the color of beryl, and the four of them had one likeness. And their appearance and their workmanship [was] like a WHEEL in the middle of a WHEEL . 17 When they went, they went on their four sides; [and] they did not turn when they went. 18 And their rims: they [were] even high; they were even awesome. And their rims [were] full of eyes all around the four of them. 19 And in the going of the living creatures, the WHEELs went beside them; and in the lifting up of the living creatures from the earth, the WHEELs were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit was to go, there they went; there the spirit [was] to go, and the WHEELs were lifted up along with them. For the spirit of the living creature was in the WHEELs. 21 In their going, [these] went; and in their standing still, these stood still. And in their lifting up from the earth, the WHEELs were lifted up along with them. For the spirit of the living creature [was] in the WHEELs. 22 And there [was] a likeness over the heads of the living creature; an expanse, like the color of awesome crystal stretched out over their heads from above. 23 And under the expanse their wings [were] straight, the one toward the other. Each one had two [wings] covering on this [side], and to each two covering on that [side of] their bodies. 24 And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, in their going [was] the sound of tumult, like the sound of an army. In their standing still, they let down their wings. 25 And there was a voice from the expanse which [was] over their heads, in their standing still, and they let down their wings. Eze 3:13 [I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the WHEELs over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. Eze 11:22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the WHEELs beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel [was] over them above. Da 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his WHEELs [as] burning fire. 2 Corinthians 11: 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light [messengers of light]. 15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. [UFO's are often known by their lights] >>> WHAT DOES SATAN DO ABOUT THOSE WHO SERVE AND LOVE JESUS? Job 1:6 ¶ And a day came when the sons of God [angels] came to present themselves before the LORD. And Satan also came among them. 7 And the LORD said to Satan, From where do you come? Then Satan answered the LORD and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you set your heart against My servant Job, because [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? 9 And Satan answered the LORD and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have You not made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land. 11 But put forth Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face. 12 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has [is] in your power. Only do not lay your hand upon him. And Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. John 14:29 And now I have told you before [it] happens, so that when it happens you might believe. 30 I shall no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of this world comes, and he has nothing in Me. John 16:8 And when that One comes, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment......11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 1 Peter 5:8 ¶ Be sensible [and] vigilant, because your adversary [the] Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour; 9 whom firmly resist in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions in [the] world are being completed in your brotherhood. 2 Tim. 2:24 But the servant of [the] Lord must not ....25 in meekness instructing those who oppose, if perhaps God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of [the] truth, 26 and [that] they awake out of the snare of the Devil, having been taken captive by him [Satan], so as to do the will of that one [Satan] Ephes. 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].... 16 Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.. >>> WHAT DOES SATAN DO ABOUT THOSE WHO WALK AND LIVE IN THE WAYS OF THEIR SOCIETY AND IN THE WAYS OF SATAN? Satan and his demonic angels work them like pawns and puppets. Ephesians 2:1 ¶ And He [has made you alive], who were once dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience . . . . . >>>HOW ELSE DOES SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC ANGELS WORK IN OUR MIDST TODAY? >DIVINATION, OBSERVING SIGNS OR OMENS, TELLING FORTUNES Le 19:26 You shall not eat [anything] with the blood. You shall not divine[ practice divination, divine, observe signs or omens, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen] . . . De 18:10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that uses divination[divination, witchcraft]. . . . De 18:10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that uses . . . . a fortune-teller [one who practices divination, divines, observes signs, practices fortune telling, takes as an omen, practices divination, observes the signs or omens] . . . Ac 16:16 And as we went to prayer, it happened that a certain girl possessed with a spirit of divination [the Pythian serpent or dragon a spirit of divination] met us, who brought her masters much gain by divining. 2Kings21: 1 ¶ Manasseh . . . worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem I will put My name. 5 And he built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and . . . . used fortune-tellers >FELLOWSHIP/COOPERATION WITH DEMONS 1Co 10:20 But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that you should have fellowship with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons; you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. >FORTUNE TELLERS/SORCERERS Le 19:26 You shall not eat [anything] with the blood. You shall not . . . conjure [spirits; make appear, produce, bring (clouds); practise soothsaying, conjure; observe times, practice soothsaying or spiritism or magic or foretell by omens, divine, or do witchcraft, or the rites and ceremonies associated with any of these; be asoothsayer, enchanter, sorceress, diviner, fortuneteller]. De 18:10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that uses . . . an observer of clouds [ astrologer, seer, interpreter of dreams, auger, soothsayer, sorcerer etc.]. . . . a fortune-teller [one who practices divination, divines, observes signs, practices fortunetelling, takes as an omen, practices divination, observes the signs or omens] . . . . 2Kings21: 1 ¶ Manasseh . . . 5 And he built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times . . . Ac 13:6 And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain conjurer[ astrologer, seer, interpreter of dreams, auger, soothsayer, sorcerer etc.], a false prophet, a Jew whose name [was] Bar-jesus; Ac 13:8 But Elymas the conjurer [ astrologer, seer, interpreter of dreams, auger, soothsayer, sorcerer etc.], (for so his name is, if translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. >KNOWERS, SPIRITISTS, SOOTHSAYERS, CHANELLERS,WIZARDS Leviticus 20: 6 And the soul that turns to . . . spiritists [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ] to go desiring the forbidden with them, I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 27 A man also or woman that . . . is a familiar spirit [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ] shall surely be put to death. They shall stone them with stones. Their blood [is] on them. Le 19:31 You shall not turn to those that have familiar spirits [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ] . . . to be defiled by them. I [am] the LORD your God. 2Kings21: 1 ¶ Manasseh . . .dealt with . . . wizards [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ]. He worked much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [Him] to anger. 2Kings23: 24 And also Josiah put away . . . the soothsayers [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ], and the family gods, and the idols, and all the abominations which were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book which Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. 25 ¶ And there was no king like him before him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses. And after him none rose up like him. Isaiah8: 19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to the . . . wizards [ a knower, one who has a familiar spirit or spirit guide, soothsayers, necromancers ] who peep and mutter; should not a people seek to their God, [than] for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, [it is] because no light [is] in them. 1Co 10:20 But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that you should have fellowship with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons; you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. >MAGIC (NOT SLEIGHT OF HAND TRICKS) Revelations 21:8 But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers ( one who prepares or uses magical remedies.a drug, i.e. spell- giving potion; and a sorcerer) and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. Rev. 22:15 Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers [pertaining to magical arts, drugs, spell-giving potions, sorcery] and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. >NECROMANCERS /MEDIUMS = one who evokes the dead, ghosts, spirits of a dead one Leviticus 20: 6 And the soul that turns to necromancers . . . I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 27 A man also or woman that has a necromancer . . . shall surely be put to death. They shall stone them with stones. Their blood [is] on them. 1chron.10:13 And Saul died for his sin which he committed against the LORD, against the word of the LORD, which he did not keep, and also for seeking of a necromancer, to inquire, and 14 inquired not of the LORD. And He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. 2Kings21: 1 ¶ Manasseh . . . dealt withNECROMANCERS . . .He worked much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [Him] to anger. 2Kings23: 24 And also Josiah put away the NECROMAN-CERS, . . .so that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book which Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. 25 ¶ And there was no king like him before him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses. And after him none rose up like him. Isaiah8: 19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to the NECROMANCERS . . . who peep and mutter; should not a people seek to their God, [than] for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, [it is] because no light [is] in them. 1Co 10:20 But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that you should have fellowship with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons; you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. >SPELL-POTIONS & DRUGS Revelations 21:8 But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers ( one who prepares or uses magical remedies.a drug, i.e. spell- giving potion; and a sorcerer) and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. Rev. 22:15 Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers [pertaining to magical arts, drugs, spell-giving potions, sorcery] and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. >SORCERY Revelations 21:8 But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers ( one who prepares or uses magical remedies.a drug, i.e. spell- giving potion; and a sorcerer) and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. Rev. 22:15 Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers [pertaining to magical arts, drugs, spell-giving potions, sorcery] and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. >WITCHCRAFT 3784 De 18:10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that uses divination[divination, witchcraft]. . . . or a witch[sorcerer, sorceress; one who practices witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft] . . . . >>>ALL OF THEIR POWER WASN'T ENOUGH FOR SOME ANGELS. They "married" human women and gave birth to the god-men legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (e.g. Zeus, Apollo, Diana, Venus etc.) Genesis 6:1 ¶ And it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and when daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God [angels] saw the daughters of men, that they [were] good. And they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose. 3 ¶ And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, in his erring; he is flesh. Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. 4 ¶ There were GIANTS in the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God [angels] came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, they were MIGHTY MEN WHO [EXISTED] OF OLD, MEN OF RENOWN. 5 And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. 6 ¶ And the LORD repented that He had made man on the earth, and He [was] angry to His heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air. For I repent that I have made them. 8 ¶ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord........ Jude 6 And those angels not having kept their first place, but having deserted their dwelling-place, He has kept in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of a great Day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, committing fornication, and going away after other flesh, laid down an example before-times, undergoing vengeance of everlasting fire. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; Job 4:18 Behold, He puts no trust in His servants, and His angels He charges with folly! Psalms 82:6 ¶ I have said, You [angels are] gods; and all of you sons of the Most High. 7 But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. >>>BOTH GOD'S ANGELS, SATAN AND THE REST OF SATAN'S DEMONIC ANGELS [LIGHT MESSENGERS] ARE STILL VERY BUSY AMONG US, and sometimes we don't even know we have seen them, face to face....... Hebrews 13:2 Do not be forgetful to entertain strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. Genesis 18: 1 ¶ And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he sat at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed toward the ground. 3 And he said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, do not pass away, I pray, from Your servant. 4 Let a little water, I pray, be brought, and wash Your feet, and rest under the tree. 5 And I will bring a bite of bread, and will comfort your hearts. After that You shall pass on. For this is why You have come to Your servant. And they said, Do so, as you have said..............20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which has come to Me. And if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces away from there, and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before the LORD.................. 1 ¶ And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw [them]. And he bowed himself with his face toward the ground, 2 and said, Behold now, my lords, please turn into your servant's house and stay all night, and wash your feet, and [you shall] rise up early and go your way. And they said, No, but we will stay in the street. 3 But he urgently pressed on them, and they turned in to him and entered into his house. And he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 ¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter. 5 And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men which came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may [sexually] know them. 6 And Lot went out to the door to them, and shut the door after him. 7 And he said, I pray you, brothers, do not act evilly. >OUR SPIRITUAL ADVERSARIES KNOW AND USE OUR SPIRITUAL WEAKNESSES, THE SINS THAT DWELL IN AND BESET US, THE EVIL AND THE LAW OF SIN IN US. MKJV ROMANS 7:17 But now it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in me. . . . 20 But if I do what I do not desire, [it is] no more I working it out, but sin dwelling in me. 21 I find then a law: when I will to do the right, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man; 23 but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin being in my members. > OUR SPIRITUAL ADVERSARIES KNOW AND USE OUR OWN HEARTS AND OUR MINDS/ UNDERSTANDING/IMAGINATIONS. MKJV Matthew 15: 18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornica-tions, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; 20 these are [the things] which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man. mkjv Prov. 5: 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. Prov. 16:25 ¶ There is a way [that seems] right to a man, but the end of it [is] the ways of death. 2 Corinthians 10: 5 pulling down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Christ; > OUR SPIRITUAL ADVERSARIES USE SOCIETY, THE WORLD AND ITS SYSTEM. MKJV 1John2: 15 Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, 16 because all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever. John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you. 1Jo 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. >>>SOMETIMES THESE SPIRIT BEINGS, ANGELS GOOD OR BAD, VISIBLY APPEAR IN A VARIETY OF FORMS (serpent etc.) Gen.3:1 ¶ And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God has said, you shall not eat of it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die. 4 And the serpent said to the woman, you will not certainly die; 5 but God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as God, knowing good and evil. . . 13 And Jehovah Elohim said to the woman, What is this you hast done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate. Numbers 22:26 Then the Angel of Jehovah went still further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. 28 And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that you hast smitten me these three times? 29 And Balaam said to the ass, Because you hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee! 30 And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which you hast ridden ever since I was thine to this day? was I ever wont to do so to thee? And he said, No. 31 Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed and prostrated himself on his face. 32 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Wherefore hast you smitten thine ass these three times? behold, it was I who came forth to withstand thee, for the way [thou walkest in] is for ruin before me.33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times; had she not turned from me, I had now certainly slain thee, and saved her alive. >>>SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER A STRANGER WHO SEEMS TO BE, OR HAVE THE POWERS OF THE, SUPERNATURAL? He says we are to test, try, examine, scrutinize and question every spirit, to see if it be from God or the Enemy. 1Thess 5:21 1 John 4:1-10 >>>WHAT DO WE USE TO RESIST AND FIGHT SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC ANGELS? MKJV 2 Corinthians 10:3 For though walking about in flesh, we do not war according to flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, 5 pulling down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Christ; 6 and having readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. MKJV Ephesians 6: 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]. 13 Therefore take to yourselves the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness 15 and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. 16 Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in [the] Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. >>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT? First, fear God not the evil spirit. Secondly exercise Ephesians 6 and remember how Michael fought Satan for Moses' body(Jude 9), saying "May the LORD rebuke you!"----the battle is the Lord's so let Him rebuke and fight the adversaries. Don't ever think you can handle them by yourself and on your own, because you just might get a free and bitter lesson of how weak you are in and of yourself --and how really terrifying and powerful demons are. >>>HOW DO WE FIGHT AGAINST THESE SPIRITUAL FORCES? A. We are said to "wrestle" against them, so we know that using and relying on the truth will "free" you, even from [Joh 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.] the snares of the enemy 2 Timothy 2: 25,26 B. Our breastplate of righteousness is the righteousness of Christ that He credits to our account [1 Cor. 1: 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who of God is made to us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption; . .]. It consists of the righteousness which He works in us as we yield to Him and let him work in us [ Phil. 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of [His] good pleasure. . .]. Furthermore, it consists of the obedience to His Word that He works in us by His Spirit [Galatians 5:22-33 and 1 John 2:3,4,5]. C. You can't fight well when you are afraid, so His peace delivers us from crippling and inhibiting fear [Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.] D. Our faith in God and His Word quenches and deflects the attacks of the enemy [Re 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; . . . Hebrews 11: 1 ¶ Now faith is [the] substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. . . . 6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [Him], for he who comes to God must believe that He is and [that] He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.]. See what faith did in the lives of the heroes in Hebrews 11. E. The helmet of salvation: You have to make sure your salvation. You do this by examining and judging yourself [1 Corinth. 11:27-34]. You examine, prove and test yourself to see if your really are in the faith [2 Corinthians 13:5]. Examine yourself to see if you are in the faith walking in a manner pleasing and acceptable to your Father and King. If you aren't, judge and discipline yourself in the way of the godly sorrow of 2 Corinth. 7. F. We have two offensive weapons. The first is the Word. It is our overcoming sword. [Re 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; . . .]. It pierces spiritually [Heb. 4: 12* For the word of God [is] living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to [the] dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.] We should exercise with this tool [Heb. 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, [even] those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.] We should be diligent in our WORD fighting skills [DBY 2 Tim. 2:15 Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.] G. Our second offensive weapon is prayer, especially fasting and prayer. Not just "prayer", but watchful, persevering, supplicating and interceding prayer [Eph.6], praise and thanksgiving [Phil. 4:6,7,8]. It is the fervent effectual prayer of the righteous one who avails much [James 5:16]. A "righteous one" is (1) one who asks according to the Word & will of God [1John 5:14, 15]; (2) one who is following His instructions and doing those things that are pleasing in His sight [1John3:22]; and (3) one who wholly believes and relies on the Name of Jesus Christ and compassionately cherishes those who believe in Jesus [1Joh3:23]. Not just prayer, but fasting and prayer is the winning combination. On what basis can this be maintained, when a key verse for fasting in spiritual warfare is said not to be found in some manuscripts [Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could we not cast him out? 20 And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall move. And nothing shall be impossible to you. 21 However, THIS KIND DOES NOT GO OUT EXCEPT BY PRAYER AND FASTING.] Personally I believe that "fasting" of verse 21 is found in the best manuscripts, but even if you choose to discount verse 21, you cannot discount the Biblical record of prayer with fasting, the act of humbling oneself before God, being a major weapon in our spiritual warfare arsenal [Ezra 8:31; Esther 4:15,16,17; Daniel 10;Isaiah 58; Matthew 6:17,18; 9:14-17; 13:58; Mark 2:20; 9:29 Acts 9:9; 13:2,3; 14:23; 27:21-23]. Fasting can range from nothing to drink or eat for three days (Esther 4:15-17), to the working person's fast of no "tasty", "choice" or sweet food, no "pleasant bread", no meat and no alcoholic beverages for three weeks (Daniel 10:1-5). Fasting by itself without prayer is just a crash diet and is meaningless spiritually. Jesus and the Bible make it plain that fasting is only effective when coupled with intense, fervent and persevering prayer. That could mean, as in the case of the working person's (Daniel's ) fast, that even though you continue working full time, the time that you would normally have spent on recreation or entertainment or fixing your regular food would instead be spent in prayer. The fact that most Christians don't experience the miraculous, answered prayers and a dramatic awareness of the reality of God's presence in their lives, is precisely because they have never entered into a prayer and fasting relationship with God. Personally it was a major turning point in my life when I went on Queen Esther's three day fast of no food, no drink and no distractions (no phone, radio, TV, work, chores etc.) with fervent prayer. >>>IS THERE A PRECEDENT FOR THIS WARFARE? A. Remember the miraculous release of the apostles from prison as the saints prayed [Acts 5:17-21], the miraculous spiritual release of the Ethiopian eunuch [Acts 8:26-36] who prayed for help, the miraculous answer to Cornelious' prayer [Acts 10 & 11], the miraculous release of Peter from prison as the saints prayed [Acts 12:5-15], Paul and Silas' miraculous release from prison as they prayed and praised God [Acts 16:25]. B. Remember that God used the prayer and praise of His people to bring down the walls of Jericho, to enable Gideon's small band to win the battle, that gave the battle to Jehosophat without the loss of life [2 Chron.20:20-22]. The miraculous deliverance of Mordecai and Esther, and the mighty revelation of Daniel 10 were both the result of God's response to prayer and fasting. There are many many more. C. Then there is my personal experience that confirms prayer and fasting with fervent prayer as mighty weapons for spiritual warfare.In the late 60's or early 70's I was on the phone comforting a Christian sister who was frightened and oppressed by the spiritual attacks of her former lover and practicing sorcerer. It was a hot summer night in Pasadena/Altadena so I had my doors open as I was talking on the phone with her. I was encouraging and exhorting her but I was unsure of the reality of these spiritual attacks. Suddenly my hot little cottage became as cold as inside a refrigerator, as did hers @7 miles away. Simultaneously we both sensed great evil in the chilling cold and we were quite tempted to feel frightened as our skin began to crawl the hair on my body began to rise. Immediately I recognized this as a spiritual attack so I began to praise, thank and worship God out loud, asking Him to deliver us from this evil and rebuke it in the Name of Jesus. Within a few minutes the chill was gone from both our houses and the presence of evil was no longer felt, for days afterward. My high school girl friend's mother was a sorceress, invoking her demon to make things float across the room, doors to slam, working the OUIJI board without touching the pointer, and other sideshow tricks. My brother is a practicing New Age sorcerer who invokes the demons (he calls them spirit guides) and lets them speak through him or use his finger tips to roll up steel and silver bars. One day my birth family was gathered for lunch and my sister, Cindy, asked by brother, Randy, to do a Tarot card reading for her. Then she saw my reaction of disgust, apologized and said she would forget about it if it bothered me. I told her it was her decision and her life but I warned her of God's condemnation of this kind of divination. I began to pray fervently, looking over the lake and praying all the spiritual warfare prayers I knew and asking God to turn this incident upside down and around to His glory. Saying nothing but praying fervently, I watched my brother carefully and slowly begin to put the Tarot card down. Soon he began to shake his head in bewilderment. Then he said that he had never before seen anything like this happen. When he finished he declared to his amazement that every card he put down was laying in such a way that it reversed the meaning of each card (e.g. the death card became the life card) and the message he had "from the cards" for my sister was that she was doing wrong, that if she didn't start doing what was right, then judgment and tribulation would befall her. I praised God for allowing the Tarot cards to rebuke her and call her to repentance. I told her doing what was right included yielding to and obeying Jesus Christ. So the Lord answered my prayer and redeemed the whole experience, much to my sorcerer bother's amazement.FIGHT THE ENEMIES OF YOUR SOUL THIS WAY, AND FEAR NOT AND BE OF GOOD COURAGE FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THE FEEDING OF TWO LEGGED OXEN. I am not trying to meddle or cause trouble. I just want to know if there are any mistakes in the ideas above in terms of scripture alone, not in terms of the condemned traditions and doctrines of people (Mark 7).I really want to know what the Bible says about the subjects discussed above. I want to live by every Word of God, not by the commandments and traditions of man (Mat. 15, Mark 7 and Colos 2). PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY AND ALL ERRORS (TYPOS, DOCTRINAL, ETC.) THAT YOU FIND. PLEASE GIVE ME CLEAR AND EXPLICIT SCRIPTURES DEALING WITH THE ERROR WHEN YOU WRITE. I WANT THE WORD, NOT OPINIONS AND PARADIGMS. Any and all donations are welcomed for the furthering and the expense of this very controversial ministry. Donations are welcome for the furthering of this ministry. It has taken a great deal of time. If the information in this work has ministered to you, I would appreciate your ministry to me to get this information out and to the Church. Otherwise I have to "make tents". If I time from "making tents" permits, this work will be revised monthly. In the next publication/distribution I hope to provide the actual texts for all references. Ro 15:27 Truly it has pleased them, and they are their debtors. For if the nations have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in carnal things. 1 Cor. 9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox treading out grain." Does God take care for oxen? 10 Or does He say [it] altogether for our sakes? It was written for us, so that he who plows should plow [in] hope, and so that he who threshes [in] hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 If we have sown to you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others have a share of [this] authority [over] you, rather [should] not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 Do you not know that those who minister about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? And those attending the altar are partakers with the altar. 14 Even so, the Lord ordained those announcing the gospel to live from the gospel.Galatians 6:6 But let him who is taught in the Word share with the [one] teaching in all good things. 1Ti 5:17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and doctrine. 18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain," and, "The laborer [is] worthy of his reward." TYLER,P.O.Box 620763, San Diego, CA 92162-0763 AS THE LORD LEADS.