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Category Archives: Angels
Who Did It?
Many enjoy a good “whodunnit” story. Many have enjoyed Agatha Christie novels. Some grew up reading The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. When I was young, Columbo was one of my favorite television series. Later, there was Murder, She … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, exodus, Godhead, Holy Spirit, Jesus, resurrection, Textual varients, Unity
Tagged Acts 13, Acts 2, agatha christie, burning bush, columbo, Deuteronomy 4:35-38, esv, Exodus 23:20-21, Exodus 3, Galatians 1:1, holy ground, Jesus authority over death, John 10:17-18, John 2:19-21, Jude 5, Judes 13, Judges 2:1-4, language of deity, Lord in Jude, murder she wrote, nancy drew, Romans 6:4, Romans 8:11, soul sleep, the angel of Jehovah, the angel of the Lord, the exodus, the first and last, the hardy boys, the resurrection, unity of God, whodunnit
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Jesus: The Son of God
Jesus is described as “the Son of God” about 30 times in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Mark’s account begins, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). Demons, or unclean spirits, are recorded … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Jesus
Tagged 2 Samuel 7, Acts 13:33-34, Acts 9:20 cf 9:22, adam, adam clarke, Angels, apologetics press, bablyonia rulers, babylon, blashphemy, brad bromling, canaanite rulers, christians are sons of God, deity of Jesus, Demons, divine nature, egypt, Ephesians 6:1, Father greater than Jesus, fufilled, God's family, guy n.woods, Hebrews 1:5, Hosea 11, israel, Jesus, John 14:28, John 5, John 5:30, John 6:38, kevin moore, kmooreperspective, Luke 1:26-35, martha, Matthew 2:13-15, peter, peter's confession, Phrase Study, Psalm 2:6-7, roman centurion, roman rulers, Romans 1:3-4, rome, rulers at cross, saul's preaching, series Jesus:, son of God, son of God as object of God's love and care, son of God as the Christ, son of God by birth, son of God in submission, son og God as king, spiritual family, those in authority, unclean spirits, zondervan's pictorial pictionary
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The Adversary (Part 3)
A 2016 Gallup poll found: (1) 11% said that they did not believe in God; (2) 27% said that they did not believe in the devil; (3) 15% did not believe in heaven; (4) 22% did not believe in hell (gallup.com/poll/193271/americans-believe-god.aspx). … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, Demons, satan, Stats
Tagged 1 Samuel 28, Acts 16, adversary, book God at a distance, book the gospel versus occultism, darrell conley, demon possession, Demons, devil, diviners, dreamers, exodus, Exodus 7-9, gallop poll, if I were the devil, kerry duke, miracles, pharaoh's magicians, resist the devil, satan, satan a roaring lion, satan's destiny, satan's power, slave girl at philippi, soothsayers, spirit of divination, the book of Job, ventriloquism, witch at en dor, witches
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The Adversary (Part 2)
The Bible teaches that we have an adversary. Peter warned, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). He is presented as real and dangerous. … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, Demons, satan, Word Study
Tagged abaddon, abtidikos, adam clarke, adversary, apollyon, baal-zebub, beezebub, belial, daimon, demon, devil, diabolos, dragon, ekron, flip wilson, Garden temptation, how does satan work, ISBE, Jesus tempted, lawless, leviathan, lord of dwelling, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, peirazon, poneros, pride of life, roaring lion, satan, satanas, scoundrel, serpent, the god of this world, the prince of demons, the prince of power of the air, the ruler of demons, the ruler of this world, the tempter, the wicked one, vine's, why satan wants to destroy us, worthless, zondervan's pictorial pictionary
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The Adversary (Part 1)
The more one understands about an opponent, the better prepared one is to deal with an opponent. Consider: (1) This is true in sports. Teams spend a great deal of time studying video of opponents. They want to understand strengths … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, God's Providence, History, satan
Tagged adversary, bert thompson, devil, did God create evil, erwin rommel, Ezeikel 28, fall of satan, george patton, Guy N. Woods, h. leo boles, Isaiah 14, king of babylon, lucifer, Luke 10, origin of satan, price of tyre, Revelation 12, rex turner, roy lanier jr, satan, satan his origin and mission, satan is not deity, satan's power, systemic theology, t. pierce brown, wayne jackson, why does God allow
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Angels (Part Five)
This writing will consider some difficult passages. Let’s consider – Sons of God and Daughters of Men “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Marriage, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:10, because of the angels, cain descendants, Genesis 6:1-4, giants, judge angels. 1 Corinthians 6:3, marriage, marriage selection, mixed marriages, nephilim, seth decendants, sons of God and daughters of men, symbol of authority, trevor major, veil
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Angels (Part Four)
This writing will consider two specific angels who are mentioned by name in the Bible. Let’s consider – Gabriel Gabriel is explicitly mentioned in four contexts in the Bible (Daniel 8:15-27; 9:20-27; Luke 1:5-20; 1:26-38). The name Gabriel means “Man … Continue reading
Angels (Part Three)
This writing will consider some questions about specific angels. Let’s consider – The Angel of the Lord “The Angel of the LORD” or “The Angel of God” appears several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 16:7-14; 21:17-18; 22:11-18; 31:11, 13; … Continue reading
Angels (Part Two)
The word “angel” means “messenger.” This is true of both the Old Testament word (malak), and the New Testament word (angelos). These words are used of human messengers (e.g. Genesis 32:3; Numbers 21:21; 2 Chronicles 36:15; Haggai 1:13; Malachi 1:1 … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Death, God's Providence
Tagged angel in corelius' conversion, angel in ethiopian conversion, angelos, Angels, angels as messengers, angels at death, angels do not teach what to do to be saved, angels God's army, angels in revelation, angels not to be worshipped, angels protect man, assyrian army, cherubim, God's Providence, Jesus in Saul's conversion, malak, ministering angels, the work of angels, wayne jackson, what angels do, what angels do not do
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