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  • Deliverance - For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (1 Joh 3:8)

    Deliverance - For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (1 Joh 3:8)
    Jun 20 2025

    Latin Translation (Vulgate, 4th Century CE)


    St. Jerome translated *Hêlêl* as *Lucifer* in the Latin Vulgate Bible.


    1 Joh 3:7-8, Mar 16:14-18, 1 Joh 2:28


    Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind


    Eph 4:26-27, 2 Tim 1:7, Lk 10:18, Rev 12:3-9 \ The Red Dragon, Satan


    Joh 10:10, Joh 14:30, Matt 13:18-23 \ The Parable of the Sower Explained

    Isa 14:12-14 \ How you have fallen from heaven, You star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who defeated the nations! But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.


    notes: Isa 14:12 Heb Helel; i.e., shining one


    Comparative Analysis: Key Themes Across Cultures


    2. Ancient Near Eastern & Greco-Roman Parallels


    Phoenician/Canaanite: Some scholars link Hêlêl to the god Attar, who tried and failed to usurp Baal’s throne.

    Greek: The myth of Phosphorus (morning star) falling from the sky resembles Isaiah’s imagery.

    Roman: Lucifer was originally a minor deity of dawn

    3. Medieval & Renaissance Demonology


    The Devil became a horned, red-skinned figure (influenced by pagan gods like Pan and Cernunnos).

    Goetic demons (e.g., in The Lesser Key of Solomon) were sometimes conflated with Hêlêl /Lucifer

    4. Non-Western Perspectives


    Zoroastrianism (Ahriman/Angra Mainyu): A dualistic adversary of Ahura Mazda, similar to Satan.

    Buddhism (Mara): A tempter who distracts souls from enlightenment.

    Hinduism (Ravana, Asuras): Powerful but prideful beings opposing divine order.

    5. Babylonian – Ishtar’s Descent & Kingly Pride


    The Epic of Gilgamesh and Ishtar’s Descent into the Underworld depict gods being humbled after overreaching ambition.

    Role:


    Gilgamesh is a semi-divine king of Uruk (2/3 god, 1/3 human) who begins as a tyrant, abusing his power.

    His hubris (excessive pride) leads him to:

    Oppress his people.


    6. Gnostic & Occult Traditions – Hêlêl /Lucifer as Light-Bringer


    a) Gnosticism – The Demiurge & Rebel Angel

    Some Gnostic sects viewed the Demiurge (Yaldabaoth) as a false creator god, while Lucifer/Samael was a liberator who brought knowledge (gnosis).

    Similar to Prometheus in Greek myth.

    b) Thelema & Modern Occultism

    Aleister Crowley and Thelemic tradition


    Pre-Islamic Arabian Tradition (Jahiliyya Period)


    Before Islam, Arabian polytheism had demonic and rebellious spirits.


    a) Shayāṭīn (شياطين) – Evil Jinn; a general term for mischievous or malevolent jinn.

    Some soothsayers (kāhins) claimed to be inspired by jinn, which Islam later condemned.

    b) Azazil (عزازيل) – A Name Later Given to Iblis (from Judiasm & Christianity e.g, Book of Enoch, Apocrypha).


    2. Mesopotamian & Babylonian Influence

    Pazuzu(Babylonian demon of winds) was a malevolent spirit, like a devil & Lilitu (Lilith, Sumerian/Akkadian female demons ).


    Conclusion


    While Christianity and Judaism frame Hêlêl as Satan, the fallen angel, other traditions depict similar figures as:


    Chaos deities (Ahriman)

    Mythological usurpers (Attar)

    Psychological obstacles (Mara)

    Enlightened rebels (Gnostic/Occult Lucifer)

    In pre-Islamic Middle Eastern traditions (many of which were later absorbed, suppressed, or reinterpreted under Islam), the figure analogous to Hêlêl/Lucifer/the Devil had different names and roles.
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  • Once Saved always Saved IS a Fallacy (a mistaken belief)

    Once Saved always Saved IS a Fallacy (a mistaken belief)
    Mar 14 2025
    Eph 2: 8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 1 Cor 1: 26-31 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” Rom 10: 9-10 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Ps 139:24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Joh 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Eph 4:21-32, Gal 5: 19-26 Fruits of the Flesh vs Fruits of the Spirit of God James 1:5-8 Ask for wisdom without doubt for it asked in doubt, double-mindedness is found in you (as we see it in Ananias with his wife Sapphira). Ps 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 2 Pet 1:19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Ps 18:28 For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. Prov 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life. John 17 (whole chapter) but emphasis on vs 6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.” Ps 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Deut 28: 1-14 (Blessings on Obedience) & 15 – 16 (Curses on Disobedience). 2 Thess 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition. Act 19:9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. Heb 10:26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins Gal 1:12, Eph 1:17, 1 Pet 1:7, 1 Pet 1:13 – A Revelation of Jesus Christ 2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness 2 Tim 3:8, Ex 7: 1-13 – Jannes Jambres Ex 32 The Golden Calf Nu 16: 1-40 Korah, Dathan and Abiram (The Rebellion) #thewayoftheword #love #jesusislord
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  • Famine

    Famine
    Feb 5 2025
    Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a [e]denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Rev 6:5-6). Isa 58: 6-14 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are [d]cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Matt 4: 8-11 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matt 7: 13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Gen 19:17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” Ez 32: 18-32 #thewayoftheword #jesusislord #prophecy #wordofwisdom #seekyethekingdomofgodfirst
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  • Avenge not yourselves for it is written: "vengeance is Mine, I will repay" says the Lord.

    Avenge not yourselves for it is written: "vengeance is Mine, I will repay" says the Lord.
    Dec 5 2024
    Deut 32:35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’ Rom 12:17-21 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Isa 58:6-13 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words Rom 3:23-26 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Isa 1:15-17 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Rev 21:6-8 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Jam 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. #thewayoftheword #JesusisLord #christianliving #revengevsspeakingup #standupagainstinjustice
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  • Jesus says: "No sign given to a wicked and adulterous generation except for the prophet Jonah"

    Jesus says: "No sign given to a wicked and adulterous generation except for the prophet Jonah"
    Nov 16 2024
    •Matt 16: 1-4 •2 Tim 3: 7-9 •John 4: 48 •2 Thess 2: 10 •Mark 16:17-19 •Matt 16:17-19 •Heb 2: 4 •Matt 25: 31-46 •John 6: 26 •1 Cor 2:14 •Lk 16: 27-31 #thewayoftheword (TWOTW)
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  • The curious case of Asa: who escaped witchcraft but hardened his heart due to the love of money

    The curious case of Asa: who escaped witchcraft but hardened his heart due to the love of money
    Aug 22 2024
    2 Chron 15:12-16 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around. Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. 2 Chron 16:1-2 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, 2 Chron 16:7-10 Hanani’s Message to Asa And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time. 2 Chronim 16:12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians What is to be Lukewarm - Rev 3:16 Different types of hearts - Matt 13: 18-22 Ask for a new heart and a right spirit - Ez 11:19, Ez 18: 31, Ez 36:26 Fruits of repentance - Eph 4:20-32 Matt 24:40-44 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Leave All To Follow Christ - Lk 14: 26-35 Matt 7:15, Lk 10:3, Acts 20: 29, Josh 24:15 #thewayoftheword
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  • Outward Garb of righteousness

    Outward Garb of righteousness
    Aug 13 2024
    *Garb (noun): clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind Matthew 6:1-8 Do Good to Please God Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 1 Sam 2:12-18 The Wicked Sons of Eli Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged flesh-hook in his hand while the meat was boiling. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the flesh-hook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.” And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.” Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod. 1 Sam 2:22-25, 27-36 Prophecy Against Eli’s Household Jms 1:23 -27 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. Isa 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. #thewayoftheword
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  • Jesus saysDo not think that I came to bring peace on earth I did not come to bring peace but a sword

    Jesus saysDo not think that I came to bring peace on earth I did not come to bring peace but a sword
    Aug 6 2024
    Matt 10:34-39 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. Jer 8:9-11 The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have? Therefore I will give their wives to others, And their fields to those who will inherit them; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is given to covetousness; From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. Heb 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Mal 3:16-18 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, And the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His name. “They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him.” Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked,Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. Jms 1:21-26 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Heb 3:7-15 Be Faithful Heb 4:1-3 The Promise of Rest Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. Matt: 1-5, 1 Cor 6:10, Matt 7: 24-27 Built your house on The Rock Jeroboam's wife and Ahijah the prophet- 1 Kgs 14:1-18 Gideon's son, Abimelech, kills 70 of his brothers - Jdg 9 Works of the flesh - Rom 8:5, 1 Cor 3:3, 2 Pet 2:13-16 Jdgs 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Jms 4:4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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