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Category Archives: Angels
Lucifer
Two of the Bible’s best passages concerning the fall of Satan and the other rebellious angels are Isaiah 14:12-14 and Ezekiel 28:1-19. But what makes these passages a bit confusing is the fact that each one also deals with an earthly ruler. … Continue reading
How Many Angels Are There?
In Hebrews 12:22, the New Testament’s original Greek uses the word murias to describe the number of angels that God created. It is from this word that we get our word “myriads.” While it isn’t hard for translators to understand the basic … Continue reading
Is There Life on Other Planets?
Does the Bible say anything about intelligent life on other planets? The short answer is: No, it doesn’t. But let’s talk about it. Some people try to make the case that the four living creatures of Ezekiel chapter 1 are … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Demons, Life On Other Planets, Personal, Scripture, Spiritual Warfare, The Bible, The Devil
Tagged Are aliens demons?, Bible reasons why there isn't life on other planets, Did ancient cultures think aliens were gods?, Is there life on other planets?, What does the Bible say about life on other planets?
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That Old Serpent
My brother Richie and his family were renting an older house when one day he killed a huge blacksnake on the wooden deck of the place. That was scary enough, but a few days later he saw what he figured … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Demons, Prophecy, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged Demons, fallen angels, Lucifer in Isaiah 14:12, morning star, Satan, Satan and Babylon, Satan and Tyre, Satan in Ezekiel, Satan in Isaiah, Satan that old serpent, shining one, The Devil, the whole armor of God, war in heaven, What does Lucifer mean?
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The Events of the Morning of Christ’s Resurrection
A lot happened on that first Easter Sunday morning. Unfortunately, piecing together a harmonized, chronological list of it all requires a ton of spade work in Bible study. So, I thought it would be helpful if I provided such a … Continue reading
Giants in the Bible
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Belief, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Leadership, Needs, Prayer, Problems, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Temptation, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged giants in the Bible, giants in the land of Canaan, Goliath's four brothers, the giant Goliath, the giant Og, the origins of giants, What does the Bible say about giants, Where did giants come from?, Who were the nephilim?, Who were the rephaim?, WHy did David pick up five stones?
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Who Were the Sons of God?
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives … Continue reading
Why the World Is Like It Is
Satan (Lucifer, the Devil) wasn’t the only angel who once rebelled against God. Revelation 12:3-4 uses symbolic imagery to tell us that one-third of all the angels aligned themselves with Satan during that rebellion. Those verses depict Satan as a … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Backsliding, Current Events, Demons, Depravity, Discernment, Disobedience, God's Work, Government, Problems, Rebellion, Salvation, Satan, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Suffering, The Devil
Tagged backslidden Christians, Satan as a red dragon, Satan's angels fighting God's angels, Satan's tail, Satan's tail drawing a third of the stars out of heaven, the children of the devil, the prince of the kingdom of Persia, Why is the world like it is?
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Entertaining Angels
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. (Hebrews 13:2, N.K.J.V.) Parents tell their young children, “Don’t talk to strangers.” If a stranger knocks on the door of your home, you instinctively act … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Bible Study, God's Work, Ministry
Tagged Abraham talking to angels, angelos means messenger, Do not forget to entertain strangers, Hebrews 13:2, Some have entertained angels unaware, the angels that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, the Greek word angelos, the Greek word philoxenia, the house churches of the early church, the importance of being hospitable
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The Man Behind the Curtain
Those of us who grew up watching The Wizard of Oz on television once a year know all about “the man behind the curtain.” Unfortunately, since that movie came out in 1939, younger generations simply don’t get the reference because … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 