Does God afflict sickness on people in order to teach them a lesson in humility? Rather, is it Satan and demons who afflict sickness on people when people violate the law of love in the way they think, speak, and act? Did Jesus come to destroy the works of the devil and heal all who […]
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Once upon a time there was an ox. The ox worked very hard in the field and he brought in a great harvest for his master year after year. After many years of service, however, the ox began to feel worn out. He began going through the motions and didn’t feel the same joy and
The U.S. military is divided into four main divisions: Ephesians 6:12 breaks down Satan’s kingdom into four different ranks: In the Old Testament, God commands mankind to exercise dominion over four categories of creatures (see Genesis 1:25-28; Leviticus 11:46-47; Psalm 8:6-8; Ezekiel 38:20; Acts 10:12; etc.). We are commanded to love the Lord our God
The word “Leviathan” appears five times in “the Ancient Writings” (NKJV). God devotes the entire chapter of Job 41 to describe the characteristics of “Leviathan” as He instructs Job about the nature of Job’s situation from a spiritual lens. See the following list for 25 characteristics of Leviathan. This list is not exhaustive, but is
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Spiritual Zoology 101: Dogs and Pigs “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” –Matthew 7:6 NKJV When Jesus says, “Don’t cast your pearls before swine,” what does He mean by “swine?” What are
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Spiritual Zoology 101: Depression is Like a Whale In the King James Version of the Bible, the word “whale” appears four times: once each in the books of Genesis, Job, Ezekiel, and Matthew. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the
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This blog post examines a few passages from the Ancient Writings about “dogs.” Recognize folly and how it operates so that you can make wise decisions and enjoy life to the fullest. Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; 7 for as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
In the 2014 Dreamworks’ animated film How to Train Your Dragon 2, a nerdy character classified an extremely large dragon lurking in the water as a “level 5 leviathan.” (1) <<SPOILER ALERT: This “level 5 Leviathan” killed the dad of the main character, Hiccup.>> Just as the leviathan in How to Train Your Dragon 2
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If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know
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In a previous article on Rahab, we examined those “Rahab” verses from Job, the Psalms, and Isaiah, where that name refers to a principality, power, and/or demonic entity representing pride and its manifestations of greed, confusion, lust, etc. However, the verses concerning Rahab the ex-harlot from Jericho were omitted. This article shall focus on the
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