How the majority fall for satan’s wiles;
And how God saves a minority (remnant).
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I don’t usually write on satan, outright— but today is a different day, isn’t it? We are on the horizon, and the day in sight— that the antichrist season of emergence is upon us. What an interesting time period for God to choose for us to live in; and such a mixed one.
We are both seeing the culmination of the gross wickedness that has been sown— and hence, we are in need of the political representation of that, in the figure who will represent all satans/antichrist souls in this earth: the antichrist figure all speak of.
And yet— we are simultaneously in a time period where the manifesting sons of God— are soon to light the earth with the Light, Love, Righteousness, Holiness and Power of God— to do his will, and pull some from the fire of the antichrist reign.
God’s children will harvest souls from darkness, into the glorious liberty and light of the family of God; what a beautiful mission with our Father to partake in with him: so, it is a very interesting time to be born into.
Again, I normally speak as our Lord did in the earth— and I speak of the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness. But— today, with the emergence upon us (as he tells me) —we must describe how satan even came to have such a day to debut himself, in such mass representation— in the souls of men, especially in my household.
And in doing so— maybe, just maybe— we will disillusion some more souls as to the agenda of satan, his ways, and his traps and deceptions/illusions; and in doing that— we may pull some more souls from the fire, and enlighten the darkened— by the Light of the truth, shed abroad in souls, with the understanding of the Lord God.
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Mark 4:15
“And these are they— by the wayside— where the word is sown; but when they have heard— Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.”
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Satan will try the same efforts unto all people; depending upon how serious we are for the Lord, how resolute our souls/hearts become established— will determine whether he will prevail or not.
When the Word (the truth) is given to a man, that man must sow that truth into his heart (become rooted and grounded), and then that man must cultivate that crop and field; he must water and nourish, and protect and love that word (seed of God, of truth) inside his heart/soul; and he must not allow it to be stolen from him— by lies and self focus being established within the heart/soul again— that will lead him to other endeavors, other counsels (other than God), other desires that are greater than that of God himself in their hearts, and to LIVE IN the truth.
“They will be lovers of pleasure, more than lovers of God.”
That verse means— the men and women will seek what makes them feel better, is more enjoyable, comfortable, acceptable to their flesh dirt suit lives here— and will turn their backs on the truth, let it be stolen away by something else that satan will offer to replace it (all these kingdoms I will give unto you, if you will worship me) —and these, will fall away.
I read something recently about whether someone who has had the truth, known the truth, and became saved by the truth— can fall away; and these are some of what was shared.
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“One can:
1. Depart from the faith (1 Tim. 4:1)
2. Wander away from the faith (1 Tim. 6:10)
3. Swerve from the faith (1 Tim. 6:20 & 21)
4. Abandon our faith (1 Tim. 5:12)
5. Make shipwreck of our faith (1 Tim. 1:19)
6. Fall from grace (Gal. 5:4)
7. Desert Him who called you and turn to a different gospel (Gal. 1:6)
8. Receive the grace of God in vain (2 Cor. 6:1)
9. Swerve from the truth, upsetting the faith of some (2 Tim. 2:18 & 19)
10. Drift away from the truth (Heb. 2:1-3)
11. Have an evil, unbelieving heart, leading us to fall away from the living God
(Heb. 3:12)
12. Be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin (Heb. 3:12-14)
13. Fail to reach the promise of entering into His rest (Heb. 4:1-3)
14. Fall by disobedience to enter His rest (Heb. 4:11)
15. Fall away and impossible to restore unto repentance (Heb. 6:4-6)
16. Deliberately go on sinning and no longer have a sacrifice for sins
(Heb. 10:26-27)
17. Shrink back (Heb. 10:38)
18. Fail to obtain the grace of God (Heb. 12:15)
19. Forsake the right way (2 Peter 2)
20. Be carried away with the error of lawless people and lose our stability
(2 Peter 3:17 & 18)
21. Stop abiding in the teaching of Christ (2 John 1:9)
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Satan can draw a man’s soul unto him— unto listening and heeding him; and our Lord will detail this out, as we will see, time and time again in scripture.
We must be as cunning as the serpent (skilled and knowledgeable), but as gentle as the Dove himself.
I pray we come to understand the wiles (the cunning ways and plots) of satan/the devil— and we as we become knowledgeable in his ways— we will with God— eradicate him from within, and not come into covenant with him (allegiance): for in this— many are led away of their own lusts.
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Luke 4:8
“And Jesus answered and said unto him— Get yourself behind [in position, in place, of following] me— Satan: for it is written— You shall worship the Lord your God— and him only— shall you serve.”
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Yes— when we are led of our own selves, we walk as satan; we do not know our place (like him), and we are malpositioned— and have set ourselves above God in our souls: we serve ourselves, and our own interests in ‘our earth,’ in the earth.
And yet, right here, God says— All y’all must needs serve me— and me alone in your hearts, or you have not come full circle in the ‘garden,’ or heart soil of your souls; and you yet serve your own interests and person.
We must not continue in the sin and transgression of the garden— in our own ‘gardens’ (our souls/hearts); we must come back to laying down our own lives, minds, hearts, understanding, emotional leading, and wills— and we must come back to understanding we serve the Father, the high King, and the High Priest— and it is good to do so.
And that must be genuine in every man’s soul/heart; for if not— satan knows his own, who truly seek their own— and not God’s heart, interests, or will in their souls/lives/hearts: and he always comes for his own.
It isn’t what we say— it’s what we ARE inside our souls/hearts— that is the truth.
When we serve ‘another,’ whether satan directly, other people (idols) or ourselves— we serve another god; and we are not genuine, authentic and loyal to our Father, the truth, the Word, and our Creator; we yet serve the ‘created,’ and worship it: these are the ways of satan.
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Isaiah 14:13-14
“For you have said in your heart— I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”
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Father would like me to break this one down with Strong’s definitions, for understanding; and then he would like me to rephrase it, WITH, the Strong’s definitions, for the full picture.
H559 – Said
Hebrew: אמר
Transliteration: 'âmar
Pronunciation: aw-mar'
Definition: A primitive root; to say: answer, appoint, vouch, bid, BOAST THYSELF, call, certify, CHALLENGE and CHARGE + GIVE COMMAND(ment), COMMUNE, EXPRESS, DESIRE, DEMAND, DETERMINE, INTEND, SPEAK (against or of), THINK, UTTER.
H3824 – Heart
Hebrew: לבב
Transliteration: lêbâb
Pronunciation: lay-bawb'
Definition: From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ [am reminded of satan’s sound/pipes]); used also like H3820: BETHINK {themselves}, midst, mind + awares + understanding.
H5927 – Ascend
Hebrew: עלה
Transliteration: ‛âlâh
Pronunciation: aw-law'
Definition: A primitive root; to ascend— intransitively, be high or active (mount up); used in a great variety of senses: rise up, (cause to) ascend up, at once— break the day, bring up, (cause to) burn, carry up— or cast up + show and climb up, exalt, excel, fetch up, get up, grow over, increase, lay, leap, levy or lift self up, light up, mount up, prefer, put on and raise up, scale up, set up, shoot forth, spring up, stir up, take away and work.
H8064 – Heaven
Hebrew: שׁמה שׁמים
Transliteration: shâmayim shâmeh
Pronunciation: {shaw-mah'-yim} shaw-meh'
Definition: meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds {move} as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve): - {air} X {astrologer} heaven (-s).
Ether— late Middle English: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek aithēr ‘upper air’, from the base of aithein ‘burn, shine’.
H7311 – Exalt
Hebrew: רוּם
Transliteration: rûm
Pronunciation: room
Definition: A primitive root; to be high, actively to rise or raise: bring up, exalt self, extol, go up, haughty, heave up or be lifted up on, set up on high (or higher than one), mount up, presumptuously be promoted or set in promotion, proud, tall (or taller than another), and breed worms.
H3678 – Throne
Hebrew: כּסּה כּסּא
Transliteration: kissê' kissêh
Pronunciation: {kis-say'} kis-say'
Definition: From H3680; properly— a throne (as canopied): seat, stool, throne.
H4605 – Above
Hebrew: מעל
Transliteration: ma‛al
Pronunciation: mah'-al
Definition: From H5927; properly— the upper part, overhead— from the top: above— exceedingly, forward, on high— very.
H3556 – Stars
Hebrew: כּוכב
Transliteration: kôkâb
Pronunciation: ko-kawb'
Definition: as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively a prince: - star ([-gazer]).
Stargazer— an astronomer or astrologer, as well as— a fish of warm seas, that normally lies buried in the sand with only its eyes— which are on top of the head— protruding.
H410 – God
Hebrew: אל
Transliteration: 'êl
Pronunciation: ale
Definition: Shortened from H352; strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity): Compare names in -el.
H3427 – Sit
Hebrew: ישׁב
Transliteration: yâshab
Pronunciation: yaw-shab'
Definition: A primitive root; properly to sit down (specifically as JUDGE in {ambush} in quiet); to dwell, to remain; to settle— to marry: make to abide with, continue with, dwell(ing), endure, establish, habitation, haunt, make an inhabitant, make to keep house with, lurking, remain, seated and settled down— set down, tarry with.
H2022 – Mount
Hebrew: הר
Transliteration: har
Pronunciation: har
Definition: A shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills: hill, country, mount, PROMOTION.
H4150 – Congregation
Hebrew: מועדה מעד מועד
Transliteration: mô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh
Pronunciation: {mo-ade'} {mo-ade'} mo-aw-daw'
Definition: From H3259; properly an appointment— that is— a fixed time or season; specifically a festival; conventionally a year; by implication— an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically— the congregation; by extension— the place of meeting.
H3411 – Sides
Hebrew: ירכה
Transliteration: yerêkâh
Pronunciation: yer-ay-kaw'
Definition: Feminine of H3409; properly— the flank; but used only {figuratively} the rear or recess.
H6828 – North
Hebrew: צפן צפון
Transliteration: tsâphôn tsâphôn
Pronunciation: {tsaw-fone'} tsaw-fone'
Definition: From H6845; properly— hidden, that is— dark; the gloomy and unknown: northern side, wind.
H1116 – Heights
Hebrew: בּמה
Transliteration: bâmâh
Pronunciation: baw-maw'
Definition: From an unused root, meaning— to be high; an elevation: height, high place, wave.
H5645 – Clouds
Hebrew: עב
Transliteration: ‛âb
Pronunciation: awb
Definition: from H5743; properly —an envelope, that is— darkness (or density); specifically a (scud) cloud; also a copse: clay, thick cloud, thicket.
Copse— a group of trees; root definition— shortened from coppice.
Coppice— a tree or shrub that is cut back to ground level— for firewood.
H1819 – Like
Hebrew: דּמה
Transliteration: dâmâh
Pronunciation: daw-maw'
Definition: A primitive root; to compare; by implication— to resemble {liken}, consider: similitudes.
H5945 – Most High
Hebrew: עליון
Transliteration: ‛elyôn
Pronunciation: el-yone'
Definition: From H5927; an elevation, that is— (adjectively) lofty; as a — the Supreme: Most on high(er/est), uppermost.
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Okay— so, per his instructions— I am going to reassemble these two verses with full understanding of them; so we can see how satan usurps God’s place within the souls of men.
Isaiah 14:13-14
“For you have (said) answered, appointed, vouched, bid, BOASTED YOURSELF, called, certified, CHALLENGED and CHARGED, and GAVE COMMAND(ment), COMMUNED, EXPRESSED, DESIRED, DEMANDED, DETERMINED, INTENDED, SPOKE (against or of), THOUGHT, and UTTERED…
In your (heart) —the most interior organ you BETHOUGHT yourself, from your midst, mind, awares and understanding…that you…
Will (ascend) —be high or active (mount up), rise up, (cause to) ascend up, at once— break the day, bring up, (cause to) burn, carry up— or cast up and show and climb up— exalt, excel, fetch up, get up, grow over, increase, lay, leap, levy or lift self up, light up, mount up, prefer, put on and raise up, scale up, set up, shoot forth, spring up, stir up, take away and work…
Into (heaven) —into the lofty, upper air— where it burns and shines.
You said, you will (exalt) —be high, actively rise— be raised up, brought up, and exalt yourself— extol, go up, haughty— heave up or be lifted up on, set up— on high (or higher than one), and mount up— presumptuously— and will be promoted or set in promotion— proudly, tall (or taller than another), and will breed worms there…
You said— In my (throne) —my seat or stool…
Set above the (stars) —or the shining Prince, you will sit as a stargazer— one who tells them of their future, and lies buried in the sand (carnal nature)— with only your eyes— which are on top of the head (dominion) protruding out (the rest hidden)...
You said, you will set yourself above the shining Prince and of (God) —my strength and might, you will sit over the Almighty (in dominion and will).
You said— I will (sit) —sit down (specifically as JUDGE in {ambush}, in quiet); to dwell, to remain, to settle— to marry to them, and make them to abide with me— continue with, dwell(ing), endure, establish habitation, haunt them, make myself an inhabitant; and make them to keep house with me— lurking, remain, seated and settled down— set down, and tarry with them…
Upon the (mount) —hill of the Lord, the country and mount of the Lord, in the place of PROMOTION…
Of the (congregation) —the assembly, in the place of meeting…
In the (sides) —in the recesses of…
The (north) —the hidden— that is, the dark places in them— the gloomy and unknown— by my wind (or spirit).
You said— I will (ascend) —be high or active (mount up), rise up, (cause to) ascend up, at once— break the day, bring up, (cause to) burn, carry up— or cast up and show and climb up— exalt, excel, fetch up, get up, grow over, increase, lay, leap, levy or lift self up, light up, mount up, prefer, put on and raise up, scale up, set up, shoot forth, spring up, stir up, take away and work…
Above the (heights) —or, above— in the place of elevation within them— the high place, the place of my wave (wavelength and frequency)...
And of the (clouds) —the enveloping, that is— the darkness (or density) of me and my ways— like a scud cloud within them, like a copse— a group of trees— that are cut back to the ground (carnal) level— for firewood (chaff).
You said— and there, I will be (like) —I will be compared to, considered and likened to…
The (Most High) —the highest elevated one, that is— the lofty One; as like— the Supreme: Most on high(er/est), the uppermost one in dominion.”
*That is the state of man— from the Garden: he, with the fallen one (and his nature erected inside) —brings the dissolution of relationship to God Almighty— for he is erected inside his soul/heart— instead of our Creator, Father and Lover of our souls: instead— we are lovers of ourselves, seeking to serve ourselves— and we are as satan— beholding his beauty, as he fell.
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Some things of note: he will be compared to the Most High— because man will exalt himself inside— and satan will help him with this; because this type of man will be enveloped in a thick cloud, like clay (carnality) —and that satanic influence within his soul— will cause him to be cut back to ground level (not ascending in God, but anchored to carnality) —and set out to be burned in the fire of God— as chaff (firewood).
Because these will have adhered to the lower realm, fallen nature choices in their souls— and will have functioned from satan’s wave (wavelength and frequency of his person: the carnal nature, self exaltation) —and will have placed themselves in the highest seat of authority within them— never coming out of rebellion to the Almighty, our Creator, the high and holy one.
And satan works in the dark recesses of man— in the hidden darkness of the unrefined, unreformed soul (carnal nature) —by his spirit’s work in there. In the place of meeting, where we are to meet God holy— the place made for him— as we were made in his image: the place of the congregation (or, congregating) —the high places of exaltation in man’s heart and mind.
But because man promoted himself into that place of dominion— satan reigns in that man’s soul— and this soul belongs to the kingdom of darkness.
All because this person (with satan leading him) —sat down in the place of JUDGMENT, and satan ambushed in the quiet— and dwelled, remained, settled into this man, made his habitation there and with that man became an inhabitant of his temple (person), haunting them from the dark recesses of the carnal nature; and made an abode (to keep house with them) with the creation made in God’s image— as he lurks there, remaining seated in authority (in the hidden places), settled in and settled down— tarrying with them.
And in this he exerts strength and might, over the Almighty— over the Shining Prince of God (the principle, head Star) —because man has placed him there, in the seat of authority, in the stool; and the earthen stool is to be God’s— and the fullness thereof.
All because man— mounted up— presumptuously, and promoted or set himself in promotion— proudly, tall (or taller than our Father and Creator, God holy), and in so doing— is breeding worms there.
Mark 9:48
“Where their worm does not die— and the fire is not quenched."
All because their hearts/souls— the most interior organ, where we BE and THINK ourselves— the midst, mind, awares and understanding of us— was darkened, and never enlightened by the truth, nor coupling with it (him).
All because we challenged God there; we answered, appointed, vouched, bid, BOASTED ourselves— called, certified, CHALLENGED and CHARGED— and GAVE COMMAND(ment), communed with the carnal nature and leader of it— EXPRESSED, DESIRED, DEMANDED, DETERMINED, and INTENDED, and SPOKE (against), THOUGHT against or contrary to, and UTTERED out— opposition to the Almighty, to truth and righteousness— from our souls.
We continued in rebellion within, and sought not reconciliation— but to ‘be’ god.
This is how satan dupes man, and how man— is duped of satan.
All the while clueless and ignorant of satan’s devices: for they know not, in truth— the Holy One, nor have partnered with him; but indeed, in heart/soul, mind and with their will— partnered with his adversary, his opposition, his opposite— and BECAME— the enemy of God.
That is the saddest story for man, and for God his Creator; the one who longed for communion and fellowship, as a child of his, and as a friend of his— for all he created.
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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel— for Satan himself is transformed (transforms himself) into an angel of light.
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.”
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*Here the word ‘transformed’ is defined as— disguises himself, in Strong’s. And those who are led of him, and walk in his nature— will too, disguise themselves as angels of light (messengers bringing forth the light, the truth, the doctrine) —but will be deceivers as well (hypocrites who claim) —who walk ‘another way.’
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1 Timothy 5:15
“For some are already turned aside after satan.”
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1 Peter 5:8-9
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil— as a roaring lion— walks about— seeking whom he may devour [drink down and gulp up entirely]: (those) whom resist [stand against and oppose him] —steadfast [stiff, resolute and stable] in the faith— knowing that the same afflictions [hardships, pain, emotions and influence of sufferings] are accomplished [fulfilled completely, executed and undergone] in your brethren that are in the world.”
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Luke 22:1-7, 11-12, 21-23, 28, 31-34, 40, 44-46, 52-54
“Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Then entered Satan into Judas— surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”
[John 13:2 – “And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him.”]
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He was with God incarnate, and he was with those with God, and learning and heeding God incarnate (YahShua/Jesus) —and yet he himself— never allowed the truth, or God— to penetrate his heart and soul— and rule there as the most highly regarded one.
And in this— satan found a place (or position) in him.
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(Luke 22 resumed)
4-7
“And he went his way— and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted [voiced, and placed jointly in consent, concurred, and agreed] to give him money.
And —he promised and sought opportunity— to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude.
Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.”
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Judas made covenant with satan, communed (spoke) with him and his ministers (noted— they are supposed to be priests of the church, but are disguised as angels of light), and Judas promised (that’s a vow unto satan), as well as sought opportunity— to betray the Lord to satan’s crew— WHILST IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MULTITUDE.
We ought to take note of that: when we leave the godly people, go astray into and unto the worldly people and their influence again— we fall into temptation, EASILY.
Then came the day to be UNLEAVENED; the need to be pure, not of mixture or puffiness (yeast puffs up the bread); and so the Lamb was/is needed to cleanse men of all unrighteousness, by his blood, his person, his sacrifice, and his ways of holiness.
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(Luke 22)
11-12
“And you shall say unto the goodman of the house— The Master says unto you— Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there— make ready.”
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The ‘goodman’ of the House— will always be he who exalts the high and holy One; that is for each of us to consider. And the ‘guest chamber,’ is where we ‘put someone up,’ when they are hosting them as a guest in our temple (house); and so— in that person, our Lord will sup with him, and will eat the passover (death estrangement gone) meal with him.
And it will always be— ‘in the upper room,’ where God is exalted in the high places, within man— in his rightful throne and seat.
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21-23
“But, behold, the hand of him that betrays me— is with me on (at) the table.
And truly the Son of man goes, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed (by)!
And they began to enquire among themselves— which of them it was that should do this thing.”
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John 13:4-11, 18, 21, 27, 30, 36-38
“He arose from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that, he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet— and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Then he came to Simon Peter: and Peter said unto him— Lord, do you wash MY FEET!?
Jesus answered and said unto him— What I do, you know not now— but you shall know— hereafter.
Peter said unto him— You shall never wash my feet.
And Jesus answered him— If I do not wash you— thou hast no part with me.
Simon Peter said to him— Lord, do not only my feet— but also my hands and my head.
Jesus said to him— He that is washed [the whole person bathed] needs not to wash his feet— but is clean every whit [completely, through and through]: and you are clean— but not all.
For he knew who should betray him; therefore he said— You are not all clean [pure].
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled— He that eats bread with me— has lifted up his heel against me.”
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{Genesis 3:15
“And I will put enmity between you (satan) and the woman (his Bride/symbolically, the pure people of God), and between your seed and her seed; it (the Woman) shall bruise your head (headship, leadership), and you shall bruise his heel (the sons of God, like he came to bruise the heel of Christ— in the flesh).”
Romans 16:20
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan— under your feet —shortly.”}
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(John 13 resumed)
21-38
When Jesus had thus said— he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said— Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me (in soul/heart —then in the physical world).
And after the sop— Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him— That thou do (or, that which you are going to do) —do it quickly.
He then, having received the sop— went immediately out: and it was night.
[Take note— darkness had descended upon him— literally and figuratively/spiritually.]
Simon Peter said unto him— Lord, where do you go? Jesus answered him— Where I go— you cannot follow me— NOW; but you shall follow me —afterwards.
Peter said unto him— Lord, why can't I follow you— NOW?
I will lay down my life for your sake.
Jesus answered him— Will you lay down your life for my sake (for me)? Verily, verily, I say unto you— The cock shall not crow, till you have denied me thrice (three times).”
[Note— Peter did not want to die the death, a fleshly death in literal or figurative/spiritual terms— and sought to ‘save his skin,’ and in doing so— denied the Lord three times, that he was associated with him (he demoted God, within and without/publically.
And note— it was a CHICKEN— that sounded off; because Simon/Peter was upholding carnality, afraid in fear of death and to be associated with Jesus— and so, a ‘chicken’ is spiritually symbolic here as well.]
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(Luke 22, resumed)
28
“You are the ones which have continued with me in my temptations.”
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As he was tempted to demote our Father within, but never did— and always exalted the King and the Kingdom, the truth, the way and righteousness— so too, are we called to walk this— and overcome through the temptations to turn our back on God— for what we can ‘gain,’ here in this world and temporary lifetime: doing for self, and not serving God.
Mammon— is filthy gains; and he said we cannot serve filthy self gains in this world— and God holy at the same time: we must resist the devil (inside) —and continue, enduring through all temptations— just like Christ exemplified, as the Son example to all sons— in how to be, and what to do: exalt the Father.
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31-34
“And the Lord said— Simon, Simon, behold— Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for you— that your faith fails you not: and when you are converted— strengthen your brethren.”
[Satan— desired Simon/Peter— because he could see the potential, and the struggle within him; he WANTED HIM, the scripture states.
And God does not stop this— because it will cause Simon/Peter to come to his senses, see what is inside him for real— overcome the wicked one— and be refined into God’s image, and grow in maturity into the full stature man of God— that God created him to be: future apostle.
Sifting— is a sorting and refinement work— and that is what God intended for satan to do in Simon/Peter’s life; but why call him Simon??
Because he was walking (his inner workings) were carnal at that time— so God called him by his old name; and satan sought him out— because his old man wasn’t dead in all ways yet.
But our God prays that his faith will stay strong (he is asking Father to keep Pete’s faith strong during all this sifting), and when he is converted…
Strong’s here defines converted as— reverted morally, to again convert or turn about; so, God is saying—You need a turn around inside people; some things are upside down in you: we all are to have this taking place inside of us, in refinements.
So— God said— After you are turned around inside, go and strengthen your brethren: which means— turn to them, resolutely— and establish and confirm them, give strength to them.
Because they will be tested and tried in similar fashion, and converted inside, turned around and set right as well.]
33-34
“And he said unto him— Lord, I am ready to go with you, both into prison, and to death. And he said— I tell you, Peter— the cock shall not crow this day, before that— you shall thrice deny that you know me.”
40
“Pray that you do not enter into temptation.”
44-46
“And he, being in an agony— prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were— great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
And when he rose up from prayer, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow— and said unto them— Why do you sleep? Arise and pray— lest you enter into temptation.”
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In agony he prayed so earnestly (resisting the devil) that his sweat was ‘as/like’ it were— great drops of blood falling to the ground. I have gotten this wrong so many times, and quoted that he ‘sweat blood,’ but it clearly states— ‘as it were,’ that means— as if like; and I apologize for not speaking this clearly in the past, but I am being corrected now.
What I actually like about this— is that many of us have SWEATED GREATLY— whilst fighting the devil, the carnal nature and disrespecting God— as we overcome; I take comfort in the commonality of what Christ endured in his soul man, in the wilderness of temptation— that he fellowships with me, in mine (as we sweat this out together, resisting the devil, his wiles, his ways and his leadership or counsels within).
They fell asleep because they were sad (and likely cried, which tires you, not to mention, it was night); but God said— AWAKE, and PRAY— or you could fall into temptation easily!
We need to remember that— if we stop communing with God inside— we will still commune— but it may be with another: so remain vigilant inside, and keep up communication and exaltation of God inside: seek him!
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52-54
“Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him— Be, you come out, as against a thief— with swords and staves?
When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour— and the power of darkness.
Then they took him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed— afar off.”
[Again— it was the religious church people who professed to know God— who came for God incarnate— to kill him; and yet— in the DAY, or the light— they would not dare; but when the ‘hour of darkness’ was SET IN— they came boldly to take him.
And these took Jesus away— and Peter followed, but AFAR OFF.
When we ‘follow,’ but ‘afar off,’ we are not nigh— and something is awry inside our souls; this is a spiritual lesson.]
69
“Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.”
[He was speaking of after his resurrection from the dead, from the mission completion of the cross and taking on our sin debts— he will be seated in authority as King of Kings and Lord of Lords: highest dominion over all.
It is only an illusion to satan (and all that follow him) —that they are ‘in dominion,’ for all will come to see who truly sits in the dominion of heaven: at the judgment seat of Christ.
Those who seat him there now, willingly, and honorably— within their vessels, being refined and reconfigured/reformed by him— will be seated with him in heavenly places: high above all principality and powers.
It’s an illusion that man or satan thinks he truly prevails in dominion; it’s a false dominion, for a time and space realm of illusion; and at some point— all will know this, as we will all bow our knees and tongues (confession) to the Almighty.]
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1 Chronicles 21:1
“And Satan stood up against Israel— and provoked David— to number Israel.
[He will always try— but this is why we are to be an unprovoked people; settled and established in the Spirit.]
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Acts 5:3
“Peter said— Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Ghost— and to keep back part of the price of the land?”
[The point here is thus: he has filled his heart. We must stay vigilant, and that is in the character and authority (name) of Christ Jesus in our souls.
And Paul will detail out, when we will not uphold Christ’s character and attributes inside, but will only have ‘a knowledge’ of the scriptures— the detriment to Christ, his Kingdom, and his people— can happen: all in ignorance, and deceived.]
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Acts 26:8-23
“Why should it be thought a thing incredible to you— that God should raise the dead?
I verily thought with myself— that I ought to do many things— contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Which thing I also did— in Jerusalem: and many of the saints I did shut up in prison— having received authority from the chief priests (ministers disguised as angels of light and truth); and when they were put to death— I gave my voice against them (rejoiced).
And I punished them often— in every synagogue— and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them— I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Whereupon— as I went to Damascus— with authority and commission from the chief priests— at midday, O king— I saw in the way, a light from heaven— above the brightness of the sun— shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.
And when we all fell to the earth— I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying, in the Hebrew tongue— ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the pricks.’
And I said— Who are you, Lord? And he said— I am Jesus whom you persecute.
But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared unto you for this purpose— to make you a minister, and a witness— both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto you; delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send you— to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light— and from the power of Satan— unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith [persuasion of moral conviction, truthfulness of God and reliance upon Christ for salvation (deliverance) and professing such]— that is in me.”
[He was persecuting Jesus and his people, imprisoning them, and rejoicing over it (led of satan), in darkness himself— unto the Spirit of the living God (though memorizer of the scriptures— having the knowledge, but not exalting the Spirit of God) … but was, himself— in need of being raised from the dead.
Then to be commissioned to go out, into the same places and people that he sought to kill and persecute— and now, minister unto them— and open their eyes to the glorious gospel (the union with God’s Spirit in Truth) —turning them from darkness (like him) to the light, and out from under the thumb and power of satan— toward God again: by holding a true faith in YahShua (Jesus), and being sanctified by that faith [persuasion of moral conviction, truthfulness of God and reliance upon Christ for salvation (deliverance) and professing such.]
19-23
“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles— that they should repent and turn to God— and do works meet for repentance.
For these causes— the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
Having therefore obtained help from God— I continue unto this day— witnessing both to small and great— saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said should come: That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first— that should rise from the dead— and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.”
[That is now our calling: to die, and be raised into true life— by the Spirit of Life himself— and then go and strengthen the others: Go and pull more from the fire, and into the glorious liberty of Christ— coming into family adoption, the same: those of his— who have conquered death (estrangement) —and are now seated with him in heavenly places (the high places of man) —where HE SITS, at the RIGHT HAND (dominion) —of God (leader of us in all our ways).]
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(Forgiveness, as Christ, in Christ)
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
“To whom you forgive anything— I forgive also: for if I forgave anything— to whom I forgave it, for your sakes— I forgave it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
[Why is unforgiveness such a big anchor to satan? Because in order to stay in unforgiveness— we think we are better than another— and in that, we remain in pride: and he resists the proud— for he does not act that way.
The Spirit of God is better (or more holy and righteous than us) —but he condescended, and bowed down to SERVE MAN— IN HIS FILTH: so, when we cannot do that, because we have lost sight of just how much filth our righteousness of our own had (filthy rags) —we will walk in pride, and exalt ourselves (we deserve this treatment or that) above what we ought: and in doing so— we become most highly one exalted within, with what we think we deserve, and are holding out for.
God, servitude, humility, forgiveness, mercy, grace, love, long-suffering, patience, goodness and kindness— are disregarded for… self servitude, pride, unforgiveness, mercilessness (like whomever offended you), graceless, hateful (disunity), no forbearance of a brother, impatience, evil and wrath— upheld within.
Can we understand forgiveness, and the need to uphold it, better now?
Anyone who forgives— can only do forgiveness if we are inside of Christ’s person, and his person is being upheld in us— right then and there: for he is the merciful forgiving one. So— all forgiveness is done— INSIDE CHRIST.
And if we do not— Paul states— Satan will have gotten ahold of your soul within— by his wiles and devices (namely— to serve self interests).]
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Job 2:3-4
“And the Lord said unto Satan— Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God, and eschews evil? And still he holds fast his integrity— although you moved me against him, to destroy him— without cause.
And Satan answered the Lord, and said— Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.”
[I find these verses pertinent to me for a couple of reasons: 1, because it says— ‘my servant’ Job; this states that Job WAS serving God, and not only that— but was serving him honestly, genuinely— from within: forgoing evil (casting it off), and honoring God (within and without); and 2, even though satan ‘moved God against him,’ to destroy him (which is to say, challenged God to prove a point of the integrity of Job)— without cause— Job did not fail.
Did we hear that— God said, You moved ME TO COME AGAINST HIM, WITHOUT CAUSE?!
Many want to say it was just satan— but satan was just the tool and challenger; God agreed to the sifting of Job, and Job was in right standing with God at the time— it says so; and yet— God moved against Job —in a trial of faith in God.
And satan couldn’t touch him till he removed the hedge about him to affect all he had in possession… and then he moved against Job’s flesh.
Satan will come to do the same in us— who are of the same caliber relationship with God— that Job was/is: God is equitable, which means fair; what he does to, or with one— he will do to, or with the others as well.
And yet— in all that— Job kept his integrity of character.
Satan said— but if you touch his skin (they all try to save their skins) —he will curse you directly.
But Job never did— and come what may to us— we too, must not— whilst we underdo the testing of the Lord as well.]
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Matthew 16:23
“But he turned, and said unto Peter— Get yourself behind me, Satan: you are an offense to me: for you savor not the things that are of God— but those that are of men.”
[Again— satan will always want to get up in front, get his way— and God was telling Pete (and all of us) —it’s my way, Pete, and you will fall in line, or you will be offensive to me, attempting to usurp your desires inside— above the Kingdom of God, and the King of Kings; all because you savor (delight in) the things carnal (superficial and temporal) in this realm.
We need to remember this— when we desire to usurp God— and decide for ourselves— what is good and evil, right and wrong— and uphold the tree of knowledge (self deciding and reasoning), instead of God holy and his 7 spirits.]
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Matthew 4:9-11
“And said unto him— All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.
Then said Jesus unto him— Get yourself hence (back yonder), Satan: for it is written— You shall worship the Lord YOUR GOD— and him only shalt you serve.
Then the devil left him— and, behold— angels came and ministered unto him.”
[If we fall down and worship the ‘creation,’ the ‘created’ (ourselves) —we too will fit in with satan, and he will be erected inside our vessels— worshiping him there.
Jesus said— Get yourself down off that soap box elevation, get yourself behind me— back yonder, where you belong; for you are to worship your Creator, your God, your Maker— and him ONLY.
We need to remember that— every time we want what we want, when we want it, how we want it.
But when we resist him (satan and his ways, the carnal self rulership) —he will flee from us, and God’s holy ones will come and minster unto us as well: the 7 spirits of God, and all other holy entities sent to minister unto the heirs of Christ.]
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Mark 3:23
“And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables— How can Satan cast out Satan?”
[The only way satan leaves— is by God entering in; lies leave— when the truth is really erected inside and takes root: deliverance is as easy as truly believing the Word, and getting him IN OUR GROUND (rooted and grounded) in our SOULS, his seed ‘taking to’ our soil (souls/hearts).
Because where the Spirit of the Lord is— there is freedom from satan: it’s a truth walk, a true walk, a genuine and authentic walk (relationship) with the Almighty, True, Holy, Righteous One —INSIDE THE SOUL of MAN.]
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Zechariah 3
“And he showed me Joshua— the high priest— standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand —to resist him.
And the Lord said unto Satan— The Lord rebukes you, O Satan; the Lord that has chosen Jerusalem— rebukes you: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?”
[He’s saying— I chose Joshua, a priest of the Lord, and satan came to buffet him, or rebuff him: but God said— NAH, I rebuke you, for I have chosen him— AND HE’S ALREADY GONE THROUGH REFINING FIRE (no sifting needed)!]
“Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him (the angel of the Lord), saying— Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said— Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you— and I will clothe you with a change of raiment.”
[He had been cleansed already, and now his garments (outer covering, person) was ready to be glorified too, in new mantles (wedding attire, if you will) —because God took his iniquity from him (he does this with us too), and in doing so— new coverings were warranted.]
“And I said— Let them set a fair mitre [headdress wrapping of holiness, set apart] upon his head (because the Lord God holy, was his headship). So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by.
And the angel of the Lord protested [testified] unto Joshua, saying— Thus says the Lord of hosts; If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge [watch, actions, custody, sentry, post, observance, duty— being party of— in office and ordinance safeguarding] —then you shall also judge my house— and shall also keep my courts— and I will give you places to walk among these that stand by.”
[The Lord said to me the other day— “I understand your Charge, and I understand your Heart.” This means so much more to me today, after reading this in Zechariah chapter 3, unto Joshua.
He dressed Joshua’s head (and Joshua, is the same name as Yahoshua, or Jesus— referencing the children of God, of his ways, who exalt him— who are delivered) —in a holy covering, for he was the head of Joshua; and God redressed him in his garments (appropriate ones, for his charge, or orders of duty).
Will we walk in his ways, and keep his charge— his, watch, actions, custody, sentry, post, observance, duty— being party of— in office and ordinance safeguarding the house of God, his will in the earth— too— on mission, the Great Commission with God?
Because if so, he too, with you, will— have you, also, judge his house— and shall also keep his courts— and he will give you places to walk among those that stand by [present, are appointed, stand, endure, remain, wait; essentially— the remnant of believers].
“Hear now— O Joshua the high priest— you, and your fellows who sit before you: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant— the BRANCH [sprout, bud that sprang forth and grew].
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [plummet and building]— shall be seven eyes [countenances, perspectives, and presence] (the 7 spirits of God): behold, I will engrave the graving thereof— says the Lord of hosts— and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
In that day, says the Lord of hosts— you shall call every man his neighbor [his associate, brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover] under the vine [the vine twining] and under the fig tree.”
[Joshua is an example of all priests now, in the Order of Melchizedek— with those he sits with— who the world and household of God ‘wonder at;’ for God will bring forth ‘his servant,’ and that will be all those who will walk, live and abide in Christ (for he is the Branch we stem or sprout from).
Upon one Christ (the stone) the building of the Lord will be erected, the plummet and the house of God built; and one stone will have 7 eyes, or countenances, perspectives, and presence— the 7 spirits of God: and we will be engraved in him, by him, and he will cleanse away and remove all iniquity of our land, in one day.
And when that day comes we will walk in love and unity, one toward another: calling every man his neighbor, associate, brother, companion, fellow friend, husband and lover (active in loving them); and we will do this under ONE VINE (being entwined in him— The Branch, from the Stem of Jesse: YahShua, from the Father, Yah.) And we will be fruitful in our union: where two become one in Spirit (the fig tree, that was once barren and cursed— now alive, and bearing fruit).
THIS— is the walk of true unity with our God, inside every man’s soul.
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Revelation 3:9
“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan— who say they are Jews, and are not— but do lie; behold— I will make them come and worship before your feet— to know that I have loved you.”
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God is not slack, as some men would count slackness— he is just, and patient, and he will uphold righteousness; we will be exalted in due season— and those, in the group called the ‘church,’ who are impostors within— he will show it all, prove it all, and separate all goats from sheep; he promises us this.
We are to wait, serve him, remain steadfast— and in due season— he will cause the world to know who he has loved, called, set apart, and chosen: all liars (impostors) will see the difference, from one— to the next.
We do not need to go about proving this— God is going to; and it will be through his manifest ones.
Satan comes to deceive us within— but if we remain steadfast in Christ— he has already defeated satan— FROM WITHIN, in his own lifetime; and he comes to defeat him again, IN OURS.
Let God do his work, resist the devil and his temptations to exalt self— and serve God; and in time— God will promote and avenge: vengeance is the Lord’s, and he comes against satan to avenge his own.
He is the defender of his house, he is Jehovah Sabaoth— the Lord of host— and he’s our High King and our Deliverer: worship God within, uphold him and truth, BECOME THE LIVING TRUTH in your vessel (heart/soul) —and God will vanquish satan in your life too, as he makes an open show of him, all over again— AND CRUSHES HIM UNDER OUR FEET, SHORTLY!
He is coming soon, our Lord, to manifest himself through his sons; and when he does— satan will be put to an open humiliation once again: but it will be through those who KNOW THEIR GOD; for they will do great exploits with him (for they uphold him, resisting the devil now, and letting his Spirit lead them, now).
Let us be on the right side of God (literally, seated with him, for we are in him) —and not seating satan within: exalt God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you— and his ministering angels will come to your aid.
It’s always been about a personal choice of whom, and what we exalt within: God holy, or satan— and righteous holiness, rooted in the truth and love— or unrighteousness, unholiness, rooted in deception/lies/corruption and rooted in hate (disunity from God and his ways).
It’s always been ours to choose:
Joshua 24:15
“And if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord— choose you this day whom you will serve; whether it’s the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the flood— or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my household— we will serve the Lord.”
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