tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83579480834227096862024-02-19T11:51:30.792+01:00Gospel RangersThe Largest non-denominational christian online community; Keeping the Word alive and freshCrazy Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367543040193534260noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-33095947585128377332016-12-31T17:16:00.001+01:002016-12-31T17:16:33.329+01:00Tips To Become More Positive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Both good and bad thoughts are creative and lead to material things. Our experiences and environment are actually as a result of our predominant thoughts. A thought is what discovers what you can do and the capacity to do it. Always see your negative occurrences as your learning experiences and stop blaming other people for what you are going through. The following tips will help you to be more positive.<br />
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<b>Avoid negative influences. </b><br />
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You should not entertain anybody who is likely to influence you negatively. Be it a close friend or a family member, stay away from them. Take your time and choose your friends wisely because they will have a serious impact on your behavior. Furthermore, do what you are comfortable with. If you feel bad, concerned or guilty becase of doing something, you better not do it.<br />
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<b>Replace negative thoughts with positive ones. </b><br />
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Try to view every situation from a brighter side. If you do this long enough, it will become your habit and this will eventually improve your positive thinking. Everything can be framed positively. Instead of saying a half glass of water is half empty, view it as half full. Even when you fail to achieve what you wanted, at least you have gained certain experiences that will make you better. Every situation has both negative and positive aspects. So, it is up to you to choose where to focus depending on your thoughts.<br />
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<b>Smile</b>.<br />
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Positive life goes hand in hand with happiness. Even when things are not going as planned, at least smile to lift your mood. Do not worry so much til you cannot afford a simple smile. Share your positive experience with others and this will boost your moods.<br />
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<b>Surround yourself with positive activities. </b><br />
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Your daily activities also determine how positive you can be. All activities you get involved in each day should occupy your day in a very positive way. For instance, your entertainment should be positive. Do only those things you love doing. If it is watching movies, listening to music or engaging in sports activities, do it with passion, and this will boost positive thinking.<br />
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<b>Admit that there are problems. </b><br />
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You will be surprised that some people do not even identify and admit that there are problems affecting them. By identifying your problem, you will find possible solutions and this will help you become positive.<br />
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<b>Ask for feedback. </b><br />
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Try to know what you are by asking your close friends or family members. You can as well involve experts to assess your behavior and give you feedback. Feedback will give you various perspectives from which you can decide on an appropriate course of action.</div>
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Spirituality is something that every person has at some point in their life either experienced or thought about. It is not something that you can touch or just buy from the malls. It’s something that a person chooses to believe in, feel it and then see it work.<br />
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There main ideas of spirituality lie in its teachings. There are many spiritual teaching that are available for people to choose, belief and practice the teachings. Not all are acceptable to everyone on earth, though for those that are staunch believers in these spiritual teachings their is joy and love to be found and are able to change people’s lives.<br />
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Some of the spiritual teachings that will change your life include;<br />
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<b>1 Teachings on love.</b><br />
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Love happens to be one of the greatest spiritual teachings of all time. The holy bible tries to explain that; because the Lord loved the world so much that he opted to give his only son, so that whoever that chooses to believe in him, will not perish but earn eternal life. The spiritual teaching of love is emphasized by Jesus who teaches that not unless we love our neighbors as we love ourselves then everything that we do is useless.<br />
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<b>2 </b><b>Teaching of Faith.</b><br />
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Faith is explained in spiritual circles as assurance of things that are hoped for and being convinced of things that one has not seen. The foundation of any spiritual teaching is faith. It is through faith that a person can make what seems impossible possible which in turn changes how one views his or her life. If only everyone can afford faith that is as small as the mustard seed, then we can really move mountains and change the world.<br />
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<b>3 Teaching on Forgiveness</b><br />
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Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed had the same spiritual teaching on forgiveness. Jesus for example argued his followers to always forgive people that wrong them so that their father in heaven would also forgive them. Revenge doesn’t earn you anything; if someone slaps one side of your face, give him the other side. The spiritual teaching on forgiveness changes the life of those that forgive since it relieves them the burden of having to keep on feeling bad about their fellow human beings. The story of the prodigal son in the Bible is a classical example of how forgiveness works and its importance.<br />
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<b>4 Teaching on Hope.</b><br />
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These spiritual teachings advocate that hope should be the last thing that should die in a person. “For there is hope of a tree, if cut down to sprout again.” This is because God in his wisdom has a way of giving hope to the hopeless.<br />
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<b>5 </b><b>Teaching on Wealth</b><br />
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All spiritual beliefs have teachings on how people should earn and use their wealth. Though they all dictate that there is no room for anyone to be poor, they all advocate that people earn their living honestly and without oppressing others. The holy Koran teaches against unfair interest rates and other things of the kind. The Bible teaches people on how to earn a decent living by asking one of the most thoughtful questions of all time “What does it benefit a man to earn the whole world and lose his soul?”<br />
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All these spiritual teachings are meant to change the lives of people. They allow people to relate well with their neighbors and treat each other with dignity which brings glory to the creator of heaven and earth and as a result change lives of people and bring joy. </div>
Crazy Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367543040193534260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-88096837174480472712016-07-20T21:14:00.000+01:002016-07-20T21:14:02.713+01:00Important Online Christian Dating Tips For Dating a Godly Single Christian Woman<br /><br />If you are looking for a way to start dating Christian women the answer may be as close as your computer. These days there are a wealth of online dating sites, including many sites dedicated to dating Christian women. Finding the best of these online Christian dating services will help you find the most attractive and most spiritually successful women in your town or area of the country.<br /><br />Evaluating an Online Christian Dating Service<br /><br />Of course not all internet dating sites for Christians are created equal, and it is important to evaluate each site carefully. After all, if your ultimate goal is to start dating Christian women you will need to make sure that there are plenty of single Christian women signed up for the site. It is always a good idea to browse the profiles of the site before signing up. Or, in some cases, take full advantage of a free basic (limited) membership to look around and see if the site features and other members are a good fit for you. In other cases you may be offered some sort of free trial membership, and it is a good idea to accept that trial period if it is offered. This trial period will allow you to determine if the site you have found will be a good venue for dating Christian women in your area of interest.<br /><br />When evaluating an online Christian dating service for dating Christian women it is a good idea to look through the profiles of the women who are already members, paying careful attention to things like where the women go to church and how often, their level of commitment to Christ and their Christian maturity level. This information will help you to determine whether or not the site is a good one for dating Christian women, or just a secular dating site masquerading as a Christian dating site. Some sites appear on the surface to be a Christian dating site, when in fact the site is just a secular dating site masquerading as a Christian dating service for one reason only, money! Your money!<br /><br />Joining an Online Christian Dating Service<br /><br />Once you have found a site that you trust and think will be good for dating Christian women it is time to sign up and start building your own personal dating profile. When creating your profile it is important to be up front and honest about what you want from a Christian dating partner and what you have to offer. Try not to be too self-deprecating or too self-aggrandizing as you build your profile. The Christian women on the site will appreciate honesty--if you plan to start dating Christian women you will need to be honest about both your good qualities and your shortcomings.<br /><br />Dating a Single Christian Woman Face to Face<br /><br />After you have submitted your online dating profile and found several matches it is time to actually start contacting them with the goal of dating Christian women face to face. But do not rush things. Take your time getting to know the single Christian women a little better before you meet them in person. These days dating Christian women can take several different approaches. Some men will want to meet their matches in person right away, while others may prefer to get to know their potential dating partners in the virtual world first. No matter which approach you take to dating Christian women it is important to be honest in your conversations, emails and your online dating profile. Post current, unaltered photos. After you have gotten to know one another you will need to determine when to take that all important step of meeting face to face. <br /><br />Dating a Godly Single Christian Woman<br /><br />Some men may be intimidated when they start dating a Christian woman, especially if she has been a Christian longer than them, but it is important to be calm, cool and collected on that all important first date. Nervous Christian men may be able to put their minds at ease with the knowledge that they have already gotten to know their Christian lady friend online. Pray for the right approach. After all God knows the two of you better than you know each other.<br /><br />Remember that Christ is working in all Christians to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. It is Christ-like character that will ultimately win her heart. Pray for the peace that surpasses all understanding, ask God for the power to just be yourself, and trust in Him for good results. While dating some Christian women can be intimidating at first, in the end it can be extremely rewarding as well. You get the privilege of spending time with a sister in Christ, a precious daughter of the Creator of the universe.<br /><br />Think of it as dating Christian royalty and treat her like a princess.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.meetchristiansingles.com/christian-dating/tableofcontents.html" target="_blank">Article Source: </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-65915387975901772382016-07-20T21:12:00.002+01:002016-07-20T21:12:23.571+01:00Why Most Christians Are Nominal Christians<br /><br />Spiritual development in our churches can be gauged by the extent to which their members have become genuine Christians. But as this article will show, most Christians or members of these churches are just nominal Christians.<br /><br />According to current statistics there are more or less 2 billion Christians in the world. That is one third of the world's population. These belong to different churches, denominations or religious groups. If all of these were genuine Christians we would not be in a mess of so much poverty, crimes, violence and environmental degradation.<br /><br />The problem is that most of these so-called Christians are only nominal, not genuine. They have not even begun so much as an inch in their spiritual development.<br /><br />They are nominal because they are Christians in name only. A majority of them are called Christians because they were christened or baptized. Others consider themselves Christians because they were born of Christian parents and/or were dedicated by their parents in the church. Still others think that they are Christians because besides having been baptized they go to a Christian church for worship and have prayed the prayer to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.<br /><br />They are also nominal Christians because their leaders may not have realized that they themselves are also nominal Christians. Thinking that they are real Christians, they think that their followers are also real Christians.<br /><br />There have been many attempts to make these nominal Christians into genuine Christians but the effectiveness of these attempts have been very minimal.<br /><br />Why? Why are the results minimal?<br /><br />I give three reasons for this state of affairs. There may be more.<br /><br />Reason 1 is that most Christians are satisfied with nominal Christianity. This kind of Christianity is enough for their classification in the census of their government, in their day to day lives, in getting their marriage license and contract, in enrolling their children in school, in applying for a job, in dying and getting burial services in the church. Since they are already satisfied with this kind of Christianity, they do not see the need of improving upon it or of making it genuine.<br /><br />Reason 2 is that the Christian leaders who realize that most Christians are only nominal do not fully know how genuine Christians are formed and how different they are from nominal Christians. They just keep on hoping that by their homilies or preaching, by Sunday schools or catechism classes or seminars before the administration of the sacraments or by their theology or religious studies subjects in school (now called mostly values education), by small group Bible studies or in their various church related organizations, their followers will become genuine Christians. They think that nominal Christianity and genuine Christianity exist in a continuum, from the most nominal Christianity to the most genuine Christianity with intermediary grades or levels between these extremes of the continuum.<br /><br />These leaders do not realize that the difference between nominal and genuine Christianity is not one of degree but of kind. The one is not real, it is zero. The other is real, it has a positive content, at least 1, so to speak.<br /><br />Reason 3 is that most who desire to lead others to genuine Christianity do not know how this is effectively done, in a way that there are substantial and lasting results. Look at this example.<br /><br />A crusade is organized in a nominally Christian locality. The leaders and followers of different cooperating churches and denominations work out the whole crusade, from the scheduling, the choice of and invitation to an evangelist, the preparation for the venue, etc., up to the publicity of the crusade and daily prayers for the success of the crusade.<br /><br />The crusade is done on schedule. Hundreds profess to receive Christ as Lord and Savior and are channeled to local churches for baptism and discipleship training. The newly professed now populate the local churches and they remain there or go back to their former churches or just drop from both.<br /><br />For a while the locality experiences a positive change. Fewer people get drunk at night, more attendance in churches is observed, fewer acts of criminality occur. After several months or a year or two conditions become "normal" again: increasing number of crimes and stable or declining numbers in church attendance.<br /><br />Genuine Christianity has not really invaded that locality. There was only a facelift of nominal Christianity. Sure, some lives here and there are drastically changed. A former gambler now becomes a student of the Bible and he will become a preacher soon. A prostitute now stops her trade and becomes a choir member. But the impact on the society as a whole is minimal.<br /><br />Jesus came to give us genuine Christianity, not nominal Christianity.<br /><br />When we have a constantly increasing number of spiritually developed Christians, we will have genuine Christianity. Spiritual development is our need as Christians.<br /><br /><a href="http://developspirit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Article Source:</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-16014710740579866462016-07-20T21:11:00.000+01:002016-07-20T21:11:04.414+01:00Christian Crusades - History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Christian Crusades' history has been highly influential in Europe and throughout the world. It managed to eradicate many Christians for about two centuries and directly affected the lives of the surviving Christians. The Christian Crusades' history had eradicated an estimated 6,000,000 Christians during their reign. The estimates actually ranges from 2,000,000 to 6,000,000 based from various estimates and references in history. The Christian Crusades' history had been quite a disorderly and horrifying experience for the Christians. The Christians suffered much from the hands of the Crusaders, not to mention the loss of wealth and the traumatic suffering that they experienced. The elements of war such as tumultuous scenes, crime, disturbance in people's way of living, taking hostages, and other traumatic events often accompanied the holy war between nations and regions. However, most holy wars would result to something good that could last forever. The lessons and the pain that they left behind became the most popular lessons to remember in the history of any nation, sect, or related religion. The Christian Crusades' military campaigns and sanctions highly influenced the following<br />· Role of the Catholic church<br />· Power of the Catholic church<br />· Progress or economy of affected civilization<br />· Impact on the politics of the nation<br />· Impede social improvement<br />· Intellectual development<br />· Commerce and feudalism structure<br />· Material development including voyages relating to discovery<br /><br />The Christian Crusades greatly supported the power of the Papacy as well as highly contributed to the wealth of the Catholic Church. The Popes therefore gained more power and influence over the people and the land including the economy when the Crusaders transferred the resources and the armies to their hands. The people eventually adapted the system endorsed by the Crusaders and the Papacy being their new leaders. The wealth of the Church increased immensely because the norm for sale of properties is usually a fraction or a small percentage out of its actual market value. People usually sell properties before they go for expeditions. Most people give lands or properties as a token or a gift in return for the blessings and prayers that they asked from the Popes. The people highly valued the pious benedictions of the Popes done for their behalf.<br /> <br />Across time, crusaders who had failed in their explorations and wars sought for asylum on cloistral retreats. The crusaders who sought the help of cloistered retreat houses brought and offered goods and other wealth. The crusaders appreciated the peace they found in cloistered retreat houses because most of them returned home with problems in health and carried or were mending broken spirits. However, the religious enthusiasts or the fanatics endowed the church with amass wealth and gifts. The gifts of piety significantly augmented the wealth of the church while the religious fervor of the people largely increased the power of the Popes. The wealth of the church and the Popes increased enormously across time.<br /> <br />The Impact of the Christian Crusades History on the Trade and Commerce<br /> <br />The most significant contribution of the Christian Crusades on the people and of the places that they had conquered was trading and commerce. The Christian Crusades themselves created demand on supplies for war and food, transportation for their men, building of ships for their numerous voyages, and trading of the eastern wares and goods across the continent of Europe. During their numerous voyages, the Crusaders brought the goods and other products of the cities of Mosul, Cairo, Damascus, and other known cities across the seas of the Mediterranean. Most of these goods landed on the seaports near Italy where traders transported them to other parts of Europe for trading. The Oriental art and beauty of their tapestries and silks enchanted the Crusaders. The elegance of the Oriental precious stones, ivory, and pearls as well as the spices and scents or perfumes truly enchanted the Crusaders. Their beauty and art captured the hearts of the Crusaders that they called the place as the vestibule of paradise.<br /> <br />The Crusaders and their Impact on the Land's Feudalism Practices<br /> <br />The Crusaders affected the lives of many Europeans. Western Europe improved their feudalism practices through the help and support of the Crusaders. Several knights, barons, and other royalties contributed to their crusading expedition. They even sold their lands to support the expedition. In Syria, the commoners experienced failures and difficulties that they reverted to the old practice of royalty. Private warfare and feud between clans eventually died out when the feudal lords departed from the Holy Land. The departures and the increased of the power and authority of the royalties were more evident in France history of commerce, which was the old home of the Christian Crusades movement.<br /><br />The influence of the Christian Crusades Movement on the Nation's Politics<br /> <br />During the Crusaders era, most nations adapted the feudal aristocracy. This made the life of the commoners a bit difficult. The Crusaders affected the politics of a certain nation when they help break the feudalism structure. The nobles who participated to the Crusaders expedition were not able to return to their homes, thus, leaving their wealth under the responsibility of their heirs. However, their heirs were not able to keep the properties. The properties and a big part of the noble Crusaders wealth were escheated back to the King for payment of taxes and other liabilities. Most of the crusaders lost their wealth because they sometimes used their own funds to meet the cost of the expedition.<br /> <br />The cities that the Christian Crusaders visited during their expedition greatly benefited from the expeditions of the noble princes as well as the barons. They gained much political advantages from the activities of the Crusaders that, in a way, supported them in increasing their political power. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the burgher or middle social class mostly had the privilege for access on ready money. This special privilege is given by the landlords or the suzerains to the burgher class in return for the borrowings as well as the contributions that they had given to them. The Christian Crusades' history had delayed the fall of Constantinople as well as the conquering activities of the Turks for about three centuries or maybe more. The delay of more than three centuries was enough to make the Germans prepare for the anticipated invasion of the Mohammedan group. The Mohammedan group invaded Europe in the 15th century. The Christian Crusades' history had a wide influence on the social lives of the people. The Christian Crusades showed the Western people an opportunity for a romantic adventure. This became their major influence for Chivalry. The Crusaders' knowledge and exposure with the Eastern culture provided the West a great deal of influence. This is the greatest refining influence of the Crusaders to the West.<br /><br />Intellectual progress and the Crusades - History<br /> <br />The Christian Crusaders learned a lot from the culture and knowledge of other people from the different lands that they had visited during their expedition, which serve to liberalize their minds. The nobles and princes went out of their homeland, far from their families, and far from the familiar scenes of their cities so they can explore and complete the mission of their expeditions. The other objective was to see strange lands, unfamiliar faces, experience the way of living of other people, look at the architecture of their homes and palaces, and see their dress codes or dress styles. The Crusaders enjoyed the elegant manners and customs of the East. During those times, the East had surpassed the civilization of the West and the experience of the Crusaders with the East greatly influenced Europe's intellectual development. The Crusaders returned with new perceptions and broader ideas on a lot of things about life, people, and commerce. They also developed wider sympathies on people.<br /> <br />The Crusaders brought with them new materials, new ideas, and carried new perceptions about other people. This opened a new dimension of life for them. The Latin scholars were greatly motivated with the knowledge that the Crusaders shared. The expeditions of the Crusaders and the knowledge that they brought with them back home awakened Western Europe's mental activities. The shared knowledge finally triggered the period of the Renaissance and initiated the Revival of Learning in Western Europe.<br /><br />Material development and the Christian Crusades - History<br /> <br />The Holy Wars triggered the material and economic growth in Europe. This paved way to the growth of the business enterprises in the continent. The economic development was very evident among the Italian cities. Most of these cities benefited from trading with the Crusaders needs for their expedition. Genoa, Venice, and Pisa economy significantly grew during the expedition, which included opening up some trade with the East. The Crusaders often sailed across the Mediterranean, Syrian coast, and several ports in Europe. In addition, the Crusaders new knowledge opened up another way of thinking towards artworks, inventions, and other manufacturing activities in Europe. The rich culture and arts of the East influenced the material development of the European people. The influenced were obviously evident in the artifacts showcased by the modern museums in Europe.<br /><br />Voyages, Discovery, Impact of the Christian Crusades History on Civilization<br /> <br />The interesting news that the Crusaders brought back home after their expedition ignited the interest of some known voyage discoverers such as Sir John Mandeville and Marco Polo. The Italian, Marco Polo, and the Englishman, Sir John Mandeville, travelled to Asia's remote areas and explored the islands. This includes the expeditions of Columbus and Magellan, which the Crusaders interesting news about the Eastern arts and trades awakened. The interesting expedition of the voyager Vasco de Gama could be ignited by the interesting knowledge on geographical matters shared by the Crusaders.<br /><br />The Influence of the Expeditions<br /> <br />The various sections of the middle ages history contained interesting topics and information about the great travels of the known voyagers in the world. In addition, there were important events in the medieval times that any reader would really appreciate learning. This included the impact of the expeditions made by the noble princes and barons during the era of the Christian Crusades history. The sitemap history could provide all the needed navigation in locating crucial facts and information during the middle ages.<br /><br />Catholic Church, Wealth, and Power - History<br /> <br />The power of the Popes and the wealth specifically properties of the Catholic Church experienced a remarkable growth during the Christian Crusades' history. The Popes role as well as authority extended to trading and commerce involvement, resources for the spread and sustenance of Christendom, and authority over the armies. In addition, the Pope's involvement with the people's social public sphere and public life as well as their intellectual development increased their influence and authority over the commoners. The community regarded them as powerful guides and brilliant leaders. The Crusaders also sold a big part of their land to the church when they were about to start their expedition. This increased the wealth of the Catholic Church tremendously.<br /> <br />The society in the middle ages perceived the church as a place where they can regain their confidence, heal their broken spirits, and restore physical health conditions. The belief of the people that the Popes prayers could help them gain more wealth and good health remarkably strengthened the position of the Popes as leaders and authority on most matters of their lives. This amplified the Church authority over the people even before the start of the Christian Crusades' long history.<br /><br />Europe's Intellectual Growth - Crusades History<br /> <br />Although the Christian Crusades History expedition and shared knowledge influenced most of the intellectual growth in Europe, other cultures also contributed to its development. Europe became liberalized when it opened its world through trading and travel with other cultures. This enlightened and improved their civilization. The Crusaders experienced different cultures, noted strange lands, and met new people during their expedition. This made them perceive other cultures in a different way. Their understanding about other people's way of living became broader, which made them more patient and flexible with the practices and ways of other cultures. The Crusaders voyages stimulated a group of Latin intellectuals. This led to an intellectual explosion with lots of translations on Arab texts, Roman literature, and classical Greek. This intellectual explosion was popularly known as the period of the Italian Renaissance or the Revival of Learning.<br /> <br />The influence of the other culture in terms of art, geography, and astronomy initiated the intellectual growth of the Western Europe. Europe also gained much knowledge from other cultures about sugar refining, math, alcohol refining, and papermaking. Although the Crusaders failed the European armies during the Muslim invasion, the Arabs paid by psychologically suffering from their own warring activities. This seems to be more than the material and human loses that the people and the lands they invaded suffered.<br />Life before the Christian Crusade - History<br /> <br />The Turks and Mongolian army reigned in the Middle East before the Crusaders came to influence their power. The invasions made the Arabic countries realized to keep and preserve their culture. When Europe was on the process of developing its civilization, the Arabs resisted the change. This resistance put them in a disadvantage position with the modern times. This problem still existed even today. The Arab still finds it difficult to adapt and accept the concept and benefits of modernization.<br /><br />The Impact of the Expeditions - History<br /> <br />The influenced of the Crusaders over the people weakened the forces of the Byzantine Empire. Although the noble princes and barons failed to recover Anatolia from the hands of the Turk army, they had successfully defeated the Byzantine power in 1204 along with the fall of Constantinople. The state only serves as a buffer state for the convenience of the Turk army. The Byzantines initiated the idea of putting a buffer to inhibit and protect the empire from the Europeans in 1300. The Turks found their relationship with the Byzantine Empire useful because they serve as the Turks' point of contact for the West. However, when the empire's usefulness was fully exploited and consummated, they overtook the Byzantine Empire in 1453. The most significant contribution of the Crusaders in Europe was the shared culture, knowledge, and trade that they gathered from their various expeditions. Most Europeans who joined the Crusade had either known or seen some of the Crusaders march or gone during the expeditions.<br /> <br />The nation of Palestine became a place that most people go for refuge. The Bible reflected Palestine as a quasi-mythical place. The Crusader set up their forces in the land of the Palestinians and contacted their families in Europe for importing and exporting of goods. The trading system initiated the development of banks and creation of accounting techniques. This stimulated the trade and commerce between the Mediterranean, East, and Europe. Most of the merchants or intermediaries came from the northern part of Italy if the Crusaders were originally from Germany, France, or England. The Crusaders greatly influenced the economy in the main cities of Europe such as Venice or Genoa. However, the cost of the expeditions as well as their desires to trade through importation and exportation of goods weakened the forces of the Crusaders. The need for more funding that could help finance their expeditions and their commercial activities weakened the noble princes and barons but made the merchant classes stronger, which paved way for their independence.<br /> <br />The Christian Crusades' history greatly influenced the development of the cultural institutions during the medieval times. The knights of the Christian Crusades used emblems and many geometric designs as their identity symbols because they cannot read and write. Most of the knights were illiterate and the designs greatly aided their forms of communication and means for identification. The symbols evolved later into coats of arms or heraldic emblems. The romantic literature also developed during the Christian Crusades' history. Most of the skills and knowledge of Europe about masonry and construction of churches and castles with heavy stones came from the Middle East. The transfer of knowledge includes related activities of tunneling, siege, and sapping technologies.<br /> <br />The tunneling technology served to build sappers for warfare. Sappers refer to sap enemy fortifications. The technology was later used for mining. The Churches also used steeples that were inspired by the minarets during the Christian Crusades. The trend of the technological development ultimately came from the East and transferred to the West by the Crusaders. This included cultural development. During this time, Europe was not able to give much in return for the technological as well as the cultural development that they gained from the East because their civilization was still underdeveloped. However, the Muslims perceived the expeditions and the activities of the Christian Crusades negatively. The Muslims lost their appreciation and deep regard on the army of Europe that they influenced the Turks to become hostile with the Balkans. The Moslems were known as very conservative when it comes to religion or theology. The Crusaders were flexible enough to tolerate the conservative culture of the Moslems but slowly avoided any confrontations by traveling back to the West. It was then that the Mongols invaded the Moslems.<br /> <br />The Muslims had complete control over their Holy Land before the expedition. The Holy Land, known as Israel, is the core of their monotheistic type of religion. The believers of Islam, Christianity, and the Judaism regarded the Holy Land as a very important place that captured most of the important events of their religion's history. The other name of the Holy Land is Palestine. The Muslims controlled other religious sites before the expedition such as Bethlehem and Nazareth. The strong control over the known religious places happened during the Caliphate of Omar. The Caliph refers to a very strong political but also religious leader in Islam.<br /><br />Various Expeditions of the Crusaders - History<br /><br />The biggest and most essential forms of expeditions happened during the 11th until the 13th century. There were nine Crusades recorded by the Crusaders as numbers 1 to 9 under this category. The smaller crusades happened within the European continent such as Austria and Germany, which continued until the Renaissance in the 16th century. The definition and context of the Christian Crusades is holy war of the Christians. The term came from the word cross. The holy war of the Muslims is called Jihad. Members of the Jews, Christians, or Muslims were all firm believers of their respective religions. This strong belief about religion and the differences in some of their teachings made most people unable to understand and accept other people's practices. The differences triggered several holy wars between the members that were sometimes incorporated with political agenda. The missions of the Jihads and Christian Crusades' history resulted to illogical loses in terms of human lives, properties, and economy. The conflict that is happening today between the big religions partly came from the old conflict between the Jihads and the Christian Crusades. The Christian Crusades expeditions expended many lives, which influenced the perceptions of the world.<br /><br />Cultural and Political Influence of the Christian Crusades - History<br /> <br />The influence of the Christian Crusades on Europe's cultural and political development during the Middle Ages was enormous. Most of Europe were united by the Pope during the 14th century. Centralized bureaucracies also developed and spread throughout Europe during this time, specifically on the nations of Burgundy, France, Spain, England, and Portugal. The Crusaders partly influenced the spread of the centralized bureaucracies through their various expeditions across the continent, which became the modern state's foundation for the government and politics.<br /> <br />The Crusaders transferred knowledge from the Islamic to the West especially medicine, architecture, and science. However, Europe's exposure to the culture of the Islamic was also influenced by their Sicilian and Iberian contacts. The designs of the castles in Europe were also influenced by the Crusaders experiences specifically their military activities. A good model of their military influence was the Caernarfon Castle located in Wales. The fortresses portrayed the styles that Edward I noted during their expedition and fights. The Christian Crusades' history introduced the culture of the Europeans as they traveled across the world especially Asia. The most important achievement of the Christian Crusades' history was the establishment of the traffic from the East to the West. The traffic between the two continents triggered respective developments on their civilizations, economy, art, and politics. The sharing of the trade, technology, and other scientific discoveries were made possible because of the traffic. The sharing of knowledge included the refinement of their engineering methods and equipments, optics, and algebra.<br /> <br />The Polabian Slavs lost many lives during the Northern Christian Crusades. However, they did not totally oppose the colonization of the Germans. However, the German invasions stopped the spread of the Lithuanian state that could possibly organize all of the tribes of the Baltic nations. Lithuania was a small nation pressured and forced by the problems of war with their German Crusaders to expand and look for resources to other probable places like the East. The Germans eventually assimilated the Polabian Slavs except the Sorbs. The initial expedition created a long organized war and violence against the Jewish people in Europe.<br /><br />Trading and Commerce - Christian Crusades History<br /><br />The needs of the expeditions such as transportation, food, gas, and other supplies needed to support a large army triggered the trading and commercial activities to anywhere the Crusaders would land. The unused roads gained significant traffic when the traders began to travel and expand their trading activities. The reason for the bustling commercial activities was not only for supporting the needs of the Crusaders, but also because most merchants would want to travel to the Middle East after they had seen their interesting products. This started the Italian Renaissance. Europe gained much from the activities. Goods were brought to Europe for trading, such as spices, diamonds, jade, and ivory. They also gained from the shared knowledge of glass manufacturing technology, making of gunpowders, and growing crops such as oranges and apples. These things were considered as rare and very expensive among the Europeans.<br /><br />The Christian Crusades, for the naval and maritime historians like Archibald Lewis, was considered as macrohistorical event that enhanced the spheres of the European and Eastern civilizations. Europe slowly recovered its civilization from the boundaries of the Dark Ages in 700 to 1000 AD. The Italian city was able to drive away the Islamic pirates at the Adriatic Sea with the help of the Byzantine Empire. The joined forces reduced the Islamic forces at the Mediterranean Sea as reflected in the Byzantine and Muslim war in 1030 to 1035. The Italian cities of Pisa and Genoa helped the Normans in taking over Sicily. They overpowered the Muslims in Sicily during the period 1061 to 1091. This weakened the forces of the Muslims over the Mediterranean. This led to the growth of the Western European trading over the Mediterranean. This also led to the rise of the naval power of the Italian cities of Genoa, Venice, and Pisa including the Sicilian Normans.<br /> <br />The main regions for trading by the Western Europe were the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Europeans enjoyed the trading and commerce at the core regions during the 11th century. However, during the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire of the Turks invaded the core regions. The Western Europeans contested and the Maritime Republics of the cities of Pisa, Venice, and Genoa allowed the Western Europeans to trade again. The control of the Maritime Republics on the Black Sea and of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea led to the return of the Greeks as well as the Romans ancient knowledge including the East Asian products. The Western Europe and the Mongol Empire successfully traded with the Eastern Asian Merchants. The extensive trading distributed the products to some controlled ports, such as the Kaffa, Acre, and the Antioch.<br /> <br />The 5th as well as the 7th Crusade during the periods of 1248 to 1254 were made to secure the control of the Western Europeans over the Red Sea region trading center. The attempts were directed against the armies of Egypt, which was the main support of the Mameluke and Ayyubid. During the 14th century, the Mamelukes ended the trading activities of the Europeans with the Asian merchants. The Mamelukes successfully invaded the states of the Middle Eastern crusaders. The Mongolian empire trading with Asia also ended during the 14th century.<br /><br />The Caucasus - History<br /> <br />The Khevsurs, believed to be the descendants of the crusaders lived in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. This is a remote place located in Khevsureti. Many believed that the Khevsurs got separated from the large crusaders' army. They stayed isolated in the highland region and kept some of the culture of the crusaders. The Khevsurs passed down to their generations the weaponry and armor relics including the chain mail technique. The knowledge and the weapons were still used by the communities even in the 20th century.<br /><br /><a href="http://editorhire.com/order-professional-editing-services/" target="_blank">Article Source:</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-217318048258017942016-07-20T21:07:00.001+01:002016-07-20T21:07:35.157+01:00The Early Christian Community in Context<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The light of Christ was the beginning of Christianity, but the history of the Christian Church began with the resurrection of Jesus and a time forty days later with the first sermon given by Peter. His sermon and the whole-hearted commitment of the disciples at Pentecost illustrate the power of Jesus' death and the gifts that Jesus Christ gave to them for humanity's sake. The Christian community in the first several centuries survived as a sect within the Roman empire, until early in the 4th century and Emperor Constantine will the Christian community be altered into a Christian empire.<br /><br />The early Christian community functioned as a sect, much like Judaism during the time of Jesus. Sects and counter-cultures generally defy the broader world, they are moralizing and a sect is exclusivistic. The Christian community in the first three centuries is defined by these characteristics.<br /><br />Early Christianity denied many of the tenants of the pagan Roman world. The Romans viewed Christians as atheists because Christians denied traditional and imperial worship. Christian monotheism clashed with the culture's polytheism. An implication of Christian religiosity was pacifism, since Christians were members of the Kingdom and dwelled on earth temporarily they did not take part in warfare. Christians, as well, were slandered by some Romans for participating in incestuous behavior and practicing cannibalism. It was written that members of the Christian community were involved in incest during their evening meals, a skewed version of Christians being literally brothers and sisters. They were labeled as cannibals because of their Eucharistic beliefs. Romans also viewed Christians as ignorant and foolish for their missionary work to the poor and those of low status in society.<br /><br />The Christian community was exclusivistic and moralistic. A Christian had to be baptized to enter the faith, they had to agree to enter the community and put himself or herself under the jurisdiction of the Church. The Sacrament of Initiation, originally combined baptism, Eucharist and confirmation, was a long and intensive process. The function of baptism was purification, conversion and to renew the human through the power of the Spirit. In preparation for baptism, one's sins needed to be repented, full observation of the commandments and, one had to receive and proclaim the good news of Christ.<br /><br />Once an individual made the conversion to Christ, they could participate in the Eucharist. This celebration was in essence a simple ritual meal shared in community to remember and give thanks for the death and resurrection of Christ. Generally, Christians gathered in someone's house and they celebrated mass together. The oldest Christian church building dates to 250AD, within several decades numerous churches had been established.<br /><br />Along with sacrament of initiation, penance was vitally important. Jesus gave the Church via the disciples the power to remit sins and thus exclude sinners. Before Eucharist, an individual needed to confess their sins to God through a priest. A component with receiving forgiveness was a corresponding commitment to work towards ending the sinful practices in his or her life. Christian beliefs demanded rigorous adherence, and commitment to live "in Christ Jesus."<br /><br />If the individual entered the jurisdiction of the Church then there was a variety of Christian beliefs that could fulfill their covenant. This allowed the Church to be theologically diverse and exclusivistic. Christianity's theological diversity and character fundamentally changed in the 4th century because of Emperor Constantine.<br /><br />Beginning in 64AD after the Great Fire of Rome, which was blamed on the Christians by Emperor Nero (emperor 54-68AD), Christians endured times of sporadic persecutions. The persecutions occurred due in part because of Christians' lack of conformity with the government. The Roman Empire was tolerant but if Christianity and another entity came into conflict, the former took the brunt of the government's abuse. Do in part to civil wars, the attacks from the barbarians, population declines and other factors, the Roman Empire increased their attacks on the Christians as a way to unify the country and reduce some internal friction. Emperor Gallienus (sole emperor 260-268AD), however signed an edict of tolerance in the 3rd century which ushered in a time of peace for Christians. This helped to recruit converts to the faith, but individuals were not dissuaded from becoming Christian during the periods of persecutions. As state-led persecutions were occurring the number of Christians and those willing to become martyrs for the Church increased. Emperor Diocletian (emperor 284-305AD) ordered the last persecution of Christians and the most serious persecutions occurred in the early 4th century. Because of internal and external threats, he also divided the empire into quadrants and installed a ruler in each, which lead directly to several warring factions attempting to gain power.<br /><br />Constantine inherited one third of the Western Roman Empire in 306AD, by 324AD he was the sole ruler of entire Empire. He converted to Christianity, if albeit for political reasons, in 313AD after a dream and a vision which led him to defeat Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, using a sign denoting Christ on his army's weaponry. Because of this political change Christianity became absorbed in the world; there was a systematic breakdown between the church and society. Christianity radically changed from a sect to an institution.<br /><br />The Church from this point forward became an institutional bureaucratic political entity. There was a new toleration of Christians by the government, which evolved into Christianity becoming the official religion of the state in 380AD by proclamation of Emperor Theodosius (emperor 379-395AD). The government actively supported the Church and expected substantive reciprocal support. The state funded the construction of church buildings and religious sites, Church symbols were placed on coinage and religious leaders became important political figures. The Church supported and participated in the state's military actions. There was an effort, especially after 380AD, to curtail some Pagan religious practices that had found a sanctuary in the rural countryside. The Empire supported by Christian leaders, or Christians with the support of the state, led efforts to either convert the pagans to Christianity or suppress the minority religions. The evangelization missions in the countryside took aggressive action, for instance overturning statues of Pagan deities, cutting down sacred groves and setting fire to Pagan temples. However, Christians did not entirely reject the Pagan world.<br /><br />Given that the Pagan worldview permeated society, Christians actively worked to incorporate the known way of life into a Christian context. Where Pagan temples were destroyed Christian churches were erected, festivals for Pagan deities were baptized and made into Christian holy days. On the level of popular culture, ordinary people received a new religion, Christianity, but they did not have to radically change their lives; Christianity had become one with society.<br /><br /><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/R._W._Jonathan/905509">Article Source</a>: <br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-39711619567424408032016-07-07T21:19:00.005+01:002016-07-07T21:19:45.256+01:00Discovering Jesus Christ<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>What is Christ Consciousness?</b><br />
Christ Consciousness is the term for the state of being in which the soul is transformed and awakened to the Highest Consciousness, which is a human being may achieve on Earth.<br />
But, before having the state of mind, awakening and transformation is a long process. The key to transform is to learn and grow by being aware or by keeping in mind awareness. Awareness begins in an inspired mind that is always open for new wisdom and knowledge.<br />
Christ Consciousness does not have any relation to the personality of Jesus Christ. As mentioned earlier, it is a state of mind, connecting with the highest power, and understanding omnipresent and universal force does exist everywhere.<br />
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How Christ Consciousness Linked to Religious Beliefs?<br />
The term Christ Consciousness does not necessarily affiliated to various religious beliefs. It was only called Christ Consciousness because of the spiritual elevation of Jesus Christ while He was still alive. Anyone can be Christ Conscious if they are willing to know about the concept of it.<br />
Majority of religious masters have already walked the path of light, love, harmony, bliss, and peace, which is generally followed by a suffering period. As results, they become enlightened after their journey. This is not new or different in any religions. In fact, it is a common concept in several belief groups. All people can be enlightened and awakened if they will open their mind to the possibilities. That is why Christ Consciousness was born.<br />
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<b>How People Can Become Christ Conscious?</b><br />
All people are born with consciousness. It flows into a human being, and if there is will, it can be developed and achieved by anyone. The only key to keep in mind is by looking for the spiritual way. Whether you consider the assistance of mentors or any religious beliefs, the main goal is for you to become more compassionate, loving, patient, understanding, tolerant, content, forgiving, and by following a new path of conscious thinking.<br />
Spiritual growth is achieved by aligning with inner feelings and thoughts. One must be aware and understand that he or she is a unique creation. The people’s mind acknowledges Divine Mind, which awakens Christ Consciousness to be more enlightened...<br />
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None can comprehend the sacrifice of love.<br />
Elohim the Cherub that has watched over Eric from birth was the one who wailed the loudest as Heaven cried for a lost soul. All the Saints and Angels gathered in Heaven knew there was no repentance after death.<br />
No matter how faithful you were, once you died in sin, you were gone and nothing could save you unless you had repented prior to your death. The Cherub Elohim knew this and he cried more profoundly than all because he had developed a personal attachment not required of Angels to Eric.<br />
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Angels had free will but not choice like men. Men could make a choice and change it but Angels had only the free will to make one choice but can never change it. Men could repent as long as they were alive but Angels couldn't.<br />
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Whatever choice an Angel made was irreversible if not for that restriction, Cherub Elohim would have defied God and gone to save Eric Himself but taking such a step would have made Him fall and fall for good. He would become a Demon and Cherub Elohim never wanted that.<br />
JEHOVAH SAT ON HIS THRONE AND SMILED AT CHERUB ELOHIM'S THOUGHTS.<br />
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In the Thirteenth heavens of Hell, there was a mad scramble for earth. All the 2,400 demons plus Satan and Lucifer were involved in this mad dash toward earth. Even the burning flames of Hell descended with them.<br />
The shrieks of murderous rage on their lips were so fearsome that even satanic worshipers on earth cowed in mortal fear. The anger of the armies of Hell made the whole universe tremble and there were earthquakes on earth. The supreme fury of Hell was hurled toward earth; directed at one soul.<br />
Woe betides the soul whom this horde was going after.<br />
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As I looked into Eric's face, he caught my eyes and smiled in that most beautiful and pure ways of his. Eric had the pure innocent smile of a baby. My heart lurched within me.<br />
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"I love you," He said, "I will try to be gentle so you would feel no pains if<br />
possible," And he pushed to delve into me.<br />
I felt Satan rise to plunge down to earth.<br />
I pushed him off so forcefully and powerfully that Eric flew across the room and landed on the other side of the large sitting room beside the dining table.<br />
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NOOOOOO!!!! WHY DID SHE DO THAT? I heard Lucifer and Satan cry out in agony from the Thirteenth Realm. From the sheer agony of that cry I knew Eric had not breached my hymen.<br />
I turned and looked at Eric; he had a pained and perplexed look on his face.<br />
"Eric, if you had gotten into me you would have died," I said to him and saw the look of confusion on his face, "I am the one your Lord warned you about; I am Satan's bride."<br />
I saw Lucifer, Satan and the 2,400 fallen angels take flight and hurled themselves toward earth in lightning speed. Quickly I said to Eric, "I was meant to kill you but I fell genuinely in love with you.<br />
"I sacrifice my life for you because my death is coming, rushing down toward me even as we speak now in anger. Please go on your knees and pray to your God to protect you from their fury. HE will forgive you; me HE will never forgive."<br />
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Eric just sat there staring at me without moving. He was dazed by my words and everything that had happened.<br />
I felt them penetrating the first layer of our planetary system.<br />
"They are coming ERIC!" I shouted, "Pray to God and save you!!"<br />
He did not move an inch.<br />
I then remembered the Bible in his room. I sprang up and ran toward it; picking it up it burnt by palms like hot coal but I held on to it and ran back to the sitting room as I felt them divide the stratosphere.<br />
"God please save Eric," I cried, "I know you will not save me for I have fought against you and persecuted Your Kingdom. I am sorry Lord but please save Eric," I cried as I knelt on my knees and prayed.<br />
The Bible was still burning in my hands still I clung to it crying out to THE ONE whom I have always fought against.<br />
"Lord Jesus please beseeches God to save Eric. I do not ask to be saved for I do not deserve it but please forgive me for I have made Eric to wrong you. At least remember how diligently my parents served you until they died in a plane crash.<br />
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"PLEASE SAVE HIM!!!!!!" I screamed as I felt a sharp pierce of pain like 2,402 bolts of lightning striking me. I fell backward and as my eyes closed, I saw four Pillars of Fire stand around Eric.<br />
I smiled and darkness conquered me.<br />
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There was a heated argument in Heaven.<br />
"She belongs to me!" Satan cried in supreme agony.<br />
"No she repented before you struck. She is no longer yours," Jesus said calmly.<br />
Cherub Elohim was impatient for the command to strike Satan. He was like one under leash.<br />
"Say something THOU WHO sits on the THRONE." Satan said in tears of agony to God.<br />
"Depart from hence," Jesus commanded Satan and Cherub Elohim gave chase, inflicting injuries upon injuries on Satan until he crossed the chasm; running with his tails between his legs.<br />
JEHOVAH SAT ON HIS THRONE.<br />
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It was when I saw a wild explosion of lights that I came to myself but it was too late, Nneka lay dead on the floor. To my surprise nothing happened to me.<br />
My eyes were open and I saw legion of demons trying to attack me but being repelled by four pillars of fire around me. It became clear to me that Nneka's intercessory prayers for me had worked.<br />
I also saw a soul like that of a woman being dragged away. That must be Nneka's soul I thought but lo, a Mighty Hand reached out and dragged the soul from the horde of demons. The soul was taken to Heaven in a shroud of light.<br />
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God saved me even though I was a sinner and told me my work was not finished. I was made to go back to earth after beholding the splendour of Heaven. Hell was magnificently beautiful but it was a very poor replica of Heaven; very poor.<br />
I asked the Lord why He saved me and why He was sending me back and He said that I repented before I died but that what gave me the greatest grace was my selfless act of sacrifice. That even in death I was praying for another and not for myself.<br />
I told the Lord that two things sadden me:<br />
1. I will not be able to dedicate my wealth to His service.<br />
2. Eric will never take me back.<br />
The Lord smiled and said though I grew the riches exponentially, the seed were planted by my parents who were born again Christians and who died as one; so Satan had no claims over it; all you need to do is change the name and sack all Satanists in your employ who refuses to repent. Use your wealth to propagate the gospel and to do good deeds.<br />
"As for Eric, go and marvel at the wonders of God," Christ said as His final words to me.<br />
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I awoke to find myself in Eric's arms as he was crying on the floor over me.<br />
Today we are married with four lovely kids and are great ministers of God.<br />
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I sincerely apologize for keeping these last epistles away from you all these while, had some challenges but I am back on full time.<br />
ENJOY!!!<br />
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Giving my virginity to him was the gift of death.<br />
Eric's kiss inflamed me and I kissed him back with all the love I felt for him.<br />
My nicely manicured fingers were drawing erotic traces on his back as he caressed me. I slipped my tongue deep into his mouth and his body quivered.<br />
I now slipped my left hand underneath his shirt and reached for his nipples rubbing them slowly in a motion that seemed to engulf his body in passion.<br />
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His shirt was a restrain so I started unbuttoning them; some got stuck due to my frantic hands so I yanked on them and tore them off.<br />
My white silky blouse was half way gone as Eric busied himself with the task of removing my cloths. He took my blouse off; unclasped my bra and removed it. Then he cupped my breast in his hands. All the while we have been kissing, breaking off intermittently to catch our breath and then resumed kissing. He broke off the kiss again, bent down and took one of my pink nipples in his mouth, circling his tongue around the hardened nipple. Passion shot through me like a lightning bolt.<br />
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I was filled with longing so I returned the favour by biting gently on his ear lobe and caressing it with my tongue. We were both moaning and panting at this point from bottled up emotions. My hands were all over him as he continued to fondle, kiss and suck on my nipples. I reached down and<br />
loosened his belt as I undid his trouser zip. His left hand was around my narrow waist as he released the restrains of the short skirt I wore.<br />
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My skirt slipped to the ground and I stepped out of them.<br />
I was standing in my panties before him; the only article of clothing on me, save for that I was naked. No living mortal has ever seen me naked. He will be the first and only man to behold this sight. My fair skin was flushed from the rush of blood. I knew I glowed.<br />
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"Oh, you are so beautiful," Eric said as he stepped back a bit to admire my body.<br />
Slowly I moved closer to him again and melted my body into his in a sensual embrace, rubbing my naked body against his. I helped him to get out of his trouser. He was now on his shorts alone. We looked at ourselves and locked eyes.<br />
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Hell's fury, I loved this man.<br />
"Am inexperienced Nne."<br />
"I know, am a virgin too."<br />
"Should we do this? We will be sinning against God."<br />
"God is merciful and he will forgive us; besides, we will be getting married," I said moving into him again and kissing out all thoughts of God from his mind.<br />
"You mean you are going to marry me?" He asked.<br />
"Yes," I whispered into his ears, "Enough of these talks come here," I said<br />
pulling him down into the long sofa. We both fell on it.<br />
I could hear the glories of the Thirteenth Realm.<br />
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***<br />
The Council of Six were in a conference around an illuminating globe.<br />
Demons were fallen angels and still retained the looks of angels. The only difference was that the wings of the winged ones were no longer made of feathers but of Bat like membrane and they all had tails unlike their counterparts in Heaven. Contrary to the popular depictions of demons as darkly ghoulish and grotesque beings with angels depicted as beautiful creatures with man-like features; Demons and Angels looked nothing like men.<br />
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Not all Demons or Angels had wings. Only the Cherubs had wings and they had no resemblance to the winged chubby babies they were generally depicted as. All the winged Demons were Cherubs just like their Angelic counterparts. The beings in the Council of six were all demonic Cherubs but they looked exactly like their angelic counterparts. Some demons and Angels had horns, others did not.<br />
All the 2,400 ill angels that fell with Lucifer and Satan had been summoned and they were in the ante court staring at a similar luminous globe at the happenings on earth as the Council of Six conferred. Only one seat was vacant - the seat of the queen.<br />
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"When are we permitted to kill him My Lord?" Astaroth asked<br />
"I think we should kill him now because he has lusted already in his heart,"<br />
Beelzebub said<br />
"Then I should send Apollyon Abaddon to bring his soul," Azazel said.<br />
"No we still cannot touch him," Satan said.<br />
"Why, my lord?" Azazel asked.<br />
"Cause he has not taken her virginity yet. We can only kill him when he breaks<br />
her hymen and enters her," Lucifer said.<br />
"And I shall be the one to take his soul," Satan roared<br />
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***<br />
The Saints and Angels of Jehovah were gathered in the court of Heaven where a multitude plea for grace reverberated throughout the portals of heaven.<br />
If any mortal still filled with the popular depiction of Angels and Cherubs had walked into the arena, he would be forgiven for thinking he had walked into a midst of demons because Angels had no resemblance to how we depict them.<br />
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The Bible had given man a peep into Heaven and an idea of how Angels looked but man has paid no heed. Just like the Bible's description of a Cherub, the beings in Heaven were enormous in size, power, and strength and they were measured in cubits. Every cubit is 1.5 feet (18 inches). Now if one formulates the cubits per feet in measuring, mortals may have an understanding of just how gigantic these beings are. All Cherubs stand at 18 feet tall and have wing spans of 8 feet long and under each of their four wings there were what looked like the hands of a man just as recorded in Ezekiel Chapter 10 verse 8. These beings not only had four wings but they had four faces too exactly in the manner they were described in Ezekiel chapter 10 verse 21!<br />
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Angels had their entire bodies, including their back, their hands, and their wings completely full of eyes; the four wheels they held also had eyes in the same manner Ezekiel described them in chapter10 verse 12. All Angels had four faces and their four faces where faces of a Cherub, a man, an eagle, and a lion in accordance to their depiction by Ezekiel in chapter 10 verse 14.<br />
The four Arch Angels around the Throne of God were more enormous and had six wings. One looked like an ox, another had the look of a lion, the third looked like a man, and the fourth looked like an eagle, just the way they were described in Revelation chapter 4 from verse 6 to 8. Only the saints looked like earthly men but like all Heavenly beings they glowed in luminous splendour.<br />
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These were the beings gathered in Heaven and pleading to God for HIS Grace through HIS Son to spare Eric.<br />
Jesus said, "Our laws are just for GOD is a fair and just JUDGE. The Will of<br />
My FATHER will be done."<br />
There were tears in Heaven and Jesus also wept.<br />
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***<br />
We were both naked now and lying on our sides. My handbag which I had initially placed on the long sofa when I came in was pushed to the floor to give us more room. I slipped my left hand down his body and found his stiff phallus which I rubbed so sensually until a gasp escaped his lips.<br />
Eric was also fondling me in an instinctive erotic way almost as old as time. I was moaning and panting in short gasps. Eric climbed over me as I reached down again to guide him in this time.<br />
I heard the inhabitants of the Thirteenth Realm howling in glee as Satan prepared to take flight down to earth to claim Eric's soul. For Satan to be the one to want to come by Himself then Eric was in big trouble even after death. His torment in Hades will be unparalleled.<br />
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I knew Eric was going to die but my desire to make love to him was no longer borne out of any desire to kill him but was now driven by my love for him and the overwhelming desire to feel him inside me. I guided his phallus right, Eric tried to slide in but was stopped by my hymen. I had tears in my eyes; I was crying for the life of my love.<br />
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"Did I hurt you honey?" He asked ever so gently and loving, "Should I stop?"<br />
"No please, don't stop," I moaned in anticipation of ecstasy even as more tears streamed down my face. "I have a lubricant in my handbag, apply it on me and on your manhood and it will be easy," I said urging him on even as I sobbed. There was a pain in my heart as he did my bidding; applying the lubricant on him and on me. When his hand touched my labia minora petals as he applied<br />
the slimy stuff, I quivered under the grip of a powerful explosion of emotions.<br />
Oh, I loved this man but after this I will never know the feel of his body on me again.<br />
I was so sad.<br />
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Eric was back at his position above me. I spread my legs wide for him as he made to plunge into me; he will be successful this time and he will die. Tears flowed freely as I looked into his handsome face filled with passion. Oh, how I loved this man.<br />
I could feel his cap on my opening...<br />
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...to be continued<br />
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Read <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-5.html" target="_blank">part 5</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/05/the-agonies-of-satan-part-6.html" target="_blank">part 6</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/05/the-agonies-of-satan-part-7.html" target="_blank">part 7</a></div>
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For over two days Eric tried to reach me but I deftly kept out of his way. He called; called, and called but I refused to pick his calls. I knew he would want to see me in the office so I had him sent to one of our operational base in Angola for two weeks through the Head of Operation of Lucifirm<br />
Incorporated. I knew time was of essence but at this point I didn't give a care about time. I needed the space to contemplate deeply on what I was going to do.<br />
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When the Council of Six demanded to know why I had sent him to Angola for two week knowing how time was essential I told them it was part of my plans. After one week I decided to jet out to Luanda. I had a pent house condominium in Ingombota Street, Luanda, on a pricey 18 floors block near the lake. I had instructed the head of our Angolan office to make the condo available for Eric to stay in. After the four and a half hour’s flight, I went through customs; jumped into a waiting company car and was chauffeured home.<br />
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Eric wasn't back from the office by the time I got home. I picked up a shirt he had left strewn across a single sitter sofa. The shirt had his perfume on it. I rubbed my face on the fabric and sniffed the pleasant fragrance of his perfume mixed with his distinctive body musk. Aw, I had missed the asshole. The apartment was a six bedroom condo; I went into the second room by the left of the corridor because the door was ajar, I knew that would be his room and hung his cloth in the wardrobe beside the glass wall that stretches through the entire right side overlooking the lake below. The room was spacious and oval. His Bible was at the bedside on a lamp table to the left. I gave it a long<br />
look without touching it, and then I turned and walked out toward the living room.<br />
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"Oh dear, why didn't you tell me you were coming so I could come and wait for you at the airport?" He said sweeping me into his arms in a warm embrace. I had wanted to resist but at his touch I melted and clung tightly to him. Tears streamed down my eyes wetting his shirt. I loved this man but I was going to kill him.<br />
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"Am so sorry honey, please don't cry," He said, "I never knew my going on a dinner with my G.O's daughter after the crusade would hurt you so badly. I’m so sorry. I love you Lucy. I have missed you," He said calling me by my English name. I didn't like that name anymore; that name belonged to Lucifer, the god upon whose altar I will slaughter the only man I have ever loved. In tears I said, "I love you too Eric." As I cried he claimed my mouth with his. I could hear the ecstatic ululations of Hell.<br />
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***<br />
There was a meeting in Heaven.<br />
"It seems Eric will fall Lord," Arch angel Gabriel said.<br />
"Should I step in and save him?" The warrior Arch angel Michael asked.<br />
"Let the will of MY FATHER be done," The Lamb of God said, "There is still hope, he might still snatch victory from the jaws of defeat." "Lord, he has been steadfast but the temptations are so great and like all mortals he is susceptible to the weakness of the flesh. Please let us step in.<br />
Plead on his behalf to thy FATHER; HE denies you nothing," A Cherub angel called Elohim that has watched over Eric from birth said in tears, "Eric will surely fall if we do not intervene."<br />
"God is a fair Judge. Let Thy Will be done Father," The Word of God said.<br />
"Then the end is here," The Cherub Elohim said breaking down in tears.<br />
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***<br />
There was wild jubilation in Hades known as the Thirteenth Realm of The Pillars of Fire.<br />
"I told you that man will always reject you!" Satan shouted loud in glee into Heaven at God.<br />
"Prepare to slay him and chain his soul at the gate of the chasm so that THE ONE will see his torments and hear his lamentations for all eternity." Lucifer said in a voice filled with contempt.<br />
The demons of Hell were in a wild lust as they induced in all manners of sexual orgies ogre in celebration of the impending victory.<br />
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***<br />
A massive tsunami struck a corner of Earth claiming many lives as the equestrian demons of Hell harvested blood in preparation for the dark banquet. Another tragedy struck in the shores of the Americas as more blood was harvested for the coming celebration. Hell was in a jubilant mood with<br />
maniacal laughter and howl. Above it one could hear a pin drop in Heaven as the Heavenly Choir ceased the Celestial symphony for one minute. Then the music started again as the angels played a soulful tune.<br />
JEHOVAH SAT ON HIS THRONE...<span style="color: blue;">to be continued</span><br />
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Read <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-5.html" target="_blank">part 5</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/05/the-agonies-of-satan-part-6.html" target="_blank">part 6</a><br />
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It's been twelve months now since Eric started working for me and six months since we started dating. We had grown closer with each passing day. We spend time together in the office, in my place, in his house and had even travelled out together in two occasions on my business trips. We were very close; have kissed a couple of times but have never crossed that boundary no matter how<br />
hard I tried.<br />
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Eric had tried severally to make me attend his church but I always had one excuse or the other to skip it. I told him I was a Catholic and wasn't keen on changing that. Once, when his pestering became overbearing, I asked him to become a catholic and he flatly refused. This refusal of his ended the talk of ever going to his church or accompanying him on evangelism. I told him I was doing my own evangelism the Catholic way. Thanks to the division in the body of the church, it was easy for me to deceive Eric that I was a born-again Catholic. He never elected to accompany me to church even once. Though I hated him because he represented the obstacle to my ever becoming The Mother of The Son, I consoled myself that if I succeeded in his destruction then my position as Queen of the Seekers and of the Thirteenth Realm will be eternal. With his demise, Lucifer might just be able to have Satan born as a Son through another pure virgin and the second invasion of Heaven will start. Time was of essence; who knows when THE ONE would decide to bring forth Judgement Day. We had to have a Son too so we could attempt another conquest of Heaven. If we succeed in overthrowing God, then we will escape Judgement. We will be the Judges instead.<br />
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It was weekend and I had not seen Eric because he had gone for a crusade. I picked up my phone and called his number for the umpteen times but still he didn't pick. I was livid. They were supposed to have ended by now. This was 10:21 pm!<br />
How am I even sure he is still at the crusade? Eric is an incredibly handsome young man with a likeable personality and I know a lot of girls fancied him particularly that his stupid Reverend's daughter that was nursing secret hopes of getting married to Eric. I was tempted to go in the spiritual form and take a peep at him or even send Seth or Zat-An Astaroth but I was restrained because<br />
of the injunctions of THE MOST HIGH. THE ONE has said no spiritual interference or antics. I was livid.<br />
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Then I remembered that even though spiritual interference was expressly outlawed on him as long as this assignment was on, Lucifer could still monitor things in a general way from the Thirteenth Realm if I were around Eric so I hopped into my car and headed toward the direction where he had said the<br />
crusade was holding. When I get to the vicinity I can communicate with The Voice of The Void to generally look around and tell me if he could see Eric and what he was up to. The crusade was in Gwarinpa estate Abuja so I headed toward that direction.<br />
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As I was driving through Third Avenue, I looked to my right at a Fast Food building located along the road. What I saw made me step on the brakes; making all the cars behind me screech to a sudden halt amidst angry cries from the drivers behind. From the glass wall of the Fast Food I could see Eric<br />
having a late lunch with his Reverend's daughter; that same idiotic Reverend's daughter.<br />
I was seething in anger. I was jealous.<br />
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***<br />
As I was driving into my house my car headlights caught Nneka sitting inside her car and parked in front of my house. I smiled. I have not seen her since today and was grateful to see her. I missed her. She saw me and got out of her car. I also got out of my mine smiling but my smile was cut short.<br />
"Where the hell have you been, you cheating bastard?"<br />
"Hey, calm down, I told you we had a crusade, didn't I?"<br />
"You are a bloody liar! I thought you were born-again and you're not supposed to lie," she screamed at me.<br />
"Nne, can we go inside please before you wake the entire neighbourhood. Its<br />
11:22 pm you know."<br />
"Am not going anywhere with you until you tell me where you went to after<br />
the crusade," she screamed.<br />
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My God, I had never seen Nneka this angry before. In short I have never seen her angry and didn't know she had a temper, not even in the office, "Nne, after the crusade my General Overseer's daughter took me out to lunch. I was hungry because I have not had any meal since morning."<br />
"So that was why you refused to pick my calls because you were with a woman?"<br />
"No Nne, how can you say a thing like that? My phone has been on silent because of the crusade. I was not aware you were calling me, I’m so sorry dear."<br />
I do not know if my apologies made any impact on her, I guess it didn't because she hoped back into her car, slammed the door and drove off in a terrifying speed.<br />
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***<br />
As I drove out of his house, I had tears in my eyes. How could he have gone out to have dinner with that idiotic girl when I had spent the whole day preparing his favourite meal? I even refused to eat though I was hungry because I was waiting for him to return so we could eat together. I felt<br />
devastated.<br />
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"That was a good performance you put up there," Satan's voice startled me. I didn't even realize He had come into the car.<br />
"Yea, I hope you weren't around?" I asked Him, "Remember what Lucifer said<br />
was the instruction of THE ONE."<br />
"I know!" He screamed at me with fire burning out of His eyes and nostril,<br />
"Stop reminding me of that Tyrant in Heaven."<br />
"I’m sorry if I have offended you my lord," I said.<br />
"Its okay, Lucifer and I watched it all from the Thirteenth Realm. You know we can always see you and whatever that is around you; the injunction didn't cover that part.<br />
"I personally came to convey the appreciation and message of The Council of Six to you. We like the act you have put up so far but time is of essence. THE ONE placed a time limit to the operation. From what we can see, the young man is in love with you but he is not sure if you love him.<br />
"WE ARE INSTRUCTING YOU TO GENUINELY FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM."<br />
"But My Lord that will be difficult," I said feebly, filled with trepidation that they already knew I was in love with him.<br />
"We know that, we feel the hate in your heart and we are sure he can feel it too. We want you to fake as much of a genuine love as possible that no one can be able to feel the hate in your heart, not even us," And with that Anger disappeared.<br />
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They shouldn't have bothered. I was already in love with Eric but this edict of the Council of six was the cover I needed to show my love without fear. The tears now streamed down my face. I was so jealousy he had spent our special dinner moments with another woman. I was also sad that I will be killing the first being, both spiritual and physical, that I have ever loved. I was going to kill Eric; there was not a single doubt about that in my mind. I was the queen of the seekers. I was Satan's bride.<br />
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Read the previous parts: <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-5.html" target="_blank">part 5</a><br />
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God sent his Singers upon earth<br />With songs of sadness and of mirth,<br />That they might touch the hearts of men,<br />And bring them back to heaven again.</div>
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The first, a youth, with soul of fire,<br />Held in his hand a golden lyre;<br />Through groves he wandered, and by streams,<br />Playing the music of our dreams.</div>
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The second, with a bearded face,<br />Stood singing in the market-place,<br />And stirred with accents deep and loud<br />The hearts of all the listening crowd.</div>
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A gray old man, the third and last,<br />Sang in cathedrals dim and vast,<br />While the majestic organ rolled<br />Contrition from its mouths of gold.</div>
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And those who heard the Singers three<br />Disputed which the best might be;<br />For still their music seemed to start<br />Discordant echoes in each heart,</div>
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But the great Master said, 'I see<br />No best in kind, but in degree;<br />I gave a various gift to each,<br />To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.</div>
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'These are the three great chords of might,<br />And he whose ear is tuned aright<br />Will hear no discord in the three,<br />But the most perfect harmony.'</div>
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A. Because the people were building to reach heaven or specifically trying to reach God and God didn't want that???<br />
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If you're like me, you probably grew up hearing about how these group of people were building a tower up to the heaven to reach God and then God was troubled by it and decided to disrupt it and then we ended up with English, Yoruba, igbo, Hausa, Spanish, French and a host of other languages as consequence. The only problem wrong with this story is this;<br />
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1. Today many scientific breakthroughs have taken us Past the first heaven (the skies where the cloud is) and up into the second heaven( Today, we call it space; where the heavenly bodies{Sun, moon, stars} reside ) where the tower would never have reached because the air there doesn't support breathing).<br />
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2. It paints a very confusing image of God. Why won't God want us to reach Him... I mean.. Didn't He want us to reach Him?<br />
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3. The BIBLE never taught such a version of that story.<br />
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So let's see the real story in scripture and the reason behind God's action.<br />
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Gen 11<br />
1 There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary.<br />
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2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.<br />
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3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.<br />
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4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven(Hebrew root word for heaven here means; loft or sky with cloud... Where the birds fly) ; and let us make us a name, LEST WE BE SCATTERED ABROAD upon the face of the whole earth.<br />
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5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.<br />
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6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.<br />
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7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.<br />
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8 So the Lord SCATTERED THEM ABROAD from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.<br />
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The End!<br />
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The story is as clear as can be.<br />
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From Context these people were in no way trying to reach God. If anything, they were trying to unreach Him. They wanted to leave God and His desire for them to spread (scatter) over the earth out! They wanted to stop spreading (scattering), Build a City which will have a Tower reaching the heavens as to MAKE A NAME for themselves so that they won't have to spread (scatter).<br />
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This is what made God interfere in the tower's building. This is why God in His wisdom disrupted their Language. They were in no way trying to reach Him... THEY WERE TRYING TO UN-REACH HIM!<br />
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He interrupted to get His plan back on track.<br />
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"Gen 11: 8 So the Lord SCATTERED THEM ABROAD from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city."<br />
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It isn't right to take just one line ''Build a Tower reaching the heavens(the loft; the sky where the cloud is; source - hebrew root word)" and then make up a story to our children that assumes why these people were building a tower and why God confused tongues. These story form the basis of a child's belief(perceptions) in God and if there are mistold, then it can lead to sincere questioning of our Christian Faith as seen in the picture attached to this post.<br />
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Let us do well to study and rightly divide God's Word.<br />
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Grace 'n' Peace<br />
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*The meaning of the word Heaven in the Portion of scripture is what the caused previous notion to spring up but the Hebrew word teaches us that the word means; It means The Loft; the sky where the cloud is where birds fly; source -Strongs and Thayer)<br />
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* The words 1st, 2nd and 3rd Heaven are words used by Theologians to help us Differentiate between the use of the word 'Heaven' written in scripture. It could mean The Sky, Space or God's Abode respectively. [would explain more in another Post]<br />
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*the picture attached to this post is an actual post put up on instagram by a sceptic which I screenshot. This post is a response to the person and for the blessing of others. The person has been sent the message.<br />
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-Jonathan Ojapa</div>
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Isn't God a perfect maker?<br />
I've not seen a greater painter!<br />
Behold the beauty of His works<br />
The spark is worth a thousand words!</div>
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No one colour is found wanton!<br />
Perfect finish, lacking nothing<br />
There's a sweet touch of excellence!<br />
Now I know why each morning they praise</div>
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He took out His paint brush divine<br />
And coloured these birds, how they shine!<br />
I stand amazed by their beauty<br />
Full of radiance and quality</div>
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He takes His time to beautify!<br />
He makes His works display His kind!<br />
Both their colours and how they fly<br />
Are wonders to see in the sky</div>
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If these sparrows could look this way,<br />
How much more those in His image!<br />
I'm fearfully, wonderfully made<br />
Coloured, honoured to be His friend!</div>
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Tell me if there's another God<br />
Who could this perfect picture draw!<br />
Michael Angelo, yes may try<br />
Yet, never paints like God, not nigh</div>
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The greatest artists of all time<br />
Could only but fill the dot lines<br />
Except God inspires their minds<br />
Their hands won't move, no sight, no might!</div>
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I'm still wondering, can't stop to think<br />
Who mixed His paints, who held His ink?<br />
From whom took Him pattern? Who was His director?<br />
No one! He's complete. He needs no inspiration. He's the Almighty Creator!</div>
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Won't you let God colour your life?<br />
Won't you let Him to beautify<br />
Your soul, your heart, your destiny?<br />
Permit Him in all humility<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.6px; text-indent: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: red;">Sixtus Chinenye Onyeanusi</span></span></div>
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Vs1:<br />
When you come back to the Father<br />
He'll treat you like you never left<br />
He won't treat you like a stranger<br />
He'll love than you've ever felt</div>
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Chorus:<br />
God wants you back; He wants you back<br />
He keeps wondering what led you out<br />
No matter what took you off track<br />
He's looking out for you, no doubt</div>
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Vs2:<br />
He'll love you like you never left<br />
His love will still remain unchanged<br />
One can't measure its height and depth<br />
His love wants to break you from chains</div>
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Vs3:<br />
Ever since you left, He's been hurt<br />
Like a man who suffered great loss;<br />
Robbed of his symbol of pleasure!<br />
He's been asking, where did you go?</div>
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Vs4:<br />
When you used to sit at His feet<br />
Nothing gave Him greater pleasure!<br />
When He watched you walk in'His Spirit<br />
He smiled with joy and was assured</div>
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He wants you back, you once loved Him</div>
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He still wants that relationship</div>
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He wants you back, you once feared Him</div>
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He wants that true, deep fellowship!</div>
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We had to argue the Bible to bridge the gap.<br />
The chemistry was building up but Eric was always trying to spoil it with his<br />
'God talk'. I got so annoyed over it that I decided to jolt him a little. Maybe he<br />
would shut up.<br />
"Okay Eric, since you keep insisting that someone whom the Bible clearly<br />
referred to as the Son of God is God, what then do you think of Lucifer and<br />
Satan? Are they the same?" I have never referred to the Grand Foe by name;<br />
the closest I could come was to call Him Jesus, I never liked adding the other<br />
part. I was amazed Eric hadn't noticed it yet.<br />
"Well dear, according to the Holy Bible, Lucifer was referred to as the<br />
Morning Star and he was one of the most beautiful of God's angels. I believe<br />
he was an Archangel in the likes of Michael until iniquity was found in him<br />
and he was cast out into Hell. While on the other hand Satan was also a<br />
powerful Arch Angel that followed Lucifer in his rebellion against God and<br />
they were all cast out with other fallen angels to earth. While Satan roams the<br />
Earth, Lucifer is in Hell."<br />
"Okay, so who do you think is greater amongst the two?"<br />
"Well I think they are both equally powerful but Lucifer is more like number<br />
one and Satan his deputy or vice."<br />
He was close to the truth, "So why do we Christian pray against Satan but<br />
rarely against Lucifer?" I prodded.<br />
"Because Satan is the one that is here while Lucifer is in Hell. The other<br />
reason is that ninety-five percent of Christians think they are one and the<br />
same."<br />
"But you don't? May I ask why?"<br />
"That is because it was revealed by God to me."<br />
"Hmm, I see, so where do you think Hell is and who do you think the fallen<br />
angels try to emulate?" I asked him. He didn't know I was leading him on with<br />
my questions.<br />
"Hell is somewhere beneath the earth. As for who the fallen ones emulate,<br />
they are trying to copy God," He said.<br />
"Okay, if they are trying to copy God that means they are trying to replicate<br />
whatever is in Heaven, right?"<br />
"Yes, that's true."<br />
"Okay, don't you think that they will also try to replicate the Trinity: A triangle<br />
that comprises God as the head, Jesus as the second with the Holy Spirit as the<br />
third?"<br />
"So what point are you trying to make?" He finally asked.<br />
"Let me tell you a story that is right in the Bible yet we don't see it or fail to<br />
truly comprehend it. The story of Lucifer is recorded only once in the Bible.<br />
Let me recite that passage for you. Isaiah Chapter 14 verse 12 said: How you<br />
are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down<br />
to the ground, you who weakened the nations!<br />
"Lucifer was in Heaven as an Arch angel, He was the Fourth. God was the<br />
first."<br />
"Can you please use is," Eric corrected me.<br />
"You are right God is the first, Jesus the second, Holy Spirit the third, Lucifer<br />
the fourth, Michael the fifth, Gabriel the Sixth, Samael, another fallen angel<br />
was the seventh."<br />
"Who is Samael? The Bible never recorded any Samael," Eric pointed out.<br />
I had slipped. I covered quickly, "If you read the Gnostic texts you will<br />
encounter Samael."<br />
"That's one thing about you Catholics; you read a lot of trash. I don't read the<br />
Gnostic scriptures. But where is Satan?"<br />
"I was coming to that. You see while Lucifer was in Heaven as the Arch angel<br />
with the most beautiful and powerful voice which made him the conductor of<br />
the Heavenly Choir, he was not the most beautiful Angel as portrayed by<br />
many. Satan was actually the most beautiful of the Angels or Stars of Heaven<br />
but his duties were not in Heaven. His duties were on the lower realms, the<br />
universe where earth and the other planets are."<br />
"How do you mean? These beings had been created before man was made."<br />
"You are right but Ezekiel 28:13-17 tells us the story of Satan and his duties.<br />
Let me recite the verses for you:<br />
"Ezekiel 13 said, thou hast been in Eden (note that it didn't say Heaven) the<br />
garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz,<br />
and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald,<br />
and the carbuncle, and gold; the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes<br />
was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. It went further to say in<br />
verse 14: thou [art] the anointed Cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]:<br />
thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in<br />
the midst of the stones of fire.<br />
"Satan was a Cherub with wings and He sat on God's mountain overseeing the<br />
universe which is far below the realm of Heaven. Then verse 15 continued,<br />
thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till<br />
iniquity was found in thee. Now note that this iniquity was after Lucifer had<br />
fallen and recruited him.<br />
"In verse 16 the Bible went further to clarify this saying, by the multitude of<br />
thy merchandise (which means buying into the plans of Lucifer) they have<br />
filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will<br />
cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God (keep in mind that God never<br />
used Heaven): and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of<br />
the stones of fire.<br />
"Then in chapter 17 God placed the worst punishment ever on Satan, the<br />
judgement was worst than Lucifer's own that actually started the rebellion. It<br />
reads: Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy<br />
wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lie<br />
thee before kings, that they may behold thee.<br />
"You will notice that from the above passage, Satan was never in Heaven, he<br />
was in our realm doing the covering work God had mandated him to do until<br />
Lucifer, who was the first to fall and cast out of Heaven by God, fell to His<br />
realm of operation and with His sweet voice recruited the most beautiful of<br />
God's creation into an act of disobedience against God which was to tempt<br />
man into disobedience and giving man wisdom. But after God said He will lay<br />
Satan before kings so they can behold him and trample on him, Satan led a<br />
rebellion as the head of an army of angels that Lucifer had deceived when He<br />
fell to attack Heaven in an attempt to overthrow God and takeover Heaven.<br />
"God ordered Arch angel Michael to lead the counter attack and the war in<br />
Heaven raged for a while until the invasion was defeated and Satan with His<br />
armies pushed out.<br />
"Remember that Job chapter one verse six told us that there was a day when<br />
the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came<br />
also among them. This goes to show that Satan used to visit Heaven because<br />
he was not there but has access to Heaven.<br />
"So Satan came back here to be second in command in His own realm to<br />
Lucifer because the fallen angels were deceived by Lucifer and He had their<br />
allegiance. Besides, Lucifer is a great talker because His voice can charm<br />
anyone. What they then did was to replicate the hierarchy of Heaven; Lucifer<br />
as head and Satan as vice just like God is the Head and Jesus is the Second."<br />
"That means Satan is Lucifer's Son because Christ is God's Son," Eric<br />
reasoned but he was wrong.<br />
"No Eric, Jesus has been in existence right from the beginning as God's<br />
number two until He was made to be born of a woman in the physical realm.<br />
That is one thing Lucifer has not been able to achieve," I replied.<br />
"How do you know he has not been able to achieve it?"<br />
"Because if He had there will be another war in Heaven and we the children of<br />
God will be able to see it. Even the spiritually blind will notice the rumble in<br />
Heaven.<br />
"Another thing is this, Satan's kingdom is not below the earth, it is above the<br />
earth but below Heaven that's why the Bible said we wrestle with powers and<br />
principalities in high places. It is Satan's kingdom but Lucifer is the President<br />
and Satan the Vice President because Lucifer came with a higher authority<br />
from Heaven when He fell."<br />
"Wow! I'm impressed by your spiritual discernment," Eric said, "Now am<br />
certain that you are a true servant of God for only God could have revealed<br />
such mysteries to you."<br />
That was the first time he kissed me. I could hear the shouts of joy in the<br />
Thirteenth Realm. I smiled...<span style="color: blue;"><b>to be continued</b></span><br />
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Read the previous parts: <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a></div>
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He only had to make love to me for him to die.<br />
"Nneka, how can you be a Catholic yet say you are born-again?" I knew he<br />
found it difficult to call me by my name but I had expressly forbade him from<br />
calling me boss or Madame since we began dating three months ago. I was<br />
just 27 years old and he was 30 so it was easy for us to relate as equals.<br />
"What are you implying? Are you saying Catholics can't be good Christians?"<br />
I replied him.<br />
I wasn't even a Christian and had never stepped foot in the Roman Catholic<br />
Church or any other Church for the past nine years when my parents died but<br />
three months ago, in one of our first informal outings, Eric had started again<br />
with his God-talk and when he asked me if I was born-again I said yes. When<br />
he went further to ask me which Church I attended, the Roman Catholic<br />
Church had come readily to mind.<br />
"No not that, of course there are good Christians amongst the Catholic faith<br />
just like in any other church but Born-Again Christians don't believe in<br />
praying to Mary."<br />
"What is wrong in saying a few prayers to the queen of heaven?"<br />
"Please don't make me laugh Nneka," Eric said, "Who made Mary the queen<br />
of heaven?"<br />
"As the mother of..."<br />
"Ha, please spare me that mother of God talk," He said, cutting me short.<br />
"I wasn't going to say she was the mother of God, I had wanted to say mother<br />
of God's only begotten son."<br />
Wow! I couldn't believe I was here defending my arch rival. If it wasn't for the<br />
Grand Foe and this idiot seated opposite me, I would have not only been<br />
queen but the mother of the son also. I hated this idiot.<br />
"Well, other Catholics say she is the mother of God."<br />
"She can't be the mother of God but she is the queen of heaven," I said<br />
forcefully.<br />
"What's the difference? Whoever is the mother of Jesus Christ is automatically<br />
the mother of God or don't you believe that Jesus is God?"<br />
"No He is not God," I said<br />
"Yes He is," Eric said<br />
"I'm absolutely certain of what I’m saying; He is not God."<br />
"What do you mean you are absolutely certain?" Eric asked, "Have you been<br />
to heaven before?"<br />
I laughed, "Don't be ridiculous," And he also started laughing; if only he knew.<br />
Wow! That was a silly slip; I had to be more careful. These Christians were<br />
just so daft. If the Grand Foe was God not a single Christian hair will be hurt<br />
by us or didn't they know that? In short, even none Christians would have been<br />
saved by Him too because that damned Grand Foe was too bias, but he wasn't<br />
God and have not been given the authority of Judgement yet; He will get that<br />
on the Last Day. Though His Father loves Him so much and granted him all<br />
things, THE ONE still kept just one symbol of authority away from Him: the<br />
date of Judgement Day. Only THE ONE knew the date and had the authority<br />
to call it into being. No one not even the Grand Foe knew the date or had the<br />
authority to commence it. It was only THE ONE who knew.<br />
I held his hands across the table and said, "Do you know you bring out the best<br />
in me dear?" We were having dinner at the Pent House restaurant of The<br />
Dunes close to Agip Headquarters in the boundary between Maitama and<br />
Wuse 2 Abuja. Eric has been working with me now for nine months at<br />
Lucifirm Incorporated and we have been dating regularly for three months but<br />
he has not even as much as kiss me or attempt to.<br />
He smiled.<br />
"I feel so complete with you but I don't understand why you seem to be<br />
reluctant about us?" I continued in my best soulful tone.<br />
"I’m not holding back dear," He said, "I have not heard anything from God<br />
about us, and besides I don't want anyone to think my interest in you is<br />
because of your wealth."<br />
"Have I ever said or implied you were interested in me because of my money?<br />
Just say you do not like me or find me attractive," I said.<br />
"I like you a whole lot Nneka; my heart pants for you and I don't understand<br />
why because that has never happened to me before but the truth remains that<br />
you are an extremely wealthy lady."<br />
I smiled, we were getting close, "But why haven't you heard anything about us<br />
from God?"<br />
"I think it's because you are not the one God plans for me to marry. He<br />
actually told me that my wife is not a Christian but a dangerous and devilish<br />
woman.”<br />
My heart skipped a beat.<br />
"Don't laugh at this but God actually told me that my wife to be is Lucifer's<br />
bride and that I will be the one to lead her to redemption."<br />
I almost said 'not Lucifer but Satan' when I felt a sharp and painful poke on<br />
my back. It was Zat-An Astaroth. What in Hell's fury was he doing here? Has<br />
he forgotten what Lucifer and Satan commanded?<br />
"Labadoche rahma espiritus invictus sanctum," Eric intoned suddenly in a<br />
strange tongue, "Let’s leave here dear, I feel a strong and powerful satanic<br />
presence here," He added.<br />
"AcuraRhamaMazda," I said in low tone like one also speaking in tongues but<br />
I was actually dismissing Zat-An Astaroth, "I felt it too but not as powerfully<br />
as you did dear," I said out loud to him, "Yes let’s leave."<br />
We paid, stepped out and left the restaurant.<br />
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"Why did you do that?" I asked angrily, "He sensed you Zat-An Astaroth. You<br />
almost jeopardized the whole operation."<br />
I was just checking up on you my queen, and it was timely, you almost made a<br />
slip."<br />
"If you ever come close to me or even be anywhere around whenever am with<br />
Eric, I will report you to the Council of Six. I can take care of myself; I wasn't<br />
going to make that slip," I said still fuming.<br />
"I’m sorry my queen," Zat-An Astaroth said, bowing in obeisance, "Please<br />
forgive me and don't take it before the Council of Six."<br />
I grumbled, "Seth!" I called.<br />
"I appear before you, O' queen of seekers."<br />
"What is the report on the assignment I sent you?"<br />
"You said I shouldn't kill her my queen or else she will be dead now. I made<br />
her crash her car into a parked lorry; collected enough blood but not too much<br />
to kill her. She is presently in the hospital."<br />
"Bring her blood to me; I want to have it with my meal. Next time when she<br />
sees people on the street she will be more courteous and respectful."<br />
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Prayer was food to my soul. I prayed at all time and the Lord always answered<br />
me but regarding Nneka, the Lord has been mute. I wanted to understand what<br />
I felt for her and why I felt it since the Lord said I will be marrying the queen<br />
of demons. So why was I feeling so drawn and enamoured by Nneka?<br />
Of course Nneka Lucy Akubueze could not have been the one the Lord was<br />
referring to. She was a born-again Christian though a Catholic. She was quite<br />
vast in scriptural things. I have never met anyone who knew the scriptures as<br />
much as I do until I met Nneka. I could recite the entire Bible - in five versions<br />
- from Genesis to Revelation without missing a single verse or word and so<br />
could Nneka. In short, Nneka could recite it in seven versions.<br />
It was a girl like Nneka the Lord should have given to me; a strong born-again<br />
Christian who had the passion and zeal to serve God. Together, I and Nneka as<br />
couples will be able to use her wealth to propagate and advance the gospel of<br />
Christ and Kingdom of God. The only thing about her faith that I didn't like<br />
was the fact that she was Catholic. Maybe that was why I couldn't sense the<br />
Holy Spirit in her no matter how hard I tried. I couldn't sense anything in<br />
Nneka; not good not evil; nothing.<br />
She had a kind heart though and I loved the way she treated and related to her<br />
subordinates. Nneka was unarguably the most beautiful girl I had ever seen<br />
but she never tried to enhance her beauty. In short, it was almost as if she was<br />
trying to conceal it, and that made her more appealing and beautiful. I wasn't<br />
the only man that held this view.<br />
I was in love with Nneka Lucy Akubueze.<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>To be continued...</b></span><br />
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Daughter: (Coughs out) Hmmm…It is well o</div>
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Daughter:( Looks at her) Mum, I think I am not normal anymore…like, I am sick</div>
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Mum: (Chuckles) Ojo to’ju ba ri’bi ni bii’wole. Sickiii ke! Why?</div>
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Daughter: Because I am over-sensitive. Whenever I see a guy, I have this weird feeling compared to when I meet a girl. Mum, I get worried often times if I would scale through adolescence without defiling myself</div>
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Mum: (Laughs) you are afraid?</div>
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Daughter: It seems you don’t understand mum. When I see a guy’s bicep, oh my God! If he mistakenly exposes his abs, then I would almost faint, feeling as if I should run into his strong, muscular arms and be cuddled.</div>
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Mum: And so? That’s why you are not normal?</div>
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Daughter: (Eyes widens) Mum!</div>
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Mum: That shows that you are very normal my baby girl</div>
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Daughter: I don’t understand ma</div>
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Mum: You fasted recently shae?</div>
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Daughter: Yes mum. A three-day dry fast</div>
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Mum: There was on an occasion that I prepared plantain and fried egg for dinner for the family. How did you feel that day?</div>
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Daughter: Mum, it was sensational! As if I had never tasted dodo before. I wanted a bite so bad.</div>
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Mum: So, why didn’t you get into the kitchen to get yourself some?</div>
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Daughter: Mum, I was fasting</div>
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Mum: Nice one! Son, can you hear us from there? Put off the TV please</div>
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Son: Ok mum.</div>
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Mum: As an adolescent boy or girl, don’t think it weird when you are attracted to an opposite sex. His or her stature or the likes might appeal to you. It shows that you are very normal. You wouldn’t say, you are abnormal because you can perceive the aroma of dodo while you were fasting. Would you?</div>
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Both: No mum</div>
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Mum: All unmarried people in this world are on a sexual fast or at least, that’s how it was supposed to be. Different dodo, juices, fried fish, chicken; Shawarma and the likes would appeal to them clothed in handsome men and beautiful women of different carriage but block your perception! You are fasting!</div>
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Daughter: (nods repeatedly) Hmmm…I am getting it now</div>
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Mum: the aroma could be pornography, sexy boys and girls, devilish games and all but be warned, you are what?</div>
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Both: Fasting!</div>
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Mum: So my daughter, you are as normal as anything. It means all the parts of your body are responding well but the Bible says you should keep your body under!</div>
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Daughter: Mum, for real, I can’t thank you enough. I expected you to shout at me and tie your scarves round your waist, stamping your feet on the floor saying ‘Omo yi ti pa mi’ but no! You are trustworthy and I can count on you. And that is why mum is our… (Signals to the boy)</div>
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Son: Confidant! (Both laugh)</div>
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Daughter: Bro, c’mon chop knuckle (They did)</div>
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Mum: (Smiles) Blessed children…very very blessed!</div>
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Both: most blessed mother</div>
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Mum: But never forget the lesson learnt today…(expects an answer)</div>
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Both: We are fasting!</div>
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Mum: Yes. The fast would soon be over and your dish of dodo, freshly prepared with well garnished fried egg with a chill bottle of wine would be delivered to you but first, wait! Say, I will wait</div>
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Both: I will wait!</div>
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Both: Amen (They hug their mother and she blesses them).</div>
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A quick look at the word of God will tell you that the bible
talks about five(5) group of spiritually dead people. If however the bible
regards one as dead and the person is regarding himself as living, then such a
person is deceiving himself or herself. The groups of dead people are as
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>SINNERS:</b>
All sinners are spiritually dead people. The day a sinner becomes alive is the
day that he repents from his sins and cries for forgiveness. When that happens,
such a sinner has become aware that he was dead and deeded to give his life to
the Lord Jesus to come alive. All sinners as far as the bible is concerned are
dead people.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>THE
BACKSLIDERS:</b> they are those who have
stopped following the Lord the way HE should be followed. They are people whose
spiritual lives are now very weak. Indeed they are people who find it difficult
to pray and study the word of God. They find it difficult to witness to others
about the Lord Jesus Christ. But the Lord is now asking spiritual sleepers to
stay awake: He is also challenging the spiritually dead people to rise up. It is
certain therefore that backsliders are spiritual slippers. As far as the Lord
is concerned they are dead.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>THE
CARNALLY MINDED PEOPLE:</b> "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace" (Romans 8:6). It follows therefore
that, a person who is always thinking of carnal things is dead while alive. Such
a person is not interested in how you can grow spiritually. He or she is only
interested in how to make money and to become more comfortable. A carnal mind
is an abomination to God that is why the bible says that to be carnally minded
it death.</div>
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</span></i><!--[endif]--><b>PLEASURE
SEEKERS</b>: the fourth group of spiritually dead people is found in 1 Timothy
5:6 <i>"But she that liveth in pleasure
is dead while she liveth".</i> Pleasure seekers today attend churches. They
are only happy when there are lots of singing and dancing and entertainment
around. Dead people! As far as the bible is concerned they are not even
qualified to praise the Lord. <i>"The
dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence"</i> Psalm
115:17. <i>"The living, the living, he
shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make
known thy truth"</i> Isaiah 38:19<i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b>THE
HATERS OF KNOWLEDGE: </b>The last group of dead people is found in the book of
Proverbs 21:6 <i>"The getting of
treasure by lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek
death".<b> </b></i>These are those who
are not interested in learning more about the Lord Jesus Christ. They are just
comfortable or contented with how they are spiritually. Such people think they
have got it all.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Thus
dead people are not qualified to praise God. Dead churches are not even
qualified to praise the Lord too. Such people shall not even expect anything
that will last from God! In fact the bible says that they are not even
qualified to handle the word of God.</div>
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See
yourself from the word of God, see yourself the way God sees you and not the
way you feel or think you are. If God says you are dead, whatever you say aside
that is inconsequential. </div>
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Crazy Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367543040193534260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357948083422709686.post-85628849561645520042016-04-10T11:52:00.001+01:002016-04-15T12:31:54.948+01:00The Agonies of Satan (part 3)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Thank you Eric," I replied to his compliments as I continued walking toward<br />
my office, "Hope everyone scheduled to make a presentation is ready?" I<br />
asked as he fell into steps beside me.<br />
"Yes Ma'am, they should all be in the conference hall in 15 minutes."<br />
"Good. See you all in 15 minutes then," I said as I stepped into my outer<br />
office.<br />
The Presentation went smoothly and Eric did a marvellous job when it got to<br />
his turn. He had a managerial skill that was unequalled but I despised him.<br />
Eric Okpako was a fine young man and a smart worker; his intelligence,<br />
honesty and easygoing nature made him a valuable addition to the firm but<br />
that wasn't the reason why I had employed him six months ago. I had<br />
employed him because he was my assignment. I hated him.<br />
Eric had come to our attention in the spiritual realms because of his night<br />
prayers. One night while we were having a meeting of the celestial masters in<br />
the Thirteenth Realm, a bolt of lightning had struck the innermost sacred<br />
sanctum of the apex realm putting everyone in disarray. The Voice of The Void<br />
was struck and Anger was angry.<br />
"Seth, Sat-Anachia, Sargatanas, Sekhet, Sorath, Seshat and Scirlin," The One<br />
who Seek roared in Anger, "I summon you all into this chamber. Go and<br />
destroy the fool who dared to disrupt our proceedings with his praises to the<br />
Grand Foe!"<br />
We all believed the fight was over for the poor soul because though the<br />
command reverberated from Anger, it was issued by the One who Seek; it was<br />
issued by the Voice of the Void. The most powerful and vengeful generals of<br />
the Thirteen Realms, save for the Keeper of wealth Lucifuge Rofocale and<br />
Zat-An Astaroth, have been summoned and commanded. No one stood a<br />
chance under the attack of these irascible ones. So you can imagine our<br />
chagrin when they returned twenty-three days later all bruised and beaten.<br />
They reported that they had been chained and bruised by one called Eric<br />
Okpako. It was then it dawned on us that we had a new Special One in our<br />
midst. He had been born, nurtured and grown powerful without our notice.<br />
Hell was in a sombre and mourning mood. The pillars of Hades cried in agony.<br />
The next time we encountered his powers was during my marriage to Anger.<br />
Selected leaders of the First Realm and captains of industries who directed the<br />
affairs and economies of men were present; all the Lieutenants of The One<br />
who Seek also known as The Voice of the Void were present with all their<br />
generals and Arch Demons from the other lower realms. All the rites of Hades<br />
had been performed remaining the consummation of marriage between Anger<br />
and I before the presence of the one who Seek and his ten naked guards.<br />
Just as Anger made to enter me, a bolt of lightning struck throwing everyone<br />
into abeyance for four hours. After we all recovered and got our powers back,<br />
Anger made to enter me yet the lightning struck again and immobilized us.<br />
This continued until the full blood moon passed away. The lightning was the<br />
prayer of a living Saint and that living Saint was Eric Okpako, the P.A whom I<br />
employed six months ago with the sole purpose of destroying.<br />
Every time we had tried to consummate our marriage, his lightning always<br />
struck. The Voice of the Void wanted me to give Anger a child to counter the<br />
birth of the Grand Foe who is the Only Begotten Son of THE ONE. The one<br />
who seek needed to have an only begotten son born of a woman too but has<br />
never been successful because of the Special Ones. Over the course of history<br />
Anger had made war with the Special Ones until none remained or so we<br />
thought but just as we were about to fulfil the dream, another one arose from<br />
nowhere. Eric was my enemy. As long as Eric lived, I would never give The<br />
Voice of the Void a Child through Anger.<br />
There were tears in Hades and so The One who Seek also known as The Voice<br />
of The Void called a meeting of The Six Council. The One who Seek is the<br />
Head, Anger is the 2nd in-Command, Beelzebub is the Chief Arch Demon,<br />
Astaroth is the binder of Souls while Azazel is the harbinger of tribulation. I<br />
was the sixth. I was the only human in the council.<br />
It was decided in that council that I, as the virgin Queen of the Seekers and<br />
bride of Anger also known as Satan, was the one who would do battle with<br />
him. I was given authority to command all the resources of Hell to achieve this<br />
feat. This meant I had an army of 2,396 ill angels at my disposal. This was the<br />
largest command over demons ever granted to any human since the beginning<br />
of time. With such an army, if I had wanted, I could have successful led a<br />
rebellion against The One who Seek and Anger, but I didn't; I was loyal. Yet<br />
after six months of intense spiritual warfare, I failed to make a single dent on<br />
Eric. The Grand Foe protected him with four pillars of fire comprising<br />
Himself, the Holy Spirit, Arch Angel Michael, and Arch Angel Gabriel.<br />
It was so unfair, no force in all the realms, dimensions and planes could harm<br />
one under such protection so the Voice of the Void complained to THE ONE<br />
about the unfairness of the battle. The Grand Foe as usual was there and made<br />
a strong case for Eric. After many accusations by the Voice of the Void and<br />
intercessions by the Grand Foe, THE ONE arbitrated and said that if the battle<br />
was left strictly on the realm of flesh and blood then they shall be no<br />
protection. HE forbade the Voice of the Void from trying any surreptitious<br />
spiritual move or else HE will close the chasm and commence the Judgement<br />
of all. The One who Seek trembled at this and commanded Anger not to<br />
indulge in any covert spiritual battle. This injunction caused us great pain.<br />
"If we can’t use the powers of principalities against him, what then do we use<br />
in defeating him?" Astaroth cried out in agony.<br />
"Why did you agree to such unfair terms my Lord?" Azazel cried out in<br />
sorrow.<br />
"Maybe Queen of the Seekers can use the power of seduction?" Beelzebub<br />
suggested.<br />
"I have tried that with all my beautiful maidens but he has refused to be<br />
enticed by them," I replied sadly.<br />
"I was not referring to your maidens," Beelzebub said, "I was referring to you,<br />
for no man can deny your beauty."<br />
"My wife is a Virgin so she cannot seduce him herself for seduction without<br />
sex is not ground enough to destroy him," Anger my husband said.<br />
"Will giving her virginity to him stops her from conceiving for you?"<br />
Beelzebub asked<br />
Satan was furious and struck Beelzebub repeatedly until The Voice of the Void<br />
stepped in.<br />
"Stop," The Voice of the Void barked.<br />
There was silence in Hell.<br />
"Can you do it seeker queen?" The Voice of the Void asked me.<br />
"Yes I can do it my mord but only if my husband permits me."<br />
"Permit her Satan the great and I shall grant you another virgin bride for<br />
conception," The Voice of the Void said.<br />
"No my lord, please forgive me but that will make me lose my throne as<br />
queen," I cried out in profound sorrow.<br />
"No, you shall remain queen but will not be the mother of the child," The one<br />
that seeks said.<br />
"What then shall become of the mother of the child?" Satan asked.<br />
"I shall give her powers to destroy her after delivery," The Voice of the Void<br />
answered.<br />
"In that case I permit you my wife and queen," Satan said.<br />
I looked at the Voice of the Void and paid homage. I was the only mortal who<br />
could look at him. I was the only human who could look at Lucifer, son of the<br />
morning. I could because I am Nneka, the Wife of Satan.<br />
Lucifer son of the morning was the first and Satan the epitome of beauty was<br />
the second, together they had been chased out of heaven with 2,400 ill angels.<br />
...<span style="color: blue;">To be continued</span><br />
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Read <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> : <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">Part 4</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">A PROGRAMME YOU MUST ATTEND 18</span><sup style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">TH</sup><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> - 24</span><sup style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">TH</sup><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">
APRIL, 2016</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Churches have a lot of
programmes during this season to the extent that people don't know which one to
attend. My prayer for you is that after reading this article may the Holy
Spirit quicken your mortal bodies to believe the content and at the same time
participate fully. Old time faith ministries is synonymous with 7 nights of
possibilities in the city of Port Harcourt, but permit me to say that the
uniqueness of this programme is on the theme: "FREEDOM FROM WATER
SPIRIT". Water spirit had caused a lot of problems to humanity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">These spirits live
inside the water. It might interest you to know that about 70% of the whole
earth is covered by water, there is water above (</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was
so.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Genesis 1:7) and water
under the earth (</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Thou shalt
not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the
earth:</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Deuteronomy 5:8).
Moreso the human body is composed of about 53% of water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">70% of the whole earth
is water, water on the land, water under the earth and human body is composed
of 53% of water. That's serious!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">There is new revelation
the Lord has given to me concerning this wicked spirit that had caused a lot of
problems to humanity. In this programme, all shall be unveiled. Tell all your
friends about the programme. Send them our online TV address
(livestream.com/oldtimefaithtv) so they can watch the programme live from any
device, tell them that there shall be Revelation, Impartation, Healing, Purity and
Deliverance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Time and space will not
allow me to share with you God's mercies in our midst <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Here is a pretty woman
who attended our 7 nights of possibilities testify what the Lord had done for
her in the presence of the mamont crowd. She said that she hated her husband
that loved her so much and bought a car for her. According to her she said that
the husband was carrying her like egg but she hated him with abject hatred, she
was much happier when her husband travelled. She wished he was not around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">During one of the
nights of 7 nights of possibilities, the topic was on war against water spirit.
After the fight in the church, in the night when she went back to sleep, a huge
tall man came to her in the dream and told her to give him his ring that he
could not withstand the fire anymore and that he was no longer interested in
the marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The man collected the
ring and left and when he was going, in that dream she was begging and calling
the man to come back and the man angrily left and she woke up and discovered it
was a dream. It was done on her that all these years it was the spirit husband
that had been causing all the havocs in her marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It was like veil went
out of her, she began to love, cherish, respect her husband like never before.
According to her she said, any time her husband was not around she was missing
him. With joy in her heart and gratitude to God she returned the glory to God
who delivered her from this wicked spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are going through in life, read the following and if you discover any of such
in your life then your must not miss this programme:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Did
your grandparents serve water spirit?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you make love in the dream with a person or even a snake?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you see yourself stark naked and you cannot tell who removed your clothes on
the bed at the middle of the night?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you see yourself on the floor while your spouse on the bed in the middle of the
night?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you swim in the river in your dream?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Did
somebody put wedding ring in your finger in the dream and since then you have
been finding it difficult to marry or do you have a feeling of ring in your
finger?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you see your period in the dream and few days later it comes out physically?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you see anything red, like blood, red oil, red cloth in the dream and few days
later you see your period?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you have beautiful sisters or handsome brothers that cannot marry?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you breast feed a baby in the dream or give birth while physically you are not
pregnant nor have a baby?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">11.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you see a personality in the dream that says unless you worship me, you will
not make it in life?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Do
you experience miscarriages upon miscarriages after somebody used the face of
your husband to make love with you in the dream?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Does
your husband fall sick during your ovulation period or during that period
misunderstandings from nowhere sets in until the period is over and peace
returns? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Are
you being chased anywhere you go by men even though you are ugly, married or
single?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.3pt;">Is
poverty or near success syndrome taking place in your family? </span></li>
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MINISTRIES. Nnodi street by chief ogbuga off eastern bye pass ogbunabali port
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Once again be reminded
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<b><span style="color: red;">...continuation</span></b><br />
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As I prayed that night on my knees in my bedroom as was my usual tradition,<br />
I felt a strong Presence that was overwhelming so I continued in fervent<br />
supplication to the Author and Finisher of my faith. I prayed in the Spirit; I<br />
called upon the power of God and commanded the Fire of the Holy Spirit,<br />
using powerful scriptures to fetter whatever manifestations that were around,<br />
yet in all these I still felt the Presence.<br />
I'm one who knows my standing with God and sure of it as much as any<br />
mortal could be. I have encountered many presences both from the right side<br />
of the celestial to the left and I always knew from which spiritual kingdom any<br />
Presence came from but this was the first time I was experiencing a Force I<br />
couldn't identify.<br />
My prayers seemed ineffective before it; my invocations seemed to weaken<br />
me rather than weaken the Force. In short, the more I prayed and<br />
communicated with God in strange tongues, the more powerful the Presence<br />
grow and felt and the more weakened I became. It seemed as if the powers of<br />
the Holy Spirit were seeping away from me.<br />
"Oh Lord, will you leave me to the powers of the enemies without coming to<br />
my rescue?" I shouted to the empty room.<br />
The Presence kept manifesting as my spirit weakened. My body was already<br />
limp and then a great fatigue overwhelmed me but just before my eyes closed<br />
to the strange and overpowering sleep I couldn't fight, I looked and behold a<br />
most beautiful face stared at me. It was the face of a man.<br />
I passed out.<br />
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***<br />
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As I steered my sleek white Mercedes Benz Maybach 2009 edition toward the<br />
office, I was in a pensive mood. My mind was not wrapped around in<br />
contemplation of the presentations that was to take place this morning neither<br />
was I thinking of the multibillion U.S Dollars oil deal we just secured in<br />
Angola. As the President of a conglomerate that had massive interests in<br />
diverse sectors like Music, Fashion, Food and Beverages, Motion Picture<br />
entertainment, Oil and Gas, and even Construction, I was supposed to be<br />
thinking of how to address the numerous requests, files and challenges that<br />
were constantly waiting for my attention but my thoughts were in neither of<br />
these. I had only one thought on my mind. My dad who started this<br />
organization before he died which I then inherited and grew astronomically<br />
after I came into realization of my destiny would have been ashamed, like he<br />
would have of many other things I had done, if he knew of what I was<br />
thinking.<br />
I was thinking of a man.<br />
Driving into the vast premises of Lucifirm Incorporated in the Central<br />
Business District area of Abuja, I parked my car in front of the elegant<br />
entrance to the imposing edifice that represented the headquarters of my<br />
corporation, and instructed my car to allow Phillips, the Valet, to ride her and<br />
park her properly. Of the seven exotic cars I had only two used keys; the rest<br />
were voice prompts like the Maybach. Though I could afford it I had no driver.<br />
I loved driving myself.<br />
I stepped into the belly of the complex and was greeted affectionately and<br />
warmly by members of my staff; right from the reception at the ground floor<br />
to the entrance of my penthouse office suite on the 8th floor.<br />
"Ha, welcome Madame."<br />
"Good morning ma, welcome back."<br />
We missed you Madam, glad to have you back."<br />
To all the greetings I smiled and waved, not stopping to chat with anyone until<br />
I heard behind me, echoing from the right as I emerged at the 8th floor from<br />
the lift and turned left onto the hallway headed for my office.<br />
"Your hair looks so beautiful boss, and the cloth defines you."<br />
Without turning around I knew who was speaking. That voice has been the<br />
source of my worries for six months. That voice dominated the meeting I just<br />
returned from in Nevada where I had been in the U.S for two weeks.<br />
That was the man I was thinking of.<br />
***<br />
In the forced trance I saw the Lord.<br />
"Oh Father, so it was you all these while?” I asked<br />
"Yes."<br />
"But why couldn't I identify you Lord?"<br />
"Because I wanted you to experience how overwhelming the coming<br />
temptation would be."<br />
"But Lord, with prayers, fasting, faith and speaking in the Spirit I can<br />
overcome any temptations because you live in me."<br />
"That is when we wrestle against powers, thrones, kingdoms, dominions,<br />
forces and principalities in high places."<br />
"Father, but that is what we battle against, for we do not fight against flesh and<br />
blood."<br />
"In all battles against powers and principalities, you will emerge victorious for<br />
I AM The I AM is with you but in the battle to come which has already began,<br />
your greatest test shall come from flesh and blood."<br />
"Fighting Flesh and blood? Father, you know me and my dedication to you;<br />
how can flesh and blood overwhelm me?"<br />
"Because you shall do battle with the most charming of all of the beautiful<br />
women ever born; you shall battle with the bride of Lucifer and Satan."<br />
"Holy Spirit, I cast and bind her."<br />
"That was the lesson I showed you; your casting and binding shall not work on<br />
her for she is flesh and blood and shall bring the battle to the realm of flesh<br />
and blood.<br />
"In the spiritual realms, your armours shall overcome and bind; in the celestial<br />
you shall defeat her as you have always done even without effort but in the<br />
physical your casting and binding will be without effect."<br />
"But why Father? What then do I have to fight her?"<br />
"Will power; I have given you willpower."<br />
"Then I shall overcome her but how do I identify her?"<br />
"You have met her already; you know her," The Lord said fading away.<br />
"What is her name Lord?" I shouted at the dissolving form of the Lord.<br />
"She is the wife of Satan but she shall be your wife if you win. I envy you not<br />
my son in this task but I have given you all you need to win," The Lord said<br />
and vanished.<br />
I awoke with a start from the trance. It was 7am. <span style="color: blue;"><b>To be continued...</b></span><br />
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Read the other parts: <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a> </div>
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They wanted that which I could not give.<br />
"Why have you refused to do my bidding?"<br />
"My lord, I did not refuse; I have done all you requested of me and have never<br />
failed you before."<br />
"But you have failed in this one."<br />
I have not failed my lord; I have just not recorded success."<br />
"That is still failure."<br />
"No My Lord, I haven’t."<br />
"Don't argue with me woman!" The Voice from the Void thundered as I felt a<br />
searing white pain of agony. I fell to my knees under the burden of Anger.<br />
"I did not bargain for the assignment to be this difficult my lord," I<br />
whimpered, "But the Grand Foe, Son of THE ONE, have built an impenetrable<br />
hedge around him."<br />
"That does not explain why you have failed to do as commanded?"<br />
"I will do thy bidding; please have mercy."<br />
There was a gasp of legion voices.<br />
That word did it. He envied the Grand Foe.<br />
"I am not mercy but I am the merciful one."<br />
I kept silent.<br />
"You have six months multiplied by three; the consequences of failure are<br />
better imagined."<br />
I stood, bowed, and then looked around the solemn faces of the men and<br />
women seated in an arch like the pillars of Olympus before the one who seeks.<br />
I could make out the form of different world leaders and captains of industries<br />
in the haze and fume of the cloud. Men and women who decided the course<br />
mankind followed. To be here, they had all climbed through the atrium of<br />
faith, service and dedication to the one who was cast out; the one who coveted<br />
that which the Grand Foe and His Father laid sole claim on. Our mission was<br />
to get him The Throne or divert audience from The Throne if we couldn't<br />
achieve the First Objective.<br />
It had been long determined even before the eons were conceived in a celestial<br />
birth that the first objective was impossible so the second objective became<br />
primary. We dedicated our time and resources in promoting the realization of<br />
the new agenda which was as old as time and we recorded great successes but<br />
It was not as easy as it seemed, the followers of the Grand Foe were fighting a<br />
good fight; making every victory Pyrrhic; snatching conquests right from the<br />
jaws of the one who sort.<br />
As I walked back to my seat, heads were bowed to me in honour and<br />
reverence. None looked in my eyes in this plane. None dared to stare into the<br />
depth of the only one in this dimension who could look into the eyes of the<br />
one who seek and the one with him and behold the fiery core beneath.<br />
As I walked back to my place opposite the thrones of the one who lusted and<br />
the one with him, where I now sat, Seth followed behind in a respectful<br />
distance as the throng sang and hummed a new song.<br />
Behold the favoured one.<br />
Behold the one chosen from birth.<br />
Behold the one who will redeem our quest.<br />
Behold the one whom our lord delights in.<br />
The one who was, who is here, and is to come?<br />
As I glided back on the wings of the cloud, I stopped and took one last look at<br />
my rightful place beside the throne of the one with him. Seth, my Bodyguard<br />
and Tormentor, bowed in obeisance as I declared.<br />
"I will do thy bidding and take my throne again. I will regain my right to sit<br />
beside my husband," I said and the chorus started again.<br />
Behold, the chosen one promises.<br />
Behold, our redemption is assured.<br />
Behold, power has she received and will receive from our lord.<br />
Lo, the work of the seekers will now be made light for the leader of the<br />
seekers have pledged.<br />
"I now give Seth to you as a servant and give Zat-An to you as a guard," The<br />
Voice of the Void said.<br />
"I'm pleased my lord."<br />
My name is Nneka. I'm the queen of the seekers. I am Satan's bride.<br />
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...to be continued<br />
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Read <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/the-agonies-of-satan-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-4.html" target="_blank">part 4</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/04/the-agonies-of-satan-part-5.html" target="_blank">part 5</a> | <a href="http://gospelrangers.blogspot.com.ng/2016/05/the-agonies-of-satan-part-6.html" target="_blank">part 6</a></div>
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He says I have to get pregnant and confirmed by a doctor before we can get married. His reason is that many ladies in this century have played a wild life, committed several abortions, destroyed their wombs, and joined the church in the name of repentance. He needs to know that his wife, virgin or non-virgin, has the capacity to give birth to his next generation. He is the only son of his mother and she wants to be sure she will see her grandchildren. This guy is not a womaniser. In fact, he is a devote Christian and Born again. He loves God, but he says that God must understand the circumstances of this fornication. Please Sir, can I look the other way and give into his request?</div>
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Dear Sister,<br />
I have travelled many cities and heard many stories. Men who want their girl friends to be graduates before they can propose marriage. Men who want a male child, before they pay dowry. Men who want everything, before they can give commitment.</div>
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I wept with a lady in Ughelli who agreed to such demands. She got pregnant for her man to confirm her fertility and excited came home with the proof. Then to her shock, he asked her to abort the paper, that he needs some more time. As at the time I saw her, he was with another lady and had abandoned her. He was also a devote Christian and member of a vibrant Pentecostal church.</div>
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I also know a lady whose husband turned out to be "completely incapable of producing sperm". Her fertility was never to be proved as she couldn't impregnate herself.</div>
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I also know of couples, who medically are fertile, husband is perfect, wife is perfect, and the God that gives children has not given them one. Like Zecharias and Elizabeth, who were blameless before the Lord, they remained childless and they had to enjoy themselves.</div>
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I need you to ask a question:<br />
1. What if this man is the one who can't impregnate a girl?<br />
2. What if I did have this child but the child after birth, and lost my womb in the process, will this be the end of my marriage?<br />
3. Is having a child the sole purpose of marriage?</div>
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A man who allows his mother's desires for child to manipulate him is still a boy.</div>
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A man who takes the cases of darkness of society as the reason to impose bondage on others, is a criminal.</div>
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A man who does not understand that marriage is beyond sex, boy pickin, and procreation, needs to go for psychiatric evaluation.</div>
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A devote Christian who does not regard God's word is not a Christian.</div>
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There are many ladies that won't even think about this guy's offer before they jump into his bed. They would even be excited to get pregnant to "tie" him into marriage. But I will just leave you with a single thought:</div>
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"Personally, I (Tekena Ikoko) was married for 10 years without a child. After 8 years I had a son, but lost him after three weeks. This year is 16 years that I've been married and I have a lovely daughter, Samuella. I wish I can have more children. But I am NEVER going to allow the presence or absence of a child determine the commitment of love to my wife. My marital love for my wife is UNCONDITIONAL!"</div>
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Your choice will be tough, but may God who honours Esther when she lays down her life because of the Kingdom of Heaven, be your stay. Amen.</div>
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<b>Pls share on your social media platforms so that all youths will also learn as you just did.</b></div>
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Exodus. On the way, we saw Leviticus recording the Numbers of people at </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Deuteronomy</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">. While </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Joshua</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> was waiting at
the beautiful gate for the Judges to see Ruth calling loudly first Samuel,
second Samuel at a stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The First and Second Kings of Chronicles were coming with Ezra, Nehemiah
and Esther to visit Job their brother. Then they noticed that Mr Psalm was teaching
his children Proverbs Concerning Ecclesiastics and Songs of Solomon. This collided
with the period that Isaiah and Jeremiah were engaged in Lamentation for
Ezekiel and Daniel their friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Interestingly, Amos and Obadiah were not around. Three days later, Hosea
, Joel and Jonah </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">traveled</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> in the same ship with Micah and Nahum to Jerusalem. More
so, Habakkuk visited Zephaniah who introduced him to Haggai a friend of
Zechariah whose cousin is Malachi. Immediately after the old tradition, Mathew,
Mark, Luke and John got involved in Acts with the Romans who were always at
Loggerheads with the Galatians.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Ephesians realizing that the </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Philippians</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> were close to the
Colossians suggested to First and Second Thessalonians that they should see
First and Second Timothy who had gone to the house of Titus to teach </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Philemon</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> his younger
brother how to read and write in Hebrew , on hearing, James asked, 1st and Second Peters to explain to him how the First, Second and Third Johns have
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