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What scriptures are you gathering from that suggests the vaccine shot is the mark of the beast?
Thanks in advance.
Now karen that being said here's a few other references to other angels and what they were sent to do Mathew 4:11 angels were sent to minister to Jesus Christ after being tempted, angels were sent to sodom and gomorrah to get lot and His wife and daughters out of town with specific instructions to obey. so angels are messengers or agents sent by God to do His Work for man .
My favorite example is Hebrews 1:11 ministering spirits sent forth to minster for them who shall be heirs of salvation. So the battle is between the true God and His messengers and satan and His messengers, both sides have them. In His Service
It would be an incorrect belief to think of God as three gods - it's only the One God declaring Himself to the World by His Word & His Spirit. In a poor example, it would be like the Sun in our galaxy: God has created it to give us light & heat (which we need for survival). If even one of those emanations from the sun are removed, we would be annihilated.
From within God, He always despatched His Word to His people (by His Mouth or through the mouths of His prophets). But "in these last days" He has spoken to us by His Son ( Hebrews 1:1,2). And Who is this Son? He is "the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power". This very emanation from God, His Word, was given flesh (even as you quoted John 1:1-14), for the purposes to bring God's Word for the last time to His people & to be the one & only means for their salvation (by His sacrifice for them). But God did not abandon the Gentiles; as this Word (the Good News) was carried by the apostles of Christ & the Church, Gentiles could also have the opportunity to hear, to believe & to call upon that Name to be saved. And that Word that went out to both Jew & Gentile was empowered by God's Spirit, so that all who hear may be 'reproved of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment' ( John 16:8).
I've just shared this to show how the ONE God manifests Himself & works, by sending out His Word & His Spirit to accomplish His purposes.
May The Lord continue blessing you all richly
Maria
He begins his letter showing Christ's superiority over the prophets ( Hebrews 1:1-3) & then in Hebrews 1:4 to 2:1-18, Christ is greater than the angels of God. In Jewish thought & belief, angels were of higher rank than the prophets of God, & since, according to them, Jesus was regarded as only a teacher, then the angels excelled over Him. The Hebrews writer took great pains to present Jesus as far greater (as God's Son, 1:5,8; Who receives the worship of angels, 1:6; Who sits at God's right Hand, 1:13). No angel had that privilege or authority as Jesus, God's Word, God's Son did. Since angels are ministers of God (1:14; 2:2) administering God's Affairs & Word to His people, Jesus came into the world to do far more than they.
So, the writer continues in Hebrews chapter 2, 'if disobedience to God's Word/Commands brought about sure punishment to Israel, how much more suffering will come to those who neglect God's Salvation through His Son" (i.e. to those to refuse salvation preferring to resort to Judaism). Then in 2:5-9, the writer builds up on that Truth: even through the ignominy of cruel suffering & death on a cross Jesus assumed a lower position than of angels, yet in His Resurrection & Victory over Satan, He was crowned with Glory & Honour. Verse 5: therefore the world (present & future) is not in subjection to the angels but to Christ alone & to believers who will reign with Him (2:6-8).
Greetings in Christ JESUS
Yes, as you say, "he(Satan)is a created being. He creates chaos and destruction, but he cannot create man".
In fact, he is a USURPER; he - the Devil - crafitly replaced the nature of man formed by GOD by his evil and devilsh nature by usurpation.
For six thousand years Satan has been sustaining, and maintaining, his diabolical generations in this/his satanic world. But NOW his world will be DESTROYD by entire- Revelation 11:v.18-and the Kingdom of GOD will be established-Rev.11:v.15 combined with Luke 20:v.35-36.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth, JESUS said (Mat.5:v.5), by whom also GOD made the worlds. Hebrews 1:v.2
To your specific question now: it is true, because of Adam & Eve's disobedience & the sin nature taking root in their lives, that they lost that special intimacy that they had with their Creator. And as Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 59:2: "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his (God's) face from you, that he will not hear." Whenever man entertains sin in his life, he can't expect God to speak & direct him. Israel was the chosen people of God & God poured out His Love upon them. Even though they, like us, inherited the sin nature from our first parents, God still loved them & made them His special possession. Yet, they still abused that Love & sinned & served the gods of the nations around them. But God did not stop speaking & continued to persevere with them, giving them warnings; & this He did by the prophets.
But those of the gentile nations to whom God had not revealed Himself & were wholly given to all manner of wickedness, God was silent. Though His Word did not come to them, His punishment did, when Israel was tasked to conquer their lands & wipe them out. Even in this, Israel disobeyed God, & so suffered because of them, both physically & spiritually. God has always spoken to His people through the prophets & now, through His Son ( Hebrews 1:1,2). And yet, as the Gospel goes out, people refuse to heed the cry of God for all men everywhere to repent & turn to Him ( 2 Peter 3:9).
God still speaks - but man still refuses to listen & call upon Him.
Greetings in Christ JESUS,
THE WORD IS GOD. If the expression "beginning" in the GOD's Plan of restoration of all things- Acts 3:v.18to26 combined with Genesis 1- is a mere ''verb", it would be an insignificant detail, but if we saay "In JESUS God created heavens and the earth" , this revelation bring us a wonderful vision about our Lord JESUS Christ as is revealed to John 1:v.1-3 and Hebrews 1:v.1-4 and 10-13:
Hebrews 1:1 to 3
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son - JESUS - , whom He -GOD the Father- hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
By the way, in my vision, GOD could not revealed the name of JESUS before the fourth Day when the Word would be made flesh, but in fact JESUS was the beginning of all things, so Moses wrote "in the beginning" instead in JESUS God created heavens (four heavens) and earth-the clay-the dry land. Great GOD mysteries - Colossians 2:v.1-3: - 1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 - That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 - In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Hebrews 1:3 Who (Christ) being the brightness of his (the Father's) glory, and the express image of His (the Father's) person, and upholding all things by the word of his (the Father's) power, when he (Christ) by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on High.
Revelation 3:14 ....The beginning of creation....
Christ was the FIRST MAN and he is GOD. The beginning (the first man) and the ending (the last man).
Psalms 82:6 I (God) have said, Ye are gods, the children of the most high.
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, is it not WRITTEN in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
John 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom (CHRIST IN YOU) the word of God came unto; and the scripture cannot be broken;
Christ is CREATING Sons of God; exactly like him, when he is finished we will be gods just as he is.
Romans 8:29 ....To be conformed to the IMAGE of his Son ....
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be IN YOU which was ALSO IN Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be EQUAL WITH GOD.
The saints cannot rule and judge the world without being EXACTLY like God.
Isaiah 32:1 Behold a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgement.
Hebrews 1:v.1-4
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days (last two Days or two thousand years) spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
We were predestined to become SONS OF GOD and all that that implies.
Christ was the FIRSTBORN (Son of God) of creation; Christ is now CALLING OUT the ones in the age we are presently in; to be a PREISTHOOD (Sons of God; recreated into HIS exact likeness). These are the children of the first resurrection. These are the ones that will judge the world with Christ and bring righteousness to the earth. This is one of those HARD THINGS to UNDERSTAND. At the death of your body you will be GIVEN a glorified body (you will be GIVEN the FULLNESS of Christ). You will become a consuming FIRE like Christ. You will be OMNIPRESENT; able to judge in the form of SPIRIT, just like Christ; or stand in visible form, just like Christ. Man can't comprehend this so they teach traditions of man; you go to heaven and set in you easy chair eating chocolates. This is what all the saints that have gone before us are doing RIGHT NOW. They are MINISTERING SPIRITS in glorified bodies ministering to the ones (us) that are going to be HEIRS of salvation. ( Hebrews 1:14)
Revelation 20:4 The thousand year reign is not literally one thousand years; but symbolic of the ONE DAY (day of the Lord). This one day (a day called today) has been going on for 2000 years and will continue until all of Christ's PRIESTS have been put in place.
Obadiah 1:21 And SAVIOURS (Sons of God) shall come up on mount Zion and JUDGE the mount of Esau; and the kingdom (CHRIST IN YOU) shall be the LORD'S.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Revelation 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels (demons)
Psalms 91:11 - For he (GOD) shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Luke 22:43 - And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Hebrews 1:14 - Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for THEM who shall be heirs of salvation?
Acts 27:23 - For there stood by me (Paul) this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve.
Psalms 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do HIS commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
COMMENT: The Lord's Prayer is our best example! Matthew 6. This is how we ask God for what we need. The angels are sent by God. They obey God; and we are to ask God for angelic assistance.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be HEIRS of salvation?
Last but not least, Ephesians 6. The spirit world is invisible, but can manifest in various ways. This is why we are to be growing our faith on SCRIPTURE (not Hollywood).
Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had open the SIXTH SEAL, and , lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon turned to blood;
This was fulfilled at CHRIST death and resurrection. This prophecy is in:
Joel 2:3 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, BEFORE the great and terrible DAY OF THE LORD COME.
The one hundred forty four thousand in Revelation 7 are the Old Testament saints that were raised with Christ at his resurrection.
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints WHICH SLEPT AROSE,
Matthew 27:53 And came out of the graves after HIS RESURRECTION, and went into the HOLY CITY (New Jerusalem) and appeared to many.
These Old Testament saints all died in FAITH; but, was never able to receive the promise of eternal life until Christ resurrection. This is shown in:
Hebrews 11:39 And all these, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise (eternal life).
Hebrews 11:40 God having provided some BETTER THING FOR US (eternal life), that THEY without US should not BE MADE PERFECT (accomplished by the death and resurrection of Christ).
YES, thy along with John and all other saints now IN CHRIST are MINISTERING SPIRITS; to us, HERE and NOW.
Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, SENT FORTH to minister FOR THEM WHO SHALL BE HEIRS OF SALVATION.
This is the role of ALL IN CHRIST at the time they are GLORIFIED.
If by that you mean, 'Was God deficient in any way by Him sending out His Word to be clothed with flesh & live on the Earth?" I would say, No. If that same Word which was given to the prophets to utter to the people & by that same Word God spoke to the people by His Son ( Hebrews 1:1,2), then Jesus is & always has been God's utterance to the sons of men.
One could also ask, 'By God sending forth His Spirit to do His bidding both in the heavens & Earth, is God changed by such an absence or deficiency of that Person from within His Being?' Clearly, No. God is Spirit - His sending forth His Word or His Spirit would not mean an absence in God's Deity or Holiness, rather that both the Word & Spirit are vitally & inseparably connected to the Godhead. And this is obviously what man is unable to replicate because of the limitations of our finite being.
In like manner, that Word made flesh, also exemplified in human form, God's Love, Grace, Truth & Holiness. Without Jesus amongst them, the people not only wouldn't have had God's Lamb sent for their salvation but would not have seen that God had indeed come amongst them (Immanuel) to visibly show them His Heart of Love for them; & that Love took Him all the way to the Cross. That He has gone all out to secure their hearts for Himself - but they rather called Him a devil & crucified Him. What will their end be?