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Spiritual Servants of the Most High God

Aslan’s Place Paul L. Cox

9315 Sagebrush St. Apple Valley, CA 92308

760-810-0990 www.aslansplace.com

Copyright © Aslan’s Place 2012, All Rights Reserved

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Spiritual Servants of the Most High God – Student Manual Published by Aslan’s Place 9315 Sagebrush St. Apple Valley, CA 92308 www.aslansplace.com Copyright © Aslan’s Place 2012, All Rights Reserved This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise-without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law. All Scripture taken, unless otherwise noted is from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents Overview 4 Angels 5 Angel of the Lord 21 Authorities 25 Powers 27 Elemental Spirits 33 Cherubim 35 Dominion 39 Seraphim 42 Elders 43 Rulers 45 Spiritual Forces 47 Sun of Righteousness 48 Sons of God 49 Certain Holy One 51 Archangels 52 Gatekeepers, Doorkeepers 56 Glorious Ones 57 Host, Hosts 59 Mazzaroth 61 Seven Spirits of God 63 Stars 64 Watchers 66

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Overview

1. The Bible is the final source of truth. Therefore I will not base any discernment of spiritual beings on any extra Biblical material.

2. We are operating with progressive revelation about what the Bible says about these spiritual beings. We may change our views as new understanding about what the Bible says is revealed.

3. The information in this seminar is assumed to be introductory in nature. More complete information will be found in Come Up Higher by Paul L. Cox and articles and audio/video segments on our website www.aslansplace.com.

4. Generally the seminar is focused on righteous spiritual beings. 5. We discern spiritual beings so that we can have a more complete understanding about what

the Father is doing. 6. We are finding that we have trusted the translators for our understanding instead of verifying

with the original language the meaning of a word. We have found that the name of some spiritual beings is based on what the translators have written and not on the actual work in the Hebrew or Greek.

7. In theology we have had a tendency to place all righteous spiritual beings in a category called Angelology. This would be like putting all four legged animals in a category called Dogeology. Dogs are dogs, cats are cats, etc. For this reason we need to be specific in our language when we talk about the many different spiritual beings. They are not simply different kinds of angels.

8. This material will now be updated on a regular basis. 9. Many ties the revelation about these spiritual beings starts first with discernment. Further

study of the original languages then enlargers our understanding of those spiritual beings.

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We Must Not Create or Reshape Angels According to our Fancy. The Bible is the Only Absolute Source of Understanding.

God is the One Who Communicates His Truth about Angels.

Amos 4:13 He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth-- the LORD God Almighty is his name.

ANGEL - DEFINITION

Hebrew: mal’ak - messenger Greek: angelos - messenger

• The Bible includes more than 300 direct references to angels • Angels appear 32 times in the writings of Moses • Angels appear 37 times in Josh, Judges, 1 & 2 Sam, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles

ORGANIZATION AND NUMBER

Thousands Upon Thousands Heb 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,

Rev 5:11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 Legions Matt 26:53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? (Implies 72,000-144,000) Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands Innumerable Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels

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Troops – Military Rev 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down, that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

WHAT ANGELS DO

Put Law Into Effect Acts 7:53 you who have received the law that was put into effect t through angels but have not obeyed it.

Gal 3:19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. Deliver Messages Ps 103:20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

(See Lk 1:19, Lk. 1:26-35, Lk 2:8-14 Dan 8:15-22, Lk 1:13-17,19)

War - Army of the Lord II Ki 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

Ps 103:19-20 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Rev 9:14-15 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

Rev 15:1,6 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues-- last, because with them God's wrath is completed. Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests.

Rev 20:1-3 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

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Protect Dan 6:19-22 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions' den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?" Daniel answered, "O king, live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king." Rescue Dan 3:24-25 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied, "Certainly, O king." He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

Acts 12:11 Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating."

Gen 19:15-17 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished." When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!"

Exod 23:20-21 "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

Matt 26:53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Acts 10:3-33 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!" Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked. The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

Rev 10:1-10 (gives scrolls for direction) Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.” Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay! But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.” Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the

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hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. Luke 22:43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. Prophesy, Teach Luke 1:11-13 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

Luke 2:9-12 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Matt 28:1-7 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you." Acts 27:20-26. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: "Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.' So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island."

Rev 14:6-7 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, language and people. He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water." Visit Us Heb 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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Serve God Rev 19:10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Rev 22:8-9 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"

Worship Matt 18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Ps 103:20-21 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

Ps 148:1-3 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars.

Heb 1:6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."

Express Joy in Obeying God Quickly Ps 103:20-22 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Heb 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Give Special Instructions for Different People in Different Circumstances Dan 8:26 "The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future."

Dan 12:4 But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge."

Carry Us to Heaven Luke 16:22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Punish God’s Enemies Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Gen 19:1, 12-13 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the

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ground. The two men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here-- sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."

Controls Elements of Nature Rev 7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.

Rev 16:8-9 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him. Bring Messages Isa 44:26 who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, 'It shall be inhabited,' of the towns of Judah, 'They shall be built,' and of their ruins, 'I will restore them,' Minister Ps 104:4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. Give Direction Acts 8:26-27 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road-- the desert road-- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship

CHARACTERISTICS

Angels Are Masculine and Feminine in Bible Zech 5:9 Then I looked up-- and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. Angels Travel Through Portals Gen 28:12-13 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. John 1:51 He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." Created Beings Col 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

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Created before Earth Ps 104:1-5 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

Created for Us Heb 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Heavenly Luke 22:43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

Matt 28:2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Matt 18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. Matt 22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Matt 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Luke 2:13-15 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." God’s Angels Luke 12:8-9 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Matt 16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. Matt 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Spirit beings Heb 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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Limited In knowledge Matt 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Like Wind Ps 104:4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.

Heb 1:7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire." Fire Rev 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.

Rev 14:18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, "Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth's vine, because its grapes are ripe. Some Angels Can be Seen, Others Not II Ki 6:16-17 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Appear in Dreams Gen 31:10-13 "In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. The angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob.' I answered, 'Here I am.' And he said, 'Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.'"

Matt 1:20-25 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Matt 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." Sounds of Angels Rev 10:3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.

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1 Cor 13:1-13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

Luke 2:13-14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Rev 5:13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" Curious 1 Pet 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. They Rejoice Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. They Observe Us 1 Cor 4:9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men.

1 Tim 5:21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.

1 Cor 11:10 For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

1 Tim 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

Luke 12:8-9 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God. Angels Tell the Truth Rev 19:9 Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."

Gal 3:19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator.

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Put Seal on forehead Rev 7:3-4 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” Guard Ps 91:11-12 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Matt 18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Acts 12:13-16 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!" "You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel.” But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. War Ps 78:49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.

Rev 19:14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Expend Energy Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. Need assistance Dan 10:13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. Have personality Intellect 1 Pet 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Emotions Isa 6:3 And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." (Awe) Communicate Matt 28:5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified

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Carry Out Great Task Heb 1:7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire."

Heb 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Not Subject to Death Luke 20:36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.

Freedom to Appear Luke 1:11-13 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.

Luke 1:26-29 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Appear Youthful Mark 16:5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. Powerful 2 Pet 2:11 yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.

Acts 12:7-11 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating." Matt 28:2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. Mark 16:3-5 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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Governed by God 2 Sam 24:14-17 David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men. “So the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family." Walk as Man Gen 18:2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Gen 18:16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. Gen 19:1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. Immortal Mark 12:25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Luke 20:34-36 Jesus replied, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.

MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT ANGELS When People Die, They Do Not Become Angels Angels Do Not Dwell Inside of People Angels Do Not Earn Their Wings There Is No Evidence God is Creating More Angels Angels Do Not Marry Matt 22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Not Omnipresent Dan 9:21-23 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I

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have now come to give you insight and understanding. As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision: No Example in Scripture of People Asking God to Send Angels Satan tried to persuade Jesus to ask help from angels – Matt. 4:6 Angels Do Not Mediate Rev 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Rev 22:6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."

Rev 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." 1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

POSITION OF ANGELS RELATIVE TO GOD

Christ Above All Eph 1:20-21 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Phil 2:9-10 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

II Th 1:7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.

JESUS AND ANGELS

Seen by Angels

1 Tim 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

– Angles said “Glory to God” at birth – Ministers at temptation – Ministers at Gethsemane – At resurrection

Comparison to Angels An investigation of John 1:1-3 :

– “In the beginning was the Word.” – Christ’s continual existence before creation.

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– “Word was with God” – His existence in God’s presence as a person

– “Word was God” – His essential equality with God the Father.

– “He was in the beginning with God” – eternal fellowship with the Father

– “All things came into being by Him” – His all-inclusive creatorship

– None of these great statements are attributed to angels

Superiority of Christ to Angels - Heb 1 & 2

He is more excellent than they – Heb 1:4

Superior position and dignity – Heb 1:5,8

He is the complete personal revelation of God

Heb 1:5-14 – gives seven quotations from OT to demonstrate that Christ is superior to angels. No angel can qualify for the position and dignity described to the Son of God

1. Dignity as eternal son – v. 5 Ps 2:7 2. Dignity as Son of David – v. 5 2 Samuel 7:14 3. Dignity as reigning son v. 6 Deu 32:43(LXX), Ps. 97:9 4. Superiority to angels v. 7, Ps. 104:4 5. Dignity as eternal deity and messiah v. 8-9 Ps. 45:6,7 6. Dignity as the eternal immutable creator v. 10-12, Ps 102:25-27 7. Dignity as victorious King and Priest v. 13-14, Ps 110:1

CAUTIONS

We Must Not Let Angels Replace God in Our Lives

Ps 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

Angels Must Not Receive Worship

Col 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.

Rom 1:25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-- who is forever praised. Amen.

Rev 19:10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Rev 22:8-9 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"

Angels Will Not and Should Not Come Between Us and the Lord

Gal 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! Do Not Worship or Pray to Angels

Rev 22:8-9 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, "Do

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not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!" IT IS ADVISABLE NOT TO TALK TO ANGELS

Although there are scriptural examples of talking with angels (Luke 1-Mary), extreme caution should be used in talking with angels. It probably is advisable not to talk to angels unless you have a very clear sense from the Lord that He desires for you to do this.

SOME QUESTIONS Do Angels Help Christians Only? Heb 1:14 The passage would seem to indicate that angels minister to those who are Christians and those who are going to become Christians. What Do You Say When People Say We Should Not Believe in Angels?

– The Sadducees did not believe in angels Acts 23:8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) Acts 5:17-21 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. "Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of this new life. “At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin-- the full assembly of the elders of Israel-- and sent to the jail for the apostles. Do We Really Need to Discern Angels? The Word of God states that there are gifts of discernment for the discerning of good and evil (I Corinthians 12:10, Hebrews 5:14) Why would the Lord give these gifts if we were not to discern angels? The Holy Spirit Talks to Me, Not Angels. Zechariah 1:13,14 And the LORD answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words. So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: and I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” So he answered me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

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DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern angels on a specific place on my head. To train yourself on how to discern angels, you should find someone who knows angels are present and then train yourself on how to physically discern them. There are also many who can see angels with their physical or spiritual senses.

LOCATION IN TABERNACLE Angels are located in many places in the tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES The following passages reveal much about the Angel of the Lord

Genesis 16:7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

Genesis 22:11-17 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"

"Here I am," he replied. Exodus 3:2-4 – See Acts 7:30-34

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight-- why the bush does not burn up.” When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."

Exodus 23:20-21 – See Isaiah 63:9

See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

Judges 2:1-5 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, "I brought you up out of

Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to give to your forefathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you, and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.' Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this? Now therefore I tell you that I will not drive them out before you; they will be in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.” When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud, and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.

Judges 6:11-12 Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in

Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”

Judges 13:6-22 When the angel of the LORD did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife,

Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD. “We are doomed to die!" he said to his wife. "We have seen God!"

Isa 63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence [face] saved them. In

his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Zechariah 1:9-11 I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking with me answered, "I

will show you what they are." Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, "They are the ones the LORD has sent to go throughout the earth." And they reported to the angel of the LORD, who was standing among the myrtle trees, "We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace."

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Zechariah 3:1-6 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?" Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you." Then I said, "Put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by. The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:

Zechariah 12:7-9 The LORD will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of

David and of Jerusalem's inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah. On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them. On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.

Acts 7:30-34 After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning

bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord's voice: 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals; the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.'

Scriptures in support of the possibility that the Angel of the Lord seems to be involved in ministry tied with the Lord Jesus.

1. Revelation – Ex 3:2,4,6,14, John 1:14,18, Col 2:9, John 17:6 2. Commissions – Ex 3:7-8, Gideon – Jud 6:11-13, Samson Jud 13:1-21 Jesus

commissioned disciples Matt 28:19-20 3. Deliverance – Eph 1:7, Heb 2:14-15, Rom 11:25-26 4. Protection – Ps 34:7, 2 Kings 19:35, Heb 13:5 5. Intercession – Zech 1:12-13, Heb 13:5 6. Advocacy – Advocate of God’s Zech 3:1-7, I John 2:1-2 7. Confirmation of covenant – Gen 22:11-18, Jud 2:1, Matt 26:28, Rom 15:18-19, Heb

9:15 8. Comfort – Gen 16:7-13, Lk 4:16-19, Jn 9:35-38, 16:1-4 9. Judgment – I Chron 21:1, 14:15, 21:18, 24-29, Matt 24:44-51, 25:32-42, 2 Thess 1:5-

10, Rev. 5:5, 6:1-17 10. Calling to faith & commitment Gen 18:22-33, 31:11-13, 32:24-32 11. Provision and safekeeping – Gen 48:15-16 (KJV) 12. Forgiveness and direction – Ex 3:30-21 13. Representative of God’s presence – Ex 32:34 –33:3, 14,15 14. Association with Glory Cloud – Ex 13:21-22, 14-19 15. Heavenly leader of God’s army – Josh 5:13-15

NIV Study Bible

Note on Genesis 16:8 - The Angel of the Lord. Since the angel of the Lord speaks for God in the first person (v.10) and Hagar is said to name “the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me’ (v.13), the angel appears to

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be both distinguished from the Lord (in that he is called ‘messenger’-the Hebrew for ‘angel’ means messenger’) and identified with him. Traditional interpretation has held this ‘angel’ was a preincarnate manifestation of Christ as God’s Messenger-Servant. It may be, however, that, as the Lord’s personal messenger who represented him and bore his credentials, the angel could speak on behalf of (and so be identified with) the One who sent him. Whether this ‘angel’ was the second person of the Trinity remains therefore uncertain.

NEW TESTAMENT

An Angel of the Lord

Matt 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit

Matt 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said,

"take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

Luke 1:11-17 Gabriel called an angel of the Lord

Perhaps the Angel of the Lord is the personal attendant(s) of the Lord. See Genesis 18

ANGEL OF THE LORD IS INVOLVED IN JUDGING

2 Sam 24:15-17 So the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family." 1 Chr 21:14-17 So the LORD sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown. David said to God, "Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? O LORD my God, let your hand fall upon me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people."

II Ki 19:35 That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning-- there were all the dead bodies!

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Isa 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning-- there were all the dead bodies!

Acts 12:21-23 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I first discerned the Angel of the Lord when the furnace appeared. I believe the Angel of the Lord is tied the Pillar of Fire. I am aware of the Angel of the Lord when I sense a roaring fire on my head where I sense angels.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The Angel of the Lord is at the Bronze Altar near the entrance to the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Eph 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers [exosia] in the heavenly places. Eph 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers [exosia], against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places Col 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers [exosia].

1 Pet 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers [exosia] having been made subject to Him.

DEFINITION

Authority – Webster – Exert energy, force, might. The power of sway or controlling influence over others.

Authority - (Greek) – Ardnt and Gingrich, Greek-English Lexicon – Exosia (Greek) – Authority as a freedom of choice, right to act, or decide. It is the ability to do something, capability, might, power to indicate the thing that is to be done.

Dictionary of New Testament Theology: Authority --The lawful right of action and unrestrictive possibility or freedom of action.

OBSERVATIONS

We Believe Righteous Authorities Carry Blessings and Unrighteous Authorities Carry Curses.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS

I feel authorities on the back of my head.

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LOCATION IN THE TABERNACLE

At this time we are not aware of the location of Authorities in the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Rom 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers [dynamis]…

Heb 6:5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers [dynamis] of the coming age,

1 Pet 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand-- with angels, authorities and powers [dynamis] in submission to him.

PAST INTERPRETATIONS

Heirich Schlier: The air is the chief means by which powers exercise their domain. [A power is] a general spirit or attitude in a nature or location that is passed to the institution and is propagated by

the institution.

Oscar Cullman: Powers [are] both human authorities and angelic powers. (Difficulty is that in Rom 13:1-7

one is told to be in submission to the powers but in Eph 6:13 we are told to resist the powers)

G. B. Caird:

[Powers are] spiritual beings that operate through structures.

W. Carr: Powers are not evil but the angelic surrounding the throne of God.

Walter Wink:

Three volumes on powers. “Unless the context specifies (and some do) we are to take the term for powers in their most comprehensive sense understanding to mean heavenly and

earthly, divine and human, good and evil powers.”

DEFINITION OF POWERS Powers – dynamis Strong: dunamis (doo'-nam-is) force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually

by implication, a miracle itself):

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KJV-- ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.

POWERS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Do Powers Control and Supervise Magnetic Fields? Note: Page Numbers noted are page numbers of the book Body Electric.

Body Electric - Robert O. Becker, MD What Are Magnetic Fields?

A field is “something” that exists in space around an object that produces it. We know there’s a field around a permanent magnet because it can make an iron particle jump through space to the magnet. Obviously there’s an invisible entity that exerts a force on the iron, but as to just what it consists of—don’t ask. No one knows. A different but analogous something—an electric field—extends outward from electrically charged objects. Pg 271

The body appears to be tied to the Earth’s magnetic fields.

Elementary physics told me that the currents and their associated electromagnetic fields would have to be affected in some way by external fields. … all living things having such a system would share the common experience of being plugged in to the electromagnetic fields of earth, which in turn vary in response to the moon and sun. Pg, 243 (For information about sun spot activity go www.spaceweather.com.

…Wever concluded that this frequency in the micro pulsations of the earth’s electromagnetic field was the prime timer of biocycles. In light of this work, the fact that 10 hertz is also the dominant frequency of the EEG in all animals becomes another significant bit of evidence that every creature is hooked up to the earth elecromagnetically through it’s DC system. …The relationship has been conclusively proven by recent studies of the pineal gland. This tiny organ in the center of the cranium has turned out to be more than the vaguely defined “third eye” of the mystics. It produces melatonin and serotonin, two neurohormones that, among many other functions, directly control all of the biocycles. …In 1983, using magnetic measurements in selective-shielding experiments, Baker and his co-workers reported locating magnetic deposits close to the pineal and pituitary glands in the sinuses of the human ethmoid bone, the spongy bone in the center of the head behind the nose and between the eyes. It’s interesting to note that selective-shielding studies done in the early 1970s, by Czech émigré biophysicist Zaboj Harvalik, an advisor to the U.S. Army Advanced Material Concepts Agency, pointed to this same spot as one of two areas—the other was the adrenal gland….. Pg 254-255 … the most important point is that very small magnetic fields influence the pineal gland. Several research groups have shown that applying a magnetic field of half a gauss [gauss - The centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to one maxwell per square centimeter.] or less, oriented so as to add to or subtract from the earth’s normal field, will increase or decease production of

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pineal melatonin or seratonin. Other groups have observed physical changes in the gland’s cells in response to such fields. Pg 254-255 All of us got weekly reports on the state of the field from the national magnetic observatory at Fredericksburg, VA. I decided to go back through this data and see if there was any correlation between the disturbances in earth’s field caused by magnetic storm on the sun and the rate of psychiatric administration to our VA hospital. We matched the admissions of over twenty-eight patients at eight hospitals against sixty-seven magnetic storms over the previous four years. The relationship was there; significantly more persons were signed in to the psychiatric services just after magnetic disturbances than when the field was stable. Next we looked for the same type of influence in patients already hospitalized. We selected a dozen schizophrenics who were scheduled to remain in the VA hospital for the next few months with no changes in treatment. We asked the ward nurse to fill out a standard evaluation of their behavior once every eight-hour shift. Then we correlated the results with cosmic ray measurements taken every two hours from government measuring stations in Ontario and Colorado. Since magnetic storms were generally accompanied by a decrease in the cosmic radiation reaching earth, we thought we might find changes in the patients’ actions and moods during this decline. We decided to use cosmic rays instead of direct reports of the magnetic field strength because of problems in distinguishing between magnetic storms and other variations in the earth’s field. The nurses reported various behavior changes in almost all the subjects on or two days after cosmic ray decreases. This was a revealing delay, for one type of incoming radiation—low-energy cosmic ray flares form the sun—was known to produce strong disruptions in the earth’s field one or two days later. With this encouragement we went on in 1967 to confirm, by experiments described more fully in the next chapter, that abnormal magnetic fields did produce abnormalities in various human and animal responses. We found slowed reaction times in humans and a generalized stress response in rabbits exposed to fields ten or twenty times the normal strength of the earth’s. Hence we suspected that the earth’s normal field played a major role in keeping the DC systems control of bodily functions within normal bounds. Pg 244-245 Perhaps this is why the enemy has people worship the earth, sun, moon, stars and planets so that the magnetic fields will come under his power. At the end of the nineteenth century, geophysicists found that the earth’s magnetic field varied as the moon revolved around it. In the same period, anthropologists were learning that most preliterate cultures reckoned their calendar time primarily by the moon. p. 246 The earth’s electromagnetic field is largely a result of interaction between the magnetic field per se, emanating from the planet’s molten iron-nickel core, and the charged gas of the ionosphere. It varies with the lunar day and month and there’s also a yearly change as we revolve the sun. Pg 247 About every eight days the sun’s rotation brings a new region of the interplanetary (solar) magnetic field opposite us, and the earth’s field is slightly changed in response to the flip-flop in polarity not 7 day week! Pg 247

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The Relationship Between Life and Magnetic Fields Is Very Complex

The potential interactions among all these electromagnetic phenomena and life are infinitely complex. Pg 247 [There is] found [to be] magnetically driven cycles in all other organisms he tested, including mice, fruit flies and humans. Even potatoes in a bin showed a field-linked rhythm of oxygen consumption. In humans, hormone output and the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream are but two of many variables that dance to the same beat. One of the most important is cell cycle time. The actual process of cell division—in which chromosomes appear, line up, split in half, and are distributed equally between the two cells—takes only a few minutes. It must be preceded by several longer stages, one of which is duplication of all the cell’s DNA. All stages together take about one day. Thus all growth and repair, which depend on regulated cell division, are synchronized with the earth’s field. Pg 247 The last six peaks of the eleven-year sunspot cycle have coincided with major flu epidemics. B.M. Vladimirsky of the Crimean Observatory has found a connection between the sun’s magnetic field and the Escherichia coli bacteria that live in our intestines and help us digest our food. The Russians found the bacteria grew faster when the sun’s field was positive or pointing toward the earth, and slowed down when it was negative. Two days after the passage of each sector boundary there was a dip in bacterial growth corresponding to the maximum geomagnetic turbulence. Other Russian scientists have drawn a tentative correlation between the sector cycle and reports from two groups of persons with neurological diseases. The patients felt worse within sectors of positive polarity, when bacteria seemed to grow faster. Life’s geomagnetic coupling to heaven and earth is apparently more like a web than a simple cord and socket. We might suspect, therefore, that many creatures would use magnetic information for their sense of place. Pg 250 In 1975 Richard P. Blakemore, then a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, astonished the world of biology with the announcement that some bacteria, the lowliest of all cells, also had a magnetic sense. Pg 252 The existence of magnetic sensors in such diverse creatures as bacteria, bees, and birds—the current count of species with magnetic organs is twenty-seven, including three primates—suggests that a magnetic sense has existed from the very beginning of life, perhaps only to be perfected by creatures that need to get around a lot. Pg 253 We must always be careful to place more weight on observation than current theory. We must remember that we don’t yet fully understand magnetism. It now appears that the single domain with both magnetic poles may not be the smallest unit of magnetism after all. Physicists now posit the existence of magnetic monopoles, particles having the characteristics of just one pole, north or south. In fact there’s some experimental evidence for them. Some theoreticians go even further, envisioning a hitherto unsuspected kind of magnetism, a composite of waves and monopole particles, like light. Living things may interact with such a low measurable energy. Pg 266

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Does the Enemy Establish An Ungodly Magnetic Field

The trouble is that the immune system is geared to fight tangible invaders—bacteria, viruses, toxins, and misbehaving cells of the body itself—or such consciously detectable stresses as heat, cold or injury. It includes a system of circulating antibodies by which specialized cells recognize the intruder. The cells controlling this phase, which is called humoral immunity, then select appropriate defenders from an array of other types, each programmed for a certain function, such as digesting bacteria, clearing away cellular debris, or neutralizing poisons. Electromagnetic energy isn’t consciously perceived, however. It tricks the immune system into fighting a shadow. Thus we can predict that, just like a fire company answering a false alarm, the body will be less able to fight the real fire. Pg 292-293 …. the most dramatic reported effect on immune response has been produced by ELF fields. During his systematic study of 200-gauss, 50 hertz magnetic fields, Yuri N. Udintsev found that the concentration of bacteria needed to kill mice in such an environment was only one-fifth that needed without the field. Pg 292-293 After accounting for magnetic storms, ionospheric flux, passage of the interplanetary magnetic-field boundaries, and other variables, they found clear evidence that an electric field only slightly stronger than earth’s background stimulated growth of all bacteria and increased their resistance to antibiotics. Pg 292-293 Scientific American, April, 2004, p.28 – “Magnetic Moods” A 20 minute spell in an MRI tube is nobody’s idea of a good time. So when several depressed patients exited a novel scanning session laughing, joking and exhibiting generally jovial behavior, researchers led by imaging physicist Michael Rohan and imaging center director Perry F. Renshaw at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass., decided quickly decided to investigate. ….The McLean team does not know why EP-MRSI (echoplanar magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging)exerts ant antidepressant effect, but the researchers note that the electrical field’s one-kilohertz pulse rate matches the natural firing rate of rbain cells….Some studies suggest that in episodes of bipolar disoder, [the]two hemispheres get out of balance; the electromagnetic pulses of EP-MRSI may affect that imbalance.

CHRIST AND POWERS

Christ Has Supremacy Over Powers Eph 1:15-23 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power

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and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Alludes to Ps 110:1, The most frequently sited text by early Christian writers. Early Christian writer identifies ‘enemies’ of the Psalms with the invisible powers.

Christ’s Power and Authority is Cosmic in Scope

His name alone, and not His name in addition to others, is sufficient for a successor confrontation with the powers of evil. The convert would no longer needed to live with the fear that perhaps one or a number of supernatural powers could be equal to or superior to Christ. Christ power and authority is exceeding superior to all categories of “powers” indeed, every name that is named. (Arnold)

Eph 4:8 This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts

to men."

“captives” – are these the enemies of 1:20? Very likely.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern Powers on the back part of my head. Many have discerned these powers by feeling an electrical sensation.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE I sense that the candlestick is a power. Note in Zechariah 4 that the two olive trees (part of the trees of life) are on either side of the candlestick. The Trees of life feel like powers.

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SCRIPTURE Gal 4:3-5 So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Gal 4:9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again? (NAS) Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Col 2:20 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules:

DEFINITION OF ELEMENTAL SPIRITS Stoicheia (stoy-khi'-on): Strong Exhaustive Concordance: something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively): Basic elements “such as letters of alphabet or basic elements of universe – earth, air, fire, water Clinton Arnold - the interpretation of stoicheia as personal spiritual entities is the most common view. Stoicheia Was Used for Astral Spirits in 2nd and 3rd Century. “I conjure you by the 12 stocheia of heaven and the 24 stoicheia of the world in order that you would lead me to Hercules.” Vines Expository Dictionary - stoicheion, used in the plural, primarily signifies any first things from which others in a series, or a composite whole take their rise; the word denotes "an element, first principle" (from stoichos, "a row, rank, series" (Copyright (C) 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers) Stoicheia reflects a common Hellenistic and Jewish view that certain cosmic entities or astral powers were set over the four elements, the planets, and the stars.

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FUNCTION OF ELEMENTAL SPIRITS

Elemental spirits seem to be the spiritual beings behind the elements on the periodic table. They seem to be neutrally spiritually. It appears they can be contaminated and then affect the normal functioning of the physical elements on the periodic table.

It also appears that the Elemental spirits connect to the Glory of God by the Glorious Ones (doxa).

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern the elemental spirits on the top part of the back of my neck. The first time I discerned them I felt profound cold.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE Elemental spirits seem to make up the material elements of the Tabernacle.

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First Mention

Gen 3:24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Lord Flying on the Cherubim

2 Sam 22:10-11 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

Ps 18:10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHERUBIM?

Ezekiel 1:4-28

• Called living creatures • They dwell in the center of the Fire in the Cloud of His Presence. Strong wind associated

with the living creatures • Look like a man • Four faces –a man, lion, ox, and eagle • Four wings • Under wings two hands of a man • Each travel straight ahead and they do not turn as they move • They traveled as the Spirit travels • Looked like burning coals of fire or like torches • Fire moved back and forth among the creatures • Lighting flashed out of the fire • Wheel beside each cherub • Wheels looked like chrysolite. (Strong: a gem, perhaps the topaz) KJV: beryl. • NAS: Tarshish stone) • Wheels appeared to intersect each other (see Daniel 7:9) • Rims high and awesome • Rims were full of eyes • Wheels do not turn as the cherubim move • There was an ice expanse over their heads • Movement of wings sound like rushing water, voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an

army • There is a throne of sapphire on the sea of ice and the Son of Man sits on the throne

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Ezekiel 10:1-22

• Throne of sapphire above the expanse • Burning coals and fire between the wheels of cherubim • Cloud present around cherubim • Glory of God around the cherubim • Under wings the hands of a man • Four wings • Four wheels looking like chrysolite • Wheels called whirling wheels • Entire body-wings, back, hands, wheels- filled with eyes • Four faces-cherub, man, lion, and eagle • Cherubim are living creatures in Ezekiel 1 • Ezekiel says these are the same he saw in Ezekiel 1 (Ezekiel 10:22)

Revelations 4:1-11

• Throne present • Rainbow around the throne • In the center around the throne were four living creatures • They were covered with eyes, in front and in back, and on their wings • Four faces-lion, ox, man, flying eagle • Six wings • Continually says Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty who was, and is and is to come.

Cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant

Exod 25:17-20 "Make an atonement cover of pure gold-- two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

Cherubim over the Place of the Ark

I King 6:23-28 In the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits-- ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip. The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim were identical in size and shape. The height of each cherub was ten cubits. He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Cherubim on Walls of The Temple

I King 6:29 On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.

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Cherubim on the Doors Going Into the Inter Sanctuary

I King 6:34-35 He also made two pine doors, each having two leaves that turned in sockets. He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.

Cherubim Woven Into Curtains of the Tabernacle

Exod 26:1 "Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman. Cherubim in Solomon’s Temple

2 Chr 3:10-13 In the Most Holy Place he made a pair of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold. The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub. The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.

Cherubim in the New Temple (Ezekiel)

Ezek 41:17-19 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces: the face of a man toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.

Satan is a Cherub Ezek 28:14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. Ezek 28:16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Text Does Not Say Satan is an Angel 2 Cor 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

FUNCTION Guardians Gen 3:24 So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life. 1Ch 28:18 even the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Eze 28:14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers,

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God Is Enthroned above the Cherubim Psa 99:1 The LORD reigns, let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned above the cherubim, Isa 37:16 "O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim,

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern Cherubim on my head where I discern angels. The difference is that I can feel the four heads of the Cherubim turning.

LOCATION IN TABERNACLE The Cherubim are located around the Throne of God – The Ark of the Covenant

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Eph 1:21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Jude 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority [kuriotes], and speak evil of dignitaries.

DEFINITIONS

Strong: κυριότης kuriotes (koo-ree-ot'-ace); mastery, i.e. (concretely and collectively.) Power or position as lord.

Dominion Webster – Supreme authority, sovereignty, absolute ownership

American Heritage Dictionary: The right and power to govern or judge: authority, command, control, domination, dominion, mastery, might, power, sway, force, weight, rule, supremacy. Antonyms: servility, servitude, and weakness. A particular area of activity, study, or interest: specialty, field, area, arena, bag (slang), bailiwick, department, domain, dominion, orbit, precinct, province, realm, region, sphere, terrain, territory, and world. Legal right to the possession of a thing: title, custody, dominion, entitlement, guardianship, ownership, possession, proprietorship, tenure. An area of land over which rule is exercised: domain, country, dominion, empire, kingdom, land, province, realm, and territory.1

DOMINIONS AND OWNERSHIP

A Brief History

A few years ago I came across an evil force called a dominion. It told me it was over material items. It was not until November 21, 1996 that I came to understand more about this dominion.

It appears that when I declare that something BELONGS TO ME that there is then formed between me and that object an evil spiritual connection. This object may be small or may be a land mass. Therefore, if I declare a piece of property is mine or if I in essence give over a piece of property to the enemy (i.e. high place), then an ungodly spiritual connection is formed. Also other ungodly connections, i.e. ley lines, can be affected. The evil that is involved may be a fallen dominion.

1Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary. Copyright © 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Scripture Is Clear That All Belongs to the Lord Ps 22:27-28 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.

1 Cor 10:26 for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.."

Ps 24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it

Job 41:11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.

We Are Told to Rule Over Creation in His Name

Gen. 1:26-28 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

When We Sinned We Gave Over to the Enemy What Was God’s

In Christ we now have the authority to take back what has been given to the enemy and give it back to God. God was clear that the land belonged to Him. The year of Jubilee was an outward manifestation of that truth. Lev 25:23 "'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants." We must exercise our authority given to us by God and give back to God all that we have given to the enemy.

We then ask him to remove the evil dominion and replace it with a righteous dominion. It is interesting that the Old Testament has an example of what happens in this process. The Old Testament Hebrew word harem means a "devoted thing." Harris OTW has the following information. "Surrendering something to God meant devoting it to the service of God or putting it under a ban for utter destruction. The idea of devoting an object for service to God appears in Lev. 27:28. Whatever is devoted to the Lord, whether man, animal, or property, is considered most holy by God and is therefore not to be sold or redeemed by substituting something else. According to Num. 18:14 and Ezk 44:29, all such objects are to be given to the priests for the support of the religious ceremonies. Because the root qadash "to be holy," also carries the thought of setting apart from the ordinary use in surrender to God (especially in the Piel), we must distinguish objects set apart because "holy." In a text discussed above, Lev. 27:28-29, these two were brought together in that the devoted object was considered most holy by God. This suggests that the two were closely related, and this was true in respect to objects devoted for ceremonial service. But in respect to the objects to be destroyed, these were considered to be offensive to God and injurious to his work. Objects were to be set apart because they were holy, pleasing, and useful to Him."

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SOME OBSERVATIONS

One therapist I was working with had a vision of this evil dominion as a "covering" over the whole earth (one entity). He also saw a globe with lines. He also saw what appeared to be power points with eight lines coming from the center point (forming eight triangles off of the one point). It appears these are ley lines. Las Vegas, D.C. N.Y. City and Chicago had these lines coming out from them. Another therapist saw three sets of ley lines. One in the sky, one on earth and one under the earth. Phil 2:10- that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

The spiritual connections between a person and their possessions may explain how psychics can find an individual by holding unto one of their possessions. Perhaps they can see the spiritual connections APPLICATION: Through prayer we can give back to God what we have taken. We can ask Him to utterly destroy that which is "not of Him and to make holy that which is of Him." We can then ask Him to remove the influences of the evil dominion and reestablish the authority of the righteous dominion.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS

I believe that the Highways of Holiness are managed by righteous Dominions and that Ley Lines are managed by unrighteous Dominions? You can discern ley lines by placing your hand over them. It now seems that Dominions might be over the grid.

LOCATION IN TABERNACLE It is unclear to where in the Tabernacle Dominions are located.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Isa 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

DEFINITION

Hebrew ָׂשָרף (saraf, “seraph”) literally means “burning one,” perhaps suggesting that these creatures had a fiery appearance. Elsewhere in the OT the word “seraph” refers to poisonous snakes (Num 21:6; Deut 8:15; Isa 14:29; 30:6). Perhaps they were called “burning ones” because of their appearance or the effect of their venomous bites, which would cause a victim to burn up with fever. It is possible that the seraphs seen by Isaiah were at least partially serpentine in appearance. Though it might seem strange for a snake-like creature to have wings, two of the texts where “seraphs” are snakes describe them as “flying” (Isa 14:29; 30:6), perhaps referring to their darting movements. (Biblical Studies Press. (2006). The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Is 6:2). Biblical Studies Press}

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS

When discerning seraphim I feel an effervescent feeling. I sense this is the fire coming up from the feet. Seraphim are worshippers.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The seraphim are located at the Golden Altar in the Holy Place.

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SCRIPTURE Rev 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

Rev 5:5-14 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Rev 7:11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Rev 7:13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes-- who are they, and where did they come from?"

Rev 11:16 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

Rev 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

Rev 19:4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"

DEFINITION Strong: presbuteros (pres-boo'-ter-os); comparative of presbus (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specifically, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter": KJV-- elder (-est), old.

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ELDERS AND HEALING

We have noticed that spiritual elders are often the ones who touch a person in a place on their body where they are to pray for healing for others. James 5:14 - Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I dicscern elders on the left back side of my head.

POSITION IN TABERNACLE The 24 elders are located around the throne of God – the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES 1 Cor 2:6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. Eph 3:10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Col 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

DEFINITION Ruler – Greek: ἀρχή always signifies “primacy,” whether in time: “beginning,” principium, or in rank: “power,” “dominion,” “office.” The number four definition is “supernatural power.”

OBSERVATIONS Rulers appear to be spiritual beings who are the first to declare the decisions made by the Trinity. Jesus is the Chief ruler and sits as Melchizedek at the head of the Table of Showbread. They are invested with supernatural power. Psalm 23 seems to be about the Rulers. Some translate ἀρχή as Principalities. It would appear it is much better to translate it rulers. The concept of principalities does not seem to be supported by scripture.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I feel the rulers on the back of my head by my neck in the same place that I feel powers. I ask the Lord which one I am feeling and I feel intensity when I sense rulers, if I say rulers.

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POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The Rulers sit at the Table of Showbread

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DEFINITION Spiritual Forces – Greek: pneumatikov Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Can be translated Wind, Breath, Life, Soul, Spirit, Spirit of the Dead, Conjurer up of Spirits of the Dead, the Deceased in the Grave. Dr. Tom Hawkins: The word “forces” is added because in English the idea is incomplete. The translation “spiritual evil” is used because in the context they would seem to be some kind of “power” or “force” with personality, not just a cosmological “evil” that somehow permeates the world. Of wickedness - πονηρία. Ponerias – defectiveness, physical sickness in both animals and men, It is the intentionally practiced evil. In Hebrew the word means poor and useless state, badness of fruits, the ugliness and unprepossessing nature of animal, bad mood, sorrowful mien, displeasure, , misfortune, evil, days of disaster,, bad, troubled situation evil men do to one another, hence in the sense of injury and also expression of an evil disposition evil plan or purpose, maliciousness, evil individual wicked acts, wickedness of the wicked, haughtiness, violence, and hardness of heart.

In heavenly places - heavens

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS These beings appear to be inter dimensional (inter heavenly places).

When Spiritual Forces are present I have a sense of an effervescent feeling on my head.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are unsure where spiritual forces are in the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURE Mal 4:1-6 "Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things," says the LORD Almighty.” Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS

I sense healing on the upper part of my palm. The first time I discerned the Sun of Righteousness, I could tell that a huge angel (at least 40 feet high) was present and that it had an anointing of healing.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The sun of righteousness is positioned at the laver.

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DEFINITION

Ben ha elohim – son of God

SCRIPTURE Genesis 6:1–2 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

Judges 5:8 They chose new gods [elohim]; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

1 Samuel 28:13–14 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a spirit [elohim] ascending out of the earth.” So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.

Job 1:6–7 Now there was a day when the sons of God [elohim] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. 7 And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

Luke 3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God [theos].

Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God [theos].

INSIGHTS Are we the sons of God before we come to earth? We know the fallen sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of men. The result of the fallen sons of God mating with the daughters of men resulted in the Nephilim and then the Rephaim. The fallen sons of God might be what mythology explain the pantheon of gods in different cultures

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DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern the sons of God on the side of my head.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are unsure where the sons of God are in the Tabernacle

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Daniel 8:13 - Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation,”

“When Daniel was given a special prophecy by a “certain holy one” this special messenger was called palmoni, which is annotated in the margin as the ‘numberer of secrets,’ This appears to be a specialist which has to do with numbers. Numbers as well as words appear to hold a particular significant in the works of God.” Cosmic Codes, Chuck Missler, p. 281.

OBSERVATION Palmoni seems to vibrate at 440 HZ which is the key of A above middle C. It may be the sound that was played at the dedication of Solomon’s temple.

2 Chronicles 5:13–14 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I feel Palmoni as a vibration on my head. I asked the Lord what the vibration is and I get a “hit” when I say Palmoni.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are not aware of their location in the Tabernacle.

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MICHAEL AND GABRIEL Archangel ἀρχάγγελος – archangelos – Chief angel Michael – “Who is Like God” Gabriel - “Warrior of God” or “Man of God”

SCRIPTURES Michael Daniel 10:10–13 Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. 11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling. Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 10:20–21 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come. But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince.)

Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book.

Jude 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke

Revelation 12:7–8 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.

Gabriel Daniel 8:16-17 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he

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came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.” Daniel 9:21-22 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.

Luke 1:19 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.” And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.”

Luke 1:26–27 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

MICHAEL - CHIEF PRINCE Prince רׂשַ (śar). Prince, chief, captain, ruler, governor, keeper, chief captain, steward, master. This masculine noun is used 381 times in the OT. The word may denote leaders, chieftains. Thus in the plural it refers to the leaders of Israel (Num 21:18), Issachar (Judg 5:15), Midian (7:25), the Philistines (I Sam 29:3ff.), the Moabites (Jer 48:7), and the Ammonites (Amos 1:15). In the singular it refers to David as leader of freebooters (I Sam 22:2). Closely related is its reference to a military commander. In Jud 4:2, after naming Jabin as the king of Canaan and Hazor, Sisera is called “captain of his host.” Likewise, Abner is the “captain of the host” of Israel under King Saul (I Sam 17:55). Interestingly, in the theophany of Josh 5:14, 15, “the captain of the hosts of the Lord” appears to encourage Joshua before the siege of Jericho

UNIQUENESS OF MICHAEL AND GABRIEL GABRIEL Stands in the presence of God. Luke 1:19 I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; Messenger of God who can come in answer to prayer Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision: Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; Comes to give discernment, insight and understanding and revelation Dan 8:16-17 Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. … but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

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Dan 8:19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be. Dan 9:22-23 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision: Luk 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. Luk 1:19 Luke 1:19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. Luk 1:34-35 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her MICHAEL Assigned to Israel Dan 10:21 But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince.) Dan 12:1 “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Everyone who is found written in the book. Warrior Dan 10:13 but the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Jud 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, Rev 12:7 and there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon;

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern Michael on the top left of my head as an overpowering force. I discern Gabriel on either side of where I feel evil on the left side of my head.

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LOCATION IN TABERNACLE We are not aware of their location in the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

Isaiah 22:22 The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

Revelation 3:7–9 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens. I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

OBSERVATIONS

Tyndale Bible Dictionary – GATEKEEPERS: Those who guarded gates of the cities and doors of palaces, temples, and other large buildings. Their task was to admit or reject visitors (2 Kgs 7:10–11; 11:4–9). In the Bible these men are variously named as gatekeepers, porters, doorkeepers, and guards. There appears to be spiritual beings that have this function on the grid. They hold the keys to the gates and doors

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern gatekeepers and doorkeepers as a vibration on the lower portion of the back of my neck.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE There is a gate at the entrance to the Tabernacle and a door to the entrance of the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies

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SCRIPTURE 2 Pet 2:10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;

Jude 1:8 In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.

DEFINITION δόξα. Doxas - repute, honor, radiance, glory, reflection in the sense of image. It denotes “divine and heavenly radiance,” the “loftiness and majesty” of God, and even the “being of God” and His world. Word is also used strictly in the NT to express the “divine mode of being.” In the NT, as in the LXX, the meanings “divine honor,” “divine splendor,” “divine power” and “visible divine radiance” are fluid, and can only be distinguished artificially. In content, however, there is always expressed the divine mode of being, though with varying emphasis on the element of visibility. The Hebrew word was always used in a secular sense for “honor.” Yet honor was not thought of as a purely ideal quality, but, in accordance with the basic meaning, as something “weighty” in man which gives him “importance.” Something weighty or impressive. In relation to God it implies that which makes God impressive to man, the force of His self-manifestation. As everywhere attested in the OT, God is intrinsically invisible. Nevertheless, when He reveals Himself, or declares Himself, one may rightly speak of the glory making a significant manifestation on man.

Exodus 33:18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.” The nature of the glory itself is to be conceived as a radiant, fiery substance. There proceeds from it fire which consumes the awaiting sacrifice, and after speaking with God Moses has a radiance of countenance which dazzles the Israelites

INSIGHTS It appears the Glorious Ones connect the elemental spirits (which are connected to the physical elements of our body) to the Glory of God.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I feel the Glorious Ones on the entire back part of my head.

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LOCATION IN TABERNACLE We are not aware of their location in the Tabernacle.

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DEFINITION

Fָצָבא (ṣābāʾ) fight, serve.

.war, army (ṣābāʾ) ָצָבא

armies, hosts.(RSV and ASV are similar; ASV uses “hosts” more often while RSV (ṣĕbāʾôt) ְצָבאֹותhas“army,” “service,” “company”and for Lord of hosts, ASV has“Jehovah of hosts”; NIV “Lord Almighty”—note Rev 4:8).

SCRIPTURE Exodus 12:41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies [hosts] of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 4:19 And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.

Joshua 5:13–14 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”

Psalm 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Daniel 8:11–12 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

OBSERVATIONS It appears that the host of heaven is made up of spiritual beings that appear humanoid. The hosts of heaven seem to be made up of the host, the angelic armies, the watchers, the stars, Holy Ones, mighty ones, and the saints both deceased and alive.

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DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern the Mazzaroth as an overlay on my head.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are unsure where the host and hosts are in the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE

Job 38:31–33 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

DEFINITION

Occurs only in Job 38:32. Meaning dubious. Perhaps it refers to a particular star .(mazzārôt) ַמזְזָרֹותor constellation. See mazzālôt.

FUNCTION OF MAZZROTH It appears that the Mazzaroth functions as a star council, like an executive branch of government. The word Mazzaroth is plural in Hebrew and thus might indicate several layers of Mazzaroth with the lowest function of the DNA in the body and the highest level over the multi-universe worlds.

MAZZAROTH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities [arche], against powers [exousias], against the rulers [kosmokratoras] of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Rulers – The Greek word here is not rulers (arche) but κοσμοκράτωρ.kosmokratoras Strong definition: A rare and late word, whose history is hard to follow. It is relatively common in astrological writings, where it means the planets, orig. perhaps as the rulers of the heavenly spheres, then as the rulers of the universe who also ordain the destinies of men. Only later is the term used of the gods in the Gk. world (Orph. Hymn.), but from the standpoint of religious history this is the root of the concept. Is this a possible reference to the Mazzaroth in Job 38?

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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Thrones - The word θρόνος is related to θρᾶνος, “seat,” “bench,” and θρῆνυς “foot-stool.” It means “in general a high stool with back and arms, and with an accompanying footstool.” As distinct from thronus, which is rare and is used only for the seat of deity, the seat denoted by θρόνος is only later reserved for kings and gods. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: The reference seems to be to one of the highest classes of angels, though no precise distinction is possible.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I discern the Mazzaroth as an overlay on my head.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are unsure where the Mazzaroth is in the Tabernacle.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Revelation 5:6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Zechariah 3:9 For behold, the stone That I have laid before Joshua; upon the stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave its inscription,’ Says the LORD of hosts,

Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth. Isaiah 11:1–2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

OBSERVATIONS

The Seven Spirits of God are tied to the seven eyes of the Lord which are on the body. These eyes seem to be what those outside of Christianity call chakra points.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I can tell when the Seven Spirits are present by a sudden increase in temperature. It feels like a “hot flash.” My sense is that we are taken up to where the Seven Spirits of God rather than the Seven Spirits of God coming to where we are.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The Seven Spirits of God are located at the candlestick but they also are around the throne of God – the Ark of the Covenant.

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

Job 38:4–7 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Job 22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Psalm 148:3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!

DEFINITION

star (kôkāb) כֹוָכבThe stars are sometimes personalized. They may be identified with the sons of God, who sang forth praise at the creation.

INSIGHTS

The stars appear to be beings. Revelation 2:28 and I will give him the morning star. To the ancients, stars were “beings.” In virtue of their spiritual constitution the Greeks regarded them as deities.

The stars appear to be powerful beings. Isaiah 14:12–13 How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north.

The spiritual stars war. Judges 5:20 They fought from the heavens; The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.

Stars seem somehow tied to us (much like angels are assigned to us). 2 Peter 1:19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

As spiritual beings, the righteous stars praise God. Psalm 148:3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!

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DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I feel the stars on the left top part of my head

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE The stars seem to be in the laver. (the Godly depth)

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SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

Daniel 4:13 I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. He cried aloud and said thus:

Daniel 4:17 This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men.

Song of Solomon 5:7 The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took my veil away from me.

Ezekiel 33:1–7 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me.

Jeremiah 6:17 Also, I set watchmen over you, saying,‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’

DEFINITION

waking, watchful (ʿir) ר

OBSERVATION

Watchers stand on the walls so therefore they may stand on the grid lines. He watches over my paths. Job 13:27 You put my feet in the stocks, And watch closely all my paths. You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

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Watchers guard over the harvest so the ungodly ones would block evangelism. Those who have seen watchers also call them sentinels or guardians. Watchers are a kind of Holy One (Daniel 4:13). Watchers report time. The righteous watchers protect from evil. The ungodly ones allow destruction to come from within. The righteous watchers look more like soldiers. The ungodly watchers look like corrupt politicians. What is their function in Your kingdom? They are over the cellular level.

DISCERNMENT OBSERVATIONS I feel the watchers on the back of my head as an intense pressure and vibration.

POSITION IN THE TABERNACLE We are not sure where the watchers are in the Tabernacle.

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