Devils Origin (Devils Lies Book 1)

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The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale. Christian leaders often traveled These are the words of him who has the [deadly] sharp, double-edged sword [that comes from His mouth]. I know where you live — where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city — where Satan lives. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the [lies] teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality.

Likewise you also have those who hold to the [lies] teaching of the Nicolaitans. Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them [the clergy] with the sword of my mouth. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.

The Knowledge of Good and Evil

When Jesus spoke these words, Pergamum was the cultural and religious center of Asia. Pergamum was an old, highly respected city. At one time, Pergamum had been the Roman capital of Asia. Worship of the Roman emperors began at Pergamum. The city had many pagan temples and Eastern Mysticism was very popular in Pergamum. Pergamum was a big city and had a large class of educated and wealthy people. In His message to the church at Pergamum, Jesus twice said that Satan had his throne in Pergamum because as a city, Pergamum was the undisputed queen of false religion. Pergamum was the ivory tower of false religion for Asia and it hated the true followers of Jesus.

Jesus observed this hatred when He mentioned the death of faithful Antipas. The hatred of Christians explains in part, why some Christians in Pergamum were willing to make so many compromises with the devil. The Christian church at Pergamum had members who saw nothing wrong with sexual immorality or eating food sacrificed to idols. These members were Gentile converts who brought their pagan ways into Christianity.

Jesus referred to Balaam in His message to Pergamum because Balaam was an Old Testament prophet who agreed to put a curse on Israel for a sum of money. However, when Balaam spoke curses, Jesus put blessings in his mouth instead. Finally, the distraught prophet revealed to King Balak the enemy who hired Balaam that Israel could be defeated if enticed into sexual immorality. After learning this, King Balak gathered up several "truck-loads" of prostitutes and sent them into Israel.

The Israelites fell into temptation.

As a result, God became furious with His people and withdrew His protection. See Numbers The point is that the devil again brought "a truck-load of sexually immoral" people into the church at Pergamum to rob the church of its connection with Christ. The devil knows that once the connection is broken, the church will have no power. You may recall how the apostles had imposed four specific rules upon Gentile converts at the first general conference of the Christian Church in A.

At that meeting the apostle James said, "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

The Devil's Lies

Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. When Jesus spoke to the church at Pergamum, He affirmed this Spirit-led decision by threatening to destroy the sexually immoral unless they repented. The words of Jesus leave no wiggle room.

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Jesus forbade sexual immorality and eating food offered to idols. Eating food polluted by idols was a superstitious ritual which was supposed to give the consumer the powers of the god to whom the food was first offered. The devil merged this pagan practice with the words of Jesus to create a distortion of His words.

When Jesus was on Earth He said, "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever. Jesus made these remarks within the context of eating the Passover feast. The lamb the flesh eaten at the feast represented Jesus, the wine represented His blood, and the bread represented His broken body. The devil used these people and their pagan background, distorting the words of Jesus to justify eating food offered to idols.

Jesus also mentioned that some Christians in Pergamum had accepted the teachings of Nicholas. This should not come as a surprise because Pergamum was a center for Gnostic training. The gnostics treated Scripture as though it were "spiritual" or allegorical. How many times have you heard it said, "The Bible does not mean what it says? There is no substitute for "a plain thus saith the Lord. Leaders who had the respect and trust of the laymen were leading them astray. Jesus said, "Repent therefore! Jesus said, "To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. Currently, the food of angels is not available to us hidden.

The white stone Jesus promises will be a precious stone that will have the inscription of a secret God-given name on it. The secret password will open doors of light and truth. I cannot think of anything better than having the privilege going before the Father to ask Him a few questions. Wake Up America Seminars, Inc. WUAS is not a church, nor does it endorse any denomination. Our focus is singular: We are dedicated to proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and His imminent return.

We are delighted that people of all faiths are diligently using the Bible study materials produced by WUAS. All study materials are based solely on the Bible alone. You have written "Because of sin, God will annihilate billions of defiant people" …. I have not seen this word used in the Bible. The dictionary definition of annihilate is "to cause to cease to exist: All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty.

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.