More Spiritual Warfare - Part 3
Back to 2 Cor. 11:13-15. Notice what Paul says, he says his [Satan's] ministers can be transformed as the ministers of righteousness. Transformed. Now that Greek word transform means to change your form or your appearance.
Now you say, well that's probably the same thing Paul talked about in Romans 12 about not being conformed to the world but be transformed. But here transformed is a different Greek word altogether. And that word simply means to change one thing for another. Don't be conformed to the world but change your thinking into another way which is in the mind. He goes on to say be transformed in thinking. So he's not talking about transforming a physical appearance.
But Paul here in second Corinthians is. So I proposed this last time and I'll propose it again as I think even more that is it possible that the principalities and powers as supernatural beings can change their form and take on human form.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say they can't. And indications in the Old Testament describe where angels come down in the form of men. Three angels came to Abraham and ate with him. How can angels eat unless they change their form into a human form? I think it's possible.
And so, should it be any marvel to us if Satan's servants change their form into a human form and preach false doctrine? I believe it's possible. I think Paul is saying it's not only possible, it was happening. And we need to be aware of that. Satan is so at odds with us. He hates this message we preach. He hates losing people to the kingdom of His dear Son [meaning Jesus]. And he goes so far as to have his servants change their form into humans.
Now, I know that seems like quite a stretch, but you know, we believe all sorts of supernatural stuff. The virgin birth, explain that to me. How does God put a seed into a woman and create a human being who happens to be God? Well, you say God's God. God can do anything. Well, what about Isaac? Isaac was a supernatural creation in the womb of Sarah.
[He's called the only begotten of Abraham and Sarah or of Abraham, which truth be told, Abraham had a baby before Isaac. So Issac wasn't the only begotten son of Abraham. Which brings us to the point that the word “only begotten” doesn't mean the only person born from him. it means one of a kind, unique. Jesus is the unique, one-of-a-kind son of God and so was Isaac one of a kind son of Abraham, a miracle.]
And there's other things that we just take in passing when we read the Bible. Remember the passage where Moses stands in front of Pharaoh and says, "Let my people go and you've got these Egyptian priests around him who take their staff, put it on the ground, and it turns into a snake. How did they do that? I used to think maybe they somehow hypnotized a real snake to just be kind of stiff, but no. It's a piece of wood that they're able to turn into a snake. So, were these Egyptian priests really supernatural beings with the power to do that?
Now, also interesting is Moses does the same thing. He changes his stick into a snake. Now, believe you me, he wasn't walking around with a hypnotized real snake in his hand or Aaron's rod. They're able to do that to change the physical form of something. And we take that just in passing and move along.
But when I tell you that Satan's ministers can transform themselves into human form, I think it's possible. Not only possible, Paul says it's possible and they were doing it.
Now that word transformed there in 2 Corinthian, what Satan's angels or servants are doing, is the same word used in Philippians 3:21, where Paul says, "Who shall change our vile body that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body?" Now, is that body being changed into another form? Yes. The word change is the same word transformed that Satan's ministers do. Our body is going to be changed from corruptible to incorruptible. And in like manner Satan's ministers/deacons change their vile bodies into human form. All to keep people from being saved.
Now that doesn't seem to set well with Christians in our enlightened, rational worldview. But we need to believe what the Bible says regardless of what we think is possible. The battle over the souls of humankind is that important, is that serious.
Back to 2 Cor. 11:13-15. Notice what Paul says, he says his [Satan's] ministers can be transformed as the ministers of righteousness. Transformed. Now that Greek word transform means to change your form or your appearance.
Now you say, well that's probably the same thing Paul talked about in Romans 12 about not being conformed to the world but be transformed. But here transformed is a different Greek word altogether. And that word simply means to change one thing for another. Don't be conformed to the world but change your thinking into another way which is in the mind. He goes on to say be transformed in thinking. So he's not talking about transforming a physical appearance.
But Paul here in second Corinthians is. So I proposed this last time and I'll propose it again as I think even more that is it possible that the principalities and powers as supernatural beings can change their form and take on human form.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say they can't. And indications in the Old Testament describe where angels come down in the form of men. Three angels came to Abraham and ate with him. How can angels eat unless they change their form into a human form? I think it's possible.
And so, should it be any marvel to us if Satan's servants change their form into a human form and preach false doctrine? I believe it's possible. I think Paul is saying it's not only possible, it was happening. And we need to be aware of that. Satan is so at odds with us. He hates this message we preach. He hates losing people to the kingdom of His dear Son [meaning Jesus]. And he goes so far as to have his servants change their form into humans.
Now, I know that seems like quite a stretch, but you know, we believe all sorts of supernatural stuff. The virgin birth, explain that to me. How does God put a seed into a woman and create a human being who happens to be God? Well, you say God's God. God can do anything. Well, what about Isaac? Isaac was a supernatural creation in the womb of Sarah.
[He's called the only begotten of Abraham and Sarah or of Abraham, which truth be told, Abraham had a baby before Isaac. So Issac wasn't the only begotten son of Abraham. Which brings us to the point that the word “only begotten” doesn't mean the only person born from him. it means one of a kind, unique. Jesus is the unique, one-of-a-kind son of God and so was Isaac one of a kind son of Abraham, a miracle.]
And there's other things that we just take in passing when we read the Bible. Remember the passage where Moses stands in front of Pharaoh and says, "Let my people go and you've got these Egyptian priests around him who take their staff, put it on the ground, and it turns into a snake. How did they do that? I used to think maybe they somehow hypnotized a real snake to just be kind of stiff, but no. It's a piece of wood that they're able to turn into a snake. So, were these Egyptian priests really supernatural beings with the power to do that?
Now, also interesting is Moses does the same thing. He changes his stick into a snake. Now, believe you me, he wasn't walking around with a hypnotized real snake in his hand or Aaron's rod. They're able to do that to change the physical form of something. And we take that just in passing and move along.
But when I tell you that Satan's ministers can transform themselves into human form, I think it's possible. Not only possible, Paul says it's possible and they were doing it.
Now that word transformed there in 2 Corinthian, what Satan's angels or servants are doing, is the same word used in Philippians 3:21, where Paul says, "Who shall change our vile body that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body?" Now, is that body being changed into another form? Yes. The word change is the same word transformed that Satan's ministers do. Our body is going to be changed from corruptible to incorruptible. And in like manner Satan's ministers/deacons change their vile bodies into human form. All to keep people from being saved.
Now that doesn't seem to set well with Christians in our enlightened, rational worldview. But we need to believe what the Bible says regardless of what we think is possible. The battle over the souls of humankind is that important, is that serious.
More Spiritual Warfare - Part 3
Back to 2 Cor. 11:13-15. Notice what Paul says, he says his [Satan's] ministers can be transformed as the ministers of righteousness. Transformed. Now that Greek word transform means to change your form or your appearance.
Now you say, well that's probably the same thing Paul talked about in Romans 12 about not being conformed to the world but be transformed. But here transformed is a different Greek word altogether. And that word simply means to change one thing for another. Don't be conformed to the world but change your thinking into another way which is in the mind. He goes on to say be transformed in thinking. So he's not talking about transforming a physical appearance.
But Paul here in second Corinthians is. So I proposed this last time and I'll propose it again as I think even more that is it possible that the principalities and powers as supernatural beings can change their form and take on human form.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say they can't. And indications in the Old Testament describe where angels come down in the form of men. Three angels came to Abraham and ate with him. How can angels eat unless they change their form into a human form? I think it's possible.
And so, should it be any marvel to us if Satan's servants change their form into a human form and preach false doctrine? I believe it's possible. I think Paul is saying it's not only possible, it was happening. And we need to be aware of that. Satan is so at odds with us. He hates this message we preach. He hates losing people to the kingdom of His dear Son [meaning Jesus]. And he goes so far as to have his servants change their form into humans.
Now, I know that seems like quite a stretch, but you know, we believe all sorts of supernatural stuff. The virgin birth, explain that to me. How does God put a seed into a woman and create a human being who happens to be God? Well, you say God's God. God can do anything. Well, what about Isaac? Isaac was a supernatural creation in the womb of Sarah.
[He's called the only begotten of Abraham and Sarah or of Abraham, which truth be told, Abraham had a baby before Isaac. So Issac wasn't the only begotten son of Abraham. Which brings us to the point that the word “only begotten” doesn't mean the only person born from him. it means one of a kind, unique. Jesus is the unique, one-of-a-kind son of God and so was Isaac one of a kind son of Abraham, a miracle.]
And there's other things that we just take in passing when we read the Bible. Remember the passage where Moses stands in front of Pharaoh and says, "Let my people go and you've got these Egyptian priests around him who take their staff, put it on the ground, and it turns into a snake. How did they do that? I used to think maybe they somehow hypnotized a real snake to just be kind of stiff, but no. It's a piece of wood that they're able to turn into a snake. So, were these Egyptian priests really supernatural beings with the power to do that?
Now, also interesting is Moses does the same thing. He changes his stick into a snake. Now, believe you me, he wasn't walking around with a hypnotized real snake in his hand or Aaron's rod. They're able to do that to change the physical form of something. And we take that just in passing and move along.
But when I tell you that Satan's ministers can transform themselves into human form, I think it's possible. Not only possible, Paul says it's possible and they were doing it.
Now that word transformed there in 2 Corinthian, what Satan's angels or servants are doing, is the same word used in Philippians 3:21, where Paul says, "Who shall change our vile body that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body?" Now, is that body being changed into another form? Yes. The word change is the same word transformed that Satan's ministers do. Our body is going to be changed from corruptible to incorruptible. And in like manner Satan's ministers/deacons change their vile bodies into human form. All to keep people from being saved.
Now that doesn't seem to set well with Christians in our enlightened, rational worldview. But we need to believe what the Bible says regardless of what we think is possible. The battle over the souls of humankind is that important, is that serious.
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