ANGELS and the SPIRIT REALM (Oversized Hardcover Edition)

INTRODUCTION

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DEFINING OUR TERMS

AND RIGHTLY DIVIDING OUR TITLES

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INTERPRETATIONAL ABUSE (MISUSE)

OF THE TITLES FOR “ANGEL”

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USES OF THE TITLE “ANGEL”

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT VERSUS

THE NEW TESTAMENT

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USE OF THE HEBREW WORD MALAKH

FOR A CELESTIAL “ANGEL” OR A HUMAN “MESSENGER” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

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USE OF THE GREEK WORD ANGELOS

FOR A CELESTIAL “ANGEL” OR HUMAN “MESSENGER” IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

MADE BY THOSE WHO BELIEVE THE DEVIL IS A SUPERNATURAL, LITERAL ENTITY AND THAT EVIL SUPERNATURAL BEINGS EXIST

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USE OF THE GREEK WORD ANGELOS

FOR A CELESTIAL “ANGEL” OR HUMAN “MESSENGER” IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

MADE BY THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT

THE DEVIL IS THE HUMAN CARNAL NATURE OR THE PRODUCTS (PEOPLE, GROUPS, GOVERNMENTS, ETC.) OF THE HUMAN CARNAL NATURE AND THAT THERE ARE NO EVIL SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

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THE ORIGIN OF CELESTIAL BEINGS

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CELESTIAL / SPIRIT BEINGS

REFERRED TO IN THE SCRIPTURE

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THE ANGEL OF THE LORD (THE ANGEL OF GOD)

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THE ANGEL OF HIS PRESENCE

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CHERUBIM

66

SERAPHIM

75

HEAVENLY ONES

78

HOLY ONES

80

THE HOST OF HEAVEN

82

PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS

86

WATCHERS

98

GODS

102

THE ELECT / HOLY ANGELS

116

LIVING CREATURES

119

THE TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS

127

MORNING STARS

135

SONS OF GOD

138

SATAN: THE DEVIL, THE SERPENT,

AND THE DRAGON

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LEVIATHAN

147

THE KING OF BABYLON / THE KING OF TYRE

152

THE PRINCE OF THE KINGDOM OF PERSIA

156

BEELZEBUB

160

THE GOD OF THIS WORLD /

THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD

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THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR /

THE SPIRIT THAT WORKS

IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE

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ABADDON / APOLLYON

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GABRIEL

178

MICHAEL

185

THE MESSENGER OF THE COVENANT

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SPIRIT BEINGS OTHER THAN CELESTIAL ANGELS OR WHO MAY BE CELESTIAL ANGELS

WHO HAVE BEEN LIMITED IN THEIR CAPABILITIES OR RANGE OF OPERATION

DUE TO BEING UNDER GOD’S JUDGMENT

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THE CALLING AND PURPOSE OF

CELESTIAL ANGELS

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ANGELS AS DIVINELY AUTHORIZED

AND DIVINELY EMPOWERED AGENTS OF GOD

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BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF CELESTIAL ANGELS

COMMUNICATING A MESSAGE FROM GOD

AND/OR CARRYING OUT A MISSION

ON HIS BEHALF

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THE CONSTITUTION AND CAPABILITIES OF CELESTIAL ANGELS

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THE APPEARANCE OF CELESTIAL BEINGS

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CELESTIAL ANGELS NORMALLY APPEAR

AS MALE IN GENDER WHEN INTERACTING WITH HUMAN BEINGS

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CELESTIAL ANGELS OFTEN (THOUGH NOT ALWAYS) APPEAR WEARING WHITE, “BRIGHT”, OR “SHINING” GARMENTS

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CELESTIAL ANGELS OFTEN HAVE A SUPERNATURAL ASPECT TO THEIR APPEARANCE AND A DEMONSTRATION OF THEIR ABILITIES AND ACTIONS CAN ALSO REVEAL THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN HUMAN

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CELESTIAL ANGELS NEVER APPEAR WITH WINGS WHEN ENGAGING DIRECTLY WITH HUMAN BEINGS, BUT SOME DO APPEAR TO HAVE WINGS IN THEIR NATIVE FORMS AND DIMENSIONS OF EXISTENCE

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THE ABILITIES OF CELESTIAL ANGELS

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ANGELS APPEAR TO HAVE SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH AND ABILITIES TO CARRY OUT SUPERNATURALLY EMPOWERED ACTIONS AND JUDGMENTS

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ANGELS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO BE HARMED OR KILLED IN THEIR CELESTIAL FORMS AND LIKELY NOT IN ANY TERRESTRIAL FORM THEY MIGHT TAKE ON

(IF THEY PROTECT THAT FORM)

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ANGELS CAN OPERATE INVISIBLE TO HUMAN BEINGS, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE TANGIBLY PRESENT ON THE EARTH

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ANGELS APPEAR TO BE CAPABLE OF

EXTREMELY QUICK MODES OF TRAVEL

FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER

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CELESTIAL BEINGS ARE UNDYING

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THE INTERNAL NATURE OF

CELESTIAL BEINGS

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CELESTIAL BEINGS ARE ABLE TO

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND INFORMATION

AND DISCERN BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL

313

CELESTIAL BEINGS HAVE FEELINGS

AND DESIRES

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CELESTIAL BEINGS HAVE THE ABILITY

TO CHOOSE BETWEEN OPTIONS

316

CELESTIAL/SPIRIT BEINGS APPEAR

TO BE CAPABLE OF THINKING AND ACTING

IN MORALLY EVIL WAYS

319

THE POTENTIAL FOR

CHOICE AND CORRUPTION

AMONG CELESTIAL BEINGS

321

THE “ORIGINAL” CORRUPTED

CELESTIAL BEING

SUPERNATURAL (MORE THAN HUMAN) ACTIONS

OF SATAN IN THE BOOK OF JOB

336

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF SUPERNATURAL

KNOWLEDGE AND ACTIONS OF SATAN THAT ARE MORE THAN HUMAN AND BEYOND THE INHERENT ABILITIES OF A HUMAN BEING

345

ANGELS CHARGED WITH FOLLY

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THE TESTIMONY OF ELIPHAZ:WHAT PARTS OF IT ARE TRUE AND WHAT ARE FALSE?

353

A LYING SPIRIT (BEING)

361

THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS

363

ANGELS THAT ARE DESERVING OF JUDGMENT

369

ANGELS THAT SINNED AND ARE NOW BOUND IN CHAINS OF EVERLASTING DARKNESS

AWAITING FUTURE JUDGMENT

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TWO VIEWS OF THE EVENTS OF GENESIS 6:1-4

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DOES THE BIBLE TEACH THAT CELESTIAL ANGELS CANNOT BE MORALLY CORRUPTED?

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WHICH INTERPRETATION REGARDING CELESTIAL BEINGS REQUIRES LESS ARBITRARY INTERPRETATION AND IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE WHOLE TESTIMONY OF THE BIBLE?

399

DOES GOD USE CORRUPTED AND EVIL BEINGS

(HUMAN OR CELESTIAL) TO CARRY OUT HIS WILL: BY DIRECTION OR BY ALLOWANCE?

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IF SOME OF THE CELESTIAL ANGELS WERE CORRUPTED AT SOME POINT,

DOES THAT MEAN THAT MORE COULD BE CORRUPTED IN THE FUTURE?

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EVIL SPIRITS

409

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPIRITS IN THE BIBLE

409

EVIL SPIRITS, DEVILS, AND DEMONS

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

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EVIL SPIRITS, DEVILS, AND DEMONS

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

428

EVIL SPIRITS: THE SPIRITS (DISPOSITIONS) OF HUMAN MEN THAT ARE EVIL OR EVIL, SUPERNATURAL SPIRIT BEINGS?

436

KNOWLEDGE POSSESSED BY EVIL SPIRITS THAT IS BEYOND ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT COULD BE POSSESSED BY THE HUMAN BEINGS THEY ARE POSSESSING (THAT IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE SOMETHING OTHER THAN HUMAN

440

WHAT EVIL SPIRITS SAID TO JESUS

AND WHAT HE SAID TO THEM

444

ENCOUNTERS WITH ELECT ANGELS,

EVIL SPIRITS,

AND OTHER SUPERNATURAL ACTIVITY

449

THE CELESTIAL REALM: THE HEAVENS

461

THE FAULTY CLAIM THAT NO CORRUPTION COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN HEAVEN

461

THE TYPES OF HEAVENS IN THE BIBLE AND

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HEAVENLY REALM

468

UNCLEANNESS IN THE HEAVENS

AND THE CLEANSING OF THE HEAVENS

480

APPENDICES

OVERVIEW OF THE KEY EVIDENCES FOR,

AND THE ANSWERS TO OBJECTIONS TO,

THE BELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF

CORRUPTED AND MORALLY EVIL

CELESTIAL BEINGS

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SCRIPTURE INDEX

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