Testing the Spirits – Part V (b): Exploring the Holy Spirit

The prophets and messengers of God spoke His words as provided by His Holy Spirit. “The Spirit where he willeth doth blow…” Remembering that the word “spirit” is Strong's Gr. 4151, "pneuma" and means wind, or breath, then God’s Spirit is God’s breath, or words.(1) In Part I of this series we saw that we …

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Testing the Spirits – Part V (a): Exploring the Holy Spirit

“Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.” (Prov. 1:23, YLT) God’s poetry defines his synonyms and metaphors. They are usually couplets having two parts or lines. The first line or half of the couplet is repeated in different words in the second …

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Testing the Spirits – Part IV (b) : Slandering Angels

Picking up where we left off in part (a) of this Part IV we showed that the Hebrew word “satan” was not properly translated but simply transliterated as though it were a proper noun, or name. The word “satan” simply means adversary. The translators made an assumption based upon their beliefs. It is not a …

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Nephilim… Reprise: And The Sons of God

Some people took exception to my previous post, “Nephilim.. Fallen Ones?”, and are still struggling with the uses of the Hebrew word that has been transliterated in some Bible versions in Genesis 6:4.   So, let’s take a second look at the subject matter in a slightly different way. Both men and angels are created by …

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