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The Brass Serpent
Numbers 21:8-9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to…
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The Devil in the Bible
Christians will seldom question a belief that has prevailed for many centuries. The problem is that widely held Christian beliefs are sometimes not supported by the Bible. The devil is still in Heaven This is to show chapter and verse, when and why the devil is cast out of Heaven. Satan’s secret iniquity Satan is…
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Christus Victor
Christus Victor, a book by Gustaf Aulen, first published in 1931, shows that the early Christians believed Christ redeems us by destroying death, or freeing us from the dominion of Satan. It was expressed in different ways, but somehow Jesus destroys evil. In the third and fourth centuries the Ransom Theory became the most common…
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The Gates of Hell
Matthew 16:15-18 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which…
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The Prince of Darkness
The devil, called the Prince of Darkness, cannot be as stupid as people seem to think he is. It should be undeniable that Satan cannot battle or even defy God. Satan destroys humans to grieve God, because this is something Satan can do without committing a sin himself. The devil is cast out of Heaven,…
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A Summary of How Jesus Destroys the Devil
Through His death, Jesus destroys the devil. Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; How does Jesus destroy the devil? The right hand…