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hopefulLandlord:
Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

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Indeed, hardwork pays and there is reward in labor: as this Bible verse says:

[Proverbs 14:23] — "There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty."

Infact, the more hardworking a person is, the more his prayers are granted: for even prayers love to favor hardworking people more than those who do no work.

But don't say 'Praying is a futile attempt.' Praying is already a hardworking act, which is never futile to those who pray well. Templeton Foundation may have ran a study that made them conclude prayers are useless. But even that grammar is faulty, for Prayers are basically Petitions, Requests or Proposals. People find these useful, though they are not guaranteed the outcome of these.

Praying to a Jug has nothing in common with praying to God: Praying to a Jug, stone or idol, is both physically foolish and spiritually foolish. But praying to God could sometimes be seen as physically foolish but never spiritually foolish because God is lives and He's able to do all things He wills.

Some Atheists dropped out of the faith because they tried and hold this theory or belief you wrote here against praying to God or even the realities of God.

However, God put principles and laws that naturally make things happen independent of prayers. They come whether one prays or not. The same God to whom we pray, made the creation and all things to run themselves and bring forth outcomes by themselves without Him having to interfere. So even if you don't pray, but work according to the laws and principles of things, you get their favorable outputs.

But we acknowledge God by praying for them to come before they come, and we acknowledge (appreciate) when that which we prayed for comes in to being. By this, we are connecting faith, hope and love, with honor to God because we prefer the realities where a Person (God) is rather the one doing these things for us than the realities where randomness or mere natural occurrences are doing it.

Don't take this to bank, but rather take this to Thanksgiving.

Likoya:
[size=4pt][s]Bunch of fools.... I'm still waiting for God to answer all the prayers you lots have been prayer for Nigerian for over 60 years now, even the Israelites no suffer reach 60 years before God answer them, so I wonder what is taking Una own so long....Keep deceiving yourselves...Your pastors be giving you people holy water to travel with for protection, but when them want to travel, if convoy of 50 bullet proof cars no follow them, them no go commit for house 😁 just keep decieving yourselves[/s][size]

*1* We are not bunch of fools, but of faith. In true Christianity, We value Faith above Wisdom (Sense). So we sometimes appear foolish to those who judge things by human sense/wisdom. To believe (faith) is to appear foolish, but it's also the foolishness that saves those believe. As this Bible reference says:

[1Corinthians 1:21-23,25] — "For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, … For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength."

*2* While you keeping waiting for God to answer our prayers for Nigeria and for the Church, we who prayed have already began receiving the answers of God to all we prayed. Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will know the Hand of God working in our midst and on this nation.

It's not in how fast or quick these come, but in the right time and God's way. Don't misconstrue "Delay" for "Denial." God answers your prayers in God's Time, not in your own time. God is not bound to humans time or urgency to answer or grant their prayers or promises. It may take hundred years or more or less, but whatever you prayed by faith shall be done by Him, and He is never late or too late because all times and seasons are subject to God, and not like us.

Prayer is Petition such as made to a Judge or Court. Do not withdraw or reject your prayer because the Court or Judge delayed beyond 60 years to grant it.

*3* We are not deceiving ourselves when we pray, especially when we do not lose anything but gain more by praying. Where is the deceiving? If I ask you for something, have I deceived myself if you did not or would not give me? No, way. Instead I have sown a seed or invested into your heart by appealing to you, and I have probability (chances) of either receiving or not receiving. But it's better than if I never asked or applied.

*4* Pastors giving their sheep holy water to travel with, while the pastors themselves travel with armed Excorts. This is usually associated with popular pastors, not unpopular pastors. Their popularity among men reached levels where it would not be wise for them to walk in public without some security. This is not just applicable to pastors alone, but celebrities generally. Even God in Heaven have security protocols and convoys called "Four Living Creatures" or "Cherubim/Seraphim" that always move with the Throne of God wherever the God on His throne goes with the throne.

Nevertheless, the holy water or anointing and blessings, are for spirits or spiritual things, not protection against Human Beings as if they are charms. To control human beings is different from controlling demons or spirit-beings.

mumumugu:
Any black angel

Yes, there are Black Angels

Maynmann:
So what kinds do they have?
What’s the function, let’s see if it is similar to moth own.

Knowing the Kinds of Wings these Archangels were given is not for you to use at this phase of your journey to life. Whether they be like moth or not, the message is that these Archangels do not necessarily need wings to fly. And no matter the kinds of wings any angel or bird has under them, that angel or bird cannot fly above the heights of the Archangel above it. Therefore Position, Hierarchy, Ranking, or Authority, weighs more than wings or flying devices in the spiritual.

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DANIEL 2:18

that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [NKJV]

He told them to pray to the God of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that he and his friends would not be killed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [FBV]

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP, PRAYER PARTNERS

The three friends and Daniel, who were "Companions" also became "Partners" in Prayer. They were "Prayer Partners," which meant a group or team that has bound themselves with the task and goal of praying, interceding, for specific outcomes, changes, salvation, deliverance, healings, etc, to be granted to or on their behalf. Sometimes they do these in wrestling or warfare with spirits and powers, which earn them the title, "Prayer Warriors."

In the Bible verse above, Daniel charged or urged his companions to join together to Watch and Pray lest they enter into temptation. Those were not the exact words Daniel used for his three prayer partners (Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah); but those were the words the Lord Jesus Christ used for His three prayer partners (Peter, James, and John). In both instances, a decree was issued that warranted soldiers and men on mission seeking to arrest, try and to kill, those Wise, Righteous and Holy Men.

The Lord Jesus Christ made that statement, "Watch and Pray that you do not enter into temptation" to His three prayer partners. But He Himself was not supposed to "Watch and Pray to not enter into temptation," rather He was supposed to "Watch and Pray to enter into the temptation or drink that Cup from God." His Disciples or Prayer Partners may watch and pray against entering into temptation, but the Lord Jesus Christ ought to watch and pray for Him to willingly enter into the temptation. The reason being that if the Lord Jesus Christ entered into the Temptation, then the other Prayer Partners and Sheep would not have to enter into the Temptation because the Lord Jesus had gone into it on their behalf. But if the Lord Jesus escaped from the temptation, then those other Prayer Partners and Sheep must be caught into that temptation. So when He was finally caught, He submitted Himself but asked that His Partners, Companions and Sheep, be free to go since He is delivered into their hands. That was how those Prayer Partners with Him, who were basically found sleeping more than they were praying, did not eventually enter into that temptation; not because they were watching and praying enough, but because their Leader went into the Temptation for them to be delivered or kept from the Temptation.

However, in the case of Daniel in the Bible verse above, they all had to watch and pray lest they all enter into that temptation and get killed when angel (messenger) of death, that was not after the firstborn sons but after the wise men in Babylon, was unleashed.

This was the Prayer Point Daniel gave to them after sharing with them the hidden agenda and conspiracy against the wise men:

"Pray for Mercies (Grace) of God to give them Revelation (Knowledge) into that mystery, so that they would not join those who are destroyed for lack of knowledge though they be called wise men."

Listening to the Spirit of God, Daniel made a very wise Prayer Point here. There are lots of foolish prayer points, which I also made, the last of which was last month.

Looking at this Daniel's Prayer Point: understand the context (circumstances) and the structure (order):

*1* The Context or Circumstances: They were under imminent danger and threat to getting beheaded or killed any moment, and their death was ordered by the king of the world where they were.

*2* The Structure or Order of their Prayer Point: Their Prayer Point was structured or arranged in such a way that made their circumstances establish their prayer point or petition. This means, what was against them in challenges was for them in prayer Petitions. What was troubling them was supporting their prayer point. What was accusing them was excusing them in prayer points. So they were "Not Praying Against;" but rather they were "Praying for."

Our past mistake here was praying against our adversaries, against enemies, against poverty, against problems, against things that affect us negatively, etc. But our correction is to learn and begin praying for things that will enable us grow stronger and better because of enemies or things that are threatening us.

A wise man said, "Do not ask God to make your enemies or challenges weaker; rather ask God to make you stronger, wiser and better because of your enemies or challenges."

Your goal should always be to receive more grace, more gifts, more mercies, more exaltations or promotions, etc from God; and the evidence or good reasons to present before God why He should give those to you are your enemies' threats, persecutions, dangers, tribulations, mockery and hatred against you. So when God sees those against you, God will assess and increase those for you, and your helpers or grace will increase.

This is the true meaning of God preparing a table for you in the presence of your enemies. That enemies or challenges presence is even helping you earn God's table for you if you know how to direct your prayer points or requests to God.

Here are few examples of people who were not asking God to reduce their enemies, tasks or challenges; but asking God to increase or add gifts (grace) to them because of the enormousness of those enemies, challenges or tasks before them.

*1* Solomon asking for Wisdom and Understanding in the face of enormous tasks of leading God's People:

[I Kings 3:9‭-‬13 NKJV] — Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.

*2* Daniel asking God for Higher Wisdom, Revelation and Knowledge into deeper Mysteries or Secrets that are far beyond those wise men among any human realms can know, in the face of danger of death to him and his partners, seeing only by receiving such gifts or grace of God would they be delivered from death without need to escape or secretly run.

That was how Daniel was given a higher level of revelations and understanding of dreams, visions, dark mysteries, which even some angels do not have; and whoever has such gifts or grace dwells among the gods because such knowledge or gifts will do much more for that man, more than the Serpent promised to Eve that tree of knowledge of good and evil would do for her if she ate of it.

*3* The Christian Association of the Early Church saw or faced the conspiracies and threats against them by the government and ruling religious leaders. But instead of them praying God to scatter their plans, put confusion into their midst or send down holy ghost fire to consume them; rather the Prayer Partners used those threats against them as reasons or excuse for them to ask and receive more power, more grace and more boldness, doing more miracles, signs and wonders.

[Acts 4:29-31,33] — "And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to Your servants, that with all boldness they may speak Your word, By stretching forth Your Hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of Your Holy Child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness. … And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was on them all."

No, they don't have such wings.

1 ENOCH 20 - {Ethiopic Enoch}


SEVEN ARCHANGELS OVER AFFAIRS OF MEN


[Chapter Twenty]

1. These are the names of the holy angels who watch.

2. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world, turmoil and terror.

3. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.

4. Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance and inflict punishment on the world and on the luminaries.

5. Michael, one of the holy angels, set over the virtues of mankind and over the nations.

6. Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits of men that sinned.

7. Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim.

8. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.


[1 Enoch 20:1]
These are the names of the holy angels who watch.

Referring to the underlisted names of Holy Angels, who were in the Ranks of "General Overseers" or "Watchers" among God's Angels with higher degrees of holiness and authorities. They are known as "Arch-Angels."

[1 Enoch 20:2]
Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world, turmoil and terror.

*1* URIEL

The name "Uriel" is a combo of "Ur" (Light/Fire) + "-El" (God) in Hebrews, and therefore, the name means any or all of these:

"Light of God, God is Light, Brightness of God, Fire of God, Flame of God, God is Fire/Flaming"

Uriel is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of Terrors, Horrors, Tartarus, Turbulence etc.

[1 Enoch 20:3]
Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.

*2* RAPHAEL

The name "Raphael" is a combo of "Rapha" (Heal/Healing) + "-El" (God) in Hebrews, and therefore, the name means any or all of these:

"Healed of God, God Heals, Healing of God, God of Healing"

Raphael is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of spirits of righteous men or saints after they die or when they become spirits and no more flesh.

[1 Enoch 20:4]
Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance and inflict punishment on the world and on the luminaries.

*3* RAGUEL

The name "Raguel" is a combo of "Ragu" (Friend/Shepherd) + "-El" (God) in Hebrews, and therefore, the name means any or all of these:

"Friend of God, Shepherd of God"

Moses' father-in-law, was also called Raguel in 'Numbers 10:29,' though called Jethro in 'Exodus 18."

Raguel is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of God's Vengeance, Wrath and Punishments, upon sinners, offenders, transgressors, both in this world and among the stars.

[1 Enoch 20:5]
Michael, one of the holy angels, set over the virtues of mankind and over the Nations.

*4* MICHAEL

The name "Michael" is a question, asking:

"Who is like God?"

Michael is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of the Virtues and Nations of men. He's the one among the Seven Archangels that has the most to do with human beings on the surface of the earth as Minister of People or Mankind. Almost all concerning man in the image of God comes under the watch of this Archangel, including the Book of Life, the kingdoms, nations, tribes, peoples, tongues, governments, etc of this world. So he's the most popularly known Archangel among men in this world.

[1 Enoch 20:6]
Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits of men that sinned.

*5* SARAQAEL

The name "Saraqael" signifies "Beloved of God."

Saraqael is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of spirits of unrighteous men or sinners after they die or when they become mortalized souls and no more flesh.

[1 Enoch 20:7]
Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim.

*6* GABRIEL

The name "Gabriel" is means:
"Man of God" or "God is Man" or "God is Strong Man."

Therefore, the name Gabriel bears record of God being Man, even before Adam was formed. Ironically, the Muslims that deny God being Man in their infidelizedIslam, also hold the name of Gabriel in their Quran and the message of Gabriel to Mary about God becoming a Man born of a Virgin and named, "Jesus the Messiah."

Gabriel is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of Paradise, Knowledge, Garden of God and the living creatures in them such as the Cherubim and the Serpents.

[1 Enoch 20:8]
Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.

*7* RAMIEL

The name "Ramiel" is means:
"Thunder of God."

Ramiel is the Archangel or General Overseer, ruling over the affairs of those given to Ascension, to Resurrection, to Rising or Lifting, and to Rapture.

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THE LAMB SLAIN FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD
The Cross and Offering of Christ Crucified Analogized, and the Foundation of Offerings to God


1 ADAM AND EVE - CHAPTER 24

[24:1]
THEN the merciful God, good 'and Lover of men, looked upon Adam and Eve, and upon their blood, which they had held up as an offering unto Him; without an order from Him for so doing. But He wondered at them; and accepted their offerings.

[24:2]
And God sent from His presence a bright fire, that consumed their offering.

[24:3]
He smelt the sweet savour of their offering, and showed them mercy.

[24:4]
Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him, "O Adam, as thou hast shed thy blood, so will I shed My own blood when I become flesh of thy seed; and as thou didst die, O Adam, so also will I die. And as thou didst build an altar, so also will I make for thee an altar on the earth; and as thou didst offer thy blood upon it, so also will I offer My blood upon an altar on the earth.

[24:5]
"And as thou didst sue for forgiveness through that blood, so also will I make My blood forgiveness of sins, and blot out transgressions in it.

[24:6]
"And now, behold, I have accepted thy offering, O Adam, but the days of the covenant, wherein I have bound thee, are not fulfilled. When they are fulfilled, then will I bring thee back into the garden.

[24:7]
"Now, therefore, strengthen thy heart; and when sorrow comes upon thee, make Me an offering, and I will be favourable to thee."

[1 Adam+Eve 24:1]
THEN the merciful God, Good and Lover of men, looked upon Adam and Eve, and upon their blood, which they had held up as an offering unto Him; without an order from Him for so doing. But He wondered at them; and accepted their offerings.

God was really impressed and touched by this innovative gifts from Adam and Eve, which had neither precedence nor pre-order and yet wisely and wonderfully made. And God accepted their offerings, which were the first Ritual or Sacrifice of Blood of man and woman on the Altar acceptable and accepted by God.

[1 Adam+Eve 24:2]
And God sent from His presence a bright fire, that consumed their offering.

That began the era of God accepting offerings on the altar to Him, by sending fire to consume the offerings.

Now sending a Bright Fire from His Presence, did not take the Fire out of His Presence, but brought His Presence upon the altar and the gifts on which the Bright Fire dwelt and fed. Moreover, by this we understand that the Fire of God consumes to consumate holy and acceptable blood rituals and sacrifices on altars to Him.

The Fire of God does not eat sacrifices made to idols/demons, so you must not eat meats sacrificed to idols/demons. There are "Demonic Rituals and Sacrifices" different from "Godly Rituals and Sacrifices." The basic difference between them is not in their being "Holy," but rather in their being "Acceptable" to God. Both Cain and Abel offered holy sacrifices to God, but only Abel's holy offering was acceptable while Cain's holy offering was unacceptable to God. Acceptability to God pertaining Sacrifices or Offerings considers both the Persons from whence they came, and the Persons to whom they are offered. If the persons from whence they came are as unrighteous+unrepenting Cain, their offerings of sacrifices are not acceptable to God. Or if the persons to whom they are offered are idols, demons or other gods besides the true God, those offerings shall not be acceptable to God.

Moreover, the Bright Fire consumed/burnt the Offering+Sacrifices instead of just burning them without consuming them like the burning bush that was kindled but was not burnt or consumed. It's "Burnt Offering" and not just "Burning Offering." Behold, we are no longer in the era for "Burnt Offerings" but have come into the era of "Burning Offerings" also known as "Living Sacrifices" because the "Living" is the keeping of the Burning Fire active and unquenched.

[Leviticus 6:8-9] — "And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning on the altar all night to the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it."

The wise Virgins took extra oil that kept their Burning Lamp, Light or Burning Bright Fire, alive and enduring. That's their living Sacrifices, Holy+Acceptable to God.

Wise Virgins are no longer offering "Virgin Blood" but offering "Virgin Oil" for the Bright Fire/Light to keep burning brighter.

Adam and Eve had the bright fire consumed their offerings, but the Cherub and Flaming Sword kept the Sword burning on flames in that manifest Presence of God by the Gate of the Garden.

[1 Adam+Eve 24:3]
He smelt the sweet savour of their offering, and showed them mercy.

Adam and Eve did not add any perfume or aromatic spice when they offered just their virgin blood mixed with the sand. Yet when that bright fire consumed those, God smelt the sweet savor of their offering; and that perception that went into God's Nostrils caused God to show them mercy. Someone had been shown mercy or favor just because she smelt good aromatically, while another was unfavored because of foul odor.

Just smelling sweet savor from their offerings caused God to show them mercy. This was repeated in the Bible, where God only smelled sweet savor from Noah, and God began to soliloquies within Himself, making vows on preservation of the earth inspite of men's ways on earth.

But does Blood smell as sweet savor? Does blood have aroma or scent? Is there difference in smell/scent between blood of different people and between blood of virgins and non-virgins?

Scientists have come to establish that Sharks can smell or perceive scent of blood from average distance of about half a mile in the waters. And sharks also know the difference in drops of blood from different people or creatures, where their blood joined or touched together. Even high sniffing Dogs can tell the smell or scent of different people and creatures, coming from their blood and body.

In the spiritual, Beings can look at men's blood and tell lots of information about those men just from their blood samples; including whether they are virgins, how many body counts they had, whether their souls are innocent in their blood, what traits or potentials they carry, and their ancestry/genealogy, etc, just from their blood. Moreover, innocent and clean blood can remit or atone for sins and guilts, or wash away certain stains spiritually.

Before evil spirits would see the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, they usually perceive or smell His Blood from further distance. And yes, Blood Speaks things; but the Blood of the Lord Jesus speaks better things than that of Abel.

[1 Adam+Eve 24:4]
Then came the Word of God to Adam, and said unto him, "O Adam, as thou hast shed thy blood, so will I shed My own blood when I become flesh of thy seed; and as thou didst die, O Adam, so also will I die. And as thou didst build an altar, so also will I make for thee an altar on the earth; and as thou didst offer thy blood upon it, so also will I offer My blood upon an altar on the earth.

Lamb slain from the foundation of the world:
The Cross and Offering of Christ Crucified Analogized here.

This also meant those things Adam and Eve did as Priests hereby became prophetic illustration of some of the major things the Lord God Himself took upon Himself to undertake as Son of man or a Descendant of Adam and Eve, as Merciful High Priest.

[1 Adam+Eve 24:5]
"And as thou didst sue for forgiveness through that blood, so also will I make My blood forgiveness of sins, and blot out transgressions in it.

God made His Blood of Christ Crucified to become the "Forgiveness of Sins" and the "Remission of Transgression." Stop looking for sins or transgression anywhere the Blood of Jesus Christ is, because that Blood is the end or destruction to all sins or transgressions committed. The Blood of Jesus Christ is Touch and Die to sins. This means another way to plead for God's Forgiveness and Remission of sins is to simply plead the Blood of Jesus Christ. That Blood is also called "Forgiveness/Remission."

[Matthew 26:28] — "For this is My Blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

[Colossians 1:14] — "In Him we have redemption through His blood, even the Forgiveness of sins:"

[1 Adam+Eve 24:6]
"And now, behold, I have accepted thy offering, O Adam, but the days of the covenant, wherein I have bound thee, are not fulfilled. When they are fulfilled, then will I bring thee back into the garden.

The blood of Adam and Eve were accepted offering to God for the remission of their sin, but not qualified for them to be accepted or received again into the Garden until the Blood of Jesus Christ.

To enter the Presence of God, their blood was enough; but to enter the Garden of God again through the gates, their blood was not enough. It has always been easier to enter God's Acceptance and Presence than to enter through that Gate or Door once shut.

[Luke 13:24‭-‬27 NKJV] — “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’

They've been entering His Presence, but they could not enter through the Gate into His Garden or Paradise City. Like they got to know, every man would need have both "The Righteousness of God" and "The Righteousness of Self" to enter the Gate.

[Revelation 22:14-15] — "Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood."

Adam and Eve had their own righteousness or reconciliation with God ready by the acceptance of their wise offering to God, but yet they had to also wait for the Righteousness of God in Jesus Christ crucified, for the perfection by which they could then enter the Garden again and beyonds. And for that righteousness of God to come by then, there were days to be fulfilled for the Covenant to come. Behold, to us now, those days were already fulfilled and the covenant is fully set to bring us to come. Now is the accepted time; today is the day of Salvation of that Covenant, and no more thousands of years away from today as it was from Adam.

[1 Adam+Eve 24:7]
"Now, therefore, strengthen thy heart; and when sorrow comes upon thee, make Me an offering, and I will be favourable to thee."

Brethren that was how the era of "Offerings" began, and may never end, in this world: for God began to like, to ask, to receive, and to react, for offerings from hands of men. And though offerings are not all bribes, yet offerings are all inducing when they are accepted by God from men and for men.

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EZEKIEL 3:3

"And He said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness." [AKJV]

And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. [NKJV]

EAT THE WORDS OF GOD, AND YOU SHALL FIND THEY ARE SWEET TO YOUR TASTE AFTER YOU FULLY EAT THEM


Like "Chewing Gum" or "Bubble Gum," which women chew with their mouth for refreshing/freshing of their mouth breath (mouth odor) the way ruminants chew their cud, except that the Chewing Gum or Bubble Gum is not usually swallowed by them after chewing to exhaustion. In that case, they caused their mouth to eat it, but did not cause their stomach or belly to eat what their mouth ate.

Many dental snacks, drugs or drinks, have a rule that you may cause your mouth to eat (chew or drink) them, but you must not allow your belly to eat (chew or drink) them. Instead of causing your stomach to eat such dental snacks, drugs or drinks, you are required to spit them out and even rinse your mouth after your mouth ate them.

Behold, that Scroll or Book God caused the son of man to eat was not just a "Chewing Gum, Bubble Gum or Dental Snacks;" Rather it was truly a Food or Bread for both the Mouth and the Belly. If it was not for the belly, then it would not qualify to be called "Food" even if it was for the mouth. It must be for the Belly to be Food indeed. As it is written,

"“Foods for the belly and the belly for foods,” but God will destroy both this and these. Now the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." — [BLB — 1 Corinthians 6:13:]

That Scroll Ezekiel ate by the supervision of God, was sweeter than Chewing/Bubble Gum being sweet as honey, and at the same time edible to the stomach/belly.

And between "his mouth eating it" and "his belly eating it," came a Word of God to him, saying, "Cause your Belly to eat it also, and fill your stomach with it." There was a mother who similarly supervised her little child eating/drinking some form of bitter medicine, and she made the child to open mouth as evidence to her that the child had truly swallowed what she gave the child's mouth; for if she did not supervise or watch to ensure the child stomach received it, that child would have pretended and go spew it out from the mouth instead of swallowing it, considering the taste of it was not accepted by the child.

The main message in the top Bible verse above, is that we saw a son of Man ate God's Handwritten Text in a scroll and he testified of what he tasted, saying, it was as sweet as honey in his mouth. Recall that when he saw the nature of the Handwritten Scroll, he testified it's containing "LAMENTATIONS, MOURNING AND WOE." Are these things not supposed to be bitter in taste? Is lamentation, mourning or woe, supposedly "Bitter" or "Sweet as honey?" Why is a scroll full of these grieves both front and back be this sweet to the taste? Now understand:

People usually say, "Truth is Bitter." But I tell you, every "Word of God is Truth (John 17:17); and every Word of God is sweet." As it is written,

[Psalms 119:103] — "How sweet are your words to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

If you are finding the Words of God bitter, even when those Words speak Lamentations, Woes and Mourning, it means you have a faulty sense of taste.

*1* When God wrote "Death or Condemnation on Tablets of Stone," even Moses' face shone because even the ministering of Death/Condemnation written by God on tablets of Stone had glory or brilliance instead of darkness/grayness [2 Corinthians 3:7-12]

*2* When God wrote "Lamentations, Mourning or Woe on Scroll," even Ezekiel tasted and testified of the sweetness (instead of bitterness) them as Honey.

"…God's Commandments are not grievous [1 John 5:3]" "When your wrong judges or wrong senses are overthrown in stony places, then you shall hear God's words; for they are sweet Words." [Psalms 141:6]

Either you are seeing every Word Written by God as "Glorious" or you are perceiving it as "Sweet as Honey." If you are not perceiving it in any of these senses, then either there is Veil yet covering your eyes from seeing the Glory in every Word of God, or there's loss of Taste or worms disrupt your sense of sweetness and bitterness at the Words of God.

[Isaiah 5:20-21] — "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight."

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[1 ENOCH 15:8] — And now, the giants who were born from spirits and flesh will be called Evil Spirits on the Earth, and on the Earth will be their dwelling.

By the way those offspring of the fallen angels were procreated or formed, they are by default evil spirits or unclean spirits; for they are fruits of high degree fornication involving spirit-beings and the daughters of flesh.

*1* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with an unknown father of the child or the father of the child does not know (recognize/receive) the child, that child without acceptance/knowledge connected to his supposed father is called "Bastard or Illegitimate Child."

*2* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with another man but she's lives with a different man that did not father that child in sexual intercourse with her, that child relative to him is called "Strange Child or Child of a Stranger, Child of Harlotry/Prostitution/Fornication." [Hosea 1:2,9].

*3* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with another man but she's lives with a different man that did not father that child in sexual intercourse with her, but the man willingly accepted or adopted that child under him, that child relatively is called "Adopted Child," "Step-Child" or "Foster."

*4* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with the father of the child, but the father dies afterwards, that child of a dead father is called "Orphan" or "Fatherless."

*5* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with the father of the child, that child is relatively to the father called "Heir," "Seed/Offspring," or Begotten Son/Daughter.

*6* If a woman gives birth to a child through sexual intercourse with spirit-husband or spirit-being that became father of the child by "Sexual Intercourse" with the mother, that child relatively is called "Evil spirit." The child is spirit because his father is spirit, but the "evil" prefixing or titling the child as spirit has nothing to do with whether the father or mother is evil or not, but the evil prefixing or titling the child as spirit is because of the mixture by sexual intercourse or fornication.

What if sexual intercourse was not involved between the Spirit Being and the Flesh Woman, would their offspring be "Evil?" See *7* because it contains such instance without sexual Intercourse.

*7* If a woman gives birth to a child without sexual intercourse by the Word/Seed of God that became Father of the child without "Sexual Intercourse" with the mother, that Child relatively called "Son of God" or "Quickening Spirit." As it is written,

[Luke 1:35] — "And the angel answering, said to her, “ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One being born will be called the Son of God."

Now why call the Son of God "Spirit" instead of "Soul?" Or why call the giants that were offspring of the spirit Beings by sexual intercourse "Evil Spirits" and not "Evil Souls?"

When God made man, He breathed into his nostrils and the man became a "Living Soul" and not a "Living Spirit." Adam was not a living spirit but a living soul, having a spirit; but Jesus Christ was not a living soul but a Living Spirit, having a Soul. Written:

[1 Corinthians 15:45] — "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a Quickening Spirit."

The Giants, children of the fallen angels or spirit-beings, are also spirits or spirit-beings, not souls or soul-beings, according to the origin and nature of their fathers, not according to their mother's. Let me continue this in the next Enoch Verse [Enoch 15:9].


[1 ENOCH 15:9] — And evil spirits came out from their flesh, because from above they were created, from the Holy Watchers was their origin and first foundation. Evil spirits they will be on Earth and ‘Spirits of the Evil Ones’ they will be called.

Look at these three elements that are factors to the destinies determined to those Giant Sons of the Watchers (Fallen Angels]:

*1* They are destined with the Title "Evil" because the Sexual Intercourse or Fornication that produced them was evil and ruined their Fathers that were before Holy Angels and Heavenly Beings. Remember how mothers called their babies by bitter names during birth in the Bible because the process or timing that formed those babies ruined either the fathers or mothers of those babies. E.g. Rachel called Benjamin, "Son of Sorrow" because his birth was the death of her that was his mother. The mother of Ichabod named him "Departed Glory" because his birth resulted from the death of both his father, mother, grandfather and lost of the glorious Ark of God from Israel. Jabez's mother named him so because she bore him with sorrow. Even so, the Giants were "Evil" because evil reigned by their procreation and birth, affecting both heavens and the earth.

*2* They are spirits because their origin and first foundation (fathers) were spirits (angels or watchers) dwelling in heaven.

*3* However, though they are spirits and should have dwelt in heaven, they are destined or bound to dwell on earth because their mothers were earthy or flesh.

Therefore the "Nature of their fathers" determined their nature, but the "Nature of their mothers" determined their habitat or dwelling place; and the Fornication and Transgression in their hybridization or procreation determined their Evil tag. Remember the forbidden Tree of Knowledge of good and evil had similar marks and tag.


[1 ENOCH 15:10] — And the dwelling of the Spirits of Heaven is Heaven, but the dwelling of the spirits of the Earth, who were born on the Earth, is Earth.

By default, spirits dwell in heaven, but they must be "Spirits of Heaven" or "Spirits made from heaven." What ever is made from heaven belongs to heaven and dwells there; and whatever is made from earth belong to the earth. You see another way the women overpowered the angels, aside their holiness been defiled by the women's sexual contamination; the influence of the women's earthly nature overpowered the influence of the angels' heavenly nature, inside the hereditary information of their Sons.

[Proverbs 31:3 FBV] — Don't waste your strength sleeping with women, those that bring down kings.

So though the nature of the angels of heaven made their seeds Spirits, the nature of the women they slept with made their spirit seeds - "Spirits of the earth" instead of "Spirits of heaven."

[John 3:6] — "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

It's the women or mothers that determine that largely, not the men or fathers. Let's see example of the same man or father, but different women or mothers.

[Galatians 4:22‭-‬23‭, ‬29 BSB] — For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

But does this apply to the Lord Jesus Christ who was born of an earthly Woman? Is the Christ as Spirit called "Spirit of the Earth" since an earthly Woman bore Him?

No way, because the "Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ" did not involve "Procreation" but was basically "Incarnation." Procreation means a new soul or spirit was created by the child-bearing process, which soul or spirit was not existing before just as the Evil Spirits of the Giants were not existing before they were born. So their mothers' parts were involved in forming their spirits together with their fathers' seeds in their mothers. But in Incarnation by which the Lord Jesus Christ simply became Flesh as the "Word made Flesh" and dwelt in the womb of a Virgin: He was not procreated or created anew, but He has been the Spirit or Word that incarnated and the womb of the Virgin was just an "Incubator" not a "Factory," for He who has been from everlasting [Micah 5:2]. He was already a Son of God before He was sent into the Womb of the Woman for Incarnation, not for procreation [Galatians 4:4]. God even told all the angels to worship His Son before the Son possessed the womb of the Virgin Woman [Hebrews 1:6].


[1 ENOCH 15:11] — And the spirits of the giants do wrong, are corrupt, attack, fight, break on the Earth, and cause sorrow. And they eat no food, do not thirst, and are not observed.

These evil spirits or unclean spirits are offspring of the fallen angels, who were not among the angels/demons that rebelled along with Lucifer or the Serpent in the beginning.

These evil spirits are somehow related to mankind through the daughters of men, but they cause troubles, corruption, fights, destruction, sorrow and evil spirits possession of possessed and mad people on earth. However, they do not feed on food or thirst, and they are not visible to see to natural physical eyes of flesh.


[1 ENOCH 15:12] — And these spirits will rise against the sons of men, and against the women, because they came out of them during the days of slaughter and destruction.

There was a prophecy that the Seed of the Woman shall bruise the Serpent's head, but here are many seeds of women that would join the Serpent against the sons men in the wars or fights. Though they be relatives of the daughters of men, they are cursed to turn against the sons of men and against the women.

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[1 Adam and Eve 18:4] — "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly." Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.

These two tactics originated from the Serpent called Satan, Devil:

1. Blame others for your bad condition or blame another person for your misfortune: — The Serpent here blamed Adam and Eve for his misery and condition that came upon him as curse for his past evil character of telling lies, deception and ruining things. The Serpent was not blaming himself as remorse to repent, instead the Serpent blamed Adam and Eve even when Adam had absolutely nothing to do with the Serpent being Slippery, creepy and crawling on belly.

Don't we have bunches of human beings everywhere that are looking for who to heap blames and accusations on for their sufferings, pains, failures, misfortunes or miseries, even when those things happened to them because of their evil and foolish ways in their past? They blame others except themselves.

2. Hate, attack or try to kill, others whom you blame/framed for your bad condition, misfortune, suffering or badluck: — It's like what people said about, "Calling a dog a bad name in order to hang it." The Devil began that way of using "Accuse" as substitute for "Excuse" to attack or kill both the guilty and the innocent people.

This is just to play prank to one's conscience by using accusing the person to satisfy your excusing your acts of attacking, envying, hating or gossipping, against him, her or them. Don't we have bunches of human beings everywhere that are hate or attack a particular tribe, race or ethnicity group of people, because they blame them for what few of their relations did in the past? They condemn both the righteous and wicked just because of the wicked among the righteous. Devilish.

In this verse of Adam was when "The Serpent became Satan and Devil" full time. Do not forget this, he was first known as the Serpent when he was subtle, cunning, crafty or deceitful. But he was neither Satan nor Devil when he was just the Serpent. So Serpent was his first name, then later he became called Satan or Devil. As it is written,

[Revelation 12:9 GW] — "The huge serpent was thrown down. That ancient snake, named Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was thrown down to earth. Its angels were thrown down with it."

Before I continue on what qualified him for these names, I want to knock off an erroneous teaching/preaching. In that sermon, the man of God taught, saying, when God questioned Adam, Adam blamed Eve; and when God questioned Eve, Eve blamed the Serpent; and because the Serpent did not shift blame to anyone, the Serpent therefore had the Dominion. Meaning shifting blame was shifting Dominion: the one who kept the blame on himself was bearing the responsibility and therefore was the one who kept the Dominion.

While I understand and agree with his building men who bear their own responsibilities without shifting blames to others, I found two errors in his endorsing the Serpent as qualified for the Dominion because according to him the Serpent did not shift blame to anyone but bore the responsibility or curse for his deed.

1. It's an error to award Dominion (Kingdom) to the one Convicted or Guilty or Blamable. Admitting your blame means you are disqualified from the Kingdom or Dominion: Why should you be the Convict or Guilty as charged and then because you bear the responsibility then the Dominion or Kingdom will be added to you?

2. It's an error to say the Serpent did not blame anyone else, because the Serpent became Satan for blame or accusing others. Notice God was asking the others because God knew they had just reason to blame. But God did not ask the Serpent nor waited to hear the Serpent's defense because the Serpent had no one to blame but would still blame either God or the humans. E.g. when God spoke about Job to Satan, Satan blamed God for doing good things for Job.

* The name "Satan" in Hebrew means "Accuser, Opposer, Adversary, Anti-Christ, Anti-God, Anti-Good, Evil-One" — You don't have to be guilty or bad before he accuses or opposes you: for he accuses or opposes even good things, innocent people, faultless. Satan "opposes."

The Dominion (Kingdom) did not come because Satan did not blame others; rather the Dominion (Kingdom) came because Satan who blame others was thrown out for Dominion to come:

[Revelation 12:10] — "And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God."

Like Satan, there are people who would always oppose whatever you do both good and bad. They are satanic in nature.

* The name "Devil" is the Greek version or translation of the name "Satan." Devil means the same thing Satan means, but Satan is Hebrew term while Devil is Greek term.

Hebrew also has the use of "Devils" to mean "Demons" or "unclean spirits" in Hebrew, e.g. casting out devils means casting out demons in Hebrew. But that's "devils" with "s" as in plural, not Devil as in singular. This is the reason why you may not find the word "Devil" in the entire "Old Testament" of the Bible, but you find "Devils" there, because the Old Testament was translated directly from Hebrew. But in the New Testament, you may begin to see the use of "Devil" or "The Devil" which is the Greek word for Satan; because the New Testament was translated from the Greek, not necessarily from Hebrew, unlike the old testament. E.g.

EZEKIEL 1:24

"And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings." [AKJV]

When the beings moved, I heard the sound their wings made. It was like the roar of a thundering waterfall, like the voice of the Almighty, like the noise of an army on the march. Whenever they stopped, they folded their wings. [Ezekiel 1:24 FBV]


Have you not seen live, when a president, governor or ruler of government, is passing through with "Sirens" sounding or crying especially from the envoys/escorts? A Human Siren is like a Town Crier, using his loud majestic Voice to roar or crying out to the public while he is escorting the Prestigious Man of the King passing by. When Joseph was newly made Governor of Egypt, and made to ride Pharaoh's second best chariot, Human Beings were doing the work of Sirens while escorting him, crying, "Bow the knee! Make way for the Governor of Egypt!" For Mordecai, his enemy being a prince was made to be his Siren-Boy, crying, "See how the king rewards the man he wishes to honor."

What made the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem triumphant? Was He wearing a crown? Was He having Soldiers with Him? Was He having wealth and pomp escorting Him? He was just on a young Donkey that He borrowed, not even on a Chariot or Jeep. So what made His entry or movement triumphant? — "The Multitude People Blowing His Siren, saying, "Hosanna in the Highest, Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord God Himself."

Behold, the Lord's returning to earth will be with Sirens including the Shouts, the Trumpets Sounding and the Voices of Archangel.



Now in the Bible verse above, brought forward:

I heard the sound of their wings as they moved. It was like the roaring sound of the sea. It was like the voice of God All-Powerful. It was a roaring sound like a noisy army. When the living creatures stood still, they lowered their wings. [Ezekiel 1:24 ICB]

The Wings of these Living Creatures (Rabim) were also Sirens, sounding with the most powerful Siren Noises/Sounds ever made. These Siren Sounds are far more powerful, majestic, and glorious, than any other Sirens any where. You don't even begin comparing these Siren Sounds with those made by the envoys or escorts of the top men of the government of your State. Those Sirens of your State sounds like "Recorded Toy Bird Songs," they are using to brag and make noise about. Viz:

1.° Your State's Sirens are "Recorded, Stereotyped and Toys" — When I was a child, I fancied a "Toy Radio" that one could press different buttons to hear different recorded sounds, speeches or tunes, that was pre-made and stored in the Toy Radio, including songs like "London Bridge is falling down…" "Jingle bells…" and some other songs that Ice-Cream vendors used to entice children in those days. As a child, I fancied the toy radio more than the real live speech radio, where real people were saying current things and real issues. Even so, your State's Sirens are basically Recorded, Stereotyped, Toys; they are not Live or Living Sounds from Living Creatures at the time those sounds are.

2.° Your State's Sirens sound like "Bird-Songs or Machine Robots" — They are neither the Sounds of Living Humans nor the Sounds of God.

Behold the Sounds of the Wings of the Living Creatures, who are Excorts of the Throne of God, as the greatest Sirens. They are not recorded or stereotyped Sounds, neither are they Toys, but Wings that speak just as they also have Eyes that see on every part of their exposed Bodies.

And the Sounds of the Sirens of the Wings of the Living Creatures, Sound like the Sounds of the Living God "Voice of the Almighty God, Voice of Speech, Voice of Multitude of People or Hosts/Soldiers, and Voice of many waters." Very powerful. I know musical instruments are wonderful in songs; but the voices of living people are more important than just musical instruments, when it comes to praises. Which would you prefer to be hearing your praises from between "Machines/Instruments" and "Real People?"

Also see how these Living Creatures turn off their Sirens by just bringing their Wings Down when they are not moving but still.

Don't you see that whenever the lightning goes, the thunder follow-up with making his Siren or Sound heard? As it is written,

[Job 37:2‭-‬5 NKJV] — Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth. He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

DANIEL 2:2

Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. [NKJV]

In this Bible verse above, Nebuchadnezzar called these Senators of his to tell him those dreams he had in secret. He demanded the "Word of Knowledge" from them because they were his prophets. When should we begin demanding our prophets to reveal things already revealed to us as a confirmation, instead of leaking the secrets of our revelations to them. They should be discerning and have knowledge of what he had, heard or saw, with God because they are prophets of God. If you demand me to reveal knowledge in my own field, I will seek God more for such revelations and reveal them to you as a confirmation because you already have or know it just as Nebuchadnezzar already had.

When a prophet begins to make mistakes, saying you have three kids when you have lesser/more, or saying you did something you didn't do, all out of guess work, that prophet is not in truth of confirmation with your revelation in you. Such is a lying prophet.

Recall from my Commentaries under the preceding verse, I briefed on four unusual features of unusual Dreams using these Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams as case-study. Now let us take a look at "Unusual Dreamer of Unusual Dreams." Nebuchadnezzar was an "Unusual Dreamer" chosen to bear or have unusual Dreams from God. At least in the entire Bible, Nebuchadnezzar was the king that saw far more than other kings saw in Dreams pertaining to the end of the world or eschatological events and the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth through the Lord Jesus Christ. No reigning king saw that far in dreams or visions as Nebuchadnezzar saw in these dreams. Therefore Nebuchadnezzar was a great Seer.

But how was he an unusual dreamer? The Dreams were stubborn dreams, but Nebuchadnezzar the dreamer was also a stubborn king. Those Dreams by troubling Nebuchadnezzar made him even more mad, troublous and dangerous to people under him. Recall how the message and signs Moses was performing in Egypt was rather hardening the heart of Pharaoh, who oppressed the people more instead of letting them go. These dreams may have caused Nebuchadnezzar the dreamer to begin making harsher policies and harder demands from the magicians, astrologers, enchanters, sorcerers, Chaldeans and people of the world under his realms.

°1° The first of the harsher policies or harder demands Nebuchadnezzar made as a result of these dreams was "Demanding his wise men, magicians, astrologers, enchanters, sorcerers, Chaldeans, to see the same dreams he saw, and then come tell him exactly the dreams as he saw it, and then interprete them." — Failure to do so he would kill all of them.

°2° The second of the harsher policies or harder demands Nebuchadnezzar made as a result of these dreams was "Demanding a statue like the one he saw in the dreams to be built; but unlike as it was in the dreams with different elements (gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay), Nebuchadnezzar demanded all the elements be gold because gold represented his kingdom in those dreams). And he commanded that all men must bow down to that image statue of gold as soon as they hear musical instruments." — Failure to do so the man shall be cast into a furnace of fire.

Well, we may discuss those later. But you need to understand that the troubling dreams turned the dreamer (Nebuchadnezzar) into a troublous king to those under his realms. Almost every one there had their own share of the king's troubles he suffered of the dreams.

However, I want to appreciate "Unusual Dreamers" in the Bible because they had ways of publicizing their dreams even though by so doing they created problems, troubles, demands or shakings. The reason they were "Unusual Dreamers" is because when they have such dreams, they do not hide them or keep silent, but cause agitations. You know them, don't you? Joseph was one of the unusual dreamers, not minding he was increasing the brethren's hatred and jealousy he still made agitations rise from the dreams he had. Pharaoh in Joseph's time was one of them, for his agitations troubled the entire senators of Egypt until one of them was convicted of his sin of not remembering Joseph. The Roman Governor's Wife, Pilate's wife, was one of them, for she shared her experience in dream because of Jesus Christ the innocent Man his husband was about to condemn; from that moment her husband became opposed to the people's idea of sentencing Jesus Christ to death. Etc.

Wait, if sons and daughters shall prophesy, old men dream dreams and young men see visions, would those old men be brave enough to prophesy or share the dreams they dreamt when sharing them will cause trouble? For God's sake, if you dreamt or saw visions from God, be bold to share them and damn the agitations for or against.

I salute the Prophets, Prophetesses and Seers, in Nigeria that have come out boldly to declare their visions pertaining the next President of Nigeria. Even so, let the Prophets, Prophetesses, and Seers, in all Nations arise and declare the Counsel of the Throne of God upon their Nations and States, whether the security agencies of those nations like it or not.

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In the top Bible verse above, brought forward:

"In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep deserted him." [BSB'19]

Nebuchadnezzar was the seeing man, but was not a praying man. The Dreams he saw while he was still reigning as king therefore troubled his spirit and cast away sleep from him, making the greatest king then both restless and sleepless. Those dreams were doing to that king what the armies or soldiers of any nation of the world could not dare to do to such a king in his prime. Therefore, let's learn some few or four things about some dreams or visions, using these dreams of Nebuchadnezzar as case study:

°1° Dreams can come to a man who's already reigning or enjoying the highest ranking, highest power or epic position of life. —

Some People reduced dreams to some things for those who have not arrived/reached their best or highest destination. They see dreams as some things Joseph could have while he's no body in Egypt, but stop having dreams when he became the best in Egypt. Well, Pharaoh was the best then, and yet had dreams; Nebuchadnezzar was in his second reign as king of kings, and yet had dreams. Dreams are not just for ambitions.

°2° There are Dreams that can trouble a man's spirit because they are stronger than the spirit of the man. —

Such dreams afflicts the man's spirit or the man's soul even inside the dreams, tormenting him so that waking up from the dream is the way of escape or deliverance for the man's spirit or soul. Soldiers did not trouble Nebuchadnezzar's spirit, but these dreams did.

°3° As the Spirit of God casts out unclean spirits, as light casts out darkness, even so some Dreams cast out sleep. —

You are already used to dreaming while sleeping, but there are dreams that if you have you will not have sleep. Sleep will not come to you because such dreams are with you. They displaced sleep, and unless you're healed by interpretation there's no sleep.

°3° There are Dreams that are Dream (one/single), and there is Dream that is Dreams or Vision that is Visions. —

When Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph told him the two dreams were one but repeated twice in different forms to the king. So those dreams were technically one dream. But here is Nebuchadnezzar having one dream of a Statue or Image of different elements, and a Stone that struck it, and yet called "Dreams" as if they were many or more than one. Ezekiel saw Heavens opened, and Ezekiel saw "Visions of God" instead of "Vision of God" though he only saw one Vision of the Living Creatures, the Wheels, the Throne and God on the Throne.

GENESIS 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. [NKJV]

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The reason you see the word "Created" used three times in this Bible verse is because there were three distinct times God created or recreated man in this Bible verse, and yet there's one more recreation of man happening in the Lord Jesus Christ. Viz:

° 1. God created man in His own Image — Meaning, Man was first created in "the Image God Possesses." This creation of man made the man to be just a reflection, but not an offspring, of God. Then God recreated man again in stage two:

° 2. In the Image God [God with God] He created him — Meaning, Man was created in "the Image of One that came of God, or the Image that God had Begotten, or the Image of an Offspring of God." Hence, Adam became a son of God or man became God's Offspring. This second level of creating or recreating Man made the man become offspring of God, but the Man was alone and could not multiply being alone. Then God recreated man again in stage three:

° 3. Male and Female He created them — Meaning, God made the man fall into deep sleep, and made the rib bone He took from the man into a Woman. The enabled two in one and enabled multiplication abilities in "Joining" called "Marriage."

[Matthew 19:4-6] — "Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”"

° 4. New Birth or New Creation in Christ Jesus: Adam alone was in the Image of God when he was created or born as a son of God (Hence had that first Dominion). But by the time he begot a son, Adam already lost being in the Image of God, and that son or children were in the image of Adam [Genesis 5:1-3]. Jesus Christ the Second Adam came, being more Authentic Image and Person of God. We who bore the image of first Adam must bear the Image of the Second Adam Jesus Christ in order to become true Sons/Daughters of God again, which is the essence of the New Birth or New Creation or Recreation of mankind.

Commentaries:
In God's Image, He created just "him;" but in gender, He created "them," male and female. You will not find "men" or "them" in God's Image: you will only find "Man" in God's Image. Only one man can be in God's Image, not plural men or humans. Adam alone was made in God's Image, not all humans; but all humans were born or made in the image and glory of Adam [Genesis 5:1-3]. Yet other men had God's Likeness or Similitude through Adam.

However, God took on the likeness and fashion of Man, and came down to Mankind as a Son of man, Jesus Christ, the Second Adam from heaven. Jesus Christ is the direct express Image of God from heaven, having the very Nature of God; and He is the Word of God that became flesh, and dwelt among us, as the Son of God.

Mankind may now switch from the image and likeness of the fallen Adam into the perfect Image and Likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the true and incorruptible Image and Revelation of the Invisible God. Join the Lord in restoring mankind into the perfect Image of God in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible Teacher:
God was both creating man in His own Image and He was also creating man in the Image of God. Meaning God made sure He saw man having His Image, but God also made sure other living creatures and beings as well could also see man having the Image of God with their lower eyes too. He did that as God for Himself, but He also did that to meet God's required standard for doing that. To God, it was worth doing, but it was also worth doing well.

God created man in God's Image, but it was in response to God's Word in the Union, not in response to the necessity of God's Image. It's not God's Image that told God to create man in God's Image; rather God's Word told God to create man in God's Image. Therefore, God was not just fulfilling God's Image, but much more fulfilling God's Word in God's Image.

Mankind was not made in God's Image to fulfill God's Image; rather Mankind was created in God's Image to fulfill God's Will. You must not regard God's Image above God's word; but neither should you disregard God's Image either. Also do not make God's Image by your own hand (idolatry); but just keep and remain in God's Image (godliness). —--- continue at www.peterch.com

GENESIS 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” [NKJV]

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” [BSB]


Bible Teacher:
When God first said this Word to make man in God's Image, the projected pronouns of the Word pluralized God as "Company" and not just as "Individual." This implied the Word was not a monologue but a Dialogue of "God with God." And, "God with God" is a "Council of God" also known as "Godhead."

In the Beginning, the Word was with God and the Word was God (John 1:1-2): there was "God with God." And the Father, the Word and the Spirit, are One in the Godhead [1 John 5:7].

Therefore being a Word to the Council of God, this Word was not a Command but a Counsel. You may say like "Psalms 148:5" said, "God Commanded, and all things were created;" but do not include "Man" among all things created by God's Command. It was not by commanding anything that God created man; Mankind are the only Creatures of God that were not products of God's creative Command, because they are offspring of Godhead or God-Council. Sadly, Mankind kept breaking God's Commandment.

[Acts 17:28-29] — "For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring. For as much then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by are and man's device."

Commentaries:
What God wanted in exchange, for the dominion He was letting Mankind have over all the earth, included to have Mankind in God's Image, after God's Likeness. The first kindness in every living creature was the kindness of resemblance, taking after the likeness of someone or group in image or nature.

Taking after God's Resemblance in God's Image was the first virtue in Mankind that qualified them to have dominion over every earthly thing that had been before them, even though Mankind was like the last born in God's creation then.

Bible Teacher:
There's a whole Family inside God that would make man in their Image, after the Likeness of the Divine Family of God. God communicated His First Love for man in His first quest for Him to make man in God's Image, and according to God's Likeness and Kindness. Mankind would only become a part of that Union/Family of those having the true Image and Likeness of God, but man is neither the first nor the only one to possess the Image and Likeness of God.

Commentaries:
Some have said that the Devil or Serpent collected the Dominion from Mankind after they sinned. But that's not possible because that would mean the Devil or Serpent became an image of God. To have that Dominion over all the Works of God's hand, one must first be made or transformed in the Image of God and after His Likeness. Unless the devil is in God's Image, the devil cannot have or wield this Dominion over all the Works of God's Hands in earth.

The call to man's dominion is as sure as the quest for man to fulfill God's Image and Likeness. But to have dominion, God ordained greater things for man to conquer or subdue in battles through the dominion.

Remain in the communication with the Family or Union of God, to gain more of the Likeness of God. Do not be in God's Image without having God's Likeness and Holiness.


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If you were the one who disvirgined her, you should marry her. She's your wife by blood covenant. If you reject/divorce her after you defiled her virginity, and you marry another woman, you are committing adultery for the rest of your life, and your end is eternal death in the lake of fire.

Reading from Mark's Gospel:

[Mark 10:11] — "And he said to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, commits adultery against her."

[Exodus 22:16-17] — “Whenever a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sexual intercourse with her, he must pay the bride-price and marry her. If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount of money equal to the bride-price for virgins."



[Deuteronomy 22:28-29] — "If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he overpowers her and rapes her, and they are discovered, the man who raped her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives."


Whoever defiles or deflowers a virgin must marry her or pay full bride price on her head.

Whoever divorces or dumps his wife/girl that was a virgin after he disvirgined her, shall be regarded as adulterer and shall not find peace until he makes restitution.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:1] — When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.

As the Curse upon the Serpent worked on him, so did the enmity God put between the Serpent and the Woman also worked on him. The same head of the Serpent that shall be bruised by the Woman's Seed was the head the Serpent swelled as soon as he saw the Man and the Woman and filled his eyes with hatred, vengeance and blood thirstiness to kill and destroy mankind. Therefore, the Serpent that was just a deceiver also became the Enemy of Mankind because on account of the Woman the Serpent lost his glories, beauties, figures, abilities and place, among creatures of the earth.

[1 Peter 5:8 BSB] — "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

[1 Adam and Eve 18:2] — It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.

After the Serpent had sighted both the Man and the Woman, the Serpent went straight for that Woman first leaving the man. Even though the Serpent had hatred for the entire human race, it's obvious that he would rather target the Woman more than he targeted the Man to kill. Both the Woman and the Serpent were close friends before but now felt betrayed by each other, and have special hatred against each other without the Man much affected. The Woman lost some of her honors and leadership privileges because the Serpent deceived Her, but for the Woman's Accusation or Litigation the Serpent also losed way more lots under the first Curse God ever pronounced on anyone in creation. Therefore, the enmity is basically between the Serpent and the Woman, and between his seed and her Seed.

There's another Woman the Serpent shall be targeting as he targeted Eve, and even much more attempt to kill Her because She was delivered of a Male Child that took away all hope of the Kingdom away from Serpent or Dragon. As it is written,

[Revelation 12:13-17] — "And when the Dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the Woman which brought forth the male child. And to the Woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the Serpent. And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the Dragon cast out of his mouth. And the Dragon was wroth with the Woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."

Remember that God had earlier given Dominion over all living creatures on earth to Adam and Eve; and He also gave them grace to subdue the earth. God did not withdraw the Dominion from Mankind, neither did the Serpent collect it: but God introduced "Enmity" that brought wars or conflicts, and "Cursed the ground for sake" that brought rebellion and hardship. So the Dominion and Grace became useless to Mankind.

The Adam that supposed to walk in "Dominion" was reduced to walking in "Self-defense;" crying like baby, thinking of using something to strike and kill the Serpent in self-defense for his wife. And Adam neither knew how to fight nor how to kill then.

Adam cried because he had no Stick to strike the Serpent and he did not know how to kill it. It meant Adam would have killed one of God's creatures if he had the knowledge and opportunity to do so in order to save the woman that was bone of his bones. Chaos.


[1 Adam and Eve 18:3] — But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:—

Eve had been the one with the heart burning for Adam whenever she felt she lost him, but here is Adam feeling such heart burn for Eve when he felt the Serpent was about to kill her. And Adam did not flee when the predator held his wife, rather Adam courageously joined the fight for wife even risking his life too.

Nevertheless, this Serpent was not like the Serpent Moses fled from. The Serpent Moses fled from would turn into Stick as soon as Moses would hold it by its tail; but Adam holding this Serpent by the Tail was not going to turn this Serpent into Stick but instead turn the Serpent's head against Adam too. Remember how the Dragon cast one third of the stars of heaven with just his Tail.

EZEKIEL 1:23

And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. [NKJV]


Studying:
"Application of the Wings of these Living Creatures (Rabim) under their own Higher Firmament."

Firstly, understand that in their own Firmament or Atmosphere, the Wind is usually invited or invoked by the Wings. This is different from our own firmament or atmosphere, where a bird will have to flap its wings as in beating or striking the air to induce the air into motion by disturbance or agitation; or engine releasing propelling force for equal and opposite reaction of the wind to cause movement or flight. In their own Firmament or Atmosphere, you don't strike the Wind as Moses struck the Rock, rather you point or invite the Wind with your Wings as Moses should have done by just pointing to the Rock for It to give It's water. That's Automatic, not Manual.

It therefore means that these Living Creatures do not fly under that Firmament by flapping, striking or beating the air. As it is written,

[1 Corinthians 9:26 BSB] — "Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air."

Well there's room for "Fanning" or "Winnowing" which involves flapping wings; and so flapping wings is basically for Fanning or Winnowing, but not necessarily for flying as birds do under this out own firmament or atmosphere. I saw a movie in which a Seraph with six wings flew to a supposedly throne of God inside that man-made movie. And the Seraph was flying with all his six wings flapping. I identified 2 errors in it, but see my corrections:

1. Seraph will only use two wings out of the six to fly, and then use the remaining four wings for covering.

2. Seraph will not be flapping wings when flying, rather the Seraph will just lift the wings up or point them to fly.

If you know "Justice League Fiction Characters," you may notice Five different patterns of flying for the characters.

1. One pattern of flying include pointing or focusing, even without wings. E.g. Superman, Wonder Woman.

2. Another pattern of flying include using technology crafts. E.g. Batman, Nightwing.

3. Another pattern of flying include holding on to an "Object of Light" that enables flying by its Light or Lamp as the Stars do. E.g Green-Lantern's with Light-Ring, Starman/Stargirl with Light-Staff.

4. Another pattern of flying include series of skipping and mounting. E.g. Spiderman, Tarzan.

5. Lastly, the pattern of flying like a bird including flapping wings. E.g. Dawnstar, Hawkman.

In the top Bible Verse above, brought forward:

And under the firmament their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living creature had two wings which covered its body on this side and two which covered it on that side. [AMPC]

Each of these Living Creatures have four wings as one of the Rabim: In their Flight Mode under the Firmament, you see their Wings Pointing out straight to each other, while at the same time covering their body's front side with two wings and covering their body's back side with two wings. So they do not make random or flapping motions with their wings as one beating the air, but they also keep their wings under subjection while flying, and their wings in turn keep their body under subjection.

The way Superman and Wonder Woman fly almost look like that of the Rabim except that the Rabim do not turn or face downwards as in having their body horizontal or parallel to horizontal plane while flying unlike Superman or Wonder woman. Rather the Rabim are always Vertical or Standing Straight, and their Wings always Straight while flying or moving. They way they stand attention is the way they fly. And they don't fly separately but all four of them fly and move together in perfect unison.

Those of you that know the characters in Street fighter comics may know the one called "M. Bison" and how he flew both with his body being horizontal in electricity's light and later flew with his body being vertical at attention, to stamp at the head of his opponent.

These Living Creatures are always Vertical, always Straight, always Together, and always Watchful, even in their Flight Mode under their Firmament.

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1 ADAM+EVE 17
{The First Book of Adam and Eve 17}

THEME:
THE CHAPTER OF THE SERPENT

№ *1· THEN Adam and Eve came out at the mouth of the cave, and went towards the garden.

№ *2· But as they drew near to it, before the western gate, from which Satan came when he deceived Adam and Eve, they found the serpent that became Satan coming at the gate, and sorrowfully licking the dust, and wriggling on its breast on the ground, by reason of the curse that fell upon it from God.

№ *3· And whereas aforetime the serpent was the most exalted of all beasts, now it was changed and become slippery, and the meanest of them all, and it crept on its breast and went on its belly.

№ *4· And whereas it was the fairest of all beasts, it had been changed, and was become the ugliest of them all. Instead of feeding on the best food, now it turned to eat the dust. Instead of dwelling, as before, in the best places, now it lived in the dust.

№ *5· And, whereas it had been the most beautiful of all beasts, all of which stood dumb at its beauty, it was now abhorred of them.

№ *6· And, again, whereas it dwelt in one beautiful abode, to which all other animals came from elsewhere; and where it drank, they drank also of the same; now, after it had become venomous, by reason of God's curse, all beasts fled from its abode, and would not drink of the water it drank; but fled from it.


[1 ADAM+EVE 17:1] - THEN Adam and Eve came out at the mouth of the cave, and went towards the garden.

It was at coming outside the cave's mouth that their direction towards the garden became very clear. Hardly would it be clear they were headed toward the garden when they were still within the cave's mouth. The enclosure was obscuring their destination.

Like Adam and Eve here, we have to come out of the mouth of some things first before we are clear to the direction we are headed. And may our coming out of the mouth of the cave, or mouth of the bondage that imprisoned us in the past night, be to our direction towards the Gates of the Garden and Kingdom of God. Amen.

[1 Adam and Eve 17:2] — But as they went near it, before the western gate, from which Satan came when he deceived Adam and Eve, they found the serpent that became Satan coming at the gate, and sorrowfully licking the dust, and wiggling on its breast on the ground, by reason of the curse that fell on it from God.

Adam and Eve had spent one day and night without Satan in the world outside the Garden of Eden. And behold, they had spent that day and night in sorrows, pains, and weeping, even though the Serpent was not yet out to add to their sorrows by then. Behold, in this verse was the Serpent called Satan out from the Garden to them in woes and sorrows.

[Revelation 12:12] — "Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time."

All the inhabitants of the earth by then saw Satan the devil coming out of the Garden in great sorrow, pain and anger, for those things he had but lost because of the curse that fell upon him from God. He was both a wounded and furious Serpent, the first of the living creatures of the earth to be thus. Surely, the Curse of God upon the Serpent did not add to his dominion, but took away much from him. Are you among those saying the Serpent or Satan collected the Dominion from Mankind after they sinned? Do not say that anymore. The only thing the Serpent collected was the Curse and Enmity for what the Serpent had done to the Woman and Mankind. As it is written,

[Genesis 3:14‭-‬15 NKJV] — So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

Now notice what you never noticed before in this Bible Reference of "Genesis 3:14:" — The Serpent was cursed above two out of three categories/groups of earthly living creatures. There were three categories: "Cattle, Beasts, and Creeping Things." But the Serpent was cursed above the Cattle, reducing the Serpent into Beast. And again the Serpent was cursed above every Beast, reducing the Serpent into Creeping Things. But at the levels of Creeping Things, the Serpent was not cursed above them but reduced to the levels of Creeping Things but having no legs or moving on its belly/breast. That was the lowest in the humiliation.

A Sheep that's among Cattle is ranking higher than a wolf that's among Beast, though a wolf would tear a sheep in battle. Thus, Satan or the Serpent had no Dominion, but Humiliation and curse.


[1 Adam and Eve 17:3] — And whereas before the serpent was the most exalted of all beasts, now it was changed and become slippery, and the meanest of them all, and it crept on its breast and went on its belly.

Before, the Serpent was no only among the Beasts but was also the most exalted among all Beasts of the earth. No Beast was as great or as high as the Serpent, which had legs and endowments of being the most exalted among the Beasts God made on earth.

But now, the Serpent was reduced to a creeping thing that has no traction or friction because it's slippery and became the meanest of them all.

Remember, talking about this Serpent is talking about Satan or the Devil himself. The Serpent was what Satan the Devil became when he entered the Garden of Eden, or rather the Serpent became Satan the Devil. He was first the Serpent before he was ever called "Satan or Devil." Then lastly he became the "Dragon."


[1 Adam and Eve 17:4] — And whereas it was the fairest of all beasts, it had been changed, and was become the ugliest of them all. Instead of feeding on the best food, now it turned to eat the dust. Instead of living, as before, in the best places, now it lived in the dust.

Before, the Serpent was not only the wisest among the Beasts of the earth, but was also the fairest among among, having a higher class above the rest of the Beast both in terms of the kinds of food it fed on and its dwelling in the best places above the beasts.

But there was a "Negative Transfiguration" or "Disfigurement" that came upon him under divine curse, which also altered his fairness into ugliness, altered his nutrition into feeding and living in dust. The Serpent was restructured by the curse, and it became disgusting and repulsive to the beasts.

Remember, there shall be "Transfiguration," like you saw Jesus Christ experience on the mountain, for Saints who shall be altered from their present figure into a more beautiful and glorious figure with brightness or light in their bodies. While the Sinners that shall be cursed to be with Devil and his angels in the lake of fire shall also be disfigured or lose their beautiful figures.


[1 Adam and Eve 17:5] — And, whereas it had been the most beautiful of all beasts, all of which stood dumb at its beauty, it was now abhorred of them.

Before, the Serpent was in the Garden and his beauty was a wonder and marvelous to behold because the Serpent was not just made of the dust, but made of precious stones. As it is written,

[Ezekiel 28:13] — "You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created."

Behold, the Serpent lost his beauty, attraction, and charms, over all the beasts of the earth. They now abhor the cursed Serpent.

[1 Adam and Eve 17:6] — And, again, whereas it lived in one beautiful home, to which all other animals came from elsewhere; and where it drank, they drank also of the same; now, after it had become venomous, by reason of God's curse, all beasts fled from its home, and would not drink of the water it drank; but fled from it.

Every other animal came from the ground into the Garden when God made them and brought them to Adam. But the Serpent was not from the earth or ground, but from another heavenly home where it had dwelt as Lucifer. The Serpent was among the angels in heaven, not earthy creature like the rest of the animals God made and brought to Adam in the Garden for naming ceremony.

Is it not when God's Spirit garnish the heavens that God's Hand formed the Crooked Serpent? As it is written,

[Job 26:13] — "By His Spirit He has garnished the heavens; His Hand has formed the crooked serpent."

Therefore, behold this Old Serpent called Satan or Devil became a Dragon again, which became a wonder in heaven and with its tail pull down a third of the stars of heaven. As it is written,

[Revelation 12:9] — "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

[Isaiah 27:1] — "In that day the LORD with His sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea."

[Revelation 20:2-3] — And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

EZEKIEL 1:22


And the likeness of the firmament on the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. [AKJV]




The Firmament here means "Heaven" "Sky" or "Ceiling" over the Rabim. But that Firmament over these Living Creatures is different from this firmament (heaven/sky) over us on this earth.

This our own heaven (sky or firmament), contains the stars, sun, moon, physical particles, space and planets. But this our own heaven or firmament is not sustainable for these Living Creatures to operate under because they operate under the Heaven or Firmament that can abide both the Throne of God and these Living Creatures in their full manifestations in glory.

In other words, this our own heaven or firmament that scientists, witches, astrologers, crafts, sun, stars, etc, play in, do not have what it takes to contain the Full Manifestation of God, His Throne, and these Living Creatures. Unless God comes under this our own sky in His reduced form as Man, as Son of man, as an Angel in reduced form, or He appears in a Fire, Clouds, Wind or Visions/Dream; or He descends as the Word of God or Spirit of God, before this heaven or sky may abide His Presence. This implying that God humbles Himself each time God comes down under this heaven or to earth. This act of God humbling Himself to come down to us was not just that which Jesus Christ did as recorded in "Philippians 2:6-8;" because God the Most High always Humbles or Reduces Himself in order to fit into the size and capacity of safely descending and interacting with people and things under this heaven and on earth. As it is written,

[Psalms 113:4-6] — "The LORD is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens. Who is like to the LORD our God, who dwells on high, He humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!"

Therefore, the Day God will show Himself in Full Manifestation on His Throne, without Humbling/Reducing Himself into this Realms, this Heaven and Earth will be destroyed that day. As it is written,

[Revelation 20:11] — "Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His Presence, and no place was found for them." (BSB)

[Isaiah 34:4] — "All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree." (BSB)

Hence, the Living Creatures operate under different Firmament or Heaven that could abide the Throne of God and He who sits on It. That is the Firmament that can abide the Thunderings, Lightnings, Fire/Flames, loud Voices and Visions proceeding from the Throne of God, without that Firmament quaking or shaking into collapse. Remember at the beginning of this revelation to Ezekiel, the Heavens were opened and Ezekiel saw visions of God. As written,

[Ezekiel 1:1] - "In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God."

Here's the description of the Heaven, Firmament or Ceiling, stretched over the Heads of the Living Creatures according to the top Bible verse above.

[Ezekiel 1:22] — "And the likeness of the firmament on the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above."

That Firmament (Heaven) is like the "Color of the Terrible Crystal." Two questions: If it's a Crystal, why is it having Color when a Crystal is basically Colorless? And is there any Crystal that is termed "Terrible Crystal" or "Terrible?"

This Firmament over the Living Creatures is like a Crystal (Glass or Ice) that reflects the Glory and Countenance of God. So both the color and the terribleness (dreadfulness) of the Crystal (Glass) like Firmament over the Rabim are reflections, mirroring, declaring the Glory and Countenance of God. This is where you understand better, what Paul said:

"We see through a Glass darkly…" - (1 Corinthians 13:12)

Or Paul said:

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD." - (2 Corinthians 3:18)

But much more to understand even that Firmament over the Heads of the Living Creatures is a Firmament, Crystal or Glass that declares the Glory and Countenance of God. As it is written,

[Psalms 19:1-2] — "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His Handiwork. Day to day utters speech, and night to night shows knowledge."

DANIEL 1:21

And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus. [AKJV]

Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus. [Daniel 1:21 NKJV]



Daniel remained politically relevant across five kingdoms because Daniel remained spiritually relevant in them. The spiritual relevancy of Daniel feeds or sustains his political relevancy in any kingdom he was. Such a rare gift. Though the four men were found ten times better than all the magicians, enchanters or astrologers, in the entire realms of Babylon, only Daniel among the four remained politically and spiritually relevant through out the entire remaining reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Evilmerodach, Belshazzar, (Kings of Babylon) and Darius (King of Media), and finally Cyrus (King of Persia). And even to the end of the ages, Daniel's prophecies and writings remain relevant over the human race.

But Daniel remained indispensable from one kingdom to another, even across five kingdoms physically and spiritually forever, because Daniel had special gifts of God that made him a useful prophet, which his three friends did not have: though they all had the gifts of Wisdom, Skill and understanding Science, that made them ten times better than magicians, astrologers/ enchanters.

As things are changing and knowledge increasing, old knowledge and wisdom fade away, and so are their relevance fading off. There are books, knowledge, theories, languages, lessons, etc, that were very relevant in the past but suddenly have no place or relevance in the present or future.

Somehow, the political relevance of Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) ended with the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. But Daniel's political relevance spanned across five successive Kings with changes of empires or overthrowing of world's kingdoms/superpowers. Somewhere, it was Daniel's political request that made the king consider promoting Daniel's three friends: as it is written,

[Daniel 2:49] — "Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king."

Then later again, after their fire incidence,

[Daniel 3:30] — "Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon."

Now look again at the top Bible verse above, and notice it mentioned Daniel continued till the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia.

Was the first year of Cyrus king of Persia the year that ended Daniel's political relevance? No, seeing by the third year of Cyrus king of Persia was the year the "Prince of Persia" withstood the Angel of God sent to give Daniel understanding. As it is written,

[Daniel 10:1] — "In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision."

So what was the significance of the First Year of Cyrus that made Daniel's political relevance tagged to that year?

That first Year of Cyrus was "Beginning of Ezra" or "Beginning of the Seventy Week prophetic Calendar" to the coming of Messiah (Daniel 9:24-25).

The First Year of Cyrus as Beginning of Ezra:

[Ezra 1:1-3] — "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem."

DANIEL 1:20

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. [AKJV]

Far beyond comparing these 4 young men with their fellow classmates, and now beyond comparing them with all the magicians and the enchanters/astrologers in the entire realm and kingdom of Babylon; these four young men were ten times better than all the wisest and magical people that were in the kingdom or realm of Babylon. This was discovered by the king, Nebuchadnezzar, himself when he asked them questions, inquired or consulted with them in all matters and secrets of wisdom.

This is not just saying Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, had more understanding than all their teachers. Rather this is saying these four named men far exceeded their "Rated Prejudices" in the king's enquiries. Other Characters in the Bible (like Joseph before Pharaoh, Solomon before the Queen of Sheba) far exceeded their "Rated Prejudices" in Kings' Enquiries of them.

In the King's Enquiries, the "Answers of Wisdom" are as good as or even better than the "Works of Wisdom." Therefore, Wisdom is not just known by Works/Acts of Wisdom done, but also known by Answers/Counsel of Wisdom. A man could have done or built great Works of Wisdom as architect or wise master builder, and yet another man without building such great Works would exceed him by "Answers of Wisdom" greater than "Works of Wisdom."

Magicians, Astrologers, Enchanters or Sorcerers, basically show their works to show their wisdom; or their wisdom is seen or known by their works called 'miracles, magic or powers.' But Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, did no performance or no works that could be seen by men to point out their wisdom; and yet the king found them to be ten times better than the workers, the magicians, the enchanters, astrologers and sorcerers.

Infact, a major difference between Joseph and Daniel in wisdom, or between Solomon and Daniel in wisdom, is that you may point out the physical works Joseph or Solomon later did with the Wisdom in him, but there was no physical work to point at as the achievement of Daniel in all his wisdom, knowledge of science and understanding, both in spiritual and scientific matters.

So if you are like those who require "Work Experience" or "Previous Works Done" before you hire someone to work for you, you may miss someone like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. But if you are hiring like Nebuchadnezzar, you will value people like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. To add one more person, add "Ahithophel" that great counselor David had before he rebelled against David and joined Absalom.

Am separating between "Wisdom of Workmanship" (Wisdom to do Works) and "Wisdom of Demystification" (Wisdom to know Secrets or do Counseling).

* Name 5 men in the Bible that had very great "Wisdom of Workmanship" to do great Works for God:

— Joseph in Egypt, — Bezaleel and Aholiab and all the wise hearted people in the wilderness [Exodus 31:1-6], — Joshua [Deuteronomy 34:9] — Solomon.

Why I mentioned these 5 men is because with their Wisdom of Workmanship, they had no record of further consulting adviser or counselor for any direction: others with wisdom of workmanship at some point had some advisers, counselors, mentors, or precedence as reference or pattern to follow. These 5 had enough.

* Name 5 men in the Bible that had very great "Wisdom of Demystification" to know Secrets (mysteries) or Counseling:

— The Serpent in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1) before he abused it in counseling the Woman to eat of the forbidden tree, and therefore God overthrew him. Though the Serpent may not have eaten it himself, he was overthrown for counseling another person to eat it
— Ahithophel before he abused it in counseling a man to commit fornication and have sex with women that another man had, and therefore God overthrew him. Though Ahithophel may not have Fornicated himself, he was overthrown for counseling or telling another person to fornicate. (2 Samuel 16:20-23 and 17:14).
— Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, who did not abuse it: for they neither counseled/committed Fornication being Eunuchs, nor defiled themselves with eating and drinking that which was forbidden to them.

Nevertheless, Ezekiel the prophet witnessed that someone was wiser than Daniel in Wisdom of Demystification. As it is written,

[Ezekiel 28:3-5] — "Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from you: With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures: By your great wisdom and by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:"

1 Adam and Eve 18
[Book of 1 Adam and Eve - Chapter 18]

[1 Adam and Eve 18:1] — When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.


[1 Adam and Eve 18:2] — It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:3] — But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:—

[1 Adam and Eve 18:4] — "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly." Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:5] — But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:6] — Then the Word of God came to the serpent, and said to it, "The first time I made you slick, and made you to go on your belly; but I did not deprive you of speech.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:7] — This time, however, you will be mute, and you and your race will speak no more; because, the first time My creatures were ruined because of you, and this time you tried to kill them."

[1 Adam and Eve 18:8] — Then the serpent was struck mute, and was no longer able to speak.

[1 Adam and Eve 18:9] — And a wind blew down from heaven by the command of God and carried away the serpent from Adam and Eve, and threw it on the seashore where it landed in India.