THE SEED WAR - PART 8

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THE SEED WAR

PART 8

 John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Let’s begin our study, today, with recalling some terminology from this study of the seed war.

The “Watchers” were a class of angelic beings (very probably, seraphim) whose task it was, apparently, to observe the development of the seed of man (the descendants of Adam) upon the earth.  They compacted together to “sin a great sin” by leaving their original state to take on a corporeal existence in order to mate with the daughters of men. They are frequently referred to as the “fallen angels,” though they are not exclusively the only angels to fall from their original estate.  (We will discuss that point later.)

The “Nephilim” were the first generation of offspring of the Watchers and human women. They were enormous.  Extra-biblical historical records state they were as tall as 450 feet. These were the “Titans” of Greek mythology (which we now know was an embellished account of actual events).  The offspring of the Nephilim up to the time of the flood of Noah, were also referred to as Nephilim; but they were not as tall as their parents, though still huge in size compared to man.  The Watchers and the Nephilim became the foundation of all the false religions of the world. They were the gods of the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Romans, etc. This is why virtually every pantheon of deities around the world bears such strong resemblance.  The stories deviate only to accommodate each peoples’ culture and history.

The Watchers were chained and imprisoned. Noah’s flood destroyed man and the Nephilim from the face of the earth; but it did not destroy any sea-based offspring of the Nephilim. After the flood, it did not take long before the giants reappeared and began cultivating nations and tribes of giants in the earth.  These post-flood giants were identified as having come from the Nephilim, but they take on a new name:  the Rephaim.

The “Rephaim” were “the living dead.”  The Rephaim were the disembodied spirits of the pre-flood Nephilim who reinvigorated and reanimated the bodies of the dead giants and were able to resume the procreation of their bloodlines.

There is one very important individual that we have yet to identify in our study of the seed war; and that is “the Serpent.”  Traditional Christian teaching sets forth the following explanation:  “Lucifer,” who was perfect in his creation, fell from heaven and became “Satan.”  (This likely occurred between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.)  Satan entered into the “snake” in the Garden of Eden and deceived Eve into eating the “apple;” and ever since, he has been at war with IAUE and man. These concepts are derived from Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, neither of which passage has anything whatsoever to do with Satan. Absolutely all of this traditional theology about Satan is false. Christianity maintains a fairy tale version of this most important aspect of human history.

Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
                                                  
At the end of the Scriptures, we see a very telling verse that points us back to the very beginning of the Scriptures.  Here we see John identifying “that old serpent” (a term everyone knows refers to the serpent in the Garden of Eden), as also being “the great dragon” (a term most Christians have never contemplated), “the devil” (a term that does not appear even once in the Old Testament, but nearly 60 times in the New Testament), and “Satan” (a term that appears only 15 times in the Old Testament, 11 of which are in the book of Job, leaving only 4 times for the remaining 38 books of the Old Testament; and 34 times in the New Testament). One very telling aspect of this verse is the absence of the term, “Lucifer.”  If ever there was a time to demonstrate that Satan and Lucifer are the same character, this would have been it.  John provides four very distinct ways of identifying this character; but he does not link him with Lucifer.  That is because they are not the same character.

John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

A casual reading of this verse will only permit the traditional mind-trap to maintain its false concept of the devil; but if you look carefully at this verse, Yahushua clearly states that the devil was “a murderer from the beginning.”  In the Greek, this literally states that murder defined his nature.  It was how he was created. The devil was created an evil being.  He was created a murderer and a liar; and truth was withheld from him from the very moment of his creation unto this day.  I know this flies in the face of the gilded perception we have of IAUE; but IAUE is not afraid of proclaiming this about Himself.

Isaiah 45:5 I am IAUE, and there is none else, there is no Elohim beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am IAUE, and there is none else.
7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I IAUE do all these things.

“Satan” is not a name.  In Hebrew, it means “adversary” or “accuser.” In a courtroom, he would be the prosecutor, the one making the allegations of wrong-doing by others. “Satan” is a function. Quite literally, it is a class of created beings that were made specifically with a different nature and character than the rest of IAUE’s creation, a nature deprived of morality. They were made with a special purpose.  Throughout the Old Testament, not just these angelic beings were called “satan,” but all manner of persons assuming the role of an “adversary” are also called “satan” in the Scripture. It is a function, not a name.

Numbers 22:22 And Elohim’s anger was kindled because he (Balaam) went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary (satan) against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

1 Samuel 29:4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow (David) return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary (satan) to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

2 Samuel 19:22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries (satan) unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

1 Kings 11:14 And IAUE stirred up an adversary (satan) unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

Have you ever wondered about those verses in the Old Testament that speak of “an evil spirit from IAUE” or a “lying spirit from IAUE” (Judges 9:23; 1 Sam 16:14-23, 18:10, 19:9; 2 Chronicles 18:22; 1 Kings 22:23)?

This verse, generally does not give believers a problem.

1 Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

However, when we see the same declaration made in the book of 2 Samuel, we begin to squirm in our theology.

2 Samuel 24:1 And again the anger of IAUE was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

In reality, all we are seeing in these two verses is that the anger of IAUE gave purpose to a satan.  It is not unlike when President Nixon said he wished someone ceased to be a problem for him, and one of his lynch men, Chuck Colson, went out and eliminated that problem.  President Nixon would never actually personally do anything; but his desire became a purpose for his hit man who was on staff to do just that sort of thing.

What about the “angel of death” that destroyed the first born in Egypt?

Isaiah 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

IAUE created satans for very specific purposes. The book of Enoch says there were actually five satans; and they were named: Jeqon, Asbe’el, Gadre’el, Penemue and Kasdeja. The Book of Enoch states specifically that Jeqon was the one who brought the Watchers down to the earth and tempted them to mate with human woman; that it was Asbe’el who provided the Watchers with evil counsel to convince them to go through with their great sin.  It was Gadre’el that taught men how to kill (he was a murderer from the beginning); and it was Gadre’el that led Eve astray.  If you need to put a name to the devil, you can call him Gadre’el.

This sounds consistent with Messiah’s description of him.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

This is his nature.  He did not begin as a perfect and wonderful cherub.  The devil of the New Testament was one of five satans…the one who is a killer.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

Interestingly, describing the devil as our “adversary” is defining him as an opponent in a lawsuit.  He is constantly levelling allegations and making claims against the brethren; and this is exactly what we see him doing in the book of Job.  He makes regular appearances in the courts of heaven to appear before IAUE and attempts to undermine IAUE’s children.  He is constantly seeking authority to wreak havoc upon the saints.  Heaven has been a courtroom scene for millennia. 

Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he (Yahushua) is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto Elohim by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

This verse does not describe Messiah as one sitting at the right hand of IAUE in Heaven “praying to IAUE” day and night for the saints.  No, this word “intercession” means “to take one’s side and argue a case for him.”  The devil is constantly accusing the brethren, and Messiah is constantly defending them.

Luke 22:31 And the Master said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan (the accuser) hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed (made a case) for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.


So, today, we examined what it meant for the serpent to be called the devil and Satan. Next week we will continue this discussion to understand why he is also called the great dragon and that old serpent.