While We Wait
1. While we struggle in this world. where should our minds always be?
2. Why must we who understand be especially careful of ourselves?
a. II John 1:8
b. I Peter 5:8
3. What is Satan's purpose in trying to overcome us?
4. If we fall after God has given us His precious truths who do we wound beside ourselves?
a. Hebrews 12:1, III Baruch 13
5. If we are overcome in a fault, to whom should we go immediately?
b. Luke 22:46
6. Should we become friendly with the world which also includes our brethren captured by Satan?
b. Romans 8:4-8, 13:14; II Timothy 2, 4
c. Matthew 16:24-26, 22:37-39; Revelation 2:1-6
7. If we persevere with Satan loving his will, what will Jesus and Michael do if necessary?
b. III Baruch 16
8. What works must we show daily?
Discerning the Spirits
We know that there are two worlds and two kingdoms occupying what we call earth. One is the kingdom of darkness ruled by Satan and his wife, Babylon, and the other is the visible world of the flesh and blood sons of God.
A. SATAN'S INVISIBLF KINGDOM: Proverbs 16:4; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 1:16; II Thessalonians 2:7-9.
B. GOD'S KINGDOM OF VISIBLE FLESHY MEN: Genesis 1:27; Isaiah 45:9-12; Luke 24:36-39; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 2:10-14,16.
1. ISRAEL IS A HEBREW CODE WORD MEANING "A PRINCE OF GOD" and God has revealed that all men are His sons, princes of God, Genesis 32:28, Secrets 23:4,5, Psalm 82:6-8; Isaiah 25:6-8; Romans 8:28-31; Wisdom 2:23.
2. Everything pertaining to Israel which we read must now be applied to all mankind because all men make up the twelve tribes of the "princes of God," Romans 15:4, III Hermas, Similitude IX:163,164, Psalm 22:27; Hosea 1:10; John 10:15-16; II Corinthians 5:18-19, lsaiah 2:1,2.
3. All men are "Israel", princes or sons of God and every man will therefore have part in the first resurrection, Isaiah 28:15-19; Ezekiel 20:32-38, 37:11-14; John 6:37,44, 12:32.
1. What did Barnabas say about our fight with the kingdom of demons? Barnabas XIV:3,4.
2. What did the archangle Phanuel tell Hermas about demons? II Hermas, Command IV:7-18 (p.218).
3. Jesus said the thoughts and ways of demons defile us if they possess and control us. How did He teach the same thing that the angel taught to Hermas, Genesis 4:5-7 (New English Bible); Matthew 12:43-45, 15:18-20; John 8:31-36; II Timothy 2:26.
4. What things did Barnabas tell us the angels of God teach us by forming our thoughts? Proverbs 16:1, Barnabas XIV:5-25.
5. What thoughts do demons speak making up what we call our thoughts? II Hermas, Command VIXI:3-6, Bamabas XV:1-11, Romans 1:20-32; II Corinthians 10:3-6, II Hermas, Command XII:1-33, Jeremiah 10:23.
6. Since demons provoke men and form men's thoughts and desires for worldly pleasure and material things, how did John speak against their works in men? I John 2:14-17.
7. What other effects from demons did the archangel Phanuel teach us through Hermas, which show that demons are either in us or working on us?
a. The evil spirit of distraction and discord, II Hermas, Command II:1-4.
b. The evil spirit which causes anger, II Hermas, Command V:2-4,11-16.
c. Evil spirit of doubt, II Hennas, Command IX:8-10.
d. Evil spirit of sadness, II Hermas, Command X:1,2,15-23.
e. Demons who act as false prophets: , Enoch 68:5, II Corinthians 6:16; II Thessalonians 2:3-4,8-9, II Hermas X:4-10, XI:5-12.
8. Lying is the result of evil spirits in us. How did Jesus teach this? John 8:44-47. Because all men are of God, His children, who did Christ say is not of God in verse 47? Mark 9:1; Ephesians 6:12.
9. Demons were said to prophesy falsely, and they give false dreams and visions, Numbers 12:5-9; Ecclesiastes 5:1-3, II Hermas, Command IX:1-3, Jeremiah 23:25-32; Wisdom of Solomon 9:13-17.