BUMPER TO BUMPER ON THE FREEWAY TO HELL

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The power of these incisive lyrics from Petra’s 1981 hit “Angel of Light” is rare in modern Christian music. The existence and influence of Satan and demons are so evident in today’s culture, and yet much of the world and the church are operating as if they do not exist.

Angel of light, I see you glow in the night
But you only bring darkness to my soul
Angel of light, You’re telling me wrong is right
I won’t let your evil take control

They follow in your footsteps not knowing that you fell
Bumper to bumper on the freeway to hell
You lead them into wrong and you make it look so right
You lead them into darkness and make them think you lead them into light
But I know where you’re going, too bad you’re not alone
If it wasn’t for the real light I might have never known

You got the clergy working overtime to widen the narrow way
You’ve got politicians everywhere listening to what you say
You’ve got false apostles teaching lies perverting the only way
You’ve got principalities and powers waiting to obey
You’ve got philosophies and vain deceits lying to deceive
You’ve got hate, and greed, ungodly lusts in the deadly web you weave
Somehow you’ve got so many thinking you’re not even there
One look is all it takes to get them blinded by your glare.

DISCOVER THE LINKS BETWEEN ANCIENT WRITINGS, BIBLICAL PROPHECY AND MODERN SCIENCE

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Diving into the depths of the Ancient Writings and the Future: Nephilim, Giants, Transhumanism, and Revelation Explored. Doug Hamp on The Sensible Hippie Podcast explores the fascinating realms of ancient giants, the cutting-edge concept of transhumanism, and the profound mysteries of the Book of Revelation. Doug uncovers how these seemingly disparate topics weave together to challenge our understanding of humanity’s past, present, and future. You will discover the links between biblical prophecy and modern science, and how they can illuminate our path forward. It will give you a much better understanding of the Nephilim and why God had to destroy the human-angel hybrids. Doug also gives us a much better understanding of the Mark of the Beast than the commonly held views. Don’t miss this enlightening conversation that pushes the boundaries of what we know and where we’re headed.

Dr. Hamp is an expert in ancient languages and has found the Prince of this World, Satan is evident in ancient writings of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and others, but under different names. The Sumerians, who lived in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 4,000 to 2,000 BCE, had a rich pantheon of gods and goddesses, but Enlil is the name for Satan. Enlil was also worshipped by the Akkadians, Assyrians, and Babylonians. In the Mesopotamian region, Markduk is the name for Satan. He was the chief deity worshipped during the 2nd millennium BCE.

Doug also shows us how the Biblical Nimrod is a template for the Antichrist as in ancient writings he is linked to Enlil (Satan) and is seen as Akkad. god of war and hunting, and Ninurta under his title Lugal. marada, “king of Marad, or great strength.” He could also be Marduk (Sumer, amar. ud [u]), the hero-god of battle.

For me, Doug has revealed how Satan down through history has been controlling mankind. The Tower of Babel shows us how quickly after the worldwide flood of Noah’s day mankind rebelled against God resulting in God creating new languages that forced people to separate and make the nations that exist today. Earth’s true history can only be found in the Bible as its source is our Creator.

SATAN: PRINCE OF THIS WORLD

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What does God reveal to us about our principal enemy, Satan: “Thus says the Lord GOD: You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty” Ezekiel 28: 12

Because the passage is about Satan, what God has to say about the anointed cherub is all the more significant. In just six Hebrew words, Satan was revealed to be the “seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.” This description, coupled with the word measurement/proportion [תכנית tochnit], means Satan was the absolute greatest of God’s creatures. His proportions were pristine, sublime, and impeccable. His form was exquisite in every capacity. It is hard to imagine what this truly means in real terms. But he was absolutely it: the seal of perfection.

To fully understand Satan’s Origin, Fall and his goals get Douglas Hamps’s three books: Corrupting the Image series. The information in this and my next post is extracted from these books.

God also created Satan completely full of wisdom [maleh chochma מלא חכמה]. Satan was not lacking in any area of understanding. Satan perfectly understood the workings of God’s creation. He understood the laws governing the Earth, the stars, and life itself. He understood the process of photosynthesis, cellular biology, quantum physics, and science beyond our grasp.

While God gave him perfect wisdom, Satan has always lacked a complete perspective because he does not know the future as God does.

“For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” Isaiah 46:9-10

Lastly, God created him “perfect in beauty” [kalil yofi כליל יפי]. The Hebrew kalal means “entire, full, all.”[ 62] Thus, Satan was lacking nothing in his appearance. God withheld no aesthetic quality when He created him;[ 63] He endowed Satan with phenomenal and outstanding beauty that equaled Him in splendor. These descriptions give us insight into why Satan thought he was on equal footing with his Maker. These qualities would eventually spark his rebellion and lead to the Beast’s creation.

Satan belonged to a special class of beings known as the cherubim. Judging from his vesture, Satan had the role of high priest. He was covered with an array of precious stones, inlaid in sockets of gold and silver. Satan’s stones were in a breastplate like that of Israel’s high priest. Satan’s role as priest was to serve as the leader to communicate God’s instructions, directives, and will to others. Just as priests taught and interpreted God’s commands.

Satan had been given everything, why spoil it? God gives us the answer: “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor” Ezekiel 28: 17

He was the one who caused the decay of his endowment of wisdom due to his arrogant confidence in his own beauty. This means that he made a conscious choice. He was not preprogrammed to be bad or to fall from God’s grace. He mindfully chose to stage a coup against his Creator and rightful King.

Satan thought that creation should serve him because; “Look at all I have. Look at all that I am.”

The path to truly being like God required Satan and the other angels to sacrificially serve others, especially those lower than themselves; This feat is perfectly demonstrated by Jesus going to the cross. Satan was unwilling to do this. Satan boasted in the attributes he shared with God, but the one that he was required to demonstrate himself, which was to sacrificially love and serve; he refused. He set the example that rulers of the nations would later practice, as Jesus said: “The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them” (Matthew 20: 25).

My next post will be on the timing of Satan’s rebellion: Rebellion first in the Spiritual Realm.