#Satan&039;s world system

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Toughminded and Tenderhearted

Shrewdness is a quality that God’s people should possess. By shrewdness, I mean possessing divine wisdom that leads to thoughtful, wise, and sensible behavior. In the NT, Jesus instructed His disciples, saying, “I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves” (Matt 10:16). In this perilous world filled with potential harm from wolf-like individuals,…

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End Times Prophecy Headlines: April 18, 2023

End Times Prophecy Report.com HEADLINES TUESDAY April 18, 2023 And OPINION “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.” —Matthew 24:4 “The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.” —Fyodor Dostoevsky ===INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE:  Mauled Russian units, shrinking Ukrainian stocks: Leaks suggest both sides hold mixed hands…

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The World Will Hate You

The World Will Hate You

John 15:18-19

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you.

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Jesus certainly knew and understood the hatred of the world (the world system) because He was not a part of it. Neither would His disciples…

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Free Books

Hello friends, every few months I’m able to give away free Kindle copies of my books on Amazon. I take advantage of this opportunity to share biblical teaching with as many as want it. Twelve of my digital books are free for five days starting April 11th through April 15th, 2023. The books are available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B005FSY6XO This posting will be deleted…

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Let God Repay Those Who Mistreat You

When someone hurts me, I sometimes react and feel the need to seek revenge. That is, to take the matter into my own hands and hurt the other person so that I feel the scales of justice are balanced. Revenge starts with a mental attitude in which we seek to harm an offender for the injury or offence they caused, whether that injury or offense is real or imagined. The desire to retaliate against…

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Standing Against the Forces of Darkness

Standing Against the Forces of Darkness

In his letter to the church at Ephesus, the apostle Paul set forth the Christian armor which, in many ways, is a picture of the healthy Christian life. It is something we intentionally put on and use to defend ourselves when we come under attack. The assaults ultimately come from Satan who has well developed strategies of warfare and demonic soldiers to command. Satan and his fallen angels…

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Angels & Demons Audio Lessons

Angels & Demons Audio Lessons

Angels & Demons – Complete Study Notes Angels & Demons – Part 1 https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Angels-and-Demons-Part-1.mp3 Angels & Demons – Part 2 https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Angels-and-Demons-Part-2.mp3 Angels & Demons – Part 3 https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Angels-and-Demons-Part-3.mp3 Angels & Demons –…

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The High Calling of God’s Servant

The High Calling of God’s Servant

As Christians, we are to consider ourselves as God’s ambassadors who represent Him in a foreign land. At the moment of salvation, God rescues us from Satan’s “domain of darkness” and transfers us “to the kingdom of His beloved Son” (Col 1:13).[1] Furthermore, we have a new identity “in Christ” (1 Cor 1:30), a citizenship “in heaven” (Phil 3:20), and a tremendous portfolio of spiritual blessings…

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A Divided World Until Christ Returns

A Divided World Until Christ Returns

We live in a divided world. I’m speaking about a division between believers and unbelievers, children of God and children of the devil. Jesus gave an illustration when He told the parable of the wheat and tares (Matt 13:24-30). Afterwards, when Jesus was alone with His disciples, they asked for an explanation of the parable (Matt 13:36), and Jesus said: The one who sows the good seed is the Son…

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Satan's Evil World-System

Satan’s Evil World-System

     The Bible recognizes Satan’s world-system and warns us not to love it (1 John 2:15-16). When John writes and tells the Christian “do not love the world”, he’s not talking about the physical planet. The Greek word κόσμος kosmos as it is used by the apostle John and others most often refers to “that which is hostile to God…lost in sin, wholly at odds with anything divine, ruined and depraved.”

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Satan as the Ruler of this World

Satan as the Ruler of this World

     The Bible reveals Satan was originally created a holy angel of the class of cherubim; however, because of pride (Ezek 28:11-18), he rebelled against God (Isa 14:12-14), and convinced many angels to follow him (Rev 12:4, 7). The name Satan is derived from the Hebrew שָׂטָן Satan which means “adversary, opponent…accuser, opposing party…[or] the one who hinders a purpose”[1] The Greek Σατανᾶς S…