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Don’t let me or my writings influence or scare you in any way, instead, allow me to be used as a vessel to open the Word, just a little bit, and hopefully, together we are going to read and study His Word, and let God teach us what He wants us to hear.
Since the beginning of this study, our vision has been that we are ONLY going to follow what is found in the Holy Bible, that pertains to us, and we realize that it’s ONLY from our own effort that we put into this study, that we’re going to take anything away for our own use.
The verses we are going to study tonight:
2 Peter 2:1-3, 1: 4; Genesis 1:1, 2; Ezekiel 28:13-15; Isaiah 14:12-14; Revelation 12:4, 1:20; Jude :6; Ephesians 6:10-24.
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Tonight, we’re going to continue in 2 Peter, but I want us to remember where we left off so we’re going to begin our lesson back in vs1 and work our way up to vs4.
2 Peter 2
vs1 ‘…But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction…’
vs2 ‘…And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of…’
vs3 ‘…And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not…’ KJV (King James Version)
Remember the point I made to you how these man-made churches today are looking right at you as nothing more than ‘merchandise.’ You are nothing but money to them.
So, let’s begin tonight’s study in vs4.
2 Peter 2:4 ‘…For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment…’ KJV (King James Version)
Remember we began with Peter writing about the ‘False Prophets.’ Peter is trying to make us aware of what we are going to be confronted with.
…if God spared not the angels that sinned but cast them down to hell… let’s turn to Genesis 1:1.
Genesis 1:1 ‘…In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth…’ KJV (King James Version)
The words we are going to focus on in this verse are those 1st three words …
… in the beginning
This is nothing but PERFECTION on God’s part in this verse.
Everything after this first verse involves anything but perfection.
Go back to 2 Peter really quick and remember that Peter is speaking how God ‘did not spare these angles that sinned’ and He ‘cast them directly down to hell.’
I believe this verse that Peter is telling in 2 Peter happened between vs1 and vs2 of Genesis.
Genesis 1:2 ‘…And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters…’ KJV (King James Version)
Remind you again in vs1, heaven and earth were created; in vs2, the earth was without form and ‘darkness’ was upon the deep.
What happened to the sun, where’d it go?
Heaven had already been created according to vs1.
This darkness came from the casting down of the angels that sinned against God.
Ezekiel 28:13-15
vs13 ‘…Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy 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 thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created…’
Can you just imagine the beauty that must’ve been present in the garden of Eden?
vs14 ‘…Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire…’
vs15 ‘…Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee…’ KJV (King James Version)
Remember in Eden, besides God there were only 3 others present that we know of: Adam, Eve and Satan (the devil).
So, who is being talked about in these verses?
Isaiah 14
vs12 ‘…How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations…’
vs13 ‘…For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north…’
vs14 ‘…I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High…’ KJV (King James Version)
In vss13 and 14, Satan was thinking how he would ascend over and above God in heaven. His arrogance is so highly shown to the reader that would take their time and look through Scripture at what has been written.
We are going to go back into the NT and look all the way towards the end.
Revelation 12:4 ‘…And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born…’ KJV (King James Version)
The ‘stars’ in heaven are the angels.
Revelation 1:20 ‘…The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches…’ KJV (King James Version)
In Isaiah we were told ‘thou cut down to the ground’ just as in 2 Peter ‘they were cast down to hell’ and just as in Revelation 12, they were ‘cast them to the earth.’
We continue reading in Jude.
Jude vs6 ‘…And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day…’ KJV (King James Version)
Where was their first estate, you might ask … in Revelation 12:4, it was written, the stars of heaven … the angels in heaven. Heaven was their first estate.
All we need to do is read and study the Word. God gave us the Word so we could prepare ourselves to be in His presence.
In Ephesians 6, God gave us the ‘Armor’ that we could wear to protect ourselves from evil. One part of that armor is the Word. In fact, the Word, the Holy Bible, is the only offensive piece of armor that we have been given.
Ephesians 6
vs10 ‘…Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might…’
vs11 ‘…Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil…’
vs12 ‘…For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places…’
vs13 ‘…Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm…’
vs14 ‘…Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness…’
vs15 ‘…and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace…’
vs16 ‘…in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one…’
vs17 ‘…And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God…’
vs18 ‘…With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints…’
vs19 ‘…and pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel…’
vs20 ‘…for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak…’
vs21 ‘…Now, so that you also may know about my circumstances as to what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you…’
vs22 ‘…I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts…’
vs23 ‘…Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ…’
vs24 ‘…Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)
Keep your Bibles always open and set right there in front of you, so you can easily grab it and start reading the Word. He has given us this piece of armor to protect us and prepare us for the evil one.
I love all y’all. Remember that Jesus loves us even more than we can even comprehend what the word LOVE actually means.
Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen
InHIM. ><)))o>