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Pamphlet 1777 Plan
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Satan WORE the "Breastplate of a Priest of God"
Have
you ever been to a museum
and
walked through a display of life size replicas of dinosaurs?
What awesome creatures they must have been.
As
you wonder and wander through the display you cannot help feel like you
are in another world,
a
world age of long, long ago, when the earth was quite different.
Then you realize they are all gone, extinct!
What really happened to them?
Remember
we learned earlier that God created all of His sons,
including
you and me,
even
before the creation of Gen. 1:1?
Well,
we are given a detailed account of the description
and
the activities of one of those sons.
His
name was Lucifer, which means "morning star",
a
title of great honor as we shall see.
Remember
also we read from Job 38:7 that at the creation of this beautiful earth,
the
"morning stars" formed the chorus as they sang together
while
all the rest of the sons of God cheered for great joy.
Lucifer
was among those morning stars who sang.
(Job
38:7 "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted
for joy?")
You
can be sure there was great ceremony and rejoicing
for
we read of great heavenly ceremonies in the Book of Revelation
and
we all look forward to the Great Wedding and the ceremonial feast.
Let's read about this "morning star", Lucifer, in the Book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
But
as it is written in Deuteronomy chapter 32,
which
is the Song of Moses referred to in Rev. 15
that
the overcomers will be singing at the return of Christ,
he
is NOT our Rock: Deut. 32:31 "For their rock
is not as our Rock..."
However,
this "rock" was once a very honorable
and
esteemed individual by our Father and all of His children too!
[13] Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;
This is all about Satan.
This
next part of the verse is very insightful
if
you have eyes to see and are familiar with God's Word.
[13 ... continued] 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.
But, we see that a "workmanship" was also prepared for him.
What in the world is that?
Here's the definition of the Hebrew word "workmanship". See if you can figure it out.
mela'kah, mel-aw-kaw', Hebrew 4399; from the same as Hebrew 4397 (mal'ak); properly deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstract or concrete); also property (as the result of labor) :- business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work ([-man], -manship).
Do you know what it was?
It
may surprise you!
Notice in
verse 13 that "every precious stone" adorned him.
This
simply means that Satan WORE the "Breastplate of a Priest of God",
a
very high position indeed!
That's right, and verse 14 will show he was "anointed" to this position by our Father.
You
see, these stones listed in verse 13
are
EXACTLY the same as the stones that the Levitical priests will wear.
Let's
read the description of the priest's breastplate so we know for sure.
(You
can compare stone for stone if you like.)
Note to the deeper scholar: This entire third row is missing from Ezekiel 28:13 in Hebrew, but it is supplied in the Septuagint.Exodus 28:17-21 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.[18] And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
[19] And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
[20] And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
[21] And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
Think about it!
Let's return to Ezekiel 28 and read more about him.
Ezekiel 28:14 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.
There
is no separation of "church" and "state" in the kingdom of God,
for
all men who execute duties are righteous men.
So
the civil and the religious in that sense are united
which
is why we read that Jesus returns as King of kings and Lord of lords.
AND
Satan walked up and down in the midst of Children of Israel,
who
are those "stones of fire" we just read of in the last verse,
i.e.
God's children.
You see, our Father is a consuming fire (spiritually).
That's why these stones are called stones of fire for they are His children.
Your documentation is found in Hebrews 12:29 "For our God is a consuming fire."
So Satan really had it made at one time, didn't he?
He had it ALL, as we say.
Now read this
next verse about him.
[15] Thou wast
perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity
was found in thee.
Uh oh! Something has gone haywire!
God
created this son, Lucifer, "perfect",
which
if you take the time to look up this word in your Strong's Concordance
you
will find it means "without blemish", "undefiled",
i.e.
He created him not only to be beautiful, but also morally upright,
and
so at one time he did have integrity.
However,
God ALSO gave all of His children FREE WILL,
which
we will discuss in more depth at a later time.
So
Lucifer, once a beautiful morning star,
lost
his brightness, his light,
and
now became Satan, the dark one, the evil one.
Here are the Hebrew words for "perfect" and "iniquity", respectively.
tamiym, taw-meem', Hebrew 8549; from Hebrew 8552 (tamam); entire (literal, figurative or moral); also (as noun) integrity, truth :- without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright (-ly), whole.`evel, eh'-vel, Hebrew 5766; or avel, aw'-vel; and (feminine) avlah, av-law'; or owlah, o-law'; or olah, o-law'; from Hebrew 5765 (`aval); (moral) evil :- iniquity, perverseness, unjust (-ly), unrighteousness (-ly), wicked (-ness).
Here's what caused him to become that way:
Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned:
Well now there's a surprise!
I've never seen a priest or minister or government official corrupted by money before, have you?
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals. 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them {the ancient Israelites} for ensamples, and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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