From Bill — Have you seen this before? Psalm 82 ESV. 1-8 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Give justice to the weak & the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted & the destitute. Rescue the weak & the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, like men you shall die, & fall like any prince.” Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! —Did you know God created many lesser ruling creatures? These concepts are fully developed in Michael Heiser’s work. Did you ever wonder who the god of the Egyptians was? Or who the god of the Moabites was? Were they real beings or just dreamed up? This is what powers and principalities are. These are the influences over regions and dominions. —Gen 6:1-4 tells how sons of God came into daughters of men & created Nephilim or giants. These exerted great negative influence on humanity. There is quite a bit going on in the spiritual world that we cannot see. Obey the Lord, keep your prayer life strong & quote scriptures like Jesus did in the dessert when tempted. Give no place to dark spiritual forces. — Love Mel
