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Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit
is there of circumcision? 2 Much in every way!
PENING
low the Shofar
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PENING
Why do we blow the Shofar?
Exodus 19:16
“On the morning of the third day there was
thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over
the mountain, and there was the sounding of
a very loud SHOFAR blast. Everyone in the
camp trembled.”
Because this is the way G-D begins sacred
assemblies
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Announcements
• BBQ at Bob and Linda’s? What day and what
time? June 6th.
News
• SAN FRANCISCO — A proposal to ban the circumcision of male children in
San Francisco has been cleared to appear on the November ballot, setting
the stage for the nation’s first public vote on what has long been considered
a private family matter.
• But even in a city with a long-held reputation for pushing boundaries, the
measure is drawing heavy fire. Opponents are lining up against it, saying a
ban on a religious rite considered sacred by Jews and Muslims is a blatant
violation of constitutional rights.
• Elections officials confirmed Wednesday the initiative had qualified for the
ballot with more than 7,700 valid signatures from city residents. Initiatives
must have at least 7,168 names to qualify. If the measure passes,
circumcision would be prohibited among males under the age of 18. The
practice would become a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up
to $1,000 or up to one year in jail. There would be no religious exemptions.
• The proposed ban appears to be the first in the country to make it this far.
News
HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel
Shema Israel
Adoni
Elohaynu
(Hear
oh Israel the L-RD
our G-D)
Adoni
Echad
(The L-RD
is one)
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HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel Part 2
Barukh shem k'vod malkhuto
l'olam va'ed.
Blessed be the Name of His
glorious kingdom for ever and ever.
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hy do we recite/sing the SHEMA?
Because Messiah said it was the greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28-29
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had
answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the
greatest commandment of all?”
29 And Yeshua answered him, “The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord
our God is One Lord:”
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e-nay Ma Tov
Behold how good - Psalm 133:1
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He-Nay Maw tove
Behold how good
Oo-maw nye—eem
And how pleasant it is
Shevet aw-heem
For brothers to dwell
Gum Yaw Hawd
In unity
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-Seh Shalom
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O-seh Shalom
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Beem rue-mawv
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Who yah-seh
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Shalom aw-lay-nu
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V'al kol
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Yees-raw-ale
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Ya-a-seh sha-lom Ya-a-seh sha-lom
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Shalom aw-lay-new V’al kol Yees-raw-ale
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May He who makes peace in His heights make peace
upon us and upon all Israel…Amen."
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A-men ….A-men….A-men, A-men, A-men
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem, Baw-rouk Ha-Shem,
Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem Me-she-ach
Blessed be the Name of Messiah
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Chavareem Toveem!
• Chavareem Toveem!
• Meet any new people. Let them see that Messianics truly
understand community and brotherly/sisterly love.
• If someone is already talking to a visitor stand in line to meet
them don’t just walk away. We want to descend on them like
they are a lost relative.
• Say hello to old friends. Find out how their week has been
going. Show that you care.
• Say hello to anyone you have something against… and give
them a hug . There is room in the Body for forgiveness.
• Exercise modesty with your hugs.
Chavareem Toveem
Chavareem Toveem
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Chavereem toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem Toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
on this Sabbath day it's an offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee (Blessed be The Name my friend)
we're brothers and sisters… one family
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
on this Sabbath day it's the offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee
united in Him we will live throughout eternity.
Chaveereem toveem
Prayers
• Every week we’ll add another verse!
Prayers
• Joann, Barbara, Pam, Karin, Jesse, Bob for
healing.
• Prayer for Salvation for loved ones and the
Jewish people…
• Sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. May His
Shalom (Yeshua) come quickly. Pray for G-d’s
will in the Middle East.
• Evi’s family
Prayers
• Pray for Pam’s family (Cinda). We went
and visited her again.
• Pray for our government
• Karin’s Granddaughter Heather
• Barbara’s grand-daughter Karlie in New
York for safety and Salvation and her
son Van.
Prayers
• Wayne’s friend Ariel
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Amy’s cousin’s girlfriend for treatment for drugs.
Steve for aftermath concerning cancer
Pastors in Wenatchee
Joann’s eye and her mom for her memory to return.
Russ’s oldest daughter for surgery on her ears.
Good report on Mona
Job for Susan
Pray for Obama smite him with wisdom.
Karin and Fred for housing.
ring our gifts to the altar
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
Unto the House of the LORD (2 X)
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with thanksgiving
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with joy
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La'asok B'divray Torah
Blessing Before The Reading Of The Torah
Next Week’s Parsha
• May 28, 2011 Bamidbar "In the wilderness"
• Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20
• Haftarah (Conclusion): Hosea 2:1-22
• Renewed Covenant: John 1-2
Today’s Parsha
• May 21, 2011 Bechukotai ("In my statutes"):
• Leviticus 26:3-27:34
• Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
• Luke 23-24
• We’ll read…
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 1 "'You are not to make yourselves any idols,
erect a carved statue or a standing-stone, or
place any carved stone anywhere in your land
in order to bow down to it. I am ADONAI your
God. 2 "'Keep my Shabbats, and revere my
sanctuary; I am ADONAI.
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 3 "'If you live by my regulations, observe my
mitzvot and obey them; 4 then I will provide
the rain you need in its season, the land will
yield its produce, and the trees in the field will
yield their fruit. 5 Your threshing time will
extend until the grape harvest, and your grape
harvesting will extend until the time for
sowing seed. You will eat as much food as you
want and live securely in your land.
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 6 "'I will give shalom in the land -you will lie
down to sleep unafraid of anyone. I will rid the
land of wild animals. The sword will not go
through your land. 7 You will pursue your
enemies, and they will fall before your sword.
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a
hundred of you will chase ten thousand -your
enemies will fall before your sword. 9 "'I will
turn toward you, make you productive,
increase your numbers and uphold my
covenant with you.
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 10 You will eat all you want from last year's
harvest and throw out what remains of the
old to make room for the new. 11 I will put my
tabernacle among you, and I will not reject
you,
Leviticus 26 1-13
• 12 but I will walk among you and be your God,
and you will be my people. 13 I am ADONAI
your God, who brought you out of the land of
Egypt, so that you would not be their slaves. I
have broken the bars of your yoke, so that you
can walk upright.
• END (Baruch HaShem)
Jer 16:14-21
• 14 "'Therefore,' says ADONAI, 'the day will
come when people will no longer swear, "As
ADONAI lives, who brought the people of
Isra'el out of the land of Egypt," 15 but, "As
ADONAI lives, who brought the people of
Isra'el out of the land to the north and out of
all the countries where he drove them"; for I
will bring them back to their own land, which I
gave to their ancestors.
Jer 16:14-21
• 16 "'Look,' says ADONAI, 'I will send for many
fishermen, and they will fish for them.
Afterwards, I will send for many hunters; and
they will hunt them from every mountain and
hill and out of caves in the rocks. 17 For I see
all their ways; they are not hidden from me;
their crimes are not concealed from my eyes.
Jer 16:14-21
• 18 First, I will pay them back double for their
crimes and sins; because they have defiled the
land which is mine; they have filled my
heritage with the corpses of their horrors and
abominations.'"
Jer 16:14-21
• 19 ADONAI, my strength, my fortress, my
refuge in time of trouble, the nations will
come to you from the ends of the earth,
saying, "Our ancestors inherited nothing but
lies, futile idols, completely useless."
Jer 16:14-21
• 20 Can a person make himself gods? (In fact
they aren't gods at all.) 21 "Therefore, I will
make them know, once and for all, I will make
them know my power and my might. Then
they will know that my name is ADONAI.
• END (Baruch HaShem)
Luke 24 13-31
• 13 That same day, two of them were going
toward a village about seven miles from
Yerushalayim called Amma'us, 14 and they
were talking with each other about all the
things that had happened. 15 As they talked
and discussed, Yeshua himself came up and
walked along with them,
Luke 24 13-31
• 16 but something kept them from recognizing
him. 17 He asked them, "What are you talking
about with each other as you walk along?"
They stopped short, their faces downcast; 18
and one of them, named Cleopas, answered
him, "Are you the only person staying in
Yerushalayim that doesn't know the things
that have been going on there the last few
days?"
Luke 24 13-31
• 19 "What things?" he asked them. They said
to him, "The things about Yeshua from
Natzeret. He was a prophet and proved it by
the things he did and said before God and all
the people. 20 Our head cohanim and our
leaders handed him over, so that he could be
sentenced to death and executed on a stake as
a criminal.
Luke 24 13-31
• 21 And we had hoped that he would be the
one to liberate Isra'el! Besides all that, today is
the third day since these things happened; 22
and this morning, some of the women
astounded us. They were at the tomb early 23
and couldn't find his body, so they came back;
but they also reported that they had seen a
vision of angels who say he's alive!
Luke 24 13-31
• 24 Some of our friends went to the tomb and
found it exactly as the women had said, but
they didn't see him." 25 He said to them,
"Foolish people! So unwilling to put your trust
in everything the prophets spoke!
Luke 24 13-31
• 26 Didn't the Messiah have to die like this
before entering his glory?" 27 Then, starting
with Moshe and all the prophets, he explained
to them the things that can be found
throughout the Tanakh concerning himself.
Luke 24 13-31
• 28 They approached the village where they
were going. He made as if he were going on
farther; 29 but they held him back, saying,
"Stay with us, for it's almost evening, and it's
getting dark." So he went in to stay with them.
Luke 24 13-31
• 30 As he was reclining with them at the table,
he took the matzah, made the b'rakhah, broke
it and handed it to them. 31 Then their eyes
were opened, and they recognized him. But he
became invisible to them.
• END (Baruch HaShem)
Noten HaTorah
• Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech
ha'olam, asher bachar banu mikol-ha'amim,
venatan lanu et-torato.
Baruch atah Adonay, noten hatorah.
• Blessed are You, LORD our God, king of the
universe, who chose us from all the peoples
and gave to us His Torah. Blessed are You,
LORD, giver of the Torah.
Video Cam Reminder
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Yeshivas (Bible Schools) lets do any questions
or comments after Hebrew class. Otherwise it
messes up the recording and it takes hours to
try and edit. Thank you, I appreciate that and
so do our other students.
Rebbe’s Parsha
Today’s Joke
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A Jewish man walks into a bar and sits down. He
has a few drinks, then he sees a Chinese man and
punches him in the face. "Ouch!" the Chinese man
says. "What was that for?" "That was for Pearl
Harbor," the Jewish man says. "But I'm Chinese!"
"Chinese, Japanese, what's the difference?" And
the Jewish man sits back down. Then, the Chinese
man walks up to the Jewish man and punches him
in the face. "Ouch!" the Jewish man says.
"What was that for?" "That was for the Titanic,"
the Chinese man says.
"But that was an iceberg!"
Today’s Joke
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"Ice berg, Goldberg, what's the difference?"
Demonology
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Today we’re going to
quickly tie up the last
two teachings and
then we’ll see what
the ancient Rabbis
have to say concerning
demons.
Demonology
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After that we’ll look
at the story of Saul
and the witch of
Endor.
Next week we’ll
find out how to
pray and strategize
against evil spirits.
Demonology
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The first thing we
covered in this series
was that the passage
that speaks of 1/3rd of
the “stars” falling in
Revelation 12:4…
Demonology
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didn’t have
anything to do with
angels following
after Lucifer when
he fell.
(you can download
the previous
teachings at
www.aveinu.com)
Demonology
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Every time we see
“stars” mentioned in
Scripture other then
when it’s actually
talking about stars, it’s
talking about people…
Demonology
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We looked at the
story of Joseph
and his brothers,
represented as
stars, bowing to
him as one of
many examples.
Demonology
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In the last two
teachings we also
discovered there are
millions upon millions
of demons in
existence.
Demonology
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Rabbi Abba Benyamin
said, "If the eye could
see them, they’d go
mad. They surround
one on all sides. They
are more numerous
than humans.”
Demonology
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Rabbi Yochanon (John
the Beloved) writes in
Revelation 9:16 that
two hundred million
demons are released
out of the Abyss.
That’s a lot of demons!
Demonology
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We’ve also learned
that the word “angel”
means messenger in
both Greek and
Hebrew and can mean
a spirit messenger or a
human messenger
depending on it’s
context.
Demonology
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There’s times the
translators get that
wrong and they
translate as if the story
is about a spirit being,
when in fact it was a
human being.
Demonology
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Then we focused on
different kinds of
demons mentioned in
the O.T.
Strange or foreign gods
(‫זרים‬, zeriym) gods
brought by strangers
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Disgusting Ones
/abominations (‫תועבת‬,
toe‘eebat) used to
refer generally to the
practices connected to
Baal worship.
Demonology
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This would also include
the worship of Ishtar
(the wife of Baal) the
sex goddess.
These are demons of
homosexuality,
adultery and
immorality.
Demonology
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The Devastators (
‫ לשּׁדים‬leshediym)
These are spirits of
murder ie abortion etc.
gods (‫אלהים‬, elohiym)
This can mean demons
or it can mean G-d
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New Ones (‫חדשים‬,
chadashim,)
gods/demons the
Children of Israel had
not been introduced to
before.
Demonology
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Strange gods were
ones brought by
strangers but were
gods they knew of.
Chadashim were gods
they’d never heard of
before.
Demonology
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We looked at various
passages where these
names were used to
describe various classes of
demons and that led us
into the next teaching
where we found some
passages in Scripture that
actually named a couple
individual demons like
Legion and Gog.
Demonology
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We found that the
man possessed by
Legion had 6 thousand
evil spirits in him.
And we found that Gog
was a Chief Prince
which means “Arch
Angel”.
Demonology
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The term Chief Prince
is used only one other
time in Scripture and
that’s when describing
Michael the Arch Angel
in Daniel.
Demonology
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Gog is also the chief of
the Leshidim (The
Devastators) he’s in
charge of the demons
of murder.
We learned that all
these evil spirits have
various ranks.
Demonology
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Starting with messengers
(demons who basically
report all that we say and
do)
Then there are Arch
demons, those who have
more power then the
messenger demons and
who can even prevent
good angels from
delivering messages like in
the story of Daniel.
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Then there are 6
winged Seraphim who
have more power then
the previous 2
categories and above
them are finally the
Cherubim, the most
powerful of all of G-d’s
creations.
The hierarchy
Cherubim
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Seraphim
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Messengers
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We also saw that
Abaddon isn’t a demon
at all but is called the
“King” of the demons…
“They had as King over
them the angel of the
Abyss, whose name in
Hebrew is "Abaddon" “
Rev 9:11
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Only Satan allows himself
to be called king. That
name is only reserved for
him in his realm.
We also talked about how
the Cherubim and
Seraphim that fell with
Satan were very powerful
and could even crush
planets.
Demonology
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We learned that there
was a war in the
heavens and planets,
moons even entire star
systems were
destroyed in the
battles before we even
get to Genesis chapter
1
Demonology
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Gen 1 says The earth
BECAME without
FORM, and VOID in
Hebrew. NOT that
G-d created it that
way.
In fact we read in
Isaiah…
Demonology
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Isaiah 45:18 clearly says
“For thus says the LORD, who created
the heavens, who is God, who formed the
earth and made it, who has established it,
who did not create it without FORM,
who formed it to be inhabited: ‘I am the
LORD, and there is no other.’”
Demonology
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G-d originally created
the world perfectly,
then Satan fell, there
were wars in the
heavens and those
demons who were so
powerful that they
could crush planets,
were locked up in the
Abyss and also in the
Euphrates river.
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REV 9
13 The sixth angel sounded his shofar, and I heard a
voice from the four horns of the gold altar before
God, 14 saying to the sixth angel, the one with the
shofar, "Release the four angels (messengers, in this
case evil spirits) that are bound at the great river
Euphrates!" 15 And they were released. These four
angels had been kept ready for this moment, for this
day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind;
Demonology
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As I mentioned
before, these are
probably Cherubim.
We saw a
progression in Rev 9
from the least
powerful demons to
the Seraphim to the
Cherubim.
Demonology
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That’s basically what
we’ve covered up
until now.
So now we’re going
to look at what the
ancient Rabbis had
to say about evil
spirits.
Demonology
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Before we go into this it
has to be understood
that everything we’ve
covered so far is
Biblical.
The evidence is very
strong but now we’re
going into areas that
don’t have much as
Biblical backing.
Demonology
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Then why should we
study it?
“If it’s not in the
Bible, then I don’t
believe it!”
My reply: Then you
don’t believe in
mathematics, plastic
or the automobile.
Demonology
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We study it because
some of it may be
true.
Some of it isn’t true
for sure and I’ll be
pointing those
instances out.
But it’s all worth
knowing.
Demonology
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There were G-dly
ancient Rabbis who
had some thoughts
on this topic of
demons and those
Rabbis may have
had access to
information we no
longer have (ie. lost
books).
Demonology
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I’d rather hear what
they have to say then
any of these so called
“deliverance ministries”
who are 99% frauds.
I don’t believe the Devil
is behind every bush
and under every rock…
Demonology
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I do believe millions
of demons exist but
what they can do
and what power
they have at this
point in time is
limited.
Demonology
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Do I believe that people
have seen in this age
demons or angles?
Yep but I have a litmus
test for that.
If someone comes up to
me full of pride and
tells me how they saw
an angel…
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Right away I don’t
believe them. If they
truly had seen an
angel, their humility
would forever be in
check.
Demonology
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They’d fall in fear and
trembling at the feet of
these Holy Messengers
of G-d and not even the
most holy of persons
would remember at
that moment if they
were supposed to
worship them or not!
Demonology
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Time and time again,
we see heavenly spirit
beings tell the holy
person they’re visiting,
“Get up, do not worship
me!”
If you’ve seen an angel,
pride will never be an
issue with you again.
Demonology
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Furthermore if that
person has idols in their
homes like Dagon trees
and Ishtar eggs, my
guess is that the Angel
would first visit the
folks down the street
who keep His Holy
Feasts and appointed
times.
Demonology
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Now, on to the
ancient Rabbis.
Demonology
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The first thing we
have to do is divide
up two different
camps.
The Babylonian Jews
and the Jews of Ha
Aretz.
Why do we have to
do that?
Demonology
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Because the Jews of
Babylonia were more
prone to superstition
due to more influence
from the Pagans who
ruled the nation they
were subject to and the
influence of their Pagan
neighbors.
Demonology
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There wasn’t as much
superstition in Israel as
in Babylonia.
This is clearly seen by
comparing the
Jerusalem Talmud and
the Babylonian Talmud
and other writings from
the two nations.
Demonology
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Once we’ve done
that, we can then
start to divide at
least some fact from
fable.
Demonology
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When we see Judaic
writings from both
Babylonia and Israel
agreeing, it increases
the validity of the
claim.
(doesn’t mean it’s
always right, it just
increases the validity)
Demonology
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Also, we’re focusing on
the ancient Rabbis as
opposed to Rabbis of
medieval times.
In medieval times,
fables ran rampant and
unfortunately affected
even the Jewish
communities.
Demonology
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One thing we know for
sure, the Jews of both
Babylonia and Israel
were aware of the
presence of demons.
As we learned last
week, there’s millions
of these evil spirits and
the Jews believed that
the oppression from
them was very great.
Demonology
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They felt the
presence was so
strong that it would
at times make them
feel weak.
Specifically
mentioned is a
fatigue in the knees.
Demonology
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Attempting to engage
evil spirits would
sometimes end in
injury.
R. Bibi ben. Abaye was
hurt after he said he
saw a demon but the
Rabbis prayed for him
and then he was ok.
Demonology
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What the injury was is
not recorded but other
injuries recorded were
injuries that had
occurred or entered
through the mouth.
These mouth injuries
are injuries occurred
when trying to
encounter evil spirits.
(According to various
ancient Rabbis)
Demonology
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While evil spirits are
liable to be met
anywhere, there are
certain places which
they particularly
frequent.
Demonology
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Dark places
Unclean places
Dangerous places
Water
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A favorite haunt is said
to be ruined buildings.
The idea of haunted
houses goes way back.
The Rabbis didn’t
believe in ghosts, but
they did believe in
demons.
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Concerning ruined buildings, a Rabbinic
discussion was held… “For three reasons one
should not enter ruins: on account of
suspicion, of falling fabric, and evil spirits.”
By suspicion it is meant for immoral
purposes. Like an unmarried couple going
there to have relations. Also for two men or
two women going there to have homosexual
relations.
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For those reasons
only, a place like that
could attract evil
spirits so I give
validity to that belief.
There probably were
evil spirits in some of
the ruins of that
time.
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There is a restaurant in
Oroville called the
Peerless.
It used to be a brothel.
They still have the stalls
downstairs where the
women would take the
men to.
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Every time I go there,
I get the creeps.
I believe there are
spirits still hanging
around there.
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There’s been murders
there, you can see bullet
holes in some of the
supporting beams of the
building.
I believe there are
demons that still hang
out there.
I believe that can
happen, just like the
ancient Rabbis believed.
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Places that were
unclean was another
area where demons
could be found.
Particularly latrines.
They didn’t have indoor
plumbing so they all
went to a certain area
where they did their
business.
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The Rabbis
instructed people to
not linger there.
Do I believe that’s a
place where demons
would hang out?
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Yes!
Evil spirits love filth.
We talked about this
last week… demons
are dirty and those
who worship demons
begin to emulate
them.
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I mentioned last week
that there are devout
Hindus who drink urine
straight from the bull
and drink water with
the rats.
Love demons?
You’ll become like one!
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Another place where
demons frequented
was water.
There are stories
where evil spirits
appeared to various
Rabbis near open
wells and rivers.
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John the Beloved
also believed that
there were demons
in the water,
specifically in the
Euphrates River.
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He wasn’t the only
Rabbi to believe in
this concept.
There are various
accounts of Rabbis
having seen demons
near water.
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This of course led to
many superstitions
such as pouring out a
little water before
you take a drink.
Or pouring out any
water in a home
where someone
died.
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Should this mean to us
today that water is evil?
No.
There are demons in the
air too, that doesn’t
make the air evil.
What about other
demons mentioned in
Rabbinic literature?
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What about “Lilith”
(queen of the
demons)?
What about the
Satyr? (supposedly a
demon that looks like
half man and half
goat)
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What about the
Night Demons the
Bible supposedly
talks about?
These are all words
(Lilith, Satyr, and
night demons) used
to translate a
passage in Isaiah.
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Is 34:14
14And the beasts of the waste places will
come together with the jackals, and the evil
spirits will be crying to one another, even the
night-spirit will come and make her restingplace there. (Bible in Basic English
Translation)
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American Standard Version
Is 34:14
And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet
with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry
to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall
settle there, and shall find her a place of
rest.
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King James Version
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet
with the wild beasts of the island, and the
satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl
also shall rest there, and find for herself a
place of rest.
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Darby Bible Translation
And there shall the beasts of the desert
meet with the jackals, and the wild goat shall
cry to his fellow; the Lilith also shall settle
there, and find for herself a place of rest.
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Translating these
passages this way leads
to misunderstanding.
And these aren’t just
problems with
translating it into
English, it’s the same
problem with other
languages as well.
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But in Hebrew it’s
much more clear.
In Hebrew satyr is
sa’ir, it means hairy
goat.
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In Gen 27 Jacob used the same word to
describe Esau!
11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my
brother Esau is a hairy goat man (aish sa’ir)
while I have smooth skin. (my translation).
Ever hear a child call another child a pig face?
Same idea. It doesn’t mean in Isaiah that
there are beings that are half goat.
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So why is it hairy
goat instead of just
goat? Aren’t all
goats hairy?
A hairy goat is a way
of saying a wild goat,
a goat who is more
unkept.
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lillith in Hebrew is lalit it means screeching
owl.
The best translation for this verse is GOD'S
WORD Translation
Hyenas will meet with jackals. Male goats will
call to their mates. Screech owls will rest
there and find a resting place for themselves.
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Why does this happen?
Because people are
people and they always
try to make the Bible
more fantastical then it
really is.
The Bible is plenty full
of mysteries without
having to add to it.
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Now that we’ve
covered that, we’ll
look at the story of
Saul and the witch
of Endore.
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It’s generally taught
that Saul spoke to the
ghost of Samuel in the
town of Endore via a
Medium.
What I want to show
you was that he didn’t
speak to Samuel at all,
but rather to a demon
impersonating Samuel.
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Now before we do this
we first have to
understand the words
of Yeshua in Luke 16.
Most people think that
passage is about a
parable concerning a
rich man and Lazurus
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However, it’s not a
parable at all.
All Hebraic parables
start with words or
phrases like, “It was like
unto…” or “It was as
if…” etc. etc.
The story of Lazarus
does NOT start out that
way. It starts out…
“There was a rich
man…”
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So right away, in a
Jewish
understanding, this
isn’t a parable no
matter what the
headings in your
Bible say (some
headings list this as
a parable)
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So in this true story
it says that Lazarus
dies and is in
Paradise with
Abraham and the
rich man who is over
in hell asks him for a
drop of water.
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Abraham says to him
that there’s a great gulf
between them and no
one can cross over to
the other side. The rich
man then asks to send
someone back to his
family and the answer
is, they can't go back.
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So we learn from
this that souls, after
they pass, can NOT
come back to earth.
But what about
what happened at
the Mount of
Transfiguration?
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At Mt Tabor Yeshua spoke with Elijah and Moses but
this was a one time thing. They were speaking to
Him about the greatest event to ever take place in all
of history… His death on the cross. 29And as he was
praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and
his clothing became dazzling white. 30And behold,
two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,
31who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,
which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (
Luke 9:29-31 ESV)
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Yeshua wasn’t just
some sinful man, He
was the son of G-d!
This was the ONLY time
this was allowed, never
before or after.
Keeping this in mind
lets look now at the
story of Saul in Endor.
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As we read it, I’ll do
a running
commentary on the
passage I Sam 28…
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3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented
him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul
had removed from the land those who were mediums
and spiritists.
4So the Philistines gathered together and came and
camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel
together and they camped in Gilboa.
5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was
afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
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6 When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by
dreams or by Urim or by prophets. (So we can deduce that Saul wasn’t in a
good way with G-d, He wasn’t speaking to Saul in any fashion)
7Then Saul said to his servants, "Seek for me a woman who is a medium (So
here we see proof that he wasn’t moving in the Spirit of G-d), that I may go
to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a
woman who is a medium at En-dor."
8Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes (He disguised
himself because he KNEW he was doing something wrong and he knew no
witch would help him if they knew who he was), and went, he and two men
with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, "Conjure up
for me, please, and bring up for me whom I shall name to you.“ (Conjuring is
not a good thing, he was asking her to perform witchcraft)
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9But the woman said to him, "Behold, you know what
Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are
mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you
then laying a snare for my life to bring about my
death?"
10Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, "As the
LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for
this thing."
11Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for
you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."
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12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman
spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul."
(Did Samuel really appear? The verse here in Hebrew says, “and she is seeing the
woman Samuel” NOT that Samuel was there. Also, there are people who see Jesus in
pictures in the typical American Church. That’s not what Yeshua looked like. He
wasn’t blond haired and blue eyed, but ask them and they’ll say they saw Jesus, but
it wasn’t really Him, it’s just what they saw.)
13The king said to her, "Do not be afraid; but what do you see?" And the woman
said to Saul, "I see a divine being coming up out of the earth." (it doesn’t say divine
being here, it says Olim, gods coming out of the earth, plural)
(Sorry, but heaven isn’t in the earth. Things that come from heaven come from
above, not so good things come up out from the earth)
14He said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and
he is wrapped with a robe “ (It doesn’t say he’s wrapped with a robe, it says he’s
muffled with a mantle, she couldn’t hear him properly or see him properly) And Saul
knew that it was Samuel (Saul thought he knew. We often think we know things that
we don’t actually know), and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.
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15Then Samuel said to Saul, (“Right there it says Samuel said to
Saul, that proves it was actually Samuel!” No it doesn’t. If I
animated a cartoon that looked like Samuel and I made it talk
to you, you could say, “Samuel talked to me” it doesn’t mean
that Samuel actually talked to you… just the image of him did
and that’s exactly what happened here, the image of Samuel
talked to him) "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me
up?" And Saul answered, "I am greatly distressed; for the
Philistines are waging war against me, and God has departed
from me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or
by dreams; (from Saul’s own mouth he acknowledges that G-d
had departed from him. If G-d didn’t want to speak to him…
how in the world would He allow a Tzadik, righteous one, speak
to him???) therefore I have called you, that you may make
known to me what I should do."
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16Samuel (the image of Samuel) said, "Why then do
you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you
and has become your adversary? (If you’re an
adversary of G-d, His Prophets wont be giving you
advice)
17"The LORD has done accordingly as He spoke
through me; for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of
your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.
18"As you did not obey the LORD and did not execute
His fierce wrath on Amalek, so the LORD has done this
thing to you this day.
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19"Moreover the LORD will also give over Israel along
with you into the hands of the Philistines, therefore
tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. (Saul
will be with Samuel??? Since when do adversaries of
G-d go to where the righteous are??? They’ll be with
that demon who is impersonating Samuel!) Indeed the
LORD will give over the army of Israel into the hands
of the Philistines!"
20Then Saul immediately fell full length upon the
ground and was very afraid because of the words of
Samuel; also there was no strength in him, for he had
eaten no food all day and all night.
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This passage is NOT
an example of a ghost
and the ancient
Rabbis knew that.
Their theology was
clear even though
Saul had deceived
himself into thinking
he was actually
talking to Samuel.
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“Well what about the
Nephalim? Weren’t
they demons who
had sex with human
woman and had
children that were
half demon?”
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Concerning the
Nephilim: this is a
time when it's
important to know
Hebrew and I'd
suggest any and
everyone to try and
learn it.
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We offer classes here
on most Shabbats
(Saturday morning at
12:15, please ask for
more info if interested
after class)
When reading this
passage in Hebrew it
makes perfect sense.
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The word “nephil” in
Hebrew means
"giant".
The masculine plural
form is “nephilim”.
All masculine plurals
in Hebrew end in
“im” (pronounced
"eem").
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Were there giants in
ancient days?
Yes there were.
We know of Goliath in
1 Sam 17.
But here's one of the
misunderstandings…
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We often think of
giants in the way of
the giant from say
"Jack and the bean
stalk.” Some
humanoid form the
size of a small
skyscraper, or some
other medieval
conception.
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This was not what a
giant was.
Goliath was by most
estimates nine feet
tall.
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This term, giant, would
include some of our NBA
players of today,
although they'd be a
little short.
There are some new
excavations that have
verified the existence of
these "giants.”
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• Not far from our
base in Sardinia in
Italy they have
uncovered tombs
that are over nine
feet in length.
• This place is called
"The Tomb of the
Giants."
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• The tribe of
Philistines from
this area are
called the
"Shardana".
• It’s where the
word Sardinia
comes from.
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This very well may
have been where
Goliath was from.
The Philistines prior
to that were from
farther north. We do
know they were
Caucasian and blue
eyed (originally
probably Nordic).
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We can tell from the
bones the pigmentation
of ones skin.
Also from their paintings
of themselves we see the
color of their eyes (blue).
The Philistines that
settled in Israel were
mostly in the Gaza area.
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Today you will see,
from time to time,
Palestinians from
that area who still
have the blue eyes
and that is from
when the Philistines
mixed with the Arab
populace centuries
ago.
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• What happens
with Genesis 6 is
some will see the
term "sons of G-d"
and interpret that
as meaning spirit
beings. This is in no
way true.
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simply means
“righteous men”.
• We see Yeshua
use this
same term in a
very well known
passage…
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• but those
propagating
a "super human
race" or a half
demon half human
race haven't
connected the
dots.
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remember
this passage in Mt
5:9: Blessed are
the peacemakers,
because they
will be called
what???
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• The sons of God!!!
• There’s many
passages that use
that same term but
no one tries to say
it’s talking about
half demon half
human beings.
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If the sons of G-d are
some super human
race who has faded
out, or some demon
race, then what does
this mean in the New
Testament in the
words of Yeshua?
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• That they have
come back?
• No, it means
righteous men.
• So, what
happened here
in Genesis 6?
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Well, back in the
ancient days of Noah
when there were still
groups or tribes of large
people who were
around 12 feet tall,
there were some
righteous men who fell
away from G-d and
began marrying these
women even though…
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• they were not girls
who followed G-d
and they had
families with these
women and they
themselves turned
their back on G-d.
• That's it. Nothing
more then that.
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• We know that
spirits cannot
have sex with
people!
• The Bible says
in Matt 22:30…
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• For in the resurrection they
neither marry, nor are
given in marriage, but are
as the angels of God in
heaven.
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So angles do not
marry or reproduce,
there's no need for
them to.
There are no "baby
angels"!
Demons are fallen
angels so they too
don't have
reproductive organs.
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• So the idea
that demons
were having
sex with
women is
simply
ridicules.
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• The Bible is full
of wonders, so
we don't need
to look for
anything more
fantastic then it
already is.
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super-human
race or race of
half human and
half demon.
• Shabbat shalom