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SPIRIT BEINGS DIE?
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Personal study and written by Felicia A. Trecek / August 21, 2003. Revised August 25, 2003 Yes, spirit beings can die. Yahushua Messiah is an example. He was a spirit being before His physical mother, Mary, miraculously conceived Him. John 1:1 reads: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim." This Word became flesh and was our Messiah (John 1:14). Messiah's spirit embodiment was extracted and His very essence transformed into physical matter. Consequently, Messiah was fitted for death and he died. (Philippians 2:6-8). 1 Timothy 6:16 paraphrased: "YHWH the Father alone has immortality." The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible translates the Greek text of 1 Timothy 6:12-16 as the follows: "...confessed the good (v:13) confession before many witnesses. I enjoin you before God, the (One) making alive all things, AND Christ Jesus, the (One) having witnessed on Pontius Pilate the good (v:14) confession, to keep you the commandment unspotted, irreproachable, (v:15) until the appearing of the Lord of us, Jesus Christ, which in its own time will REVEAL the blessed and ONLY POTENTATE, the King of (v:16) kings, and Lord of lords, the only (One) having immortality, light living in unapproachable, whom saw no one of men, nor see can; to whom honor and might everlasting. Amen."
I honestly don't see how one can read and understand that Christ is the only One having immortality. Example of reading: "the King of (v:16) kings, and Lord of Lords, the only (One) having immortality, [BREAK HERE] light living in unapproachable, whom saw no one of men, nor can see; to whom honor and might everlasting. Amen." If one interprets 1 Timothy 6:15-16 to mean Christ is the only One having immortality, then the following concatenated part of the sentence lacks foundation: "...light living in unapproachable, whom saw no one of men, nor can see; to whom honor and might everlasting. Amen." I believe, "the only (One) having immortality" is part of the concatenation thought. This sentence string of thoughts are descriptions of a Personage already mentioned, and it cannot refer to Messiah. Messiah DOES NOT live in unapproachable light and Messiah HAS BEEN seen by men. I seriously believe it is incorrect to extract: "the only (One) having immortality" and say it is separate from: "...light living in unapproachable, whom saw no one of men, nor see can; to whom honor and might everlasting. Amen." These two parts of the sentence are not separate, but are one continuous thought, referring back to a Personage already mentioned. The notion that Messiah is the only One that currently has immortality is erroneous. That suggests YHWH the Father DOES NOT have immortality, and that puts Messiah over the Father. IS
LUKE 20:36 CONTRADICTORY? According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, there are several Greek words in the new testament that were translated into our one English word "die". The particular Greek word that was translated into the English word "die" in Luke 20:36 is: ap-oth-nacˇ-ko and is Strong's #599 meaning: from #575 (meaning: off) and #2348 (meaning: dead); to die off (literally or figuratively):- be dead, death, die, lie-a-dying, be slain (x with). With this easily researched information, we now know Luke 20:36 does not mean that spirit beings can never die if YHWH chooses to take the life force from them. Luke 20:36 does mean spirit beings do not die off. There is a huge difference. Luke 20:36 can rightly then be rendered as: "for neither is it possible for them (the saints) to die off any more, because they are like angels and are sons of Elohim, being sons of the resurrection." We humans were created within the physical realm in which death is possible. We can die accidentally, by murder, and/or by the state of decay (old age) which is according to our design. We were created to be in a continuous state of change and decay. Consequently, our physical body eventually will die off. Contrarily, spirit beings (angels) were created in a continuous life form, a non-state of decay. Their spirit embodiment of life remains in the same condition, continually. They are also not harmed by physical matter in their spirit continuous life form. According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, there are five scriptures in the NT where the English word "immortality" is used. There is only one scripture that uses the word "immortal". With these six useages, there are three Greek words. The word "immortal" can be found in 1 Tim 1:17 and is Strong's #862. 1 Tim 1:17 reads: "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." According to Strong's in this sentence, "immortal" means: undecaying (in essence or continuous):- not corruptible, immortal.
No where does scripture read that YHWH is limited and cannot take the life of one of His spirit created beings. The Father does have the authority and ability to take away the continuous spirit embodiment of life of any one of the angelic beings He created. There is an appointed time yet to come that YHWH shall destroy Satan and his demons. Jeremiah 10:11 reads: "...The mighty ones that did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens." According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word in Jeremiah 10:11 that was translated into our English word "perish" is: "abad" and is Strong's Exhaustive Concordance #7 meaning: destroy, perish and corresponds with #6. The corresponding #6 word is: "awbad" meaning: lose oneself, not escape, fail, lose, be undone utterly, be void of, have no way to flee. According to Strong's definition of the Hebrew word "abad", Satan and his demons will not only perish from the earth, but they will be destroyed; utterly be undone. SATAN
WILL BURN TO DEATH According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word translated into our English word "pit" in Isaiah 14:19 is "bore" and is Strong's #953 meaning: a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or prison). Before Satan will be utterly destroyed, Rev 20:1-8 reads (paraphrased): YHWH will bind and lock Satan in prison for a thousand years after Messiah returns to this earth. [Isaiah 14:19 is the old testament witness to this event.] The saints will reign with Messiah during those one thousand years, but afterward, Satan will be let loose for a short time during the time of the second resurrection, the resurrection to physical life. Isaiah 14:12-20 reads Satan has fallen from heaven. He said in his heart, "let me raise my throne above the stars of El". But, YHWH will bring him down to hell, the grave. Before Satan is in his grave, many will stare at him and ponder, "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook the reigns...?" According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word translated into our English word "man" is "eesh" and is Strong's #376 meaning (paraphrased): a certain individual and/or possibly a mighty being. Make no mistake, the Hebrew word "eesh" translated into our English word "man" in Isaiah 14:16 is not the same word in Genesis 1:26: "Let Us make man in our image". The Hebrew word translated into our English word "man" in Genesis 1:26 is "awdawm" and is Strong's #120 meaning: a human being, an individual, the species - mankind. Isaiah 14:16 does not mean in any sense that Satan is a man of the human kind. In Daniel 9:21, Gabriel, the angel, is also called a man. The Hebrew word translated as "man" in this passage is also "eesh" as like Isaiah 14:16 when in reference to Satan. In Ezekiel 28 verses 12-19, YHWH describes Satan and tells Satan his fate. Verses 18-19 read, (v:18) "You profaned your set-apart places by your many crookednesses, by the unrighteousness of your trading. Therefore I brought forth fire from your midst. It has devoured you, and I turned you to ashes upon the earth before the eyes of all who see you. (v:19) All who knew you among the peoples were astonished at you. Waste you shall be, and cease to be, forever." According to Revelation 20:10, Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is at the end of YHWH's plan, a short time after the second resurrection. This lake of fire is also the second lake of fire. (Reference Revelation 20:13-15.) Revelation 20:10, reads Satan will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Although, according to Ezekiel 28:18-19, Satan will become ashes and cease to exist forever. So, which is it? Will Satan live and be tormented forever or will he become ashes and cease to exist forever? Revelation 20:10 has been misunderstood. According to The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible, the Greek text exactly reads as follows: "...And the devil misleading them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and false prophet (were); and they were tormented day and night to the Ages of the Ages." This scripture uses the word THEY in reference to the false prophet and the beast. We understand from other scriptures, fleshly men will perish if they don't eventually follow the way of YHWH. Therefore, the false prophet will die in the first lake of fire, the one before Messiah's return, at the fall of Babylon during the wrath of YHWH (Reference Jeremiah 51:7-9, Revelation 14:8-11, and Revelation 19:20). The second lake of fire is after the short time Satan will be let free from being chained. Satan will be chained at the return of Messiah for one thousand years, then let lose for a short time. Afterward, Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. (Reference Revelation 20:1-3, Revelation 20:10). Now, take notice of how the last part of Revelation 20:10 reads: "and THEY were tormented day and night to the Ages of the Ages." We always understood this to mean the torment was forever and ever. Could this be incorrect? Could the meaning actually be that the torment was for a day and a night (or at least for several days) and ascended to YHWH on His throne, the One known as the Ages of Ages? It's very possible. After examining a few other scriptures, this meaning appears to be correct. Revelation 14:9-11 (KJV) reads, "And the third angel followed them, saying with a load voice, 'If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, (v:10) the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of YHWH, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignaton; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the prescence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. (v:11) And the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.' " According to The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible, the Greek text for verses 10-11 read exactly as follows: (v:10) "...even he shall drink of the wine of the anger of the God, having been mixed undiluted in the cup of the wrath of Him, and will be tormented by fire and brimstone before the (v:11) holy angels, and before the Lamb. And the smoke of the torment of them goes up to Ages of Ages..." The holy angels and the Lamb (Messiah) are specifically menioned. What about the Father? Is He also specifically mentioned? Yes. Verse 11 could be easily interpreted to mean: "the smoke of the torment of them accends to the Ages of Ages- the Father YHWH". Another example is found in Revelation 19:3-4. According to The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible, the Greek text reads exactly as follows: "... And the smoke of her goes up to the Ages of the Ages..." ("The smoke of her" is in reference to Babylon burning.) The fire is so great and vast that the smoke ascends upward and reaches YHWH the Father, the Ages of the Ages, who sits on the throne in the heavens. Notice how Revelation 4:9-10 (KJV) reads: "...and thanks to Him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever..." According to The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible, the Greek text for verses 9-10 read exactly as follows: "...and thanks to the (One) sitting on the throne, to the (One) living to the ages of the ages,..." The Sovereign Grace Publishers Interlinear Bible translates "for ever and ever" in Revelation 14:11, Revelation 20:10, and Revelation 19:3-4 as "ages of ages". However, the actual first Greek word for "ages" and the second Greek word for "ages" are different. The last letter of each Greek word are not the same, but both were translated exactly the same. Why so? I suspect the translation should actually be "Age of Ages" instead of "ages of ages". Example: Revelation 19:3-4 should read : "...And the smoke of her goes up to the Age of the Ages..." YHWH can be referred to as "The Everlasting", "The Age of Ages", "The Almighty", The All Powerful, etc. YHWH has multiple titles because these are His attributes. (The following are more references: Genesis 21:33, Ps 21:33 and 106:48.) The translators of the bible left out one or two words in Revelation 14:11, Revelation 20:10, Revelation 19:3-4 and a few others which are: "to" and "the". I suspect it was because they did not understand the meaning. It is incorrect to say, "to the for ever and ever" if "for ever and ever" does not represent an object or a Personage. Revelation 14:11, Revelation 20:10, and Revelation 19:3-4 do not mean the fire will burn forever and the smoke will ascend forever. And Satan along with his followers, will not be tormented forever and ever. The real meaning appears to be that the fire will last for multiple days and the torment and smoke produced from the burning fire will ascend to the Age of Ages (YHWH the Father). Therefore, Ezekiel 28:18-19 is correct. Satan will become ashes and cease to exist forever. SUMMARY The only way to achieve the immortality written about in 1 Corinth 15:53 and 54, and 1 Tim 6:16 is to overcome. OVERCOMING is the key to deathlessness. Satan and his demons did not and will not overcome; therefore, they do not qualify. WHAT
DOES JUDE 1:13 MEAN? Some individuals and religious groups believe Jude 1:13 means: The "straying stars" are Satan and his demons, and they will remain alive at the very end of YHWH's plan for physical man, but will be banished to the blackness of darkness forever. This understanding is incorrect. The "stars" represent angelic beings. In this verse, it refers to the demonic angelic beings because they are wandering. Black darkness has been kept for their existence to the age. Verse 13 does not read, to the ages of ages. It does read, "to the age" which means this age; the past and current span of time in which we currently live. To fully understand what Jude 1:13 actually means, one must understand the main subject, the style of writing, and the context of verse 13 within Jude's letter. Firstly, in the first few verses of the letter, we know Jude is addressing the saints. Secondly, Jude's purpose for the letter can be found in verses 3-5. There were certain men who slipped into their congregation and were attempting to change some foundational beliefs - drawing the saints away from the truth of YHWH. Jude's purpose for his letter was to contend with the saints, attempting to reason with them into believing the truth once again and not believe the lies apparently that were being told to them by certain men who slipped into their congregation. Thirdly, Jude, in his attempt at persuasion, uses metaphors, figures of speech, and examples throughout his entire letter. Clearly, some examples of the metaphors and figures of speech within Jude's letter:
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WAS JUDE'S INTENDED MEANING IN VERSE 13? Romans 1:20 reads, "For the invisible things of Him from creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." The physical world is a reflection of the spiritual world. With this concept in mind, I believe the "straying stars for whom blackness of darkness is kept forever." means:
Darkness is likened to those who are dead in Psalms 143:3. Therefore, I believe verse 13 can be correctly understood as: "straying stars for whom death is kept forever." Make no mistake: verse 13 DOES NOT READ:
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