An Angel Highway?

[Aquila]

jfrog,

Do you want to know why I believe that unclean spirits seek to possess human beings?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And when you come to a fundamental disagreement about how those things work? What then?

You love your brother, pray, and commend each other to the Lord.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Aquila

jfrog,

Do you want to know why I believe that unclean spirits seek to possess human beings?

Yes

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Aquila

There are periods in which focus is necessary. But I agree with you, there are more topics to be covered than just angels. I think if you researched the majority of my posts the vast majority aren't about angels. But I do have a lot to say about them.

What periods would it be necessary to focus on them?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

What periods would it be necessary to focus on them?

When led of the Lord to do so.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Aquila

You love your brother, pray, and commend each other to the Lord.

but someones got to be wrong then Aquila. So why should I believe that you know instead of him/them?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Yes

Jesus tells us something interesting...

Luke 11:24-26
24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

Notice that when an unclean spirit goes out of a man it wanders through the "dry places". The word for dry is "anudros" meaning "arid" or "without water". Notice that it seeks "rest". The word for rest is "anapausis". The root of "anapausis" is "anapauo" meaning to be "refreshed".

The implication is that an unclean spirit thirsts and seeks to have it's thirst quenched so that it might be refreshed. What could a disembodied unclean spirit "thirst" for?

Sin.

An unclean spirit doesn't have a body. To experience "sin" the spirit must possess a body. This is why sin isn't merely a danger in the sense that it offends God... it's a danger because it attracts these "things". If an unclean spirit sees you sinning a sin it desires to quench it's thirst... it will seek to take up residence inside of you.

Once inside you it's thirst for sin only grows sending you deeper and deeper into debauchery. The spirit will drive a man deeper and deeper into sin until it kills the man with disease, violence, or reckless behavior. Once the man is dead, it seeks a new host.

This is one reason why it is imperative that one who was possessed by an unclean spirit cease sin.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Aquila

When led of the Lord to do so.

In what circumstances would the Lord lead you to do so?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Jesus tells us something interesting...

Luke 11:24-26
24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

Notice that when an unclean spirit goes out of a man it wanders through the "dry places". The word for dry is "anudros" meaning "arid" or "without water". Notice that it seeks "rest". The word for rest is "anapausis". The root of "anapausis" is "anapauo" meaning to be "refreshed".

The implication is that an unclean spirit thirsts and seeks to have it's thirst quenched so that it might be refreshed. What could a disembodied unclean spirit "thirst" for?

Sin.

An unclean spirit doesn't have a body. To experience "sin" the spirit must possess a body. This is why sin isn't merely a danger in the sense that it offends God... it's a danger because it attracts these "things". If an unclean spirit sees you sinning a sin it desires to quench it's thirst... it will seek to take up residence inside of you.

Once inside you it's thirst for sin only grows sending you deeper and deeper into debauchery. The spirit will drive a man deeper and deeper into sin until it kills the man with disease, violence, or reckless behavior. Once the man is dead, it seeks a new host.

This is one reason why it is imperative that one who was possessed by an unclean spirit cease sin.

I agree with this.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

In what circumstances would the Lord lead you to do so?

That's entirely up to the Lord. Sometimes when preaching you don't know why you're led to address some things. Suddenly after the service or after a couple days someone walks up to you and tells you a story that reveals why.