1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,120 In the name of the glorious Trinity, Father and Son and Holy 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,440 Spirit forever. Amen. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,200 Glory be to the everlasting mercies which sent you to us, O 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,840 Christ, the light of the world and the life of all. 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,960 Give us wisdom by your law and enlighten our impulses by your 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,920 knowledge. Sanctify our souls by your 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,800 truth, and grant that we may be obedient to your words and may 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,760 fulfill your commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,040 Oh you who enlightens the rational with the knowledge of 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,880 your greatness, do enlight, O my Lord, our thoughts that we may 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,240 meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times, 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,240 O Lord of all, Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 13 00:00:42,240 --> 00:01:02,930 Amen. Neither conclusion of the 14 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:08,410 eucharistic service for the holy feasts of our Lord idoate. 15 00:01:09,290 --> 00:01:13,530 The priest prays on behalf of the congregation and he 16 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:18,770 beseeches make us worthy, Oh my Lord, in the confidence which is 17 00:01:18,770 --> 00:01:24,530 from you to pray before you this pure and holy prayer which your 18 00:01:24,530 --> 00:01:28,530 life giving mouth taught to your true disciples, children of your 19 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:34,730 mysteries, that when so ever you pray in this manner, pray, 20 00:01:35,210 --> 00:01:41,810 confess and say, and we recite and chant the Lord's pray, 21 00:01:42,330 --> 00:01:48,770 praying and bring us not into trial, but deliver us from evil, 22 00:01:50,130 --> 00:01:57,720 deliver us from the evil one. Satan, Someone posed me a 23 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,400 question and I'll be What is Satan's occupation? 24 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,000 That's an amazing question actually. 25 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,760 What does Satan do for living? What is his occupation? 26 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:13,520 Well, when we read Job chapter one, verse 7, the Lord meaning 27 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:19,880 the Angel, many times angels are referred to as the Lord because 28 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,320 they are messengers and represented representatives of 29 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,840 God. Because Satan cannot face the 30 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,120 Lord, Satan fears the Lord and trembles. 31 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,600 The Lord said to Satan from where do you come? 32 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:39,720 Satan answered the Lord and said from roaming about on the earth 33 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:45,320 and walking around on it. Let me read you, Saint Gregory 34 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,700 the Great 6th century Church Father comments on this. 35 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:52,860 It's a little lengthy, but please bear with me and be 36 00:02:52,860 --> 00:02:58,020 patient and listen intently. Satan's going to and fro on the 37 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:01,740 earth represents. He's exploring the earth or the 38 00:03:01,740 --> 00:03:04,380 hearts of the carnal, the fleshly. 39 00:03:05,060 --> 00:03:07,940 In this way he's seeking diligently for grounds of 40 00:03:07,940 --> 00:03:11,380 accusation against them. This is what Satan's occupation 41 00:03:11,380 --> 00:03:14,110 is. He goes around about the earth, 42 00:03:14,310 --> 00:03:19,230 for he surrounds human hearts in order to steal all that is good 43 00:03:19,230 --> 00:03:23,470 in them, that he may lodge evil in their minds, that he may 44 00:03:23,550 --> 00:03:27,910 occupy completely what he has taken over, that he may fully 45 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:32,390 reign over what he has occupied, that he may possess the very 46 00:03:32,390 --> 00:03:36,150 lives of those he has perfected in sin. 47 00:03:37,110 --> 00:03:42,310 Note that he does not say he has been flying through the air, but 48 00:03:42,310 --> 00:03:45,190 that he has been walking up and down it. 49 00:03:45,750 --> 00:03:51,390 For in fact he is never easily dislodged from whomever he 50 00:03:51,390 --> 00:03:55,670 tempts. But where he finds a soft heart, 51 00:03:56,030 --> 00:04:00,270 he plants the foot of his wretched persuasion, so that by 52 00:04:00,270 --> 00:04:05,880 dwelling there he may stamp the footprints of evil practice, and 53 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:11,560 by a wickedness similar to his own he may render reprobate or 54 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:16,640 condemnation to all whom he is able to overcome. 55 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:24,840 So from this we learn Satan, his targets, his occupation, his 56 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:27,800 lifestyle. What he does for a living is to 57 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:35,150 target the hearts and minds, and once he finds that target, he 58 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:40,670 loosens or releases his flaming arrows at these targets, our 59 00:04:40,710 --> 00:04:45,910 minds and our hearts. And where does he aim? 60 00:04:47,030 --> 00:04:52,550 What attracts Satan's attention to this target that is within 61 00:04:52,550 --> 00:04:58,790 the mind and the heart is our weaknesses and evil desires. 62 00:04:59,350 --> 00:05:05,060 He feeds on them and in actual fact, spiritual fact. 63 00:05:06,060 --> 00:05:09,820 We provide the food and nourishment. 64 00:05:10,980 --> 00:05:16,220 We provide that opportunity. We give him that food, that 65 00:05:16,220 --> 00:05:18,540 strength. How? 66 00:05:19,540 --> 00:05:23,740 Let's read scripture. James chapter one verses 13 to 67 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:27,220 15. A man should not say when he is 68 00:05:27,220 --> 00:05:29,940 tempted. I am tempted by God. 69 00:05:30,950 --> 00:05:35,070 For God is not acquainted with evil, and he does not tempt a 70 00:05:35,070 --> 00:05:39,550 man. But each man, a woman, is 71 00:05:39,550 --> 00:05:47,270 tempted from his own desire, and he's lusts and he is seduced, 72 00:05:48,910 --> 00:05:52,670 and this desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. 73 00:05:52,910 --> 00:05:58,310 But sin, when it has matured, gives birth to to death. 74 00:05:58,870 --> 00:06:03,330 So true, so true. So we can't point the finger at 75 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:07,850 God, don't dare and and claim that God is tempting us. 76 00:06:08,090 --> 00:06:12,690 You know, in the Aramaic version of the Lord's praise La Ta, Alan 77 00:06:12,890 --> 00:06:16,370 Nessiona. And yes, maybe translated 78 00:06:16,650 --> 00:06:21,690 Juraba, temptation, but really we're referring to trials. 79 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:27,400 Do not allow us to go into temptation, or more importantly, 80 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,880 the trials. But Lord, if you do, if you have 81 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,440 a perfect will, if it's for strengthening me, if it's for 82 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:39,240 sharpening me, if it's for rebuking me and teaching me and 83 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:44,000 correcting me, if you allow me to go through trials and 84 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,520 temptations, deliver me from the evil one. 85 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,800 Give me the strength to overcome. 86 00:06:51,410 --> 00:06:56,090 Give me the strength to become victorious. 87 00:06:58,050 --> 00:07:02,370 Keep in mind, beloved, Satan has been defeated. 88 00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:13,490 Satan has been defeated and his defeat was foretold by God in 89 00:07:13,490 --> 00:07:18,370 the Garden of Eden. Genesis chapter 3, verse 15. 90 00:07:19,450 --> 00:07:24,500 And I shall God speaking, and I shall put hatred between you and 91 00:07:24,500 --> 00:07:27,780 the women. You the serpent, Satan, and the 92 00:07:27,780 --> 00:07:34,220 woman Eve the mother of life, and between your seed, demons 93 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:40,420 and her seed referring to Jesus Christ and us, He shall tread 94 00:07:40,420 --> 00:07:44,260 upon your head. That is, Christ will tread upon 95 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:48,480 Satan's head, and you will strike him in his hill. 96 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,960 And this all happened where we love it at the Cross. 97 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,920 Let me share some anthems from the liturgical services of the 98 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,000 Church of the East in relation to the Cross, so that you may 99 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,920 know and understand why we Revere and why it is important 100 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,920 to Revere and worship now in the Aramaic language. 101 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,720 In this Syrian language, Sliwa. According to the book of the 102 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:20,650 Pearl Marganita, Morodishu of Sowa, one of the Church fathers, 103 00:08:21,130 --> 00:08:28,850 Sliva, means the Crucified one. For example, Christ was 104 00:08:28,850 --> 00:08:35,770 crucified on the Cross. Mushiha pishla sliva El sleepa 105 00:08:37,650 --> 00:08:40,980 spepulun. So when we say that we worship 106 00:08:41,100 --> 00:08:45,220 the slee one, we worship the one that was crucified on that 107 00:08:45,220 --> 00:08:48,300 cross. But again, yes, we Revere and 108 00:08:48,300 --> 00:08:52,380 worship that that cross itself because of the power that it 109 00:08:52,380 --> 00:08:56,220 has, because of what it was accomplished through Jesus 110 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:59,500 Christ. We sing The living cross became 111 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:04,100 a fountain and it's caused and it caused life to flow into 112 00:09:04,100 --> 00:09:07,180 creation through the force of its power. 113 00:09:07,730 --> 00:09:12,130 It gave life to the four regions of the earth through its 114 00:09:12,130 --> 00:09:16,850 glorious rays and brought the peoples back from era to its 115 00:09:16,850 --> 00:09:19,490 knowledge. The knowledge of the cross Jesus 116 00:09:19,490 --> 00:09:23,810 is sacrifice. The devouring that is consuming, 117 00:09:23,810 --> 00:09:30,130 destroying Shoal became sad on seeing the tombs burst open. 118 00:09:31,690 --> 00:09:35,090 When Jesus was crucified the tombs of the Saints was open. 119 00:09:35,210 --> 00:09:36,810 Many of them walked into Jerusalem. 120 00:09:37,650 --> 00:09:42,850 Satan and his servants lamented and wept bitterly, and death. 121 00:09:43,250 --> 00:09:46,730 The steward of Shoal set in mourning. 122 00:09:47,490 --> 00:09:50,850 Not mourning as in day and morning, but mourning in sorrow. 123 00:09:50,890 --> 00:09:55,570 Biliya, on account of its fall, for the Holy Cross, has reigned 124 00:09:55,570 --> 00:09:57,730 in the four regions of the world. 125 00:09:57,730 --> 00:10:03,440 Glory to it again we sing. Jesus our Lord was hung upon it, 126 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,920 and by it He affected for us deliverance from death. 127 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:12,680 And Satan He affected for you and I deliverance from death and 128 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:16,840 Satan promising us the Kingdom and continuous blessings. 129 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,600 And again we sing. The cross of our Lord has become 130 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:26,980 a source of all help for us and directs us by it. 131 00:10:27,140 --> 00:10:32,580 Listen to this, by it the demons are vanquished, uprooted, 132 00:10:32,780 --> 00:10:36,180 defeated. Satan falls down, has been 133 00:10:36,180 --> 00:10:41,500 hammered. Kayode and the power of error 134 00:10:41,820 --> 00:10:45,340 comes to an end. And again, lastly we sing. 135 00:10:45,460 --> 00:10:48,980 Hence we signed the cross. The victory I'm sure. 136 00:10:49,020 --> 00:10:51,460 I'm sorry, no, this is not a an anthem. 137 00:10:51,820 --> 00:10:55,700 Hence we signed the cross, that is the victory, the 138 00:10:55,700 --> 00:10:59,940 accomplishment, power of the cross upon ourselves in 139 00:10:59,940 --> 00:11:05,540 reverence and worship. Jesus has defeated Satan, 140 00:11:05,540 --> 00:11:14,260 beloved, that is his power, his dominion and influence on all 141 00:11:14,260 --> 00:11:18,220 who have believed and baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity, 142 00:11:18,300 --> 00:11:21,060 receiving that which is within them. 143 00:11:22,260 --> 00:11:28,890 We have that power by which through which Jesus conquered 144 00:11:28,930 --> 00:11:33,370 and defeated Satan. In the First Epistle of John the 145 00:11:33,690 --> 00:11:38,850 Evangelist chapter 4, verse four, we read you are from God 146 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:43,050 children and how are we children of God, Beloved Galatians 147 00:11:43,050 --> 00:11:47,330 3/26/27 You are all children of God through a faith in Jesus 148 00:11:47,330 --> 00:11:51,650 Christ. For as some for as many of you 149 00:11:51,650 --> 00:11:55,020 are baptized, were put to death with Christ and being close with 150 00:11:55,020 --> 00:11:58,940 Christ, so there be A to be a child of God, we need to believe 151 00:11:58,940 --> 00:12:00,940 in Jesus Christ, and that's what we do. 152 00:12:01,460 --> 00:12:04,260 And those who listen, who are listening to this message and 153 00:12:04,260 --> 00:12:07,660 have not believed in Jesus Christ and received them as Lord 154 00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:11,220 and Savior and have not been baptized, regardless of how many 155 00:12:11,220 --> 00:12:12,860 good deeds you're doing. God bless you. 156 00:12:13,780 --> 00:12:18,980 Contact me. See a spiritual counselor in the 157 00:12:18,980 --> 00:12:24,130 church? Consult a priest or a Bishop. 158 00:12:25,810 --> 00:12:29,930 You are from God children, and you have conquered them. 159 00:12:30,370 --> 00:12:33,250 He's talking about Antichrist and false prophets, obviously. 160 00:12:33,570 --> 00:12:37,810 And you have conquered them because he who is in you, that 161 00:12:37,810 --> 00:12:41,610 is the Holy Spirit, is greater than he who is in the world. 162 00:12:41,650 --> 00:12:46,170 The power of God. Again, sure, he's referring to 163 00:12:46,170 --> 00:12:48,690 false prophets and antichrists, right? 164 00:12:49,130 --> 00:12:53,860 But hey, we have the power, so do not fret. 165 00:12:56,700 --> 00:13:04,900 We're saying a Syrian la talta lo Yeah, don't get weary and 166 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:10,700 uptight and start being nervous and Oh my God, did you see what 167 00:13:10,700 --> 00:13:12,900 the government said? Did you see what they're trying 168 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:14,340 to bring? Bring up on us? 169 00:13:14,820 --> 00:13:19,720 Do not fret when falsehood is being enforced upon us by 170 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:25,920 Antichrist laws and legislations and governments and people. 171 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:33,200 Actually be proactive. Be proactive, not reactive. 172 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,240 Let me give you an example of being proactive. 173 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:43,040 Parents, young and old, we all speak about this. 174 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,580 The filth that is being taught at schools, you know, now 175 00:13:46,580 --> 00:13:51,100 they're trying to say 2 + 2 = 4. No, that's that's racist. 176 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:55,300 Or that's what's that other way they use discriminative. 177 00:13:55,740 --> 00:14:02,260 When you say 2 + 2 is 4. Oh my God, Oh my God. 178 00:14:04,020 --> 00:14:06,500 This person is saying 2 + 2 can be 5. 179 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:10,020 What school did you go to? Who gave you that that 180 00:14:10,020 --> 00:14:13,900 certificate? Or people identifying themselves 181 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:18,610 as dogs gather in front of a government building and they sit 182 00:14:18,610 --> 00:14:20,810 there and start howling and and barking. 183 00:14:21,770 --> 00:14:24,770 Yeah, you know, Saint Peter is right about calling them 184 00:14:24,810 --> 00:14:27,850 animals. Yeah, animals. 185 00:14:28,010 --> 00:14:31,490 But you know, when dogs bark, that's the way of communication. 186 00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:33,770 Something's wrong. Okay. 187 00:14:34,170 --> 00:14:38,410 So we talk, speak about this and we tisk, tisk, tisk, tisk. 188 00:14:39,030 --> 00:14:43,750 And we start, you know our our our philosophical understandings 189 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:45,990 and political stances. Don't fret. 190 00:14:45,990 --> 00:14:49,190 Be reactive. The filth that is being taught 191 00:14:49,190 --> 00:14:53,590 at schools as I speak. How do we become proactive Is to 192 00:14:53,590 --> 00:14:59,910 work hard to toil and strive to establish our own schools, our 193 00:14:59,910 --> 00:15:02,750 own private, true and Christian schools. 194 00:15:02,750 --> 00:15:05,660 And we've begun this. Beloved, let me announce it. 195 00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:11,220 It's not an official, official endeavor. 196 00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:17,300 This is only preliminary talks. We have had three meetings to 197 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:22,740 begin to work on, seeing whether or not we can build a school. 198 00:15:22,740 --> 00:15:25,500 Yeah, impossible. Of course, for you and I. 199 00:15:25,500 --> 00:15:28,060 Impossible. Nothing's impossible for God, 200 00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:32,580 especially when the aim is to preserve our children from the 201 00:15:32,580 --> 00:15:38,020 evil one and his hosts from Satan and the hosts, the laws, 202 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:40,820 the legislations, those in government. 203 00:15:42,300 --> 00:15:45,740 Be proactive. So let me side note. 204 00:15:45,980 --> 00:15:48,460 Are you involved in a school? You work for a school district, 205 00:15:48,460 --> 00:15:50,420 You've been a principal. You have knowledge on how to 206 00:15:50,420 --> 00:15:52,700 establish schools. Contact us please. 207 00:15:53,580 --> 00:15:56,060 Let's be proactive, let's pray about it. 208 00:15:57,620 --> 00:16:01,580 He who is in us, which is the Holy Spirit, is greater than any 209 00:16:01,580 --> 00:16:04,220 legislation in law we can overcome. 210 00:16:05,180 --> 00:16:07,500 You know we don't. We don't need any charity. 211 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:10,060 We don't need money then to be dictated. 212 00:16:10,060 --> 00:16:13,140 What I can teach, I will teach what I teach, which is Jesus 213 00:16:13,140 --> 00:16:16,860 Christ is the Lord and Savior and there's only one way to God, 214 00:16:16,940 --> 00:16:18,740 and that's only through Jesus Christ. 215 00:16:18,940 --> 00:16:20,860 Praise and glory be to his holy name. 216 00:16:20,940 --> 00:16:25,060 So Satan has been defeated and we have that same power through 217 00:16:25,060 --> 00:16:31,420 Christ. Remember, beloved, remember my, 218 00:16:31,540 --> 00:16:34,900 my, my, my beloved. Brothers and sisters and 219 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:37,340 children that are listening to this. 220 00:16:40,180 --> 00:16:43,780 What is more great? You know, you call me, you text 221 00:16:43,780 --> 00:16:46,820 me, We text one another. Robbie, please say a prayer. 222 00:16:46,820 --> 00:16:50,500 My friend, my family, my dad, please say a prayer. 223 00:16:51,430 --> 00:16:55,190 And when I reply, may the prayers of the the the holy 224 00:16:55,190 --> 00:16:57,750 Saints of our Lord be a beacon of healing? 225 00:16:57,870 --> 00:16:59,750 Oh, thank you, Robbie. That made me feel good. 226 00:16:59,750 --> 00:17:04,829 Well, let me tell you, my dear, that's Robbie who is weak, 227 00:17:04,950 --> 00:17:07,270 frail, unworthy, servant of Christ. 228 00:17:07,390 --> 00:17:10,829 Yet the Lord still his prayers. Not just mine, but everyone's. 229 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,720 If we take heart because Robbie is praying for you, or a Bishop 230 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,040 has prayed for you, or a patriarch has prayed for you, 231 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:19,720 well, let me tell you something, beloved. 232 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:26,599 Jesus has prayed for you and I in the Great High Priestly 233 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:31,600 Prayer, John chapter 1715. First for his disciples. 234 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,560 Hence an Apostolic Church for his apostles. 235 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,800 Hence the significance of the apostolicity. 236 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:43,550 Apostolicity of a church. John, chapter 17, verse 15. 237 00:17:43,910 --> 00:17:47,790 It is not that I am praying you would take them from the world 238 00:17:48,830 --> 00:17:52,070 for His apostles, his disciples, but that you would preserve them 239 00:17:52,150 --> 00:17:53,950 from the evil one. There it is. 240 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:55,750 There's my power, there's my strength. 241 00:17:58,350 --> 00:17:59,790 And you may say, yeah, that's the apostles. 242 00:17:59,790 --> 00:18:03,590 But no, he extends that to all those who believe in him and 243 00:18:03,590 --> 00:18:06,110 have been baptized. Verse 20. 244 00:18:06,110 --> 00:18:09,870 Neither do I pray alone for them, Not only for the apostles, 245 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:14,840 but also for those who are trusting in me by their word, by 246 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:19,680 their laws, by their liturgy, by their orders, by their 247 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,600 mysteries, by their commandments. 248 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,080 So come on now, beloved. Let's be real. 249 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,400 Come on, let's be real. Let's keep it real. 250 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,080 Let's keep it 100. So what they say, Steven, let's 251 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:33,200 keep it 100. Bro. 252 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,720 Call a spade a spade. God cannot be mocked. 253 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,120 We spoke about that. I think it was the last episode. 254 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:44,580 God cannot be marked. We open ourselves to the attacks 255 00:18:45,180 --> 00:18:47,820 cause of our desires, our evil desires. 256 00:18:48,420 --> 00:18:56,740 We give the devil a foothold. Yes, when I have lust sexual 257 00:18:56,780 --> 00:19:00,300 immoral lusts, don't blame it all on Satan. 258 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:01,700 Let me give you an example very quickly. 259 00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:04,970 And I always use this when I speak about not blaming Satan 260 00:19:04,970 --> 00:19:07,650 for everything, because if that's so, then then what's in 261 00:19:07,650 --> 00:19:10,090 me or he who is in me? He's weak has the. 262 00:19:10,210 --> 00:19:14,490 God forbid, yeah, there was a monk, there was a brother in the 263 00:19:14,490 --> 00:19:18,530 monastery who who was hungry at night. 264 00:19:18,770 --> 00:19:21,690 He was in his dorm. He felt hungry and he knew that, 265 00:19:22,410 --> 00:19:25,730 you know, the shopping, the the rationale that had had arrived. 266 00:19:26,130 --> 00:19:30,930 So he went into the kitchen, grabbed the an egg and came back 267 00:19:30,930 --> 00:19:35,110 to his cell and sat down and try to cook it. 268 00:19:35,470 --> 00:19:39,310 So when he held it over the candle it would burn his 269 00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:41,430 fingers. And he thought, how am I going 270 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:42,830 to cook this? He said. 271 00:19:42,830 --> 00:19:44,790 I know what I'll do. I'll put two holes in the wall, 272 00:19:45,390 --> 00:19:51,470 I'll put two pencils or pens or two two sticks. 273 00:19:52,030 --> 00:19:54,830 I'll put the egg on there and I'll put the candle under it and 274 00:19:54,830 --> 00:19:57,110 I'll turn it. It's like a a spit right 275 00:19:57,110 --> 00:20:00,230 rotisserie, I think it's called at that moment. 276 00:20:01,150 --> 00:20:04,790 The monk, the chief brother walking past saw the light 277 00:20:04,790 --> 00:20:07,350 coming out of and from under the door of the cell he opened up 278 00:20:07,350 --> 00:20:10,070 and he saw the the brother sitting there and turning the 279 00:20:10,070 --> 00:20:12,630 egg and he goes, oh brother, what are you doing? 280 00:20:12,630 --> 00:20:15,390 He goes, the devil made me do it. 281 00:20:15,950 --> 00:20:19,510 And at that time the devil appeared and said, listen, I 282 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:21,390 would not have even thought of this. 283 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:24,790 So don't you there blame me. You know he blamed the devil. 284 00:20:24,790 --> 00:20:27,110 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Keep it real. 285 00:20:27,190 --> 00:20:30,030 As I said, keep it 100. Show off your body parts. 286 00:20:30,030 --> 00:20:32,230 My beloved sisters. Don't blame the devil. 287 00:20:32,470 --> 00:20:34,790 This is what you want to do. That's why you take all those 288 00:20:34,790 --> 00:20:36,990 derogative pictures and you post them on social media. 289 00:20:37,390 --> 00:20:41,150 You know, when we want to satisfy our our sexual desires, 290 00:20:41,150 --> 00:20:43,950 gentlemen, what do we do? We go on the Internet and we 291 00:20:43,950 --> 00:20:47,950 want to start searching. We start searching, right? 292 00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:49,790 And it's oh, the devil maybe. No, no, no, no. 293 00:20:49,790 --> 00:20:52,970 It was your evil desires. Yes, the devil has a hand in it. 294 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:57,010 He starts attacking, he starts luring and he starts deceiving 295 00:20:57,010 --> 00:20:58,610 you. Yeah, you know, everyone's going 296 00:20:58,610 --> 00:21:01,690 to see you, You're going to get all these likes and oh Hon, how 297 00:21:01,690 --> 00:21:03,850 about a hunk? Oh wow, sexy. 298 00:21:04,090 --> 00:21:07,770 This is all evil talk and we will give an account one day 299 00:21:07,770 --> 00:21:11,890 when the Lord returns, beloved. So let's not completely blame 300 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:16,010 the devil. Let's say that I myself get 301 00:21:16,010 --> 00:21:21,520 myself into this mess. And then the devil latching on 302 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,000 this opportunity causes me to continue. 303 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,160 Don't give Satan a foothold, the scriptures teach us. 304 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:37,160 When we give Satan a foothold, he then in turn gratefully and 305 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:42,160 appreciatively determines our footsteps to sin and death. 306 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,800 Unless we repent and rebuke him in the name of the Lord Jesus 307 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,860 Christ, the Nazarene, this way he will flee from us. 308 00:21:52,580 --> 00:21:57,900 This way we will be delivered from the envy and his bitter 309 00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:04,180 nature, his deceptions and stratagems, his scheme and 310 00:22:04,180 --> 00:22:10,500 tactics, so to be delivered from the Evil One and his host, to be 311 00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:12,940 delivered from Satan at all times. 312 00:22:13,020 --> 00:22:18,500 Cling on to be connected. Submit to the Father and the Son 313 00:22:18,940 --> 00:22:24,490 and the Holy Spirit. Beloved, always strive to be 314 00:22:24,610 --> 00:22:29,450 adamant, to work hard, to be with Jesus Christ, filling your 315 00:22:29,450 --> 00:22:33,490 heart and mind with him by him through Him. 316 00:22:34,170 --> 00:22:39,650 Period. Colossians 32 think of things on 317 00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:42,490 high, not of the things on earth. 318 00:22:43,250 --> 00:22:49,570 Each time in our daily life we get preoccupied. 319 00:22:49,570 --> 00:22:52,730 It's understandable. We are living in this world. 320 00:22:52,730 --> 00:22:55,970 Jesus said Father, I don't want you to take them out of this 321 00:22:55,970 --> 00:22:58,170 world. No, they have to live in this 322 00:22:58,170 --> 00:23:01,730 world, but deliver them from the evil one. 323 00:23:02,210 --> 00:23:05,930 Think of the things that are above lion, that one mother 324 00:23:05,930 --> 00:23:08,410 icon. Let your minds be above. 325 00:23:08,410 --> 00:23:10,370 We had a retreat. I think let your minds be above. 326 00:23:11,010 --> 00:23:14,370 That was the theme. Constantly think of things that 327 00:23:14,370 --> 00:23:21,700 are above. Call out to him, sing out to 328 00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:26,180 him. King David did, and he did this 329 00:23:26,180 --> 00:23:31,940 with confidence and experience. Psalm 17/6 He writes. 330 00:23:32,220 --> 00:23:36,220 I called you because you have answered me, not you will 331 00:23:36,220 --> 00:23:38,860 answered me, You have answered me. 332 00:23:38,860 --> 00:23:44,890 God call out to the Lord, cry out to the holy Saints to 333 00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:49,210 besiege and deliver you by their prayers to the Lord. 334 00:23:49,650 --> 00:23:53,570 They are not asleep. Beloved, don't be fooled by 335 00:23:53,570 --> 00:23:58,090 those who claim that the Saints are asleep because then the 336 00:23:58,090 --> 00:24:02,890 scriptures are talking about sleepwalking Saints or sleep 337 00:24:02,890 --> 00:24:08,410 talking Saints. Revelation chapter 6 verses 9 to 338 00:24:08,410 --> 00:24:10,010 10. Oh but the Church of Jesus 339 00:24:10,010 --> 00:24:12,570 doesn't believe it or none. We don't not believe. 340 00:24:12,890 --> 00:24:15,960 It's all canonized, but we use it for references. 341 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,240 Revelations chapter 6, verses 9 to 10. 342 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:27,040 And when he, Jesus the Lamb had opened the 5th, 5th seal I saw 343 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,360 under the altar. Listen to this, beloved. 344 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:34,360 I saw under the altar the souls of them, the souls of them who 345 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:37,600 was slain on account of the word of God. 346 00:24:38,690 --> 00:24:43,810 There's a cup, upper, upper case, tab W that means Jesus 347 00:24:43,810 --> 00:24:47,970 himself. And on account of the testimony 348 00:24:47,970 --> 00:24:52,650 that is the scriptures to the Lamb which was with them, And 349 00:24:52,650 --> 00:24:57,610 they cried with a loud voice saying, Are they sleep crying? 350 00:24:59,330 --> 00:25:03,450 Did Christ wake them up so that they could proclaim, and then 351 00:25:03,450 --> 00:25:07,650 put them back to sleep again? How long they were crying out? 352 00:25:07,770 --> 00:25:11,130 How long? O Lord, thou holy and true? 353 00:25:11,290 --> 00:25:15,890 Dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on 354 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:19,690 the earth? The Saints are crying out to the 355 00:25:19,690 --> 00:25:23,290 Lord. Hence we join and mingle our 356 00:25:23,290 --> 00:25:26,050 prayers with the crying out of the Saints. 357 00:25:26,410 --> 00:25:31,090 Lord, have mercy. They are certainly not dead. 358 00:25:32,290 --> 00:25:36,880 The Saints are not dead. Gone perished Matthew chapter 359 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:41,040 12, verse 26 to 27. Listen. 360 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:45,960 Jesus is speaking, but concerning the dead that they 361 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,280 rise. Have you not read in the book of 362 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:55,200 Moses How from the Bush God said to him, I am the God, Listen to 363 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,040 this. Stop your cooking. 364 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,550 Stop your talking conversation. Pull over to one side. 365 00:26:02,710 --> 00:26:05,550 Stop vacuuming. Stop doing anything you're doing 366 00:26:05,550 --> 00:26:07,750 right now except work. Obviously you gotta continue 367 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:13,110 working, but you can stop for a few seconds, God said to Moses. 368 00:26:13,110 --> 00:26:17,470 I am the God of Abraham and of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 369 00:26:17,590 --> 00:26:23,310 The Saints, the patriarchs which we supplicate, that they pray 370 00:26:23,310 --> 00:26:28,110 for us, beseech on our behalf along with us. 371 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,240 And then God says, and God is not of the dead, so they're not 372 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,840 dead. They're alive, They're in 373 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,360 paradise. I mean, they were seen with 374 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,120 Jesus on Mount Tabor, Moses and Elijah. 375 00:26:42,360 --> 00:26:44,920 God is not of the dead, but of the living. 376 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,040 You therefore do greatly err. So those who tell you they're 377 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,920 asleep, they are there. They are erring. 378 00:26:51,820 --> 00:26:56,300 Don't be ashamed. Don't be reluctant to cry out to 379 00:26:56,300 --> 00:26:59,740 the Saints. Oh, Margie Vargas, oh St. 380 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:03,860 Mary the Blessed Mother Virgin Mary the Mother of Mother of my 381 00:27:03,860 --> 00:27:05,660 Lord and my Savior, Jesus Christ. 382 00:27:05,980 --> 00:27:08,700 Pray to your Lord. Pray to your Savior. 383 00:27:08,700 --> 00:27:12,060 Pray to your life giver. Mingle my prayers by your 384 00:27:12,060 --> 00:27:16,100 prayers that he may bless. Forgive whatever you want to 385 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:19,500 request. Moses and Elijah in Matthew 17. 386 00:27:19,740 --> 00:27:24,240 They are alive. Seek their intercession, read 387 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:28,600 the life of the Saints. How did they When? 388 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,120 By reading the lives of the Saints, how did they overcome 389 00:27:32,120 --> 00:27:34,000 the temptation? You know, someone said, well 390 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,400 it's easier than to go to in a wilderness and just live a a 391 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,160 hermit life. Where was Jesus tempted my 392 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,040 beloved? In the wilderness? 393 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:45,920 He was tempted in the wilderness. 394 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,280 Not in the Temple. Not in the temple in Jerusalem. 395 00:27:49,780 --> 00:27:51,860 So yeah, it was even it was harder. 396 00:27:51,860 --> 00:27:54,860 It was it was even more difficult because Satan was 397 00:27:54,860 --> 00:27:58,540 continuing to tempt those who wanted to leave a life of 398 00:27:58,540 --> 00:28:01,700 solitude and solid, solitary life. 399 00:28:03,340 --> 00:28:06,540 Read their lives. Be comforted, be encouraged. 400 00:28:06,820 --> 00:28:09,420 Read the Holy scriptures beloved. 401 00:28:10,430 --> 00:28:13,790 Read the holy scriptures. Fill your mind with the Holy 402 00:28:13,790 --> 00:28:15,310 scriptures. I think it is St. 403 00:28:15,310 --> 00:28:18,910 John Chris Austin who says a house that has the scriptures 404 00:28:18,910 --> 00:28:24,540 opened is a house that will continue continually be filled 405 00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:26,340 with the blessings of the scriptures. 406 00:28:26,540 --> 00:28:31,340 That's why, and to my shame, my wife is listening to my shame 407 00:28:31,340 --> 00:28:34,140 today. I said where is our scripture 408 00:28:34,140 --> 00:28:36,420 when we walking, That's why you're walking to some houses, 409 00:28:36,580 --> 00:28:39,740 you see the scriptures open. You know what the forefathers 410 00:28:39,740 --> 00:28:41,500 would say? So that the power and the 411 00:28:41,500 --> 00:28:45,860 blessing of this holy book, the holy scriptures would fill the 412 00:28:45,860 --> 00:28:47,140 house. Do that. 413 00:28:49,990 --> 00:28:54,830 Pray and fill your mind. Sing hymns. 414 00:28:54,910 --> 00:28:59,750 Sing hymns. That desha Alaha, that desha 415 00:29:00,350 --> 00:29:06,230 heltana. Holy God, you, oh Lord of all, 416 00:29:06,230 --> 00:29:11,110 we confess in truth. Oh my Lord, we are not worthy. 417 00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:16,790 Sing songs of praise. Forget the I'm trying to think 418 00:29:16,790 --> 00:29:19,510 of a very famous song. What's that song? 419 00:29:19,990 --> 00:29:24,430 And I like it too. Yeah, when we were first in 420 00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:25,990 love. Yeah, I like the song as well, 421 00:29:26,030 --> 00:29:27,710 right? OK, every now and then. 422 00:29:27,790 --> 00:29:32,070 But fill your mind with praise. Songs of praise. 423 00:29:32,910 --> 00:29:38,870 Pray, beloved, pray. It's important, you know. 1.1 424 00:29:38,870 --> 00:29:43,510 Great Prayer point along with many is Psalm chapter 51 verse 425 00:29:43,510 --> 00:29:48,120 10 Since Satan targets our minds and our hearts look at what's 426 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,320 King David praise. Create in me a pure heart oh God 427 00:29:53,800 --> 00:30:04,480 or just mention just utter God, Jesus Christ and not oh Jesus 428 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,960 Christ because something falls. Don't bless fame, the word, the 429 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:10,880 the the the name of God the holy name of God. 430 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:17,630 Do you hear what those who a who hate Jesus Christ use the name 431 00:30:17,630 --> 00:30:19,110 of God. How they use it. 432 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,110 And I'm you know what? I usually lash out. 433 00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:23,390 But I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it. 434 00:30:23,750 --> 00:30:25,790 It defiles me. But you know what I mean. 435 00:30:26,430 --> 00:30:28,790 The F bomb in the name of Jesus Christ. 436 00:30:29,030 --> 00:30:33,950 No mention. Utter God's name. 437 00:30:34,030 --> 00:30:37,150 Jesus name. Oh Holy Spirit, Heavenly Father, 438 00:30:37,150 --> 00:30:41,190 Lord Jesus Christ. The demons shudder. 439 00:30:42,250 --> 00:30:45,610 They tremble when they hear the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 440 00:30:45,890 --> 00:30:48,450 That's how we can be delivered from his trickeries. 441 00:30:48,810 --> 00:30:52,170 Or say Satan. I rebuke you in the name of 442 00:30:52,170 --> 00:30:55,010 Jesus Christ. James, chapter 2, verse 19. 443 00:30:55,250 --> 00:30:58,050 You believe that God is 1. Great, excellent. 444 00:30:58,450 --> 00:31:01,610 You do well. The demons also believe. 445 00:31:01,690 --> 00:31:04,170 Hang on, hang on. Let me read it again. 446 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,010 You believe faith. Only faith. 447 00:31:07,130 --> 00:31:09,690 Just faith. You believe that God is 1 448 00:31:10,370 --> 00:31:13,160 Excellent. You do well the demons who 449 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,760 believe. Oh, so demons are saved. 450 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:19,000 Demons believe and they tremble. We don't tremble sometimes but 451 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,160 the demons tremble. So no, the demons do not are not 452 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:26,320 saved. They know who God is, but they 453 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:34,120 have they don't have the deeds. Their faith is not justified and 454 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:38,160 persona if if it's a word I may use in their faith. 455 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,240 But that's not the point. You believe that God is 1. 456 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,480 You do. Well the demons also believe and 457 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:48,120 they trump tremble when you mentioned the name Jesus Christ. 458 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,040 That's why when our forefathers would turn on, switch on lights, 459 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:54,800 let's say Shim it out in the name of God so that if there's 460 00:31:54,800 --> 00:32:00,000 any demonic positions there that they would shutter and flee. 461 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:05,560 Most importantly beloved. And this is what we neglect and 462 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,710 we mock it. We joke about it. 463 00:32:09,430 --> 00:32:13,310 Partake in the Holy Eucharist, Parabana, Adisia, the real 464 00:32:13,310 --> 00:32:16,670 presence of body and blood of our Jesus Christ in the Holy 465 00:32:16,670 --> 00:32:19,190 Eucharist. Look at the prayer we say. 466 00:32:19,510 --> 00:32:24,750 Sanctify my body with your holy body and absolve my deaths by 467 00:32:24,750 --> 00:32:29,790 your precious blood, and cleanse my conscience, my mind with the 468 00:32:29,790 --> 00:32:33,150 hissip of your compassion. Oh Christ, the hope of our 469 00:32:33,150 --> 00:32:35,590 nature, Lord of all, Father and Son, Holy Spirit forever. 470 00:32:35,670 --> 00:32:39,600 Amen. And remember too remember 471 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:45,640 beloved, my post on Facebook. Remember what Jesus has waiting 472 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,800 for evil and the workers of evil. 473 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:54,480 I will confess to them, right? Says Jesus in Matthew Chapter 7, 474 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,760 verse 22. I will confess to them. 475 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:02,280 I never knew you depart from you workers of evil, as opposed to 476 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:09,250 well done, good and faithful servant, enter the joy of thy 477 00:33:09,250 --> 00:33:11,890 Lord. Praise and glory be to his holy 478 00:33:11,890 --> 00:33:14,250 name now and that all times and forever. 479 00:33:15,050 --> 00:33:35,460 Amen. We hope you. 480 00:33:35,460 --> 00:33:38,700 Enjoyed this week's message? Please don't forget to rate and 481 00:33:38,700 --> 00:33:41,420 review this podcast and share with your friends and family. 482 00:33:41,740 --> 00:33:44,140 For any future topics, suggestions, or to give us 483 00:33:44,140 --> 00:33:47,740 detailed feedback, please visit our link in the show notes 484 00:33:48,060 --> 00:33:52,500 linktr dot EE forward slash double edged sword. 485 00:33:52,900 --> 00:33:54,660 Until next time, God bless you all.