1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,700 In the name of the Glorious Trinity. 2 00:00:01,700 --> 00:00:03,900 Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 3 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,800 Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,200 mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:15,000 world and the life of all give us wisdom by a law and Enlighten 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,900 our impulses, by your knowledge sanctify, our souls by your 7 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:22,800 truth and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and may 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,800 fulfill your Commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:29,000 O you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 your greatness? He's doin light O My Lord. 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,400 Our thoughts that we made meditate upon your holy and 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,900 divine scriptures at all times. Oh Lord of all Father and Son 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,600 and Holy Spirit forever. Amen. 14 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,000 Double-edged sword. A Christian podcast Ministry 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,900 presented by father, jonard Lazar father. 16 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:14,000 Jernard is a parish priest of the mud edit Parish of the 17 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,100 Assyrian Church of the East and Turlock. 18 00:01:16,100 --> 00:01:18,200 California. Here's father. 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,400 Jernard full from the beginning of our existence. 20 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,800 We have polluted the honor of our freedom. 21 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,200 Through the seduction of our capita Satan and we have 22 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,000 oppressed The True Confessions Action of thy godhead by the 23 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,100 worship of that, which is not God. 24 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:43,800 The devil made me do it. Satan made me do it a way out or 25 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:49,600 a justification of our weakness, and foolishness, and sickness 26 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:55,700 and evil desires, Staton, our past Angel who rebelled when he 27 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:59,400 saw the honor and Glory of men humankind you. 28 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,000 And I, when men was created in Christ, a little lower than the 29 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,600 angels, as we read in Psalm chapter 8, Verses 4 to 8. 30 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:10,300 What is man that you remember him? 31 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:14,500 And a son of man that you visit him you made him a little lower 32 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:18,500 than the Angels you have clothed him in honor and in glory you 33 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:21,900 have authorized him over the work of your hand and you have 34 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:25,600 set all under his feet, all sheep and oxen. 35 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,300 Also the animals of the Wilderness and the foul in the 36 00:02:28,300 --> 00:02:33,900 sky and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the 37 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:39,200 Seas, he rebelled. Old, when he saw that man was 38 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:44,500 created in God's image and in God's likeness and that man was 39 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:49,800 made a little lower than him. That is the Angel being 40 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:55,500 Immortal, man, being mortal. One of the father's comments and 41 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:58,200 it's a church tradition and understanding that when God 42 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,100 created Adam, he commanded that the angels will worship. 43 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:06,300 Meaning, Revere worship is not only on your knees and bowing 44 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:11,500 before the one true God, who is only the only being. 45 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:15,900 That is worthy of that worship, but to Revere him, why? 46 00:03:16,100 --> 00:03:19,200 Because he was only a little lower than Angel, and that the 47 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,900 Angels were made to administer to men. 48 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:28,100 And this is what he said as we read in Isaiah chapter 14 verses 49 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:32,000 13 to 15. This is what Satan or while he 50 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,100 was an angel said, you said in your heart I will go up to the 51 00:03:36,100 --> 00:03:40,500 heavens above the stars of God. I will place my Throne on high, 52 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:44,400 I will sit on the mountain of the council in the fear, in the 53 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,600 far reaches of the north. I will go up above the peaks of 54 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,700 the clouds. I will make myself like the most 55 00:03:51,700 --> 00:03:58,700 high but you are taken down. To show to the far, reaches of 56 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:02,400 the Abyss that I factor, I will do this. 57 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,000 I am free. I can make my own decisions. 58 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:09,900 I will live a life that I want. That's basically what Satan was 59 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:14,800 saying, as well. In verse 11 of that same chapter 60 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,100 we read. Your prompt is brought down to 61 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:20,700 sheol. That means the grave. 62 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:25,900 That is the kingdom. The Dominion of death with a 63 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:31,000 sound of your hearts, maggots are spread out as a bed under 64 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,300 you and worms. Cover you all over. 65 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:41,000 This was the outcome of Satan's pride and in Ezekiel chapter 28, 66 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:46,600 verses, 16 to 18, we read of his Fallen encourage you to read it. 67 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:53,600 So Satan rightly and befittingly receives his defeat along with 68 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,100 his Reign. He has no authority over the 69 00:04:57,100 --> 00:05:01,700 living and the dead Saint. Peter writes in his first 70 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:05,400 epistle chapter 5, verse 8. All he does is this is that 71 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:10,200 Prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. 72 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:17,600 Deceitfully. We say in one of the prayers 73 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:24,200 trick with these trickeries indignantly hated Lee angrily. 74 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:29,000 He wants to take as many as possible with him ASAP as soon 75 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,300 as possible because time is running out for him. 76 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:36,100 Beloved in the Book of Revelations, chapter 12 verse 77 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:39,700 12, we read There For Heaven's, celebrate, and those who dwell 78 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:44,100 in them, woe to the earth, and the Sea for the devil. 79 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,900 Who has great. Fury has descended to them, as 80 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:51,300 he knows that he has little time. 81 00:05:51,300 --> 00:05:55,000 We say in a Syrian, hello Nat, sot dannika re-edit, the wedding 82 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:00,700 Feast of Satan or the devil is. Shortened is short. 83 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:06,200 But, you know, he does this, he prowls around, he roams the 84 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,700 world. As we read in the Holy 85 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:14,200 scriptures, looking to devour to, to bring down 2-2 draw away, 86 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:20,100 drawer fathers, who are need to God but he has no He does this 87 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:26,000 to no avail whatsoever, the best, he can do Beloved the 88 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,600 best. He can do is scheme and lay 89 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:35,700 snares and traps, which Target our weaknesses and evil desires. 90 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:38,500 You know, we give Satan the foot hole. 91 00:06:38,900 --> 00:06:43,200 We make him to be something, great and powerful and, and and, 92 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,200 you know, fearful and we must always speak about Satan. 93 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,000 I remember many My brothers and sisters would constantly say 94 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:53,400 let's talk about Satan, let's study Satan. 95 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,100 I said why do you want to waste your time and spend your time? 96 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,100 Talking about Satan, let's talk about life. 97 00:06:59,100 --> 00:07:01,300 Let's talk about the light of the world. 98 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:07,300 Jesus Christ, praises and glory to his name, who hammered Who 99 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:11,200 defeated Satan on the cross. Through his death, the best he 100 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,500 can do and Achieve is to tempt you. 101 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:19,600 And I and by tempting us, he has an overcome temptation is not a 102 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,500 sin and I always say when you are tempted, praise the Lord, 103 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:28,200 there is a reason but be careful that Temptation you don't fall 104 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:32,800 into it and fall for it. Because if temptation is a sin 105 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,100 then Have pity on me. Laura that. 106 00:07:37,100 --> 00:07:41,700 I will say this, then Jesus seen because he was tempted, the best 107 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,000 Satan can do is shoot his flaming arrows. 108 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:49,200 At our weak spot in our Christian lives. 109 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:54,400 You know, the finger is pointed at us when we point the finger 110 00:07:54,400 --> 00:08:00,000 at Satan and blame Satan and use him to justify our weaknesses, 111 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,500 those three fingers are pointing back at us. 112 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:14,100 And we must be always alert. And we must be always prepared 113 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:19,300 to fight the good fight against Satan in Ephesians chapter 6 114 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:22,900 verse 16 st. Paul writes and with these take 115 00:08:22,900 --> 00:08:28,400 to you the shield of faith. If we have faith and we remain 116 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:33,000 steadfast in our faith, in Jesus Christ, who is the Conqueror on 117 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:38,799 death sin and Satan. And we remain in that faith. 118 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:43,700 That is the way we have the power to quench. 119 00:08:43,900 --> 00:08:47,800 All of the Blazing arrows that are lusts of the evil one. 120 00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:50,700 And why do I say that our desires st. 121 00:08:50,700 --> 00:08:53,900 James writes, it beautifully. You know, any people say, God, 122 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:56,900 tempted me. God does not tempt in a Syrian 123 00:08:56,900 --> 00:08:59,100 we say Alejandro audibly. Allah. 124 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:02,300 A job. God does not tempt. 125 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:06,000 God allows us to go to through Temptations Just as he Read 126 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,600 through a job, the righteous job. 127 00:09:09,700 --> 00:09:11,900 God allows us go to go through, Temptations. 128 00:09:11,900 --> 00:09:13,800 You know why? Let's read this verse a man 129 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,800 should not say when he is tempted. 130 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,000 I am tempted by God for God, is Not acquainted with evil. 131 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,800 And he does not tempt a man, but each man, listen to this and 132 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,800 woman. Obviously, each, man, stop 133 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,000 washing the dishes for these. Just one moment switch off the 134 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,500 vacuum cleaner. Continue driving, but just 135 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:43,000 Listen, each man is tempted from his own desires and he lusts and 136 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,500 he is seduced. So when God allows us to go 137 00:09:46,500 --> 00:09:49,100 through Temptations, He wants to teach us a lesson. 138 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,000 He wants us to overcome those Temptations because if we give 139 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,100 up to Satan through our Temptations, through our lust 140 00:09:56,100 --> 00:09:59,900 and desires, then we fall and when we fall and I heard like 141 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:04,600 the prodigal son, we get up again and remember the amazing 142 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,000 House of our father. We remember our heavenly father, 143 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,800 the gracious merciful loving kind Heavenly Father, we come 144 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:17,200 back one more time so that Temptation because of our lasts. 145 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,800 Has worked for our benefit, but woe to those who have no faith, 146 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:28,600 but have all these desires have lust and are seduced, but have 147 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,400 no relationship with Christ. These are the people we need to 148 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:36,000 pray for beloved. So Faith stand firm in faith. 149 00:10:36,700 --> 00:10:42,600 He should his flaming arrows and he's Target is always our 150 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,200 weaknesses. And the the spot of the target, 151 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:51,400 the center of the target is our It's our thoughts, our desires, 152 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:58,300 our free will. Avoid Evil all together. 153 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,400 How do you avoid evil is to avoid evil. 154 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:06,700 People, Satan Works through people, Satan Works through 155 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:11,900 media, Satan Works through Hollywood, Satan Works through 156 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:15,200 social media, he has all these demons. 157 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:19,000 He's soldiers that are not particularly persons and living 158 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,200 beings, but they are other means avoid completely. 159 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:30,100 If we Don't avoid then when Satan tempts and we fault don't 160 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:34,600 blame Satan, blame your desire Ephesians 5:11. 161 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Neither should you fellowship with the Servants of Darkness? 162 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:45,300 Because they have no fruit in them but you should rebuked them 163 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:48,300 again not necessarily just bad people. 164 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:54,500 Evil people, evil mediums Everything that portrays evil. 165 00:11:56,300 --> 00:12:01,800 And we must be always alert and attentive not to listen to 166 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,400 Satan. Look at what he said to Eve in 167 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,700 the Garden of Eden. Surely you will not die. 168 00:12:08,300 --> 00:12:14,500 This is one of the one of the the the trials or the one of the 169 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:18,700 purposes of Satan is to make out God to be a liar. 170 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,800 Have pity on me, Lord, for saying that has lie when we say 171 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,200 costly. It's a good word to use when you 172 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:31,400 want to when you want to Express your point, emphasize your point 173 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,400 and sometimes it becomes blasphemy, that's why we say, 174 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,100 fastly, you know, st. Paul says the same thing, he 175 00:12:38,100 --> 00:12:43,800 says, God's foolishness has lie. Meaning have pity on me. 176 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,000 Lord, I don't mean to say that you are foolish, you know. 177 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,700 Putting it simply is more knowledgeable in that man's 178 00:12:50,700 --> 00:12:52,000 Wisdom. So when we say, when you hear 179 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,200 the word costly and I say this, that means not have pity on me. 180 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,700 Only say this This to, to prove my point. 181 00:13:00,300 --> 00:13:04,800 So Satan is aim is to make God to be a lighter. 182 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,700 I'll a liar. That's why he said to Eve. 183 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,500 Surely you will not die as though. 184 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,200 God doesn't know what he's talking about. 185 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,600 He's lying hits the it's a it's a threatening game. 186 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:22,100 It's fee factor and evil people, by any means, whether being 187 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:27,700 persons or mediums or whatever, it is are all intended to make 188 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:34,100 God out to be a liar. And I a proclaimed committed 189 00:13:34,100 --> 00:13:39,800 Christian when I proclaimed Christian who is walking the 190 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,300 Walk of Life. We spoke about last episode 191 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,700 claims that he or she are walking the Walk of Life but a 192 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,800 living. Contrary to the life of Jesus 193 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,000 Christ. They are making out God and 194 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:57,100 Christ to be like as though. No, you're allowed to be and I'm 195 00:13:57,100 --> 00:14:00,500 sorry to use this to you can be half naked and Look around. 196 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:04,900 You can show your your nudity. No, I'm a Christian, but I can 197 00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:08,100 still do this. Well, we're making God out to be 198 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:13,400 a liar, when the scriptures and the Lord are all vocal about 199 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,900 morality. Romans chapter 3 verse 4, Paul 200 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:23,000 writes, God forbid, see there's that costly or have pity on me 201 00:14:23,100 --> 00:14:26,600 but it's translated. God forbid for God is true. 202 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:32,200 And every person a liar just as that which is written about God, 203 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:36,400 you will be upright in your words and you will be victorious 204 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:41,400 when they judge you some 51. God is true. 205 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:47,900 So what do we do to avoid Satan? how do we overcome Satan is 206 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:52,500 trickeries his temptation now Before I go on. 207 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:58,300 We avoid Temptation and we ask God that he will not lead us 208 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,600 into temptation. You know. 209 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,400 Jesus didn't say you. Pray that God do not tempt us. 210 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:07,000 Know, do not lead us into temptation because we are weak. 211 00:15:07,700 --> 00:15:11,300 We are weak, we are miserable. We don't want to challenge this 212 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,900 evil. But Lord, if it's your will that 213 00:15:14,900 --> 00:15:17,800 we go through these Temptation in these trials. 214 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,600 You Deliver Us from the evil one that we may overcome through 215 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,300 you. Oh Jesus Christ. 216 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:31,000 How do we avoid Temptation or how do we continue persevere and 217 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,400 fight the good fight while being tempted? 218 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:43,500 Because being tempted is not a sin avoid completely beloved We 219 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:48,000 try to avoid, you know, I give this this example, let's say, 220 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:56,900 for example, we have an alcoholic who is in rehab and 221 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:01,700 this alcoholic is trying to overcome his. 222 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,500 You know, we call it addiction that I also go on to say he this 223 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:12,600 demon Now let's just imagine from the place of work to the 224 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:19,200 place of his residence. There is a path that takes 10 225 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,800 minutes to walk, but along that path. 226 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,600 There is a liquor store. There is a liquor store, there 227 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,900 is the source of Temptation, right? 228 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:34,500 But there is another way that will take 25 minutes or 30 229 00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:38,800 minutes to walk. To avoid Temptation. 230 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:43,000 Beloved this alcoholic ex-alcoholic. 231 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,900 Rehabilitating alcoholic. Must go. 232 00:16:45,900 --> 00:16:51,300 The 25 while you're out, so that he will not throw himself and 233 00:16:51,300 --> 00:16:55,100 bring himself into that Temptation, many people who come 234 00:16:55,100 --> 00:17:00,400 to Christ, read one or two chapters of the Gospel, or the 235 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,900 holy scriptures and want to preach the World. 236 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:07,300 By the way, think that once they've read a You chapters of 237 00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:10,599 the scriptures and they understand the love. 238 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:14,000 And mercy of God, they think that they can now go out into 239 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:18,099 the world and live a world that is full of Temptations and 240 00:17:18,099 --> 00:17:21,599 overcome and in, you know what happens, they go out there, they 241 00:17:21,599 --> 00:17:24,700 take on Satan, they actually open them. 242 00:17:24,700 --> 00:17:28,099 So make themselves prone to Temptation and they come back 243 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:30,000 with their tails between their legs. 244 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,900 Like the prodigal son at all times. 245 00:17:32,900 --> 00:17:36,300 Beloved at all times. We must always. 246 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:40,700 Rebuke Satan in the name of Jesus Christ because remember he 247 00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:43,100 is prowling. He will not stop. 248 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,200 He will not stop. And as I said, once to take as 249 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:51,000 many people to his destruction as possible and wants to do it 250 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,500 as soon as possible. I heard a story of A Gathering 251 00:17:55,500 --> 00:18:01,200 of demons and the head Satan came out and said I need someone 252 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:05,300 one of you to go down to the Earth and to do something to 253 00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:09,200 cause Going to end up where you and I are all going to end up. 254 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:14,300 So one of the Demons or the Satan baby, Satan, Papa Satan, 255 00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:17,400 or whoever raises this. I know what I'm gonna go and I'm 256 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,900 going to tell everyone, I'm going to throw disc causing 257 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:24,400 them. I'm going to cause confusion and 258 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,300 hatred in them, and then they will hate each other and then 259 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:35,600 when the Lord returns to finally distract us and and can, you 260 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:40,000 know, finally We put us to in a fiery fiery debris on all these 261 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,700 people will be with us. He said no, that's not going to 262 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:44,200 help because that's going to only draw them close to God. 263 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:49,700 And then there was a silence for a good 15, 20 minutes someone 264 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:53,100 else's, you know, I'm gonna go and I'm going to cause diseases 265 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:58,700 and end and wars and disasters and I'm going to cause them to 266 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,500 to have them, you know, the most miserable of love life on Earth. 267 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:05,000 And that way, they will denounce guy said, no, actually, that 268 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,300 proves it that's been proven wrong. 269 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,700 Was when those who are truly faithful to Jesus Christ. 270 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:13,900 In God, they become closer to God when they are in misery and 271 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:17,000 suffering, then there was a silence for about an hour. 272 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,700 Finally, someone one of the demons and Satan raises the hen 273 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:24,700 says, you know, I'll go very humbly is what he's going to do. 274 00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:27,700 He said I'm going to go tell them, you have plenty of time, 275 00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:32,000 you have plenty of time, continue living and the chief 276 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,300 Satan says, yes, you go. Because you're going to cause 277 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:37,800 them to continue. You two just to focus on the 278 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:42,300 world and the life and then next thing you know, the trumpet will 279 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:49,600 sound and the Lord will return avoid Satan. if my beloved 280 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:57,900 brothers and sisters, if the internet causes you to engage in 281 00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:06,700 sexual immorality, If a site specific site causes you to 282 00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:11,400 engage in sexual immorality, don't surf the net, unless, you 283 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,900 know, that you are sure that you have so many protections on your 284 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:17,800 laptop and your computer that eat what you know. 285 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,700 Every time you could be you could be searching a Christian 286 00:20:20,700 --> 00:20:23,600 site and you see sometimes what pops up. 287 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,900 Okay, avoid it, let's go back to reading hardcover, you know, 288 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:32,200 physical tangible books as opposed to Some of you may be 289 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,800 saying what planet is this priest from? 290 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,100 Who is this priest? What age is he living in? 291 00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:41,300 I'm talking about the seriousness being diligent about 292 00:20:41,300 --> 00:20:46,100 our faith beloved because that's where Satan and our desires and 293 00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:49,300 our weaknesses, that's where he attacks. 294 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,500 And unfortunately, at times, he overcomes, but we have power to 295 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:59,300 overcome Satan. How these are Barcia. 296 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:03,000 Generals Health helpful tips, Matthew 17:21. 297 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,700 When the disciples could not cast out a demon from the boy of 298 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:09,100 the the servant of the boy of the Centurion. 299 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:15,700 I believe it was or the father and they and Christ rebuked them 300 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:21,200 and and commanded that the evil spirit will come out. 301 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:24,500 The disciples asked, why could we not do this? 302 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:30,400 This is Jesus reply, Matthew 17:21, but this kind does not go 303 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,100 out except by fasting and by prayer. 304 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:37,500 Now, some of the versions, unfortunately, some of the 305 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:40,700 English versions who are translated or written by 306 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:47,000 Christian claimed who do not value fasting, have deleted the 307 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:53,000 word fasting, no fasting and prayer Beloved, the intercessory 308 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,100 prayer of the Saints, praying with the saint praying, along 309 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:59,700 with the st. Mingling, our prayers with the 310 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:03,200 Saints, who are in the paradise, Who are before the Lord in the 311 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,400 presence of the Lord interceding not re-meet, you know, there's a 312 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,300 difference between intercessors and mediators will talk about 313 00:22:11,300 --> 00:22:13,400 that once. The Saints are alive. 314 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,700 Today is the commemoration of the dormition of st. 315 00:22:17,700 --> 00:22:20,700 Mary, the mother of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 316 00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:25,000 Our God Pray to Saint Pete. Pray with st. 317 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Mary, besiege st. Mary, he was alive to mingle 318 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,300 your prayers with her prayers, who had so much Faith favor with 319 00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:36,400 Jesus Christ. You read the scriptures. 320 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,100 There is not one that there are two instances where Jesus 321 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:45,900 slightly very humbly, respectfully rebukes his mother 322 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:48,800 because she had not still comprehended. 323 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,300 The greatness of her son and yet still he obeys. 324 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:57,600 Mother and turns wine into bread and leaves the house to go and 325 00:22:57,700 --> 00:23:01,000 visit her and to meet her when she comes her and her, you know, 326 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,400 the Jesus cousins who come to see them. 327 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:09,400 Pray, the intercessory of the Saints, the Saints have reached 328 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:13,100 that Perfection that completion that Jesus has get has commanded 329 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:17,300 us to do and they are in heaven and I want to go in Paradise. 330 00:23:17,300 --> 00:23:18,500 I don't want to go too much into that. 331 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:21,100 We'll talk about that one day and I'm sure someone's going to 332 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,500 post something before. You post your question? 333 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,000 Just, wait, do be patient. We'll talk about this in a new 334 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,200 can pose your question about the Saints when our talking about 335 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,700 Satan, right? Pray come to the church, take 336 00:23:34,700 --> 00:23:40,200 the holy all, sanctifying precious body and blood of our 337 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,200 Lord, and our Savior, Jesus Christ to be empowered. 338 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:53,100 Continue in prayer and fasting. When prayer, you see that is not 339 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,800 so effective in your life, not because prayer has no effect 340 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,700 because of our weaknesses. Al you, no doubt have out 341 00:24:01,700 --> 00:24:05,700 fasting where you mingle prayer and fasting. 342 00:24:05,700 --> 00:24:07,500 Where you beseech? The Lord. 343 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:11,200 You you humble this? Most Dreadful body. 344 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:17,800 That Satan continuously attacks. During fasting Saint ephrem, 345 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,900 Ephraim says, when a Christian begins to fast, meaning he 346 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:25,000 actually quotes it as with holds bread from his mouth. 347 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,400 That means fasting Satan is alerted because he knows that 348 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:33,800 this person has got the armor now to complete to convey to 349 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,300 conquer to defeat Satan. Why? 350 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:44,200 So that we second Timothy. 2:26 so that 26 so that we will know 351 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,500 the Ruth through prayer and fasting, we will know the truth. 352 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:52,200 We will be mindful of ourselves and break loose from the Trap Of 353 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,500 Satan by whom we are captured for his pleasure. 354 00:24:55,500 --> 00:25:01,400 And he's will keep in mind, but keep in mind, the curtain has 355 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,100 come down on Satan. The curtain is coming down on 356 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:09,300 Satan, we give him the pleasure, we give him the time. 357 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:13,300 We give ourselves to him because of our evil desires and our 358 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:16,800 lusts. We will crush Satan under our 359 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,300 feet. Not only when the Lord returns 360 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,800 right now. All right. 361 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:27,500 Now beloved right now if you are struggling with a demon or a 362 00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:33,500 Temptation or of weakness or an addiction, this is the time for 363 00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:37,000 you to cry out to the Lord. Begin to pray. 364 00:25:38,300 --> 00:25:43,500 Offer your fasting. Engaging to intercessory prayers 365 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:46,400 of the Saints. Attend church. 366 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:50,700 Partake in the Holy Eucharist and you will slowly. 367 00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:54,700 You know, you're putting your foot on on Satan slowly you're 368 00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:58,700 crushing and when you overcome this desire, you have crushed 369 00:25:58,700 --> 00:26:02,000 Satan under your feet, Genesis 3:15. 370 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,300 This is a promise of God. This is a prophecy of God, a 371 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:09,800 promise of God, and I shall put hatred between you, and The 372 00:26:09,808 --> 00:26:12,300 woman there is Hatred between Satan. 373 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,300 And the woman. And between your seed and her 374 00:26:17,300 --> 00:26:21,200 seed demons and us, he's talking about Jesus Christ. 375 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:27,300 He shall tread upon your head and you will strike him in his 376 00:26:27,300 --> 00:26:31,900 Hill and is happen. Satan through his trickery 377 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,200 caused man, to be disobedient, death and to the world, and 378 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,900 Jesus had to die. That's when he he actually 379 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:43,000 strikes at Jesus Hill. But Jesus crushed him through 380 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,800 his death, those who have seen The Passion of The Passion of 381 00:26:46,900 --> 00:26:50,900 The Passion of Christ, Mel Gibson's Gibson's The Passion of 382 00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:53,700 Christ. Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus 383 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:57,400 is praying, when he's ready to be captured. 384 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,100 He stands up and he actually crashes the Serpent's head. 385 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:03,400 I love that I, you know, when he does that, I say to myself, I 386 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,700 have that power through. Jesus Christ, I'm empowered 387 00:27:06,700 --> 00:27:10,000 through, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit who is in me which is 388 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,300 greater than what who's in the world, which is Satan, Romans 389 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:16,800 16:20, but the God of Peace shall soon. 390 00:27:17,300 --> 00:27:20,800 See, there's a little time left so it shall soon Crush Satan 391 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,000 under your feet The grace of our Lord. 392 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:28,200 Jesus Christ be with you all. So yes, Satan is real. 393 00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:31,100 Satan is prowling, roaming the world. 394 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:35,700 Satan is Conquering at times. Satan is victorious in the lives 395 00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:38,500 of those who have no relationship with Jesus Christ. 396 00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:41,700 That's why when we pray, we ask that the Lord will deliver those 397 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:45,200 who don't know, don't know his son from their hands and 398 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,800 trickery and the deception of Satan allow me to read continue 399 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,400 to read that. That prayer that I And the 400 00:27:52,408 --> 00:27:57,300 program with is a snippet or a part of the prayer of the in 401 00:27:57,300 --> 00:28:00,900 position in position or the laying on of the hands after a 402 00:28:00,900 --> 00:28:03,400 child or an adult, he's baptized, they come to be 403 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,500 confirmed, the priest, recites this, listen to this, I won't 404 00:28:07,500 --> 00:28:11,100 read all of it. But the part about the segment 405 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:15,000 about the Seton, great. Oh my Lord are the wonderful 406 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,800 acts of your dispensation and their history conquers. 407 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,100 The nationality of our Natures for from the beginning. 408 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,400 Of our existence existence. We have polluted the honor of 409 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,700 our freedom. The honor of our freedom. 410 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:31,000 Our free. Will we polluted it through 411 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,200 disobeying God. But who was the cause of it is 412 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:37,700 Satan through the seduction of our captor Satan. 413 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,400 And we have oppressed The True Confession of die guarded by the 414 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,400 worship of that, which is not God. 415 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:47,500 And today, beloved people are worshipping that which is not 416 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:52,100 God through the seduction of Satan yet thy Grace. 417 00:28:52,300 --> 00:28:55,200 Did not leave us under the Perdition or the damnation of 418 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,300 which we were worthy by reason of our wickedness. 419 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,800 But by the Revelation, In the Flesh of the only begotten, from 420 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:08,700 the god, the word Jesus Christ, thou has turned us back towards 421 00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:11,400 the and has made us worthy to know. 422 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:16,200 The and has raised the lowest state of our Nature by taking 423 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,900 our nature. Jesus Christ. 424 00:29:17,900 --> 00:29:23,800 God God incarnate and has made. Us Heirs of the blessings to 425 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:30,700 come and which passes not away. Christ took our nature defeated 426 00:29:30,700 --> 00:29:35,200 Satan and his trickeries and has also granted us the same 427 00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:38,700 Victory. So, beloved, yes, we should take 428 00:29:38,700 --> 00:29:43,200 it serious. We should not go up against 429 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,900 Satan unless we are empowered by that faith. 430 00:29:46,900 --> 00:29:50,400 That unwavering Faith, but we should just not go up against 431 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:52,100 Satan. We should continue to pray and 432 00:29:52,300 --> 00:29:56,800 They Lord Deliver Us from Evil, from Satan, from Evil, from evil 433 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:01,300 people, from Evil mediums, Deliver Us do not lead us in 434 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:05,100 that temptation, but if we do because of the the 435 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:09,400 circumstances, Lord Deliver Us from Evil, so that we may 436 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,000 glorify you at all times. And so that we may truly show 437 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,500 the enemy that we are your children. 438 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,000 We have that power through your son, our Lord Jesus Christ to 439 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:23,600 crush him and to destroy him and put him to Or not, may the 440 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:27,600 blessings of God, the father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit 441 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:46,900 be with you all, amen. 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