Problems with Angels and Holy Spirit Response and Podcast
A document with the heading, “MAIN PROBLEMS WITH ANGELS/HS DOCTRINE” was sent to me while I was in Ethiopia. I was finishing a series of meeting with a group of believers there, so on the way home (during times of thought in the long flights and layovers), I decided to respond to it. The document was full of assumptions and accusations of what I have taught from the Bible. I was surprised at the conclusions, so am happy to layout a more correct view in light of the assertions.
Here is the response document: Holy Spirit and Angels Response by Daniel Mesa-2.
Please ask questions if clarification is needed.
Also, a friend of mine put together an AI podcast of the document, and I thought it to be a very good overview. Consider this also if you’d like […]
Introductions to the Churches, Spirit, and Ghost
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God.
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- 1st time the word spirit is mentioned:
- Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
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- 1st time word the ghost is mentioned:
- Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
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1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Concerning Spiritual
1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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- Remember that the angels are called spirits, sent to minister to the heirs of salvation: Hebrew 1:7, 14.
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1 Corinthians 12:2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
1 Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
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- If you speak otherwise, you have the other spirit (only two available—more later).
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Making Daniel and the Revelation Easy
Here are two videos that give an overview of either the books of Daniel or the Revelation.
Open the next two files with either PowerPoint or Keynote:
Daniel Made Easy PPTX
Revelation Made Easy PPTX
Blessed for Hearing
Blessed for Hearing
Blessed for Hearing- Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Voice of a Trumpet
- Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
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- Revelation 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
- Revelation 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man…
- Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and […]
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Deceiving Yourself
Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat…
Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness […]
Bullet Points of God the Father, His Son, and His Spirit
God the Father
- Not metaphorical, else we have a metaphorical relationship exemplified, which would lead to a metaphorical relationship with His Son for us as well, leading to a metaphorical salvation from sin, right? Where would it end? No Bible text explains a metaphor in that title of Father, or Son.
- One God, which is the head of Christ
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- 1 Corinthians 11:3 “I would have you know, that… the head of Christ is God.”
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- Greater (translated “elder” in Romans 9:12) than Christ
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- John 10:29 “My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all…”
- John 14:28 “My Father is greater than I.”
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Not metaphorical
The Spirit of Grace
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Galatians 6:18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
To the Galatians written from Rome.
2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
The […]
The Great Controversy – Past, Present, and Future
Notes: The Great Controversy – Past
Notes: The Great Controversy – Present
https://youtu.be/CFzLODa79YU
Notes: The Great Controversy – Future
For Mary’s Legion
(The notes in the PDF are color coded)
The virgin was prophesied
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Mary, […]
“Sin is” in the Bible
“Sin is” in the Bible
Genesis 18:20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Psalms 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalms 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Hosea 13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. […]
Jesus in the Sanctuary Above and the Church on Earth
Mark 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Colossians 1:26-27 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory […]
Smithsonian Collector’s Edition Spring 2015 -100 Most Significant Americans of All Time
There have been many who have looked for this Collector’s Edition magazine from the Smithsonian. I was asked to send a digital copy to a friend, and thought it would be good to get this out to others who may want a copy for themselves. You can find the images here in full resolution.
Latter Rain
Should We Talk of Clouds?
Psalms 104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
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- Psalms 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Should We Talk of Wind?
Psalms 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Psalms 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Should We Talk of Thunder?
Job 40:9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with […]
When GOD Came Down
All through the Old Testament it appears in the words of the prophets that God the Father was mingling with men. Yet since the prophets of the New Testament added their inspired commentary, it doesn’t seem that it was so:
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
John 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of […]
The Investigative Judgment
PDF Notes for the Investigative Judgment
PDF Notes for Investigating the Judgment
Genesis 3:6-13 – Here, God’s children sinned against His command. The voice of the Lord God was heard, knowing all too well what had occurred, He asked, “Where are thou?” “Who told thee that thou art naked?” “Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” “What is this that thou […]
Drama
Drama: drama | ˈdrämə | “an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances” (Apple Dictionary). God used drama on occasion to make very serious points for His people.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel chapter 4 shows when the priest was called to perform theatrical displays to illustrate spiritual lessons for the nation.
Ezekiel 4:1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel 4:2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
Ezekiel 4:3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron […]
Sanctification Articles from the Review & Herald
For those interested in the subject of sanctification from the year 1881.
Spirit 505
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his […]
Perfect Prophets
Are you perfect?
a. Abraham – Gen. 12:10-19, 20:1-9
- John the Seventh-day Adventist doubted his message – Matt 11:2-6
- Peter walked contrary to the truth and was reproved for it – Gal. 2:11-14
- Paul got angry and separated the disciples for work – Acts 15:36-41
- David was a sinner and was used abundantly to prophesy – Psalms
Do you know of any prophets that have made mistakes?
- Nathan the prophet – 1 Chron. 17:1-4
- Jonah – 1-4
Are you always heard and heeded?
- Noah – 7 souls in 120 years – 1 Pet. 3:20, Gen. 6:3
- Jeremiah records, as I can see, only one person that listened – […]
Unclean Spirits
Zechariah 13:2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
- 2Chronicles 18:18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
- 2Chronicles 18:19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another […]
My Spirit – for God
Every use of the phrase “my spirit” in the following verses can be understood as referring to the life or words, which come from the mind of God. Selected verses are used, as there are others in the King James Bible, from which the following verses are taken.
Ask the question for each of the verses… “Can humanity do these things also?”
- God’s Spirit can strive with man
Genesis 6:3 The LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty […]
Thy Spirit
1 Kings 21:5 ¶ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
2 Kings 2:9 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
Nehemiah 9:30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet […]