Topic: Angels and evil spirits

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Where do sickness and disease come from?

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Diseases and afflictions are all the results of sin, maybe not in your life, but in somebody’s life before you. The devil is the author of sickness and afflictions. Before we had any devil, we had no sickness or afflictions. But, when Satan came, he brought with him sickness and afflictions.

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Where does the life in a cancer or tumor come from?

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Well, then, what does that? The devil. The—the germ is a life. First, the germ is a teeny little cell with a life in it. And that life only can come from two resources, either from God or the devil. And you came from the germ of life, by God. The cancer, tumor, or so forth, come from the germ of lif...

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Was it the water that healed people at the pool of Bethesda?

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Later on after the days of the serpent, God sent a Angel down from heaven and troubled the water on a pool called Bethesda, and ever who stepped in that water first, having faith, was healed of whatsoever disease they had. [Blank spot on tape—Ed.] Into the waters… Now, the brass serpent done no heal...

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Who was the Angel that God sent before Israel in Exodus 23:20?

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For a reading of the Word found in Exodus the 23rd chapter, 20th verse, beginning, God sending His prophet Moses: Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him…obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardo...

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Dear brother, would Jesus not accept worship in Revelation by John when he fell to…Why would not Jesus receive worship in Revelation by John when He—when He allowed worship before him? Why wouldn’t Jesus receive worship when John wanted to worship Him?

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My dear brother or sister, whoever it is, it was not Jesus that would not receive worship. In Revelation 22:8, you’ll read it was the prophet, angel, who would not receive worship. When John fell down to worship the angel that had showed him these things, he said, “See that you do it not, for I am o...

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Brother Branham, what is the difference, if—if any, between the Angel of the Lord and the Lord, Himself?

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The angel of the Lord is a messenger from the Lord, and the Lord Himself is that Person, not the person of the angel, the angel from the Lord. Let me show you. Earthly speaking here’s an angel from the Lord. Earthly speaking here’s an angel from the Lord. Earthly speaking here’s the angel from the L...

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Brother Branham, please explain how a person knows if he is thinking his own thoughts, or if the devil is placing thoughts in his mind to make him think wrong, especially, if you know you do not want to think them.

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Then, if it’s contrary to the Word, it’s the devil’s thinking. If it’s with the Word, it’s God thinking. If it’s the wrong thoughts, it’s the devil. If it’s good thoughts of the Word and of God, it’s God’s thinking.

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If the case may be that the devil is placing thoughts in your mind about a certain thing, how may it be overcome or got rid of?

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Take the very vice versa from it. If the devil makes you think that—that—that you are…If you know you’re a Christian, and he tries to make you think you’re not a Christian, just take the versa, say, “I am a Christian.” As long as your experience matches in God’s Word say, “I’m a Christian.” Anything...

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Why will—why will Satan be loosed a little season after the thousand years of Revelation 20 and 3, and Revelation 20:27?

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Why will he be loosed? Is to go to gather up his people on the second resurrection, ’cause Satan has to stand the—the judgment also. See? He has to be condemned. Oh my, this is a—a book full of them. I don’t believe…And here’s another letter full of them. Let me get some real, real, quick here now.

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Would you please explain about Satan being bound a thousand years, and being loosed for the battle of—battle of Revelation 20:8? What relationship does this have with the Battle of Armageddon as mentioned in the Fourth Seal? Will Gog and Magog be gathered from the people of the new earth?

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Well, this is a long one, and I—I’ll just have to hit the spot of it, see. Now, the first thing, “Will…?” Now, maybe I can’t explain it. I’ll do my best. Will you please explain how Satan is bound a thousand years, being loosed again for the battle of Revelation 20:8? That is not the Battle of Arma...

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Is it possible for a Holy Ghost filled person to be driven by the—driven by the—to do minor things…influenced to do minor—minor things that he doesn’t want to do?

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Oh, yes! Yes, sir! Yeah, a Holy Ghost filled person…You’re right in the place then to be—to be drove by these things. You just put yourself up a target. When you’re down there serving the devil, he just lets you slouch around anyway you want to. But you once take a stand for Christ, you’ve got on th...

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Where are the spirits now that went into the swine? Where are the spirits that went into that herd of swine that day when Jesus cast them out of the maniac?

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Well, Brother Pat, to the best of my knowledge…Now, we’re starting off on demonology to start with. Now, demonology is a great thing. (Now, some of you watch the clock and don’t let me go too long on one question.) But those demon powers, those spirits was in a man called Legion first. Isn’t that ri...

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Now, here’s a good one. Question: There is places in the Bible such as First Samuel 18:10, which says an evil spirit from God did things. I do not understand an “evil spirit from God.” Please explain this.

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Well, maybe by the help of the Lord, I can. It doesn’t mean that God is an evil Spirit. But every spirit of everything is subject to God. And He makes everything work according to what He will. See? Now, on your question, you’re talking about the evil spirit that went out from God to torment Saul....

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Question. Now! Brother Branham, is it true that Satan was once in Heaven and was cast out, he and his angels come down to earth, or is it a vision like John saw on the isle of Patmos? Why I ask this, is, I was told that it was a vision.

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John saw it as a vision, but it was a literal happening. If you’ll turn to Isaiah 14:12. Now, these go slow, but to me, they’re—they are lessons. And it’s something that…Maybe you think, “Well, I don’t have no need of that now.” You just don’t know how that Holy Spirit feeds on the Word of God. It’s...

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Second Peter 2:4, “For if God has…For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell,” then why did Christ preach to the spirits in prison, in First Peter 3:19?

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Now, we got Peter 2:4, first. All right: For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down—down to hell, and—and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto the judgment; Now, now let’s find out in First Peter (that’s Second Peter), First Peter 3:19, listen at this. H...

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Explain—explain the fourth…the four beasts of Revelation 5.

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Brother Neville, if you’ve got that right there close, or some of you, of Revelation 5, we’ll read this just for a minute. It’s a—it’s a beautiful picture here of the…Here, I have it myself, Revelation the 5th chapter: And I saw in the right hand of him that set upon the—upon the throne a book writt...

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How shall we judge angels?

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That’s found in…How shall we judge angels? By being sons and daughters of God. Angels are servants; we are sons and daughters of God. And the Bible said that we’ll judge angels. That’s right. Now, now if you… The 8th question:

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Why hair because of angels of First Corinthians?

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Now somebody get me First Corinthians, the—the 11th chapter, and we’ll see there, that you’ll find out that the—the…In First Corinthians, the—the 11th, we find out that Paul is speaking. Let me get over to it just a minute, and then we’ll read it right quick and then we’ll—we’ll have it down. I got...

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Does the “sons of God” mean Angels or spirits from Heaven?

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That was the person’s question. All right. I believe that they wasn’t Angels. See, they were beings, “sons of God,” like the Scripture says. Not angels, they were sons of God. And they come from Heaven to the earth, and was put into flesh; not “pressed themselves into flesh,” I believe all flesh is...

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Can unclean spirits go from one person to another?

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Now, if there is a critic setting near, now, or an unbeliever, I will not be responsible for that person from here on (See?), out. For be it known unto you, that unclean spirits goes out of people. They go from one to another. How many knows that? The Bible teaches it. Now, how many’s been in my mee...