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When it comes to war, tacticians understand that they must know their adversary. They have to know how their enemy thinks. When they know how the enemy thinks, they are able to determine the possibilities of attack and prepare themselves to counter it, like chess. Guerilla warfare has several advantages. It becomes difficult to identify the enemy when the enemy comes in friendly form. If a soldier is not able to identify his enemy, it becomes a disadvantage. Deception and surprise are key to winning a war, as many tacticians know. If you know who your enemy is, if you know how hes going to attack and when hes going to attack, and if you know where hes going to attack you have the advantage.
This information is acquired through military intelligence. In order to understand your enemy, you have to analyze the enemy. How do we battle against what we don't know or understand?
The spiritual world, to the ancients, was a non-tangible world. It was an unknown world of occurrences that cannot be seen, and therefore was not completely understood. Especially in ancient times, people did not have the science of modern times to explain mental dysfunctions such as epilepsy. An explanation, if one were to enter a state of convulsions, would be demon possession. However this explanation is highly superficial and superstitious, which does not even breach the surface of the underlying cause of the problem. Another example of this is when the Luke describes a woman who had a physical malfunction for eighteen years: [font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]"[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Luke 13:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity". [/font]If the authors of these biblical texts could gave us a literal and modern interpretation of the texts, there would be no angels, demons, or spirits. However angels and demons represent numerous things, one modern interpretation of an angel or demon would simply be a temporal state of mind that occurs within an individual. Can we in fact see a "demonic" state of mind occur within characters of the bible? Yes, and this includes the fact that when Jesus indirectly called Peter Satan, he was using figurative language to single out this state of mind that was occurring on a frequent basis in Peter.
In fact this is what I am going to show you through a psychoanalysis of any character in the bible. Especially a phsychoanalysis of Peter, whom Jesus had indirectly called Satan.
Satan is un-evolved consciousness and awareness (ignorance). It is an egoistic, selfish state of mind where an individual lacks true understanding of not only others, but themselves. They are especially under-developed in their awareness of others on empathic levels. In other words, the world revolves around the individual. However, this state of mind is also caused by fears, insecurities, painful memories, delusions, obsessions, and impulses, (the tools of Satan) which become the driving forces of selfish, destructive and animalistic behavior.
This is a psychological explanation for why Satan was drawn as a symbolical humanoid beast carrying the caduceus, or "pitchfork". Satan was also drawn as a half circle, a symbol meaning incompletion.
An antichrist relates to a person, who is undoubtingly associated with Satan. Satan is aslo associated with the physical world, as he is associated as being the ruler of destructive forces that occur throughout the world, and also was associated as being the cause for a physical disfunction. Also he is associated with desire and temptations (emotions).
[font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Matthew 16:21-23 21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!" 23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Luke 22:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]31 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren."33 But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." 34 Then He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica] Luke 22:1-6 1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. 4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]John 13:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]21 When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me." 22 Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. 23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. 25 Then, leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to Him, "Lord, who is it?" 26 Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it." And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' "7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' "
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This information is acquired through military intelligence. In order to understand your enemy, you have to analyze the enemy. How do we battle against what we don't know or understand?
The spiritual world, to the ancients, was a non-tangible world. It was an unknown world of occurrences that cannot be seen, and therefore was not completely understood. Especially in ancient times, people did not have the science of modern times to explain mental dysfunctions such as epilepsy. An explanation, if one were to enter a state of convulsions, would be demon possession. However this explanation is highly superficial and superstitious, which does not even breach the surface of the underlying cause of the problem. Another example of this is when the Luke describes a woman who had a physical malfunction for eighteen years: [font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]"[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Luke 13:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity". [/font]If the authors of these biblical texts could gave us a literal and modern interpretation of the texts, there would be no angels, demons, or spirits. However angels and demons represent numerous things, one modern interpretation of an angel or demon would simply be a temporal state of mind that occurs within an individual. Can we in fact see a "demonic" state of mind occur within characters of the bible? Yes, and this includes the fact that when Jesus indirectly called Peter Satan, he was using figurative language to single out this state of mind that was occurring on a frequent basis in Peter.
In fact this is what I am going to show you through a psychoanalysis of any character in the bible. Especially a phsychoanalysis of Peter, whom Jesus had indirectly called Satan.
Satan is un-evolved consciousness and awareness (ignorance). It is an egoistic, selfish state of mind where an individual lacks true understanding of not only others, but themselves. They are especially under-developed in their awareness of others on empathic levels. In other words, the world revolves around the individual. However, this state of mind is also caused by fears, insecurities, painful memories, delusions, obsessions, and impulses, (the tools of Satan) which become the driving forces of selfish, destructive and animalistic behavior.
This is a psychological explanation for why Satan was drawn as a symbolical humanoid beast carrying the caduceus, or "pitchfork". Satan was also drawn as a half circle, a symbol meaning incompletion.
An antichrist relates to a person, who is undoubtingly associated with Satan. Satan is aslo associated with the physical world, as he is associated as being the ruler of destructive forces that occur throughout the world, and also was associated as being the cause for a physical disfunction. Also he is associated with desire and temptations (emotions).
[font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Matthew 16:21-23 21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!" 23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Luke 22:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]31 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren."33 But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." 34 Then He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica] Luke 22:1-6 1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. 4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]John 13:[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]21 When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me." 22 Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. 23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. 25 Then, leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to Him, "Lord, who is it?" 26 Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it." And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly."
[/font][font=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' "7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' "
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