And 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, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And the LORD GOD said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

The main source of evil in the world is "SATAN," also called the "DEVIL." Read Luke 8:12: Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Evil can also come from the hearts of mankind It cannot come from GOD for GOD cannot be tempted by evil. Read Mark 7:20-21-22-23: And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. And GOD gave us free will GOD does not tempt anyone. Read James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: There is another part of evil it is called "EVILDOER." They are people who do evil acts against another people. "WORKERS OF INIQUITY." Read Ps 37:1: Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

The word evildoers is applied to the enemies of GOD and His people. Ps 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. Also if you read. Jer 20:13: Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. 1 Pet 2:12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

"DEMONS" also are a part of evil. They are the fallen angels that joined satan in rebellion against GOD. If you read the New Testament it speaks of the fall and imprisonment of the angels that fell from heaven. Read 1 Pet 3:19: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Pet 3:20: Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 2 Pet 2:4: For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; Jude 1:6: And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

The number one fallen angel is satan the first demon. He is the god of the earth. The fallen angels or demons took place before "GOD'S CREATION" of the world leaving satan and hisdemons to tempt the human race and contaminate them. Read Matt 25:41: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: Rev 12:9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Satan stands for all that is monstrous and evil. He is the disease and pain, themurderer, and butcher of the human race Only some of the fallen angels took part of all of the sin and wickedness of the time of the flood that covered the whole world. Read Gen 6:12-13-14-17: And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

GOD destroyed or placed in prison part of the fallen angels. GOD left the rest to try to undermine those who have righteousness in the world. The dragon a symbol for satan, "DREW A THIRD OF THE STARS OF HEAVEN," a symbol for angels and " THREW THEM TO THE EARTH" means satan has his own angels, also known as demons. Jews believed GOD'S power was unlimited, the Old Testament shows very little about demons the uncivilized way looking at what demons were. Read 1 Sam 16:15-16-23: And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. It was a evil spirit that was lying to Saul from the LORD about whom Micaiah, the prophet of the LORD spoke. Read IKings 22:21-22-23: And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

Read Matt 10:1: And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Mark 6:7: And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

Lucifer is a Hebrew word A another form of evil meaning helel Vulgate. The name of Lucifer indicate the planet Venus, emphasizing its brilliancy. The Vulgate employs the also for the light of the morning. Read Isa 14:12: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

  WHAT IS EVIL ?

What is evil ? Evil is to mislead a person who is lost, evil is to say its OK to commit a sin, evil is to see death without a caring heart. Evil is to give credit to satan and the dark side, or give credit to yourself. Evil is to take credit for the gifts GOD has giving you. Evil is to take away materially from a person seeking your help. Evil is to give into temptation and not caring. Evil is thinking of your own selfishness non-committal way, not caring enough to help another. At the beginning evil was flesh, brought by the sin of Adam and Eve. Evil is part of sin and sin is a barrier against the Creator. Adam and Eve were spirit originally, not flesh. Only when they became curious, encouraged by satan, did they become flesh. Satan's image and spirit still dwells in heaven, but his influence is in this world. He is the tempter of the third dimension. Also wherever there is destruction in the universe, planets ending and comets destroying other planets, wherever there is suffering his influence is there. But your concern is earth, where humans live and where flesh provides his existence. Your soul and spirit dwell within that shell of evil, "YOUR FLESH."

The flesh is a potential demon itself, with unfamiliar spirits. Anytime there is a decline in your spirituality there is a unclean spirit whichdeclines in your walk with GOD. Every human is a soul mate with GOD but as they decline they lessen in degrees. Many great people in history, throughout the decline of mankind have contributed greatly to the kingdom of satan.

Genghis Khan and Adolph Hitler were the perfect images of satan. Nero and Alexander the Great, Stalin, Mussolini, Tojo of Japan, the emperors of Russia and the Kaisers of Gemany were the images of what satan's essence is. This is what evil is. Here is what is called pure "EVIL" "ADOLF HITLER'S MEIN KAMPF."

Hitler, undeterred, concluded (August 1939) the NAZI-SOVIET PACT, which cleared the way for his attack on Poland on September 1. He was surprised but prepared when France and Britain declared war on September 3. The pact with the USSR provided him the opportunity to crush his enemies in the west piecemeal. World War IIHitler became overconfident during the BLITZKRIEG campaigns of 1939-40, when he was lionized as the "greatest military commander of all times." With victories in Poland (1939) and France (1940) he avenged the alleged injustices of Versailles. By June 1940, Axis control stretched from the Arctic to North Africa, from France to central Europe. Hitler received his first reversal in the BATTLE OF BRITAIN (fall 1940), forcing him to abandon his plan to invade Britain. The Fuhrer lost no time in establishing the "New Order" in occupied Europe, a system based on terror, forced labor, and concentration camps. Under the cover of war, he began the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question," which involved the liquidation of European Jewry (see HOLOCAUST). In June 1941, Hitler cast aside the Nazi-Soviet Pact and invaded the USSR, as he had always planned. He was rewarded with several major victories in classic battles of encirclement. The Soviets, however, turned the tide--first at Moscow (December 1941) and later at Stalingrad (winter 1942-43). Moreover, in December 1941, the United States--a factor that Hitler had barely considered--entered the war.By mid-1943, Hitler's time of trial had begun.

The bloody retreat from Russia had commenced, North Africa was lost, his Italian ally Benito MUSSOLINI had fallen, and German cities were being demolished by Allied bombing. In June 1944 the Allies landed on the coast of France, opening the long-awaited second front. Hitler was the victim of an assassination attempt by a group of his own officers on July 20, 1944, but he miraculously survived. A physical wreck, he became increasingly bitter and isolated. With German defenses crumbling in the east and west, Hitler finally realized that his fate was sealed. Having appointed Adm. Karl DOENITZ as his successor and married his long-time companion Eva BRAUN, he committed suicide in Berlin on Apr. 30, 1945. This signaled the disintegration of the Third Reich and the end of the Fascist era.Here is another true image of what "EVIL" is satan comes in many forms.The "MONGOL" leader "Genghis Khan" was one of the great conquerors in the history of the world. Born c.1167, he was the son of Yesugei, leader of a small tribe in northeastern Mongolia. Yesugei was poisoned when Temujin (Genghis Khan's name as a youth) was about 10 years old, and the orphaned boy later entered the service of Toghril Khan, the most powerful Mongol ruler of the time. Struggle and bloodshed characterized the succeeding years until 1206, when Temujin united the warring Mongol tribes and was proclaimed Genghis Khan ("universal ruler") of the Mongol chieftains. (The name also appears as Jenghiz Khan.) In 1207, Genghis Khan led the Mongols on the first of the series of destructive, bloody invasions that would result in the conquest of much of the Asian mainland. After defeating the CHIN empire in northern China, the Mongols occupied Peking in 1215.

organized, and divided. Although he never learned to read, he left behind a system of law that probably represented more than a mere codification of existing practices. He died on Aug. 18, 1227, and was buried in a secret location in Mongolia.The USA is part of the evil. Their bombs with bacteria and genetic enginering of humans without souls is pure evil. Satan is a very big part of the human race he will appea. Here is another evil image of satan The notorious mass killer Charles Manson, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1934, was convictedof the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six of her friends near Bel Air, Calif. The bloody rampage on the night of Aug. 9, 1969, was the culmination of Manson's cult philosophy based on the worship of both God and the devil. He exerted total control over the so-called Manson family,mostly women, through repetitious preaching, drugs, and fear. His control was such that the Tate murders were committed at his direction but without his presence. After a widely publicized trial in Los Angeles, Manson was sentenced (Apr. 9, 1971) to death, but the sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment in keeping with the change in California law eliminating the death penalty. As you can see that mankind can be and in many cases is evil like Jim Jones WHO said he was "GOD." This is pure evil. Jonestown, an agricultural commune in northwestern Guyana, was the site, in 1978, of the mass suicide of more than 900 members of an American religious cult called the People's Temple, led by James Warren "Jim" Jones (1931-78). A native of Indiana, Jones founded his church, at first called the Christian Assembly of God, in Indianapolis, Ind., in the late 1950s. He preached a gospel of social and racial equality to his integrated congregation, at the same time presenting himself as the only source of survival in a hostile and soon-to-be-destroyed world. In 1965, Jones and his followers moved to California, first to Redwood Valley and later to San Francisco. There his revival-style meetings drew large crowds, and the group's membership swelled to several thousand. The temple also attracted attention by its programs to help the poor, and in 1976, Jones was appointed chairman of the San Francisco Housing Authority. Within a year, however, allegations were heard that the charismatic Jones exercised a sinister power over his followers, extorting money from them, encouraging sexual promiscuity, and enforcing discipline by beatings and blackmail. As these stories--soon to be proved true--broke in the press, Jones and 800 followers fled to Guyana, where Jones had acquired the Jonestown site in 1974. In Jonestown the cult members were cut off from the outside world. Guarded by armed security forces, they received inadequate food, worked as many as 11 hours a day, and were constantly harangued by their leader. In November 1978, California congressman Leo Ryan visited the commune to investigate the charges against Jones. On November 18, Ryan and several of his party were murdered, after which Jones ordered his followers to commit suicide with him by drinking a concoction of a

Satan is becoming a creator in the third dimension. Mechanical geniuses, your computers, are part of the evil. The flesh is not part of GOD'S kingdom, but is the evil of the third dimension. All flesh, no matter who dwells within is evil. Diseases such as "AIDS," "CANCER," "DIABETES, "MS," "ARTHRITIS are all part of mans creation and his imperfections. And what are demons ? The fallen angels of satan in different forms. They walk in the bodies of many good men, and many more demons will function as humans. They will take over the bodies of government officials, religions icons, until the return of JESUS. Man seeks forgiveness. On one side he is the image of GOD and on the other is an image of satan. Are there any souls on the earth in flesh who arepure ? "NO," and that is why the Son of GOD died on the cross, because the flesh cannot overcome the temptations of the satan. He is the earthly god.

Satan sneaks in on the storms, hurricanes and tornadoes, he thrives on volcanoes, he gorges himself on the suffering. There are millions of fleshly beings who are children of GOD, and thus not protected from the suffering and pain of there own elements and the demons of disease. The children of GOD suffer but it does not touch their spirits or souls. They are the Jobs of the world, and made their choice before this life. The greatest gift is to give your life to a stranger. So, when satan touches these children of GOD he makes a terrible mistake, and he declines in his power.

That is evil. Everytime the oceans are polluted and sea creatures are destroyed by man's waste and polluted atmosphere, satan grows stronger. Satan is not only on earth, but everywhere in the dimension of flesh. Read about what the "ANTICHRIST IS." A false prophet and evil being who will set himself up against Christ and the people of God in the last days before the SECOND COMING. The term is used only in the writings of John in the New Testament. It refers to one who stands in opposition to all that Jesus Christ

The Antichrist's primary work is deception, which also characterizes SATAN in his attempts to undermine the work of GOD in the world. Satan's deception began in the Garden of Eden <Genesis 3> and will continue until the end of time. The DRAGON (or serpent) of. Revelation 12> is Satan, the Serpent mentioned in. Read Genesis 3. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD GOD had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath GOD said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Thus the thread of Satan's deceptive work may be traced from Genesis through Revelation. That work reaches its climax in the Antichrist, who receives his authority and power from the dragon, Satan. Read Rev. 13:4: And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? The work of Satan through the Antichrist is clearly rooted in the prophecies of Daniel. Daniel spoke of a dreadful beast with ten horns and one little horn Read Dan. 7:7-8: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. The Ancient of Days will kill the beast and throw it in the fire. Read Dan. 7:11: I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

Then, according to Daniel, one like the Son of Man will receive the everlasting kingdom. Read Dan. 7:13-14. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

The Antichrist will be the sum total of the beasts referred to in <Daniel 7> <Rev. 13:1-4>. He will speak arrogant, boastful words; and he will be aided by a FALSE PROPHET, who will make the entire earth worship him and receive the mark Read Rev. 13:11-12: And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell

therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. The number of the beast, says John, is 666--a mysterious code name. Those who worship the Antichrist will experience certain doom through the wrath of GOD And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of GOD, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

The Antichrist makes war against Christ and His army, but he is captured and is "cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone" Read Rev. 19:20>. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. He is later joined by the DEVIL; together they "will be tormented day and night forever and ever" Read Rev. 20:10: And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. The devil, the BEAST (or Antichrist), and the false prophet form a kind of unholy trinity, counterfeiting Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After much wickedness and suffering has been loosed against Christ and His people, the satanic rebellion will be crushed by the power of GOD. Although the apostle Paul does not use the term Antichrist, he surely had the Antichrist in mind when he wrote of the great apostasy, or falling away, that would occur before the return of Christ.Read 2 Thes. 2:1-2-3-4-5-10-11-12:Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man

believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. The Antichrist is also called the lawless one who, empowered and inspired by Satan, will lead the final rebellion against GOD , (NEB), but will be destroyed at the coming of the Lord. Paul urges believers to stand firm in the faith and not be deceived by the Antichrist who will

display "ALL KINDS OF COUNTERFEIT MICACLES, SIGNS AND WONDER." Read 2 Thes. 2:9. Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. The main reason the Bible discusses the Antichrist is not to encourage idle speculation, but to warn believers not to be misled by his deceit. Read Matt. 24:4-5,23-24. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Sin is a theological term for evil behavior, individual or corporate. It is to be distinguished from crime, a legal term applied to a breach of the rules that society imposes on its members, and from vice, a moral term applied to a practice or habit that is injurious to a person's moral nature. Sin specifically refers to conduct that involves a wrong attitude toward GOD and results in alienation from him. All the major religions have a concept of sin, although they differ widely in their interpretation of its meaning.

Hinduism, for example, in the doctrine of KARMA, presents a system by which human action works itself out in retribution or reward by rebirth in another existence. Good action loosens the grip of the world of the senses; bad action degrades and binds its victim more fully to the TRANSMIGRATION cycle of karma and the OF SOULS. Final deliverance from the round of rebirths comes only when the soul ceases to desire or to act and is absorbed into the divine source from which it came.Judaism, Islam, and Christianity teach that sin is an offense against a personal GOD. In the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, sin is seen as transgression against the command or law of GOD. The first sin was committed by Adam and Eve, and the effects of that sin have passed on to their descendants. In Christian theology this "ORIGINAL SIN" is understood to have resulted in a change in the souls of individuals so that they are born as sinners and the tendency to sin is rooted in their nature. Islamic teaching on sin derives from the ethical and religious injunctions of the Koran and traditions (hadith). It has much in common with the Old Testament concept of sin. Islam also recognizes the power of GOD to forgive the repenting sinner through his infinite mercy. A sin, in Christian theology, is not only a deed, but also a thought, motive, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of GOD. This is illustrated by the traditional teaching of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth. Pride is regarded as the sin that most surely separates a sinner from the grace of GOD. Deliverance is possible only through JESUS CHRIST, whose sacrificial death redeems the repentant sinner from the penalty and power of sin. dee'-muhn} A demon is an evil spirit. The word is derived from the Greek daimon, which in ancient times signified various kinds of spirits or semi-divine beings, most of which were not specifically

evil. In the writings of Plato, daimones are intermediate between the gods and humans. Daimon came to mean an evil spirit in Jewish and Christian usage. It was given that meaning in the Septuagint (c.275-100 BC), the earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. In the Latin Vulgate (5th century AD), daemon was used to refer to idols and pagan gods in general, as well as to spirits that might take possession of human beings. In traditional belief, such spirits were thought to be responsible for sickness, and could be expelled by means of EXORICISM. The word demon is often synonymous with devil, which comes from the Greek diabolos ("deceiver"). Diabolos also refers to SATAN, the prince of demons.Belief in evil spirits is widespread in traditional cultures all over the world. In many tribal societies they are held to be the ghosts of dead ancestors who are hostile to the living and must be placated by magical rites. Various kinds of demons figure in the Hindu tradition. The asuras are spirits associated with drought. The raksasas (goblins who take the form of animals and deformed humans) are believed to devour corpses. Vritra, the adversary of the god Indra, is the Hindu counterpart of Satan. Mara, The Buddhist Satan, leads an army of demons depicted in Buddhist art as hideous monsters similar to the devils that torment the damned in medieval European portrayals of hell. The demons that are a common subject of Tibetan iconography were originally nature spirits connected with the shamanistic Bon religion of pre-Buddhist Tibet, who have been tamed by the power of Buddhist saints.

The jinni of Islamic folklore is a desert spirit that may be either benign or malicious. Foremost among the latter is Iblis, an angel who rebelled against God and was driven out of paradise. Demons represented in the Jewish tradition include Azazel, a desert spirit connected with the rites of atonement (Lev. 16.8), And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. and LILITH, the first wife of Adam, who was believed to steal and kill children. Prominent in the folklore of eastern European Jewry since the 17th century is the dibbuk, a demon that takes possession of people and speaks through them, causing them to behave in a demented manner. Traditional Jewish literature contains numerous stories describing the exorcism of such spirits.

An affliction of persons in the New Testament who were possessed or controlled by demons <Matt. 4:24; 8:33>; And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

(demoniac, NASB) The New Testament gives graphic descriptions of the effect of demons on people. Some of the diseases which they caused included muteness <Matt. 12:22; Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

Mark 9:17,25>, And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us,

DEAFNESS <Mark 9:25>, blindness <Matt. 12:22>, and bodily deformity <Luke 13:10-17>. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. But demons were not responsible for all physical ailments. The gospel writers frequently distinguished between sickness and demon possession <Matt. 4:24; And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Mark 1:32; And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. Luke 6:17-18>. And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

Sometimes a problem caused by demons appears to have another cause in another situation <Matt. 15:30>. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

In New Testament times demons were also responsible for some mental problems <Matt. 8:28; Acts 19:13-17>. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

The ranting and raving that they produced probably should be included with mental disorders <Mark 1:23-24; And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. John 10:20>. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? Uncontrolled fits were another form of demonic affliction. <Luke 9:37-42; And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again,

Mark 1:26>. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. Sometimes a demon also caused a person to behave in an antisocial manner <Luke 8:27,28> And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. Luke 8:29,35: (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them togo out into the deep. And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

The method of JESUS and His disciples in casting out demons differed radically from the magical methods so often used in that time. Through His simple command JESUS expelled them <Mark 1:25; And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Mark 5:8: For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Mark 9:25: When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. His disciples simply added the authority of His name to the command <Luke 10:17; And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. Acts 16:18>. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Even some people who were not His followers invoked His power <Luke 9:49; And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. Acts 19:13>. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. In some instances prayer was necessary before a demon could be cast out <Mark 9:29>. And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. By casting out demons, Jesus showed that the KINGDOM OF GOD-- GOD'S rule in the affairs of mankind-- was a present reality. This was also a clear demonstration of His power over Satan and the demonic forces of sin and evil in the world.

INCEST is prohibited sexual relations between members of the same KINSHIP group. It is almost universally proscribed between unmarried members of the NUCLEAR FAMILY (between siblings or between parents and children). In many cultures the definition of incest includes other relatives also, although which ones varies from society to society.Most social scientists believe that the primary purpose of the prohibition, often called the incest TABOO, is to protect the nuclear family from the consequences of sexual rivalry and jealousy. The taboo is linked with the rule of EXOGAMY,

VOODOO is a religious system with followers predominantly in Haiti, the West Indies. Developed by slaves brought to Haiti by the French between the 17th and 19th centuries, it combines features of African and native West Indian religion along with some of the Roman Catholic liturgy and sacraments. The voodoo deities, called loa, are closely related to African gods and may be spirits of natural phenomena--such as fire, water, or wind--or of the dead, including eminent ancestors. A feature of the cult is that at special ceremonies the loa have the power to make their presence known. They temporarily displace the astral body of a living person and occupy his or her physical body. The individual thus possessed is said to be mounted by the loa and behaves and acts as the loa directs, usually in a manner characteristic of the loa itself. Priests called houngans preside over these ceremonies.Two main groups constitute the loa: the rada, often mild and helping, and the petro, dangerous and often deadly. Graveyards, coffins, shrouds, bones, and skulls figure prominently in the symbolism of the petro cult. The bocor, or priest, is especially dreaded for his supposed ability to create the zombie, a newly dead body that he reanimates by causing it to be possessed by an elemental spirit under his control.

itself, which was episcopal or papal, regional or local; to the personnel of the tribunal; and to the judicial procedure followed by the court. Notoriously harsh in its procedures, the Inquisition was defended during the Middle Ages by appeal to biblical practices and to the church father Saint AUGUSTINE, who had interpreted Luke 14:23: And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. as endorsing the use of force against heretics. Development and Institution Problems with sects like the ALBIGENSES

(Cathari) and WALDENSES in the 12th century first led to the episcopal Inquisition. Often at the instigation of secular rulers, bishops were urged to investigate and deal locally with heretics, since they were seen as a threat to both the ecclesiastical and the social order. Papal documents as well as the Second, Third, and Fourth LATERAN COUNCILS (1139, 1179, 1215) prescribed imprisonment and confiscation of property as punishment for heresy and threatened to excommunicate princes who failed to punish heretics.The papal Inquisition was formally instituted by Pope GREGORY IX in 1231. Following a law of Holy Roman Emperor FREDERICK II, enacted for Lombardy in 1224 and extended to the entire empire in 1232, Gregory ordered convicted heretics to be seized by the secular authorities and burned. Like Frederick, Gregory also mandated that heretics be sought out and tried before a church court. For this purpose, he first appointed special inquisitors (for example, Conrad of Marburg in Germany and Robert le Bougre in Burgundy) and later entrusted the task to members of the newly established DOMINICAN and FRANCISCAN orders of friars. The independent authority of the inquisitors was a frequent cause of friction with the local clergy and bishops. Procedures During the 13th century, the typical procedure began with the arrival of the inquisitors in a specific locality. A period of grace was proclaimed for penitent heretics, after which time denunciations were accepted from anyone, even criminals and other heretics. Two informants whose identity was unknown to the victim were usually sufficient for a charge.

survival. In the cannibalism traditionally practiced in Sierra Leone, Africa, by the leopard society, members of this SECRET SOCIETY claimed they turned into leopards, after which they disemboweled their enemies and ate portions of the corpses. In certain religious festivals of the ancient AZTEC people of Mesoamerica, the meat of sacrificial victims was distributed among the crowds congregated around the temples. In North America in the past, among the KWAKIUTL Indians of western Canada, human flesh was eaten ritually by secret-society members. The SHOSHONI Indians of the Great Basin and the ESKIMO of the Far North ate human flesh in cases of near starvation, although both of these peoples feared and hated cannibals. In Fiji in the early 19th century, the introduction of firearms and growing European interference resulted in expanded war making, including cannibalism on a larger scale than was customary.The Australian ABORIGINES traditionally did not kill others for the purpose of eating them, but burial cannibalism was widespread. Usually, this involved cooking and eating parts of a corpse to gain strength. In some areas a mother would eat her stillborn child to reabsorb its spirit and later, it was believed, give birth to it again. Normally only certain relatives were permitted to eat a dead person's flesh.

kilotons (the equivalent of the energy released by the explosion of 1,000 tons of TNT) or megatons (1 million tons of TNT). Strategic warheads may have yields up to a megaton or more; tactical warheads may have yields below a kiloton. Nuclear Weapons Arsenals While good information is available on the number of nuclear weapon delivery systems, estimates of the number of warheads are less certain. There were about 50,000 warheads in the world in 1990. The United States had about 1,000 ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles), 600 SLBMs (submarine-launched ballistic missiles), and 300 intercontinental bombers for delivering nuclear weapons. Warhead estimates totaled about 20,000: 12,000 for strategic weapons and 8,000 for tactical nuclear weapons. The USSR possesses an estimated 1,400 ICBMs, 900 SLBMs, and 150 bombers, with an estimated 30,000 nuclear warheads--about 13,000 for strategic nuclear weapons, 3,000 for strategic air defense, and 13,000 for tactical nuclear weapons. There were also several thousand U.S. and Soviet tactical nuclear weapons for naval use (see BALLISTIC MISSILE).France, Great Britain, and China each have small but significant nuclear arsenals, which include both strategic

Strong dislike, disregard, or even indifference toward someone or something. As such, hate may be seated in a person's emotions or will. Various degrees and types of hatred are described in the Bible. This makes it difficult to define hatred in simple, absolute terms. The people of GOD are to hate what GOD Himself hates with an absolute hatred-- sin <Deut. 12:31; Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy GOD: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

Is. 61:8; For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Heb 1:9: Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore GOD, even thy GOD, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Heb. 1:9> . Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore GOD, even thy GOD, hath anointed thee with the oil ofgladness above thy fellows.

But GOD is also said to hate human beings, as when He declared, "Jacob I have loved but Esau I have hated"<Rom. 9:13>. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. This is a relative hatred. It is not the opposite of love but a diminished love. God loved Jacob so much that He chose him to become the father of the nation Israel; He did not love Esau in the same way. To hate our relatives for the sake of Christ <Luke 14:26> If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Means to love them less than we love Christ <Matt. 10:37>; He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. it does not mean to hate them absolutely. Believers ought to love their enemies <Matt. 5:43-44> Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; but hate their enemies' sins

<Eph. 5:3-14; Rev. 2:6>. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Wicked people, living under the power of Satan, will hate the LORD JESUS, His followers, and their righteous deeds <John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. John 8:44: Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

It is the Christian's duty not to strike back but to do good to his enemies <Luke 6:27>. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

The evil is part of all of mankind in some way. We as humans are like Judas Iscariot we betray one another at times that is why we need a GOD like JESUS CHRIST to forgive us

all the time over and over, in are hearts. JESUS even loved Judas. Read what evil Judas did to the GOD of Abraham andthe GOD Jacop. [JOO duhs iss KAR ih uht] (praise of the Lord)-- the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Judas was the son of Simon <John 6:71>, He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. or of Simon Iscariot . The term Iscariot, which is used to distinguish Judas from the other disciple named Judas <Luke 6:16; And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot,

which also was the traitor.

John 14:22; Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Acts 1:13: And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. Refers to his hometown of Kerioth, in southern Judah <Josh. 15:25>. And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, Thus, Judas was a Judean, the only one of the Twelve who was not from Galilee. The details of Judas' life are sketchy. Because of his betrayal of Jesus, Judas, however, is even more of a mystery. It must be assumed that JESUS saw promise in Judas, or He would not have called him to be a disciple.

<Matt. 26:14-16; Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray himAt the Passover supper, Jesus announced that He would be betrayed and that He knew who His betrayer was-- one who dipped his hand with him in the dish <Mark 14:20>, the one to whom He would give the piece of bread used in eating <John 13:26-27>. Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

JESUS was saying that a friend, one who dipped out of the same dish as He, was His betrayer. These verses in John indicate that Judas probably was reclining beside JESUS, evidence that Judas was an important disciple.

The first observance of the Lord's Supper was probably celebrated afterward, without Judas <Matt. 26:26-29>. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

<Matt. 26:47-50>. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

<Matt. 27:3-10>. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

disemboweled. This field is traditionally located at the point where the Kidron, Tyropoeon, and Hinnom valleys come together. It is difficult to understand why Judas betrayed JESUS. Since he had access to the disciples' treasury, it seems unlikely that he did it for the money only; 30 pieces of silver is a relatively small amount. Some have suggested that Judas thought that his betrayal would force JESUS into asserting His true power and overthrowing the Romans. Others have suggested that Judas might have become convinced that Jesus was a false Messiah, and that the true Messiah was yet to come, or that he was upset over JESUS' apparent indifference to the law and His association with sinners and his violation of the Sabbath. Whatever the reason, Judas' motive remains shrouded in mystery. <Acts 1:20> For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. <Psalm 109:8> Let his days be few; and let another take his office. as the basis for electing another person to fill the place vacated by Judas: "Let another take his office."

Exorcism is the ritual act of expelling DEMONS, or evil spirits, from persons or other creatures. In former times, most sickness was believed to have been caused by the activity of such spirits. Traditionally, various levels of demonic possession have been believed to occur, and the rites of exorcism have varied accordingly. Simple blessings may be given in order to remove persons or things from the presence or power of evil. In this sense, exorcism is a kind of prayer for healing, since evil and sin are often considered as the causes of sickness, disharmony, and death.In the strict meaning of exorcism, the level of possession is such that the personality of the person possessed is completely taken over by the personal presence of the devil. Cases of involuntary as well as voluntary possession have been claimed; in other words, the evil spirits choose their victims in some cases without their cooperation. Exorcism is practiced in many religions throughout the world. In Islam it is called da'wah. In Roman Catholicism, the practice is regulated by canon law, and must be authorized by a bishop. Traditional Judaism has a large body of literature dealing with the exorcism of evil spirits (dibbukim). In Japan, Nichiren Buddhist monks perform exorcisms based on the teachings of the Lotus Sutra. The New Testament records many instances of exorcisms performed by Jesus. In one of the most dramatic of these, he expelled "a legion" of unclean spirits from a possessed man, which then entered into a herd of swine and drove them into the sea.

(Mark 5:1: through13). And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered

 Evil comes in many faces. Evil is physical as well as spiritual and mental. It is an image and make up of a human being. Evil can be used as strength and courage, or ego or greed or selfishness. It can be used to deceive and murder. Evil is part of society and the justice system, the military, religions and churches. Evil dwells within your heart, body and being. It is part of disease and anger. Evil is the sin of the being. It binds you to the reality of a living GOD. The eyes cannot see and the ears cannot hear the truth. The flesh is evil, the makeup, history and heritage of mankind is evil.

GOD in His wisdom knew from the beginning man would be corrupt, so He gave them a pure spirit, but man made it evil. Man rebelled from the beginning and even corrupted the heavens. His filth goes into every part of the world, into toe oceans, seas and lakes. Man floods the oceans with the blood and death of its own kind. The countries are corrupted by greed. The religious giants have evil on their tongues and a false word. Their tongues are full of dead mans bones and are serpents of destruction. Evil is the influence of the devil, but the greates part is from the people of the world, their lies and deceit, their books of hatred and the reincarnation of falsehoods, exalting other men and women and making gods out of flesh of deceitfulness. The world is Sodom and Gomorrah, the fornication of

the word of GOD. Even the "SAVED" are full of evil. The stench of the bottomless pit reaches the nostrils of GOD through the liars of the world. He smells the death of their souls.

GOD must sweeten nature once more through His purification. The saved will wear new clothes and new bodies, and rid them of the evil. That is their reward. GOD'S Son is the buffer and the cleanser, taking upon Himself all the evils there are. Once cannot cleanse himself of evil. Only through salvation can it happen and only at an appointed time. Evil is the separation of GOD from man.