David Miller wrote:
Michael perceives a contradiction because he sees the "one-third" andDAVEH: Hmmmmm.......Blaines comment here puzzles me, as I believe he was one of the Lord's angels who gave battle to Lucifer's angels. However, angels can be defined in several ways.....one of which is being a messenger of the Lord to minister to those in mortality. Most instances of Biblical angels relates to such ministrations.
"two-thirds" of the "hosts of heaven" as all being angels.Blaine wrote:
> The other two-thirds are you and Iand Blaine also wrote:
> I doubt if I was ever an angel but I am sure
> I was a spirit personage in premortal life.
The only way to avoid a contradiction that I see is if the two-thirdsDAVEH: I've always thought pretty much all the hosts of heaven were angels. Some (2/3) were angels of the Lord who fought against the 1/3 who were angels of Lucifer. Refer to Rev 12:7
were comprised of both angels and another category of spirit beings.So does this mean that the one-third who were deceived were not all
angels, and the two-thirds who were not deceived were not all angels?
What is the difference between a "spirit personage" and an angel?As far as I know, in Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox
thought, these "hosts of heaven" (the two-thirds not deceived and the
one-third who were deceived) would all be angels. Apparently in Mormon
thought they are not? Mormons, please help us understand your thinking
here.
Thanks.DAVEH: Thanx for explaining that, DavidM. So......I assume that Protestants believe that when one is possessed by an evil spirit, that it is NOT one of those 1/3 who are imprisoned in Tartarus?Peace be with you.
David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida.p.s. In Protestant thought, the one-third who were deceived are not the
demons that roam the earth. Rather, they are imprisoned now in
Tartarus, a place of hell specially reserved for them.
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