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 Hello and welcome. The Way Of The Word (TWOTW) is an non-profit organisation that works with the impoverished and marginalized. We want to make a difference and encourage others to do the same. We welcome questions and visits if you are willing to come and see what we are doing. We also welcome requests for our reports which we call *After Action Reports* (AAR's). We do our best to be transparent with everything we do that has been given. In this Channel we will be sharing revelation, and prophetic word from the Lord, shining His light in dark places and giving hope to the hopeless, beauty for ashes because Jesus loves you and me wanting to set us free from all captivity. Is 61 | Jo 2:25-26 | Is 58:6-14 | Is 60The Way Of The Word Christianity Spirituality
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  • Deliverance - For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (1 Joh 3:8)

    Deliverance - For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (1 Joh 3:8)
    Jun 20 2025

    Latin Translation (Vulgate, 4th Century CE)


    St. Jerome translated *Hêlêl* as *Lucifer* in the Latin Vulgate Bible.


    1 Joh 3:7-8 Mar 16:14-18, 1 Joh 2:28


    Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind


    Eph 4:26-27, 2 Tim 1:7, Lk 10:18, Rev 12:3-9 \ The Red Dragon, Satan


    Joh 10:10, Joh 14:30, Matt 13:18-23 \ The Parable of the Sower Explained

    Isa 14:12-14 \ How you have fallen from heaven, You star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who defeated the nations! But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High


    notes: Isa 14:12 Heb Helel; i.e., shining one


    Comparative Analysis: Key Themes Across Cultures


    2. Ancient Near Eastern & Greco-Roman Parallels


    Phoenician/Canaanite: Some scholars link Hêlêl to the god Attar, who tried and failed to usurp Baal’s throne.

    Greek: The myth of Phosphorus (morning star) falling from the sky resembles Isaiah’s imagery.

    Roman: Lucifer was originally a minor deity of dawn

    3. Medieval & Renaissance Demonology


    The Devil became a horned, red-skinned figure (influenced by pagan gods like Pan and Cernunnos).

    Goetic demons (e.g., in The Lesser Key of Solomon) were sometimes conflated with Hêlêl /Lucifer

    4. Non-Western Perspectives


    Zoroastrianism (Ahriman/Angra Mainyu): A dualistic adversary of Ahura Mazda, similar to Satan.

    Buddhism (Mara): A tempter who distracts souls from enlightenment.

    Hinduism (Ravana, Asuras): Powerful but prideful beings opposing divine order.

    5. Babylonian – Ishtar’s Descent & Kingly Pride


    The Epic of Gilgamesh and Ishtar’s Descent into the Underworld depict gods being humbled after overreaching ambition.

    Role:


    Gilgamesh is a semi-divine king of Uruk (2/3 god, 1/3 human) who begins as a tyrant, abusing his power.

    His hubris (excessive pride) leads him to:

    Oppress his people.


    6. Gnostic & Occult Traditions – Hêlêl /Lucifer as Light-Bringer


    a) Gnosticism – The Demiurge & Rebel Angel

    Some Gnostic sects viewed the Demiurge (Yaldabaoth) as a false creator god, while Lucifer/Samael was a liberator who brought knowledge (gnosis).

    Similar to Prometheus in Greek myth.

    b) Thelema & Modern Occultism

    Aleister Crowley and Thelemic tradition


    Pre-Islamic Arabian Tradition (Jahiliyya Period)


    Before Islam, Arabian polytheism had demonic and rebellious spirits.


    a) Shayāṭīn (شياطين) – Evil Jinn; a general term for mischievous or malevolent jinn.

    Some soothsayers (kāhins) claimed to be inspired by jinn, which Islam later condemned.

    b) Azazil (عزازيل) – A Name Later Given to Iblis (from Judiasm & Christianity e.g, Book of Enoch, Apocrypha).


    2. Mesopotamian & Babylonian Influence

    Pazuzu(Babylonian demon of winds) was a malevolent spirit, like a devil & Lilitu (Lilith, Sumerian/Akkadian female demons ).


    Conclusion


    While Christianity and Judaism frame Hêlêl as Satan, the fallen angel, other traditions depict similar figures as:


    Chaos deities (Ahriman)

    Mythological usurpers (Attar)

    Psychological obstacles (Mara)

    Enlightened rebels (Gnostic/Occult Lucifer)

    In pre-Islamic Middle Eastern traditions (many of which were later absorbed, suppressed, or reinterpreted under Islam), the figure analogous to Hêlêl/Lucifer/the Devil had different names and roles.
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    33 mins
  • Once Saved always Saved IS a Fallacy (a mistaken belief)

    Once Saved always Saved IS a Fallacy (a mistaken belief)
    Mar 14 2025
    Eph 2: 8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 1 Cor 1: 26-31 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” Rom 10: 9-10 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Ps 139:24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Joh 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Eph 4:21-32, Gal 5: 19-26 Fruits of the Flesh vs Fruits of the Spirit of God James 1:5-8 Ask for wisdom without doubt for it asked in doubt, double-mindedness is found in you (as we see it in Ananias with his wife Sapphira). Ps 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 2 Pet 1:19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Ps 18:28 For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. Prov 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life. John 17 (whole chapter) but emphasis on vs 6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.” Ps 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Deut 28: 1-14 (Blessings on Obedience) & 15 – 16 (Curses on Disobedience). 2 Thess 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition. Act 19:9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. Heb 10:26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins Gal 1:12, Eph 1:17, 1 Pet 1:7, 1 Pet 1:13 – A Revelation of Jesus Christ 2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness 2 Tim 3:8, Ex 7: 1-13 – Jannes Jambres Ex 32 The Golden Calf Nu 16: 1-40 Korah, Dathan and Abiram (The Rebellion) #thewayoftheword #love #jesusislord
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    26 mins
  • Famine

    Famine
    Feb 5 2025
    Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a [e]denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Rev 6:5-6). Isa 58: 6-14 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are [d]cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Matt 4: 8-11 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 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.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matt 7: 13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Gen 19:17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” Ez 32: 18-32 #thewayoftheword #jesusislord #prophecy #wordofwisdom #seekyethekingdomofgodfirst
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    23 mins

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