Prayer and Faith
By Mahlon Wickey   April, 2015

In today’s corrupt political environment we hear a lot from our "informed" liberal BIASED news media about "terrorism", and we also hear a lot of the term "ISIS".  ISIS stands for "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria", and is a movement that is gaining momentum within several Muslin nations (as told by our liberal biased news media).  Some claim that certain videos showing beheadings are a FAKE, and IF these videos are indeed a FAKE it would make terrorism appear to be WORSE than it really is!  So what type of INSANITY would want to deceive the world with this type of deception? 

IF terrorism is simply a "scare tactic" then it could be USED to make the Middle East "crisis" much WORSE, and it could be the "fuse" that "ignites" the Middle East "time bomb", which could then threaten the "peace" of the world!  To "defuse" this "ticking time bomb" the world must UNITE as a "new world order" for certain evil men to achieve their evil agenda of CONTROL in this NEW world government! 

We all know and it is very obvious that RELIGION is behind the terrorist movement, so the obvious question would be this; what type of "religious" SPIRIT inspires terrorists to behead, crucify, and burn alive other people including even innocent little children?  We all know that a "religious" SPIRIT inspires certain people to PRAY to and have FAITH in a certain "god" that INSPIRES how people think, speak, and ACT OUT what they believe.  Yes, terrorists are INSPIRED to ACT OUT what they believe; which is to kill people in the most brutal fashion that are NOT of the terrorism movement! 

The term "terrorism" is of course taken from the word "terror" that is linked to the word "terrible"; which is an intense TERRIBLE fear, fright, and panic, and therefore human TERROR can be a very useful TOOL for terrorists to achieve their GOAL (whatever that goal is).  So the all important question would be this; are savage barbaric acts of terrorism caused by the religion of Islam, or is it caused for INSANE political reasons to institute Islamic law by FORCE?  I say, what is the difference?

Of course, leaders of the Islam religion INSIST that the "god" of Islam is "peaceful" and CANNOT be blamed for terrorism; therefore these religious leaders want the religion of Islam to be "protected" from this so-called WAR on terrorism.  Please understand; human weapons of warfare can only be used to kill terrorists and to bomb their "facilities", but are USELESS against the religious SPIRIT of terrorism.  If anything, the so-called war on terrorism only agitate (stirs up) the religious SPIRIT of terrorism that could make it worse and more of a THREAT to "peaceful" nations and to "peaceful" religions! 

This article is entitled "Prayer and Faith", and a religion known as "Islam" INSPIRES Muslims to PRAY to and have FAITH in a certain "god" that they believe is the TRUE all-knowing and all-powerful creator God named in Arabic as "Allah".  The TRUE war on terrorism MUST be fought against the religious SPIRIT of "Allah" that INSPIRES these barbaric acts of terrorism, and the ONLY way "Allah" can be DEFEATED is if (yes, IF) the hearts of terrorists are suddenly CHANGED!  So what are religious SPIRITS, and HOW can the hearts of terrorists be suddenly CHANGED to REJECT the religious SPIRIT of "Allah"? 

The deceived culture and religion during Christ’s day believed that the secret SPIRIT realm consisted of REAL "personal" evil spirit BEINGS called by the terms, "devils" and "unclean spirits".  I believe these INSPIRED terms in the New Testament pointed to a culture and a RELIGION, and NOT to the TRUTH on what the secret SPIRIT realm TRULY consists of.  Today many church-goers are INSPIRED with this SAME religious SPIRIT (as in Christ’s day) to believe in REAL "personal" evil spirit BEINGS that "mysteriously" are ABLE to "control" human thoughts! 

The Hebrew meaning for "spirit" (H7307) is "wind" that resembles "breath", and the Greek meaning (G4151) is also "breath" (blast), or a current of air, or a breeze.  The major point is this; we can only see and feel the EFFECTS of air when it is WIND, or a blast of air, or a current, or a breeze.  Therefore the force and power of AIR comes by the "flowing movement" of AIR, and likewise the force and power of the secret SPIRIT realm must also have a "flowing movement" to be effective.  When Christ breathed on the apostles He was simply blowing a small "blast" of air that symbolized the force and power of the Holy Spirit (John 20:22). 

I believe the term "spirit" can simply be defined as the secret spiritual energy, force, and power that INSPIRES the thoughts of all humans, and as we all know, human thoughts determine the "flowing movement" of words, actions, character, beliefs, and lifestyles.  All human hearts (including terrorists) can CHANGE by "going with the flowing movement" of SPIRITS that have the force and power to INSPIRE human hearts to suddenly CHANGE! 

There is also a "familiar spirit" (H178); which means "prattling" (foolish talking) about a father’s name.  Or is it "foolish talking" about the name of the TRUE Father?  It is a "mumble" (closing the mouth to speak) as a hollow (empty) sound from a "water skin" as the EMPTY voice of a "ventriloquist" that is able to "throw" his voice so as to DECEIVE the source of his voice!  A "familiar spirit" INSPIRES the "prattling" (foolish talking) of a "necromancer"; which means "talking to the dead".  I believe this SPIRIT is "familiar" with the spirits of the DEAD, but the spirits of the dead "RE"-turn unto God who gave it (Ecc 12:7).  The DEAD are "off limits" to the LIVING, and this was WHY there was a DEATH penalty for Israelites that did NOT RESIST a familiar spirit, which INSPIRED the empty "foolish talking" (or MOCKING) the name of the TRUE Father that OWNS all the spirits of the dead since they all "RE"-turn BACK to HIM! 

Yes, a necromancer is INSPIRED by a familiar spirit, and can simply be called a FRAUD and a deceiver!  But a familiar spirit is not (yes, is NOT) a FRAUD, but will deceive people into believing it is POSSIBLE to "talk to the DEAD".  In 1Samuel 28:7 Saul believed in the force and power of a familiar spirit, and went to the woman at Endor that was INSPIRED by a familiar spirit and was ABLE to "throw" her voice as a "mumble" (closing her mouth) exactly as a "ventriloquist" would do.  Yes, of course, Saul truly believed this "voice" was actually from the DEAD Samuel, but maybe it was all just a FRAUD!  But this empty "foolish talking" of a voice designed to deceive is (yes, IS) INSPIRED scripture, but just maybe it was inspired as an important event of HISTORY, and NOT inspired as TRUTH! 

Now we need to look at two interesting scriptures as a "double witness" about an interesting and revealing TRUTH about the force and power of the SECRET spiritual realm of SPIRITS….

Numbers 16:22 KJV And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

Numbers 27:16 KJV Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 

I believe these two scriptures are saying that the SECRET realm of spirits CONTROLS all (yes, ALL) flesh of sinful mankind, but more important, God as the "God of the spirits" OWNS all these spirits, and therefore is responsible and in total CONTROL of ALL flesh of sinful mankind!  Yes, God as the OWNER of ALL spirits determines the USE of these spirits for HIS divine PURPOSES in all the history (HIS-story) of all sinful mankind! 

It is frivolous to say that there are OTHER kinds of flesh than just human flesh, but the major point is that OTHER kinds of flesh are controlled by the force and power of INSTINCT, and therefore other kinds of flesh "instinctively" know how to live.  But deceived sinful mankind is NOT AWARE that all human flesh is controlled by the force and power of SPIRITS, and NOT controlled by the force and power of instinct

I truly believe that the SPIRITS that control all FLESH of sinful mankind MUST be TRIED and TESTED for sinful mankind to be a FINISHED creation of God!  The major point is that this divine TESTING can only be done by a MIXTURE of "good and evil" SPIRITS, and this is WHY we are instructed to NOT BELIEVE every spirit, but to TRY (test) to see IF they are "of God"….

1John 4:1 KJV Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 

Again, God OWNS ALL spirits, but certain spirits are NOT to be BELIEVED, and in that SENSE they are NOT "of God", and this is WHY we are to TRY (test) every spirit to KNOW which ones are "of God" (GODLY spirits) that are to be BELIEVED (trusted).  All mankind has inherited from Adam’s sin the knowledge (to KNOW) the MIXTURE of "good and evil"; which are the thoughts (spirits) that INSPIRES the MIXTURE of sinful man’s "good and evil" words, actions, character, beliefs, and lifestyles. 

But there are also "religious" SPIRITS that are divinely designed to INSPIRE false worship and false doctrines about the TRUE God.  The TRUE God is also the source of the SPIRITS that come from His HOLY SPIRIT, and the FRUIT of God’s HOLY SPIRIT are the spirits (thoughts) of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance (Galatians 5:22-23).  So please understand; these GODLY spirits must be INSPIRED in the heart by proper PRAYER and proper FAITH! 

These GODLY spirits are from the MIND, nature, and character of the TRUE God HIMSELF, and NOT from the "third person" of the TRUE God known as the "trinity" doctrine.  There are only TWO "persons"; which are God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ that have the MIND, nature, and character of the TRUE God.  We are to USE the GIFT of the Holy Spirit (again, NOT a "third" person) to PRAY to and have FAITH in this TRUE God.  The "trinity" doctrine supposedly comes from John 16:13….

KJV Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Notice the use of the little word "he" (implying a "person").  But for what it’s worth, the Concordant Literal Version of John 16:13 uses the little word "it" INSTEAD of the word "he"…. 

CLV Yet whenever that may be coming - the spirit of truth -it will be guiding you into all the truth, for it will not be speaking from itself, but whatsoever it should be hearing will it be speaking, and of what is coming will it be informing you."

But BOTH the words, "he" and "it" will FIT with the context of John 16:13.  Of course, God the Father (HE) was to GUIDE the apostles to ALL truth through the force and power of the "spirit of truth" (IT).  When Christ blew a small "blast" of air on the apostles He did NOT blow the SYMBOL of the "third" person of God!  But the "Christian" SPIRIT inspires the "trinity" doctrine that teaches that "HE" can ONLY be explained as the "third person" of the "triune" God.  Sure, a "triune" God could indeed have three ASPECTS, but NOT three persons!  God the Father and Jesus Christ would be two aspects (two persons), and the third aspect (NOT a person) would be the "flowing movement" of the spiritual energy, force, and power from the MIND of the TRUE God, and NOT from the MIND of a "third" person of God! 

Notice that Jesus Christ did NOT say that the "Holy Spirit" would guide the apostles to all truth, but INSTEAD He used the term, “Spirit of truth”.  But please understand; the "Spirit of truth" could also be called the "Holy Spirit"; which truly IS the SPIRIT from the Father that was to guide the apostles unto ALL TRUTH.  It could NOT be the SPIRIT of a third "person" of God! 

It was CERTAIN that the apostles were to receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (NOT a third "person" of God) that was to guide them to ALL TRUTH.  So WHY does the "Christian" SPIRIT inspire millions of church-goers to recklessly ASSUME that the "spirit of truth" (Holy Spirit) is the third "person" of God? 

This is simply because our FLAWED KJ Bibles many times mentions the "Holy Ghost" (it should INSTEAD be the "Holy Spirit"), and yes, the "Holy Ghost" is mysteriously believed to be the "personal" HE; but the "HE" could simply be the Father!  This major possibility that the "HE" might indeed be the Father is mysteriously IGNORED by the "Christian" SPIRIT!  John again mentioned the "spirit of truth" in 1John 4:6 when he compared the "spirit of truth" with the "spirit of ERROR"….

KJV We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 

John explained HOW we can KNOW which spirit is LEADING us into TRUTH, or LEADING us into ERROR.  Yes, ONLY through prayer and faith can we intimately KNOW the TRUE God; which is HOW we are ABLE to "hear" (understand) the apostles! 

Now back to the "terrorist" movement, and be prepared to read some "shocking" statements!  We all know that a religious SPIRIT inspires terrorists to have absolutely NO MERCY, NO tolerance, and NO LOVE toward other people that are NOT of the terrorist movement.  We also know that a religious SPIRIT inspired the most cruel and most brutal killing of Jesus Christ!  But I must clarify; I am NOT including the most brutal killing of Jesus Christ with the most brutal killings of terrorism that we see in today’s world!  But the major point is this; it was in the divine PLAN of God for this most brutal act of "terrorism" of killing a most innocent man (Jesus Christ) to be the propitiation (atonement) for the sins of the whole world (1John 2:2). 

But there is ALSO a religious SPIRIT that teaches that God will cast (or even allow) vast billions of unbelieving souls in a TERRIBLE place called "hell" to suffer the most brutal "terrorism" of conscious torment for ALL ETERNITY!  Yes, there is a religious SPIRIT known as the "Christian" SPIRIT that believes, teaches, and INSPIRES this "religious" insanity

If we were given a choice would we prefer very short temporary pain and suffering caused by savage barbaric acts of terrorism, or would we prefer sufferings of conscious torment in "hell" that lasts for ALL ETERNITY?  As horrible, cruel, and brutal as the savage barbaric killings of terrorism are; the suffering of beheadings only lasts for seconds, and suffering by burning alive could last for many minutes, and suffering by crucifixion could last for hours.  But the "terrorism" of conscious torment and suffering in "hell" will last for all eternity, and the very harmful tragedy is that this shameful false doctrine is taught by many of our "spiritually-enlightened" churches! 

If (yes, IF) we are honest, it is obvious that this shameful false doctrine IMPLIES that a responsible God also has the SPIRIT of "terrorism" that inspires Him to cast (or even allow) ALL unbelievers in "hell" to suffer the terrible fear, fright, and panic of the "terrorism" of conscious torment for all eternity! 

The TRUE God as the OWNER of the SPIRITS of ALL human souls makes the TRUE God RESPONSIBLE for the ultimate destiny of ALL human souls!  Either this responsible God is a God of tolerance, MERCY, and LOVE for vast billions of unbelieving HELPLESS souls, or He ISN’T!  If (yes, IF) this responsible God has NO tolerance, NO mercy, and NO love for vast billions of HELPLESS souls then He has about as much tolerance, mercy, and love as religious minded terrorists that will behead, burn alive, and crucify HELPLESS souls that are NOT inspired to believe in the "god" that INSPIRES terrorism! 

Our modern churches IGNORE that ALL unbelievers are simply NOT inspired by the TRUE gospel, and therefore are unable (yes, UNABLE) to truly respond to the TRUE gospel!  So is a merciful God intolerant of souls that are UNABLE to TRULY respond to the TRUE gospel in order to AVOID the "terrorism" of conscious torment for all eternity?  Yes, the "Christian" SPIRIT teaches that if people do NOT believe in Jesus Christ and do NOT respond to the TRUE gospel then they are DOOMED to spend eternity in "hell" in conscious torment! 

But some claim that ALL unbelievers will simply be "annihilated" (destroyed).  But it is NOT explained WHY a responsible God would "annihilate" vast billions of souls that are UNABLE to truly respond to the TRUE gospel!  Come on, we know better!  It is indeed possible for God to destroy (annihilate) the body and soul in "hell", but Christ did NOT mention the SPIRIT….

Matthew 10:28 KJV And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Yes, God will NOT destroy (or NOT annihilate) the SPIRIT so that it can later be SAVED, as explained in 1Corinthians 5:5. 

Out modern churches confess that God WANTS to save ALL souls, but the incredible dilemma for our modern churches would be that an all-powerful God would "mysteriously" be UNABLE to do what He WANTS to do!  Many church-goers also "reluctantly" confess that CONSCIOUS torment in "hell" for all eternity is a much too "cruel and unusual punishment", so it is believed that eternal torment in "hell" is simply REPLACED as the torment of "separation from God" for all eternity.  But it is IGNORED that torment in "hell" is ALSO "separation from God" for all eternity!  So which "torment" and which "separation from God" is CORRECT?  Yes, the "Christian" SPIRIT inspires these major deceptions about the TRUE God that is sovereign (in TOTAL authority, power, and control), and therefore a sovereign God is very ABLE to do what He WANTS to do! 

It is incredible that many of our modern Churches believe and teach this shameful deception about a merciful God that is called by the term LOVE, as explained in 1John 4:8….

KJV He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 

But most church-goers believe in this spiritual nonsense and lunacy simply because they believe and TRUST the English words in their beloved King James Bibles!  But what they believe and TRUST in is only a translation (changed words) from the original INSPIRED words of the Holy Scriptures!  They read, trust, and BELIEVE that the statement in Rev 14:11 KJV "the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever" truly DOES mean conscious torment for ALL ETERNITY! 

Yes, the "informed" KJ translators "mysteriously" used the term "for ever and ever", but the CORRECT Greek meaning is "ages of the ages", and several translations used the words "unto", "until", or "to" the "ages of the ages".  This of course would mean that the SPIRIT of torment is "active" UNTO, UNTIL, or TO the "ages of the ages", and NOT "active" DURING the "ages of the ages" and most certainly NOT "active" for all eternity!  The major point is that we all know (yes, we all KNOW) that the SPIRIT of torment is "active" in the hearts of sinful man NOW during this AGE!  Of course, this would mean that the SPIRIT of torment is BEFORE the glorious "ages of the ages", and therefore NOT in the hearts of sinful man for all ETERNITY

Yes, most modern churches are INSPIRED by the "Christian" SPIRIT to believe that conscious torment LASTS for ALL ETERNITY, and that our beloved KJ bibles actually teach that conscious torment for all eternity is what ALL unbelievers will receive from a RESPONSIBLE God that again, is a God of MERCY and is called by the term LOVE! 

Our modern churches talk a lot about "prayer" and "faith", as we all know.  We ALSO hear of "requests for prayer" almost on a daily basis that covers such "needs" as finding a job, family problems, health problems, and also other human "needs" that we face many times in this evil deceived world.  But our prayers should be done in SECRET by shutting the "closet door" of our OWN hearts as Jesus Christ explained….

Matthew 6:6-7 KJV (6) But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. (7) But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 

But "requests for prayer" are certainly NOT "requests" done in SECRET!  In verse 7 Christ implied that certain prayers should be avoided, such as vain "repetitions" (repeated prayers).  But our modern churches IGNORE that "requests for prayer" are the SAME repeated "requests" for others to pray for, and therefore these "requests" just maybe should ALSO be avoided! 

It has always been a mystery to me why church-goers seem to DEPEND on others for prayer to get favorable results from God.  Am I implying that church-goers should NOT request for prayer if they are indeed INSPIRED to do so?  NO, I am NOT implying that at all!  Please understand, we SHOULD pray for others that TRULY are in NEED when they personally request it! 

But why do "requests for prayer" seem to go "unanswered", and those that truly are in "need" do NOT get favorable results from a merciful God that again, is called by the term LOVE?  Can we not pray for OURSELVES without depending on the sincere prayers of others?  The "Christian" EXCUSE that church-goers USE is that the MORE sincere prayers Our Father "hears" then the more SERIOUS the "need" must be, and Our Father of course will then feel MORE compelled to "answer" these "Christian" requests for prayers.  I know, this sounds like I am making a MOCKERY of prayer and faith, but just WHERE and HOW is the REAL mockery done?  And we wonder WHY a merciful God "seems" to IGNORE all these "requests for prayer" that of course are INSPIRED by the "Christian" SPIRIT! 

When we sincerely pray we should be ABLE to get our point across to a merciful God in ONE sincere heart-felt prayer!  So why does it take repeated (repetitious) prayer for God to know the innermost desires and needs of our hearts?  Again, the manner of prayer should be in secret by "shutting the closet door" of our OWN hearts, as Christ explained in Matt 6:6-7. 

After all, Our Father wants to hear from YOU (in SECRET), and He wants YOU to properly use the FAITH that He has given YOU, and not necessarily from others praying on your BEHALF!  Again I want mention, and we wonder why the "requests for prayer" seems to go "unanswered" the vast majority of times.  But church-goers with the "Christian" SPIRIT are INSPIRED to not "give up" on God, and will keep praying in a repetitious manner by repeating the SAME "requests" to a merciful God.  It seems to be ignored that an all-knowing merciful God HEARS us the FIRST time we pray!  The apostle Paul asked God only three times (yes, ONLY THREE times) to remove a certain "thorn in the flesh", as explained in 2Corinthians 12:7-9. 

Paul called his "thorn in the flesh" as a "messenger of Satan", but the "informed" KJ translators might have been INCORRECT to use the term, "thorn in the FLESH".  The Old Testament term in Num 33:55 and Joshua 23:13 is "thorns in your sides" (NOT in your flesh), and also these "thorns" were linked to the "eyes" of Israel.  The term "sides" (H6654) means an "adversary" that is "be-side", and this Hebrew word was translated as "beside" several times.  Yes, these "thorns" were HUMAN adversaries to the "eyes" of Israel, but Paul called it a "messenger of Satan". 

The term "Satan" is a Hebrew term (H7854) that could simply be called an "adversary".  So in spiritual terms; "thorns" are "adversaries" to our EYES (spiritual VISION) in preventing us from "seeing", or to NOT stay spiritually focused on understanding the TRUE doctrines of the TRUE God!  These adversaries are "satanic" SPIRITS in our hearts; they are NOT literal "thorns" that will "obscure" the vision of our literal eyes! 

I believe this certain "messenger of Satan" was a HUMAN "messenger" inspired by a "satanic" SPIRIT that was BE-SIDE Paul (NOT in his FLESH) that was "undoing" Paul’s spiritual work by keeping Paul’s "eyes" (spiritual vision) to NOT stay focused on his spiritual work.  At the THIRD time of prayer Paul KNEW that God’s grace was sufficient, and that God was NOT going to remove this "satanic" SPIRIT that was beside him, and yes, Paul was TRIED and TESTED by this "satanic" SPIRIT.  I believe this is how 2Cor 12:7-9 could be explained. 

Paul asked God only THREE times to remove this "satanic" human adversary that was BESIDE him as an obstacle to the spiritual work of Paul, so therefore it is very "strange" that Paul would instruct the saints of his day to "pray without ceasing"….

1Thes 5:17 KJV Pray without ceasing. 

To "pray without ceasing" is certainly more than just THREE times!  The problem in NOT getting favorable results from God in prayer might just be by NOT understanding what the apostle Paul TRULY meant!  The word "ceasing" is G89; which means "uninterruptedly".  To "pray without ceasing" was a poor choice of words by the "informed" KJ translators!  It does NOT mean to pray all the time!  Common sense tells us that it is impossible to "pray without ceasing", but some will say that the INTENT of prayer is "without ceasing"; which is also impossible! 

We are to pray without being INTERRUPTED, and this is WHY we are to pray by "shutting the closet door" of our hearts so that our prayers are in SECRET and in private so as NOT to be interrupted!  But of course many times our selfish carnal thoughts and DESIRES "get in the way" and they will indeed interrupt our "supposedly" private and secret prayers.  Please understand; our carnal selfish thoughts and DESIRES do NOT allow us to TRULY "shut the closet door" of our hearts. 

Our Father ALREADY knows our daily needs, and these daily needs are generally NOT centered on carnal selfish desires and "needs".  We are in desperate NEED of proper SPIRITS, and again, Our Father ALREADY knows what type of SPIRITS we need daily, but He simply WANTS US TO ASK FOR THEM in the privacy of our own hearts, and Our Father will then REWARD us openly (Matt 6:6).  The word "openly" is the Greek word G5318 that simply means a "shining" or "apparent" that will SHOW the "active" SPIRITS in our hearts.  Of course, when Our Father rewards us with the proper SPIRITS we will "openly" SHOW these "active" spirits that will "shine" and be "apparent" (obvious) to others that witness these SPIRITS "in action"! 

We are also to be "instant in prayer" (Rom 12:12), and again, this was a poor choice of words by the KJ translators.  The term "instant" (G4342) simply means "earnest towards" and to "persevere" (persist).  Yes, we are to have an "earnest" SPIRIT towards prayer and NOT necessarily as "instant" prayer, and we are also to "earnestly" PERSIST to pray in SECRET to Our Father.  Our Father is ALSO in SECRET (Matt 6:6), which is the SECRET realm of "heaven" (NOT a "location"), and this is "where" the proper active SPIRITS come from! 

IF we truly shut our "closet door" to lock out "earthy" carnal desires we can then effectively express our "heavenly" desires for proper SPIRITS to be active in our daily lifestyles!  But many times our carnal selfish "needs" seem to be more important than asking Our Father to remove EVIL spirits and REPLACE them with GOOD spirits.  We are NOT aware that we generally are indeed deceived on the TRUE doctrines of God, and this WHY we are NOT aware of the spiritual NEED to ask God to REMOVE the "spirit of ERROR" and REPLACE it with the "spirit of TRUTH"! 

As we all know, there are many examples of prayer throughout the entire Bible.  Godly men of the Bible were men of PRAYER simply because they KNEW they were HELPLESS without the proper SPIRITS guiding, helping, and INSPIRING them in their daily "spiritual walk" with God.  King David was a man of PRAYER and wrote the book of Psalms based on his prayers and praises toward a sovereign God.  David and Solomon were both men of PRAYER and wrote many times about the SECRET realm of SPIRITS, and yes, they explained several times WHAT these SPIRITS were!  Solomon used the term, "vanity and vexation of spirit" several times in the book of Ecclesiastes, as we all know. 

"Vanity" is H1892 that means emptiness or unsatisfactory, and "vexation" is H7469 that means "feeding upon".  Solomon knew how sinful man "feeds upon" the SPIRITS that INSPIRE empty and unsatisfactory RESULTS in the lives of sinful man.  The major point is that David and Solomon never referred to these SPIRITS as angelic spirit BEINGS, but simply as "good and evil" SPIRITS (thoughts) that INSPIRE the sinful heart of man!  Notice what these following scriptures say that "angels" ARE….

Psalms 104:4 KJV Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Hebrews 1:7 KJV And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.


Hebrews 1:14 KJV Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
 

Angels (G32 and H4397) ARE simply ministering SPIRITS that have messages from God, and a few examples imply that MEN as being the "messengers of God" (angels), and NOT as immortal spirit BEINGS!  But church-goers with the "Christian" SPIRIT believe that angels are immortal spirit BEINGS when the Bible simply calls them ministering SPIRITS (in the hearts) of God’s ministers that are INSPIRED with God’s messages to be used for a sovereign God’s divine purposes!  These ministers are SENT FORTH as a "flame of fire"; which means that they are INSPIRED to USE spiritual "fire" that will indeed "burn" the CORRECT messages and doctrines in the hearts of the "heirs of salvation".  Carefully read the link, "Angels" on my web site. 

The Hebrew word for "prayer" is H8605 that means intercession and supplication; which means you become an "intercessor" on your own behalf (or others) to beseech God as a "hymn"; which means as a PRAISE toward God!  The Greek word for "prayer" is G4335 and is linked to "oratory", and an online dictionary defines "oratory" as the practice of speaking effectively, or defined as a small PRIVATE chapel.  Of course, "oratory" is the SECRET CLOSET that Jesus Christ mentioned! 

It is a secret spiritual "oratory", and if (yes, IF) we can TRULY "shut the door" of the "oratory" of our hearts then Our Heavenly Father will TRULY be right there in this SECRET "oratory" of our hearts!  We must TRULY "shut out" carnal selfish thoughts and desires from this very secret "oratory" of our hearts so that we can speak effectively from the heart to Our Heavenly Father! 

IF we can TRULY sense this special privacy in our hearts then we will NOT be aware of any physical surroundings and the passing of time simply because these temporary things have been "shut out" of our secret "oratory".  Our Heavenly Father that is OUTSIDE of the temporary things will be WITH us in our secret "heavenly" oratory, and we will be WITH Him! 

I find it very interesting that the word "faith" is found only TWICE in the entire King James Old Testament!  This Old Testament "faith" has a different meaning than the "faith" of the New Testament that is found well over 200 times!  This tells me that there is a certain FAITH that Godly men of the Old Testament did NOT have!  But of course, they most certainly had a strong FAITH "in God", but there is ANOTHER faith that did NOT come until AFTER the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ! 

The term, "the faith" (yes, THE faith) is found many times in the New Testament, and this means that a CERTAIN faith must come FROM the resurrected Jesus Christ.  The term "faith" is G4102 that simply means "persuasion", and the apostle Paul said WHAT this spiritual "persuasion" is all about….

Hebrews 11:1 KJV Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 

Faith is the "persuasion" of the substance (G5287) of "things hoped for" (rewards) that are "setting under" that "supports" the evidence (fact) of things "not seen".  The point is; there is indeed a certain spiritual "persuasion" of the things "hoped for" that SUPPORT the evidence (fact) of the spiritual "substance" of the PROMISED rewards!  We might NOT SEE our parked car in our garage, but the SUBSTANCE of our car "persuades" us of the evidence (fact) that our car is still there!  The spiritual "substance" and the evidence (fact) of our rewards is NOT SEEN, but please understand; this spiritual substance is much MORE REAL than the physical substance of steel, plastics, and materials of our cars! 

But the type of spiritual "persuasion" of SPIRITUAL substance and the evidence of spiritual FACT must be INSPIRED in our hearts through PROPER prayer and PROPER faith (or PROPER "persuasion").  This PROPER "persuasion" CANNOT come FROM us by a so-called "free will" choice.  It can ONLY come if (yes, IF) we are INSPIRED by the gift (yes, GIFT) of the Holy Spirit that will INSPIRE this proper "persuasion" to be FELT in our hearts. 

Man’s WILL most certainly is INSPIRED with the POWER of CHOICE, but that is NOT the issue of so-called free will!  The issue is that it is recklessly ASSUMED that man has "free will"; which would mean that man’s WILL is "mysteriously" FREE from the SECRET force and power of SPIRITS!  On this false premise man’s WILL most certainly must be FREE from any DIVINE intervention that would otherwise "force" man’s choices!  This false premise means that God will NOT violate or interfere with man’s so-called "free will", which leads to the "Christian" BELIEF that man has the incredible ability and power ON HIS OWN to "choose" salvation without ANY spiritual force or power INSPIRING that choice!  This is absolute spiritual lunacy and nonsense, and it is all INSPIRED by the "Christian" SPIRIT! 

By far, most prayers are centered on sicknesses and diseases with CANCER at the top of the list.  ALL health infirmities are a PART of this temporary physical life, and we are all subject to the sufferings and pain caused by health infirmities simply because our physical bodies are DYING!  So when we ask for divine healings we are asking God to CHANGE the NATURAL function and structure of the cells of their dying bodies. 

Of course it is NOT wrong to pray for divine healings, but we wonder WHY divine healings (physical or spiritual) generally never happens!  We should pray for the spiritual healing of our HEARTS, and NOT necessarily pray for healing of our BODIES that will die ANYHOW!  Generally our bodies will MEND and find a "cure" on their OWN with a proper diet and a proper lifestyle.  Many times we hear of healings by "answered prayer", but if the TRUTH be known these healings might have happened on their OWN, and sometimes with the "help" of doctors.  I have never witnessed a true miracle of healing, but many will INSIST that they were healed as a miracle, but was it TRULY a miracle?  But who knows, God is "big enough" to answer any sincere prayer for healing according to HIS WILL; NOT our will! 

Many believe that Paul had LOST the proper FAITH to HEAL....

2 Timothy 4:20 KJV Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 

But it is ignored that this statement by Paul was NOT a confession from Paul that he was UNABLE heal Trophimus!  Paul most certainly had the Holy Spirit, and who knows, maybe the Holy Spirit INSPIRED Paul to NOT heal this man for whatever reason!  Paul did NOT say WHY he left Trophimus in a "sick" condition, but many church-goers still ASSUME that Paul was UNABLE to heal this man when Paul himself NEVER said that! 

Paul no doubt "left" other people SICK during his journeys and travels, and I do NOT believe for one minute that Paul "strangely" LOST the proper FAITH to truly heal the sick demonstrated as miracles!  But the POWER to heal does NOT have to be as a miracle, but simply as GIFTS of healings with the GIFTS given to the church (1Cor 12:28).  Gifts (plural) could include BOTH mental and physical healings. 

Certain people are GIFTED to know HOW and WHEN to speak GIFTED words that will INSPIRE the thoughts (spirits) of joy, cheer, comfort, laughter, etc, that indeed have the POWER to HEAL troubled and TORMENTED souls!  Certain people are also GIFTED to know how to CORRECT what is causing afflictions of the BODY, and many times these GIFTED words will START the healing process, and NOT as an instant miracle! 

Years ago, I knew an Amish man that had the GIFT of physical healing, and he was GIFTED to "read" the condition of the EYES that pointed to a health issue, and he was GIFTED to determine WHAT and WHERE this issue was, and by CORRECT words and CORRECT diet and herbs many people were HEALED. 

The apostle James wrote of the "prayer of faith" that shall SAVE the sick (James 5:14-15).  The "Christian" SPIRIT inspires church-goers that are "sick" to FOLLOW the instructions that James wrote to the saints of his day.  It could be that at that time in history saints believed in the "work" of rituals, but James HIMSELF said that the "prayer of faith" (NOT the RITUAL of "anointing with oil") shall SAVE the sick!  Maybe James was simply honoring what the early saints believed two thousand years ago!  But it is not WRONG to follow James’s instructions, and IF you truly BELIEVE that "anointing with olive oil" somehow has the POWER to HEAL then by all means you should do it! 

There are two Greek words for "sick" that James talked about.  G770 most times was referring to physical sickness, but it simply means feeble, and the other word is G2577 that simply means to TOIL, and various translations used the words, "fainted", "wearied", "distressed", "exhausted", and "faltering".  These terms combined with the term "feeble" does NOT have to mean a physical sickness! 

James explained that to "SAVE the sick" is when the "Lord shall raise him up", and this "raising up" in many New Testament examples means the SAME as the DEAD being "raised up" (resurrected).  Yes, the word SAVE (G4982) can also be used for the word HEAL!  Carefully read the link, "Death" on my web site. 

The "Christian" SPIRIT inspires church-goers to have an "indifferent" SPIRIT (no interest) toward prayer, and to NOT be aware of the misuse of the POWER of prayer….

Proverbs 28:9 KJV He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 

It is NOT HEARING the law that can cause our prayers to be an abomination to God!  These are STRONG words and a very serious implication!  ALL the laws of God including the temporary laws come FROM the MIND and WILL of a sovereign God.  Yes, certain church-goers do NOT want to HEAR that a sovereign God is a GOD OF LAW!  The "Christian" SPIRIT teaches that the moral laws of God are "done away" since we are NOT "under the LAW" but "under GRACE"….

Romans 6:15 KJV What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid

It is indeed very TRUE that the POWER of GRACE is what SAVES us, but church-goers generally are NOT aware that the moral laws of God and the GRACE of God go "hand in hand", simply because the POWER and strength of one DEPENDS on the POWER and strength of the other!  We have all BROKEN (and still do) the moral laws of God that DEMANDS the much NEEDED power of the GRACE of God from a merciful God! 

Church-goers that are inspired with an "indifferent" SPIRIT towards prayer are NOT aware that a PROPER prayer is invoking the "universal" POWER of God!  God IS SPIRIT and the SECRET realm of SPIRIT is the "universal" POWER of ALL creation that "cries out" to EXPRESS the intelligent ORDER and DESIGN of the supreme Creator God!  Even the splendor and beauty of a FLOWER expresses the splendor and BEAUTY of the nature and character of the DESIGNER of all flowers! 

Deceived mankind is NOT aware of the AWESOME greatness, power, majesty, and the REALITY of a sovereign God, and also NOT aware that the LAWS of "mother nature" are all regulated by the "flowing movement" of the force and power of SPIRIT!  God is EVERYWHERE simply because the secret realm of SPIRIT is everywhere and FILLS all of creation!  This is HOW an all-knowing sovereign God is ABLE to "hear" ALL prayers at ONCE at the time they are prayed!  ALL sincere prayers are all carefully "monitored" by the "flowing movement" of the secret realm of SPIRIT. 

Again, God is (yes, IS) SPIRIT, and this is HOW God is ABLE to "hear" ALL sincere prayers since they are all inspired by the secret realm of SPIRITS.  But all "religious" SPIRITS are designed to deceive, but deceived souls really DO BELIEVE that they are praying to the TRUE GOD!  A merciful God that is called by the term LOVE looks on the HEART, and God is "big enough" to "excuse" any deception, and is ABLE to honor (NOT that He WILL honor) any prayer from any soul inspired by any "religious" SPIRIT. 

The "Christian" SPIRIT is divided into hundreds of "Christian" churches that all CONFESS to believe on Jesus Christ.  Yes, all "Christian" churches believe CORRECTLY that salvation is by the ONE and ONLY name of Jesus Christ (Act 4:12).  But today’s modern churches inspired by today’s "Christian" SPIRIT would NOT recognize (yes, would NOT recognize) the EARLY "Christian" SPIRIT that INSPIRED the EARLY saints that had the faith (yes, THE faith) that was once delivered…. 

Jude 1:3 KJV Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints

Jude had to exhort (warn) the saints of his day to earnestly contend (G1864) or "struggle" to KEEP "THE faith", simply because "THE faith" is very precious!  It is very precious because it is "THE faith" of (yes, OF) Christ that BELONGS to Christ that HE is using to carefully build HIS CHURCH!  It is NOT our faith and it is NOT our church!  It is the "faith of Christ" that we must ALSO "struggle" to KEEP so that Christ can BUILD US to be as "lively stones" to be used to carefully BUILD the spiritual HOUSE and "habitation of God" (1Peter 2:5 and Eph 2:22).  Carefully read the link, "Church" on my website. 

The PROPER prayer and the proper USE of the "faith of Christ" will CHANGE US, and NOT necessary CHANGE unwanted circumstances or unwanted health issues!  This "change of heart" will INSPIRE us to KNOW the TRUE God and Jesus Christ, which IS "life eternal" (John 17:3), but correctly called "Life of the Ages".  Carefully read the link, "Eternal" on my website. 

To intimately KNOW Our Father is to KNOW the TRUE doctrines that explain the TRUE WILL of Our Father!  Based on His VERY nature and character Our Father will NOT REVEAL His SECRET intimacy UNLESS you properly ASK Him with proper RESPECT!  With PROPER prayer and the proper USE of the "faith of Christ" we can enter into the privacy of Our Father and express our HELPLESS condition and our NEED for the proper SPIRITS.  But Our Father ALREADY knows the SPIRITS that we need daily, but He wants us to "expose our hearts" and to ASK FOR THEM! 

All of us at times have a SPIRIT of "indifference" (no interest) towards prayer and towards TRUE doctrines, which is the SAME as having NO INTEREST towards the TRUE WILL of Our Father!  This SPIRIT of "indifference" could lead to the SPIRIT of REBELLION, so maybe Our Father has to severely chastise some of us, and yes, it is a "FEARFUL thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (Heb 10:31).  Please understand; this very PAINFUL and FEARFUL judgment can be avoided through PROPER prayer and the proper USE of the "faith of Christ"! 

In conclusion; there are SPIRITS of torment, agony, fear, worry, depression, desolation, and despair, and these harmful SPIRITS have the POWER to INSPIRE people to commit suicide!  All of us "naturally" also have the harmful SPIRIT of PRIDE (self-importance), and this harmful SPIRIT can deceive us on our TRUE helpless condition, and on our TRUE need for prayer!  It is only by a humble SPIRIT that we can TRULY know our HELPLESS condition and the NEED to enter into the intimate privacy of Our Heavenly Father.  We are in a spiritual WAR with a MIXTURE of "good and evil" SPIRITS that are divinely designed to TRY and TEST us to determine which SPIRITS are "of God"; which are those that we can believe and TRUST to INSPIRE our daily lives.  We can PASS this TEST with PROPER prayer and with the proper USE of the "faith of Christ"! 

By Mahlon Wickey   April, 2015


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