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NASB | Ezekiel 28:13 "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 28:13 "You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and your sockets, Was in you. They were prepared On the day that you were created. [Gen 3:14, 15; Is 14:12-15; Matt 16:23] |
Subject: origin of the devil |
Bible Note: Hello jonp: It has been a while since I’ve had the chance to participate on this forum. But I have been able to at times take a quick look into a few of the discussions going on and have decided that I would like to weigh in on this one “briefly” if no one objects. I think you are forgetting some scriptural references here that should shed some light on this subject. Your foundational scripture Gen 1:26 is dealing first of all primarily with the creation of mankind within the context of the rest of creation. If you examine Gen 1;1-2 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” (Gen 1:1-2 NASB) You will see that the whole of creation is centered around God who was doing it without the help or counsel of angels yet the key point I would like you to see is that in verse 2 a different member of the trinity is spoken of as having intimate involvement with the creation. That would be the Spirit of God or as we call Him the Holy Spirit. We have now two members of the Godhead involved in creation. But what about the third? Well in Colossians we have the answer. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” (Col 1:15-17 NASB) And since all three members of the Godhead were present and active participants in the creation of the world, I would assume when God said let us make man in our own image He was not talking to angles but to the other members of the Godhead who were present and involved. Following Him |