What is up with the power of darkness?

[MatthewG]

While many people do not know exactly what happened between Yahava and and the fallen angel Satan. There has been a scenario in perhaps the fallen angel allowed the darkness to overpower him, and thus he descended down the road, to go against Yahava in regards to his creation of mankind. It seems that darkness was there before Yahava created anything at all. There is something that naturally inclines us to go towards the darkness, rather than to go towards the light. To punch a person who punched you, right back in their face, or when you felt like you have not done something wrong an entitlement persona rises us within one it all stims from where? Darkness. In the beginning something that Yahava does first is separate the light from the dark.

What is it about this darkness that people are delivered from? Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. Colossians 1:12-13

There are many that believe Ha’Satan possesses and holds on to all the darkness, that is not correct. It seems that Ha’Satan can be seen as attitudes towards things against God. It seems that Yahava created all of the ones that were in heaven like cherubims, and angels, and it seems that some of then got mad at Yahava when he created all of mankind known as adam and eve. Perhaps Yahava allowed them to do what they did based on the circumstances or not. Its interesting if anything to look at. Darkness existed perhaps before Yahava created all things, even the heavenly economy.

What is interesting that those who come to Him, are delivered from the power of darkness. Is that a great thing?

Free book, for anyone interested (175 pages.) Principles of Light and Dark: The Fruit of Two Trees — Shawn McCraney

 

[MatthewG]

Would you be okay with worshiping Yahava, who allowed Satan to tempt Job to be your God? It seems that even in Samuels day, when the Spirit of Yahava departed from Saul, an evil spirit from Yahava came and troubled him. While I do believe that this Satan is done and gone, it seems that there are those in the heavenly realm that are used, and caused troubles doesnt it?

1 Samuel 16:14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

Satan thankfully is eventually done away with in Revelation, but it seems that from start to finish, that darkness has some type of effect that directly effects the soul, just as much as the light directly affects the soul of individuals, and heavenly beings as well.

 

[MatthewG]

What is it about this darkness that people are delivered from? Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. Colossians 1:12-13



What is it about the power of darkness, that likes to tempt us into doing the actions of the flesh? 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

What is it about Yahava delivers one from the power of darkness? What a great grace, given by God, founded within the glory of the Lord Yeshua, who is the light of all mankind, and brings forth the heavenly acts of the Spirit? 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

How about what we wrestle around with, the darkness, and spiritual wickedness? Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 

[Whosoever]

When I was with you day after day in the temple [enclosure], you did not stretch forth [your] hands against Me. But this is your hour—and the power [which] darkness [gives you has its way].
Luke 22:53.

It is not being reconciled to the fact of sin that produces all the disasters in life. You may talk about the nobility of human nature, but there is something in human nature which will laugh in the face of every ideal you have. If you refuse to agree with the fact that there is vice and self-seeking, something downright spiteful and wrong in human beings, instead of reconciling yourself to it when it strikes your life, you will compromise with it and say it is of no use to battle against it.

Here's a good thread from @civic On this topic called "Know Your Enemy"

https://berean-apologetics.community.forum/threads/know-your-enemy.283/#post-5891

Jesus Christ never trusted human nature, yet He was never cynical, never suspicious, because He trusted absolutely in what He could do for human nature. He made us the righteousness of God.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21

 

[MatthewG]

Hello,

Can you quote what you are responding to?

 

[Whosoever]

What is it about this darkness that people are delivered from? Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. Colossians 1:12-13



What is it about the power of darkness, that likes to tempt us into doing the actions of the flesh? 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

What is it about Yahava delivers one from the power of darkness? What a great grace, given by God, founded within the glory of the Lord Yeshua, who is the light of all mankind, and brings forth the heavenly acts of the Spirit? 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

How about what we wrestle around with, the darkness, and spiritual wickedness? Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

I'm responding to what I was thinking after I read your post. Your post is so packed full of information that would take me all morning to respond to it in the manner that it deserves. So I took a shortcut.

 

[MatthewG]

Okay.

 

[MatthewG]

Whosoever,

All that Im reminded of is, this,

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

And this,

As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.

 

[MatthewG]

It always seems to me that there are two choice, either partake of the tree of life (the death, burial, and resurrection), or partake over at the other tree the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Both have fruit, however only one has fruit that will benefit. It seems these two trees are separated just like the light and the darkness was by Yahava.

Genesis 2:9

New American Standard Bible
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9 Out of the ground the Lord God caused every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.