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OP Parts Quick Links Located to Spoiler in the left
Link to part 1: Biblical terms used to identify Satan and his first canonical appearance in Genesis. What occurred in Eden.
Link to part 2: Job chapter 1 shows us very important aspects of Satan's place in scripture.
Link to part 3: Satan's attributes are recapped and Job 41 is used to Demonstrate how to find Spiritual Prophecy that reveals Satan.
Link to part 4: Jobs Faith is contrasted against Satan's deceit. Discussion about the Decalogue, Full Book of the Law and Moses.
Job 2 shows Satan increasing in his Pride.
Link to part 5:The biblical timeline of when Satan hadn't been cast from Heaven, yet.
Implications discussed. Ezekiel 28 reveals so much more.
Link to part 6: The cords that bind together to form the Noose that "Haman" hung from.
If you desire to understand a thing within scripture, you must be willing to read the scripture as it was written. Here's some assistance.
Exegeses: critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
Eisegesis: an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
Abrogation: Abrogation is the act of canceling, nullifying, or repealing something, almost always in an official or legal context. To abrogate something is to repeal or cancel it, so abrogation is the act of repealing or canceling.
To properly Exegete, you must be willing to consider all of the above.
1) Each Book, though inspired by the Holy Spirit and quite capable of interlinking with other books, has the flow of wording and intention given by it's human vessel. One book may use different wording to describe a matter. NEVER remove the authors flow, intention and intended points of interpretation from a passage.
An inside Theologian Joke is the combination of two verses within scripture, ripped from the intended flow of the passages that yield a bad result.
The Theological Joke is to combine these two scriptures. (Mt 27:5)(Luke 10:37)
When rendered improperly, the passage reads... "..... Judas .... Hanged himself.... Go and do likewise"
2) If you "posit" an idea from scripture, it has to flow relevant to the entire composition of, at the very least, the book you are drawing from.
3) You absolutely MUST remember that scripture wasn't written with Chapters and Verses.
In the 13th century a Catholic cardinal, in England, named Cardinal Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, divided up the sacred text into the chapters we are familiar with, today.
4) Cross Referencing within the entire Bible, to the entire bible should be the only "Reference tool" that you reference scripture with, with the exception of also using tools like Lingual studies tools. examples Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Biblical Concordance... etc. etc.
5) It's okay to sift through MANY translations to better understand a portion of scripture that you are grappling with, because these Translations and Paraphrases will attack the scripture from multiple scholarly angles.
6) It's okay to use historical Land Location Data, Well verified Cultural studies and the like to understand the historical intention of a passage, but this must be done carefully, so as not to improperly eisegete the passage.
7) One of the most powerful tools for study are sites like "Bible Gateway" and "Cross Ref" sites. All you have to do is recall a portion of scripture and simply submit that, or place the Book and Verse(s) into the google search bar... and if "Cross Referencing", simply add the words Cross Ref to the search.
8) Still stuck on a passage? Combine Translation sifting and Cross Ref citations Verse by Verse and mark each word with alternating words in said verse(s) as such.
Example Non existent Verse; The key to proper study is trust in Jesus to assist and respecting scriptural authority.
The key (critical point)(necessary idea) to proper study (evaluation)(scholarly extrapolation) is trust (Bold Faith)(Faith) etc. etc
Book:Verse that cross refs, Book:Verses that Cross ref., Book:Verses that Cross ref
9) 1 John 2:27 If you understand this verse, by all means you've got it! If you don't, give point 8 a shot.
Eisegesis is best exemplified within the Exegesis Joke cited in point 1)
Abrogation occurs within scripture, however, it is also a tool that many theologians use to Eisegete. The commonly used vernacular for improperly applying abrogation is "Removing a passage from it's context". When scripture is stripped of context, it's intended usage is "Abrogated".
How do I know when to properly abrogate? Scripture will specifically tell you in MANY places while properly Exegeting and by it's linear timeline, ends with the conclusion of abrogation. Also, be Honest with the emotional intention of a passage. Scripture is designed to evoke emotion. Evaluate those feelings and take them to Jesus in prayer. Ask Jesus if He is trying to show you something. Compare that something with ALL scripture through usages of tools discussed in "Exegeting".
Audience to Grip Docility, the OP Author; Grip, don't you ever just get to the OP point?
Well, yes. But, I'm also following the principles that I just listed above and believe it or not, stepping on a bunch of Theological toes, with this OP series, so I'm covering my back side, by making sure that each complex topic is touched on enough to defend my personal opinion. If you the reader agrees with my opinion, I'm also giving you the scriptural ammunition to defend what you are comprehending. Sometimes... You may be reading these OP's and inwardly thinking;
That said, without further ado, We will now discuss how Haman (Satan) Built his own Gallows.
There's no easy way to do this and assert my theological points without making this Part 7 of the OP a rather close look at the Book of Esther. It indeed reveals a cubic ton about Satan, especially in reference to HAMAN. That said, we are going to have to actually read ALL of the Book of Esther, which shouldn't really be that bad, if you're a Scripture Junkie.
Esther Chapter 1
This King has LIMITLESS WEALTH. King Ahasuerus is a Type for God the Father.
Vashti is a type, but this discussion of who she is... by type, would corrupt the typification timeline that we need to establish, for our current understanding.
The metaphor of feeling good from the wine on the Seventh Day is a nod to God resting on the Seventh Day. The King invited the queen to his amazing blowout, but the Queen had better things to do. This ticked the king off.
The Lamb with 7 eyes is being referenced. (Rev 5:6) The King "coincidently", consults THE LAW to decide what to do with Queen Vashti, because the Queen ignored his command. Also, we only know the Spiritual Type names of 2 of these officials. These officials are a type for Angels. Why do we not have the 7 names? Because, most of us use the 66 book bible, verses the Catholic 73. They have more than 2 names of these officials. We know that Michael and Gabriel are 2 of these 7 spirits
The Queen has insulted all of the king's followers.
Uh,oh.... No more Gucci, Prada, Versace, Chanel or Dior for Queen Vashti (Humorous Metaphor). It also looks like the King is about to seek out another Queen. However, He isn't having her killed. Also, He doesn't Divorce her. He is simply having her Banished. By Hebrew Law, it is well for a man to take more than one wife. Also, the Versace humor isn't correct... it was just meant to emphasize that Queen Vashti isn't going to be Queen, anymore. Per Hebrew Law: Exodus 21:10: "If he take another wife for himself; her food, her clothing, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish". This implies that Vashti remained the King's wife, but lost her position as Queen.
The King ensured by Royal Decree that Vashti was stripped of her Royal Position and denied the right to enter her Husband's presence. This was made public knowledge in a MASSIVE way.
OP Continued in Post Number 2
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