There were six gems ...
The MIND GEM ...
The REALITY GEM ...
The POWER GEM ...
The SPACE GEM ...
The TIME GEM ...
The SOUL GEM ...
All the gems were considered to be too dangerous to be kept together ...a theme that seems similar to The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. But, of course, it was accomplished by Thanos ...and placed on one glove, which he wore.
In our own world, there have been people who seem a bit out of it. A few gems at depicting reality, were Salvador Dali ...with his The Persistence of Memory painting. Another gem was Pablo Picasso ...and any number of paintings would fit the bill. Then if you ever come across a starry night, you may feel the patriotic speech of Julius Caesar's supposed friend, Mark Anthony, saying, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears ..." ---to which Vincent van Gogh may have taken too seriously. Oh, the tangled web of falling in love!
Back to the Future ...was a gem of a movie for time travel.
Of course, there is Star Trek...and Star Wars, for space manipulation.
Many people feel that knowledge is power ...and at times, it is frightfully so. Strength is actually a very variable consideration.
The mind ...and the soul, are linked in many ways. The soul has a broadened definition, but usually includes: reasoning (including motivation and drive ...from the essence of us), character (hopefully building, not faltering), feelings (a wide range from constructive to destructive), consciousness (including awareness), memory (often formulated by how we choose to remember, and the emotions involved), perception (often taught, and influenced by others), and thinking ( influenced by all of the aforementioned, and the mind does the thinking that affects our deeper sense of soul).
Back to the Future ...was a gem of a movie for time travel.
Of course, there is Star Trek...and Star Wars, for space manipulation.
Many people feel that knowledge is power ...and at times, it is frightfully so. Strength is actually a very variable consideration.
I believe the comic book character, Thanos, manipulated the minds of the other superheros, to put them at odds with one another.
This is also very evident in politics ...where the reality, saturated with false reporting and festering doubt, bends the mind of countless people.
And yes, this doesn't just have to be in politics ...as it causes discord on the family level, and in communities. And as there is power in numbers, when it gets to higher levels ...nations can get involved in wars.
But, the biggest war was not World War I, and it was not World War II ...and it was not was, it is.
Of course, the proportion and scope of it has been different throughout time. A number cannot be assigned to how many angels there were ...but, if we say a third of them were participants in a rebellion, the other two-thirds were involved with fighting against them. I don't think it would be a wild statement to say that all were involved in some fashion or another.
That is a significantly large battle ...
Compare listing the events of the year 2001 ...as a result of the events of the terrorist plane attacks, nearly 3,000 people were killed (and over twice as many more wounded). Would we neglect to mention that while recalling the events of 2001??
Many people don't remember that only about a week later, 5 people died as a result of mailings containing Anthrax. It remains clear in my mind, but others likely have not held it as much in memory ...because 5 lives compared to nearly 3,000, just doesn't stand out as much in memory.
There are those who say that the angels were created within the six days of Creation. With the mention of herbs, grass, trees, fish, fowl, and cattle ...it would seem to me that angels would be significant enough to mention if they were created within the six days.
Then, after the first Chapter of the Book of Genesis details the creative events ...the second Chapter mentions a garden, a restriction upon it, and the naming of animals. There is no mention of an angelic rebellion.
But, then, at the beginning of Chapter 3, we suddenly see that serpent ...the devil, Satan, however he is referred to. As an angel, before the rebellion, he was called Lucifer.
In short, (which I seldom am) what I really believe is ...that the angels, and their rebellion were before the six days of Creation. The restriction upon Lucifer resulted in darkness being upon the face of the deep. And the light that was before, was restored ...and made evident on Day One of Creation.
(https://genesisandnow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-02-24T21:47:00-08:00&max-results=7&start=35&by-date=false)
(https://genesisandnow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-02-23T21:47:00-08:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true)
But, when I speak of the rebellion of one third of the angels ...isn't that also 'was', so why did I say 'is'?? If I'm implying that was a larger war, why did I say the biggest war is???
I said that because I am referring to the war for our souls, or more accurately ...for our salvation, which is the determination of whom we will be living with for eternity. And there are more people on earth than there ever has been during any one period of time. There seem to be infinite battles for our minds and the way we think.
Of course, the proportion and scope of it has been different throughout time. A number cannot be assigned to how many angels there were ...but, if we say a third of them were participants in a rebellion, the other two-thirds were involved with fighting against them. I don't think it would be a wild statement to say that all were involved in some fashion or another.
That is a significantly large battle ...
Compare listing the events of the year 2001 ...as a result of the events of the terrorist plane attacks, nearly 3,000 people were killed (and over twice as many more wounded). Would we neglect to mention that while recalling the events of 2001??
Many people don't remember that only about a week later, 5 people died as a result of mailings containing Anthrax. It remains clear in my mind, but others likely have not held it as much in memory ...because 5 lives compared to nearly 3,000, just doesn't stand out as much in memory.
There are those who say that the angels were created within the six days of Creation. With the mention of herbs, grass, trees, fish, fowl, and cattle ...it would seem to me that angels would be significant enough to mention if they were created within the six days.
Then, after the first Chapter of the Book of Genesis details the creative events ...the second Chapter mentions a garden, a restriction upon it, and the naming of animals. There is no mention of an angelic rebellion.
But, then, at the beginning of Chapter 3, we suddenly see that serpent ...the devil, Satan, however he is referred to. As an angel, before the rebellion, he was called Lucifer.
In short, (which I seldom am) what I really believe is ...that the angels, and their rebellion were before the six days of Creation. The restriction upon Lucifer resulted in darkness being upon the face of the deep. And the light that was before, was restored ...and made evident on Day One of Creation.
(https://genesisandnow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-02-24T21:47:00-08:00&max-results=7&start=35&by-date=false)
(https://genesisandnow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-02-23T21:47:00-08:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true)
But, when I speak of the rebellion of one third of the angels ...isn't that also 'was', so why did I say 'is'?? If I'm implying that was a larger war, why did I say the biggest war is???
I said that because I am referring to the war for our souls, or more accurately ...for our salvation, which is the determination of whom we will be living with for eternity. And there are more people on earth than there ever has been during any one period of time. There seem to be infinite battles for our minds and the way we think.
Infinity ...and eternity ...with God, it is eternity in both directions. For everybody else, aside from God, it is eternity in one direction, beginning with birth or creation ...and then eternally with God, or outside of God's presence.
The comic books and the superhero movies get it closer than the evolutionists ...because there is a spirit world out there, beyond the mere laws that scientists may claim are evident in the universe.
Yet, the movies often present their own disturbing (and inaccurate) trend as of late. It seems that the bad guys have increasingly more power. And the only chance is for the good guys to outsmart them.
We can't outsmart Satan ...but, though he is way more powerful than you or me (and there is no Kryptonite effect that can be used against the bad guys), he is not more powerful than our Creator.
And the wisdom of knowing we can pray and have faith in our Creator ...is power enough to transport us into an eternity without the evil one, into the outstretched loving arms of our Savior.
The comic books and the superhero movies get it closer than the evolutionists ...because there is a spirit world out there, beyond the mere laws that scientists may claim are evident in the universe.
Yet, the movies often present their own disturbing (and inaccurate) trend as of late. It seems that the bad guys have increasingly more power. And the only chance is for the good guys to outsmart them.
We can't outsmart Satan ...but, though he is way more powerful than you or me (and there is no Kryptonite effect that can be used against the bad guys), he is not more powerful than our Creator.
And the wisdom of knowing we can pray and have faith in our Creator ...is power enough to transport us into an eternity without the evil one, into the outstretched loving arms of our Savior.
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