Here's the cleaned-up version:
In Matthew 23:35, Jesus refers to Abel as the first martyr:
"That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zechariah."
When we refer to the "Beginning," we are pointing to the Bereshit Genesis. The angels, when created, exist outside the time domain of the world we live in, and God resides in His own habitable part of His dwelling. Therefore, when considering the passage in John 8:44:
John 8:44
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
In this verse, the devil (Greek: διάβολος, diabolos) refers to a false accuser or slanderer, specifically Satan. The KJV mentions this term 38 times, and in Revelation 12:9, we read:
Revelation 12:9
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
Technically, the first murder that ever occurred in the "beginning" was this crime.
Luke 10:17-20 recounts the power given to the disciples:
Luke 10:17
"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name."
Luke 10:18
"And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven."
Luke 10:19
"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
Luke 10:20
"Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven."
In essence, we are at war, not with flesh and blood, but with spirits (Spirits of Giants, duh! Have you read Enoch, Chapter 15?). Oh, you rely on only 66 books? Do you even want to remove the Book of Revelation? Well, well, well-the serpent seeks to twist the truth. Martin Luther, in fact, rejected the Book of Revelation. Cursed be the man who trusts in man! (Jeremiah 17:5).
When the Bible speaks of serpents and the devil, it refers to the spiritual enemy seeking to devour us. The spirits that are subject to us, as described in the Apocalypse of Abraham, are to be resisted-we do not answer to their prompts.
Oh, you do not have the Apocalypse of Abraham? Then you cannot fully understand what happened in the Garden. It was not merely a snake, but a being with the aspect of a snake-possessing a humanoid form yet carrying the nature of a serpent. And it was presented in the form of visions.
Where is your due diligence? Repent, scholars! Follow the example of the Bereans (Acts 17:11), who diligently searched the Scriptures daily to verify the truth. Recognize the spiritual battle we are in, and the power that has been given to us over it.