I am hoping to become Catholic, I do consider myself Christian already. I do not know if this is the right attitude but whenever I even think of the devil I pray for St Michael the archangel's protection
Think twice. My upbringing was secular, but I attended a Catholic elementary school. Realized at a young age that the whole church was a sham, and the idea of an intervening god highly improbable. They wear garish costumes and perform silly rituals.
@@Dienekes678You’ve obviously never studied biblical history. Catholicism just borrowed all the stories and the bizarre rituals, and played footsie with the Nazis during the war. Look it up. Hitler was Catholic.
@@MannyA. Being religious and specifically Catholic I can spend my entire life praying for others including my family and even family who have passed away. Only God is truly good, that's my belief. He is worthy of our worship
ST. TERESA OF AVILA: “God protect me from gloomy saints! I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself! From somber devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us!”
It's clear that there is a constant and eternal cosmic battle between good and evil. To deny this is like denying the Holocaust...a form of evil in itself. May God save us and protect us, thank you Jesus🙏
It's not a battle. Luzifer lost. They were cast out from heaven, on to earth. Therefore the world belong to the devil until judgment day. They couldn't do anything directly as Jesus enters the stage. Even Luzifer in the dessert wasn't sure what Jesus wanted. He tested him. God set clear barriers, what evil is allowed to do with us. Temptation! In the end Jesus gave us the opportunity, the keys, a way to enter heaven with him. It's our choice...
It's evil to deny something that never happened, and is literally shoved into our faces every year with no real evidence? Why don't more people have the courage to study history from all sides?
It's certainly real but i don't believe there's anything supernatural involved. Unfortunately humans are prone to being thoroughly wicked for some reason.
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He talked to god himself and fixed his blood to argue with the devil. His forshadowing argument against the devil to god picking up his blood while pressuring devil with gods blood. Gods blood is pain to humans. Devils human while Jesus is a messiah
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This is quite an exceptional expose on the unseen workings of evil and how we are unwittingly or unknowingly manipulated by it... to criticise, lay blame and point the finger for the sake of our own ego, all the while, not really seeing how we carelessly scatter the joy, peace and unity within individuals or families. This talk was an eye opener for me.
Thank you Bishop Barron. The devil is a powerful force, we have to stay vigiliant, because he lurks around every open pore of our being. We should never let our guards down, because he is just waiting for for us to become vulnerable. The he strikes! I think you are one of the greatest theologians we have in our world today. I believe for all the measure of good you do, Bishop Barron, you will someday be Cannonised a Saint!❤❤God has richly Blessed you!❤
Yes you can observe in people’s words what they’re thinking/tempted etc and what they twist for their benefit very interesting. Right gossip is damaging and crazy how it does so much harm
Such an uplifting message while discussing a very dark subject. Some people believe that it was the 5th century A.D. which was hardest for humanity to survive through instead of the twentieth century which was for sure horrible for a lot of people to experience during war. Someone who is elderly told me that for example the majority of young men in Nova Scotia died on front lines of the second world war.
You ignore the fact, not all of us can pretend prophesy & God exist. That is why Jesus Christ says, "Think not I come with peace, but sword". It is amusing to hear the profound arrogance of someone knowing of God, as if He were known outside of fiction. The believer & the literate are separated by the vocabulary of fiction: Blasphemy, God, faith, prayer, prophet, scripture etc. Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” I like asking believers how they can possibly think their faith is respectable, given Jesus said faith is worthless, since you can't expect obedience when ordering mountains to move? Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy". "Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall". What is The Catholic faith? Organized crime, indoctrinating children with a fantasyland vocabulary? When men are free of religious notions they write, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy." "My sheep hear My voice" is the mindset of slavery. Once free of it, there are no suggestions we all travel better by having one foot in a stranger's fantasyland or Garden of Eden. A mind free of religious text is not tortured by pretending Divinity made Mormons so Christians would know how Jews feel, having pasted their books on to them both. Those looking for the sign of a resurrection, are a vile, "Wicked Generation" seeking signs, led by "wolves in sheep's clothing". "The only sign is that of Jonah"; a believer murdered by other believers. Chained to the slavery of faith, they write: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13 One must be insanely arrogant to suggest knowing something of a God. It is by boldness, Moses became the world's worst navigator, by having one foot in some fantasyland. There is a fine line between fishing & standing on the shore, looking like an idiot. Fail to get the Jews to buy it for 2000 years & they should know who their Messiah is. Jesus is a fake, to immortalize the war against the Jews. Jesus Christ is crucified for all time in literature & the subjects of Rome are illiterate. Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy" & the joke is in the scriptures. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13 An improvement on your God & faith; would outlaw indoctrination & abuse of the vocabulary of fiction on children. CREATING CHRIST - Official Documentary
I like the fact that this priest is sayng calculated, important and complex facts about this topic. When i hire this on youtube... realy makes me relaxed a bit, thx a lot.
This happened on 24 Dec 2009. Two officers responded to a family trouble where the son was holding his family at knife point. For ten minutes, dispatch could not reach them which got everyone rolling. We were the furthest squad, so we got there, and no one was around, it was creepy. We tried the front door, nothing. We walk around to the west side of the house where I found an open door. I was the first one in with my partner covering. As I came up the stairs, I see a younger male subject in his teens holding a knife. He slowly turns his head towards me. He had the oddest and most surreal face. Long story short, we got him into custody. I'm walking past the ambulance and look in, there was this kid sitting on a cot but I didn't recognized him so I though it might have been a brother. As asked the EMT who it was that was sitting on the gurney, he tells me that it's the suspect! No way...that's not who I saw holding the knife. i didn't know who it was but certain they had the wrong kid. Well...long story short, I spoke to the padre at church about it, and he confirmed my worst thoughts. That was the first and hopefully ONLY time I ever see a demon! That incident still haunts me .. literally to this day.
I once saw i car chase on tv and when the chase came to a end a little girl came out of the driver seat she must of been 7 or 8 but i was shocked bc the chase didn't look like some 8 yrs old kid was driving and being chased it looked like a adult person was driving. Im a pisces so i looked at things with spiritual eyes in other words i listen to my body. When i saw the little girl come out my body was telling me that the person or thing shape shifted into a little girl and that it was demonic . I guess you're story is a conformation of what i was thinking was true. I see through the fog of lies bc i walk in the fear of Lord.
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It is Roman Catholic catechesis in proclaiming evil is personified in a distinct entity defined by intelligence, will, and intent whose name is Lucifer or Satan. This non-corporeal entity is the most powerful 'created' entity in the universe. Created by the Supreme Creator to proclaim the Lord's Glory and to manage the ranks of the angels, Lucifer rejected his defined mission and purpose of creation, turning against his creator the Lord. He rebelled, led a revolt of one-third of the Heavenly Host, was defeated, cast out to Earth where he roams, tempting mankind into turning against the Lord and hurting themselves. At the end of time the devil and the fallen angel host will be consigned to a hell created for them.
Orthodox brother here. The Devil is greatly at work today and through Islam, the demonic is attempting to conquer the spiritual battle. We cannot let them.
I once was in the throes of a sinful habit and Jesus told me with such authority, complete authority “ There is no dominion here. Sin does not reign here”. Everything changed in my thoughts immediately. If you are a Christian Jesus’ death has set us free. The devil is real but he has no authority PERIOD. He can only suggest, influence LIE after LIE AFTER LIE!! Thank you Bishop
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing people he doesn't exist within them. (This is why prayer is not about asking God for things, but the spiritual sword that cuts through our sins and transforms us.)
IN 1884 Pope Leo X111 had a vision and over heard a conversation between God and the Devil. The devil said to God people only believe in God when things are going well for them When things turn bad, they cease believing in him. They blame God for acts as though he does not exist. God, therefore allowed the devil one century in which to exercise an extended power over the world. The devil chose the 20th century.
ST. PADRE PIO: “You must have boundless faith in the divine goodness, for the victory is absolutely certain. How could you think otherwise? Isn’t our God more concerned about our salvation than we are ourselves? Isn’t he stronger than hell itself? Who can ever resist and overcome the King of the heavens? What are the world, the devil, the flesh and all our enemies before the Lord?” ST. PADRE PIO: “I trust Jesus so completely that even if I were so see hell open up before me, and find myself on the brink of the abyss, I should not lose confidence. I should not despair but continue to trust Him. Such is the extent to which His meekness inspires me.”
We are here to resolve the angelic conflict. It’s already been done and a new Heaven is waiting at its completion. The Saints of God are here to literally fight the good fight against the dark powers.
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May I ask what happened. When I was a 12 year old child I had 2 encounters that absolutely terrified me . I’m a child of God and I’m a catholic girl and God will always come first in my life . My first encounter was when I felt not a good presence around me and it woke me up from my sleep and I looked up and right in front me was this huge dark shadow with the shape of a hat on its head and that terrified me that was my first encounter my second encounter happened 3 days later and I was in my kitchen reading teenage pop music magazines and I felt this black shadow start to appear right behind me at my right side of my body and it got closer and closer and all of sudden 3 fingers grabbed my arm and I screamed I ran out the kitchen and my mother came out and she said what happened and I said there’s something in there and it’s grabbed my arm and on my right arm was 3 finger marks and again that same night something woke me up from my sleep was about 3am and I couldn’t move my whole body at all the thing I could move was my head looking left and right . I was deeply crying I was screaming but nobody at all heard me and I felt this evil spirit attacking me and I just looked at the screen of my tv and I seen the same black shadow on top of me attacking me . I remember just closing my eyes and praying to God and his only son Jesus to come and protect me I remember saying that I am a child of God and you will not break me for God is my armour and I opened my eyes and all of a sudden the bad spirit was gone and I could move again and I felt nothing but light in my bedroom and not a evil feeling
@@eileenward The devil can't do anything to you but trying to give you bad hints by embedding them in your thoughts, so that he remains undetected. No scare at all: spit in his face because it's his fault you must suffer in this life. The devil is only dangerous for people who do not believe he exists, very dangerous. Normally best thing is to ignore him completely. My case was extremely complicated, I just saw him, blue eyes, whatever sign of movement I would have attacked him, he didn't react and I passed by.
God does NOT Will error. Non-Catholic denominations contain doctrinal ERRORS that are irreconcilable with The Catholic Faith. The Catholic Church is the ONLY Church that can trace it’s lineage straight back to Peter whom Jesus established as The Rock on whom Our Lord builds His Church. The Catholic Church is ONE in Faith and founded by Jesus Christ himself. All other denominations protest against This Church and her doctrines which is why they are called Protestants . Go to the Church which is “The Pillar and Foundation of Truth” as it says in 1 Timothy.
Father gave me a waking vision of in the clouds, HE let me see how FEW of you have a relationship with Jesus. If you DON'T have a relationship with Jesus then you're headed to the lake of fire.
A few years ago, when I wasn't as serious about faith, something happened to me you won't believe. I woke up to a massive weight on my chest, and when I opened my eyes, there was a figure sitting on my chest. I could only assume it was a demon. It was real.
I absolutely believe about the Devil. With everything crazy that's going on, by itself, doesn't make sense. But when you add the Devil to the equation, it absolutely makes sense.
I recently talk quite about the actuality, vividness and real-being of the demons, devils, evils and actual existence of fallen angels. I with no ounce of doubt truly believe in their true existence, and here’s my simple and humble example. Here’s my question. Have you ever seen (not necessarily face to face) a serial killer who just murdered a number of people and in his eyes and facial expression, there is no sign of grief or guilt at all. I mean that killer looks even peaceful and relaxed right after the killings. Other than demons, there’s no possible way to explain this. Any there has to be God in real sense, otherwise it totally makes no sense. Thank you your Excellence Baron for your clarity, wisdom and good news. We don’t have to be beholden to dark powers. Thanks be to GOD!!!
The human heart-MY/your heart-is deceitful and desperately wicked. Do our own hearts deceive us for our own wickedness-by shifting the blame to the devil: “the devil made me do it.” ? Until a merciful God convicted me, circumcised my heart unto repentance, and then drew me to Jesus for salvation, I made excuses for my own sins.
Any person brandishing graven images of what is supposed to be a likeness of Jesus Christ tramples the 2nd Commandment in front of God, whose eyes are in every place, watching the evil and the good. Pro.15:3. Starting off in sin doesn't result in ending with Divine truth, being from the start the person represents Satan by his willful disobedience. Breaking this Commandment prevails these days and by so doing we spot the false prophets immediately. Joh 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me..." Joh 14:24 "He who does not love Me does not keep My Word..." By this willful disobedience, charlatans expose themselves.
I find it very disturbing that any theologian or preist would think of the devil as a metaphor. It has never been clearer that he exists. And those that deny him are in danger.
You need to stop being a typical religious puppet . Do some common sense research on the Devil . Not from a biased religious figure , but from real non religious historians . If you did that you would understand what you wrote is nonsense based on a myth that far predates anything in Christianity
@@lancep4164 You got it all wrong. The devil is a creature God made initially as a good angel who decided to do its own will, rather than obey God. It is silly to talk about a boxing match. The Gospel narrative about the devil tempting Jesus just shows that Jesus, out of His love for you and me, became man. Jesus had to assume our human nature, and thus was tempted by the devil. But the devil is no match to Jesus.
By the power of Christ invested in me by baptism, i condemn the devil to the eternal lake of fire to burn and to suffer for all eternity. Jesus Christ is the Lord of Lords.
God has a huge and sophisticated plan for all of his children..... God works in Divine Time and patiently awaits our choices aligned with his Godley plan assigned for us.... we might stay 'stuck' in a situation if our spiritual growth stalls and that applies to comfort level as well.... Life in God's eyes should feel uncomfortable as only then we as humans will discern as growth comes from lack of comfort..... devil is an illusion of a person who's spiritual growth stall and heart was unheald leading to fear and unhealthy choices while using their God's gift of creativity and fear while longing for Lord's light...... The more we cherish our own personal relationship with God the more clear we see and feel God's Plan for ourselves and others.... God bless you father for your shearing of wisdom on your spiritual journey..... ❤Jezusa
@@geoffreypalmer2661 I was attacked 4 times but not in a manner portrayed in movies. It was not until I met with our pastor and explained what happened that my experiences could be described as attacks. E.g. while walking into our local grocery store I had an overwhelming urge to walk up to a woman and tell her that she was "worthless, had no reason to exist and she should kill herself." This was so outrageous and unlike me that I recognized it as an attack, said emphatically, "In the name of Jesus Christ be be gone!" Whatever it was departed and I had a strong physical reaction. The other 3 attacks were also of this ilk.
I believe there is a very real and spiritual enemy who is called by several names:!Satan, the devil, the evil one. But I also think he should not get too much publicity. We must also be aware, so it is a tricky balance to talk about him. Thanks for this information from Bishop Barron. Much appreciated!
Apparently not an omnipotent deity , if said deity wasn’t powerful enough to stop Itself from even conjuring up a devil ,hell, and torment …….when it’s conjured up by man….it all falls into place
They said in the seminary the apostles didn't actually cast out demons? Wild. I guess they thought the resurrection and the life everlasting was some kind of metaphor? What the hell?
Cardinal Pell when debating Prof Dawkins a few years ago .He said the Adam & Eve story is mythology....modern science will agree and as catholics run many schools , they have to be scientific..amen
Remember, acting illogically, fearfully, and being paranoid is a great way to give the devil a foothold in your life. Before you go and blame every bad thing on the devil, remember that whether or not he caused it, rationality can help you to resolve many issues and close the doors through which he entered if he had a hand in causing the problem. Logic, as much as prayer and piety, can help you bring order back into your life.
Religion offers answers when sciene can not. The answers religon offer can not be proven or rejected. What we believe becomes our reality. When we all believe the same we manifest it. God made us very powerful when we are in synchronisity. Not power to harm but the power to love.
I come up with crazy ideas for movies. The latest one is the world nukes itself so the devil can't get anymore souls and right after the all the new and old archangels have the final battle with Satan and his army. Crazy stuff I got a bunch of them in my head.
Demons are every where. Guard yourself with Jesus. Bring Him into your heart. Repent of your sins. I know it’s hard and I suffer. But there is no other way.
Well one reasom why the number of war deaths was so high in the 20th century is that there had previously been a population explosion in the 19th century.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Yes, he does exist, The Devil. If you think he is not around, you do yourself a great disservice. The truth about him, though, he is NOT equal in power to God. If fact at the name of Jesus, he is completely powerless. Without God, we are doomed to be his slaves. Thank God, with Jesus' death & Rising. God has already won.
Despite Satan's influence on this world, he still operates within the parameters of the one Almighty God that created him. Lucifer Satan whatever you want to call him, will ultimately work to fulfill God's purpose. We as mortals have free will. This freedom is the same as the angels whether they choose to serve God or themselves. Remember Sin is a choice not a compulsion. Satan wants to be glorified and worshipped just as God does. Forcing one to sin ( the devil made me do it excuse) is not a reality for mortals unless you are under a diabolical possession and the Holy Spirit does not reside within you. Glory and true devotion does not come outside of free will.
The LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built. Then the LORD said: If now, while they are one people and all have the same language, they have started to do this, nothing they presume to do will be out of their reach. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that no one will understand the speech of another. So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
Can anyone tell me what is that marvellous painting that appears at 1:47? The expressions on the faces of the disciples being told to go out and cast out devils..... Priceless!
Although the depiction of the world as a battleground of good and evil is questionable in many ways, it is self-evident in religions. However, it testifies to evil and especially to the fact that the world, worldliness, Satan in religion, none of them strives or pursues justice. This is highlighted by the sufferings of Job and Jesus: God wants to show a power greater than him how much he is believed and trusted. He can't forgive anything unless he gets respect in return. He does not consider whether forced reverence can be genuine. If he knew the authenticity of our thoughts, these tortures would be even more questionable sadism.
As terrible as you think this world has become its beauty and goodness abound for those with eyes to see and hearts to feel. The Holy Spirit abides in all who ask for the divine assistance. However the bleak, dark, reeking stench, stifling heat and eternal torment of Hades will be nothing compared to the total absence of the spirit of God. That's the true damnation of Hell! The complete void of anything righteous or nothing of the Almighty's divine influence. We take God's presence for granted everyday because we've never experienced a day without it. And trust me you don't ever want to experience a moment without it. Just because you do not use your freewill and take advantage of it, doesn't mean it isn't always there. That's what makes Purgatory different than Hell. You are not alone there as the Holy Spirit is there to minister to your soul and help pray you into Heaven with the Lord and His saints! Hell is Hell, the Earth is divine Creation and Heaven is the eternal reward of Paradise. Most often the hell we live in is a consequence of our bad decisions. Tragically, there are times when poor souls are trapped in a situation not of their own doing and its totally unjust. However someone else's bad or poor choices no doubt aided in that innocent one's dilemma. So you see we all have that spark of divinity that we all carry within us. We have the ability to help create a little Heaven on earth with our faith and freewill used in a positive constructive manner. Keep the faith and Godspeed!
I don't see 'evil' anywhere - nor the personification of such. What I do see are selfish actions which can lead to a great deal of harm and atrocious behaviour. Most people have a reasonable moral code, but this can soon be altered if the need arises. Even the mildest of people will, if threatened, defend their children or something they dearly love with as much force as necessary. More importantly, as individuals we mainly behave respectfully towards our fellow man, but put a sane person in a group and behaviour changes - we become territorial and will follow the group to all kinds of actions. We don't need the devil to explain the horrors of the 20th century - mankind is well capable of producing such actions without any prompting from a made up, unseen entity. All that is needed is to be coerced, usually by politicians, that we need to fight - and we will fight. If you are looking for devil - look to those who lead. Inventing the devil is simply a way of denying responsibility for our own actions.
Satan, devil, etc. is simply the visual depiction of the five main vices within the soul, Ego, Lust, Anger, Attachment and Greed. It's these vices "demons" that are constantly undermining the original qualities of who we are - the soul, Purity, Peace, Love, Humility, Happiness. We have been made to believe these fallen "angels" are real, no, these fallen angels are the vices present in "I" the soul. Bible stories were written to mostly get a message across to uneducated and illiterate people thousands of years ago in a time when there was no internet, Wikipedia, Google etc. So they needed to visualise the teaching so the common person could understand the more subtle aspects and inner workings of the soul - Mind Intellect Resolves
Isn't this the guy who said...we can hope that no one's in hell?? The devil is alive and well within our current shepherds, all the way to the top. Satan has infiltrated Holy Mother Church beyond our belief, wake up people!!! Promote the five first Saturday devotion!!
He never said no one is in hell. He said it is reasonable to hope; hope is not expectation. The Catechism says God wills everyone to be saved but gives us the right to choose. The Fatima prayer oh my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, leas ALL souls to heaven especially those in most need of thy mercy.
The 20th century was the bloodiest not because of wars, but because every month it gives birth to a child. Can you imagine how many children were k......d?
Religion with all its division, branchese and sub branchese, never breach war or wage war. It is organised governments that seek power and domination that create situations of war.!!
Are you a sola scriptura Protestant? Since the idea of Satan being a rebel is NOT a biblical idea, therefore for Protestants it is not mote true than all the Catholic/Orthodox dogmas about Mary.
YEAH, I HAVE BEEN SPIRITUAL ATTACKED, LAID IN BED TO SLEEP, BUT THERE WAS A FLUTE BEING PLAYED DOWN THE HALL FROM MY BEDROOM I LAY IN BED TO SLEEP, BUT MY EYEBALLS WERE AS PINNED TO THE CEILING, AS I COULD NOT CLOSE MY EYES WITHOUT RAISING MY HEAD, I LAY IN BED TO SLEEP, A VOICE IN MY HEAD SAYING, DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MY BED TIME STORY ! THEN TALK ABOUT JOHN THE BAPTIST’S HEAD GETTING CUT OFF on on THREE TIMES I HAD MARKS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY BATHTUB, BURNT ORANGE AND A CRAYON TYPE MATERIAL, I HAD TO GET ON MY KNEES WITH CLEANER TO REMOVE, THE LAST TIME A VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID, THOSE ARE NOT FROM MY CHICKENS, SHALOM
Given the very modern horrors that Bishop Barron mentions, how can we say that Christ has defeated or chained them? I have never understood this teaching.
Jesus Christ showed us that Love is (far) above death and destruction and that pure evil is in essence completely powerless. Do as He says. Do not fear those who can kill the body........Fear Him who can kill both, body _and_ soul.
Lord I pray for Bishop Barron, give us more shepherds like him to guide your church on earth... Amen
Amen
It is not hard to see the devil at work in the world today.
they use witchcraft to keep people in the dark, a spell of sorts. Its the only thing that can explain why they can't see the obvious now.
Look at Wladimir Putin, his puppet.. His dead, cold Eyes. It is visible for people.
Especially if you work for the NHS.
We don't need to invent mythical bad guys. Humans are bad enough on their own.
@@mdwoods100 What mythical bad guys are you talking about?
I am hoping to become Catholic, I do consider myself Christian already. I do not know if this is the right attitude but whenever I even think of the devil I pray for St Michael the archangel's protection
Think twice. My upbringing was secular, but I attended a Catholic elementary school. Realized at a young age that the whole church was a sham, and the idea of an intervening god highly improbable. They wear garish costumes and perform silly rituals.
You are on the right path, friend. You will only find the fullness of faith in the only church founded by Jesus - the Catholic Church.
@@Dienekes678You’ve obviously never studied biblical history. Catholicism just borrowed all the stories and the bizarre rituals, and played footsie with the Nazis during the war. Look it up. Hitler was Catholic.
@@MannyA. you've just described how Christians are supposed to live, Manny. You agree with Christianity, you just don't know it.
@@MannyA. Being religious and specifically Catholic I can spend my entire life praying for others including my family and even family who have passed away. Only God is truly good, that's my belief. He is worthy of our worship
ST. TERESA OF AVILA: “God protect me from gloomy saints! I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself!
From somber devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us!”
It's clear that there is a constant and eternal cosmic battle between good and evil. To deny this is like denying the Holocaust...a form of evil in itself. May God save us and protect us, thank you Jesus🙏
It's not a battle.
Luzifer lost. They were cast out from heaven, on to earth. Therefore the world belong to the devil until judgment day. They couldn't do anything directly as Jesus enters the stage. Even Luzifer in the dessert wasn't sure what Jesus wanted. He tested him.
God set clear barriers, what evil is allowed to do with us. Temptation!
In the end Jesus gave us the opportunity, the keys, a way to enter heaven with him. It's our choice...
@@sanfransohoIt is a battle.
It's evil to deny something that never happened, and is literally shoved into our faces every year with no real evidence? Why don't more people have the courage to study history from all sides?
I do believe evil is real and a real force in the world.
Well, yeah.
It's certainly real but i don't believe there's anything supernatural involved. Unfortunately humans are prone to being thoroughly wicked for some reason.
@@_leyrd_. The supernatural and spiritual realm are real and dangerous.
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@@ob2249 Try writing in English, no one is reading that.
The devil is real because Jesus was tempted by him and Jesus won the argument
He talked to god himself and fixed his blood to argue with the devil. His forshadowing argument against the devil to god picking up his blood while pressuring devil with gods blood. Gods blood is pain to humans. Devils human while Jesus is a messiah
Says who? Was John hiding in the bushes?
He won us 🙏🏾
Maybe he was struggling against the temptation as a man to do everything through his own strength rather than relying on what the Father was doing?
Metaphorical character depicting our dark side idolising our ego hungering for just power, and most importantly to be self referencing.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the Faithful.
Seems like he should fill the hearts of the doubters, they're the ones who need the help. 😉
Always good to hear Bishop Barron!
Divisiveness!! Watch out for people who want to divide. That’s the sign of evil in action
Jesus separated hi.self from the pharisees. Sometimes you have to be divisive when discerning a spirit
Look at Obama and Joe Biden or Churchill - there s yr proof
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Division = Bad
Discretion = Good
Thanks you Bishop Barron for this illuminating explanation. Christ in victory!
This is quite an exceptional expose on the unseen workings of evil and how we are unwittingly or unknowingly manipulated by it... to criticise, lay blame and point the finger for the sake of our own ego, all the while, not really seeing how we carelessly scatter the joy, peace and unity within individuals or families. This talk was an eye opener for me.
Thank you Bishop Barron. The devil is a powerful force, we have to stay vigiliant, because he lurks around every open pore of our being. We should never let our guards down, because he is just waiting for for us to become vulnerable. The he strikes! I think you are one of the greatest theologians we have in our world today. I believe for all the measure of good you do, Bishop Barron, you will someday be Cannonised a Saint!❤❤God has richly Blessed you!❤
Amazing and clear, I say. Thank you.
Yes you can observe in people’s words what they’re thinking/tempted etc and what they twist for their benefit very interesting. Right gossip is damaging and crazy how it does so much harm
Such an uplifting message while discussing a very dark subject. Some people believe that it was the 5th century A.D. which was hardest for humanity to survive through instead of the twentieth century which was for sure horrible for a lot of people to experience during war. Someone who is elderly told me that for example the majority of young men in Nova Scotia died on front lines of the second world war.
Love listening to you Bishop Barron watching u for over 20 years,u are so in touch with GOD, sincerely yours Debra Logan
You ignore the fact, not all of us can pretend prophesy & God exist. That is why Jesus Christ says, "Think not I come with peace, but sword".
It is amusing to hear the profound arrogance of someone knowing of God, as if He were known outside of fiction. The believer & the literate are separated by the vocabulary of fiction: Blasphemy, God, faith, prayer, prophet, scripture etc. Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” I like asking believers how they can possibly think their faith is respectable, given Jesus said faith is worthless, since you can't expect obedience when ordering mountains to move? Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy".
"Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall". What is The Catholic faith? Organized crime, indoctrinating children with a fantasyland vocabulary? When men are free of religious notions they write, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy." "My sheep hear My voice" is the mindset of slavery. Once free of it, there are no suggestions we all travel better by having one foot in a stranger's fantasyland or Garden of Eden. A mind free of religious text is not tortured by pretending Divinity made Mormons so Christians would know how Jews feel, having pasted their books on to them both. Those looking for the sign of a resurrection, are a vile, "Wicked Generation" seeking signs, led by "wolves in sheep's clothing". "The only sign is that of Jonah"; a believer murdered by other believers. Chained to the slavery of faith, they write: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13
One must be insanely arrogant to suggest knowing something of a God. It is by boldness, Moses became the world's worst navigator, by having one foot in some fantasyland. There is a fine line between fishing & standing on the shore, looking like an idiot. Fail to get the Jews to buy it for 2000 years & they should know who their Messiah is. Jesus is a fake, to immortalize the war against the Jews. Jesus Christ is crucified for all time in literature & the subjects of Rome are illiterate. Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy" & the joke is in the scriptures. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13
An improvement on your God & faith; would outlaw indoctrination & abuse of the vocabulary of fiction on children.
CREATING CHRIST - Official Documentary
This is what happens when you make yourself the God of your own story. Have some humility and look around, you are here because of God alone.
I like the fact that this priest is sayng calculated, important and complex facts about this topic. When i hire this on youtube... realy makes me relaxed a bit, thx a lot.
This happened on 24 Dec 2009. Two officers responded to a family trouble where the son was holding his family at knife point. For ten minutes, dispatch could not reach them which got everyone rolling. We were the furthest squad, so we got there, and no one was around, it was creepy. We tried the front door, nothing. We walk around to the west side of the house where I found an open door. I was the first one in with my partner covering. As I came up the stairs, I see a younger male subject in his teens holding a knife. He slowly turns his head towards me. He had the oddest and most surreal face. Long story short, we got him into custody. I'm walking past the ambulance and look in, there was this kid sitting on a cot but I didn't recognized him so I though it might have been a brother. As asked the EMT who it was that was sitting on the gurney, he tells me that it's the suspect! No way...that's not who I saw holding the knife. i didn't know who it was but certain they had the wrong kid. Well...long story short, I spoke to the padre at church about it, and he confirmed my worst thoughts. That was the first and hopefully ONLY time I ever see a demon! That incident still haunts me .. literally to this day.
I once saw i car chase on tv and when the chase came to a end a little girl came out of the driver seat she must of been 7 or 8 but i was shocked bc the chase didn't look like some 8 yrs old kid was driving and being chased it looked like a adult person was driving. Im a pisces so i looked at things with spiritual eyes in other words i listen to my body. When i saw the little girl come out my body was telling me that the person or thing shape shifted into a little girl and that it was demonic . I guess you're story is a conformation of what i was thinking was true.
I see through the fog of lies bc i walk in the fear of Lord.
Good video. I can listen to Bishop Barron for hours.
Me too!
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y0u must have such an exciting Iife ! I0I
h0urs spent Iistening t0 a gr0wn man in a dress teIIing st0ries ab0ut his invisibIe man friend ?
teIl me, if christ r0se fr0m the dead what did he sacrifice ?
c0uIdn`t have been his Iife, I mean, if he c0mes back he hasn`t sacrificed his Iife by definiti0n
s0 where is the sacrifice ?
cath0Iic "scholar" gavin ashenden used the phrase "seIf emptying" in his "expIanation"
whatever that means
It is Roman Catholic catechesis in proclaiming evil is personified in a distinct entity defined by intelligence, will, and intent whose name is Lucifer or Satan. This non-corporeal entity is the most powerful 'created' entity in the universe. Created by the Supreme Creator to proclaim the Lord's Glory and to manage the ranks of the angels, Lucifer rejected his defined mission and purpose of creation, turning against his creator the Lord. He rebelled, led a revolt of one-third of the Heavenly Host, was defeated, cast out to Earth where he roams, tempting mankind into turning against the Lord and hurting themselves. At the end of time the devil and the fallen angel host will be consigned to a hell created for them.
Catholicism is such a great series❤
Orthodox brother here. The Devil is greatly at work today and through Islam, the demonic is attempting to conquer the spiritual battle. We cannot let them.
This was a great word. It reminds me - the term religion even means a binding back together of what is asunder.
I once was in the throes of a sinful habit and Jesus told me with such authority, complete authority “ There is no dominion here. Sin does not reign here”. Everything changed in my thoughts immediately. If you are a Christian Jesus’ death has set us free. The devil is real but he has no authority PERIOD. He can only suggest, influence LIE after LIE AFTER LIE!! Thank you Bishop
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing people he doesn't exist within them. (This is why prayer is not about asking God for things, but the spiritual sword that cuts through our sins and transforms us.)
Amen!
IN 1884 Pope Leo X111 had a vision and over heard a conversation between God and the Devil. The devil said to God people only believe in God when things are going well for them When things turn bad, they cease believing in him. They blame God for acts as though he does not exist. God, therefore allowed the devil one century in which to exercise an extended power over the world. The devil chose the 20th century.
Thanks, this is really great.
ST. PADRE PIO: “You must have boundless faith in the divine goodness, for the victory is absolutely certain. How could you think otherwise? Isn’t our God more concerned about our salvation than we are ourselves? Isn’t he stronger than hell itself? Who can ever resist and overcome the King of the heavens? What are the world, the devil, the flesh and all our enemies before the Lord?”
ST. PADRE PIO: “I trust Jesus so completely that even if I were so see hell open up before me, and find myself on the brink of the abyss, I should not lose confidence. I should not despair but continue to trust Him. Such is the extent to which His meekness inspires me.”
We are here to resolve the angelic conflict. It’s already been done and a new Heaven is waiting at its completion. The Saints of God are here to literally fight the good fight against the dark powers.
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"We are here to resolve the angelic conflict. It’s already been done "
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"The Saints of God are here to literally fight the good fight against the dark powers."
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Yes, he is real, I saw him many years ago. He is not happy of what I say, this is why I speak.
May I ask what happened. When I was a 12 year old child I had 2 encounters that absolutely terrified me . I’m a child of God and I’m a catholic girl and God will always come first in my life . My first encounter was when I felt not a good presence around me and it woke me up from my sleep and I looked up and right in front me was this huge dark shadow with the shape of a hat on its head and that terrified me that was my first encounter my second encounter happened 3 days later and I was in my kitchen reading teenage pop music magazines and I felt this black shadow start to appear right behind me at my right side of my body and it got closer and closer and all of sudden 3 fingers grabbed my arm and I screamed I ran out the kitchen and my mother came out and she said what happened and I said there’s something in there and it’s grabbed my arm and on my right arm was 3 finger marks and again that same night something woke me up from my sleep was about 3am and I couldn’t move my whole body at all the thing I could move was my head looking left and right . I was deeply crying I was screaming but nobody at all heard me and I felt this evil spirit attacking me and I just looked at the screen of my tv and I seen the same black shadow on top of me attacking me . I remember just closing my eyes and praying to God and his only son Jesus to come and protect me I remember saying that I am a child of God and you will not break me for God is my armour and I opened my eyes and all of a sudden the bad spirit was gone and I could move again and I felt nothing but light in my bedroom and not a evil feeling
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The devil can't do anything to you but trying to give you bad hints by embedding them in your thoughts, so that he remains undetected. No scare at all: spit in his face because it's his fault you must suffer in this life. The devil is only dangerous for people who do not believe he exists, very dangerous. Normally best thing is to ignore him completely. My case was extremely complicated, I just saw him, blue eyes, whatever sign of movement I would have attacked him, he didn't react and I passed by.
This helps explain why there are so many people trying to confuse me right now about denominations.
Denominations don’t have to be a bad thing. God likes diversity. However, he doesn’t like disunity.
God does NOT Will error. Non-Catholic denominations contain doctrinal ERRORS that are irreconcilable with The Catholic Faith.
The Catholic Church is the ONLY Church that can trace it’s lineage straight back to Peter whom Jesus established as The Rock on whom Our Lord builds His Church.
The Catholic Church is ONE in Faith and founded by Jesus Christ himself. All other denominations protest against This Church and her doctrines which is why they are called Protestants . Go to the Church which is “The Pillar and Foundation of Truth” as it says in
1 Timothy.
Catholic doctrine is not 100% right there is a lot of man-made doctrine in Catholicism
@@Mike-bc2wq I would leave, but I keep finding the same problem with every other denomination.
@@Mike-bc2wq name one man made doctrine ?
Father gave me a waking vision of in the clouds, HE let me see how FEW of you have a relationship with Jesus. If you DON'T have a relationship with Jesus then you're headed to the lake of fire.
A few years ago, when I wasn't as serious about faith, something happened to me you won't believe. I woke up to a massive weight on my chest, and when I opened my eyes, there was a figure sitting on my chest. I could only assume it was a demon. It was real.
YESHUA IS TRUE GOD
I absolutely believe about the Devil. With everything crazy that's going on, by itself, doesn't make sense. But when you add the Devil to the equation, it absolutely makes sense.
If the devil is real, then so is God.
I recently talk quite about the actuality, vividness and real-being of the demons, devils, evils and actual existence of fallen angels.
I with no ounce of doubt truly believe in their true existence, and here’s my simple and humble example.
Here’s my question. Have you ever seen (not necessarily face to face) a serial killer who just murdered a number of people and in his eyes and facial expression, there is no sign of grief or guilt at all. I mean that killer looks even peaceful and relaxed right after the killings.
Other than demons, there’s no possible way to explain this.
Any there has to be God in real sense, otherwise it totally makes no sense.
Thank you your Excellence Baron for your clarity, wisdom and good news. We don’t have to be beholden to dark powers. Thanks be to GOD!!!
The human heart-MY/your heart-is deceitful and desperately wicked. Do our own hearts deceive us for our own wickedness-by shifting the blame to the devil: “the devil made me do it.” ? Until a merciful God convicted me, circumcised my heart unto repentance, and then drew me to Jesus for salvation, I made excuses for my own sins.
Totally, the human heart,human nature,sinful nature, this is the devil of the bible .In fact Jesus,by dying destroyed the devil heb2:14 ,rom8:3.
The Lord saved my soul from demons
Any person brandishing graven images of what is supposed to be a likeness of Jesus Christ tramples the 2nd Commandment in front of God, whose eyes are in every place, watching the evil and the good. Pro.15:3. Starting off in sin doesn't result in ending with Divine truth, being from the start the person represents Satan by his willful disobedience. Breaking this Commandment prevails these days and by so doing we spot the false prophets immediately. Joh 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me..." Joh 14:24 "He who does not love Me does not keep My Word..." By this willful disobedience, charlatans expose themselves.
The devil operates through subtlety. Lies, deception, temptation.
I find it very disturbing that any theologian or preist would think of the devil as a metaphor.
It has never been clearer that he exists. And those that deny him are in danger.
How do you know he is a he?
You need to stop being a typical religious puppet . Do some common sense research on the Devil . Not from a biased religious figure , but from real non religious historians . If you did that you would understand what you wrote is nonsense based on a myth that far predates anything in Christianity
Jesus and the Devil should have a boxing match, put it on pay per view and give the proceeds to the Catholic Church.
@@lancep4164 You got it all wrong. The devil is a creature God made initially as a good angel who decided to do its own will, rather than obey God. It is silly to talk about a boxing match. The Gospel narrative about the devil tempting Jesus just shows that Jesus, out of His love for you and me, became man. Jesus had to assume our human nature, and thus was tempted by the devil. But the devil is no match to Jesus.
@@omysoulblessthelord4578 True. The whole conversation about Devils, Demons, Angels, etc, is silly.
The devil is not a person, it is a force. Created for good but wich may serve for evil. It the instrument of free will and liberty.
By the power of Christ invested in me by baptism, i condemn the devil to the eternal lake of fire to burn and to suffer for all eternity. Jesus Christ is the Lord of Lords.
God has a huge and sophisticated plan for all of his children..... God works in Divine Time and patiently awaits our choices aligned with his Godley plan assigned for us.... we might stay 'stuck' in a situation if our spiritual growth stalls and that applies to comfort level as well.... Life in God's eyes should feel uncomfortable as only then we as humans will discern as growth comes from lack of comfort..... devil is an illusion of a person who's spiritual growth stall and heart was unheald leading to fear and unhealthy choices while using their God's gift of creativity and fear while longing for Lord's light...... The more we cherish our own personal relationship with God the more clear we see and feel God's Plan for ourselves and others....
God bless you father for your shearing of wisdom on your spiritual journey..... ❤Jezusa
Demons do exist. I've actually been attacked.
liar no you havent your making it up
@@geoffreypalmer2661 I was attacked 4 times but not in a manner portrayed in movies. It was not until I met with our pastor and explained what happened that my experiences could be described as attacks. E.g. while walking into our local grocery store I had an overwhelming urge to walk up to a woman and tell her that she was "worthless, had no reason to exist and she should kill herself." This was so outrageous and unlike me that I recognized it as an attack, said emphatically, "In the name of Jesus Christ be be gone!" Whatever it was departed and I had a strong physical reaction. The other 3 attacks were also of this ilk.
He is right about the seminary, when I was at seminary it was the same thing, talking about devils or demons was kinda frowned on as unsophisticated
I believe there is a very real and spiritual enemy who is called by several names:!Satan, the devil, the evil one. But I also think he should not get too much publicity. We must also be aware, so it is a tricky balance to talk about him.
Thanks for this information from Bishop Barron. Much appreciated!
Amen in Namen der Jesus Christus und heiligen Vater Amen ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
Apparently not an omnipotent deity , if said deity wasn’t powerful enough to stop
Itself from even conjuring up a devil ,hell, and torment …….when it’s conjured up by man….it all falls into place
I always liked him on the "HISTORY Channel." And he did a good job in the "Overboard" Movie playing Goldie Hawn's husband...
They said in the seminary the apostles didn't actually cast out demons? Wild. I guess they thought the resurrection and the life everlasting was some kind of metaphor? What the hell?
If I was you, I’d get as far away from that seminary as possible and get your money back
Cardinal Pell when debating Prof Dawkins a few years ago .He said the Adam & Eve story is mythology....modern science will agree and as catholics run many schools , they have to be scientific..amen
Great video
If you could put your ad a little later after Bishop Barron finishes his last sentence, that would be good. Thank you.
Remember, acting illogically, fearfully, and being paranoid is a great way to give the devil a foothold in your life. Before you go and blame every bad thing on the devil, remember that whether or not he caused it, rationality can help you to resolve many issues and close the doors through which he entered if he had a hand in causing the problem. Logic, as much as prayer and piety, can help you bring order back into your life.
Brilliantly explained
Religion offers answers when sciene can not. The answers religon offer can not be proven or rejected. What we believe becomes our reality. When we all believe the same we manifest it. God made us very powerful when we are in synchronisity. Not power to harm but the power to love.
I believe that God is all powerful, therefore I do not believe in the devil.
YOU DARN RIGHT HE"S REAL
I come up with crazy ideas for movies. The latest one is the world nukes itself so the devil can't get anymore souls and right after the all the new and old archangels have the final battle with Satan and his army. Crazy stuff I got a bunch of them in my head.
Demons are on a leash.
Oh no they aren't. They are free and out in the open doing evil before our very eyes.
I love Fr Ripperger. He says that a lot.
Bishop Robert Barron says that Jesus Christ is not needed for salvation.
Yes they are completely explicable
Demons are every where. Guard yourself with Jesus. Bring Him into your heart. Repent of your sins. I know it’s hard and I suffer. But there is no other way.
Well one reasom why the number of war deaths was so high in the 20th century is that there had previously been a population explosion in the 19th century.
For your edification, Fr. Chad Ripperger and Fr. Vincent Lampert are the two you'd rather consult.
Yup, real as days. But so are Christ and God.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Yes, he does exist, The Devil. If you think he is not around, you do yourself a great disservice. The truth about him, though, he is NOT equal in power to God. If fact at the name of Jesus, he is completely powerless. Without God, we are doomed to be his slaves. Thank God, with Jesus' death & Rising. God has already won.
Why did god create Satan, free will, and hell?
@@apotropoxyz6685 to scare children into compliance I would guess...does anyone still take this nonsense seriously..amen
@@apotropoxyz6685Satan was a fallen angel, fallen because in his Pride he put himself above God. He had free will like we do.
Nice assertion. Now how about some evidence
@@halsmyer9245 ... I cannot provide evidence of your imaginary nemesis. Can you prove it exists?
God does not make imperfect things
He did not create an anti-him
He gave us free will and both love and evil developed but there is not “devil”
I agree. The Romans turned Catholic and been killing every since. Pedophiles 😮
Will God/light 'win' on this planet, or will the devil/darkness prevail until it destroys?
Despite Satan's influence on this world, he still operates within the parameters of the one Almighty God that created him.
Lucifer Satan whatever you want to call him, will ultimately work to fulfill God's purpose. We as mortals have free will. This freedom is the same as the angels whether they choose to serve God or themselves. Remember Sin is a choice not a compulsion. Satan wants to be glorified and worshipped just as God does. Forcing one to sin ( the devil made me do it excuse) is not a reality for mortals unless you are under a diabolical possession and the Holy Spirit does not reside within you. Glory and true devotion does not come outside of free will.
I met the devil. He is extremely good at arguing, he can argue a point and it's counter point equally well.
The LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built.
Then the LORD said: If now, while they are one people and all have the same language, they have started to do this, nothing they presume to do will be out of their reach.
Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that no one will understand the speech of another.
So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
As long as man has a freedom to choose there will always be evil. God allows man to choose evil.
Can anyone tell me what is that marvellous painting that appears at 1:47? The expressions on the faces of the disciples being told to go out and cast out devils..... Priceless!
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@@danielreynolds6173 Thanks! But I am disappointed.😞it's not the disciples being told to go off, preach and cast out devils...
Although the depiction of the world as a battleground of good and evil is questionable in many ways, it is self-evident in religions. However, it testifies to evil and especially to the fact that the world, worldliness, Satan in religion, none of them strives or pursues justice. This is highlighted by the sufferings of Job and Jesus: God wants to show a power greater than him how much he is believed and trusted. He can't forgive anything unless he gets respect in return. He does not consider whether forced reverence can be genuine. If he knew the authenticity of our thoughts, these tortures would be even more questionable sadism.
I don’t see how hell could be any worse than earth. Earth is pure hell . Our life is pure hell. How can it get much worse than this planet ?
As terrible as you think this world has become its beauty and goodness abound for those with eyes to see and hearts to feel. The Holy Spirit abides in all who ask for the divine assistance. However the bleak, dark, reeking stench, stifling heat and eternal torment of Hades will be nothing compared to the total absence of the spirit of God. That's the true damnation of Hell! The complete void of anything righteous or nothing of the Almighty's divine influence. We take God's presence for granted everyday because we've never experienced a day without it. And trust me you don't ever want to experience a moment without it. Just because you do not use your freewill and take advantage of it, doesn't mean it isn't always there. That's what makes Purgatory different than Hell. You are not alone there as the Holy Spirit is there to minister to your soul and help pray you into Heaven with the Lord and His saints! Hell is Hell, the Earth is divine Creation and Heaven is the eternal reward of Paradise. Most often the hell we live in is a consequence of our bad decisions. Tragically, there are times when poor souls are trapped in a situation not of their own doing and its totally unjust. However someone else's bad or poor choices no doubt aided in that innocent one's dilemma. So you see we all have that spark of divinity that we all carry within us. We have the ability to help create a little Heaven on earth with our faith and freewill used in a positive constructive manner. Keep the faith and Godspeed!
Yes he’s real and often dressed as a catholic priest
I don't see 'evil' anywhere - nor the personification of such. What I do see are selfish actions which can lead to a great deal of harm and atrocious behaviour. Most people have a reasonable moral code, but this can soon be altered if the need arises. Even the mildest of people will, if threatened, defend their children or something they dearly love with as much force as necessary.
More importantly, as individuals we mainly behave respectfully towards our fellow man, but put a sane person in a group and behaviour changes - we become territorial and will follow the group to all kinds of actions.
We don't need the devil to explain the horrors of the 20th century - mankind is well capable of producing such actions without any prompting from a made up, unseen entity. All that is needed is to be coerced, usually by politicians, that we need to fight - and we will fight. If you are looking for devil - look to those who lead.
Inventing the devil is simply a way of denying responsibility for our own actions.
Jesus Christ has conquered all sins and these evil powers 🙏 hallelujah 🥳
You wouldn't know it by reading the newspaper.
@@sananselmospacescienceodys7308 that’s for sure!!
if Christ has conquered the dark power how does the evil continue at a ever greater pace?
Satan, devil, etc. is simply the visual depiction of the five main vices within the soul, Ego, Lust, Anger, Attachment and Greed. It's these vices "demons" that are constantly undermining the original qualities of who we are - the soul, Purity, Peace, Love, Humility, Happiness. We have been made to believe these fallen "angels" are real, no, these fallen angels are the vices present in "I" the soul.
Bible stories were written to mostly get a message across to uneducated and illiterate people thousands of years ago in a time when there was no internet, Wikipedia, Google etc. So they needed to visualise the teaching so the common person could understand the more subtle aspects and inner workings of the soul - Mind Intellect Resolves
Why are we striving for life, if we're in a fallen world? What is the point of prolonging what isn't desired.
Becoming better at our struggle.
@@9650ambrosius For the hopeful appeal of a deity that sentenced for the failure of another?
Because God gave us this world. He never gives up on us,,, those who believe in Him shouldn’t give up on life
Isn't this the guy who said...we can hope that no one's in hell??
The devil is alive and well within our current shepherds, all the way to the top. Satan has infiltrated Holy Mother Church beyond our belief, wake up people!!! Promote the five first Saturday devotion!!
He never said no one is in hell. He said it is reasonable to hope; hope is not expectation. The Catechism says God wills everyone to be saved but gives us the right to choose. The Fatima prayer oh my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, leas ALL souls to heaven especially those in most need of thy mercy.
The 20th century was the bloodiest not because of wars, but because every month it gives birth to a child.
Can you imagine how many children were k......d?
Really?
Thank you 🙏
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Religion with all its division, branchese and sub branchese, never breach war or wage war. It is organised governments that seek power and domination that create situations of war.!!
Read “outwitting the Devil”
By Napoleon Hill.
Best description of Satan ever.
I like the community/scatter theory my guy be yacking about
The devil created him self by his rebellion against GOD and all who follow him will suffer eternal separation from GOD
Are you a sola scriptura Protestant? Since the idea of Satan being a rebel is NOT a biblical idea, therefore for Protestants it is not mote true than all the Catholic/Orthodox dogmas about Mary.
The devil makes God look ineffectual
THERE WAS CERTAINLY SOMETHING UP WITH JOB, SHALOM
YEAH, I HAVE BEEN SPIRITUAL ATTACKED, LAID IN BED TO SLEEP, BUT THERE WAS A FLUTE BEING PLAYED DOWN THE HALL FROM MY BEDROOM
I LAY IN BED TO SLEEP, BUT MY EYEBALLS WERE AS PINNED TO THE CEILING, AS I COULD NOT CLOSE MY EYES WITHOUT RAISING MY HEAD,
I LAY IN BED TO SLEEP, A VOICE IN MY HEAD SAYING, DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MY BED TIME STORY ! THEN TALK ABOUT JOHN THE BAPTIST’S HEAD GETTING CUT OFF on on
THREE TIMES I HAD MARKS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY BATHTUB, BURNT ORANGE AND A CRAYON TYPE MATERIAL, I HAD TO GET ON MY KNEES WITH CLEANER TO REMOVE, THE LAST TIME A VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID, THOSE ARE NOT FROM MY CHICKENS, SHALOM
PROVERBS 9:10
Ezekiel 7:19 money is a thing unclean gold too
The devil will use any means to create suffering in your life. Only Jesus can help you. Mr. X
Given the very modern horrors that Bishop Barron mentions, how can we say that Christ has defeated or chained them? I have never understood this teaching.
Jesus Christ showed us that Love is (far) above death and destruction and that pure evil is in essence completely powerless.
Do as He says.
Do not fear those who can kill the body........Fear Him who can kill both, body _and_ soul.
Submit yourself to Jesus, you eill fill the difference in your heart and if we all do the same , the world becomes the most peaceful place ever.
To make the Christian story make sense, one has to put god and devil on roughly equal footing. And then claim you haven’t.
How can it be? Because the "Pope" says hell is empty...