The spiritual world abhors a vacuum.
That means if you reject Christ, you don’t revert back to being where you were as a pre-Christian, no, you actually get seven times worse. Jesus warns us of this in Luke 11:26.
For example, think of Kanye.
You see, dark spirits are parasites. But unlike a tick, these invaders have intelligence, and once removed they are angry, uncomfortable, restless and hungry. They’re furious they got ejected from their shelter, and if they ever get to reinvade, they want to make damn sure they doesn’t get booted out again.
And yes, I am using damn sure intentionally. This spirit is the obstacle that wants to cut you off from God.
I don’t know about you, but if Jesus hadn’t described the spiritual world this way, I wouldn’t have imagined it that way. I sort of somehow think of the spiritual world in more idealistic, mathematical movement of the spheres, platonic visions. But that isn’t what Jesus described in Luke 11. So what exactly does Jesus tell us about the spiritual world?
This episode digs deeper into “cheiróna” (χείρονα meaning ‘worse’) in Luke 11:26.
Luke 11:24-26- “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.” (NIV)
Mentioned:
“A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing” - Alexander Pope
“The Heart is Deceitfully Wicked” 4/10/15 - Anne Kennedy
Bammerhab S2:E2 - Judas’ Heel - SDG Morgan
My Links:
Bammerhab Site:www.bammerhab.com
Bammerhab Substack:bammerhab.substack.com
SDG Morgan’s Substack: sdgmorgan.substack.com
Thanks to:
• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design
• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com
• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links
What is a Bammerhab?
“You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.” (Ps. 31:8 - NIV)
The phrase “in a spacious place” is the Hebrew word: bammerhab.
