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THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2020
THE GEORGIA POST 3
Angels and demons
Anniversary of ‘Operation Overlord'
Colossians 1:16 tells us that
God made all things, both the
“visible and invisible”— includ
ing the unseen angels. Provid
ing a clue regarding their time
of creation is Job 38:4-7: “The
angels shouted for joy when the
foundations of the earth
were laid.” During the six
days of creation (Gen 1:
1-31), angels are never
mentioned. Later in Gen
3:1-5, we find Satan
disguised as a serpent
tempting Eve to sin.
Therefore, between
Gen 1:31 and Gen 3:
1, a rebellion occurred
in heaven. The details
are provided by Isaiah
14:12-15: An archangel named
Lucifer aspired to be like God
and battled against the Lord’s
angels. As punishment, Lucifer
was hurled down to the earth
with one third of his angels
(Revelation 12:4,7-9). Lucifer
was renamed Satan. Jesus
confirmed Lucifer/Satan’s ban
ishment, saying: “I saw Satan
fall from heaven” (Luke 10:18).
The fall of angels is narrated in
John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”
Foremost in the angelic
kingdom are the ‘Cherubim’
who guard the entrance to
Eden (Gen 3: 24) and the
‘Seraphim’ who continually
worship the Lord in His throne
room (Isaiah 6:1-3). Gabriel
is the ‘Messenger of God’ who
announced John the Baptist’s
birth to Zechariah and Jesus’
birth to Mary (Luke 1:5-38).
Michael is the ‘Chief Archangel’
who fought against the rebel
lious Lucifer called ‘Satan’ or
‘Devil’ or ‘great Dragon’ (Rev
12:9) and caste him and his
defiant angels down to earth.
The number of angels is
“innumerable” (Hebrews 12:
22). Since God sends angels to
protect us (Psalm 91:11-12), it
is believed that everyone has a
‘guardian angel.’ Angels
are super strong; a
single angel grabbed
Satan and caste him
into a bottomless pit
for a thousand years
(Rev 20: 2-3). When
the temple guards ar
rested Jesus in Gethse-
mane, Peter struck the
arresting guard with a
sword, cutting off his
ear. Jesus then said
to the disciple, “Put up your
sword. Don’t you know that I
can pray to My Father and He
will send 12 legions of angels to
protect Me” (Matt 26:50-53).
During Abraham’s time, two
angels disguised as mortal men
came to destroy the wicked
towns of Sodom and Gomor
rah. The Lord rained down fire
and brimstone on the twin cit
ies. Lot and his family escaped,
but Lot’s wife looked back after
being warned by the angels not
to do so. She was turned into a
pillar of salt (Genesis 19).
For those who wonder if an
gels are real, angelic beings are
mentioned at least 273 times in
34 books of the Bible. Satan’s
fate is already known-He will
be caste into the ‘Lake of Fire’
and tormented forever (Rev 20:
10).
BILLY POWELL Is an author and a
contributing columnist. His six books are
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Saturday, June 6,2020;
marks the 76th anniversary
of “Operation Overlord”, the
landing of allied forces on
Normandy Beach in France
in 1944. That largest single
invasion in the history of
mankind involved hundreds
of ships, thousands of aircraft,
and millions of men.
It would prove to be the
strike that ultimately caused
the Axis Armies to lose any
hope that they might have
had in winning World War II!
More than 600,000 casual
ties, dead or wounded, would
result from the unprecedent
ed battle involving a host of
nations.
For almost a decade, Dic
tator Adolf Hitler had pushed
his German Armies north to
Scandinavia, east to Russia,
south through France, and
west to the English Channel.
He had devastated or cap
tured country after country!
His raids with aircraft and
V-2 Rockets had demolished
a great portion of England’s
infrastructure. The allied
conveys of men and materials
traversing the Atlantic had
suffered brutal attacks by
German U-boats, and the gas
chambers of Auschwitz, Tre-
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WORD OF GOD TABERNACLE
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following weekly services: Sunday
Prayer at 9:00 a.m., Sunday
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blinka,(and other locations)
had declared annihila
tion to the Jewish race.
Millions in every sector
of Europe had been
blown to bits, or execut
ed without mercy!
In early 1944, the Ger
mans has constructed
an almost impregnable
defense along the west
ern coast of Europe. It
was time for an extreme
move by the Allied
Forces. President Franklin
D Roosevelt, meeting with
his counterparts of Russia,
Canada, and England, laid
the groundwork for a gener
al invasion of the European
mainland. The various and
diversified details would be
directed by the training and
operational commands; all of
which would require the most
diligent of minds and exper
tise.
The world was literally in a
state of embattled rage!
In February of 1944, a con
stant stream of conveys, bat
tling the seas and the enemy
(afloat and in the air), made
their way across the 2,000
miles of open sea. In England
the training would continue;
all eagerly awaiting the call
Prayer at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is
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CROSSROAD BIBLE CHURCH
on Marshall Mill Road now has a
Food Pantry available for those
in need of a helping hand. Only
staple items are available at this
time. Distributions are being made
on the last Thursday of each
month between 11:00 a.m. until
1:00 p.m. Donations are accepted.
For any questions, please call
Karen at 478-213-1011.
BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES:
Wednesdays, 2 p.m., at The
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Thursdays 6 p.m. in Kathleen at
Joyful Life Church (Proverbs).
Everyone welcome.
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serve the community weekdays
by appointment. Please call
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2950 S. Lizella Road (5 mi. west of
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Roberta. June 1 - until. Monday
through Friday, 7 p.m. each night.
Special message nightly with
Evangelist D. R. Harrison. Sunday,
May 21 at 11 a.m. will be Johnny
Hunt; at 7 p.m. Pastor Benny Tate.
Featuring The Allens, Jeremy &
Rachel Chupp, The Old Paths,
Lauren Talley, Lefevre Quartet, Of
the Day, the Nelons and Karen
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Items for the church
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Fridays.
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to embark on a mission that
would claim count
less lives. The down
payment for our
freedoms would run
very high! General
Dwight Eisenhower
was named Supreme
Commander of all
Allied Forces for this
gigantic Mission,
and his expertise
would prove to be
successful. Sus
tained bombing raids on
numerous German installa
tions were now being conduct
ed around the clock; and the
countdown for departure to
the battlefield was at hand!
On the night of June 5, the
signal was given, and thou
sands of ships and aircraft
commenced the trek for
the shores of France. In the
early hours of June 6, Naval
guns from the battleships,
the cruisers, and destroyers
began the bombardment of
coastal sectors. Thousands
of paratroopers and glider
crews were dropped behind
the lines; while bombers and
fighter planes strafed ene
my positions. Boots on the
grounds of Normandy (and
other beaches) poured into
the inland areas amid intense
fire! The most stringent perils
of war was being realized!
Casualties on both sides
would be overwhelming. It
would be a very long day.
The picture was bleak,
and the cost was great, but
the conquering force moved
ahead; realizing that the
alternative would only lead
to slavery of millions by a
ruthless German Army! The
invasion, with subsequent
battle and skirmish, would
culminate in the capitula
tion of all Axis combatants,
and the judgement of War
Criminals at Nuremburg! The
War in Europe would end on
May 8,1945, eleven months
after the invasion—with an
unconditional surrender of
the German Forces; but the
graves of heroic thousands
would be grim reminder of
the price paid for liberty! Our
corporate prayer is that such a
scene will never again become
necessary! (See Dan’s Book
“The Expanse of War”!)
DANGATLYN is a USN retired/
minister/journalist and contributing
columnist. Contact him at: dangat-
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