Whether in paintings or on television, in books or movies, people have always had a fascination with angels, and angels absolutely exists. Angels are pure spirit, and in most cases, have no physical body. Angels do, however, take on human form sometimes, as clarified by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica, and in the Bible. “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. If you listen carefully to what I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you,” reports Exodus 23.20-22. The human mind is right (rectus) when it has found truth, and above all, eternal truth. When it loves what is good, the human will is right, and the exercise of power is eight when it is a continuation of God’s ruling power. Through original sin or the Fall, human beings lost their triple righteousness. The human intellect, lured by vain curiosity, has enmeshed itself in interminable doubts and futile controversies; the will of most human beings is ruled by greed and concupiscence; in his or her exercise of power one seeks autonomy. However, although many people are in a lost state of original justice, they still hunger for it. #RandolphHarris 1 of 9

This longing for the infinite good is revealed in the human ceaseless quest for pleasures. Through faith and love (grace), human being can find there way back to the original state of justice. “Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span. I will send my terror ahead of your and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run,” reports Exodus 23.25-27. Since knowledge is involved at every stage of the return, reduction is also a quest for wisdom and hence, in an extended theological sense, it is metaphysical. It is an enlightened return, because every branch of learning is a gift from above, from the Father of the Lights. The natural light of reason reflects first on the external World and then turns inward in an analysis of the soul, it is perfected initially by a natural illumination of the divine ideas and then by a varying additional degree of supernatural illumination which culminate in the experiential cognition of God through mystical union. This experience is not the same as the clear vision of the blessed in Heaven but is the learned ignorance referred to by the mystical writers—a union of the soul of Go with darkness, granted to saints like Francis before death. #RandolphHarris 2 of 9

Now, too often we think of Angels, who are Heavenly bodies, in Earthly, bodily terms. However, they are not human and therefore not bound by human constraints. They exist to do the will of God, to be his messengers, guides, and defenders of truth. They exist for the sole purpose of praising God and carrying out his will. As pure spirits the Angels are created intelligences, altogether above matter and free from any essential relation to it, both in their existence and their operation. In this respect, the Angels are specifically above the human soul which, even though of a spiritual nature, is not a pure spirit and a complete nature, but is naturally ordained to inform a human body and to constitute one individual substance with it. Even though spiritual and immortal by nature, the human soul, in this life, depends in a very large measure on the human body for its operation. All the Angels are endowed with intellect and free will. They have a celestial intelligence. Knowledge is imparted to Angels through the light of glory. The Angels also mediate between the transcendent and temporal realms. #RandolphHarris 3 of 9

In some mysterious ways, when we know a created object, the human mind is simultaneously enlightened so that it is moved to judge correctly about the object and is hence in accord with God’s own mind on the subject. “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live in peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and humans, the Savior, who gave himself as a ransom for all people—the testimony given in its proper time. And for this purpose, I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying,” reports 1 Timothy 2.1-7. The human intellect can turn inward, reflecting on the soul and its tendencies. In analyzing the precise nature of the object of these tendencies, the mind discovers God and itself as his image. The reasoning process involved is neither deductive nor inductive in the usual meaning of these terms, but is called technically a reduction and seems to resemble in some respect the abduction. Abduction encompasses all the operations by which theories and conceptions are engendered (caused or given rise to). #RandolphHarris 4 of 9

Reasoning proceeds by progressively deepening insights into what the desire for truth and perfect happiness involve. If the reduction remains imperfect and does not go on to completion, God is no discovered and one may err about is nature or even his existence. The existence of God is truth implanted by nature in the human mind, this is referring to the human’s natural desire for knowledge, truth, happiness, or goodness—all of which need explication before human beings realize they have God as their ultimate object. “The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons (fallen angels). Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. If it is received with thanksgiving, everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected because it is consecrated by the word of God ad prayer,” reports 1 Timothy 4.1-4. Even more interesting, experiments with human beings suggest that changes in behavior can alter emotional states. That is right: the act of smiling itself, whether triggered by perception or delight or not, can increase the release of endorphins, and cause the smiler to experience happiness as a result. #RandolphHarris 5 of 9

Similarly, the act of cowering, whether in response to a perceived threat or not, can prompt the production of stress hormones and the corresponding feeling of fright. Caught up in an altered state of consciousness, we bounce like Duncan yo-yos, allowing emotions or other external factors to spin us and unwind our mental mastery, then wind us back to the adversary’s hand, exploiting us and our emotional energy. This is called yo-yoing. So the secret is we need to change our perception of conditions, not just the conditions. The scriptures use a powerful illustration to teach us how to protect ourselves in the battle against evil. We learn that we are engaged in a battle against evil and that we must protect ourselves so that we can be victorious. “Put on the whole armour of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the adversary,” reports Ephesians 6.11. Examine your armor. Is there an unguarded or unprotected place? Determine now to add whatever part is missing. Through the great principle of repentance, we can turn our lives about and begin now clothing ourselves with the armor of God through study, prayer, and a determination to serve God and keep his commandments. #RandolphHarris 6 of 9

Once we have experienced a taste of reality, we can never revert back to a fear-based perception again Relapses there may be, particularly during the initial period of beginning to trust in the safety of Life. The general direction, however, is now known and literally nothing can stop the soul from joining with its Source. Even if our initial motive to seek was to escape from woes, the motive now is to seek reality for reality’s sake. To seek God for God’s sake, and nothing else. The seeker who succeeded in rising from false to true perception, who balanced within oneself the war of opposing forces still stands in the World, but it not of it. “Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially those who believe. Command and teach these things. Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith,” reports 1 Timothy 4.7-11. We have instructions on how to reconcile with the realm of separation, and, as a result of this, change our life from mediocrity to the song of the morning bird: the celebration of life. #RandolphHarris 7 of 9

The principal energy of life is love, in its state of union appearing as equilibrium, and that is harmony. On the physical plane this same energy appears polarized, split into its opposite reflections, masculine and feminine. Neither is better than the other, but both all-good. “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers,” reports 1 Timothy 4.13-15. Those who love, their love shall increase. And those who do not love, they shall lose the little they have. The more love we give, the more we shall have. This is not wishful thinking. Love, the all-pervading universal energy, can only be increased by sharing. By taking on the mental trappings of our goals, we come closer to that goal. What is so exciting about emotions as we reach maturity is that, knowing ourselves as well as we do, we can use our thought to shape our emotions just as our emotions have shaped our thoughts. In the first half of our lives, most of us give ourselves wholly to our joy (feeling sad when the joy goes away) or our sorrow (missing out on much of what was good in the meantime). #RandolphHarris 8 of 9

Our younger selves are, in effect, trapped by dominant emotions: the highs of youth are seductive and the lows appear inescapable. In maturity, thanks to a decrease in the self-protective impulse and advances in crystallized intelligence, we are better able to modulate our responses to a situation. We also can experience a whole symphony of dominant and nondominant feelings at once. Being able to feel happy and sad, hopeful and despairing at the same time is the hallmark of mature emotional response. This expansions in emotional capacity, coupled with our ability to trigger emotions via our behavior, gives us a chance at midlife to feel the way we choose to feel instead of being locked into some kind of emotional dungeon by the dictates of our brain chemistry. God delegated you to act in his name. We are all enlisted until the conflict is over. Soldiers in the army, there is a bright crown in store; we shall win and wear it by and by. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having the chest plate of righteousness. It is important that we make up our minds early in this life as to what we will do and what we will not do. Selected a particular emotion that you would like to experience instead of the emotion(s) that dominate now. You may want to promote calm over anger, or joy over sadness. #RandolphHarris 9 of 9

我們都有不同的弱點和誘惑，我們應該檢查一下我們的生活，找出那些弱點是什麼，以及我們應該在哪裡增加額外的盔甲，這樣我們才能做正確而不屈服於誘惑的事情。想像一下，能夠讓自己遠離一個人的憤怒和背叛的感覺來提出一個像天使一樣實際和情感上令人滿意的解決方案。當我們研究經文以便我們可以增加我們的知識和信仰時，我們必須記住在我們的交易中誠實和誠實。信仰包括對未見的東西的希望，但這是真的。通過聽取上帝的話來點燃信仰。奇蹟不會產生信仰，但是通過順從上帝而產生強烈的信心。信仰來自正義。真正的信仰帶來了奇蹟，異象，夢想，醫治，以及他給予聖徒的所有上帝的恩賜。憑著信心，人們得到了罪的赦免，並且能夠住在上帝的面前。然而，缺乏信心導致人們因為罪孽而絕望。在這方面，信仰就像愛。沒有對象，愛就不可能存在。事實上，上帝會為我們和我們所有的天父的孩子所做的事情做得更多。堅信上帝比我們所知道的更多，並且他將以對我們和他的其他孩子最好的方式回應我們的祈禱，這是對上帝信仰的重要組成部分。我們應該一直祈求保護，成功和良好的海洋和風能帶我們到達目的地。 #RandolphHarris A

我々は、すべての異なる弱点と誘惑を持っている、と私たちはそれらの弱点があり、私たちは余分な鎧の上に置くべき場所を私たちは正しいことを行うと、誘惑に提出することができない何かを見つけるために私たちの生活を調べる必要があります。天使のように、実用的かつ感情的に満足のいく解決策を考え出すために怒りと裏切りの1の気持ちから十分な自分を遠ざけることができるだろうことを想像してみてください。私たちは私たちの知識と信仰を高めることができるように私たちは経典を学ぶように、私たちは私たちの取引で正直で誠実であることを覚えておく必要があります。信仰には、見えないが真実のものに対する希望が含まれています。信仰は神の言葉を聞くことによって燃やされます。奇跡は信仰を生むものではありませんが、神への服従によって強い信仰が発達します。信仰は正義によってもたらされます。彼は彼の聖人に与える真の信仰は奇跡、ビジョン、夢、癒し、そして神のすべての贈り物をもたらします。信仰によって、人は罪の赦しを得、これまで神の前に住むことができます。しかし、信仰の欠如は、一つを絶望に導きます。それは、不義のために起こります。その点で、信仰は愛のようなものです。愛は目的なしでは存在できません。実際には、神が私たちのために最善と天の御父の子供たちのすべてのためにあるものよりも多くのことを行います。主は私たちがより多くを知っているし、彼は私たちと彼の他の子供たちのために最善であるように、私たちの祈りに答えるという信念は、神への信仰の重要な成分です。私たちは常に保護、成功、良い海と風を祈って私たちの目的地に連れて行くべきです。 #Randolphハリス B

Todos tenemos debilidades y tentaciones diferentes, y debemos examinar nuestras vidas para descubrir cuáles son esas debilidades y dónde debemos ponernos armadura adicional para que podamos hacer lo correcto y no someternos a la tentación. Imagine ser capaz de distanciarse lo suficiente de los sentimientos de furia y traición para llegar a una solución tan práctica y emocionalmente satisfactoria como lo haría un ángel. Al estudiar las Escrituras para que podamos aumentar nuestro conocimiento y nuestra fe, debemos recordar ser honestos y veraces en nuestros tratos. La fe incluye una esperanza por cosas que no se ven, pero que son verdaderas. La fe se enciende al escuchar las palabras de Dios. Los milagros no producen fe, pero la fe fuerte se desarrolla mediante la obediencia a Dios. La fe viene por justicia. La fe verdadera trae milagros, visiones, sueños, sanidades y todos los dones de Dios que da a sus santos. Por la fe, uno obtiene la remisión de los pecados y siempre puede morar en la presencia de Dios. La falta de fe, sin embargo, lleva a uno a la desesperación, que viene a causa de la iniquidad. En ese sentido, la fe es como el amor. El amor no puede existir sin un objeto. De hecho, Dios hará más de lo que es mejor para nosotros y para todos los hijos de nuestro Padre Celestial. La convicción de que el Señor sabe más que nosotros y que responderá nuestras oraciones de la mejor manera para nosotros y sus otros hijos es un ingrediente vital de la fe en Dios. Siempre debemos orar por protección, éxito, buenos mares y viento para llevarnos a nuestro destino. #RandolphHarris C

Vi har alla olika svagheter och frestelser, och vi borde undersöka våra liv för att ta reda på vad dessa svagheter är och var vi borde lägga på extra pansar, så att vi kan göra det som är rätt och inte låta bli frestelsen. Föreställ dig att kunna avstå tillräckligt från sin känsla av raseri och förräderi för att komma fram till en lösning som praktisk och känslomässigt tillfredsställande som en ängel skulle. När vi studerar skrifterna så att vi kan öka vår kunskap och tro, måste vi komma ihåg att vara ärliga och sanningsenliga i våra kontakter. Tro innefattar ett hopp för saker som inte ses, men vilka är sanna. Troen är uppenbarad genom att höra Guds ord. Mirakler producerar inte tro, men stark tro utvecklas genom lydnad mot Gud. Tro kommer av rättfärdighet. Den sanna tron ​​ger mirakel, visioner, drömmar, helande och alla Guds gåvor som han ger till sina heliga. Genom tro erhåller man synders förlåtelse och kan någonsin bo i Guds närvaro. En brist på tro leder emellertid en till förtvivlan, som kommer på grund av oegentligheter. I det avseendet är tron ​​som kärlek. Kärlek kan inte existera utan ett objekt. Faktum är att Gud kommer att göra mer än vad som är bäst för oss och för alla våra himmelske Faders barn. Övertygelsen om att Herren vet mer än vi gör och att han kommer att svara på våra böner på det sätt som är bäst för oss och hans andra barn är en viktig ingrediens i tron ​​på Gud. Vi borde alltid be för skydd, framgång och bra hav och vind att ta oss till vårt resmål. #RandolphHarris D

لدينا كل نقاط الضعف وإغراءات مختلفة، ونحن يجب فحص حياتنا لمعرفة ما هي نقاط الضعف هذه، وحيث أننا يجب أن أضع على درع إضافي حتى يمكننا أن نفعل ما هو صواب وما هو لا يقدم إلى الإغراء. تخيل أن تكون قادرة على إبعاد نفسه بما يكفي من مشاعر المرء من الغضب والخيانة من أجل التوصل إلى حل عملي كما ومرضية عاطفيا كملاك شأنه. كما ندرس الكتاب المقدس حتى نتمكن من زيادة معرفتنا والإيمان، علينا أن نتذكر أن نكون صادقين وصادقة في تعاملاتنا. يشتمل الإيمان على الأمل في الأشياء التي لا يتم رؤيتها ، ولكنها صحيحة. الإيمان يُشعل عن طريق سماع كلام الله. المعجزات لا تنتج الإيمان ، ولكن الإيمان القوي يتم تطويره من خلال طاعة الله. الايمان يأتي عن طريق البر. الإيمان الحقيقي يجلب المعجزات، والرؤى، والأحلام، الشفاء، وجميع الهدايا من الله ذلك وقال انه يعطي لقديسيه. بالإيمان ، يحصل المرء على مغفرة الخطايا ويستطيع في النهاية أن يسكن في وجود الله. ومع ذلك ، فإن عدم الإيمان يؤدي إلى اليأس الذي يأتي بسبب الإثم. في هذا الصدد ، الإيمان هو مثل الحب. الحب لا يمكن أن يوجد بدون كائن. في الواقع، والله سوف تفعل أكثر من ما هو الأفضل بالنسبة لنا ولكل من أطفالنا الآب السماوي. الاقتناع بأن الرب يعرف أكثر مما نقوم به، وأنه سوف يستجيب لصلواتنا في الطريق وهذا هو الأفضل بالنسبة لنا وله غيرهم من الأطفال هو عنصر حيوي من الإيمان بالله. ينبغي لنا أن نصلي دائما لحماية، والنجاح، والبحار جيدة وطاقة الرياح لنقلنا الى وجهتنا. # راندولففاريس