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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

number of months or years, then he cannot be
possessing John at the same time, much less many
people all over the world. The same is so for any
demon angel.
To answer this we turn once more to St
Thomas who in his day he had no real reference to
speed, except that of lightning. This is a good
example of the speed of angelic flight, but even
then inadequate for our purpose because the law
of physics does not bind angels because the
natural laws do not govern their movements.
St. Thomas also compares the flick of an
eye, and yet then, it is still inadequate. He comes
close when he compares the time it takes for your
mind to recall memories from the past and the
rapid speed as your mind travels from New York
to Sydney and then to Paris or anywhere else and
over five, twenty, fifty years. - Such is the speed of
angelic flight and yet, it would be faster than your
mind can travel. This angelic speed opens up a
very interesting situation regarding demonic
possession.
Due to this uninterrupted rapid and
instantaneous flight, it can appear that Satan or a
demon is possessing more than one person at the
same time. However, no angel is neither
omnipotent nor omnipresent and cannot be
everywhere at the same time, but this speed, faster
than light, can give that impression and thus,

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