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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels
to see whether they are from God, for many false
prophets have gone out into the world.”
My pre-Catholic involvement in Eastern
religions and dabbling with the occult, astrology,
and witchcraft, made me very aware of the
possibility of deceiving spirits. Therefore, I needed
to be sure this important message was from God. -
The word Gilead was no real surprise. - In the
Bible, "Gilead" means a “hill of testimony or mound
of witness” in Genesis 31:21 and it is a
mountainous region east of the Jordan River
situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha
carries the same meaning as the Hebrew in
Genesis 31:47. - From its mountainous character, it
is "the mount of Gilead" in Genesis 31:25. It is called
also "the land of Gilead" in Numbers 32:1, and
sometimes simply "Gilead" as in Psalms 60:9;
Genesis 37:25. As a whole, it included the tribal
territories of Gad, Reuben, and the eastern half of
Manasseh in Deut 3:13, Num 32:40. Surrounded
on the north by Bashan and on the south by Moab
and Ammon, I found it noted in Genesis 31:21,
and Deut 3:12-17, and so this satisfied me.
It became apparent that the concept of
“witness and testimony” connected with the
purpose and vision of Flame Ministries
International: preaching, teaching, and
evangelisation; which I at that time was praying.
This also resonated strongly with my ministry as a
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