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Demonic Gospels: The Truth About the Gnostic Gospels <p>Learn how we got the books of the Bible. There were prophets who proved they were from God by performing miracles and making localized predictions with 100 percent accuracy. Their long range predictions were then recorded in the 66 books of the Bible. We can know this for a fact because over 50 of those long range prophecies have come to pass since the nation of Israel was reborn in AD 1948. The ancient church fathers teach the Gnostic gospels were demonically inspired. They contain no prophecy, and their teachings contradict the teachings of the prophetically proven word of God. In some cases, the church fathers record which cults wrote which gnostic books and why they are to be considered heresy. The demonic Gnostic gospels teach reincarnation, that there are multiple gods, and that humans are divine. They teach that the use of sorcery is imperative for salvation. The Bible clearly teaches that there is only one God. We do not have a spark of God in us, nor are we evolving into gods. It also teaches that the use of sorcery is a sin that will damn people to an eternal hell, and that everyone will die only once, physically resurrect, and be judged. The Gnostic gospels are summarized in their own chapters showing why these are truly demonic gospels! Brought to you by Biblefacts Ministries, www.biblefacts.org.</p> Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics <p>Who is Satan in the New Testament, and what is the evil that he represents? In this groundbreaking book, Elaine Pagels, Princeton's distinguished historian of religion, traces the evolution of Satan from its origins in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan is at first merely obstructive, to the New Testament, where Satan becomes the Prince of Darkness, the bitter enemy of God and man, evil incarnate. In <i>The Origin of Satan</i>, Pagels shows that the four Christian gospels tell two very different stories. The first is the story of Jesus' moral genius: his lessons of love, forgiveness, and redemption. The second tells of the bitter conflict between the followers of Jesus and their fellow Jews, a conflict in which the writers of the four gospels condemned as creatures of Satan those Jews who refused to worship Jesus as the Messiah. Writing during and just after the Jewish war against Rome, the evangelists invoked Satan to portray their Jewish enemies as God's enemies too. As Pagels then shows, the church later turned this satanic indictment against its Roman enemies, declaring that pagans and infidels were also creatures of Satan, and against its own dissenters, calling them heretics and ascribing their heterodox views to satanic influences.</p> Audible Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation <b> A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of <i>Beyond Belief</i>. </b><p>Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world&apos;s foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it?</p><p>In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome&apos;s occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John&apos;s text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies.</p><p>In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God&apos;s enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels&apos;s committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world&apos;s religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.</p> Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity <b>The instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller interpreting the controversial long-lost gospel</b> <br /><br /> The recently unearthed Gospel of Judas is a source of fascination for biblical scholars and lay Christians alike. Now two leading experts on the Gnostic gospels tackle the important questions posed by its discovery, including: How could any Christian imagine Judas to be Jesus&apos; favorite? And what kind of vision of God does the author offer? Working from Karen L. King&apos;s brilliant new translation, Elaine Pagels and King provide the context necessary for considering its meaning. <i>Reading Judas</i> plunges into the heart of Christianity itself and will stand as the definitive look at the gospel for years to come. The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels Vintage Multicolor The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Seventh Edition (Penguin Classics) Penguin Classics Penguin Classics Grey The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospels―Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) SkyLight Paths