To: gregor who wrote (26006 ) 7/6/1999 3:46:00 PM From: PROLIFE Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39621
ACCUSER A legal term describing a person who claims another is guilty of a crime or a moral offense. The Hebrew word for accuser is "Satan" (compare Ps. 109:6 in various translations). False accusation called for serious punishment (Deut. 19:15-21). The psalmist prayed for judgment against his accusers (Ps. 109:4,20,29 NASB, NIV, NRSV). False accusers led to Christ's conviction and death (Matt. 27:12). Jewish accusers (Acts 22:30) finally led Paul to appeal to Rome (Acts 25:11). The law of Moses was sufficient to accuse people of sin (John 5:45), but one day accusations will cease (Rev. 12:10). ((Holmans Bible Dictionary)) Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 2725. kategoros, kat-ay'-gor-os; from G2596 and G58; against one in the assembly, i.e. a complainant at law; spec. Satan:--accuser. ((Strongs Concordance)) gregor, Of course the context of Luke 10 is Jesus sending out the disciples as workers in the harvest field, healing the sick AND telling them that the Kingdom of God was near. When they came back, they were rejoicing that they could have control over demons and even then Jesus reminded them to just rejoice in a matter more important..their names being written in heaven. When Jesus finished His work at the cross, He sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 8:1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven , 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man. And I believe He bought us with his blood. Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. so I see it for me that if it is true that Jesus bought us with his blood, God no longer sees my sin, He sees His Son, who is pleading the blood for me. If that is a true covenant, how could satan accuse me any longer. I wonder if a non-believer gives satan access to God to accuse because the non-believer has no " Parakletos" ?