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Understanding the spirit of Anger

Testament of Dan 1:3-9

3 I have proved in my heart, and in my whole life, that truth with just dealing is good and well pleasing to Alahayim, and that lying and anger are evil, because they teach man all wickedness. 4 I confess, therefore, this day to you, my children, that in my heart I resolved on the death of Joseph my brother, the true and good man. 5 And I rejoiced that he was sold, because his father loved him more than us. 6 For the spirit of jealousy and vainglory said to me: Thou thyself also art his son. 7 And one of the spirits of Beliar stirred me up, saying: Take this sword, and with it slay Joseph: so shall thy father love thee when he is dead. 8 Now this is the spirit of anger that persuaded me to crush Joseph as a leopard crusheth a kid. 9 But the Alahayim of my fathers did not suffer him to fall into my hands, so that I should find him alone and slay him, and cause a second tribe to be destroyed in Israel.

 

Testament of Dan 2:1-6;

1 And now, my children, behold I am dying, and I tell you of a truth, that unless ye keep yourselves from the spirit of lying and of anger, and love truth and longsuffering, ye shall perish. 2 For anger is blindness, and does not suffer one to see the face of any man with truth. 3 For though it be a father or a mother, he behaveth towards them as enemies; though it be a brother, he knoweth him not; though it be a prophet of the Lord, he disobeyeth him; though 4 a righteous man, he regardeth him not; though a friend, he doth not acknowledge him. For the spirit of anger encompasseth him with the net of deceit, and blindeth his eyes, and through lying 5 darkeneth his mind, and giveth him its own peculiar vision. And wherewith encompasseth it his eyes 6 with hatred of heart, so as to be envious of his brother.

 

Testament of Dan 3:1-3

3:1 For anger is an evil thing, my children, for it troubleth even the soul itself. 2 And the body of the angry man it maketh its own, and over his soul it getteth the mastery, and it bestoweth upon the body power that it may work all iniquity. 3 And when the body does all these things, the soul justifieth what is done, since it seeth not aright. 

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Understanding the spirit of Wrath

Testament of Dan 3:4-6

4 Therefore he that is wrathful, if he be a mighty man, hath a threefold power in his anger: one by the help of his servants; and a second by his wealth, whereby he persuadeth and overcometh wrongfully; and thirdly, having his 5 own natural power he worketh thereby the evil. 5 And though the wrathful man be weak, yet hath he a power twofold of that which is by nature; for wrath ever aideth such in lawlessness. 6 This spirit goeth always with lying at the right hand of Satan, that with cruelty and lying his works may be wrought.

 

Testament of Dan chapter 4

1 Understand ye, therefore, the power of wrath, that it is vain. For it first of all giveth provocation by word; then by deeds it strengtheneth him who is angry, and with sharp losses disturbeth his mind, and so stirreth up with great wrath his soul. Therefore, when any one speaketh against you, be not ye moved to anger, and if any man praiseth you as holy men, be not uplifted: be not moved 4 either to delight or to disgust. For first it pleaseth the hearing, and so maketh the mind keen to perceive the grounds for provocation; and then being enraged, he thinketh that he is justly angry. 5 If ye fall into any loss or ruin, my children, be not afflicted; for this very spirit maketh a man desire that which is perishable, in order that he may be enraged through the affliction. 6 And if ye suffer loss voluntarily, or involuntarily, be not vexed; for from vexation ariseth wrath with lying. 7 Moreover, a twofold mischief is wrath with lying; and they assist one another in order to disturb the heart; and when the soul is continually disturbed, the Lord departeth from it, and Beliar ruleth over it.

 

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The Solutions to Anger & Wrath

Testament of Dan Chapter 5

1 Observe, therefore, my children, the commandments of the Lord, And keep His law; Depart from wrath, And hate lying, That the Lord may dwell among you, And Beliar may flee from you. 2 Speak truth each one with his neighbor. So shall ye not fall into wrath and confusion; But ye shall be in peace, having the Alahayim of peace, So shall no war prevail over you. 3 Love the Lord through all your life, And one another with a true heart.

Testament of Dan 2:1-2

2 1 And now, my children, behold I am dying, and I tell you of a truth, that unless ye keep yourselves from the spirit of lying and of anger, and love truth and longsuffering, ye shall perish. 2 For anger is blindness, and does not suffer one to see the face of any man with truth.

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Testament of Dan 4:1-7 

1 Understand ye, therefore, the power of wrath, that it is vain. 2 For it first of all giveth provocation by word; then by deeds it strengtheneth him who is angry, and with sharp losses disturbeth his mind, and so stirreth up with great wrath his soul. 3 Therefore, when any one speaketh against you, be not ye moved to anger, [and if any man praiseth you as holy men, be not uplifted: be not moved either to delight or to disgust. 4 For first it pleaseth the hearing, and so maketh the mind keen to perceive the grounds for provocation; and then being enraged, he thinketh that he is justly angry. 5 If ye fall into any loss or ruin, my children, be not afflicted; for this very spirit maketh a man desire that which is perishable, in order that he may be enraged through the affliction. 6 And if ye suffer loss voluntarily, or involuntarily, be not vexed; for from vexation ariseth wrath with lying. 7 Moreover, a twofold mischief is wrath with lying; and they assist one another in order to disturb the heart; and when the soul is continually disturbed, the Lord departeth from it, and Beliar ruleth over it.

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Testament of Dan 6:1-2, 8, 10

1 And now, fear the Lord, my children, and beware of Satan and his spirits. 2 Draw near unto Alahayim and unto the angel that intercedeth for you, for he is a mediator between Alahayim and man, and for the peace of Israel he shall stand up against the kingdom of the enemy... 8 Keep, therefore, yourselves, my children, from every evil work, and cast away wrath and all lying, and love truth and long-suffering. 10 Depart, therefore, from all unrighteousness, and cleave unto the righteousness of Alahayim, and your race will be saved for ever.

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Admonitions on Anger & Wrath

Mat 5:21 

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 

Mat 5:22 

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 

• (The cause has to be a righteous cause because he also said “fret not thyself in any wise to do evil" {Psalms 37:8} so you should not use just any cause to get angry and you still have to sit upon your bed and commune in your own heart before speaking {Psalms 4:4} and not let the sun go down upon your wrath by forgiving your brother to avoid giving place to the devil.{Eph 4:26} )

Mat 5:23 

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 

Mat 5:24 

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 

Mat 5:25 

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 

Mat 5:26 

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 

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the Psalm of David on Anger & Wrath

Psa 37:1-8, 27  

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in Ahayah, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in Ahayah; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto Ahayah; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Rest in Ahayah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 

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Alahayim's Example & Wisdom 

Psa 145:8 

Ahayah is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Ecc 7:9 

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Pro 14:17 

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. 

Pro 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Pro 16:32 

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Pro 14:29 

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 

Pro 19:11 

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Jas 1:19-20  

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of Alahayim. 

Psalms 4:4

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Eph 4:26 

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ​

Eph 4:27 

Neither give place to the devil. 

• If you get angry, don't sin. Rather, go sit down upon your bed, be still, and commune with your own heart to come out of the anger and wrath so you can forgive whomever has wronged you from the heart before the sun goes down to avoid giving place to the devil by continuing in the wrath that night. Not letting go of the wrath would not only give place to the devil, but also grieve the Holy Spirit because anger wrath and bitterness would still have place the heart by evidence of the lack of forgiveness and retention of the wrath instead of letting love enter the heart by kindness to forgive in longsuffering as Christ has forgiven us:

Eph 4:30 

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of Alahayim, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 

Eph 4:31

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 

Eph 4:32 

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Alahayim for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 

Eph 5:1-2  

Be ye therefore followers of Alahayim, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to Alahayim for a sweet smelling savour. 

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Understanding for the spirit of Hatred 

Testament of Gad 1:4-9

4 Now Joseph my brother was feeding the flock with us for upwards of thirty days, and being young, he fell sick by reason of the heat. 5 And he returned to Hebron to our father, who made him lie down near him, because he loved him greatly. 6 And Joseph told our father that the sons of Zilpah and Bilhah were slaying the best of the flock and eating them against the judgement of Reuben and Judah. 7 For he saw that I had delivered a lamb out of the mouth of a bear, and put the bear to death; but had slain the lamb, being grieved concerning it that it could not live, and that we had eaten it. 8 And regarding this matter I was wroth with Joseph until the day that he was sold, and the spirit of hatred was in me, and I wished not either to hear of Joseph with the ears, or see him with the eyes because he rebuked us to our faces saying that we were eating of the flock without Judah. 9 For whatsoever things he told our father, he believed him.
Testament of Gad 2:1-5

1 I confess now my sin, my children, that oftentimes I wished to kill him, because I hated him from my heart. 2 Moreover, I hated him yet more for his dreams; and I wished to lick him out of the land of the living, even as an ox licketh up the grass of the field. 3 Therefore I and Simeon sold him to the Ishmaelites for thirty pieces of gold, and ten of them we hid, and showed the twenty to our brethren. 4 And thus through covetousness we were bent on slaying him. 5 And the Alahayim of my fathers delivered him from my hands, that I should not work lawlessness in Israel.

Testament of Gad 3:1-3

1 And now, my children, hearken to the words of truth to work righteousness, and all the law of the Most High, and go not astray through the spirit of hatred, for it is evil in all the doings of men. 2 Whatsoever a man doeth the hater abominateth him: and though a man worketh the law of the Lord, he praiseth him not; though a man feareth the Lord, and taketh pleasure in that which is righteous, he loveth him not. 3 He dispraiseth the truth, he envieth him that prospereth, he welcometh evil-speaking, he loveth arrogance, for hatred blindeth his soul; as I also then looked on Joseph.

Testament of Gad 4:1

4 I Beware, therefore, my children of hatred; for it worketh lawlessness even against the Lord Himself. 2 For it will not hear the words of His commandments concerning the loving of one’s neighbour, 3 and it sinneth against Alahayim. For if a brother stumble, it delighteth immediately to proclaim it to all men, and is urgent that he should be judged for it, and be punished and be put to death. 4 And if it be a servant it stirreth him up against his master, and with every affliction it deviseth against 5 him if possibly he can be put to death, for hatred worketh with envy also against them that prosper: so long as it heareth of or seeth their success, it always languisheth. 6 For as love would quicken even the dead, and would call back them that are condemned to die, so hatred would slay the living, and those that had sinned venially it would not suffer to live. 7 For the spirit of hatred worketh together with Satan, through hastiness of spirit, in all things to men’s death; but the spirit of love worketh together with the law of Alahayim in long-suffering unto the salvation of men.

Testament of Gad 5:1 

1 Hatred, therefore, is evil, for it constantly mateth with lying, speaking against the truth; and it maketh small things to be great, and causeth the light to be darkness, and calleth the sweet bitter, and teacheth slander, and kindleth wrath, and stirreth up war, and violence and all covetousness; it filleth the heart with evils and devilish poison. ​​

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Solutions to the spirit of Hatred ​​​

Testament of Gad 5:2-5

2 These things, therefore, I say to you from experience, my children, that ye may drive forth hatred, which is of the devil, and cleave to the love of Alahayim. 3 Righteousness casteth out hatred, humility destroyeth envy. For he that is just and humble is ashamed to do what is unjust, being reproved not of another, but of his own heart, because the Lord looketh on his inclination. 4 He speaketh not against a holy man, because the fear of Alahayim overcometh hatred. 5 For fearing lest he should offend the Lord, he will not do wrong to any, man, even in thought.

Testament of Gad Chapter 6

6 1 And now, my children, I exhort you, love ye each one his brother, and put away hatred from 2 your hearts, love one another in deed, and in word, and in the inclination of the soul. For in the presence of my father I spake peaceably to Joseph; and when I had gone out, the spirit of hatred darkened my mind, and stirred up my soul to slay him. 3 Love ye, therefore, one another from the heart; and if a man sin against thee, cast forth the poison of hate and speak peaceably to him, and in thy soul hold not guile; and if he confess and repent, forgive him. 4 But if he deny it, do not get into a passion with him, lest catching the poison from thee he take to swearing and so thou sin doubly. 6 And though he deny it and yet have a sense of shame when reproved, give over reproving him. For he who denieth may repent so as not again to wrong thee; yea, he may also honour thee, and fear and be at peace with thee. 7 And if he be shameless and persist in his wrong-doing, even so forgive him from the heart, and leave to Alahayim the avenging. 5 Let not another man hear thy secrets when engaged in legal strife, lest he come to hate thee and become thy enemy, and commit a great sin against thee; for often times he addresseth thee guilefully or busieth himself about thee with wicked intent.

Testament of Gad Chapter 7

1 If a man prospereth more than you, do not be vexed, but pray also for him, that he may have perfect prosperity. 2 For so it is expedient for you. And if he be further exalted, be not envious of him, remembering that all flesh shall die; and offer praise to Alahayim, who giveth things good and profitable to all men. 3 Seek out the judgements of the Lord, and thy mind will rest and be at peace. 4 And though a man become rich by evil means, even as Esau, the brother of my father, be not jealous; but wait for the end of the Lord. 5 For if he taketh away from a man wealth gotten by evil means He forgiveth him if he repent, but the unrepentant is reserved for eternal punishment. 6 For the poor man, if free from envy he pleaseth the Lord in all things, is blessed beyond all men, because he hath not the travail of vain men. 7 Put away, therefore, jealousy from your souls, and love one another with uprightness of heart.

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• For a more complete edification on the spirits of Anger, Lying, and Hatred, please check out the following lessons to supplement the edification on the website:

The Spirit of Anger:

https://youtu.be/RtKNVCoxJCs?si=ip9uEHbmSNL_9in5

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Catching the Lie:

https://youtu.be/4UZaCC-7jmQ?si=IJCv5T_DOvZkIKXu

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