An appendix: I was asked about the previous chapter’s claim that the gift of tongues can be heard and understood by all angels, both holy and unholy. I, too, had heard the lesson, “If you speak in tongues, only God knows what you’re saying and the demons don’t understand you.” Which sounds nice… until you realize that there are no scriptures that teach that, and when critically thinking about the premise, I raise an eyebrow. I think, in lieu of any scriptures specifically

I have found that many of the spiritual gifts are understood to be about the same as magic to the typical Christian, no matter their background or current beliefs. “God does something miraculous; we don’t understand how; it’s the power of God; it seems to have something to do with saying certain words; it seems to have something to do with fasting; also it has nothing to do with me, it’s all him; it’s a mystery of the Spirit…“ Might as well say, “magic” because functionally

I quote Napoleon: “History is a set of lies agreed upon.” Which version of us do you think the demons prefer? Returning to address that...