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In every readily available version, (and most obscure ones also) this saying is presented as a declarative statement, as for example in The King James Version; Quote:
As "can a house divided stand against itself?" significantly alters the meaning of, "and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand" Quote:
Like the well known English word "well", the term "arch" has more than one meaning, the term "Archangel" is not normally associated with the architectural term, other than in the sense of being the "chief" or the "keystone" ("cornerstone" or "head of the corner") providing stability to the whole structure that is leaning upon and dependent upon it (Him). That said, The Messiah is certainly "the adversary", and "the opposer" ("the satan") that opposes all evil, including that personified force of of evil and darkness known by title in Scripture as "The Satan" ("ho'satan") or simply "Satan". |
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