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Dusty · 07-30-2008, 02:01 PM

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Rick Joyner in his book, Epic Battles of the Last Days, has a bit different view of the gates of hell. He says "The gates of hell are the entrances through which evil gains access to this world. Likewise, the doors of heaven are the openings through which divine grace and truth flow to the world."

"These spiritual gates or doors are often localities, especially cities where people are concentrated in great numbers. The conflict between the kingdom of God and this present evil age is not over territory, but over people."

He cites the City of Cologne (Koln) as being an example of a portal of evil. Cologne, Germany has been one of the most influential cities in world history. Consider the following...

Cologne was founded at the time of the birth of Christ. The mother of the emperor Nero was born there. The mad emperor Caligula also came from Cologne. Cologne was the capital city which ruled the western part of the Roman empire. It was also highly involved in orchestrating the Crusades, which was the most flagrant distortion of Christianity that there ever was.

The Cathedral in Cologne was built to house the remains of the three wise men. Karl Marx moved to Cologne and was the publisher of a socialist newspaper. He published The Communist Manifesto from there. Robert Blum and Moses Hess started their careers in Cologne. They were the founders of modern Zionism.

So this city was central in many movments that were responsible for much bloodshed over the past several hundred years. Was Cologne a "gate of hell?

Larry II

Thanks Larry II.... That sums it up very well . No dispute from me.