Spirit is not visible, people are. The visible person's form and color are all different. The second generation of every creation is born in the image of its seed, and its actions are like that of its parents. Just like people drive cars, spirits "drive" (control) people. Therefore, the ruler controls the flesh according to the ruler's purpose.
Ezekiel 28:12-16
12 Son of man, sing a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, "This is what the sovereign Lord says: 'You were the sealer of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. One the day you were created they were prepared.
14 I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked about amidst fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you.
16. In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God - the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.
How can a person know which spirit they belong to? Just as Jesus was righteous and God was with him. Jesus said in Matthew 7:15-20, one can recognize the person (tree) by his actions (fruit). Those born of the devil's seed will do the actions of the devil, and those born of God's seed will do the actions of God.
Matthew 7:15-20
15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but in wardly they are ferocious wolves.16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bed fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
How is it possible to distinguish the type of spirit? It is possible to distinguish which type of spirit is working through a person by listening to the words that person speaks. Anyone who speaks the words of God must belong to God, and anyone who speaks the words of the world(flesh) must belong to the world(flesh). The spirit of truth, which is a holy spirit, works within a person who speaks the words of God. The spirit of Satan, which is an evil spirit, works within a person who speaks the words of the world in order to deceive(1Jn 4:5~6)
1 John 4:5-6
5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world's perspective and the the world listens to them.6 We are from God; the person who knows God listen to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
May all believers distinguish spirits using the Bible so that they can avoid being deceived by Satan until they reach salvation.
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