Beliar
In the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Beliar gives seven spirits against man that are chief of the works of youth. Fornication is the mother of all evils, separating from God and bringing near to Beliar, and it makes a man a reproach and laughing-stock with Beliar and the sons of men. If fornication overcome not the mind, neither shall Beliar overcome.
In the Ascension of Isaiah Beliar is the angel of lawlessness who is the ruler of this world and whose name is Matanbûchis. He dwells in Manasseh and in the hearts of the princes of Judah and Benjamin, causes abandonment of the true faith in Jerusalem, and is in great wrath against Isaiah by reason of the vision.
Biography
- Occupation
- Angel of lawlessness, ruler of this world
Key Chapters
Key Passages
Beliar in Testaments 2
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 2:2
Seven spirits are given against man from Beliar, and they are chief of the works of youth; and seven spirits are given t...
2even spirits are given against man from Beliar, and they are chief of the works of youth; and seven spirits are given to him at his creation, that in them should be done every work of man.
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Beliar in Testaments 6
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 6:3
For constant meetings, even though the ungodly deed be not wrought, are to them an irremediable disease, and to us an ev...
3or constant meetings, even though the ungodly deed be not wrought, are to them an irremediable disease, and to us an everlasting reproach of Beliar; for fornication hath neither understanding nor godliness in itself, and all jealousy dwelleth in the desire thereof.
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Beliar in Testaments 19
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 19:4
In the third are the hosts of the armies which are ordained for the day of judgment, to work vengeance on the spirits of...
4n the third are the hosts of the armies which are ordained for the day of judgment, to work vengeance on the spirits of deceit and of Beliar.
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Beliar in Testaments 35
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 35:1
And now, my children, ye have heard all; choose therefore for yourselves either the darkness or the light, either the la...
1nd now, my children, ye have heard all; choose therefore for yourselves either the darkness or the light, either the law of the Lord or the works of Beliar.
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Beliar in Testaments 67
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 67:1
I know, my children, that in the last times your sons will forsake simplicity, and will cleave unto avarice, and leaving...
1 know, my children, that in the last times your sons will forsake simplicity, and will cleave unto avarice, and leaving guilelessness will draw near to malice, and forsaking the commandments of the Lord will cleave unto Beliar, and leaving husbandry will follow after their wicked devices, and shall be dispersed among the Gentiles, and shall serve their enemies.
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Beliar in Testaments 77
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 77:6
He shall redeem all captivity of the sons of men from Beliar, and every spirit of error shall be trodden down....
6e shall redeem all captivity of the sons of men from Beliar, and every spirit of error shall be trodden down.
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Beliar in Testaments 79
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 79:6
And one of the spirits of Beliar wrought with me, saying, Take this sword, and with it slay Joseph; so shall thy father ...
6nd one of the spirits of Beliar wrought with me, saying, Take this sword, and with it slay Joseph; so shall thy father love thee when he is slain.
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Beliar in Testaments 83
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 83:1
Observe, therefore, my children, the commandments of the Lord, and keep His law; and depart from wrath, and hate lying, ...
1bserve, therefore, my children, the commandments of the Lord, and keep His law; and depart from wrath, and hate lying, that the Lord may dwell among you, and Beliar may flee from you.
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Beliar in Testaments 103
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 103:8
But if his mind turn aside in evil, all his doings are in maliciousness, and he driveth away the good, and taketh unto h...
8ut if his mind turn aside in evil, all his doings are in maliciousness, and he driveth away the good, and taketh unto him the evil, and is ruled by Beliar; and even though he work what is good, he perverteth it in evil.
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Beliar in Testaments 117
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 117:5
And when I saw the spirit of Beliar was troubling her, I prayed unto the Lord, and said unto her, Why art thou troubled ...
5nd when I saw the spirit of Beliar was troubling her, I prayed unto the Lord, and said unto her, Why art thou troubled and disturbed, blinded in sins?
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Beliar in Testaments 133
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 133:3
Fear ye the Lord, and love your neighbour; and even though the spirits of Beliar allure you into all troublous wickednes...
3ear ye the Lord, and love your neighbour; and even though the spirits of Beliar allure you into all troublous wickedness, yet shall no troublous wickedness have dominion over you, even as it had not over Joseph my brother.
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Beliar in Testaments 137
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 137:1
Flee ye therefore, my children, the evil-doing of Beliar; for it giveth a sword to them that obeyeth, and the sword is t...
1lee ye therefore, my children, the evil-doing of Beliar; for it giveth a sword to them that obeyeth, and the sword is the mother of seven evils.
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Beliar in Ascension of Isaiah 1
The Ascension of Isaiah 1:8
And Sammael Malchira will serve Manasseh, and execute all his desire, and he will become a follower of Beliar rather tha...
8nd Sammael Malchira will serve Manasseh, and execute all his desire, and he will become a follower of Beliar rather than of me:
Beliar in Ascension of Isaiah 2
The Ascension of Isaiah 2:4
And Manasseh turned aside his heart to serve Beliar; for the angel of lawlessness, who is the ruler of this world, is Be...
4nd Manasseh turned aside his heart to serve Beliar; for the angel of lawlessness, who is the ruler of this world, is Beliar, whose name is Matanbûchis. And he delighted in Jerusalem because of Manasseh, and he made him strong in apostatizing (Israel) and in the lawlessness which were spread abroad in Jerusalem.
Beliar in Ascension of Isaiah 3
The Ascension of Isaiah 3:11
But Beliar dwelt in the heart of Manasseh and in the heart of the princes of Judah and Benjamin and of the eunuchs and o...
11ut Beliar dwelt in the heart of Manasseh and in the heart of the princes of Judah and Benjamin and of the eunuchs and of the councillors of the king.
Beliar in Ascension of Isaiah 4
The Ascension of Isaiah 4:2
After it is consummated, Beliar the great ruler, the king of this world, will descend, who hath ruled it since it came i...
2fter it is consummated, Beliar the great ruler, the king of this world, will descend, who hath ruled it since it came into being; yea, he will descend from his firmament in the likeness of a man, a lawless king, the slayer of his mother: who himself (even) this king
Beliar in Ascension of Isaiah 5
The Ascension of Isaiah 5:1
On account of these visions, therefore, Beliar was wroth with Isaiah, and he dwelt in the heart of Manasseh and he sawed...
1n account of these visions, therefore, Beliar was wroth with Isaiah, and he dwelt in the heart of Manasseh and he sawed him in sunder with a wooden saw.
Did You Know?
Dan says one of the spirits of Beliar urged him to take a sword and kill Joseph to win his father's love.
Dan teaches that when a soul is continually disturbed by wrath and lying, the Lord departs and Beliar rules over it.
Zebulun foretells that the Lord will redeem all the captivity of the sons of men from Beliar.
Joseph says that when his bones are carried up, the Lord will be with Israel in light and Beliar in darkness with the Egyptians.
Benjamin says Beliar gives a sword to those who obey him, and calls that sword the mother of seven evils.