From: mrgreen@next16pg2.wam.umd.edu (Mara Rachel Greengrass)
Subject: Re: Satans E-mail.
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:45:06 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.010739.26915@tc.fluke.COM> emery@tc.fluke.COM (John  
Emery) writes:
> In article <1993Jan6.120823.18742@cbfsb.cb.att.com>  
cooper@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (Ralph 'Hairy' Moonen) writes:
> 
> >In article <72998@cup.portal.com>, John_-_Winston@cup.portal.com  
writes:
> >> Dear Folks: All is not lost. I am now getting some more E-mail from
> >> Satan. Here is what he says to me, Remember how ever silent I am, I 
> >> will always be watching over you my child. It's good to know that 
> >> someone down there is watching under me. I do believe that Doug is
> >> over stretching the truth a little also but I appreciate his  
thoughts.
> >> John Winston. I have asked Satan for permission to post his E-mail 
> >> address so people can talk to him. Standby for his return approval.
> >
> >
> Mr. Winston, could you please forward my letter also?  I've always  
wanted
> to ask him some questions if I ever got the chance.  Thank you very  
much.
> 
> -------------
> 
> Satan,  I have been quite curious about you and have always wished that
> some of my questions about you could be answered.  Now that I have the
> opportunity, here it goes.  You were once known as Lucifer, the light
> bearer, a great guardian cherub, perfect in beauty, clothed with every
> precious stone.  I could just imagine you reflecting God's glory.  My
> question is why did you rebel against God?  Why did your heart become
> proud on account of your beauty which God gave you in the first place?
> You had an eternal paradise within the presence of God, why did you
> throw it away?  I've always pondered that.
> 
> At the time of your rebellion, you made the proclamation that you would
> be like God and your throne would ascend to heaven.  You took 1/3 of
> the angels in your rebellion.  However, you were cast out, falling from
> heaven like lightning, you and your angels.  When you saw what had 
> happened, did you not realize that you did wrong?  Was there no place
> in your heart to admit your sin and repent in hopes that God might be
> merciful?  Look at the redeemed.  They, too, have been guilty of  
rebellion.
> Yet they admitted there wrong and humbly repented.  Why couldn't you
> do the same thing?  I know, I know, you hate the redeemed.  But I  
thought
> I would still ask.
> 
> You have continued do to such horrible things.  Why?  You know that
> us humans have a tendacy to become proud and corrupt and evil.  Yet
> you have continued to tempt leaders and people in power to use their
> power for evil.  You have wispered to, suggested to, and convinced men  
of
> power to lust for more and more.  This has led to many a war resulting
> in death and famine.  Your suggestions seem to work so often as seen
> by the scandals, the thefts, the murders, and various other  
destructions.
> 
[bulk of post deleted for sheer bulk of bible language and it made me ill  
anyway] 

> John
> 
> -------
> 
> Thank you Mr. Winston for helping in any way you can.  I hope you
> like my .sig.
> 
> -- 
> John Emery			I am an alien!  
> emery@tc.fluke.COM      
> 				1 Peter 2:11, John 16:17
> 


Hi there,

I'm new to this newsgroup.

Who is John Emery and does he really belong here?  Was his post a joke?   
If it was I apologize, but if it wasn't why doesn't he go back to  
alt.messianic where he belongs?

Yours in skepticism,
Lady Mara, King of the Elves
           Queen of confusion
           General Lover of Fuzzy things
           and University of Maryland archaeologist at-large (and 	 
		dangerous)
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