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LUCIFER'S HANDS

The spirit’s moving through a seaside town
I’m born again to the latest sound
Jesus: “no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.... unless they are born of water and the Spirit.... The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." John 3:3-8 NIV
You no longer got a hold on me
I’m out of Lucifer’s hands
You no longer got a hold on me
You’re no longer in control of me, I am
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 KJV
Prayers of fire on a raindog night
Young men see visions beyond sound or sight
The Velvets beginning to see the light
Amen
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also... in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. Joel 2:28-30 KJV see also Acts 2:17-19
The poor breaking bread that’s made out of stone
Jesus: “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?" Matthew 7:9 NIV
 
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” Luke 4:3 NIV
The rich man won’t eat
He’s eating, alone
That’s easy
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Luke 15:19 NIV
 
He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
​“Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” Matthew 15:26-27 NIV
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