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Spiritlieved upon in the world, wasreceived up in glory.' "1 Pet . 3 :18 "Christ died oncefor all time concerning sins, arighteous person for unrighteousones, that he might lead you toGod, he being put to death inthe flesh, but being made alivein the spirit ."3. Angels, Celestial Creatures,Higher and Mightierthan Men1 Ki . 22:21, 22 "And therecame forth a spirit, and stoodbefore Jehovah . and said, I willentice him . And Jehovah saidunto him, Wherewith? And hesaid, I will go forth, and will bea lying spirit in the mouth of allhis prophets . And he said, Thoushalt entice him, and shalt prevailalso : go forth, and do so ."Isa . 31 :3 "Now the Egyptiansare men, and not God ; and theirhorses flesh, and not spirit : andwhen Jehovah shall stretch outhis hand, both he that helpethshall stumble, and he that ishelped shall fall, and they allshall be consumed together ."Heb . 1 :7, 14 "Also with referenceto the angels he says :`And he makes his angels spirits,and his public servants a flameof fire .' Are they not all spiritsfor public service, sent forth tominister for those who are goingto inherit salvation?"See : Ps . 104 :4 .Though invisible, able to producevisible resultsJob 4 :15 "Then a spirit passedbefore my face ; the hair of myflesh stood up ."ech . 6 :5 "And the angel answeredand said unto me, Theseare the four winds ["spirits,"footnote ; also AV] of heaven,which go forth from standingbefore the Lord of all the earth ."Luke 24 :37-39 "But they wereterrified, and because they becamefrightened they were imaginingthey beheld a spirit . Sohe said to them : `Why are you358troubled . . . ?See my hands andmy feet, that it is I myself ; feelme and see, because a spirit doesnot have flesh and bones just asyou behold that I have .'"See also : Gen . 18 :1-8 ; 19 :1-3 .Refers also to wicked, rebelliousangels1 Sam. 28 :7, 8 "Then said Saulunto his servants, Seek me awoman that hath a familiarspirit, that I may go to her, andinquire of her . And his servantssaid to him, Behold, there is awoman that bath a familiarspirit at En-dor. And Saul . . .came to the woman by night :and he said, Divine unto me, Ipray thee, by the familiar spirit,and bring me up whomsoever Ishall name unto thee ."Matt . 8 :16 "But after it becameevening, people broughthim many demon-possessed persons; and he expelled the spiritswith a word, and he cured allwho were ailing."Eph . 6 :12 "We have a fight .not against blood and flesh, butagainst the governments, againstthe authorities, against theworld-rulers of this darkness,against the wicked spirit forces inthe heavenly places ."1 Pet . 3 :19, 20 "In this statealso he went his way andpreached to the spirits in prison,which had once been disobedientwhen the patience of Godwas waiting in Noah's days ."4. Life Force, in Earthly Creatures,the "Principle of Life"Sustained by BreathingJob 27 :3, 4 "(For my life isyet whole in me, and the spirit[ru'ahh, Heb .] of God is in mynostrils) ; surely my lips shallnot speak unrighteousness, neithershall my tongue utter deceit."Gen . 7 :22 "All in whose nostrilswas the breath of the spirit oflife, of all that was on the dryland, died."