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These homilies were among the last Origen gave before his torture and death during the Decian persecution, around 254. With the saga of the Israelites entering and possessing their promised land, Origen unfolds the story of the Christian life from baptism to resurrection. He exhorts his hearers to persevere in their own struggles to overcome the enemies of their souls and obtain their own...

prince of the air of this world, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,”6 are expelled and annihilated from the souls they used to possess, Jesus deigns to make the souls “the dwelling place of God”7 and “the temple of the Holy Spirit.”8 Then the members that had served under an unjust king “for injustice leading to impurity, now serve righteousness leading to sanctification.”9 Understand, therefore, that Jesus destroyed the king of Jericho and the king of Ai and the king of Libnah
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