Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

relationships with men—which is strictly forbidden in Scripture (Lev. 20:13; Rom. 1)—it is impossible for two men to produce another human. As the sinful culture expands its immoral influence, more and more young men are encouraged to move toward these forbidden relationships. The more radical elements in this lifestyle would love to see every man reject the traditional and biblical man-woman, husband-wife relationship, choosing instead another man. If the entire population suddenly rejected the husband and wife relationship for a man with man relationship, in a century all human life would cease. Men with men cannot produce natural offspring! Sons become husbands and eventually fathers, and those fathers create families. This was the divine plan of God from the beginning. God desired to be a Father and to have sons who could bring forth families (Eph. 3:15). The heavenly Father gave His only Son, Christ, and those who believe in Him become the adopted sons of God (John 3:16; 1 John 3:2). Before the creation of Adam, who was called the “son of God” (Luke 3:38), angels were given the title of “sons of God” (Job 1:6; 38:7). This would mean that at the beginning of Creation, Satan, the angel called the “anointed cherub” (Ezek. 28:14), held a position of a “son” in the relationship with the other angelic messengers. Since his fall from heaven, the adversary lost his position of authority and is no longer an angelic son to the heavenly Father. This exile from the heavenly temple and abandonment from God could, and I believe did, certainly