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The City of God E11 | The Origin of the Two Cities: The Mystery of Angels and World Creation

18 min · 29 de sep de 2025
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This episode begins to explain the origin and destiny of the "City of God" and the "Earthly City". Augustine guides readers from the variability of created things back to the unchangeable Creator—the one true God. Based on Scripture, he elucidates the creation of angels, the mystery of light, and the distinction between good and evil angels, laying a theological foundation for the opposition of the two cities. This episode reveals God's wisdom and order in creation and emphasizes that humans can only know God through Christ. #TwoCities #Genesis #AngelOrigins #LightAndDarkness #DivineOrder

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