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explain the meaning..
You should also know the following subterfuge of the demons: at times they divide themselves into groups. Some come with a temptation; and when you ask for help others come in the guise of angels and chase away the first, to make you believe that they are true angels, and fall into vainglory, through having been granted such a thing. "153 Texts on Prayer", St Nilus of Mt Sinai, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 127 - 135.
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Devils tempt person A...
Person A asks for help...
Devils come disguised as angels to "help" as to make him fall into vain glory. For example they might tell him that they visited him because he is a holy man, and try to strip away his humility by making him feel proud because he is holy and at this point has reached his spiritual pinnacle and doesn't need repentance.
Sort of how we take credit for overcoming a sin and feel "good" about ourselves, and think we are holy in the eyes of God, when in reality we are at best a filthy rag.
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