(Spectre III #25) - <150 AD> Spectre was tempted by the demoness Sekuba, who showed him that his reincarnated wife and son came to misery because he'd taken the role of the Spectre instead of being reincarnated with them. He planned to raze the entire world, purifying it of evil, but was confronted by Archangel Michael in his guise of Kali. He stripped Caraka of his power, and sent the Spectre-Force to find a new host. As the price of his rebellion he merged Caraka's soul with that of Sekuba so they could torment each other, and named the new cursed being Azmodus. Azmodus promised to bedevil the Spectre, whoever he was, for all eternity

(Spectre III #10) - Spectre sought to enter Heaven to talk to the spirit of Father Tim, who had clues to the identity of the serial killer Reaver. Michael barred his way, saying he could never enter Heaven, although Corrigan could be renouncing the Spectre. Spectre said no angel would get in the way of vengeance, and they clashed, with Michael victorious, and Michael sent him back to Earth, telling him to continue his mission for the Almighty.

(Spectre III #18) - Spectre had seen no lasting impact of his work after decades, and after he committed genocide in judgment of Vlatava, he planned to judge the whole world. Eventually Madame Xanadu made Jim Corrigan realize he'd been clouded by grief since Amy Beitermann died. He admitted that he could only judge humanity on a case by case basis. The Archangel Michael appeared, and said Spectre had been tested, but passed. He would never have been allowed to destroy the world without God stopping him, and Michael deemed the destruction of Vlatava just, even though it was without mercy. Heaven wanted Spectre to continue his work. Spectre realized wisdom in Amy's words that he needed to confront his own evil in order to understand the evil in humanity, and Michael said he could now properly begin his mission. 50 years was a blink of an eye in the time of angels, so Heaven was being patient while Spectre realized his full mission.

(Spectre III #24) - Spectre brought his old partner Percival Popp to the gates of Heaven, but Michael said there was no room for him, not because he'd sinned, but because he lacked the proper amount of good deeds. Amy Beitermann had some pull in Heaven, and because of her plea the gates cracked open, allowing Popp entry.

(Spectre III #27) -Spectre visited Amy's old apartment, and witnessed a thug gun down innocents. Incensed he killed the thug over and over again in gruesome fashion. A demon from Hell appeared to him, and reminded him that when a damned soul died it belonged to them. Spectre was not finished tormenting the man, and decided to go to Hell, but was forbid by Michael, who impaled him on a flaming sword.

(Spectre III #31) - Spectre rescued the soul of Clarissa Marchnak from Hell, where she'd been cast by Azmodus, and sent her on the way to reincarnation. Shaitan said he overstepped his own mission, so Spectre went to the gate sof Heaven, and Michael approved of his actions. Michael said it was nice to see Spectre not ranting and being aggressive for once.

(Spectre III #35, 36) - Neron approached the Spectre-Force with an offer, a chance to be free of its' human host again for not interfering in Neron's plans. The Spectre-Force accepted, and Corrigan cried to Heaven. Archangel Michael told him the Spectre-Force had rebelled before, and if it caused the end of the world now it was foreordained. Jim reminded him that no aspect of God was supposed to walk the Earth without a human host, and Michael said divine edict had not been challenged, but Jim was suspicious. Jim suspected that there was a soul within the force, albeit a weak one, and entered the Spectre-Force, instructing his ally Ramban to construct a small golem. Louis Snipe, who'd made a deal to get out of Hell in exchange for helping Neron was the soul, twisted into a worm's body and covered in webs. He wanted out but the Spectre-Force created a spider-avatar to attack Jim. Jim ripped off one of its legs, used it to free Snipe, and cast his soul into the golem. The Spectre-Force was confronted by Archangel Michael, who demanded he bond with Jim, or return to Limbo, and the Wrath of God acquiesced.

(Spectre II #45) - A mob cornered two gay men and killed one of them, so Spectre arrived and removed the killers heart, leaving the others to wait for the police. Kane noticed that Jim let them off easy, and Jim talked about his prejudice against homosexuals. Kane said he'd better not let his views color how he dispensed justice, and Jim was troubled with this. He asked Michael for advice, and Michael said what humanity judged as evil was not necessarily what God judged as evil.

(Spectre III #60, 61) - God went missing and Heaven was empty, with Michael gone from the gates. Spectre had a vision of God devouring his creation, including Archangel Michael. God said his creation was to do with as he pleased, and justice was just human delusion. Spectre said God's creations were as flawed as he was, and he vanished. Father Craemer told Spectre that God had clearly not died because the world still existed, but his old conceptions of God were dead.

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