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The original Old Testament Scriptures. |
Contrary to popular opinion, the study of
Old Testament Scripture is still highly-important to modern day believers. If :
" Those who are ignorant of Secular History are doomed to repeat it "; then how much more so, those who are even more ignorant of
Spiritual Matters? After all, even less conscious thought is directed toward one's own religion than politics - believe it, or not... and, such has been the case regarding numerous spiritual matters! Case in point, consider
The Ba'als [ or
Ba'alim ] of:
" Spiritual Babylon.... "
According to
Our Secular Dictionaries, we can read
The Following Definition(s):
Ba'al n., pl. Ba'alim ( -im ), Ba'als [ LL. < Hebrew Ba'al ]:
" 1. Among The Ancient Semitic Peoples [ of: Babylon, Sumer, Chaldea, and Assyria ], originally, any number of Local Fertility and Sun Gods;
2. The Chief God Of Babylon - specifically the pagan god, which bears The Official Title Of: ' The Lord ', ' The Master ', or ' The Grand Architect ' - within The Babylonian Hierarchy [ or, Pantheon ] of Sun Gods.
3. A false god; or idol. "
But, what do these secular definitions regarding:
" The Ba'als " - really tell us? What do:
Fertility and
Sun Gods - have to do with
Our Modern Day Spiritual Era? So what, if
The Ancient Semitic Peoples [ also ] referred to their own pagan deity as:
" The Lord "? We, ourselves, know who
' The Lord ' truly is... don't we? And there are very few of us, indeed, who actually worship:
False Gods, or
Man-Made Idols. So, what's
The Real Problem?