Fox’s Book of Martyrs
By John Fox
Chapter 4
Papal Persecutions
Thus far our history of persecution has been confined principally to the pagan world. We come now to a period when persecution, under the guise of Christianity, committed more enormities than ever disgraced the annals of paganism. Disregarding the maxims and the spirit of the Gospel, the papal Church, arming herself with the power of the sword, vexed the Church of God and wasted it for several centuries, a period most appropriately termed in history, the "dark ages." The kings of the earth, gave their power to the "Beast," and submitted to be trodden on by the miserable vermin that often filled the papal chair, as in the case of Henry, emperor of Germany. The storm of papal persecution first burst upon the Waldenses in France.
Persecution of the Waldenses in France
Popery having brought various innovations into the Church, and overspread the Christian world with darkness and superstition, some few, who plainly perceived the pernicious tendency of such errors, determined to show the light of the Gospel in its real purity, and to disperse those clouds which artful priests had raised about it, in order to blind the people, and obscure its real brightness.
The principal among these was Berengarius, who, about the year 1000, boldly preached Gospel truths, according to their primitive purity. Many, from conviction, assented to his doctrine, and were, on that account, called Berengarians. To Berengarius succeeded Peer Bruis, who preached at Toulouse, under the protection of an earl, named Hildephonsus; and the whole tenets of the reformers, with the reasons of their separation from the Church of Rome, were published in a book written by Bruis, under the title of "Antichrist."
By the year of Christ 1140, the number of the reformed was very great, and the probability of its increasing alarmed the pope, who wrote to several princes to banish them from their dominions, and employed many learned men to write against their doctrines.
In A.D. 1147, because of Henry of Toulouse, deemed their most eminent preacher, they were called Henericians; and as they would not admit of any proofs relative to religion, but what could be deduced from the Scriptures themselves, the popish party gave them the name of apostolics. At length, Peter Waldo, or Valdo, a native of Lyons, eminent for his piety and learning, became a strenuous opposer of popery; and from him the reformed, at that time, received the appellation of Waldenses or Waldoys.
Pope Alexander III being informed by the bishop of Lyons of these transactions, excommunicated Waldo and his adherents, and commanded the bishop to exterminate them, if possible, from the face of the earth; hence began the papal persecutions against the Waldenses.
The proceedings of Waldo and the reformed, occasioned the first rise of the inquisitors; for Pope Innocent III authorized certain monks as inquisitors, to inquire for, and deliver over, the reformed to the secular power. The process was short, as an accusation was deemed adequate to guilt, and a candid trial was never granted to the accused.
The pope, finding that these cruel means had not the intended effect, sent several learned monks to preach among the Waldenses, and to endeavor to argue them out of their opinions. Among these monks was one Dominic, who appeared extremely zealous in the cause of popery. This Dominic instituted an order, which, from him, was called the order of Dominican friars; and the members of this order have ever since been the principal inquisitors in the various inquisitions in the world. The power of the inquisitors was unlimited; they proceeded against whom they pleased, without any consideration of age, sex, or rank. Let the accusers be ever so infamous, the accusation was deemed valid; and even anonymous informations, sent by letter, were thought sufficient evidence. To be rich was a crime equal to heresy; therefore many who had money were accused of heresy, or of being favorers of heretics, that they might be obliged to pay for their opinions. The dearest friends or nearest kindred could not, without danger, serve any one who was imprisoned on account of religion. To convey to those who were confined, a little straw, or give them a cup of water, was called favoring of the heretics, and they were prosecuted accordingly. No lawyer dared to plead for his own brother, and their malice even extended beyond the grave; hence the bones of many were dug up and burnt, as examples to the living. If a man on his deathbed was accused of being a follower of Waldo, his estates were confiscated, and the heir to them defrauded of his inheritance; and some were sent to the Holy Land, while the Dominicans took possession of their houses and properties, and, when the owners returned, would often pretend not to know them. These persecutions were continued for several centuries under different popes and other great dignitaries of the Catholic Church.
Persecutions of the Albigenses
The Albigenses were a people of the reformed religion, who inhabited the country of Albi. They were condemned on the score of religion in the Council of Lateran, by order of Pope Alexander III. Nevertheless, they increased so prodigiously, that many cities were inhabited by persons only of their persuasion, and several eminent noblemen embraced their doctrines. Among the latter were Raymond, earl of Toulouse, Raymond, earl of Foix, the earl of Beziers, etc.
A friar, named Peter, having been murdered in the dominions of the earl of Toulouse, the pope made the murder a pretense to persecute that nobleman and his subjects. To effect this, he sent persons throughout all Europe, in order to raise forces to act coercively against the Albigenses, and promised paradise to all that would come to this war, which he termed a Holy War, and bear arms for forty days. The same indulgences were likewise held out to all who entered themselves for the purpose as to such as engaged in crusades to the Holy Land. The brave earl defended Toulouse and other places with the most heroic bravery and various success against the pope's legates and Simon, earl of Montfort, a bigoted Catholic nobleman. Unable to subdue the earl of Toulouse openly, the king of France, and the queen mother, and three archbishops raised another formidable army, and had the art to persuade the earl of Toulouse to come to a conference, when he was treacherously seized upon, made a prisoner, forced to appear barefooted and bareheaded before his enemies, and compelled to subscribe an abject recantation. This was followed by a severe persecution against the Albigenses; and express orders that the laity should not be permitted to read the sacred Scriptures. In the year 1620 also, the persecution against the Albigenses was very severe. In 1648 a heavy persecution raged throughout Lithuania and Poland. The cruelty of the Cossacks was so excessive that the Tartars themselves were ashamed of their barbarities. Among others who suffered was the Rev. Adrian Chalinski, who was roasted alive by a slow fire, and whose sufferings and mode of death may depict the horrors which the professors of Christianity have endured from the enemies of the Redeemer.
The reformation of papistical error very early was projected in France; for in the third century a learned man, named Almericus, and six of his disciples, were ordered to be burnt at Paris for asserting that God was no otherwise present in the sacramental bread than in any other bread; that it was idolatry to build altars or shrines to saints and that it was ridiculous to offer incense to them.
The martyrdom of Almericus and his pupils did not, however, prevent many from acknowledging the justness of his notions, and seeing the purity of the reformed religion, so that the faith of Christ continually increased, and in time not only spread itself over many parts of France, but diffused the light of the Gospel over various other countries.
In the year 1524, at a town in France, called Melden, one John Clark set up a bill on the church door, wherein he called the pope Antichrist. For this offence he was repeatedly whipped, and then branded on the forehead. Going afterward to Mentz, in Lorraine, he demolished some images, for which he had his right hand and nose cut off, and his arms and breast torn with pincers. He sustained these cruelties with amazing fortitude, and was even sufficiently cool to sing the One hundredth and fifteenth Psalm, which expressly forbids idolatry; after which he was thrown into the fire, and burnt to ashes.
Many persons of the reformed persuasion were, about this time, beaten, racked, scourged, and burnt to death, in several parts of France, but more particularly at Paris, Malda, and Limosin.
A native of Malda was burnt by a slow fire, for saying that Mass was a plain denial of the death and passion of Christ. At Limosin, John de Cadurco, a clergyman of the reformed religion, was apprehended and ordered to be burnt.
Francis Bribard, secretary to cardinal de Pellay, for speaking in favor of the reformed, had his tongue cut out, and was then burnt, A.D. 1545. James Cobard, a schoolmaster in the city of St. Michael, was burnt, A.D. 1545, for saying 'That Mass was useless and absurd'; and about the same time, fourteen men were burnt at Malda, their wives being compelled to stand by and behold the execution.
A.D. 1546, Peter Chapot brought a number of Bibles in the French tongue to France, and publicly sold them there; for which he was brought to trial, sentenced, and executed a few days afterward. Soon after, a cripple of Meaux, a schoolmaster of Fera, named Stephen Poliot, and a man named John English, were burnt for the faith.
Monsieur Blondel, a rich jeweler, was, in A.D. 1548, apprehended at Lyons, and sent to Paris; there he was burnt for the faith by order of the court, A.D. 1549. Herbert, a youth of nineteen years of age, was committed to the flames at Dijon; as was also Florent Venote in the same year.
In the year 1554, two men of the reformed religion, with the son and daughter of one of them, were apprehended and committed to the castle of Niverne. On examination, they confessed their faith, and were ordered to execution; being smeared with grease, brimstone, and gunpowder, they cried, "Salt on, salt on this sinful and rotten flesh." Their tongues were then cut out, and they were afterward committed to the flames, which soon consumed them, by means of the combustible matter with which they were besmeared.
The Bartholomew Massacre at Paris, etc.
On the twenty second day of August, 1572, commenced this diabolical act of sanguinary brutality. It was intended to destroy at one stroke the root of the Protestant tree, which had only before partially suffered in its branches. The king of France had artfully proposed a marriage, between his sister and the prince of Navarre, the captain and prince of the Protestants. This imprudent marriage was publicly celebrated at Paris, August 18, by the cardinal of Bourbon, upon a high stage erected for the purpose. They dined in great pomp with the bishop, and supped with the king at Paris. Four days after this, the prince (Coligny), as he was coming from the Council, was shot in both arms; he then said to Maure, his deceased mother's minister, "O my brother, I do now perceive that I am indeed beloved of my God, since for His most holy sake I am wounded." Although the Vidam advised him to fly, yet he abode in Paris, and was soon after slain by Bemjus; who afterward declared he never saw a man meet death more valiantly than the admiral.
The soldiers were appointed at a certain signal to burst out instantly to the slaughter in all parts of the city. When they had killed the admiral, they threw him out at a window into the street, where his head was cut off, and sent to the pope. The savage papists, still raging against him, cut off his arms and private members, and, after dragging him three days through the streets, hung him by the heels without the city. After him they slew many great and honorable persons who were Protestants; as Count Rochfoucault, Telinius, the admiral's son-in-law, Antonius, Clarimontus, marquis of Ravely, Lewes Bussius, Bandineus, Pluvialius, Burneius, etc., and falling upon the common people, they continued the slaughter for many days; in the three first they slew of all ranks and conditions to the number of ten thousand. The bodies were thrown into the rivers, and blood ran through the streets with a strong current, and the river appeared presently like a stream of blood. So furious was their hellish rage, that they slew all papists whom they suspected to be not very staunch to their diabolical religion. From Paris the destruction spread to all quarters of the realm.
At Orleans, a thousand were slain of men, women, and children, and six thousand at Rouen.
At Meldith, two hundred were put into prison, and later brought out by units, and cruelly murdered.
At Lyons, eight hundred were massacred. Here children hanging about their parents, and parents affectionately embracing their children, were pleasant food for the swords and bloodthirsty minds of those who call themselves the Catholic Church. Here three hundred were slain in the bishop's house; and the impious monks would suffer none to be buried.
At Augustobona, on the people hearing of the massacre at Paris, they shut their gates that no Protestants might escape, and searching diligently for every individual of the reformed Church, imprisoned and then barbarously murdered them. The same curelty they practiced at Avaricum, at Troys, at Toulouse, Rouen and many other places, running from city to city, towns, and villages, through the kingdom.
As a corroboration of this horrid carnage, the following interesting narrative, written by a sensible and learned Roman Catholic, appears in this place, with peculiar propriety.
"The nuptials (says he) of the young king of Navarre with the French king's sister, was solemnized with pomp; and all the endearments, all the assurances of friendship, all the oaths sacred among men, were profusely lavished by Catharine, the queen-mother, and by the king; during which, the rest of the court thought of nothing but festivities, plays, and masquerades. At last, at twelve o'clock at night, on the eve of St. Bartholomew, the signal was given. Immediately all the houses of the Protestants were forced open at once. Admiral Coligny, alarmed by the uproar jumped out of bed, when a company of assassins rushed in his chamber. They were headed by one Besme, who had been bred up as a domestic in the family of the Guises. This wretch thrust his sword into the admiral's breast, and also cut him in the face. Besme was a German, and being afterwards taken by the Protestants, the Rochellers would have brought him, in order to hang and quarter him; but he was killed by one Bretanville. Henry, the young duke of Guise, who afterwards framed the Catholic league, and was murdered at Blois, standing at the door until the horrid butchery should be completed, called aloud, 'Besme! is it done?' Immediately after this, the ruffians threw the body out of the window, and Coligny expired at Guise's feet.
"Count de Teligny also fell a sacrifice. He had married, about ten months before, Coligny's daughter. His countenance was so engaging, that the ruffians, when they advanced in order to kill him, were struck with compassion; but others, more barbarous, rushing forward, murdered him.
"In the meantime, all the friends of Coligny were assassinated throughout Paris; men, women, and children were promiscuously slaughtered and every street was strewed with expiring bodies. Some priests, holding up a crucifix in one hand, and a dagger in the other, ran to the chiefs of the murderers, and strongly exhorted them to spare neither relations nor friends.
"Tavannes, marshal of France, an ignorant, superstitious soldier, who joined the fury of religion to the rage of party, rode on horseback through the streets of Paris, crying to his men, 'Let blood! let blood! bleeding is as wholesome in August as in May.' In the memories of the life of this enthusiastic, written by his son, we are told that the father, being on his deathbed, and making a general confession of his actions, the priest said to him, with surprise, 'What! no mention of St. Bartholomew's massacre?' to which Tavannes replied, 'I consider it as a meritorious action, that will wash away all my sins.' Such horrid sentiments can a false spirit of religion inspire!
"The king's palace was one of the chief scenes of the butchery; the king of Navarre had his lodgings in the Louvre, and all his domestics were Protestants. Many of these were killed in bed with their wives; others, running away naked, were pursued by the soldiers through the several rooms of the palace, even to the king's antichamber. The young wife of Henry of Navarre, awaked by the dreadful uproar, being afraid for her consort, and for her own life, seized with horror, and half dead, flew from her bed, in order to throw herself at the feet of the king her brother. But scarce had she opened her chamber door, when some of her Protestant domestics rushed in for refuge. The soldiers immediately followed, pursued them in sight of the princess, and killed one who crept under her bed. Two others, being wounded with halberds, fell at the queen's feet, so that she was covered with blood.
"Count de la Rochefoucault, a young nobleman, greatly in the king's favor for his comely air, his politeness, and a certain peculiar happiness in the turn of his conversation, had spent the evening until eleven o'clock with the monarch, in pleasant familiarity; and had given a loose, with the utmost mirth, to the sallies of his imagination. The monarch felt some remorse, and being touched with a kind of compassion, bid him, two or three times, not to go home, but lie in the Louvre. The count said he must go to his wife; upon which the king pressed him no farther, but said, 'Let him go! I see God has decreed his death.' And in two hours after he was murdered.
"Very few of the Protestants escaped the fury of their enthusiastic persecutors. Among these was young La Force (afterwards the famous Marshal de la Force) a child about ten years of age, whose deliverance was exceedingly remarkable. His father, his elder brother, and he himself were seized together by the Duke of Anjou's soldier. These murderers flew at all three, and struck them at random, when they all fell, and lay one upon another. The youngest did not receive a single blow, but appearing as if he was dead, escaped the next day; and his life, thus wonderfully preserved, lasted four score and five years.
"Many of the wretched victims fled to the water side, and some swam over the Seine to the suburbs of St. Germaine. The king saw them from his window, which looked upon the river, and fired upon them with a carbine that had been loaded for that purpose by one of his pages; while the queen-mother, undisturbed and serene in the midst of slaughter, looking down from a balcony, encouraged the murderers and laughed at the dying groans of the slaughtered. This barbarous queen was fired with a restless ambition, and she perpetually shifted her party in order to satiate it.
"Some days after this horrid transaction, the French court endeavored to palliate it by forms of law. They pretended to justify the massacre by a calumny, and accused the admiral of a conspiracy, which no one believed. The parliament was commended to proceed against the memory of Coligny; and his dead body was hanged in chains on Montfaucon gallows. The king himself went to view this shocking spectacle. So one of his courtiers advised him to retire, and complaining of the stench of the corpse, he replied, 'A dead enemuy smells well.' The massacres on St. Bartholomew's day are painted in the royal saloon of the Vatican at Rome, with the following inscription: Pontifex, Coligny necem probat, i.e., 'The pope approves of Coligny's death.'
"The young king of Navarre was spared through policy, rather than from the pity of the queen-mother, she keeping him prisoner until the king's death, in order that he might be as a security and pledge for the submission of such Protestants as might effect their escape.
"This horrid butchery was not confined merely to the city of Paris. The like orders were issued from court to the governors of all the provinces in France; so that, in a week's time, about one hundred thousand Protestants were cut to pieces in different parts of the kingdom! Two or three governors only refused to obey the king's orders. One of these, named Montmorrin, governor of Auvergne, wrote the king the following letter, which deserves to be transmitted to the latest posterity.
"SIRE: I have received an order, under your majesty's seal, to put to death all the Protestants in my province. I have too much respect for your majesty, not to believe the letter a forgery; but if (which God forbid) the order should be genuine, I have too much respect for your majesty to obey it."
At Rome the horrid joy was so great, that they appointed a day of high festival, and a jubilee, with great indulgence to all who kept it and showed every expression of gladness they could devise! and the man who first carried the news received 1000 crowns of the cardinal of Lorraine for his ungodly message. The king also commanded the day to be kept with every demonstration of joy, concluding now that the whole race of Huguenots was extinct.
Many who gave great sums of money for their ransom were immediately after slain; and several towns, which were under the king's promise of protection and safety, were cut off as soon as they delivered themselves up, on those promises, to his generals or captains.
At Bordeaux, at the instigation of a villainous monk, who used to urge the papists to slaughter in his sermons, two hundred and sixty-four were cruelly murdered; some of them senators. Another of the same pious fraternity produced a similar slaughter at Agendicum, in Maine, where the populace at the holy inquisitors' satanical suggestion, ran upon the Protestants, slew them, plundered their houses, and pulled down their church.
The duke of Guise, entering into Blois, suffered his soldiers to fly upon the spoil, and slay or drown all the Protestants they could find. In this they spared neither age nor sex; defiling the women, and then murdering them; from whence he went to Mere, and committed the same outrages for many days together. Here they found a minister named Cassebonius, and threw him into the river.
At Anjou, they slew Albiacus, a minister; and many women were defiled and murdered there; among whom were two sisters, abused before their father, whom the assassins bound to a wall to see them, and then slew them and him.
The president of Turin, after giving a large sum for his life, was cruelly beaten with clubs, stripped of his clothes, and hung feet upwards, with his head and breast in the river: before he was dead, they opened his belly, plucked out his entrails, and threw them into the river; and then carried his heart about the city upon a spear.
At Barre great cruelty was used, even to young children, whom they cut open, pulled out their entrails, which through very rage they gnawed with their teeth. Those who had fled to the castle, when they yielded, were almost hanged. Thus they did at the city of Matiscon; counting it sport to cut off their arms and legs and afterward kill them; and for the entertainment of their visitors, they often threw the Protestants from a high bridge into the river, saying, "Did you ever see men leap so well?"
At Penna, after promising them safety, three hundred were inhumanly butchered; and five and forty at Albia, on the Lord's Day. At Nonne, though it yielded on conditions of safeguard, the most horrid spectacles were exhibited. Persons of both sexes and conditions were indiscriminately murdered; the streets ringing with doleful cries, and flowing with blood; and the houses flaming with fire, which the abandoned soldiers had thrown in. One woman, being dragged from her hiding place with her husband, was first abused by the brutal soldiers, and then with a sword which they commanded her to draw, they forced it while in her hands into the bowels of her husband.
At Samarobridge, they murdered above one hundred Protestants, after promising them peace; and at Antsidor, one hundred were killed, and cast part into a jakes, and part into a river. One hundred put into a prison at Orleans, were destroyed by the furious multitude.
The Protestants at Rochelle, who were such as had miraculously escaped the rage of hell, and fled there, seeing how ill they fared who submitted to those holy devils, stood for their lives; and some other cities, encouraged thereby, did the like. Against Rochelle, the king sent almost the whole power of France, which besieged it seven months; though by their assaults, they did very little execution on the inhabitants, yet by famine, they destroyed eighteen thousand out of two and twenty. The dead, being too numerous for the living to bury, became food for vermin and carnivorous birds. Many took their coffins into the church yard, laid down in them, and breathed their last. Their diet had long been what the minds of those in plenty shudder at; even human flesh, entrails, dung, and the most loathsome things, became at last the only food of those champions for that truth and liberty, of which the world was not worthy. At every attack, the besiegers met with such an intrepid reception, that they left one hundred and thirty-two captains, with a proportionate number of men, dead in the field. The siege at last was broken up at the request of the duke of Anjou, the king's brother, who was proclaimed king of Poland, and the king, being wearied out, easily complied, whereupon honorable conditions were granted them.
It is a remarkable interference of Providence, that, in all this dreadful massacre, not more than two ministers of the Gospel were involved in it.
The tragical sufferings of the Protestants are too numerous to detail; but the treatment of Philip de Deux will give an idea of the rest. After the miscreants had slain this martyr in his bed, they went to his wife, who was then attended by the midwife, expecting every moment to be delivered. The midwife entreated them to stay the murder, at least till the child, which was the twentieth, should be born. Notwithstanding this, they thrust a dagger up to the hilt into the poor woman. Anxious to be delivered, she ran into a corn loft; but hither they pursued her, stabbed her in the belly, and then threw her into the street. By the fall, the child came from the dying mother, and being caught up by one of the Catholic ruffians, he stabbed the infant, and then threw it into the river.
From the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, to the French Revolution, in 1789
The persecutions occasioned by the revocation of the edict of Nantes took place under Louis XIV. This edict was made by Henry the Great of France in 1598, and secured to the Protestants an equal right in every respect, whether civil or religious, with the other subjects of the realm. All those privileges Louis the XIV confirmed to the Protestants by another statute, called the edict of Nismes, and kept them inviolably to the end of his reign.
On the accession of Louis XIV the kingdom was almost ruined by civil wars. At this critical juncture, the Protestants, heedless of our Lord's admonition, "They that take the sword shall perish with the sword," took such an active part in favor of the king, that he was constrained to acknowledge himself indebted to their arms for his establishment on the throne. Instead of cherishing and rewarding that party who had fought for him, he reasoned that the same power which had protected could overturn him, and, listening to the popish machinations, he began to issue out proscriptions and restrictions, indicative of his final determination. Rochelle was presently fettered with an incredible number of denunciations. Montauban and Millau were sacked by soldiers. Popish commissioners were appointed to preside over the affairs of the Protestants, and there was no appeal from their ordinance, except to the king's council. This struck at the root of their civil and religious exercises, and prevented them, being Protestants, from suing a Catholic in any court of law. This was followed by another injunction, to make an inquiry in all parishes into whatever the Protestants had said or done for twenty years past. This filled the prisons with innocent victims, and condemned others to the galleys or banishment.
Protestants were expelled from all offices, trades, privileges, and employs; thereby depriving them of the means of getting their bread: and they proceeded to such excess in this brutality, that they would not suffer even the midwives to officiate, but compelled their women to submit themselves in that crisis of nature to their enemies, the brutal Catholics. Their children were taken from them to be educated by the Catholics, and at seven years of age, made to embrace popery. The reformed were prohibited from relieving their own sick or poor, from all private worship, and divine service was to be performed in the presence of a popish priest. To prevent the unfortunate victims from leaving the kingdom, all the passages on the frontiers were strictly guarded; yet, by the good hand of God, about 150,000 escaped their vigilance, and emigrated to different countries to relate the dismal narrative.
All that has been related hitherto were only infringements on their established charter, the edict of Nantes. At length the diabolical revocation of that edict passed on the eighteenth of October, 1685, and was registered the twenty-second, contrary to all form of law. Instantly the dragoons were quartered upon the Protestants throughout the realm, and filled all France with the like news, that the king would no longer suffer any Huguenots in his kingdom, and therefore they must resolve to change their religion. Hereupon the intendants in every parish (which were popish governors and spies set over the Protestants) assembled the reformed inhabitants, and told them they must, without delay, turn Catholics, either freely or by force. The Protestants replied, that they 'were ready to sacrifice their lives and estates to the king, but their consciences being God's they could not so dispose of them.'
Instantly the troops seized the gates and avenues of the cities, and placing guards in all the passages, entered with sword in hand, crying, "Die, or be Catholics!" In short, they practiced every wickedness and horror they could devise to force them to change their religion.
They hanged both men and women by their hair or their feet, and smoked them with hay until they were nearly dead; and if they still refused to sign a recantation, they hung them up again and repeated their barbarities, until, wearied out with torments without death, they forced many to yield to them.
Others, they plucked off all the hair of their heads and beards with pincers. Others they threw on great fires, and pulled them out again, repeating it until they extorted a promise to recant.
Some they stripped naked, and after offering them the most infamous insults, they stuck them with pins from head to foot, and lanced them with penknives; and sometimes with red-hot pincers they dragged them by the nose until they promised to turn. Sometimes they tied fathers and husbands, while they ravished their wives and daughters before their eyes. Multitudes they imprisoned in the most noisome dungeons, where they practised all sorts of torments in secret. Their wives and children they shut up in monasteries.
Such as endeavored to escape by flight were pursued in the woods, and hunted in the fields, and shot at like wild beasts; nor did any condition or quality screen them from the ferocity of these infernal dragoons: even the members of parliament and military officers, though on actual service, were ordered to quit their posts, and repair directly to their houses to suffer the like storm. Such as complained to the king were sent to the Bastile, where they drank the same cup. The bishops and the intendants marched at the head of the dragoons, with a troop of missionaries, monks, and other ecclesiastics to animate the soldiers to an execution so agreeable to their Holy Church, and so glorious to their demon god and their tyrant king.
In forming the edict to repeal the edict of Nantes, the council were divided; some would have all the ministers detained and forced into popery as well as the laity; others were for banishing them, because their presence would strengthen the Protestants in perseverance: and if they were forced to turn, they would ever be secret and powerful enemies in the bosom of the Church, by their great knowledge and experience in controversial matters. This reason prevailing, they were sentenced to banishment, and only fifteen days allowed them to depart the kingdom.
On the same day that the edict for revoking the Protestants' charter was published, they demolished their churches and banished their ministers, whom they allowed but twenty-four hours to leave Paris. The papists would not suffer them to dispose of their effects, and threw every obstacle in their way to delay their escape until the limited time was expired which subjected them to condemnation for life to the galleys. The guards were doubled at the seaports, and the prisons were filled with the victims, who endured torments and wants at which human nature must shudder.
The sufferings of the ministers and others, who were sent to the galleys, seemed to exceed all. Chained to the oar, they were exposed to the open air night and day, at all seasons, and in all weathers; and when through weakness of body they fainted under the oar, instead of a cordial to revive them, or viands to refresh them, they received only the lashes of a scourge, or the blows of a cane or rope's end. For the want of sufficient clothing and necessary cleanliness, they were most grievously tormented with vermin, and cruelly pinched with the cold, which removed by night the executioners who beat and tormented them by day. Instead of a bed, they were allowed sick or well, only a hard board, eighteen inches broad, to sleep on, without any covering but their wretched apparel; which was a shirt of the coarsest canvas, a little jerkin of red serge, slit on each side up to the armholes, with open sleeves that reached not to the elbow; and once in three years they had a coarse frock, and a little cap to cover their heads, which were always kept close shaved as a mark of their infamy. The allowance of provision was as narrow as the sentiments of those who condemned them to such miseries, and their treatment when sick is too shocking to relate; doomed to die upon the boards of a dark hold, covered with vermin, and without the least convenience for the calls of nature. Nor was it among the least of the horrors they endured, that, as ministers of Christ, and honest men, they were chained side by side to felons and the most execrable villains, whose blasphemous tongues were never idle. If they refused to hear Mass, they were sentenced to the bastinado, of which dreadful punishment the following is a description. Preparatory to it, the chains are taken off, and the victims delivered into the hands of the Turks that preside at the oars, who strip them quite naked, and stretching them upon a great gun, they are held so that they cannot stir; during which there reigns an awful silence throughout the galley. The Turk who is appointed the executioner, and who thinks the sacrifice acceptable to his prophet Mahomet, most cruelly beats the wretched victim with a rough cudgel, or knotty rope's end, until the skin is flayed off his bones, and he is near the point of expiring; then they apply a most tormenting mixture of vinegar and salt, and consign him to that most intolerable hospital where thousands under their cruelties have expired.
Martyrdom of John Calas
We pass over many other individual maretyrdoms to insert that of John Calas, which took place as recently as 1761, and is an indubitable proof of the bigotry of popery, and shows that neither experience nor improvement can root out the inveterate prejudices of the Roman Catholics, or render them less cruel or inexorable to Protestants.
John Calas was a merchant of the city of Toulouse, where he had been settled, and lived in good repute, and had married an English woman of French extraction. Calas and his wife were Protestants, and had five sons, whom they educated in the same religion; but Lewis, one of the sons, became a Roman Catholic, having been converted by a maidservant, who had lived in the family about thirty years. The father, however, did not express any resentment or ill-will upon the occasion, but kept the maid in the family and settled an annuity upon the son. In October, 1761, the family consisted of John Calas and his wife, one woman servant, Mark Antony Calas, the eldest son, and Peter Calas, the second son. Mark Antony was bred to the law, but could not be admitted to practice, on account of his being a Protestant; hence he grew melancholy, read all the books he could procure relative to suicide, and seemed determined to destroy himself. To this may be added that he led a dissipated life, was greatly addicted to gaming, and did all which could constitute the character of a libertine; on which account his father frequently reprehended him and sometimes in terms of severity, which considerably added to the gloom that seemed to oppress him.
On the thirteenth of October, 1761, Mr. Gober la Vaisse, a young gentleman about 19 years of age, the son of La Vaisse, a celebrated advocate of Toulouse, about five o'clock in the evening, was met by John Calas, the father, and the eldest son Mark Antony, who was his friend. Calas, the father, invited him to supper, and the family and their guest sat down in a room up one pair of stairs; the whole company, consisting of Calas the father, and his wife, Antony and Peter Calas, the sons, and La Vaisse the guest, no other person being in the house, except the maidservant who has been already mentioned.
It was now about seven o'clock. The supper was not long; but before it was over, Antony left the table, and went into the kitchen, which was on the same floor, as he was accustomed to do. The maid asked him if he was cold? He answered, "Quite the contrary, I burn"; and then left her. In the meantime his friend and family left the room they had supped in, and went into a bed- chamber; the father and La Vaisse sat down together on a sofa; the younger son Peter in an elbow chair; and the mother in another chair; and, without making any inquiry after Antony, continued in conversation together until between nine and ten o'clock, when La Vaisse took his leave, and Peter, who had fallen asleep, was awakened to attend him with a light.
On the ground floor of Calas's house was a shop and a warehouse, the latter of which was divided from the shop by a pair of folding doors. When Peter Calas and La Vaisse came downstairs into the shop, they were extremely shocked to see Antony hanging in his shirt, from a bar which he had laid across the top of the two folding doors, having half opened them for that purpose. On discovery of this horrid spectacle, they shrieked out, which brought down Calas the father, the mother being seized with such terror as kept her trembling in the passage above. When the maid discovered what had happened, she continued below, either because she feared to carry an account of it to her mistress, or because she busied herself in doing some good office to her master, who was embracing the body of his son, and bathing it in his tears. The mother, therefore, being thus left alone, went down and mixed in the scene that has been already described, with such emotions as it must naturally produce. In the meantime Peter had been sent for La Moire, a surgeon in the neighborhood. La Moire was not at home, but his apprentice, Mr. Grosle, came instantly. Upon examination, he found the body quite dead; and by this time a papistical crowd of people were gathered about the house, and, having by some means heard that Antony Calas was suddenly dead, and that the surgeon who had examined the body, declared that he had been strangled, they took it into their heads he had been murdered; and as the family was Protestant, they presently supposed that the young man was about to change his religion, and had been put to death for that reason.
The poor father, overwhelmed with grief for the loss of his child, was advised by his friends to send for the officers of justice to prevent his being torn to pieces by the Catholic multitude, who supposed he had murdered his son. This was accordingly done and David, the chief magistrate, or capitol, took the father, Peter the son, the mother, La Vaisse, and the maid, all into custody, and set a guard over them. He sent for M. de la Tour, a physician, and MM. la Marque and Perronet, surgeons, who examined the body for marks of violence, but found none except the mark of the ligature on the neck; they found also the hair of the deceased done up in the usual manner, perfectly smooth, and without the least disorder: his clothes were also regularly folded up, and laid upon the counter, nor was his shirt either torn or unbuttoned.
Notwithstanding these innocent appearances, the capitol thought proper to agree with the opinion of the mob, and took it into his head that old Calas had sent for La Vaisse, telling him that he had a son to be hanged; that La Vaisse had come to perform the office of executioner; and that he had received assistance from the father and brother.
As no proof of the supposed fact could be procured, the capitol had recourse to a monitory, or general information, in which the crime was taken for granted, and persons were required to give such testimony against it as they were able. This recites that La Vaisse was commissioned by the Protestants to be their executioner in ordinary, when any of their children were to be hanged for changing their religion: it recites also, that, when the Protestants thus hang their children, they compel them to kneel, and one of the interrogatories was, whether any person had seen Antony Calas kneel before his father when he strangled him: it recites likewise, that Antony died a Roman Catholic, and requires evidence of his catholicism.
But before this monitory was published, the mob had got a notion that Antony Calas was the next day to have entered into the fraternity of the White Penitents. The capitol therefore caused his body to be buried in the middle of St. Stephen's Church. A few days after the interment of the deceased, the White Penitents performed a solemn service for him in their chapel; the church was hung with white, and a tomb was raised in the middle of it, on the top of which was placed a human skeleton, holding in one hand a paper, on which was written "Abjuration of heresy," and in the other a palm, the emblem of martyrdom. The next day the Franciscans performed a service of the same kind for him.
The capitol continued the persecution with unrelenting severity, and, without the least proof coming in, thought fit to condemn the unhappy father, mother, brother, friend, and servant, to the torture, and put them all into irons on the eighteenth of November.
From these dreadful proceedings the sufferers appealed to the parliament, which immediately took cognizance of the affair, and annulled the sentence of the capitol as irregular, but they continued the prosecution, and, upon the hangman deposing it was impossible Antony should hang himself as was pretended, the majority of the parliament were of the opinion, that the prisoners were guilty, and therefore ordered them to be tried by the criminal court of Toulouse. One voted him innocent, but after long debates the majority was for the torture and wheel, and probably condemned the father by way of experiment, whether he was guilty or not, hoping he would, in the agony, confess the crime, and accuse the other prisoners, whose fate, therefore, they suspended.
Poor Calas, however, an old man of sixty-eight, was condemned to this dreadful punishment alone. He suffered the torture with great constancy, and was led to execution in a frame of mind which excited the admiration of all that saw him, and particularly of the two Dominicans (Father Bourges and Father Coldagues) who attended him in his last moments, and declared that they thought him not only innocent of the crime laid to his charge, but also an exemplary instance of true Christian patience, fortitude, and charity. When he saw the executioner prepared to give him the last stroke, he made a fresh declaration to Father Bourges, but while the words were still in his mouth, the capitol, the author of this catastrophe, who came upon the scaffold merely to gratify his desire of being a witness of his punishment and death, ran up to him, and bawled out, "Wretch, there are fagots which are to reduce your body to ashes! speak the truth." M. Calas made no reply, but turned his head a little aside; and that moment the executioner did his office.
The popular outcry against this family was so violent in Languedoc, that every body expected to see the children of Calas broke upon the wheel, and the mother burnt alive.
Young Donat Calas was advised to fly into Switzerland: he went, and found a gentleman who, at first, could only pity and relieve him, without daring to judge of the rigor exercised against the father, mother, and brothers. Soon after, one of the brothers, who was only banished, likewise threw himself into the arms of the same person, who, for more than a month, took every possible precaution to be assured of the innocence of the family. Once convinced, he thought himself, obliged, in conscience, to employ his friends, his purse, his pen, and his credit, to repair the fatal mistake of the seven judges of Toulouse, and to have the proceedings revised by the king's council. This revision lasted three years, and it is well known what honor Messrs. de Grosne and Bacquancourt acquired by investigating this memorable cause. Fifty masters of the Court of Requests unanimously declared the whole family of Calas innocent, and recommended them to the benevolent justice of his majesty. The Duke de Choiseul, who never let slip an opportunity of signalizing the greatness of his character, not only assisted this unfortunate family with money, but obtained for them a gratuity of 36,000 livres from the king.
On the ninth of March, 1765, the arret was signed which justified the family of Calas, and changed their fate. The ninth of March, 1762, was the very day on which the innocent and virtuous father of that family had been executed. All Paris ran in crowds to see them come out of prison, and clapped their hands for joy, while the tears streamed from their eyes.
This dreadful example of bigotry employed the pen of Voltaire in deprecation of the horrors of superstition; and though an infidel himself, his essay on toleration does honor to his pen, and has been a blessed means of abating the rigor of persecution in most European states. Gospel purity will equally shun superstition and cruelty, as the mildness of Christ's tenets teaches only to comfort in this world, and to procure salvation in the next. To persecute for being of a different opinion is as absurd as to persecute for having a different countenance: if we honor God, keep sacred the pure doctrines of Christ, put a full confidence in the promises contained in the Holy Scriptures, and obey the political laws of the state in which we reside, we have an undoubted right to protection instead of persecution, and to serve heaven as our consciences, regulated by the Gospel rules, may direct.
Sådan är världskyrkan,med sina ekumeniska kärleksförklaringar!
Leif Berg
In the last days we have to be careful so that we don`t give heed to deceptive doctrines and movements sweeping all over the world, because hard times will come, and many will be deceived. Jesus Christ, the Son of God is the only one who can give you true repentance, forgiveness and power to overcome the world. John Wesley 2Pe 2:2 The way of truth will be evil spoken of - By those who blend all false and true Christians together.
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Can Money change your destiny?
Can Money change your destiny?
Dollar`s makes the world go round!
Many are preaching doctrines of money! How to gain access through giving money to achieve, wealth, prosperity, properties and securities!
This is an doctrine from Demon`s teaching, erroneous, false and deceiving lies from the bottom of the pit`s!
They only want to confuse your mind, and mix it up with transformed word`s, entangling you with smooth, soft, silky, shiny dreams!
Demon`s – Fiend, Evil spirit, Devil, Imp, Mischievous sprite, Sprite, fairy, elf, goblin, dryad, leprechaun, brownie, gnome, troll, Angel, Demon`s teaching!
See – schooling, training, lessons, education, instruction, coaching, philosophy, ideas, doctrine, credo, thinking, beliefs, principles, teach, viewpoint, way of life, values, behavior, practice, routine, lifestyle, standard of living, daily life, means, income, earnings, wealth, capital, measures, way, method, process, channel, course, instrument!
It makes the sheep`s starve, staring famine, and deadly sickness in mind! Because these “teacher`s” are by way of their`s right name – Lovers of Money! Or Money lover`s! A thief`s theory`s! Tear`s!
For other uses, see Moloch (disambiguation). In modern English usage, "Moloch" can refer derivatively to any person or thing which demands or requires costly sacrifices. Ba'al
Lover – addict, follower, devotee, admirer, follower, percolate, seep into, infiltrate, permeate, penetrate, get into, infect, trickle down, fuel, increase, stir up, provoke, stimulate, drum up, incite, ferment, agitate, defuse, soothe, smooth out, neutralize, cool, placate, incite, inflame, quell, whip up, breed, pacify, throw together, rustle up, concoct, make, produce, devise, dream up, fabricate, cook up, formulate, conceive, mix up, stir up, create, produce,Lover, afficionado,fan, lover, buff, devotee, agitate the air,make fiercer; as of emotions, "fan hatred", winnow,a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces, enkindle, strike out!
LOV'ER, n.
1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female.
Love is blind, and lovers cannot see -
2. A friend; one who regards with kindness.
Your brother and his lover have embraced.
3. One who likes or is pleased with any thing; as a lover of books or of science; a lover of wine; a lover of religion.
Lover and loover. [See Louver.]
Louver
LOUVER, n. loo'ver. An opening in the roof of a cottage for the smoke to escape.
Money – Change, exchange, trade, barter, substitute, argument, conversation, talk, chat, discussion, altercation, swap, replace, substitute, trade, switch, convert, coins, cash, loose change, alter, modify, vary, transform, revolutionize, adjust, amend, variation, transformation, revolution, conversion, adjustment, amendment, difference, alteration, modification, Cash, Currency, Funds Riches, Capital, Wealth,
Satan and his fallen angel`s always transform, mix together, and alter the way or means of giving! He cange`s the right way of manner, life and especially the mind!
Psychology of programming is sometimes referred to as "empirical study of programming" or ESP. See – encoding, brainwashing, indoctrination, training program, brainwashing, training instruction, programming, propaganda training, teaching, coaching!
You have to be careful, Satan may eat you out of your house! When it`s empty and cleaned, he will come back with seven other demons!
It`s a modern way to preach about money, you can hear it nearly in every church today!
They are teaching, how to make success!
To make gain`s, possessions, wealth and richness! How to be “On the Top!” You have to make war, fight, and proclaim your superiority!
Ex. Outwit- "to get the better of by superior wits, Outmaneuver, Outsmart, Outfox! See-tail! "stained with fox-colored marks." – script, letters, inscription, lettering, symbols, signs, secret language, cryptogram, secret code, cipher, characters!
Mayor- 1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" Great Magus!
See – Magnum - 1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" (see magnum).
Magnum - 1788, "bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits," from L. magnum, neut. of magnus "great" (see magnate). Registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Mass., as the name of a powerful type of handgun. Magnum opus "masterpiece," is from L., lit. "great work" (see opus).
Magnate - "great man, noble, man of wealth," "great, large,", "great, big, many"). Lots of, numerous, loads of, countless, several, scores of, various, a mixture of, different, many, a number of, same!
Superfly- Super+Fly, Superbly,”excellent, superior," Superlatively Abysmally!
Overpower- "to overcome with superior power," Advanced, enhanced, a cut above, inferior, stories!
In Sweden we have those “Preacher`s” who cut of their head`s and hanging loose in the air, put themselves head above a picture of a town! A horrible thing!
As I see it`s the same overseas!
They are in fact planning to take over the towns! Even capital! To make it a first city, center, hub, headquarters! They are in need of assets, trade, resources, funds, wealth, money, principal, investment! So they preach money, to change, revolutionize, transform, vary, modify, alter, and exchange, replace, substitute, coins, conversion, interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition, act of exchanging one type of money or security for another, the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another, real estate property fraud!
They use smooth, silky, soft, shiny, charming, persuasive, silver-tongued, easy, word’s, ”free from roughness, not harsh," of unknown origin. Sense of "pleasant, polite, sincere" or "superior, classy, clever" "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow."
Job 18:14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Job 18:15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 18:16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Smith – field, - as a market for cattle and horses, later the central meat market.
Lord - M.E. laverd, loverd (13c.), from O.E. hlaford "master of a household, ruler, superior," also "God" (translating L. Dominus, though O.E. drihten was used more often), earlier hlafweard, lit. "one who guards the loaves," from hlaf "bread, loaf" + weard "keeper, guardian, ward." Cf. lady, and O.E. hlafæta "household servant," lit. "loaf-eater." Modern monosyllabic form emerged 14c. The verb meaning "to play the lord, domineer" is from 1377; to lord it is from 1579. Interjection Lordy first attested 1853, Amer.Eng. Lord of the Flies translates Beelzebub (q.v.) and was name of 1954 book by William Golding.
god- deity, idol, divinity, spirit, supernatural being, goddess, icon, statue, god, hero, star, pin-up, luminary, top name, VIP, famous person, leading light, superstar, nobody, one and all, both, apiece, all and sundry, subordinate, favorite, superior, crony, gofer, branch of learning, field of study, area of interest, specialty, great, major, excellent, prominent, well-known, leading principal, best top!
Beelzebub- O.E. Belzebub, Philistine god worshipped at Ekron (2 Kings i.2), from L., used in Vulgate for N.T. Gk. beelzeboub, from Heb. ba'al-z'bub "lord of the flies," from ba'al "lord" + z'bhubh "fly." By later Christian writers, often taken generically for "Satan," though Milton made him one of the fallen angels.
Flies – Fly, take wing, take off, soar, take to the air, get a move on, rush, dawdle, run away, escape, flee, take flight, take off, run off, stand your ground, dig your heels, give in, admit defeat, give up, concede defeat, resign, yield, throw in the towel, submit to -
Translates – translate, render, explain, convert, transform, turn, change, transmute, interpret, decode, make sense of, work out, decipher, make out, crack, insinuate, give the impression, make somebody believe! Distinguish, see, hear, perceive, recognize, discern, understand, work out, decipher, decode, figure out, fill in, write, compose, draw up, write out, do, fare, get on, get by, manage, get along, direct, administer, supervise, handle, deal with, control, cope, get by, get along, make, do survive, live to tell the tale, subsist, perish!
The plural at first was used in addressing superior individuals, later also (to err on the side of propriety) strangers, and ultimately all equals.
The bettors would put their hands holding forfeit money into a hat or cap. The umpire would announce the odds and the bettors would withdraw their hands -- hands full meaning that they accepted the odds and the bet was on, hands empty meaning they did not accept the bet and were willing to forfeit the money. If one forfeited, then the money went to the other. If both agreed on either forfeiting or going ahead with the wager, then the umpire kept the money as payment.
Lady - M.E. lafdi, lavede, ladi, from O.E. hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," lit. "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (1); also compare lord). Not found outside Eng. except where borrowed from it. Sense of "woman of superior position in society" is c.1205; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1586). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from c.1374. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in O.E. to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, etc., from gen. sing. hlæfdigan, which in M.E. merged with the nom., so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's; e.g. ladybug (1699; cf. Ger. cognate Marienkäfer) which now is called ladybird beetle (1704) in Britain, through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy. Ladies' man first recorded 1784.
Dey - "female servant, housekeeper, maid," "to form, build" Dough - O.E. dag "dough," from P.Gmc. *daigaz "something kneaded," from PIE *dheigh- "to mould, to form, to knead" (cf. Skt. dehah "body," lit. "that which is formed," dih- "to besmear," digen "firm, solid," originally "kneaded into a compact mass;" Gk. teikhos "wall;" L. fingere "to form, fashion," figura "a shape, form, figure;" Goth. deigan "to smear"). Meaning "money" is from 1851. Doughface was the contemptuous nickname in U.S. politics for Northern Democrats who worked in the interest of the South before the Civil War; it was taken to mean "man who allows himself to be moulded." The source is an 1820 speech by John Randolph of Roanoke, in the wake of the Missouri Compromise.
"Randolph, mocking the northerners intimidated by the South, referred to a children's game in which the players daubed their faces with dough and then looked in a mirror and scared themselves." [Daniel Walker Howe, "What Hath God Wrought," 2007]
O.E. ut, common Gmc. (cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. ut, Du. uit, Ger. aus), from PIE base *ud- "up, up away" (cf. Skt. ut "up, out," uttarah "higher, upper, later, northern;" Avestan uz- "up, out," O.Ir. ud- "out," L. usque "all the way to, without interruption," Gk. hysteros "the latter," Rus. vy- "out"). Meaning "unconscious" is attested from 1898, originally in boxing. Sense of "not popular or modern" is from 1966. The verb was O.E. utian "expel," used in many senses over the years. Meaning "to expose as a closet homosexual" is first recorded 1990; as an adj. meaning "openly avowing one's homosexuality" it dates from 1970s (see closet; senses of "into public view" have been present in out since 16c.). Noun sense in baseball (1860) was originally from cricket, where it is attested from 1746. Adverbial phrase out-and-out "thoroughly" is attested from 1325; adj. usage is attested from 1813; out-of-the-way (adj.) "remote, secluded" is attested from c.1483. Out-of-towner "one not from a certain place" is from 1911. Shakespeare's It out-herods Herod ("Hamlet") reflects Herod as stock braggart and bully in old religious drama and was widely imitated 19c. Out to lunch "insane" is student slang from 1955; out of this world "excellent" is from 1938; out of sight "excellent, superior" is from 1891. See- Superlatively Abysmally!
Act 20:33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Moab -
From a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix “m-” and H1; from (her (the mother’s)) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants: - Moab. - "incestuously conceived" - conjure up, picture, envision, visualize, envisage, imagine, perceive, look on, think of regard consider, create, devise, formulate, invent, form, elaborate, make up, dream up, think up, formulate!
A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application: - chief, (fore-) father ([-less]), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in “Abi-”
The inhabitants supply themselves by means of cisterns, many of which are ancient, but many of those used in ancient times are ruined. The population must have been far greater formerly than now. The rainfall is usually sufficient to mature the crops, although the rain falls in winter only. The fertility of the country in ancient times is indicated by the numerous towns and villages known to have existed there, mentioned in Scripture and on the Moabite Stone, the latter giving some not found elsewhere. The principal of these were: Ar (Num_21:15); Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Nebo (Num_32:3); Beth-peor (Deu_3:29); Beth-diblaim, Bozrah, Kerioth (Jer_48:22-24); Kir (Isa_15:1); Medeba, Elealeh, Zoar (Isa_15:2, Isa_15:4, Isa_15:5); Kirheres (Isa_16:11); Sibmah (Jos_13:19); in all, some 45 place-names in Moab are known, most of the towns being in ruins. Kir of Moab is represented in the modern Kerak, the most important of all and the government center of the district. Madeba now represents the ancient Madeba, and has become noted for the discovery of a medieval map of Palestine, in mosaic, of considerable archaeological value. Rabbath-moab and Heshbon (modern Rabba and Hesbân) are miserable villages, and the country is subject to the raids of the Bedouin tribes of the neighboring desert, which discourages agriculture. But the land is still good pasture ground for cattle and sheep, as in ancient times (Num_32:3, Num_32:4).
2. The People:
The Moabites were of Semitic stock and of kin to the Hebrews, as is indicated by their descent from Lot, the nephew of Abraham (Gen_19:30-37), and by their language which is practically the same as the Hebrew. This is clear from the inscription on the Moabite Stone, a monument of Mesha, king of Moab, erected about 850 BC, and discovered among the ruins of Dibon in 1868. It contains 34 lines of about 9 words each, written in the old Phoenician and Hebrew characters, corresponding to the Siloam inscription and those found in Phoenicia, showing that it is a dialect of the Semitic tongue prevailing in Palestine. The original inhabitants of Moab were the Emim (Deu_2:10), “a people great ... and tall, as the Anakim.” When these were deposed by the Moabites we do not know. The latter are not mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters and do not appear on the Egyptian monuments before the 14th century BC, when they seem to be referred to under the name of Ruten, or Luten or Lotan, i.e. Lot (Paton, Syria and Pal); Muab appears in a list of names on a monument of Rameses III of the XXth Dynasty. The country lay outside the line of march of the Egyptian armies, and this accounts for the silence of its monuments in regard to them.
3. Religion:
The chief deity of Moab was Chemosh (כּמושׁ, kemōsh), frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and on the Moabite Stone, where King Mesha speaks of building a high place in his honor because he was saved by him from his enemies. He represents the oppression of Moab by Omri as the result of the anger of Chemosh, and Mesha made war against Israel by command of Chemosh. He was the national god of Moab, as Molech was of Ammon, and it is pretty certain that he was propitiated by human sacrifices (2Ki_3:27). But he was not the only god of Moab, as is clear from the account in Nu 25, where it is also clear that their idolatrous worship was corrupt. They had their Baalim like the nations around, as may be inferred from the place-names compounded with Baal, such as Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon and Baal-peor.
4. History:
We know scarcely anything of the history of the Moabites after the account of their origin in Gen 19 until the time of the exodus. It would seem, however, that they had suffered from the invasions of the Amorites, who, under their king Sihon, had subdued the northern part of Moab as far as the Arnon (Num_21:21-31). This conquest was no doubt a result of the movement of the Amorites southward, when they were pressed by the great wave of Hittite invasion that overran Northern Syria at the end of the 15th and the early part of the 14th centuries BC. The Amorites were forced to seek homes in Palestine, and it would seem that a portion of them crossed the Jordan and occupied Northern Moab, and here the Israelites found them as they approached the Promised Land. They did not at first disturb the Moabites in the South, but passed around on the eastern border (Deu_2:8, Deu_2:9) and came into conflict with the Amorites in the North (Num_21:21-26), defeating them and occupying the territory (Num_21:31-32). But when Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, saw what a powerful people was settling on his border, he made alliance with the Midianites against them and called in the aid of Balaam, but as he could not induce the latter to curse them he refrained from attacking the Israelites (Nu 22; 24). The latter, however, suffered disaster from the people of Moab through their intercourse with them (Nu 25). Some time before the establishment of the kingdom in Israel the Midianites overran Moab, as would appear from the passage in Gen_36:35, but the conquest was not permanent, for Moab recovered its lost territory and became strong enough to encroach upon Israel across the Jordan. Eglon of Moab oppressed Israel with the aid of Ammon and Amalek (Jdg_3:13-14), but Eglon was assassinated by Ehud, and the Moabite yoke was cast off after 18 years. Saul smote Moab, but did not subdue it (1Sa_14:47), for we find David putting his father and mother under the protection of the king of Moab when persecuted by Saul (1Sa_22:3, 1Sa_22:4). But this friendship between David and Moab did not continue. When David became king he made war upon Moab and completely subjugated it (2Sa_8:2). On the division of the kingdom between Rehoboam and Jeroboam the latter probably obtained possession of Moab (1Ki_12:20), but it revolted and Omri had to reconquer it (M S), and it was tributary to Ahab (2Ki_1:1). It revolted again in the reign of Ahaziah (2Ki_1:1; 2Ki_3:5), and Moab and Ammon made war on Jehoshaphat and Mt. Seir and destroyed the latter, but they afterward fell out among themselves and destroyed each other (2 Ch 20). Jehoshaphat and Jehoram together made an expedition into Moab and defeated the Moabites with great slaughter (2 Ki 3). But Mesha, king of Moab, was not subdued (2Ki_3:27), and afterward completely freed his land from the dominion of Israel (M S). This was probably at the time when Israel and Judah were at war with Hazael of Damascus (2Ki_8:28, 2Ki_8:29). Bands of Moabites ventured to raid the land of Israel when weakened by the conflict with Hazael (2Ki_13:20), but Moab was probably subdued again by Jeroboam II (2Ki_14:25), which may be the disaster to Moab recounted in Isa_15:1-9. After Mesha we find a king of the name of Salamanu and another called Chemosh-nadab, the latter being subject to Sargon of Assyria. He revolted against Sennacherib, in alliance with other kings of Syria and Palestine and Egypt, but was subdued by him, and another king, Mutsuri, was subject to Esarhaddon. These items come to us from the Assyrian monuments. When Babylon took the place of Assyria in the suzerainty, Moab joined other tribes in urging Judah to revolt but seems to have come to terms with Nebuchadnezzar before Jerusalem was taken, as we hear nothing of any expedition of that king against her. On the war described in Judith, in which Moab (1:12, etc.) plays a part. See JUDITH.
At a later date Moab was overrun by the Nabathean Arabs who ruled in Petra and extended their authority on the east side of Jordan even as far as Damascus (Josephus, Ant., XIII, xv, 1, 2). The Moabites lost their identity as a nation and were afterward confounded with the Arabs, as we see in the statement of Josephus (XIII, xiii, 5), where he says that Alexander (Janneus) overcame the Arabians, such as the Moabites and the Gileadites. Alexander built the famous stronghold of Macherus in Moab, on a hill overlooking the Dead Sea, which afterward became the scene of the imprisonment and tragical death of John the Baptist (Josephus, BJ, VII, vi, 2; Ant., XVIII, v, 2; Mar_6:21-28). It was afterward destroyed by the Romans. Kir became a fortress of the Crusaders under the name of Krak (Kerak), which held out against the Moslems until the time of Saladin, who captured it in 1188 AD.
Literature.
Commentaries on the passages in the Old Testament relating to Moab, and histories of Israel; Paton, Early History of Syria and Palestine; Rawlinson, Ancient Monarchies, especially Assyria and Babylonia; Conder, Heth and Moab; G. A. Smith, HGHL; the Moabite Stone; Josephus.
2Ki 1:1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2Ki 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2Ki 1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? (eradication, to pluck up, especially by the root`s, specifically to hamstring, to exterminate, dig down, hough, pluck up,root up!)
2Ki 1:4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
2Ki 1:5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
2Ki 1:6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2Ki 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
2Ki 1:8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
2Ki 1:9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
2Ki 1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2Ki 1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
2Ki 1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2Ki 1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
2Ki 1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
2Ki 1:15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
2Ki 1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2Ki 1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2Ki 1:18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
From Leif Berg.
Dollar`s makes the world go round!
Many are preaching doctrines of money! How to gain access through giving money to achieve, wealth, prosperity, properties and securities!
This is an doctrine from Demon`s teaching, erroneous, false and deceiving lies from the bottom of the pit`s!
They only want to confuse your mind, and mix it up with transformed word`s, entangling you with smooth, soft, silky, shiny dreams!
Demon`s – Fiend, Evil spirit, Devil, Imp, Mischievous sprite, Sprite, fairy, elf, goblin, dryad, leprechaun, brownie, gnome, troll, Angel, Demon`s teaching!
See – schooling, training, lessons, education, instruction, coaching, philosophy, ideas, doctrine, credo, thinking, beliefs, principles, teach, viewpoint, way of life, values, behavior, practice, routine, lifestyle, standard of living, daily life, means, income, earnings, wealth, capital, measures, way, method, process, channel, course, instrument!
It makes the sheep`s starve, staring famine, and deadly sickness in mind! Because these “teacher`s” are by way of their`s right name – Lovers of Money! Or Money lover`s! A thief`s theory`s! Tear`s!
For other uses, see Moloch (disambiguation). In modern English usage, "Moloch" can refer derivatively to any person or thing which demands or requires costly sacrifices. Ba'al
Lover – addict, follower, devotee, admirer, follower, percolate, seep into, infiltrate, permeate, penetrate, get into, infect, trickle down, fuel, increase, stir up, provoke, stimulate, drum up, incite, ferment, agitate, defuse, soothe, smooth out, neutralize, cool, placate, incite, inflame, quell, whip up, breed, pacify, throw together, rustle up, concoct, make, produce, devise, dream up, fabricate, cook up, formulate, conceive, mix up, stir up, create, produce,Lover, afficionado,fan, lover, buff, devotee, agitate the air,make fiercer; as of emotions, "fan hatred", winnow,a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces, enkindle, strike out!
LOV'ER, n.
1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female.
Love is blind, and lovers cannot see -
2. A friend; one who regards with kindness.
Your brother and his lover have embraced.
3. One who likes or is pleased with any thing; as a lover of books or of science; a lover of wine; a lover of religion.
Lover and loover. [See Louver.]
Louver
LOUVER, n. loo'ver. An opening in the roof of a cottage for the smoke to escape.
Money – Change, exchange, trade, barter, substitute, argument, conversation, talk, chat, discussion, altercation, swap, replace, substitute, trade, switch, convert, coins, cash, loose change, alter, modify, vary, transform, revolutionize, adjust, amend, variation, transformation, revolution, conversion, adjustment, amendment, difference, alteration, modification, Cash, Currency, Funds Riches, Capital, Wealth,
Satan and his fallen angel`s always transform, mix together, and alter the way or means of giving! He cange`s the right way of manner, life and especially the mind!
Psychology of programming is sometimes referred to as "empirical study of programming" or ESP. See – encoding, brainwashing, indoctrination, training program, brainwashing, training instruction, programming, propaganda training, teaching, coaching!
You have to be careful, Satan may eat you out of your house! When it`s empty and cleaned, he will come back with seven other demons!
It`s a modern way to preach about money, you can hear it nearly in every church today!
They are teaching, how to make success!
To make gain`s, possessions, wealth and richness! How to be “On the Top!” You have to make war, fight, and proclaim your superiority!
Ex. Outwit- "to get the better of by superior wits, Outmaneuver, Outsmart, Outfox! See-tail! "stained with fox-colored marks." – script, letters, inscription, lettering, symbols, signs, secret language, cryptogram, secret code, cipher, characters!
Mayor- 1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" Great Magus!
See – Magnum - 1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" (see magnum).
Magnum - 1788, "bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits," from L. magnum, neut. of magnus "great" (see magnate). Registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Mass., as the name of a powerful type of handgun. Magnum opus "masterpiece," is from L., lit. "great work" (see opus).
Magnate - "great man, noble, man of wealth," "great, large,", "great, big, many"). Lots of, numerous, loads of, countless, several, scores of, various, a mixture of, different, many, a number of, same!
Superfly- Super+Fly, Superbly,”excellent, superior," Superlatively Abysmally!
Overpower- "to overcome with superior power," Advanced, enhanced, a cut above, inferior, stories!
In Sweden we have those “Preacher`s” who cut of their head`s and hanging loose in the air, put themselves head above a picture of a town! A horrible thing!
As I see it`s the same overseas!
They are in fact planning to take over the towns! Even capital! To make it a first city, center, hub, headquarters! They are in need of assets, trade, resources, funds, wealth, money, principal, investment! So they preach money, to change, revolutionize, transform, vary, modify, alter, and exchange, replace, substitute, coins, conversion, interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition, act of exchanging one type of money or security for another, the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another, real estate property fraud!
They use smooth, silky, soft, shiny, charming, persuasive, silver-tongued, easy, word’s, ”free from roughness, not harsh," of unknown origin. Sense of "pleasant, polite, sincere" or "superior, classy, clever" "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow."
Job 18:14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Job 18:15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 18:16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Smith – field, - as a market for cattle and horses, later the central meat market.
Lord - M.E. laverd, loverd (13c.), from O.E. hlaford "master of a household, ruler, superior," also "God" (translating L. Dominus, though O.E. drihten was used more often), earlier hlafweard, lit. "one who guards the loaves," from hlaf "bread, loaf" + weard "keeper, guardian, ward." Cf. lady, and O.E. hlafæta "household servant," lit. "loaf-eater." Modern monosyllabic form emerged 14c. The verb meaning "to play the lord, domineer" is from 1377; to lord it is from 1579. Interjection Lordy first attested 1853, Amer.Eng. Lord of the Flies translates Beelzebub (q.v.) and was name of 1954 book by William Golding.
god- deity, idol, divinity, spirit, supernatural being, goddess, icon, statue, god, hero, star, pin-up, luminary, top name, VIP, famous person, leading light, superstar, nobody, one and all, both, apiece, all and sundry, subordinate, favorite, superior, crony, gofer, branch of learning, field of study, area of interest, specialty, great, major, excellent, prominent, well-known, leading principal, best top!
Beelzebub- O.E. Belzebub, Philistine god worshipped at Ekron (2 Kings i.2), from L., used in Vulgate for N.T. Gk. beelzeboub, from Heb. ba'al-z'bub "lord of the flies," from ba'al "lord" + z'bhubh "fly." By later Christian writers, often taken generically for "Satan," though Milton made him one of the fallen angels.
Flies – Fly, take wing, take off, soar, take to the air, get a move on, rush, dawdle, run away, escape, flee, take flight, take off, run off, stand your ground, dig your heels, give in, admit defeat, give up, concede defeat, resign, yield, throw in the towel, submit to -
Translates – translate, render, explain, convert, transform, turn, change, transmute, interpret, decode, make sense of, work out, decipher, make out, crack, insinuate, give the impression, make somebody believe! Distinguish, see, hear, perceive, recognize, discern, understand, work out, decipher, decode, figure out, fill in, write, compose, draw up, write out, do, fare, get on, get by, manage, get along, direct, administer, supervise, handle, deal with, control, cope, get by, get along, make, do survive, live to tell the tale, subsist, perish!
The plural at first was used in addressing superior individuals, later also (to err on the side of propriety) strangers, and ultimately all equals.
The bettors would put their hands holding forfeit money into a hat or cap. The umpire would announce the odds and the bettors would withdraw their hands -- hands full meaning that they accepted the odds and the bet was on, hands empty meaning they did not accept the bet and were willing to forfeit the money. If one forfeited, then the money went to the other. If both agreed on either forfeiting or going ahead with the wager, then the umpire kept the money as payment.
Lady - M.E. lafdi, lavede, ladi, from O.E. hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," lit. "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (1); also compare lord). Not found outside Eng. except where borrowed from it. Sense of "woman of superior position in society" is c.1205; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1586). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from c.1374. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in O.E. to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, etc., from gen. sing. hlæfdigan, which in M.E. merged with the nom., so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's; e.g. ladybug (1699; cf. Ger. cognate Marienkäfer) which now is called ladybird beetle (1704) in Britain, through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy. Ladies' man first recorded 1784.
Dey - "female servant, housekeeper, maid," "to form, build" Dough - O.E. dag "dough," from P.Gmc. *daigaz "something kneaded," from PIE *dheigh- "to mould, to form, to knead" (cf. Skt. dehah "body," lit. "that which is formed," dih- "to besmear," digen "firm, solid," originally "kneaded into a compact mass;" Gk. teikhos "wall;" L. fingere "to form, fashion," figura "a shape, form, figure;" Goth. deigan "to smear"). Meaning "money" is from 1851. Doughface was the contemptuous nickname in U.S. politics for Northern Democrats who worked in the interest of the South before the Civil War; it was taken to mean "man who allows himself to be moulded." The source is an 1820 speech by John Randolph of Roanoke, in the wake of the Missouri Compromise.
"Randolph, mocking the northerners intimidated by the South, referred to a children's game in which the players daubed their faces with dough and then looked in a mirror and scared themselves." [Daniel Walker Howe, "What Hath God Wrought," 2007]
O.E. ut, common Gmc. (cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. ut, Du. uit, Ger. aus), from PIE base *ud- "up, up away" (cf. Skt. ut "up, out," uttarah "higher, upper, later, northern;" Avestan uz- "up, out," O.Ir. ud- "out," L. usque "all the way to, without interruption," Gk. hysteros "the latter," Rus. vy- "out"). Meaning "unconscious" is attested from 1898, originally in boxing. Sense of "not popular or modern" is from 1966. The verb was O.E. utian "expel," used in many senses over the years. Meaning "to expose as a closet homosexual" is first recorded 1990; as an adj. meaning "openly avowing one's homosexuality" it dates from 1970s (see closet; senses of "into public view" have been present in out since 16c.). Noun sense in baseball (1860) was originally from cricket, where it is attested from 1746. Adverbial phrase out-and-out "thoroughly" is attested from 1325; adj. usage is attested from 1813; out-of-the-way (adj.) "remote, secluded" is attested from c.1483. Out-of-towner "one not from a certain place" is from 1911. Shakespeare's It out-herods Herod ("Hamlet") reflects Herod as stock braggart and bully in old religious drama and was widely imitated 19c. Out to lunch "insane" is student slang from 1955; out of this world "excellent" is from 1938; out of sight "excellent, superior" is from 1891. See- Superlatively Abysmally!
Act 20:33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Moab -
From a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix “m-” and H1; from (her (the mother’s)) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants: - Moab. - "incestuously conceived" - conjure up, picture, envision, visualize, envisage, imagine, perceive, look on, think of regard consider, create, devise, formulate, invent, form, elaborate, make up, dream up, think up, formulate!
A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application: - chief, (fore-) father ([-less]), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in “Abi-”
The inhabitants supply themselves by means of cisterns, many of which are ancient, but many of those used in ancient times are ruined. The population must have been far greater formerly than now. The rainfall is usually sufficient to mature the crops, although the rain falls in winter only. The fertility of the country in ancient times is indicated by the numerous towns and villages known to have existed there, mentioned in Scripture and on the Moabite Stone, the latter giving some not found elsewhere. The principal of these were: Ar (Num_21:15); Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Nebo (Num_32:3); Beth-peor (Deu_3:29); Beth-diblaim, Bozrah, Kerioth (Jer_48:22-24); Kir (Isa_15:1); Medeba, Elealeh, Zoar (Isa_15:2, Isa_15:4, Isa_15:5); Kirheres (Isa_16:11); Sibmah (Jos_13:19); in all, some 45 place-names in Moab are known, most of the towns being in ruins. Kir of Moab is represented in the modern Kerak, the most important of all and the government center of the district. Madeba now represents the ancient Madeba, and has become noted for the discovery of a medieval map of Palestine, in mosaic, of considerable archaeological value. Rabbath-moab and Heshbon (modern Rabba and Hesbân) are miserable villages, and the country is subject to the raids of the Bedouin tribes of the neighboring desert, which discourages agriculture. But the land is still good pasture ground for cattle and sheep, as in ancient times (Num_32:3, Num_32:4).
2. The People:
The Moabites were of Semitic stock and of kin to the Hebrews, as is indicated by their descent from Lot, the nephew of Abraham (Gen_19:30-37), and by their language which is practically the same as the Hebrew. This is clear from the inscription on the Moabite Stone, a monument of Mesha, king of Moab, erected about 850 BC, and discovered among the ruins of Dibon in 1868. It contains 34 lines of about 9 words each, written in the old Phoenician and Hebrew characters, corresponding to the Siloam inscription and those found in Phoenicia, showing that it is a dialect of the Semitic tongue prevailing in Palestine. The original inhabitants of Moab were the Emim (Deu_2:10), “a people great ... and tall, as the Anakim.” When these were deposed by the Moabites we do not know. The latter are not mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters and do not appear on the Egyptian monuments before the 14th century BC, when they seem to be referred to under the name of Ruten, or Luten or Lotan, i.e. Lot (Paton, Syria and Pal); Muab appears in a list of names on a monument of Rameses III of the XXth Dynasty. The country lay outside the line of march of the Egyptian armies, and this accounts for the silence of its monuments in regard to them.
3. Religion:
The chief deity of Moab was Chemosh (כּמושׁ, kemōsh), frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and on the Moabite Stone, where King Mesha speaks of building a high place in his honor because he was saved by him from his enemies. He represents the oppression of Moab by Omri as the result of the anger of Chemosh, and Mesha made war against Israel by command of Chemosh. He was the national god of Moab, as Molech was of Ammon, and it is pretty certain that he was propitiated by human sacrifices (2Ki_3:27). But he was not the only god of Moab, as is clear from the account in Nu 25, where it is also clear that their idolatrous worship was corrupt. They had their Baalim like the nations around, as may be inferred from the place-names compounded with Baal, such as Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon and Baal-peor.
4. History:
We know scarcely anything of the history of the Moabites after the account of their origin in Gen 19 until the time of the exodus. It would seem, however, that they had suffered from the invasions of the Amorites, who, under their king Sihon, had subdued the northern part of Moab as far as the Arnon (Num_21:21-31). This conquest was no doubt a result of the movement of the Amorites southward, when they were pressed by the great wave of Hittite invasion that overran Northern Syria at the end of the 15th and the early part of the 14th centuries BC. The Amorites were forced to seek homes in Palestine, and it would seem that a portion of them crossed the Jordan and occupied Northern Moab, and here the Israelites found them as they approached the Promised Land. They did not at first disturb the Moabites in the South, but passed around on the eastern border (Deu_2:8, Deu_2:9) and came into conflict with the Amorites in the North (Num_21:21-26), defeating them and occupying the territory (Num_21:31-32). But when Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, saw what a powerful people was settling on his border, he made alliance with the Midianites against them and called in the aid of Balaam, but as he could not induce the latter to curse them he refrained from attacking the Israelites (Nu 22; 24). The latter, however, suffered disaster from the people of Moab through their intercourse with them (Nu 25). Some time before the establishment of the kingdom in Israel the Midianites overran Moab, as would appear from the passage in Gen_36:35, but the conquest was not permanent, for Moab recovered its lost territory and became strong enough to encroach upon Israel across the Jordan. Eglon of Moab oppressed Israel with the aid of Ammon and Amalek (Jdg_3:13-14), but Eglon was assassinated by Ehud, and the Moabite yoke was cast off after 18 years. Saul smote Moab, but did not subdue it (1Sa_14:47), for we find David putting his father and mother under the protection of the king of Moab when persecuted by Saul (1Sa_22:3, 1Sa_22:4). But this friendship between David and Moab did not continue. When David became king he made war upon Moab and completely subjugated it (2Sa_8:2). On the division of the kingdom between Rehoboam and Jeroboam the latter probably obtained possession of Moab (1Ki_12:20), but it revolted and Omri had to reconquer it (M S), and it was tributary to Ahab (2Ki_1:1). It revolted again in the reign of Ahaziah (2Ki_1:1; 2Ki_3:5), and Moab and Ammon made war on Jehoshaphat and Mt. Seir and destroyed the latter, but they afterward fell out among themselves and destroyed each other (2 Ch 20). Jehoshaphat and Jehoram together made an expedition into Moab and defeated the Moabites with great slaughter (2 Ki 3). But Mesha, king of Moab, was not subdued (2Ki_3:27), and afterward completely freed his land from the dominion of Israel (M S). This was probably at the time when Israel and Judah were at war with Hazael of Damascus (2Ki_8:28, 2Ki_8:29). Bands of Moabites ventured to raid the land of Israel when weakened by the conflict with Hazael (2Ki_13:20), but Moab was probably subdued again by Jeroboam II (2Ki_14:25), which may be the disaster to Moab recounted in Isa_15:1-9. After Mesha we find a king of the name of Salamanu and another called Chemosh-nadab, the latter being subject to Sargon of Assyria. He revolted against Sennacherib, in alliance with other kings of Syria and Palestine and Egypt, but was subdued by him, and another king, Mutsuri, was subject to Esarhaddon. These items come to us from the Assyrian monuments. When Babylon took the place of Assyria in the suzerainty, Moab joined other tribes in urging Judah to revolt but seems to have come to terms with Nebuchadnezzar before Jerusalem was taken, as we hear nothing of any expedition of that king against her. On the war described in Judith, in which Moab (1:12, etc.) plays a part. See JUDITH.
At a later date Moab was overrun by the Nabathean Arabs who ruled in Petra and extended their authority on the east side of Jordan even as far as Damascus (Josephus, Ant., XIII, xv, 1, 2). The Moabites lost their identity as a nation and were afterward confounded with the Arabs, as we see in the statement of Josephus (XIII, xiii, 5), where he says that Alexander (Janneus) overcame the Arabians, such as the Moabites and the Gileadites. Alexander built the famous stronghold of Macherus in Moab, on a hill overlooking the Dead Sea, which afterward became the scene of the imprisonment and tragical death of John the Baptist (Josephus, BJ, VII, vi, 2; Ant., XVIII, v, 2; Mar_6:21-28). It was afterward destroyed by the Romans. Kir became a fortress of the Crusaders under the name of Krak (Kerak), which held out against the Moslems until the time of Saladin, who captured it in 1188 AD.
Literature.
Commentaries on the passages in the Old Testament relating to Moab, and histories of Israel; Paton, Early History of Syria and Palestine; Rawlinson, Ancient Monarchies, especially Assyria and Babylonia; Conder, Heth and Moab; G. A. Smith, HGHL; the Moabite Stone; Josephus.
2Ki 1:1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2Ki 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2Ki 1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? (eradication, to pluck up, especially by the root`s, specifically to hamstring, to exterminate, dig down, hough, pluck up,root up!)
2Ki 1:4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
2Ki 1:5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
2Ki 1:6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2Ki 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
2Ki 1:8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
2Ki 1:9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
2Ki 1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2Ki 1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
2Ki 1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2Ki 1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
2Ki 1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
2Ki 1:15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
2Ki 1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2Ki 1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2Ki 1:18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
From Leif Berg.
tisdag 3 februari 2009
Ormens väg en ohelig allians!
Ormens väg en ohelig allians!
Allianser av olika slag kan vara oheliga såsom kommunikation, beröring, förbindelse, samband, gensvar, förhållande, gemenskap, bekantskap, personlig kontakt, samhörighet, samfälldhet, gemensamhet, samfund, krets, cirkel, krans, sfär, omkrets, ring, kotteri, grupp, sällskap, miljö, bekantskapskrets, slutet sällskap, klick, krets, grupp, sällskap, grupper, lag, anhang, följen, koppel, horder, ligor, otrevligt följe, dåligt sällskap, pack, gäng, koppel, klick, hord, liga osv.!
Djävulen – fördärvaren, Satan – strategen med sina listiga planer ser gärna att de ovarsamma går HUVUDLÖST(samvetslöst)utan normer,sedeslöst in i olika konstellationer och samrören med skenfromma, skenfagra pakter och allianser! Jag menar inte det som är direkt syndfullt, det skulle inte direkt kunna förleda, utan de skenbara utanpåverken, smygvägarna! A wrongdoer, villain, scoundrel! DE som övergett sin första kärlek och tro, troheten i Kristus! Blivit ljum!
När man drar ifrån och lägger till, förväxlar, byter ut, ersätter och sammanblandar Guds Ord, då har man en annan bibel! En annan Kristendomstyp!?
En ljum blandning, Blind, fattig och naken, självsäker, övermodig, man går utöver vad skriften lär, flyttar råmärken, och trollar med ord!
Främlingsskap!
Den gamle adam har blivit religiös! Lots söner, Kains väg står som varnande exempel!
DE själiska krafterna härjar vilt förför och förföljer! Skenkristendom!
Att de så lätt låter sig snärjas beror på att man inte vill veta sanningen! Det skulle avsöja alla de oheliga allianser som en ljum kristenhet pryder sig med! De som ger sanktion till pastorer, eller andra ”ledartyper” som talar ”lena ord” låter sig allt för lätt snärjas i Satans garn! Med lögnevangelium behagar man (ger näring åt) köttet, och sår in surdegen i samma åker, med bländande sken av gudsfruktan förvänder man sinnena till att tro lögn! Man blir uppblåst, högfärdig, övermodig, arrogant, motsägelsefull, tvetydig och skapar illusioner! De har fångats av Djävulen och är bundna av honom! De har tystats ner, blivit ”neutrala” och kan inte längre skilja på ljus och mörker! De är lättrogna och förblindade och har blivit ”skenkristna”! De går havande med synd, och framföder död! Skilsmässa från Gud!
En ohelig allians kan inte ha gemenskap med det ljus som lyser ut ur evangelium, utan man har fått ett annat, en annan herde, ett annat slags evangelium, blivit förvänd, vettlös, utan förstånd, man saknar insikt i det goda Gudsordet och förkunnar främmande läror! Att vara fångad i djävulens garn är att göra hans vilja!
Man är delaktig i Satan strategier, utstuderade planer, syften som han tänkt ut! Att förtjusa, bedraga, föra bort, förväxla, och ersätta, byta ut delar av sanningen, en häxkonst som gör att den förförde sätter tro till lögn och mörker framför ljus och sanning, verkligheten i Kristus! Mörkret har tagit överhand! Täckelset hänger som ett bländande sken av overklig, inbillad, fabricerad förkonstning!
Ett njutningsmedel! Trollblandning! En trolldryck!
Satan har sitt eget evangelium, andra apostlar, profeter, herdar, lärare och en annan ande!
Demoner är fallna änglar som förkunnar en annan kristus, ett annat evangelium osv. Det är de fallna änglarna som drogs med i fallet! Dom avsöndrade sig, bytte skepnad!
Han är en mästare i att utså tvivel! Genom tvetydigheter, dubbla källor, lockar och förför han människor in i begärelser, lustar, såsom Eva bedrogs i Edens lustgård! Satan kommer genom hörandet, han vill ha uppmärksamhet, skapa en ”dialog”, efter att han nått sina delmål erbjuder han att taga och äta! Han predikar kärlek, enhet,tro och lägger an på allt som bibeln lär, men det ät falskt, och bara ett "medel"!
Så sår han in sin säd och den börjar gro, framföder, skapar en illusion!
Satan och hans domäner byter gärna och ofta skepnad alltefter som det passar för tillfället!
Han lägger beslag på bibeln och ger sken av att vara gudfruktig, men vill inte veta av dess kraft!
Därför startar han en massa bibelskolor och rörelser men med den skillnaden att det är ett annat innehåll, det är skenet som lockar, tjusar och behagar köttet, de världsligt sinnade!
Han har inget emot att predika framgång och framstå som "erkänd" i de flesta kristna sammanhang, det är ju hans plan, att stjäla! För att kunna slakta, och förgöra!
"DE har stulit sig in, ormat, krypit in! Skenfagert men oäkta!
Med sina avledande manövrar förtjusar han de som inte är grundade i vad skrifterna lär!
(Räkenskapen, redogörelserna, redovisningarna)
Han utdelar sitt ”elixir”, och talar om hur du ska finna din plats, ditt rätta jag, hur du ska bli rik, få makt, inflytande, bli berömd, vinna framgång, inta områden, utöva inflytande, ja hur du ska besitta jorden! Fagra löften!
Men det är bara det att det är ett annat slags evangelium! En tom sky!
Efter ett tag kanske någon börjar undra, ifrågasätta! Ja då ska man tystas ner! Med ett förvänt sken av gudsfruktan igen, fabriceras snabbt ett annat ”medel” som ska underhålla och trugas på! Kanske utlovas du en framstående plats, att bli bemärkt!? Han är manipulationens häxmästare!
Han nyttjar ”medlet” och man sätter det ”ena framför det andra” som en ”ofelbarhetsdogm”, så tvår man sina händer!
Nya program står som spön i backen i långa rader och väntar bara på att få bytas om!
Det gäller att ”fånga” intresset!
Det är inte de uppenbart falska lärorna som kommer i förstone, nej det är vältalighet,konstfulla ord, tecken och under, han är nämligen väl förtogen med all slags konstknep!
Men efter en tid med ”mjölk” går man över till fastare föda, och då har det mognat som en gång blivit inympat!
Genom amsagor, diktverk, myter utan substans så är man mogen att tro vad som helst! Lögnens fäste har manövrerat den tro som en gång för alla blev överlämnad till alla de heliga! Nu har man trollmedlet i sina händer, och det ska ske ”hokus pokus”! Bländverket har fått stora proportioner, bastarden har växt till sig och är ingen valp längre utan ett vilt främmande rovdjur!
Nu ska förkunnas främmande läror, men med en förfinad konstnärlighet!
Det pinsamma blir ju den dag som kallas räkenskapens dag då vi blir kallade fram att avgöra räkenskaperna, då blir frågan, vad eller var har du gjort av pundet jag gav dig!?
För ett antal år sedan slogs det på stort om stora starka män som Sverige skulle behöva!
Det maldes och maldes men mig syns det som att de flesta bara blivit vekare och vekare,
eller kvinnligare och kvinnligare!
Det sägs att sverige blivit laglöst, ett normlöst samhälle, ja det är mörkt, men jag frågar var är ljuset?
Jag menar inte ”skenet” utan ljuset!
Församlingarna har verkligen blivit ”urmjölkade” på flertal sätt Livet och läran har blivit så utspådd jag menar utspädd så att kraftlösheten tagit märgen ut ur det som en gång var levande och verkligt! Det är allvarstider men sömnaktigheten lägrar sig alltmer!
Jag vill sluta med den dyrbara kosten!
Heb 4:13 Intet skapat är fördolt för honom, utan allt ligger blottat och uppenbart för hans ögon; och inför honom skola vi göra räkenskap.
Heb 4:12 Ty Guds ord är levande och kraftigt och skarpare än något tveeggat svärd, och tränger igenom, så att det åtskiljer själ och ande, märg och ben; och det är en domare över hjärtats uppsåt och tankar.
Mat 12:36 Men jag säger eder, att för vart fåfängligt ord som människorna tala skola de göra räkenskap på domens dag.
1Pe 4:5 Men de skola göra räkenskap inför honom som är redo att döma levande och döda.
Psa 26:1 Av David. Skaffa mig rätt, HERRE, ty jag vandrar i ostrafflighet, och jag förtröstar på HERREN utan att vackla.
Psa 26:2 Pröva mig, HERRE, och försök mig; rannsaka mina njurar och mitt hjärta.
Psa 26:3 Ty din nåd är inför mina ögon, och jag vandrar i din sanning.
Psa 26:4 Jag sitter icke hos lögnens män, och med hycklare har jag icke min umgängelse.
Psa 26:5 Jag hatar de ondas församling, och hos de ogudaktiga sitter jag icke.
Psa 26:6 Jag tvår mina händer i oskuld, och kring ditt altare, HERRE, vill jag vandra,
Psa 26:7 för att höja min röst till tacksägelse och förtälja alla dina under.
Psa 26:8 HERRE, jag har din boning kär och den plats där din härlighet bor.
Psa 26:9 Ryck icke min själ bort med syndare, icke mitt liv med de blodgiriga,
Psa 26:10 i vilkas händer är skändlighet, och vilkas högra hand är full av mutor.
Psa 26:11 Jag vandrar ju i ostrafflighet; förlossa mig och var mig nådig.
Psa 26:12 Ja, min fot står på jämn mark; i församlingarna skall jag lova HERREN.
Pro 26:1 Såsom snö icke hör till sommaren och regn icke till skördetiden, så höves det ej heller att dåren får ära.
Pro 26:2 Såsom sparven far sin kos, och såsom svalan flyger bort, så far en oförtjänt förbannelse förbi.
Pro 26:3 Piskan för hästen, betslet för åsnan och riset för dårarnas rygg!
Pro 26:4 Svara icke dåren efter hans oförnuft, så att du icke själv bliver honom lik.
Pro 26:5 Svara dåren efter hans oförnuft, för att han icke må tycka sig vara vis.
Pro 26:6 Den som sänder bud med en dåre, han hugger själv av sig fötterna, och får olycka till dryck.
Pro 26:7 Lika den lames ben, som hänga kraftlösa ned, äro ordspråk i dårars mun.
Pro 26:8 Såsom att binda slungstenen fast vid slungan, så är det att giva ära åt en dåre.
Pro 26:9 Såsom när en törntagg kommer i en drucken mans hand, så är det med ordspråk i dårars mun.
Pro 26:10 En mästare gör själv allt, men dåren lejer, och lejer vem som kommer.
Pro 26:11 Lik en hund som vänder åter till i sina spyor dåre som på nytt begynner sitt oförnuft.
Pro 26:12 Ser du en man som tycker sig själv vara vis, det är mer hopp om en dåre än om honom.
Pro 26:13 Den late säger: "Ett vilddjur är på vägen, ja, ett lejon är på gatorna.
Pro 26:14 Dörren vänder sig på sitt gångjärn, och den late vänder sig i sin säng.
Pro 26:15 Den late sticker sin hand i fatet, men finner det mödosamt att föra den åter till munnen.
Pro 26:16 Den late tycker sig vara vis, mer än sju som giva förståndiga svar.
Pro 26:17 Lik en som griper en hund i öronen är den som förivrar sig vid andras kiv, där han går fram.
Pro 26:18 Lik en rasande, som slungar ut brandpilar och skjuter och dödar,
Pro 26:19 är en man som bedrager sin nästa och sedan säger: "Jag gjorde det ju på skämt."
Pro 26:20 När veden tager slut, slocknar elden. och när örontasslaren är borta, stillas trätan.
Pro 26:21 Såsom glöd kommer av kol, och eld av ved, så upptändes kiv av en trätgirig man.
Pro 26:22 Örontasslarens ord äro såsom läckerbitar och tränga ned till hjärtats innandömen.
Pro 26:23 Såsom silverglasering på ett söndrigt lerkärl äro kärleksglödande läppar, där hjärtat är ondskefullt.
Pro 26:24 En fiende förställer sig i sitt tal, men i sitt hjärta bär han på svek.
Pro 26:25 Om han gör sin röst ljuvlig, så tro honom dock icke, ty sjufaldig styggelse är i hans hjärta.
Pro 26:26 Hatet brukar list att fördölja sig med, men den hatfulles ondska varder dock uppenbar i församlingen.
Pro 26:27 Den som gräver en grop, han faller själv däri, och den som vältrar upp en sten, på honom rullar den tillbaka.
Pro 26:28 En lögnaktig tunga hatar dem hon har krossat, och en hal mun kommer fall åstad.
Har Jesus löften till en ljum församling?
Rev 3:14 Och skriv till Laodiceas församlings ängel: "Så säger han som är Amen, det trovärdiga och sannfärdiga vittnet, begynnelsen till Guds skapelse:
Rev 3:15 Jag känner dina gärningar: du är varken kall eller varm. Jag skulle önska att du vore antingen kall eller varm.
Rev 3:16 Men nu, då du är ljum och varken varm eller kall, skall jag utspy dig ur min mun.
Rev 3:17 Du säger ju: 'Jag är rik, ja, jag har vunnit rikedomar och behöver intet'; och du vet icke att du just är eländig och ömkansvärd och fattig och blind och naken.
Rev 3:18 Så råder jag dig då att du köper av mig guld som är luttrat i eld, för att du skall bliva rik, och att du köper vita kläder till att kläda dig i, för att din nakenhets skam icke skall bliva uppenbar, och att du köper ögonsalva till att smörja dina ögon med, för att du skall kunna se.
Rev 3:19 'Alla som jag älskar, dem tuktar och agar jag.' Så gör nu bättring med all flit.
Rev 3:20 Se, jag står för dörren och klappar; om någon lyssnar till min röst och upplåter dörren, så skall jag gå in till honom och hålla måltid med honom och han med mig.
Rev 3:21 Den som vinner seger, honom skall jag låta sitta med mig på min tron, likasom jag själv har vunnit seger och satt mig med min Fader på hans tron.
Rev 3:22 Den som har öra, han höre vad Anden säger till församlingarna.
Allianser av olika slag kan vara oheliga såsom kommunikation, beröring, förbindelse, samband, gensvar, förhållande, gemenskap, bekantskap, personlig kontakt, samhörighet, samfälldhet, gemensamhet, samfund, krets, cirkel, krans, sfär, omkrets, ring, kotteri, grupp, sällskap, miljö, bekantskapskrets, slutet sällskap, klick, krets, grupp, sällskap, grupper, lag, anhang, följen, koppel, horder, ligor, otrevligt följe, dåligt sällskap, pack, gäng, koppel, klick, hord, liga osv.!
Djävulen – fördärvaren, Satan – strategen med sina listiga planer ser gärna att de ovarsamma går HUVUDLÖST(samvetslöst)utan normer,sedeslöst in i olika konstellationer och samrören med skenfromma, skenfagra pakter och allianser! Jag menar inte det som är direkt syndfullt, det skulle inte direkt kunna förleda, utan de skenbara utanpåverken, smygvägarna! A wrongdoer, villain, scoundrel! DE som övergett sin första kärlek och tro, troheten i Kristus! Blivit ljum!
När man drar ifrån och lägger till, förväxlar, byter ut, ersätter och sammanblandar Guds Ord, då har man en annan bibel! En annan Kristendomstyp!?
En ljum blandning, Blind, fattig och naken, självsäker, övermodig, man går utöver vad skriften lär, flyttar råmärken, och trollar med ord!
Främlingsskap!
Den gamle adam har blivit religiös! Lots söner, Kains väg står som varnande exempel!
DE själiska krafterna härjar vilt förför och förföljer! Skenkristendom!
Att de så lätt låter sig snärjas beror på att man inte vill veta sanningen! Det skulle avsöja alla de oheliga allianser som en ljum kristenhet pryder sig med! De som ger sanktion till pastorer, eller andra ”ledartyper” som talar ”lena ord” låter sig allt för lätt snärjas i Satans garn! Med lögnevangelium behagar man (ger näring åt) köttet, och sår in surdegen i samma åker, med bländande sken av gudsfruktan förvänder man sinnena till att tro lögn! Man blir uppblåst, högfärdig, övermodig, arrogant, motsägelsefull, tvetydig och skapar illusioner! De har fångats av Djävulen och är bundna av honom! De har tystats ner, blivit ”neutrala” och kan inte längre skilja på ljus och mörker! De är lättrogna och förblindade och har blivit ”skenkristna”! De går havande med synd, och framföder död! Skilsmässa från Gud!
En ohelig allians kan inte ha gemenskap med det ljus som lyser ut ur evangelium, utan man har fått ett annat, en annan herde, ett annat slags evangelium, blivit förvänd, vettlös, utan förstånd, man saknar insikt i det goda Gudsordet och förkunnar främmande läror! Att vara fångad i djävulens garn är att göra hans vilja!
Man är delaktig i Satan strategier, utstuderade planer, syften som han tänkt ut! Att förtjusa, bedraga, föra bort, förväxla, och ersätta, byta ut delar av sanningen, en häxkonst som gör att den förförde sätter tro till lögn och mörker framför ljus och sanning, verkligheten i Kristus! Mörkret har tagit överhand! Täckelset hänger som ett bländande sken av overklig, inbillad, fabricerad förkonstning!
Ett njutningsmedel! Trollblandning! En trolldryck!
Satan har sitt eget evangelium, andra apostlar, profeter, herdar, lärare och en annan ande!
Demoner är fallna änglar som förkunnar en annan kristus, ett annat evangelium osv. Det är de fallna änglarna som drogs med i fallet! Dom avsöndrade sig, bytte skepnad!
Han är en mästare i att utså tvivel! Genom tvetydigheter, dubbla källor, lockar och förför han människor in i begärelser, lustar, såsom Eva bedrogs i Edens lustgård! Satan kommer genom hörandet, han vill ha uppmärksamhet, skapa en ”dialog”, efter att han nått sina delmål erbjuder han att taga och äta! Han predikar kärlek, enhet,tro och lägger an på allt som bibeln lär, men det ät falskt, och bara ett "medel"!
Så sår han in sin säd och den börjar gro, framföder, skapar en illusion!
Satan och hans domäner byter gärna och ofta skepnad alltefter som det passar för tillfället!
Han lägger beslag på bibeln och ger sken av att vara gudfruktig, men vill inte veta av dess kraft!
Därför startar han en massa bibelskolor och rörelser men med den skillnaden att det är ett annat innehåll, det är skenet som lockar, tjusar och behagar köttet, de världsligt sinnade!
Han har inget emot att predika framgång och framstå som "erkänd" i de flesta kristna sammanhang, det är ju hans plan, att stjäla! För att kunna slakta, och förgöra!
"DE har stulit sig in, ormat, krypit in! Skenfagert men oäkta!
Med sina avledande manövrar förtjusar han de som inte är grundade i vad skrifterna lär!
(Räkenskapen, redogörelserna, redovisningarna)
Han utdelar sitt ”elixir”, och talar om hur du ska finna din plats, ditt rätta jag, hur du ska bli rik, få makt, inflytande, bli berömd, vinna framgång, inta områden, utöva inflytande, ja hur du ska besitta jorden! Fagra löften!
Men det är bara det att det är ett annat slags evangelium! En tom sky!
Efter ett tag kanske någon börjar undra, ifrågasätta! Ja då ska man tystas ner! Med ett förvänt sken av gudsfruktan igen, fabriceras snabbt ett annat ”medel” som ska underhålla och trugas på! Kanske utlovas du en framstående plats, att bli bemärkt!? Han är manipulationens häxmästare!
Han nyttjar ”medlet” och man sätter det ”ena framför det andra” som en ”ofelbarhetsdogm”, så tvår man sina händer!
Nya program står som spön i backen i långa rader och väntar bara på att få bytas om!
Det gäller att ”fånga” intresset!
Det är inte de uppenbart falska lärorna som kommer i förstone, nej det är vältalighet,konstfulla ord, tecken och under, han är nämligen väl förtogen med all slags konstknep!
Men efter en tid med ”mjölk” går man över till fastare föda, och då har det mognat som en gång blivit inympat!
Genom amsagor, diktverk, myter utan substans så är man mogen att tro vad som helst! Lögnens fäste har manövrerat den tro som en gång för alla blev överlämnad till alla de heliga! Nu har man trollmedlet i sina händer, och det ska ske ”hokus pokus”! Bländverket har fått stora proportioner, bastarden har växt till sig och är ingen valp längre utan ett vilt främmande rovdjur!
Nu ska förkunnas främmande läror, men med en förfinad konstnärlighet!
Det pinsamma blir ju den dag som kallas räkenskapens dag då vi blir kallade fram att avgöra räkenskaperna, då blir frågan, vad eller var har du gjort av pundet jag gav dig!?
För ett antal år sedan slogs det på stort om stora starka män som Sverige skulle behöva!
Det maldes och maldes men mig syns det som att de flesta bara blivit vekare och vekare,
eller kvinnligare och kvinnligare!
Det sägs att sverige blivit laglöst, ett normlöst samhälle, ja det är mörkt, men jag frågar var är ljuset?
Jag menar inte ”skenet” utan ljuset!
Församlingarna har verkligen blivit ”urmjölkade” på flertal sätt Livet och läran har blivit så utspådd jag menar utspädd så att kraftlösheten tagit märgen ut ur det som en gång var levande och verkligt! Det är allvarstider men sömnaktigheten lägrar sig alltmer!
Jag vill sluta med den dyrbara kosten!
Heb 4:13 Intet skapat är fördolt för honom, utan allt ligger blottat och uppenbart för hans ögon; och inför honom skola vi göra räkenskap.
Heb 4:12 Ty Guds ord är levande och kraftigt och skarpare än något tveeggat svärd, och tränger igenom, så att det åtskiljer själ och ande, märg och ben; och det är en domare över hjärtats uppsåt och tankar.
Mat 12:36 Men jag säger eder, att för vart fåfängligt ord som människorna tala skola de göra räkenskap på domens dag.
1Pe 4:5 Men de skola göra räkenskap inför honom som är redo att döma levande och döda.
Psa 26:1 Av David. Skaffa mig rätt, HERRE, ty jag vandrar i ostrafflighet, och jag förtröstar på HERREN utan att vackla.
Psa 26:2 Pröva mig, HERRE, och försök mig; rannsaka mina njurar och mitt hjärta.
Psa 26:3 Ty din nåd är inför mina ögon, och jag vandrar i din sanning.
Psa 26:4 Jag sitter icke hos lögnens män, och med hycklare har jag icke min umgängelse.
Psa 26:5 Jag hatar de ondas församling, och hos de ogudaktiga sitter jag icke.
Psa 26:6 Jag tvår mina händer i oskuld, och kring ditt altare, HERRE, vill jag vandra,
Psa 26:7 för att höja min röst till tacksägelse och förtälja alla dina under.
Psa 26:8 HERRE, jag har din boning kär och den plats där din härlighet bor.
Psa 26:9 Ryck icke min själ bort med syndare, icke mitt liv med de blodgiriga,
Psa 26:10 i vilkas händer är skändlighet, och vilkas högra hand är full av mutor.
Psa 26:11 Jag vandrar ju i ostrafflighet; förlossa mig och var mig nådig.
Psa 26:12 Ja, min fot står på jämn mark; i församlingarna skall jag lova HERREN.
Pro 26:1 Såsom snö icke hör till sommaren och regn icke till skördetiden, så höves det ej heller att dåren får ära.
Pro 26:2 Såsom sparven far sin kos, och såsom svalan flyger bort, så far en oförtjänt förbannelse förbi.
Pro 26:3 Piskan för hästen, betslet för åsnan och riset för dårarnas rygg!
Pro 26:4 Svara icke dåren efter hans oförnuft, så att du icke själv bliver honom lik.
Pro 26:5 Svara dåren efter hans oförnuft, för att han icke må tycka sig vara vis.
Pro 26:6 Den som sänder bud med en dåre, han hugger själv av sig fötterna, och får olycka till dryck.
Pro 26:7 Lika den lames ben, som hänga kraftlösa ned, äro ordspråk i dårars mun.
Pro 26:8 Såsom att binda slungstenen fast vid slungan, så är det att giva ära åt en dåre.
Pro 26:9 Såsom när en törntagg kommer i en drucken mans hand, så är det med ordspråk i dårars mun.
Pro 26:10 En mästare gör själv allt, men dåren lejer, och lejer vem som kommer.
Pro 26:11 Lik en hund som vänder åter till i sina spyor dåre som på nytt begynner sitt oförnuft.
Pro 26:12 Ser du en man som tycker sig själv vara vis, det är mer hopp om en dåre än om honom.
Pro 26:13 Den late säger: "Ett vilddjur är på vägen, ja, ett lejon är på gatorna.
Pro 26:14 Dörren vänder sig på sitt gångjärn, och den late vänder sig i sin säng.
Pro 26:15 Den late sticker sin hand i fatet, men finner det mödosamt att föra den åter till munnen.
Pro 26:16 Den late tycker sig vara vis, mer än sju som giva förståndiga svar.
Pro 26:17 Lik en som griper en hund i öronen är den som förivrar sig vid andras kiv, där han går fram.
Pro 26:18 Lik en rasande, som slungar ut brandpilar och skjuter och dödar,
Pro 26:19 är en man som bedrager sin nästa och sedan säger: "Jag gjorde det ju på skämt."
Pro 26:20 När veden tager slut, slocknar elden. och när örontasslaren är borta, stillas trätan.
Pro 26:21 Såsom glöd kommer av kol, och eld av ved, så upptändes kiv av en trätgirig man.
Pro 26:22 Örontasslarens ord äro såsom läckerbitar och tränga ned till hjärtats innandömen.
Pro 26:23 Såsom silverglasering på ett söndrigt lerkärl äro kärleksglödande läppar, där hjärtat är ondskefullt.
Pro 26:24 En fiende förställer sig i sitt tal, men i sitt hjärta bär han på svek.
Pro 26:25 Om han gör sin röst ljuvlig, så tro honom dock icke, ty sjufaldig styggelse är i hans hjärta.
Pro 26:26 Hatet brukar list att fördölja sig med, men den hatfulles ondska varder dock uppenbar i församlingen.
Pro 26:27 Den som gräver en grop, han faller själv däri, och den som vältrar upp en sten, på honom rullar den tillbaka.
Pro 26:28 En lögnaktig tunga hatar dem hon har krossat, och en hal mun kommer fall åstad.
Har Jesus löften till en ljum församling?
Rev 3:14 Och skriv till Laodiceas församlings ängel: "Så säger han som är Amen, det trovärdiga och sannfärdiga vittnet, begynnelsen till Guds skapelse:
Rev 3:15 Jag känner dina gärningar: du är varken kall eller varm. Jag skulle önska att du vore antingen kall eller varm.
Rev 3:16 Men nu, då du är ljum och varken varm eller kall, skall jag utspy dig ur min mun.
Rev 3:17 Du säger ju: 'Jag är rik, ja, jag har vunnit rikedomar och behöver intet'; och du vet icke att du just är eländig och ömkansvärd och fattig och blind och naken.
Rev 3:18 Så råder jag dig då att du köper av mig guld som är luttrat i eld, för att du skall bliva rik, och att du köper vita kläder till att kläda dig i, för att din nakenhets skam icke skall bliva uppenbar, och att du köper ögonsalva till att smörja dina ögon med, för att du skall kunna se.
Rev 3:19 'Alla som jag älskar, dem tuktar och agar jag.' Så gör nu bättring med all flit.
Rev 3:20 Se, jag står för dörren och klappar; om någon lyssnar till min röst och upplåter dörren, så skall jag gå in till honom och hålla måltid med honom och han med mig.
Rev 3:21 Den som vinner seger, honom skall jag låta sitta med mig på min tron, likasom jag själv har vunnit seger och satt mig med min Fader på hans tron.
Rev 3:22 Den som har öra, han höre vad Anden säger till församlingarna.
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Luther on ecumenism and papacy
History of the Papacy by J.A. Wylie: "...the Church (so-called) of Rome has no right to rank amongst Christian Churches. She is not a Church, neither is her religion the Christian religion. We are accustomed to speak of Popery as a corrupt form of Christianity. We concede too much. The Church of Rome bears the same relation to the Church of Christ which the hierarchy of Baal bore to the institute of Moses; and Popery stands related to Christianity only in the same way in which Paganism stood related to primeval Revelation. Popery is not a corruption simply, but a transformation. It may be difficult to fix the time when it passed from the one into the other; but the change is incontestible. Popery is the gospel transubstantiated into the flesh and blood of Paganism, under a few of the accidents of Christianity."
Martin Luther
Just as in the days of the Apostles, so at this day we are forced to hear from certain denominations that we (by our obstinacy to adhere to the truth) do offend against love and unity in the churches, because we reject their doctrine. It would be better (they say) that we should let it pass, especially since the doctrine in dispute is what they call non-essential, and, therefore (they say) to stir up so great a discord and contention in the church over one or two doctrines (and those not the most important ones) is unfruitful and unnecessary.
To this I reply: Cursed be that love and unity which cannot be preserved except at the peril of the word of God.
Just as in the days of the Apostles, so at this day we are forced to hear from certain denominations that we (by our obstinacy to adhere to the truth) do offend against love and unity in the churches, because we reject their doctrine. It would be better (they say) that we should let it pass, especially since the doctrine in dispute is what they call non-essential, and, therefore (they say) to stir up so great a discord and contention in the church over one or two doctrines (and those not the most important ones) is unfruitful and unnecessary.
To this I reply: Cursed be that love and unity which cannot be preserved except at the peril of the word of God.
The negotiation about doctrinal agreement displeases me altogether, for this is utterly impossible unless the pope has his papacy abolished. Therefore avoid and flee those who seek the middle of the road. Think of me after I am dead and such middle-of-the-road men arise, for nothing good will come of it. There can be no compromise. (What Luther Says, II: 1019)
Ah, my dear brother in Christ, bear with me if here or elsewhere I use such coarse language when speaking of the wretched, confronted, atrocious monster at Rome! He who knows my thoughts must say that I am much, much, much too lenient and have neither words nor thought adequately to describe the shameful, abominable blasphemy to which he subjects the Word and name of Christ, our dear Lord and Savior. There are some Christians, wicked Christians indeed, who now would gloss things over to make the pope appear against in a good light and who, after he does so and has been dragged out of the mud, would like to reinstate him on the altar. But they are wicked people, whoever they may be, who defend the pope and want me to be quiet about the means whereby he has done harm. Truly, I cannot do this. All true, pious Christians, who love Christ and His Word, should, as said, be sincerely hostile to the pope. They should persecute him and injure him…. All should do this in their several calling, to the best of their ability, with all faithfulness and diligence. (What Luther Says, II: 1072)
What kind of a church is the pope’s church? It is an uncertain, vacillating and tottering church. Indeed, it is a deceitful, lying church, doubting and unbelieving, without God’s Word. For the pope with his wrong keys teaches his church to doubt and to be uncertain. If it is a vacillating church, then it is not the church of faith, for the latter is founded upon a rock, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it (Matt.16:18). If it is not the church of faith, then it is not the Christian church, but it must be an unchristian, anti-Christian, and faithless church which destroys and ruins the real, holy, Christian church. (Luther’s Works, vol. 40, Church and Ministry II, The Keys, p.348)
All this is to be noted carefully, so that we can treat with contempt the filthy, foolish twaddle that the popes present in their decrees about their Roman church, that is, about their devil’s synagogue (Rev.2:9), which separates itself from common Christendom and the spiritual edifice built up on this stone, and instead invents for itself a fleshly worldly, worthless, lying, blasphemous, idolatrous authority over all of Christendom. One of these two things must be true: if the Roman church is not built on this rock along with the other churches, then it is the devil’s church; but if it is built, along with all the other churches, on this rock, then it cannot be lord or head over the other churches. For Christ the cornerstone knows nothing of two unequal churches, but only of one church alone, just as the Children’s Faith, that is, the faith of all of Christendom, says, ”I believe in one holy, Christian church,” and does not say, ”I believe in one holy Roman church.” The Roman church is and should be one portion or member of the holy Christian church, not the head, which befits solely Christ the cornerstone. If not, it is not a Christian but an UN-Christian and anti-Christian church, that is, a papal school of scoundrels. (Luther’s Works, Volume 41, Church and Ministry III, Against The Roman Papacy, An Institution Of The Devil, p.311)
I believe the pope is the masked and incarnate devil because he is the Antichrist. As Christ is God incarnate, so the Antichrist is the devil incarnate. The words are really spoken of the pope when its said that hes a mixed god, an earthly god, that is , a god of the earth. Here god is understood as god of this world. Why does he call himself an earthly god, as if the one, almighty God werent also on the earth? The kingdom of the pope really signifies the terrible wrath of God, namely, the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place. (Luthers Works, vol.54, Table Talks, No.4487, p.346)
C. H. Spurgeon on Popery
"It is the bounden duty of every Christian to pray against Antichrist, and as to what Antichrist is no sane man ought to raise a question. If it be not the Popery in the Church of Rome there is nothing in the world that can be called by that name. It wounds Christ, robs Christ of His glory, puts sacramental efficacy in the place of His atonement, and lifts a piece of bread in the place of the Saviour....If we pray against it, because it is against Him, we shall love the persons though we hate their errors; we shall love their souls, though we loathe and detest their dogmas...."
-- C. H. Spurgeon
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Heb 11:25 Han ville hellre utstå lidande med Guds folk än för en kort tid leva i syndig njutning;
Heb 12:2 Och må vi därvid se på Jesus, trons hövding och fullkomnare, på honom, som i stället för att taga den glädje som låg framför honom, utstod korsets lidande och aktade smäleken för intet, och som nu sitter på högra sidan om Guds tron.
Heb 12:3 Ja, på honom, som har utstått så mycken gensägelse av syndare, på honom mån I tänka, så att I icke tröttnen och uppgivens i edra själar.
Heb 12:15 Och sen till, att ingen går miste om Guds nåd, och att ingen giftig rot skjuter skott och bliver till fördärv, så att menigheten därigenom bliver besmittad;
Heb 12:16 sen till, att ingen är en otuktig människa eller ohelig såsom Esau, han som för en enda maträtt sålde sin förstfödslorätt.
Heb 12:17 I veten ju att han ock sedermera blev avvisad, när han på grund av arvsrätt ville få välsignelsen; han kunde nämligen icke vinna någon ändring, fastän han med tårar sökte därefter.
Heb 10:36 I behöven nämligen ståndaktighet för att kunna göra Guds vilja och få vad utlovat är.
Heb 10:37 Ty "ännu en helt liten tid, så kommer den som skall komma, och han skall icke dröja;
Heb 10:38 och min rättfärdige skall leva av tro. Men om någon drager sig undan, så finner min själ icke behag i honom".
Heb 10:39 Dock, vi höra icke till dem som draga sig undan, sig själva till fördärv; vi höra till dem som tro och så vinna sina själar.
Ord 25:26 Såsom en grumlad källa och en fördärvad brunn, så är en rättfärdig som vacklar inför den ogudaktige.
Upp 3:16 Men nu, då du är ljum och varken varm eller kall, skall jag utspy dig ur min mun.
Se Ljum, sammanblandad, mixad, förväxlad, utbytt, utväxlad, ersatt, avlöst, efterträdd, liknöjd, likgiltig!
2Ti 4:7 Jag har kämpat den goda kampen, jag har fullbordat mitt lopp, jag har bevarat tron.
2Ti 4:8 Nu ligger rättfärdighetens segerkrans tillreds åt mig, och Herren, den rättfärdige domaren, skall giva den åt mig på "den dagen", och icke åt mig allenast, utan åt alla som hava älskat hans tillkommelse.
Heb 12:2 Och må vi därvid se på Jesus, trons hövding och fullkomnare, på honom, som i stället för att taga den glädje som låg framför honom, utstod korsets lidande och aktade smäleken för intet, och som nu sitter på högra sidan om Guds tron.
Heb 12:3 Ja, på honom, som har utstått så mycken gensägelse av syndare, på honom mån I tänka, så att I icke tröttnen och uppgivens i edra själar.
Heb 12:15 Och sen till, att ingen går miste om Guds nåd, och att ingen giftig rot skjuter skott och bliver till fördärv, så att menigheten därigenom bliver besmittad;
Heb 12:16 sen till, att ingen är en otuktig människa eller ohelig såsom Esau, han som för en enda maträtt sålde sin förstfödslorätt.
Heb 12:17 I veten ju att han ock sedermera blev avvisad, när han på grund av arvsrätt ville få välsignelsen; han kunde nämligen icke vinna någon ändring, fastän han med tårar sökte därefter.
Heb 10:36 I behöven nämligen ståndaktighet för att kunna göra Guds vilja och få vad utlovat är.
Heb 10:37 Ty "ännu en helt liten tid, så kommer den som skall komma, och han skall icke dröja;
Heb 10:38 och min rättfärdige skall leva av tro. Men om någon drager sig undan, så finner min själ icke behag i honom".
Heb 10:39 Dock, vi höra icke till dem som draga sig undan, sig själva till fördärv; vi höra till dem som tro och så vinna sina själar.
Ord 25:26 Såsom en grumlad källa och en fördärvad brunn, så är en rättfärdig som vacklar inför den ogudaktige.
Upp 3:16 Men nu, då du är ljum och varken varm eller kall, skall jag utspy dig ur min mun.
Se Ljum, sammanblandad, mixad, förväxlad, utbytt, utväxlad, ersatt, avlöst, efterträdd, liknöjd, likgiltig!
2Ti 4:7 Jag har kämpat den goda kampen, jag har fullbordat mitt lopp, jag har bevarat tron.
2Ti 4:8 Nu ligger rättfärdighetens segerkrans tillreds åt mig, och Herren, den rättfärdige domaren, skall giva den åt mig på "den dagen", och icke åt mig allenast, utan åt alla som hava älskat hans tillkommelse.
Jesus HATES the deeds of the Nicolaitiane, which I also hate.
Rev. 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitianes, which I also hate. Nicolaitianes -To conquer the people or laity, these "deeds" had become in Pergamos a "doctrine" (Rev. 2:15)
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