Rebellion: The Original Baal Worship
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (I Samuel 15:23)
Rebellion: One Word with a Two-Fold Meaning
Rebellion.
It’s an ugly word with an even uglier meaning. This is how Merriam-Webster defines it.
Rebellion - opposition to one in authority or dominance; open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government; an instance of such defiance or resistance.
Merriam-Webster defines this as a militant term. Interesting… Now let’s go back to what the Prophet Samuel said.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (I Samuel 15:23)
Here, rebellion is equated to witchcraft. And its twin--stubbornness--is idolatry. So now, we see that rebellion has a two-fold definition that most people don’t consider: militant and religious. And these beg the questions:
If “rebellion” is a military term, then what kingdom is being rebelled against by which kingdom?
If “rebellion” is a religious term, then what religion is rebellion against which?
I’ll answer the second question in order to answer the first.
As the Prophet Samuel alluded to, rebellion is demonic in nature because it involves witchcraft. And if witchcraft is demonic, then it must be from the Kingdom of Darkness. And who does the Kingdom of Darkness oppose? The Kingdom of Light (God’s).
Rebellion and stubbornness then, born in the heart of Satan and now residing in the pits of Hell, is a militant, satanic opposition to the Kingdom of God. Ladies and gentlemen: we are at war.
And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion]. (Matthew 11:12 AMP)
But now that we’ve established the understanding that we are at war, let’s go back and see who actually started it.
The Archangel Michael battling the Serpent of Old in the heavens.
The Birth of Rebellion on the Earth
Now we know that Satan, the Lord of the Underworld, was the original rebel against God’s Kingdom. We know that Adam and Eve rebelled against God’s Law by eating the forbidden fruit. And we also know that from Cain to the Flood, there was severe wickedness in the earth. However, I propose that the full “religion” or “kingdom” of rebellion wasn’t instituted until Genesis 11. And it starts with Cush.
Cush was the son of Ham, the son of Noah. He married a woman named Semiramis and the son of his old age was Nimrod.
Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). (Genesis 10:8-12)
The Book of Jasher expounds upon Nimrod’s path to greatness, sharing that he became a king of kings, defeated his enemies, and also became the first slave owner--possibly in Post-Flood history. He made Shinar his citadel and somewhere around this time, Nimrod and Cush declared themselves gods. Apparently, success had gone to his head.
It was in this arrogance that Nimrod built the Tower of Babel and he built it for two reasons:
To interact with the gods.*
To provide an escape should God send another flood.
All ancient civilisations from the Sumerians to the Egyptians to the Native Americans have stories about how the “gods” (fallen angels) came down to walk among men. Nimrod would have heard the stories from his great-grandfather, Ham, and great-great-uncles, Shem and Japheth, about the sons of god impregnating the daughters of men and producing men of renown and heroes of old. The Book of Enoch tells us that these angels came down to actually teach men and became corrupted in the process. Satan is the Prince of the Power of the Air and it is “his” heaven that Nimrod would have attempted to reach.
Also, men at this time were still afraid to dwell in the plains because the effects of the Flood were still fresh. Yet instead of, I don’t know, LIVING RIGHT, or even building an ark/multiple arks to save people “just in case,” this crazed man decided to build a Tower “too high” for God to flood. Arrogance at its finest.
And all the earth was of one tongue and words of union, but Nimrod did not go in the ways of the Lord, and he was more wicked than all the men that were before him, from the days of the flood until those days. (Book of Jasher 7:46)
Now, we’ve already established that the arrogance of Nimrod led him to build a Tower to heaven (and a MAJOR phallic symbol), yet he had no intention of meeting with the God of his forefathers. Why? Because Nimrod and his family were already steeped idolatry.
Nimrod declared himself to be Baal. The Akkadian version of this name is “Bel” as in BaBEL. Pastor John Benefiel teaches in his book Binding the Strongman over America that the father of Baal was El. There are others who say that both Nimrod and Cush claimed to be Baal. Either way, both of them had issues. And Semiramis is not excluded. She declared herself the Queen of Heaven. And while most of us are not familiar with this title (it’s only mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah five times), you are more than likely familiar with Ashtaroth and any variation of names for the Whore of Babylon. And boy did she live up to her name!
Cush became disgraced and Semiramis decided that it would be better to be queen instead of queen-mother, so she did the unthinkable; she married her son. Let the Church say EWW.
Eventually, Nimrod’s great-uncle, Shem, got fet up with his son’s idolatry and claims of immortality, so he slew him. But he didn’t stop there. He chopped up Nimrod’s body and sent the pieces throughout the earth so the world have have proof that Nimrod was not, in fact, a god.
A great wickedness was ended when Nimrod died. Unfortunately, his wickedness was a legacy. Because Semiramis conveniently wound up pregnant after Nimrod’s death and since she’d already convinced the masses that she was the Queen of Heaven, it was no stretch for her to claim that she’d given birth to “Nimrod Reborn.” Yet what makes the idolatrous lie all the more blasphemous is that millennia before the Virgin and the Christ Child were memorialized in artwork and statues, archaeologists excavated several statues of mother and child complete with rays shining from behind her head at the location of Babel. THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.
Now does any of this--bar the true immaculate conception--sound familiar to you? It should because it’s a pillar of Egyptian mythology.
Ham’s son, Mizraim, was the father of the Egyptians who believed that Isis was married to Osiris who was killed and cut up into pieces by Set. (Does “Set” seem similar to “Shem” to you?) Yet Isis was able to find all the pieces of Osiris accept his phallus which she replaced with a golden one, causing him to be temporarily reborn through magic and impregnating her with their son, Horus. Coincidence? I think not.
“Isis” is linguistically similar to “Ishtar.” “Ishtar” is Akkadian version of “Astarte” which is the Phoenician version of “Ashtoreth.” Any questions?
Baal a.k.a. Bel
The King of Demons
Baal and the worship thereof is coming back to light, yet I believe the reason we never really hear about Baal and Ashtoreth is because they have taken on soooo very many names over the ages. When saints thinking of rebellion and witchcraft, they usually think of Jezebel; they think “Jezzy” is running this thang. But Jezebel is really just the offspring of perversion. Yet next to Satan, it’s Baal and Ashtoreth with the real power.
Now I LOVE me some Bishop Tudor Bismark. And in his sermon, “Deliverance from Evil,” he lists the three “top” demonic princes in this hierarchy:
Satan
Jezebel
Death
Anti-Christ
Yet I disagree. *gasp* Yes, after my own research, doing the research, I believe that there is a more accurate hierarchy. Below is my adapted version of Apostle Kimberly Daniels’ demonic hierarchy listed in Give It Back!
I. Satan: The Prince of the Power of the Air; Emperor of the Kingdom of Darkness.
II. Baal & Ashtoreth*: The King and Queen (Rulers) of devils**, answers directly and only to Satan.
III. Principalities: The princes of the four corners of the earth (continents, countries, states, cities, counties), arch magistrates or principal demons; first in rank.
IV. Powers: Organizations (exousia--special ability, highly competent; liberty in jurisdiction.
V. Ruler Spirits: Neighborhoods, families, individuals (kosmokrator-world ruler, spirits with direct contact with their targets).
VI. Spiritual Wickedness in High Places: Idolatry (Hezekiah tore down the high places) (poneria--iniquity and malice, sin and idolatrous activity.
*Apostle Daniels actually listed “Beelzebub” on this level and then stated, “Princes of devils are assigned by era. During Jesus’ life, Beelzebub was the prince of the devils. During Elijah’s life, Baal was the prince of the ruling force of devils. It also has been noted that Dagon was the prince of devils during another era.” (Give It Back! pg. 32)
I agree and disagree with this statement. I agree with the spirit of it, but not the wording. I would say it like this:
The Spirit of the Age (principality) is assigned by era. Yet Baal and Ashtoreth retain their position; only their name changes. During Jesus’ life Baal went by “Beelzebub.” During Elijah’s life, he went by his original name “Baal.” To the Druids in the British Isles, he was the great horned one. (See also “Moloch” a.k.a. “Molech” and “Chemosh.”) Similarly, the Queen of Heaven assumed her original title, “Ashtoreth” during Elijah’s life, to the Druids, she was the Triple Goddess, to the Catholics, the Virgin Mary a.k.a. “Our Lady of [insert city name here].”
**Every single pantheon of gods and goddesses from various (ancient) civilisations reflects a similar framework (i.e. Zeus/Jupiter and Hera/Juno and children, etc.).
Every principality whether Jezebel or Diana/Artemis, Mars or Death, all answer to Baal and the Queen of (the second) Heaven respectively who answer only to Satan.
The Queen of Heaven a.k.a. Ashtoreth, Baal, and their son. Druid priestesses bore a blue crescent on their foreheads and primarily worshiped the "Mother Goddess" and moon, while the Druid priests primarily worshiped the sun and the "Great Horned One." Nothing new under the sun.
Defining Baal & Ashtoreth Worship
So now that we’ve defined who Baal and Ashtoreth are and where they came from, let’s define what exactly is the worship thereof. Juanita Bynum defines it like this:
Baal and Ashtoreth Worship - the worship of self-will and self-want (“The Spirit of Jezebel”).
The worship of this demonic couple is the elevation of your will and your wants over that of God’s.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (I Samuel 15:23)
The name “Baal” in Hebrew actually means “Lord.” So in your rebellion, you make your will lord and thus dethrone or block the Christ from being Lord of your life. There are many “Christians” caught up in Baal worship--attending church, praying (probably ineffectively), tithing, the whole nine--because they have refused to allow God’s will to become theirs.
This is the cult that birthed Babylon. This was the great Whorish Mystery born in Genesis and slain in Revelation.
And the term “bull-headed” is derived from Baal worship.
Bull-Headed - not willing to change an opinion, plan, etc.; very stubborn in a foolish or annoying way; stupidly stubborn; headstrong (Merriam-Webster).
The bull is the symbol of Baal/Ashtoreth worship.
Semiramis’ son, Tammuz, was said to be a minotaur (half-man, half-bull).
When Moses was on the holy mount receiving the Commandments from God, the Children of Israel commissioned Aaron to build a golden calf for them.
Making your children pass through Baal's fire was the predecessor of abortion.
The god Molech/Chemosh was half-bull, half-man.
Many ancient religions worshiped some type of bull.
Even the term Indian (South Asian) phrase “sacred cow” indicates the infiltration of this worship.
Why do you think Elijah commanded the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Ashtoreth to gather two bulls--one for their altar and one for his--in order to see who the real God of Fire was. (Baal also claims to be the fire god.)
Pasiphae, King Minos' wife, with her Minotaur son.
Greek mythology tells the story that the god Poseidon cherished bulls and when denied bulls in worship by King Minos of Crete and Knossos, Poseidon cursed Minos’ wife to fall in lust with a white bull which led to her actually mating with it and nine months later, giving birth to the minotaur (half-bull, half-man) who terrorized those thrown into the infamous Labyrinth.
The "Rape of Europa," a goddess raped by Jupiter masquerading as a bull. A woman riding a beast into the sea.
The Whore of Babylon, another, more familiar, woman riding a beast into the sea.
In his sermon “666: The Mark of the Beast,” Perry Stone draws the link between Greek mythology’s “Rape of Europa” myth as the actual image of the woman (Europa a.k.a. the Queen of Heaven) riding the beast (bull, Baal). Whore of Babylon indeed! Stone also adds that the bull’s crescent horns were the symbol for Baal worship. Need anymore convincing?
Baal (or Moloch/Molech or Chemosh) worship in action.
Bringing It Home
ReBELlion.
JezeBEL.
Get the picture??
The very name of Baal a.k.a. Bel is built into our English word “rebellion.” “Re” means to “go back to” or “return to.” So everytime you elevate your will above God’s, you literally return to Baal. How many of us worship Baal? How many of us worship Baal on a daily basis? Could this be why we don’t see the breakthroughs we so desire? Could this be why witchcraft (i.e. traditional witchcraft, word curses, control, manipulation, domination, seduction, drug addiction) won’t leave our family after we’ve prayed and fasted? Could this be why all of those (false) prophecies and (false) confirmations haven’t come to past? (Likely sent by the false prophetess Jezebel herself!) Jesus told us that we cannot serve two masters. He cannot bless mess. And as my spiritual padre preaches, when God see rebellion, He is reminded of Lucifer. If you’re trying to walk under the favour of God, reminding God of the ultimate rebellion is NOT the way to go!
You may think that the worship of Baal is something from ages long past. You may think there’s no real power behind false gods. But I submit to you that whenever you place your will before God’s you are in full-fledge Baal worship. You don’t need a human sacrifice (abortion) although that helps. You don’t need to worship the sun (Baal) or moon (Ashtoreth) although that helps. All you need to do is make your will lord and you’re guilty of Baal worship.
That is a sobering realisation. Mostly because each and every one of us is guilty of having worshiped Baal at one point or another. And while we may not have known it was Baal worship, we did know that rebellion is sin. Jesus instructed us to pray:
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)
Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done. (Luke 22:42)
The Bible also says:
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12, 13)
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)
Even witchcraft is listed as a work of the flesh.
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
There are a plethora of other verses, but you get the idea. If you’ve ever been guilty of Baal worship and not repented, confess your sins and ask God for forgiveness. And then say this with me:
Nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.
Amen.
