Posted on 01/25/2013 1:29:09 AM PST by golux
"Beelzebub (Hebrew: בעל זבוב, Baʿal Zəvûv Arabic: بعل الذباب, Ba‘al az-Zubab;, literally "Lord of the Flies"; Greek: Βεελζεβούλ, Velzevoúl; Latin: Beelzebūb), with numerous archaic variants, is a Semitic deity that was worshiped in the Philistine city of Ekron. In later Christian and Biblical sources, he is referred to as another name for Satan, and in demonology, is one of the seven princes of Hell.
Rabbinical literature commentary equates Baal Zebub of Ekron as lord of the "fly."
Beelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy; he was of the order of Seraphim, which in Hebrew means "fiery serpents". According to the stories of the 16th-century occultist Johann Weyer, Beelzebub led a successful revolt against Satan, is the chief lieutenant of Lucifer, the Emperor of Hell, and presides over the Order of the Fly." (excerpted from Wikipedia)
Because of their frivolous life, flies were used to signify sin throughout history. The capacity to command flies is the mark of the devil. (from NIH report on flies)
Beelzebub - Originally a Syrian god, Beelzebub is in II Kings 1:3, a god of Ekron in Philistia. In the cabala, he is chief of the 9 evil hierarchies of the underworld. In Matthew 10:25, Mark 3:22, and Luke 40:15, Beelzebub is chief of the demons, "prince of the devils" (as in Matthew 12:24), but he is to be distinguished from Satan (just as he is in all magic, medieval or otherwise). In the Gospel of Nicodemus, Christ, during his 3 days in Hell, gives Beelzebub dominion over the underworld in gratitude for permitting him (Christ), over Satan's objections, to take Adam and the other "saints in prison" to Heaven. A popular title of Beelzebub was "lord of the flies." Another of his titles was "lord of chaos," as given in the gnostic writings of Valentinus.
And from NYT June '09:
"White House staff members report that they and their boss have been routinely bothered by the bugs, (flies) and have seen the First Exterminator personally enforcing a no-fly zone in the West Wing.
White House officials say that strenuous debugging measures have been undertaken in recent weeks: Anti-insect lights have been installed in the National Security Council suite and the lower press office. Staff members have been issued fly swatters, and one, Brian Mosteller, stood at the ready during Mr. Obama’s television interviews on Tuesday (a lot of good he did). Some staff members have requested chemical intervention but have been denied.
It’s not clear why there has been so much buzz in the Obama White House...."
...from an (Israeli) blog called http://lasalettejourney.blogspot.co.il:
"Is there a spiritual component to the White House fly infestation? While some will no doubt dismiss the very idea (such people usually dismiss supernatural realities altogether), we should all reflect on the words of the world's leading exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, in his book An Exorcist: "..I have seen with my own eyes, that houses suddenly became infested with flies, flying ants, repulsive insects (such as scorpions or other unidentifiable pests), which just as suddenly and completely disappeared after we sprinkled holy water throughout the rooms or exorcized the place." (pp. 156, 157).
Just as Ba'al Zebub was allowed to test Israel's faithfulness to God, so too in our time the Prince of demons roams about seeking whom he may to devour. Is the White House fly infestation evidence of demonic presence and influence there?"
YES!
The expression “judge a tree by its fruit” is perfect here.
In fact, signs and referents - these “symbols” - exist and are trans-historical in many cases, so that we need not “eat the fruit” in order to figure out what we should, or what God wants us to do, about the tree.
Just as some animals come inherently to judge and avoid poison frogs by their bright color, we come to judge and avoid evil and death by its many appearances, accoutrements, etc.
In this case, the canon tells us, flies.
Hello Cuban Leaf,
I don’t mean to suggest I have any special knowledge of a date or specific timing that God is going to do something, its just an interesting pattern of days of which there are many upcoming like this one as they relate (specifically) to Israel, not the USA,
We do know the fall feast days are still to be fulfilled just as the spring feast days were fulfilled with Jesus during his first coming and on the very day of the feast in the year in which it occurred.
No man knows the day or the hour of course, and it comes at such a time as we think not, and even then those days are cut short regardless of when we should think we know something, so we cannot get wise in our own understanding, just rely on the spirit to guide us along as the days get darker, keep praying,
The 9th of AV historically has been a day of darkness and mourning, dark clouds and tragedy for Israel. What this could mean for the USA I don’t know, just found it to be curiously odd and it does lend some small support in my mind at least to the USA is Babylon argument, but I remain unconvinced on that topic. Whatever Babylon is, its spiritual in nature in part, and yet very real and very physical as a woman riding upon other governments of the world, she lives too well, and they eventually turn on her and burn her with fire,
I’ve studied prophecy for a long time, and still wonder about many things, but I have (for myself) concluded this much:
The timing to complete the 490 years (70x7) determined upon Israel as Daniel was told in Chapter 9 is counting from two requirements,
1. Jerusalem restored and
2. ‘thy people’ Israel restored
Both conditions have to be met. The first time was in March of 445 BC and led to the Messiah arriving on schedule in 32 AD after 483 years (7 sevens and 49 sevens) and being cutoff “but not for himself” yet it was at “62 weeks” or 434 years, he kept the 49 years for the Jubilee and the Church, its the Gospel, he declared this Jubilee when he began his ministry reading from Isaiah 61, and proclaimed the ‘acceptable year of the lord’ but Israel rejected it, they did not know the time of their visitation and their house was left desolate, they should have known, they were told precisely and we’re held accountable. The kingdom went into the spirit where ‘a thousand years’ equals one day as we’re told in Psalm 90 and 2 Peter 3:8 and further to the manner and timing of how Jesus will return. Satan meant his rejection for evil but look what God did with it, you and I likely wouldn’t be alive in the world without it, he’s long suffering that none should perish,
Jesus was left with nothing in the physical world and is ruling in the spirit at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us, until he returns with (I believe) another Jubilee, and redeems the physical Earth as a son of man, kinsman of Adam, as we’re shown in Revelation Chapters 4 and 5 and Daniel 7, but to do so he has to follow the precise conditions for the Jubilee outlined in Leviticus Chapter 25, which requires three things,
1. when ye shall Come into the land which I shall give you,
2. Count seven sevens or 49 years (exactly 17,640 days)
3. Yom Kippur, the 10th day of the seventh month, declare the Jubilee,
I believe there are 56 years remaining to be completed upon Israel of the 490 years determined from when Jesus came the first time. With the last seven years of course being what we all know is coming and the last half (1260 days) being the time of Jacobs Trouble, what Jesus called the Great Tribulation,
May 14th 1948 was important prophetically, with Israel restored as a nation, but it was June 7th, 1967 and the restoration of Jerusalem, that the condition of Jerusalem restored was met.
We should all prayerfully consider what this pattern of days could mean legally, (I’m only conjecturing here) and perhaps its why Satan seeks to divide Jerusalem, undo what God has done there, to prevent the requirements from coming to the full, and its why he seeks to change the times and seasons (Gods times and seasons) and to break the Laws and Ordinances of Moses, the Everlasting Covenant, See Isaiah Chapter 24, the covenant is tied to the physical land and will legally revert to the original owner (God) with another Jubilee, and then “the court will sit” and the deed is handed to Jesus, and its why Satan is thrown out of Heaven, and its why he knows he has only a short time,
June 7th, 1967, Jerusalem Restored ——49 years (17,640 days)—> September 23, 2015 Yom Kippur
When a fly chooses between a hot steaming load and this?well we can all agree
When a fly chooses between a hot steaming load and this?well we can all agree
(Stinky daddy?)
“Mrs. Obama: You know my hope in my gut is that I am just Mommy. I don’t think this part registers to them. I mean so much of our relationship is based on our world at home. It’s getting up _ you know we have this ritual in the morning. We get up and they want ten more minutes so they can come in my bed and if Dad isn’t there _ because he is too snore-y and stinky, they don’t want ever to get in the bed with him _ but we cuddle up and we talk. We’ve talked about everything from the boy that one daughter doesn’t particularly like in school to what is a period to _
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/tales-from-the-obamas-bedroom/
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