The Occult
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:00 am
Most people don't know this, but the word "occult" actually means hidden from the eye or understanding.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.o ... s/occulted
Most people assume that anything in the "occult" is evil, but God hides stuff too, and when God hides stuff it is also called the "occult". In fact, I think God hides stuff far more than the devil.
There's a whole lot of things that people do which are bad, and people know they are bad, but they do them anyway. There's no need to hide the fact that such things are bad, people will do them anyway.
I believe the stuff which is supernatural, is mostly a fantasy. I believe in science. If you study the occult in hopes of learning to do supernatural stuff, than you are very likely to be lead astray. In fact, if you study anything in hopes of any sort of personal gain, you are not likely to find yourself on a path toward God's wisdom.
God hides stuff so that only the pure of heart can find them. Those with greed or self interest in their heart, won't find God's wisdom. Those with closed minds or arrogance won't find God's wisdom either. Those who's minds are filled with hate won't find God's wisdom either. The occult is how God communicates to his profits. By placing little messages into all sorts of stuff.
I don't know why, but it seems when I tell people that pretty much everything in the Bible is encrypted, they disagree. Seriously, do you really understand the book of Revelations? Most stuff in the Bible is given on a need to know basis. If you don't need to know, you don't know.
Does an army tell everyone its battle plans before it goes into battle? Of course not. Likewise, God does not reveal his plans, except to those who need to know. God's plans are "occulted" or hidden from the understanding.
Sometimes God's wisdom is to be used to identify his profits. Sometimes they are instructions for his profits. Sometimes they are instructions for specific people.
Tony
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.o ... s/occulted
Most people assume that anything in the "occult" is evil, but God hides stuff too, and when God hides stuff it is also called the "occult". In fact, I think God hides stuff far more than the devil.
There's a whole lot of things that people do which are bad, and people know they are bad, but they do them anyway. There's no need to hide the fact that such things are bad, people will do them anyway.
I believe the stuff which is supernatural, is mostly a fantasy. I believe in science. If you study the occult in hopes of learning to do supernatural stuff, than you are very likely to be lead astray. In fact, if you study anything in hopes of any sort of personal gain, you are not likely to find yourself on a path toward God's wisdom.
God hides stuff so that only the pure of heart can find them. Those with greed or self interest in their heart, won't find God's wisdom. Those with closed minds or arrogance won't find God's wisdom either. Those who's minds are filled with hate won't find God's wisdom either. The occult is how God communicates to his profits. By placing little messages into all sorts of stuff.
I don't know why, but it seems when I tell people that pretty much everything in the Bible is encrypted, they disagree. Seriously, do you really understand the book of Revelations? Most stuff in the Bible is given on a need to know basis. If you don't need to know, you don't know.
Does an army tell everyone its battle plans before it goes into battle? Of course not. Likewise, God does not reveal his plans, except to those who need to know. God's plans are "occulted" or hidden from the understanding.
Sometimes God's wisdom is to be used to identify his profits. Sometimes they are instructions for his profits. Sometimes they are instructions for specific people.
Tony
Clever, Byblos, clever.