Pantheism - Most High God
There are numerous places in the Biblical texts that
deal not only with gods of other nations, the Canaanites, the
Babylonians, the Philistines and their variations. Perhaps the earliest
examples are the "gods" of Egypt. In almost every instance it is
deducible by the reader that the inference is made that these "gods" are
non-existent. They are referred to as lifeless graven images, idols
without power, or poor substitutes for the real thing. In one case
during the building of the second temple in Jerusalem, the cuckoo
inhabitants of the holy land from Assyrian origins are excluded because
though they claim to have worshipped the same God, they have an impure
doctrine of amalgamated beliefs and other gods, not just because they
are "foreign". Their belief was due to the fact God opposed them in
their occupation of the promised land.
The one reference to an actual god other than the one
true God that actually is said to exist throughout scripture is in the
statement "the god of this world" in reference to satan. I don't hold
that satan is powerless. Neither do I believe that there is not some
spiritual influence of fallen angels and demons in this world. That
there may be some evidence for the coherence of other faiths surprises
me neither. Whilst I ascribe the origins of faiths expressly in
opposition to the good news of the Gospel to a supernatural influence, I
can only call them that which they are by biblical definition:
Antichrist. That is - against, or in place of, Christ.
All faiths other than the true one, are Antichrist,
especially those that include some deity. those that have no deity are
idolatries. The saying "there is nothing new under the sun" is as true
as it was aeons ago; There have always been other faiths, which can be
read as deceptions leading those away from the true faith, or merely as
continuations of systems meant to comfort, civilise, anchor and preserve
societies, ensuring good behaviour with the threat of divine
retribution. 'Meant' has given way to 'Believed' over many years.
That such beliefs exist is due to their origin from this
world. Any opposition to the Gospel message and Christ's ministry is not
for God's benefit. This only serves those opposed to it and by
scriptural intimacy, satan. Thus these other faiths, even if slightly
tainted versions of the gospel are deceptions.
The term 'Most High' is used in many compound
names within the Bible. It is primarily an identifier. Whether Angels
and demons have some perceptual radius of their presence in the mind of
God I cannot deduce. I don't wish to dwell on a perhaps unhealthy
fascination with the subject beyond that which is biblical in the next
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