Verse 7
Psalms 97:7
“Those who brag about the useless idols they worship
are terribly ashamed, and all the false gods bow down to the Lord.”
There are many other verses in the bible that indicate who or what the gods of the old testament were.
Not only were they idols made out of solid matter, but people made these images after certain entities that they may have seen or experienced. Sometimes they thought of certain people as gods, whether they were kings or the apostles: the god of golf (Tiger Woods), the god of fast food (McDonald's) Sometimes the gods were angels, fallen angels, or demons: which may explain what the "greek gods" were, all of their stories, and what they were doing having sexual relations and procreating with human beings.
That is why I say, every religion has some truth in it, though it may refer to the same things differently. I believe in the pagan gods, I believe they are real. But whatever we may consider a god to be, we do so because of its greater amount of power; gods are relative.
The only god that isn't relative, is the Most High God. Which makes Him the only True God.
Other gods may or may not be gods in comparison with certain things.
But a belief in a Most High God, is a belief in ultimate perfection.
If you believe there exist an Ultimate Perfection in Reality, that is your Most High God.
Other gods may or may not be gods in comparison with certain things.
But a belief in a Most High God, is a belief in ultimate perfection.
If you believe there exist an Ultimate Perfection in Reality, that is your Most High God.
Psalms 136:2
“Praise the God of all gods. God’s love never
fails.”
Psalms 138:1
“With all my heart I praise you, Lord. In the presence of angels I sing your
praises.”
In the footnotes of the CEV it says that angels
could refer to gods, supernatural beings, or maybe just rulers or leaders.
September 23, 2012
Isaiah 10:10
"As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,"
April 18, 2013
Isaiah 24:21
"On that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens and the kings of the earth."
The CEV footnotes says that, "the powers in the heavens", could mean the stars since "in ancient times the stars were thought of as powerful spiritual beings, and sometimes they stood for pagan gods." (CEV footnote on Isaiah 24:21)
Isaiah 30:33
"Long ago the Lord got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the Lord will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulphur." (CEV)
The foot note on this verse says: "burning the body of the dead king": or "sacrificing the king" or "sacrificing to Molech." Human sacrifices were sometimes offered to Molech, a god whose name sounds like the Hebrew word for 'king'."
This verse is saying the God got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The footnote says that the word "king" may be referring to Molech; and the description of the place certainly sounds similar to the lake of fire where the fallen angels will end up.
The point I am trying to make with this is that, in the Bible, God refers to lower gods as very real entities with minds of their own. Although it may not refer to idols in this way, gods may be considered "false" not because they are do not exist, but for a different reason.
Isaiah 10:10
"As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,"
April 18, 2013
Isaiah 24:21
"On that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens and the kings of the earth."
The CEV footnotes says that, "the powers in the heavens", could mean the stars since "in ancient times the stars were thought of as powerful spiritual beings, and sometimes they stood for pagan gods." (CEV footnote on Isaiah 24:21)
Isaiah 30:33
"Long ago the Lord got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the Lord will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulphur." (CEV)
The foot note on this verse says: "burning the body of the dead king": or "sacrificing the king" or "sacrificing to Molech." Human sacrifices were sometimes offered to Molech, a god whose name sounds like the Hebrew word for 'king'."
This verse is saying the God got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The footnote says that the word "king" may be referring to Molech; and the description of the place certainly sounds similar to the lake of fire where the fallen angels will end up.
The point I am trying to make with this is that, in the Bible, God refers to lower gods as very real entities with minds of their own. Although it may not refer to idols in this way, gods may be considered "false" not because they are do not exist, but for a different reason.
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