The Bible says lots about false gods and idols. They are demonic. Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
God's Word warns of false gods. Moses confronted Pharaoh and stood up to the false religionists. Ancient Egypt had over 40 false gods and goddesses. The Ten Plagues of God against Egypt were humiliations of ten specific Egyptian gods.
It seems many are still bowing their knee to Baal. To false gods.
BAAL is one of the prominent false gods in the Bible; mentioned over 150 times. Baal was worshipped by the Canaanites, and also called Bel, the chief god of the city of Babylon. He was associated with power, authority, and fertility. In modern culture we can see what is alike to Baal in the world of media and entertainment – in our world’s immoral ways and sensual gratification. Baal was also associated with ASHTORETH. She was worshipped as Ishtar in Babylon, Astarte or Aphrodite in Greece, and Venus in Rome. She was the goddess of love, war, and sexuality. Her name means “the star” or “the queen of heaven”. The Catholic Church calls Mary the Queen of Heaven. Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal at the showdown on Mount Carmel.
It’s interesting that world leaders everywhere have been erecting memorials to the temple of Baal. It’s a significant sign.
Temple priests would place children and babies into the idol’s outstretched arms, who would then roll into the blazing fire as human sacrifices. Loud drumbeats would drown out the screams. Baal is a destructive force against the people of God – the lord of the flies, the god of dung, a symbol of satan himself.
The Bible foretells the coming age of the antichrist, and great apostasy, and hatred against the people of God. A time of immorality. Could it be that powerful business and political leaders in the world today are Luciferian – Satan worshippers?
The Israelites created the golden calf of Moloch or Baal as an idol to worship and sacrifice their children, as they turned away from Moses and God to serve the gods of Egypt. It’s interesting that there’s an obsession with ancient Baal today. The spirit of Baal is still at work. People still defy God and worship falsehood. God condemns the worship of false gods.
What was Baal known for? Immorality. We see an explosion of that in our own day. Child Sacrifice: There are about 73 million abortions every year. The blood of innocents continues to flow. Weather: The idea of global warming/climate change is meant to create fear so people obsess about the future. For Christians, the Bible is clear about God’s plan for the earth and what will transpire. Nowadays climate change is become a virtual religion.
The various false gods of our world today are engineered by satan. It’s sad to see many swept along by false philosophies.
MOLECH was the god of the Ammonites. He was associated with divination, with fire and child sacrifice. Molech was associated with brutality and wealth. The Vatican has decided to approve a statue of Moloch or Baal, the ancient god of child sacrifice, to be put on display near the Colosseum in Rome.
DAGON was another false god - worshipped by the Philistines. This false god was often depicted as a half-man, half-fish figure. It’s interesting how the Popes of Rome and their bishops wear fish hats. Just like the priests of Dagon of old.
God will bring the false gods down. The Philistines placed the captured Ark of the Covenant in the temple of Dagon, only to find the idol fallen face down before the Ark the next morning (1 Samuel 5:3).
In contemporary society, our modern-day Dagon comes in the form of consumerism and the pursuit of material possessions. Many people have an all consuming desire for material wealth and possessions.
Our Lord warns of serving the false god of Mammon… Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
It seems like the modern versions of false gods are many and varied. False gods are really God-substitutes. They continue to destroy people today. In Australia they still honour the false god of the rainbow serpent and Aboriginal dreamtime. We must renounce all false gods.
These days we see people captive to addiction to substances, vices, and self-destructive behaviours. People fall prey to destructive habits. Their false gods could be substance abuse, gambling, or other harmful addictions. They are being destroyed as far as their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Our only hope is the exclusive worship of the one true God.
We should not be building memorials to Baal, or accommodating false gods in our lives. Like Asa, we should be tearing them down. 2 Chronicles 14:2-3 ...he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves.
