BELIAL, The Wicked Ruler

Chapter 9 9 T HE F LOODS OF B ELIAL

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 2 Samuel 22:5 The literal translation of this verse is "the floods of Belial". This verse is a portion of a song David sang in the day the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. The American Standard version says, "the floods of ungodliness made me afraid." Belial has released a flood of ungodliness upon our nation. Ungodly is defined as denying God or disobedient to Him: impious, irreligious, contrary to moral law, sinful, wicked. Belial is responsible for the flood of ungodliness manifested through Hollywood, television, and the mass media. Belial is responsible for rebellion and disobedience to God. This spirit has caused many to be irreligious and impious. No reverence—no fear of God—is the result of Belial's influence. To flood means to cover, to inundate, to fill abundantly or excessively. Belial desires to cover the earth with filth and immorality. This flood also includes the persecution that comes against the Lord's anointed, David. Belial desires to murder and destroy the Lord's anointed. He is a strongman that attacks ministers and churches. The American translation says, "the torrents of perdition assailed me." We find that the word torrent is defined as "an outpouring, a rush." Perdition means destruction. Spirits of death and destruction work with Belial to assail the servants of God. We have already seen that Jezebel works under Belial to destroy true

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