The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

as many of their worship forms and observances coincide. Brighid, goddess of the sacred flame, is their deity’s female counterpart and their patroness. Historical studies show this group of self-proclaimed neo-pagans bears a strong resemblance to the ancient Persian Magi. 426. Dunamis—A Greek term used to describe dynamic power of the sort that generates and manifests the miracles of God. Matthew 11:20; Luke 1:17; Acts 2:22; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 2 Timothy 1:7. 427. Dunamite—A term that aptly describes the official miracle worker ordained to the New Testament church. 1 Corinthians 12:28–29. 428. Duties of Power—A ministerial post that consists largely of supernatural exploits and events. Micah 3:8; Luke 1:17 and 24:49; Acts 6:8 and 10:38. 429. Duty—Conduct, regard, obligations, and work functions or assignments to be performed as a regular responsibility to elders or superiors by one in a subordinate position. 2 Chronicles 8:14; Ezra 3:4; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Luke 17:10; Romans 15:27. 430. Dying God, the—As a weapon of discredit to the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, antiquated polytheistic religions both foretold and promoted the idea of a dying god. Every religion in existence on the face of the earth has the myth, which is unquestionably tied to nature and numinous worship. In the Bible, one such deity was Tammuz, an ancient sun god for whom the women of Israel at the north gate of the Lord’s house sat and wept in Ezekiel 8:14. This ancient deity was one of the gods of the early pantheons, and he goes all the way back to Sumero-Accadia. See Sumer. He equates to Dumuzi, Adonis, and Osiris and his wife to Ishtar, Astarte, and Aphrodite depending on the locale and period of his worship. His variegated worship observed biannually, inspired by the changing seasons of winter to summer and summer to winter, were rooted in carnal creature worship. When fall and winter came and all vegetation died, he was mourned as the reason for it—vegetation died in the winter because its god died every year and a funeral was repeated to commemorate it. In the spring when the seasons brought forth new fruit or the seeds planted were ready for harvest, Tammuz and his many other names and manifestations was celebrated as having been reborn, a belief integral to reincarnation. To celebrate, the funerals turned to fertility rites with orgies venerating the male and female deities’ reunion. What sets Jesus apart is not that the Bible ignores these myths but that His work on Calvary dispels them. We are told in the epistles that Christ died once