The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

477. Esagila—The name for one of Babylon’s most famous temples. 478. Eternal—A) The sphere and realms of creation outside, and unlimited by, time and space. B) Eternity is where Creator God originate, dwells, and operates. It is the domain and territories of the spirit creation. Deuteronomy 33:27; John 5:39; Romans 6:23. 479. Ethiopia—Cush; comes from the word that means burnt faces. The name of a family of Africans. 480. Europa—A princess of Phoenicia, the land of the Phoenix deity that was kidnapped by Zeus to bear his children, one of which is Minos. 481. Evangelist—A member of the fivefold officers that completes the line of itinerant ministers. It is the third officer of Ephesians 4:11. 482. Eve—Wife of Adam; so named by her husband after their Edenic transgression. Until the fall, the couple was simply referred to by God as Adam. Eve was named by her husband after they fell. Genesis 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:14. 483. Everlasting—The merger and coalition of the eternal and the temporal in the never-ending domains of God. Everlasting is where the natural and earthly are imposed upon by the heavenly and the temporal. Distinguished from eternal by having a beginning but no ending. Isaiah 9:6; Daniel 4:34; John 6:40. 484. Evil Eye—A term used by Jesus in the gospels as a condition of the heart that contaminates the flesh. The evil eye refers to and manifests envy. It includes the extent of covetousness that motivates destruction of desired objects so their owners are deprived of them. The evil eye can apply to envy, flatter, hypocrisy, and lechery. It can also relate to the occult and sorcery where wizards were supposed to possess such power as to destroy their victims with a mere look. Hence, the source of the old adage “killed with (or by) a look.” Proverbs 23:6 and 28:22; Mark 7:22. 485. Exorcism—See Casting Out Devils. 486. Exorcists—Swearers out, those who expel demon spirits from people by way of oaths, vows, and promises made to them or to the gods they represent. 487. Experience—Knowledge and seasoning gained by trials, living, encounters, and exposure to various fields of endeavor and disciplines. That which was learned by practice and observation. Genesis 30:27; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Romans 5:4.