The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

a group that directs or controls an institution or society. 582. Government—The organized body of officers, activities, and entities that operate a country by managing and administrating its affairs, ruling over its realm, and legislating its behavior, conduct, and liberties. In the Bible, which is useful for prophetic understanding, government as used in Matthew 2:6 refers to empire and expresses the idea of a ruler’s dominion. It is designated by the word kuriotes which means supreme authority, mastery, ruler, and dominion. The work kuriotes is closely aligned with the Hebrew word sarah for prevail, princely power, and ruler of a principality. 583. Green—The color of “go.” Green was considered in ancient times to be the color of the prophet and indicative of divine activity. It is linked to wealth and prosperity, as well as spiritual well-being and prophetic operation. Also refer to emerald green. 584. Grey—Spiritual dullness. A Hebrew appellation of the sages or the elders; for to them, gray indicated wisdom because of the elderly’s hair changing to this color. 585. Guardian—One who watches over another protectively and safeguards his or her welfare and well-being. 586. Guide—Popular in New Age and other occultic genre, guide is the word given to impostor spirits who manifest themselves to people (especially the grieving, the embattled, and the confused) as helpers to get them through the affairs of this life and position them prominently in the next. These demon spirits represent themselves as obliging agents of the spirit world who, for reasons of feigned generosity, are assigned to their charges to give them access to the invisible world and its resources. They enable people’s spiritual exercise of creation’s supernatural powers and wisdom in this world. Usually called spirit guides, these unclean spirits in the Bible appear in a life at a very vulnerable time and offer their services as crisis relief on the pretext of divine intervention. In young ones, they can appear as imaginary friends the youngster welcomes and befriends as an answer to loneliness, rejection, abuse, or insecurity. Generally fallen angels, these guides wield their otherworldly powers through the humans they ally with and based on something akin to a covenant. They so meld themselves with their people’s personality that after several years it is difficult to know which one is which. Practitioners of necromancy, shamanism, astral progression, and OBE (out-of-body experiences) all perform with the aid