The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

G) The leviathan was also called Lotan in old Canaan, who resembled Tiamet the goddess figure of chaos. H) The fleeing serpent of the Scriptures is also named Leviathan. I) An ancient Ugaritic dragon. J) Symbolic of sea monsters and aquatic chaos. K) The deep abyss. L) Spawn of the zodiac. The Hebrew word for the serpentine creatures of the Bible is tanniym and it defines dragon. In 1907, according to Barnhart’s Dictionary of Etymology, leviathan became a term transferred to a great, powerful person or thing. See Babylon, Dragon, and Serpent. 764. Levite—A member of the priestly line of the children of Israel known as the Levites. They were specifically and exclusively assigned to handle the ministerial functions and sacrificial duties of temple worship in the Old Testament. The name came to be synonymous with minister, particularly the deaconry, in New Testament vernacular. 765. Levitical Priesthood—The collective term for the entire priestly institution that served God in Israel. 766. Lewd—A) An obsessed preoccupation with sex. B) Overrun with excessive sexual desire. C) Lustful to the point of obscenity expressed in indecency. D) Driven to exhibit one’s sexual desires through immodesty and lascivious behavior. E) Prone to obscene demonstrations of unchecked lust. F) That which is the product of a criminally wicked plan. G) Devious and deviate. H) An evil irreligious purpose. I) That which is of an evil device by means of licentiousness, adultery, and incest. J) Idolatry and harlotry. K) Heinous crimes of wickedness. L) That which produces and reduces to nothingness; foolish, vile, and impious. M) The unclean exposure and misuse of one’s genital organs. N) Public exposure and portrayal of the sex act seen by Creator God as performance of the fertility rites offered to heathen gods. 767. Liar—One who habitually lies, refuses, and rejects the truth. 768. Libation—A) A ritual term for the drink offerings included in worship. B) The drink shared by a worshipper and his or her god. 769. Lice—Destroyers. 770. Lie—A) That which is untrue or in conflict with the truth as Creator God revealed and upholds. B) What is against the laws of creation and its Creator. C) According to the Bible, in particular the book of Revelation, all liars, even those who invent or believe lies consistently, are given to the lake of fire. Revelation 21:8.