The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

it is Kurios. 791. Lotan—A seven-headed Canaanite deity in the form of a sea monster. In the Bible, the ancient Horite god who was believed to cover their land. This seven-headed figure represented the god of evil. The name is synonymous with leviathan. 792. Lot Casting—An old voting method that allows voters great objectivity in making choices and selections. Lot casting chose Judas Iscariot’s apostolic replacement. See Acts 2. Negatively, lot casting is a form of sorcery where coupled with magical maneuvers and divinatory arts, unseen forces were interrogated to render their decisions on human affairs and earthly events. 793. Lucifer—The name of the cherub who once led the heavenly worship assembly into the glory of God’s presence. He is erroneously believed to be an archangel, while Scripture clearly identifies him as a cherub—the once anointed cherub. The word used for anointed to describe his former cherubic standing is applied only once in the Bible. It is the word mimshach. Lucifer, the anointed cherub, is the only one who received such anointing among the Lord’s creatures. His name was changed to Satan when he launched his all-out assault on his angelic countrymen and waged eternal and infernal war against his Creator whom he supposed he could overthrow. Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 reveal him. 794. Luna/Lunar—The name for a goddess worshipped in ancient times. It means “moon goddess” or “goddess of the moon.” 795. Lunar/Moon Deities—Deities that rule the night that are usually female goddesses. Sumero-Babylonia are major ancient cultures in the Mesopotamian world that worshipped the night and night deities of whom Asherah, Ishtar, Diana, and Venus are but a few. 796. Lute—A lover’s musical instrument of the past that also symbolizes a strange mix of scholastics, marriage, and government. 797. Lyre—A) The harmony of the earthly and the divine. B) A symbol of the musical spheres of creation. C) A sign of the poetic. 798. Lyrical Prophet—A) A prophet whose ministry, saturated with poetics and rhyme, is often delivered in song irrespective of actual psalms. B) The messenger may, or may not, be an official psalmist.