The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

Prophets and Minor Prophets. 806. Malachi—A priestly prophet of the Old Testament during Nehemiah’s mission. This minor prophet addressed priestly misconduct, unclean sacrifices, ritual perversion, and spousal abuse. He served about 400 B.C. and his name means “My messenger.” He revealed how the Lord listens closely to the comments of His people concerning Him and records what is said. Malachi showed that God records the complaints of criticizers and the loyalty of the faithful. Both have books where God determines their associated rewards. 807. Malak—A Hebrew word for angel that refers to more than a divine messenger. Its Hebrew meaning describes a spiritual ruler who is the possessor of an assigned territory as a supernatural governor. 808. Malakh—A Hebrew word for a deputized person under a ruler who performs, functions, and executes his or her superior’s duties with delegated authority. These are usually done remotely. 809. Male—The generic gender description of a man that has no bearing on his marital or paternal status. See Female. 810. Mambo—Name for voodoo priestess serving the death cult of the religion. 811. Man—A) Prophetically a seed, source, and progenitor. B) A son, husband, and father. C) A male person, object, force, or a spirit being. Refer to explanation given for woman below. Replace fertility with virility, wife for husband applications. See Woman and Male. 812. Manasseh—The son of Hezekiah who succeeded him on the throne of Judah. This king threw Judah back into its formative years by leading them to resume their worship of the forbidden idols of all the lands around it. His reign popularized astrology and completely returned the heart of God’s people to their former Amorite fetishes. 813. Mancy—A suffix affixed to many terms to mean a style or mode of divination and thus the spirit of delusion: necromancy, hydromancy, and so forth. The suffix at the end of these words indicates the process whereby divination was sought. Thus, to see this stem at the end of a word is to recognize that the influences of divination are at work. See Divination. 814. Mandate—A) An official trust or authority handed over by a superior to a