The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

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Aaron to Azariah

1. Aaron—Moses’ brother who was dedicated by Jehovah as a prophet to Moses. His name means “light bringer.” Exodus 7:1. 2. Aaronic Priesthood—The express name for the literal priests who served the altar and exclusively handled the holy things of Jehovah in the Jewish religion, according to the Old Testament. The priests were in charge of offerings and sacrifices as distinguished from the Levites who were their servants. 3. Abba—A) Ancient Aramaic term for father. B) Used by the Savior to refer to His Father, Creator God. C) Recorded to let us know the relationship Christians would have with the Creator God as revealed by His Son Jesus Christ upon their New Birth and the indwelling Holy Spirit. Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6. 4. Abaddon—In the book of Revelation, the name refers to Satan, the messenger of death and the destroyer of the lost. This is a punitive agent whose task is to remove all unbelievers from the earth. Ruination is the purpose for which this creature exists; that is, to execute God’s judgments of death and destruction upon His rejecters. The word’s most frequent use is found in the book of Job. Job 26:6, 28:22, and 31:12; Psalm 88:11; Proverbs 15:11 and 27:20; Revelation 9:11. Before the Creator’s divine revelation of this spiritual agent, darkened ancient religionists saw Abaddon as a positive initiation instrument. The term was used to identify a pit or cave where students of mysterious religious education would dwell in to meet the deities of their service. Its experience was seen as a rite of passage into the deeper secrets of the religion, which the deity would share by way of divine visitation. Intoxication by some herbal hallucinogen accompanied the learner’s preparation for the encounter. The disciple’s altered state of consciousness was essential to induce the trance that allowed him to hear from or discern the apparition of the invisible figure transmitting spiritual information to him. Frightful or gory visions were received frequently in this state, torturing the