The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

of renown who ruled the world before the flood, as recorded in Genesis 6:4. They were considered to be tyrannical bullies that ruled the mortals of their era with cruelty and ruthlessness. Extensive etymology of the name infers they were fallen creatures, angelic beings whom Jude tells us kept not their first estate. These were, according to word meanings, considered to be the fallen angels who cast themselves down to the earth to inhabit flesh and so procreate themselves to take over its rule. (See Jude 4.) They were judged by the Creator as fugitives and inferior as angels go. They were archons of the day and are presently under Creator arrest until such time as they are released on the earth for its final judgment. 927. Neptune—The god of water in the Greco-Roman pantheon. Also called Poseidon. 928. Nergal—Babylonian war god of the underworld. 929. Net—Nets symbolize a seemingly frail device’s power to capture and overpower the strong. It represents souls snared by stealth, the invisible conquering the visible. Nets also represent the natural cunning to capture the untamable, the imperceptible, and the indomitable. A net exemplifies Christ’s triumph over the lost soul, as lost souls to Him are fish caught in the seas of the world. His net metaphor points to His nautical prowess as Creator and Redeemer fishing the waters of life for those who are lost, and retrieving His own by the use of a net. The net in this context refers to the Word of God swung out on the waters by the Holy Spirit. It is with this symbology that the Lord dubbed His messengers “fishers of men.” 930. New Age—The term for the world’s renaissance of the ancient Eastern religions and rituals to reconnect itself with humanity’s spiritual roots. Secular religions based on occultism, witchcraft, astrology, necromancy, and the like. Isaiah 2:6 (nkjv) and 8:19; Deuteronomy 18:10; Ezekiel 13. Popular in the sixties, the phrase names a wide-ranging set of beliefs and practices brewing beneath American culture since the early nineteenth century. New Age purports a spiritual dawning that will transform society into a highly enlightened race that equally exercises its tangible and intangible self. As a movement it promotes personal spiritual growth, self-realization and holistic medicine. Crystal healing, reincarnation, astral projection, astrology, and a host of other divinatory arts are practiced as uncensored untraditional religion. New Agers appropriate what they call mystic powers, devolved from mystic