The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

under Melchizedek was one. 1470. Sumeria—Ancient city in the region of old Babel, Babylonia. Believed to be the biblical Shinar. Genesis 10:10. Its people are called Sumerians. 1471. Summer—A) A time of bearing fruit for stocking and stockpiling for winter what is harvested. B) A time for harvest overall. C) A time of quiet and vacation. D) Summer represents a hot, dry period that can pertain to difficulty, tribulation, or an extreme season of hardship. Summer also is indicative of the South. 1472. Sun—A) An object of worship by ancient and contemporary peoples. B) A very old symbol of the Pharaohs of Egypt. C) The sun was also used to image other pagan deities. D) Creative energy and life-force. E) Egypt’s On and Greece’s Heliopolis were both cities of sun worship. F) Baal, Sin, Thoth, Moloch, and Hadad were all sun deities. G) Shamash was the great Middle Eastern sun god. The sun was mainly devoted to male deities. The moon’s worship was likewise chiefly venerated to female deities, at least this came to be eventually. See Deuteronomy 4:19. Prophetically, the sun can also refer to that which is public, blatant, and stark; what is unveiled by (exposed to) the light of day. 1 Corinthians 3:13. 1473. Sun Worship—Popularized by the Phoenicians and the Egyptians, sun worship takes its cue from the astral worship inspirations of the ancient world. It is motivated by a belief that the celestial deities, especially those of the sun such as Horus or the Phoenix, were deserving of special veneration in return for their favor and agricultural prosperity. Ezekiel 8:16. 1474. Supernatural—A) That which operates and controls our natural world from the spiritual world above our own. B) Events taking place outside the realm of what is normal or natural for humans. C) The domain of the gods, the invisible agents and officials of creation. D) What is retained as a privilege and ability of the spirit creation and its citizenry. 1 Corinthians 10:3–4. 1475. Supernatural Acquisition—A) Laying hold of something by unnatural means and processes. B) That which prophets accomplish when they speak the word of the Lord. 2 Kings 4:1–7; Matthew 17:27. 1476. Supernatural Agent—A) Creatures of God empowered and authorized by Him to conduct supernatural and spiritual business on His behalf. B) May be