The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

1530. Torah—Law of Moses, refers to the Hebrews’ “Instructional Guide Book.” Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:9, 18. Today includes the law of Moses, writings of the prophets and priests, and the words of the wise men, or sages. 1531. Torch—A) The fires of life. B) Representative of passions and desire. C) A symbol of female mysticism and goddess power of old. D) An object of spiritual illumination and guidance when seen prophetically. Zechariah 12:6. 1532. Totem—An object or creature that identifies a family or clan spiritually and religiously. These objects were usually poled and depicted ravens and other divinatory symbols, as well as deceased relatives. The ravens signified prophetic scavengers; bears that were sometimes included were for brutality and bestiality. The other mythical figures on the pole were worshipped as tutelary or ancestral spirits. Totems also displayed an image of what is to be a family line god. They were thought to provide spirit-driven guidance and rescue that enabled the family and its descendents to survive. Totems should be studied with ancestral, generation, and familiar spirits. Exodus 20:5; Leviticus 26:1; 2 Kings 23:24. See also Rachel’s theft of the household god, teraphim, in Genesis 31:19, 34–35; Ezekiel 21:21. 1533. Tower—Symbolic of elevation by way of positive and productive qualities. Towers depict ascent into the higher virtues of life and the subsequent protection and prominence they afford. Towers also are a status symbol of defense and vigilance. 2 Chronicles 20:24; Luke 14:28. Towers are temple strongholds. Judges 9:51. 1534. Tower of Babel—The ancient tower that the book of Genesis recounts as the point in history where the Lord God confounded the language of the people of the earth. The tower was the cause of His action, as the people sought to build a tower that would enable them to go up to heaven and worship there. The tower was to be the temple of Marduk and Ishtar, depending upon the aspect of the cult worshipping the deity. Babel came to biblically mean confusion. The builders of the tower, however, called it the gate of god. 1535. Trait—A distinguishing characteristic or quality that is a resource for performance, thought, intelligence, or deeds. 1 Timothy 3:10, 13. 1536. Trance—Momentary translation from one place to another. To designate the exiting of the body, which those who fall in trances were seen to have. Trances in ancient times were the mediums by which prophets and ecstatics received visions from their deities to deliver high prophecies—that is, words out