The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

practitioner with old Asiatic deities. Not surprisingly, it is a tool of goddess worship and is tied to nature worship, particularly, Mother Earth. See Shakti. 1647. Yoke—A) To join; a coupling about the neck of two beings to assure collective submission, steady direction, and work. B) A coupling instrument that symbolizes forced labor, submission, and oppression driven by a higher power in authority. C) A prophetic symbol of obligation to divine service and assignment. D) The prophet’s yoke like the one Hananiah, the false prophet, tore from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet in Jeremiah 28:12. Yokes need not be wood, but the symbolism comes from their being used on beasts of burden to direct their movement in travel and labor. Thus, the yoke became indicative of a divine burden upon human beings in the service of their gods. The word yoke comes from yoga, which refers to the connection made between a worshipper and his or her god, based upon a covenanted union. 1648. Zadok—A priest with a seer’s anointing who served under King David. 2 Samuel 15:27. 1649. Zechariah—A minor prophet whose ministry was highly apocalyptic in nature, he formed the second member of a prophetic team with Haggai. Together the two spiritually facilitated Ezra’s task to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. Zechariah, like Daniel, is a highly visionary prophet. His divine communications come in mainly visual form as he sees and interacts with the angels and observes the spiritual agents patrolling and ruling creation. Like Ezekiel, Zechariah enjoyed tremendous prophetic excursions in the Spirit of God. His third chapter details just one such excursion where he participated in the installation of Zerubbabel as high priest. Zechariah saw the restoration of his homeland, Jesus’ two advents, and the temple rebuilt. 1650. Zephaniah—Said to be a descendent of King Hezekiah, this minor prophet ministered during the reign of Judah’s king Josiah. He is said to have been associated with Huldah, the Judean prophetess who informed King Josiah of the causes for Jehovah’s ire with His people. He was a prophet to royalty being of royal descent. He ministered about thirty-two years in the sixth century B.C. introducing the themes of the “day of the Lord” and “God’s protection of His remnant.” 1651. Zeus—A) The Greek version of the king of the gods. B) The Roman’s Jupiter. Acts 14:12–13 and 19:35.