The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

credited with the production of flies and glorified as the controller of pestilence. In the New Testament Beelzebub also meant “the lord of the heavenly habitations” and he is understood to be the ruler of the demons. See Matthew 12:24. 149. Babel—An ancient city, which is called in the Bible “the beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom.” More specifically, it means “the gate of god,” but not the Most High God. It is the place where the Lord confused “word’s meaning,” the language of the nations who attempted to build a tower that would get them into heaven. It is also called the land of Shinar and the site of the great Ishtar gate. Genesis 10:10 and 11:9; Daniel 1:2; Zechariah 5:11. 150. Baby—In prophetic dream symbology a baby signifies the immature, the new, and unseasoned. It also reflects the start of something recently born or brought into existence. A baby indicates promise and when not applied in literal contexts, symbolizes the germane potential of something planned or initiated. For this reason, the Bible calls children a heritage and a providential hedge against the normal onslaughts and ravages of old age for their parents. The greatest prophetic examples of babies as fulfilled promises are Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Samson, Samuel, and Jesus. Male babies speak to the seeds, being sperm bearing, that when planted in the earth become trees. Trees in this context represent nations. Isaiah calls them God’s plantings (Isaiah 60:21–22 and 61:3– 5). Female babies speak to fruit, being the product of seed planted and grown. Male babies reflect potential if handled (nurtured) properly. Female babies speak to fruit as the outcome of handling God’s assignment as promised. New projects or ventures are often depicted prophetically as babies in their inception. When a venture is depicted with or by a baby, this is expressly what is meant. If an infant is shown in charge of, building, or otherwise in control of a proposed venture, this speaks to its small beginnings but ultimate success. 151. Babylon—Ancient Mesopotamian city founded, according to the Bible, by Nimrod. Originally called Babel (confusion), the city grew in stature, power, and prominence under King Hammurabi of the Amorites. 152. Babylonia—A) Biblical Shinar. B) Eastern region of the Fertile Crescent. Babylon was originally its capital and inhabited by the Sumerians. Later the Akkadians entered and through war and upheaval, the two peoples formed what came to be known as the Amorites who became the Babylonians under Hammurabi. Genesis 10:10, 11:2, and 14:1, 9; Isaiah 11:11; Daniel 11:2; Zechariah 5:11.