The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

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231. Cabala (Kabbalah)—An arcane religion emerging as a perversion of the teachings of the founder of the Jewish faith, Abraham. Birthed in eleventh century France and extending to Spain, Cabala was named after the prophet Ezekiel’s chariot-throne. The religion believes in transmigration (a form of reincarnation), divine emanation, and resorted to amulets (fetishes and charms) and magic to practice its beliefs. Later blending with medieval Christianity, Cabala is today revered by certain branches of Hasidic Jews, Pagans, Neo pagans, and Wiccans. 232. Cain—The firstborn son of Adam and Eve whom the apostle John identifies as the literal son of the wicked one (that is, Satan). See 1 John 3:12. Cain was proof of Adam’s irreversible error. The envious spirit sin bore in him moved him to rise up against his brother Abel and kill him. Cain’s act released the first human bloodshed in creation and led to his banishment from the Creator’s God-centered community. Convinced the Creator’s laws of retribution would avenge Abel’s death upon him, Cain feared his punishment, which he felt he could never survive. Therefore, God put a heinous mark, more spiritually discerned than naturally observed, upon his forehead to preserve him from those who would kill him because of his crime. The mark spared and sealed him by identifying him as a criminal and a fugitive from divine justice who because of divine clemency should be allowed to live. See Genesis 3–4. Cain’s transition from son of God to fugitive reflected his true spiritual nativity, that of the devil. As with Lucifer who became Satan and fled as a fugitive serpent, so his firstborn human son was condemned to the same fate. 233. Caleb—Capable, dog. Caleb joined Joshua in supporting the Lord’s invasion of Kadesh Barnea that the rest of Israel united against. Caleb was a Judahite who received an inheritance among the tribes of Israel for his faithfulness and courage toward Jehovah. 234. Calf—A fertility/virility symbol. Considered important for worship as the