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Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Landon Schott
Back To Baal | A Spiritual Warfare Message
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Mercy Culture Fort Worth
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⚠️ Mature Content Warning | Today's Message Not Appropriate For Children
Pastor Landon will be preaching a message on The Dark Trinity; Baal, Molech and Ishtar. This content is not appropriate for children.
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Spiritual Warfare = Spiritual opposition to the will of God through the help of evil spirits.
Idolatry = the worship of a material representation of a deity
The Dark Trinity of Idolatry
1. Baal “The Possessor”
1. Baal “The Possessor”
Baal was chief deity (False God) of the Phoenicians and other Semitic nations (the Phoenicians, Canaanites, Babylonians, Assyrians).
His image was the bull. Baal is connected to almost all ancient people
He is a pagan god of sexuality and spiritual war. He is the primary god of idolatry.
4 Primary Meanings Of Baal
1. The most common is the Canaanite (Ancient) god
2. To marry
3. Owner or ruler, master, husband
4. Lord
His image was the bull. Baal is connected to almost all ancient people
He is a pagan god of sexuality and spiritual war. He is the primary god of idolatry.
4 Primary Meanings Of Baal
1. The most common is the Canaanite (Ancient) god
2. To marry
3. Owner or ruler, master, husband
4. Lord
The Dark Trinity of Idolatry
2. Ishtar the God of “Perverted Sexuality”
2. Ishtar the God of “Perverted Sexuality”
Ishtar the God of “Perverted Sexuality”
Ancient (mythology) believed Baal's wife was Ishtar!
Ishtar was also referred to as Ash-tar, Aphrodite, Venus, Juno, and “Spirit of Jezebel”
Ancient (mythology) believed Baal's wife was Ishtar!
Ishtar was also referred to as Ash-tar, Aphrodite, Venus, Juno, and “Spirit of Jezebel”
The Dark Trinity of Idolatry
3. Molech “The God of Murder and Child Sacrifice”
Molech, Moloch, Milcom was the god of murder & the originators of child sacrifice.
3. Molech “The God of Murder and Child Sacrifice”
Molech, Moloch, Milcom was the god of murder & the originators of child sacrifice.
The worship of Ishtar and Molech is sex and child sacrifice.
\When you worship sex, you sacrifice children!
\When you worship sex, you sacrifice children!
Greek: brephos (bref'-Ahhs) = an unborn or a newborn child, infant, babe, child in arms.
God placed the same value on unborn babies as newborn babies!
Question: What would possess someone to do this?
It’s a demon possession!
It’s a demon possession!
The Dark Trinity
Baal was the “father” of false gods and idolatry
Molech mimics Jesus: Instead of laying down his life, instead of giving life, he takes it!'
Ishtar mimics the Holy Spirit: it’s the unholy spirit!
Baal was the “father” of false gods and idolatry
Molech mimics Jesus: Instead of laying down his life, instead of giving life, he takes it!'
Ishtar mimics the Holy Spirit: it’s the unholy spirit!
When we turn from God, Baal comes back!
Caution: Baal worship rages in morality, spirituality, and culture. It’s an attack on righteousness through government, entertainment, media, education, and religion!
Cycle “Pattern” - Back To Baal
- Encounter God
- Tolerate Sin/Evil
- Embrace Sin/Evil (Apostasy)
- Back To Baal
- Judgement of God
Apostasy = When people say they’re for God but they live anti-Christ/anti-God
EXAMPLE: In ancient battle when a soldier would go to war and change sides mid-battle
- Encounter God
- Tolerate Sin/Evil
- Embrace Sin/Evil (Apostasy)
- Back To Baal
- Judgement of God
Apostasy = When people say they’re for God but they live anti-Christ/anti-God
EXAMPLE: In ancient battle when a soldier would go to war and change sides mid-battle
Baal worship is the end of a nation!
Question: Where are YOU on this cycle?
Question: How do we break the cycle?
We break the cycle of Baal worship by turning to JESUS!
We break the cycle of Baal worship by turning to JESUS!
To turn culture towards God, we must turn our hearts towards God.