In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul also wrote about how the devil
continues to confuse people. He uses the same deception that worked on Eve ñ
unbelief!
ìBut if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom
the god of this world (the devil) hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them.î
2 Corinthians 4:4 (emphasis mine)
Since the days that Jesus walked on this earth, Satan has continued to
confuse the understanding of countless numbers of people, many of whom that
profess a faith in Christ. He has tricked them into mixing idols with their belief. As
was his strategy in the Garden of Eden, he has done it so subtlety that most
people donít even recognize it. The devil is able to say to many Christians ìhath
God said?î because people donít take the time to read their bibles to see if what
the preacher is saying is in fact true!
Semiramis
Before the Great Flood, idolatry is never mentioned in the Bible. It was an
unknown practice. However Semiramis, the wife of Cush, was probably one of
the main forces that changed all that. She was one of the most powerful
queens in antiquity and although she is not named directly in the Bible, her
influence is still felt around the world today.
ìThe SyriansÖworshipped SemiramisÖshe was esteemed
as the daughter of Dercatus and the same as Suria Dea.î 3ìÖ[in the Syrian tongue] the name was a compound of Sama-
ramas, or ramis and it signified ëthe devine token or type of
providenceí and as a military ensign, (for as such it was
used) it may with some latitude be interpreted ëthe standard
of the Most high.íî 4ìSemiramis, is the Greek name, originating from a real
canonized queen ëSammu-ramat.íî 5Sammu is the word from which we derive Sumeria, and when translated into
Hebrew becomes Shinar. 6 Shinar was the land from which the famed King
Nebuchadezzer hailed from. This land became known as Babylon and is now
called Iraq.