"and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery." Rev 18: 23
For those that are unfamiliar anything Biblical – the New Testament was written in Greek. It was written by Hebrews, but at that time Greek was the more popular language of the area. Here is a link to a Greek to English lexicon for that verse -- http://biblelexicon.org/revelation/18-23.htm.
As you can see the English version's “sorcery” is actually taken from the Greek word “pharmakeia.” There is a clear link between the words “sorcery” and “pharmakeia.” The Greek word “pharmakeia” is originated from “pharmakeuó” defined as “to administer drugs.” Since it is hard for some people to relate to – and to – understand sorcery. The verse could be translated as: The merchants/salesmen were the great men of the earth (men with power, money and influence) and the nations were deceived by “pharmakeia.”
When this verse was first brought to my attention I thought of the Big Pharmaceutical companies and all their power and political influence. I was like, “Yeah I could totally see how this related to our time.” But, I didn’t even realize this doesn’t just have to apply to the Big Pharmaceutical companies. The illegal drug market is off the carts!!!!!
The Mexican cartel alone is estimated to be worth between $13 billion and $49 billion a year… Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War ..... That is only one outfit. Who can imagine the full scale of the trade? Think that this would fit in with the Rev 18: 23 verse as well? I think this is an end times verse that we see happening around us. Any opinions on the matter?
As you can see the English version's “sorcery” is actually taken from the Greek word “pharmakeia.” There is a clear link between the words “sorcery” and “pharmakeia.” The Greek word “pharmakeia” is originated from “pharmakeuó” defined as “to administer drugs.” Since it is hard for some people to relate to – and to – understand sorcery. The verse could be translated as: The merchants/salesmen were the great men of the earth (men with power, money and influence) and the nations were deceived by “pharmakeia.”
When this verse was first brought to my attention I thought of the Big Pharmaceutical companies and all their power and political influence. I was like, “Yeah I could totally see how this related to our time.” But, I didn’t even realize this doesn’t just have to apply to the Big Pharmaceutical companies. The illegal drug market is off the carts!!!!!
The Mexican cartel alone is estimated to be worth between $13 billion and $49 billion a year… Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War ..... That is only one outfit. Who can imagine the full scale of the trade? Think that this would fit in with the Rev 18: 23 verse as well? I think this is an end times verse that we see happening around us. Any opinions on the matter?
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