Health Message in the 2nd Angel's Message
Of Babylon - And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelation 18:23
"All nations were deceived by her “sorceries.” But it does not end there. According to Strong’s Hebrew/Greek lexicon, the greek word translated “sorceries” here is “pharmakeia.” Used only three times in the Greek New Testament, the definition of this word according to Strong’s is as follows:
From G5332; medication (“pharmacy”), that is, (by extension) magic (literal or figurative): - sorcery, witchcraft.
This Greek word is where we get our English word “pharmacy” from. The primary definition is
Thayer Definition:
1) the use or the administering of drugs
2) poisoning
3) sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it
4) metaphorically the deceptions and seductions of idolatry
Strong’s also says that this Greek word comes from another Greek word, Strong’s number G5332. That Greek word is “pharmakeus” and the following is the definition:
From φάρμακον pharmakon (a drug, that is, spell giving potion); a druggist (“pharmacist”) or poisoner, that is, (by extension) a magician: - sorcerer.
This Greek word literally means, “a drug, that is, spell giving potion,”
By having our bodies rely upon mans medications, we become addicted, and our minds are so pumped with drugs that it becomes difficult for us to discern between right and wrong. Studies reveal that our unhealthy lifestyles of eating and medications cause damage to the brain, including the frontal lobe, which is the seat of judgement and moral decision making. The Third Angel reminds us that we are to have the seal of God written “in” our foreheads. The law of God, wherein is contained his seal, is to becomes one with our minds, building a character like that of Christ’s."
ADL
P.S.-I am NOT claiming that using Medicine for true sickness is what is involved here-God gave mankind the brain to figure out how to access things HE placed in nature that can be used to combat disease & pain. -- BUT-- could this mean that many in the world, because of unhealthy eating, lifestyle & Drugs (such as pot, crack, etc). is so prevalent that many are mind numbed? Look at the push for legalizing pot...and it's celebration among the young in social media....
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen,
that great city,
because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Revelation 14:8