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“'''Belial''',” taken from the Hebrew ''bĕlīya’al'', meaning “worthlessness,” is a term used interchangeably with [[Satan]]. Actually, it is the name of another [[fallen angel]] whose sons took embodiment after the fall of [[Lucifer]]. | “'''Belial''',” taken from the Hebrew ''bĕlīya’al'', meaning “worthlessness,” is a term used interchangeably with [[Satan]]. Actually, it is the name of another [[fallen angel]] whose sons took embodiment after the fall of [[Lucifer]]. | ||
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In the Old Testament, ''belial'' is usually interpreted as a common noun meaning worthlessness, ungodliness, or wickedness. (Deut. 13:13; Judges 19:22; 20:13; I Samuel 2:12; 10:27; 25:17; II Samuel 23:6; I Kings 21:10, 13; II Chronicles 13:7). In II Cor. 6:15, Belial is used as a proper name for a prince of demons. | In the Old Testament, ''belial'' is usually interpreted as a common noun meaning worthlessness, ungodliness, or wickedness. (Deut. 13:13; Judges 19:22; 20:13; I Samuel 2:12; 10:27; 25:17; II Samuel 23:6; I Kings 21:10, 13; II Chronicles 13:7). In II Cor. 6:15, Belial is used as a proper name for a prince of demons. | ||
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Belial is described in Milton’s ''Paradise Lost'' as one of the fallen angels. | Belial is described in Milton’s ''Paradise Lost'' as one of the fallen angels. | ||
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[[Sons of Belial]] | [[Sons of Belial]] | ||
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{{POWref|14|5|, January 31, 1971}} | {{POWref|14|5|, January 31, 1971}} | ||
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“Belial,” taken from the Hebrew bĕlīya’al, meaning “worthlessness,” is a term used interchangeably with Satan. Actually, it is the name of another fallen angel whose sons took embodiment after the fall of Lucifer.
In the Old Testament, belial is usually interpreted as a common noun meaning worthlessness, ungodliness, or wickedness. (Deut. 13:13; Judges 19:22; 20:13; I Samuel 2:12; 10:27; 25:17; II Samuel 23:6; I Kings 21:10, 13; II Chronicles 13:7). In II Cor. 6:15, Belial is used as a proper name for a prince of demons.
Belial is described in Milton’s Paradise Lost as one of the fallen angels.
See also
Sources
Pearls of Wisdom, vol. 14, no. 5, January 31, 1971.
Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Lost Teachings on Finding God Within