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Temples are for sacrificing and worship. Baal worship goes all the way back to Babylon. It's name has changed over the millennium but the worship hasn't. Here's an interesting description for those unfamiliar with this.
Perhaps many Israelites preferred practicing a religion that demanded little of them. In worshiping Baal they were spared the observance of the Law, such as the Sabbath and the many moral restrictions. (Leviticus 18:2-30; Deuteronomy 5:1-3) Possibly, the material prosperity of the Canaanites convinced others that Baal needed to be appeased.
Canaanite shrines, known as high places and located in wooded groves on spurs of mountains, must have formed an attractive backdrop to the fertility rites that were practiced there. Before long, the Israelites were not content with frequenting Canaanite sacred sites; they even built their own. “They too kept building for themselves high places and sacred pillars and sacred poles upon every high hill and under every luxuriant tree.”—1 Kings 14:23; Hosea 4:13.
But first and foremost, Baal worship appealed to the flesh. (Galatians 5:19-21) The sensual practices went beyond the desire for bountiful crops and herds. Sex was glorified. This is evidenced by the many figurines that have been unearthed, with exaggerated sexual features, depicting sexual arousal. Feasting, dancing, and music set the mood for licentious behavior.
We can imagine a typical scene in early autumn. In a striking natural setting, gorged by feasting and stimulated by wine, the worshipers dance. Their fertility dance is intended to awaken Baal from his summer inactivity so that the land will be blessed by rain. Round and round the phallic pillars and sacred poles they go. The movements, particularly those of the temple prostitutes, are erotic and sensual. The music and the audience drive them on. And likely, at the climax of the dance, the dancers repair to the chambers of the house of Baal for immoral relations.—Numbers 25:1, 2; compare Exodus 32:6, 17-19; Amos 2:8.
2019-07-11 | Conspiracy theories surround religious temple on Jeffrey Epstein's 'Pedophile Island' in Caribbean | Daily Mail Online
'Now that Epstein has been arrested a second time, locals say tourists are increasingly asking about his islands when they visit St Thomas. '
'Mystery surrounds the building but as about Epstein on St Thomas and rooms go quiet. ', "Locals recalled seeing Epstein's black helicopter flying back and forth from the tiny international airport in St Thomas to his helipad on Little St James Island, a roughly 78-acre retreat a little over a mile southeast of St Thomas."
'Conspiracy theorists have latched onto the odd building that was constructed sometime between 2009 and 2013 at the southwest edge of Little St James Island, just off the coast of the US territory of St Thomas. '
'It was off-putting to residents of St Thomas - a lush tropical island east of Puerto Rico with winding roads through mountains dotted with dainty Danish colonial-era homes. '
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Slimpickens1 ago
Welcome to the party pal.
Rpaddymac1 ago
Gawd the daily mail is a pos! Especially with all that garbage celebrity shit down the sides, pure trash.
GoBravo ago
I guess daily mail staff was part of the club
patriot2008 ago
Temples are for sacrificing and worship. Baal worship goes all the way back to Babylon. It's name has changed over the millennium but the worship hasn't. Here's an interesting description for those unfamiliar with this. Perhaps many Israelites preferred practicing a religion that demanded little of them. In worshiping Baal they were spared the observance of the Law, such as the Sabbath and the many moral restrictions. (Leviticus 18:2-30; Deuteronomy 5:1-3) Possibly, the material prosperity of the Canaanites convinced others that Baal needed to be appeased.
Canaanite shrines, known as high places and located in wooded groves on spurs of mountains, must have formed an attractive backdrop to the fertility rites that were practiced there. Before long, the Israelites were not content with frequenting Canaanite sacred sites; they even built their own. “They too kept building for themselves high places and sacred pillars and sacred poles upon every high hill and under every luxuriant tree.”—1 Kings 14:23; Hosea 4:13.
But first and foremost, Baal worship appealed to the flesh. (Galatians 5:19-21) The sensual practices went beyond the desire for bountiful crops and herds. Sex was glorified. This is evidenced by the many figurines that have been unearthed, with exaggerated sexual features, depicting sexual arousal. Feasting, dancing, and music set the mood for licentious behavior.
We can imagine a typical scene in early autumn. In a striking natural setting, gorged by feasting and stimulated by wine, the worshipers dance. Their fertility dance is intended to awaken Baal from his summer inactivity so that the land will be blessed by rain. Round and round the phallic pillars and sacred poles they go. The movements, particularly those of the temple prostitutes, are erotic and sensual. The music and the audience drive them on. And likely, at the climax of the dance, the dancers repair to the chambers of the house of Baal for immoral relations.—Numbers 25:1, 2; compare Exodus 32:6, 17-19; Amos 2:8.
SuckaFree ago
I love how we're all "theorists." They still don't get it. We're winning and close to finishing them off.
progressbin ago
WOW! That comment section tells you what time it is. We are winning!
derram ago
https://archive.ph/Pzakp :
'Now that Epstein has been arrested a second time, locals say tourists are increasingly asking about his islands when they visit St Thomas. '
'Mystery surrounds the building but as about Epstein on St Thomas and rooms go quiet. ', "Locals recalled seeing Epstein's black helicopter flying back and forth from the tiny international airport in St Thomas to his helipad on Little St James Island, a roughly 78-acre retreat a little over a mile southeast of St Thomas."
'Conspiracy theorists have latched onto the odd building that was constructed sometime between 2009 and 2013 at the southwest edge of Little St James Island, just off the coast of the US territory of St Thomas. '
'It was off-putting to residents of St Thomas - a lush tropical island east of Puerto Rico with winding roads through mountains dotted with dainty Danish colonial-era homes. '
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