OVERCOMING THE POWERS OF THIS AGE. Pt.8

SPIRIT OF MAMMON-RA

Another end time demon that Jesus warned against was mammon. The word mammon is from the Greek word mammonas which is often associated with “money, wealth, and material possessions.” According to Pat Holliday's research, "Mammon-Ra was the name of the ancient Syrian god of riches and wealth. It was the Babylonian god of money and forces. Mammon-Ra, symbolized by a double headed eagle, having octopus-like tentacles, is the Egyptian god Pharaoh went down to the river each morning to worship. Mammon is a water demon. The spirit of Mammon is a powerful demon, worshipped with great pomp by pagan Jewish Cabalist hungry and greedy for wealth and power. It’s also the spirit that the world worships". Without any shadow of doubt, this is the demon that makes people pursue wealth unjustly and live for mundane things alone. Think about the rise in internet fraud, kidnapping, selling human parts for money and other vices, this is the chief demon behind it.

When Jesus spoke about this demon, he brought in the issue of service/ worship. Why? This demon demand worship from people. Jesus said, "Ye cannot serve(worship) God and mammon". Emphasis mine. This demon is always competing with God in the hearts of men. It tries to take the place of God in the lives of people. If it weren't so, Jesus would have spoken about it the way He did saying "Ye cannot serve two masters". Mammon is a bad master. No true child of God can serve mammon and God at the same time. Today, most people do not bow down to this god in the physical because his temple isn't around anymore but in their hearts, they bow to him daily- his spirit lives on. They neglect God and His kingdom and run after what mammon can give. This is the reason behind all forms of greed and avarice we see today. Some politicians who are wealthy will steal government money their 10th generation cannot exhaust because they're led by mammon. Mammon is a dangerous demon.

Unfortunately, the demon of mammon controls the actions&preaching of some preachers& ministers of the Gospel. The Gospel that present God as one who needs your money before He can bless you and perform miracles in your life is a mammon motivated Gospel. Isn't Mammon the reason behind some "dangerous" seed sowing demand that is almost tantamount to merchandising God's free grace and gifts? I've preached a mammon motivated message before unknowingly because that's what I heard those before me preach. I heard it from senior preachers and read it in their books. When mammon rules the heart of a preacher/ minister, he will not preach,teach or sing without a fee. Listen to what Jesus has to say in Luke12:15(KJV): "And He said unto them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth”. This has been a caution for me anytime my heart is drifting towards mammon worship. The key to freedom is to dethrone the altar of mammon in your heart through prayers&accurate understanding of the word. As long as you understand your bible from Mammon's perspective, you'll never be free. The theology of Mammon is strong and it has so many scholars promulgating it. As long as you listen to Mammon motivated preachers and attend Mammon preaching churches, you won't be free. The hold of Mammon is strong, Mammon's culture is a global culture manifesting in different ways. Stand against it.