What Is Biblical Idolatry REALLY? (It’s Far Worse Than You Think)
Understanding the Unseen Realm, Baal, and the Coming Antichrist If you search “what is idolatry in the Bible,” most answers say something like: “putting anything before God” or “worshiping statues.” That’s true on the surface but it is infinitely darker and more cosmic than we think. It is not symbolic psychology. It is cosmic treason against the Most High. The Shocking Truth the Bible Never Hides The Old Testament does NOT teach that other gods are imaginary. It teaches that other gods (elohim) are real spiritual beings; members of Yahweh’s divine council, who were originally appointed to govern the nations after the Tower of Babel (Deuteronomy 32:8–9, Dead Sea Scrolls & Septuagint reading). Most of these “sons of God” (bene ha-elohim) rebelled. Instead of pointing the nations back to Yahweh, they demanded the worship that belongs only to the Creator (Psalm 82; Deuteronomy 32:17; Psalm 96:5). That is biblical idolatry: giving glory, fear, sacrifices, oaths, and allegiance to a...