AND GOD SAID LET THERE BE LIGHTS IN THE FIRMAMENT OF THE HEAVEN TO DIVIDE THE DAY FROM THE NIGHT; AND LET THEM BE FOR SIGNS AND SEASONS, AND FOR DAYS, AND YEARS. AND LET THEM BE FOR LIGHTS IN THE FIRMAMENT OF THE HEAVEN TO GIVE LIGHT UPON THE EARTH: AND IT WAS SO. AND GOD MADE TWO GREAT LIGHTS; THE GREATER LIGHT TO RULE THE DAY, AND THE LESSER LIGHT TO RULE THE NIGHT; HE MADE THE STARS ALSO. AND GOD SET THEM IN THE FIRMAMENT OF THE HEAVEN, TO GIVE LIGHT UPON THE EARTH, AND TO RULE OVER THE DAY AND OVER THE NIGHT, AND TO DIVIDE THE LIGHT FROM THE DARKNESS: AND GOD SAID IT WAS GOOD. AND THE EVENING AND THE MORNING WERE THE FIRST DAY. Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 14-19.
In the last Chapter we saw that God created Light and Darkness on the first day. In the above Scriptures we see that God created the Sun and the Moon on the fourth day. God created the Light and the Darkness before He created the Sun and the Moon. The Sun and the Moon are supposed to be representations of the Light and the Darkness which God created first. They are prophetic examples of Christ and Satan, Heaven and Hell, and the Spiritual Light which dispels, overcomes and overpowers Spiritual Darkness. The Kingdom of Darkness is ruled by Satan and the Forces of Darkness. The Kingdom of Light is ruled by Christ and the Hosts of Heaven.
The Sun and the Moon are prophetic of many things. Like the Earth, the Sun and the Moon are round. They too, can be seen as prophetic examples of the spirit of man. Man without Christ, dwells in Darkness. Man with Christ, dwells in the Light. Man either dwells in the Light of Christ, the Sun (Son), or dwells in the darkness of night which is ruled by the Moon (Satan).
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD. THE SAME WAS IN THE BEGINNING WITH GOD. ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; AND WITHOUT HIM WAS NOT ANYTHING MADE THAT WAS MADE. IN HIM WAS LIFE; AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN. AND THE LIGHT SHINES IN DARKNESS; AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED (did not prevail) IT NOT. John, Chapter 1, Verses 1-5.
The Sun and Moon are also prophetic examples of Christ and Satan, the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Darkness as well as true and false religions. The Sun is an example of Christ who shines Light or understanding and true vision into the spirit and soul of men who accept Him as Truth and become born again. FOR THE LORD GOD IS A SUN AND SHIELD: THE LORD WILL GIVE GRACE AND GLORY: NO GOOD THING WILL HE WITHHOLD FROM THEM THAT WALK UPRIGHTLY. (Psalms, 84 vs. 11).
The Moon is dark and produces no light of its own. The light of the Moon is just a reflection of light the Sun produces. For centuries people were deceived into believing the Moon produced its own light. It reflects a light that shines in the Darkness, but possesses no light (understanding) at all. The dark side of the Moon is always hidden from the eyes of man. The dark side of the Moon displays its true nature.
The Sun and the Moon have always been prophetic examples of the conflict between two diametrically opposed Kingdoms--the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan: the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Darkness. Because the Kingdom of Light is more powerful than the Kingdom of Darkness, the Ruler of the Darkness uses deception to conquer the spirits and souls of men who dwell in darkness.
IN HIM (Christ) WAS LIFE AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN. The Life of Christ is also the Light of Christ which shines in and overcomes Darkness. Outside of Christ spiritual Life does not and cannot exist. Outside of Christ men live in Darkness.
When God created man he created within him a natural tendency and desire to worship his Creator. Worship is an attitude of the heart. We all have the propensity to worship someone or something. Worship is a natural act of devotion directed at a deity; an act of reverence, honor and/or love. A deity can be a person, place or thing. It depends on who or what a person loves, honors or reverences the most. Whoever or whatever we are devoted to will be the object of our worship. Many people worship idols they make with their own hands or create in their mind. Others idolize themselves. This is called PRIDE.
God seeks for men to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. Christ, our Lord and Savior, is the TRUTH. Without Christ in the hearts of men, they cannot TRULY worship God who created them.
THE MOON GOD
The LESSER light, Satan, rules the Kingdom of Darkness. He is called the Prince of Darkness. Satan is the Moon God known as Allah. This is the god the Muslims worship.
Men have worshipped the Sun and the Moon for millennia. Most false religions have and continue to incorporate the worship of the Sun and Moon in their religious rituals. All of these false religions are birthed in the dark catacombs of the Kingdom of Satan. Unbeknownst to believers in false religions, they are trusting in doctrines of demons and worshipping devils.
The Ancient Egyptians worshipped “Ra,” the Sun God. Many of the people who dwelt in the Land of Canaan before the Children of Israel entered into their Promised Land worshipped the Moon God, “Yerach.” Yerach’s consort was named “Shamash.” Shamash was known as the Sun God. The people of Jericho worshipped Yerach, the Moon God, and Shamash. Jericho was called the “Moon City” because it was the center of worship for the Moon God Yerach. Later, the names of Yerach and Shamash were changed to Baal and Ashteroth. Today the Moon God is called “Allah.” Allah is the God of Islam.
Having grown up in Dearborn, Michigan, the largest Muslim community in the United States, I was very familiar with the name Allah. It was a name I heard spoken nearly every day. Some of my best friends were Muslims. Although I grew up as a Christian, at an early age I was introduced to many of the customs of Muslims and the worship of Allah through my friends who were Muslim. My Muslim friends talked a lot about their religion and Allah.
When growing up in Dearborn, an old Arab man always walked up and down the sidewalks in the city shouting “Alhamdulillah,” which means “thanks be to god.” Everybody thought he was crazy. Even my Muslim friends thought he was off his rocker. We called him the “Allahla Man.” At that time I never knew or understood what he was saying meant. However, I knew it had something to do with the Islamic god Allah.
Although not mentioned in the Bible as Allah, the Moon God and the propensity to worship him was present from the BEGINNING. The Moon, the lesser light, is a representation of Satan. God knew before the foundation of the Earth that Satan would be worshipped as the Moon God in different religions. At one time Satan, known as Lucifer, was an Angel of Light. He was called “the shining” one. Even though Lucifer was a “shining angel,” his light could never be compared to the Light of Christ.
Satan’s Kingdom has always been a perverted version of the Kingdom of God. He has perverted and twisted the godly principles to promote his own agenda and build his kingdom of Darkness. Satan used a perverted version of what God had told to Adam and Eve to entice them into bowing to his will and purpose. Satan’s plan and purpose for mankind is to bring death, destruction, rebellion and lawlessness. Satan offers the things of this present World to people in exchange for their souls, then gives them nothing but sorrow, grief, despair and death. Satan continues to use the same temptations he used to tempt Christ in the Wilderness.
The plan and purpose of God was and always will be to create life abundantly through Love and Sacrifice. The promises God offers are Eternal life, Peace and Rest through our acceptance of the Sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross.