Déu ha canviat al llarg dels anys? No, la Bíblia diu que Déu és el mateix, ahir, avui, i per sempre més. Per tant, La visió de Déu sobre els metges segueix sent la mateixa. People are the ones that change. De vegades, they even change the words in the Bible so that the Word fits into their lives and fulfill their needs or shortcomings. Because of that their view on certain matters changed and often are not agreeing with the words and will of God. Let’s look at what the Bible says about doctors and medicine and whether God blessed doctors or not.
El war between the two kingdoms
It is important to realize that there is a spiritual war between the Kingdom of God (on Jesucrist és Rei) I el regne de la foscor (Regne del diable (a.o. John 12:31; 14:30; Efesis 5:8; 6:10-18; Colossencs 1:13-14; Revelació 12:7-9)).
God created man and gave the rulership over the earth to man. Man lived in communion with God and was placed under God, until man chose to believe and obey the words of the serpent and sinned.
Through the fall the spirit in man died and came under the authority of death. The devil became the ruler of the world and the father of fallen man. All the people that were born of Adam’s seed would come under his authority.
But through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross, through His blood, i la resurrecció dels morts, fallen man was given the opportunity to be restaurat (Curat) in his position i es va reconciliar amb Déu by faith and regeneration in Christ and become a new creation.
The new creation is placed above the devil and angels and has been given all power and authority through -and in Christ Jesus.
When you believed and gave your life to Jesus Christ, and repented and became born again in Him, tu eres lliurat des del poder de la foscor and translated into the Kingdom of God (Colossencs 1:13-14).
Abans de tornar a néixer, you were the old creation that was bound by your sinful nature and served your old master and father the devil, who blinded you with his lies and let you walk in darkness.
But when you believed and Jesus Christ became your Savior and you made Him the Lord of your life, you were transferred to another Kingdom with a new Father, and a new Master, Who lets you walk in the light.
In Christ you have inherited eternal life.
The redeemed man versus the unredeemed man
The unredeemed man; L’antiga creació (Home caigut) is carnal and still under the devil’s authority and bound to sin and death. But the redeemed man; La nova creació (Home nou) is seated in Christ and has all authority in Christ over the devil and angels, because Jesus Christ defeated the devil, and is bound to righteousness and (etern) vida.
Ara, with all this in mind, let’s look at the origin of sickness and diseases, i la curació, and if medical science and doctors, hospitals, farmàcies, etc. are from God or not.
If God blessed doctors,
why does God call Himself Jehovah Rapha?
A l'Antic Testament, we do not read a lot about diseases. If someone became ill, and went to God, then God healed that person. The healing took place when God’s people returned to God and kept the Law of Moses.
It often happened, that when people became desobedients a Déu, they became ill. We read this among others, in Numbers, the Book of Kings, and Chronicles.
Déu va dir, that if we guardar els seus manaments He will take away all sickness and disease (és a dir. Èxode 23:25 i Deuteronomi 17:15).
What does the Bible say about doctors in the Old Covenant?
Rei Asa
In the Old Covenant we read about doctors in the life of King Asa (2 Cròniques 15). King Asa was obedient to God and kept His laws and commandments, excepte els llocs alts. King Asa did not take the high places away but left them.
King Asa trusted the Lord and relied on Him and God was with King Asa. God gave nations into his might until King Asa no longer relied on God and went his own way.
The heart of King Asa did not go out to God anymore. God was no longer his source. God was not his Jehovah Nissi, and his Jehovah Jireh anymore. King Asa denied God by replacing God with another king, an earthly king of Syria, a human.
Hanani, who was a prophet of God, went to Asa to warn him. But King Asa did not listen to his words and didn’t repent.
Després d'un temps, King Asa became ill.
Tanmateix, King Asa did not show any mercy to God. He did not repent of his ways, ni va buscar Déu
King Asa called for the physicians (translation from Hebrew Rapha). In our time we call these physicians, metges. This was an abomination to God.
These physicians couldn’t heal King Asa and King Asa died.
King Asa went to the physicians for healing
Llavors el rei Asà va prendre tot Judà; i es van endur les pedres de Ramà, i la seva fusta, amb el qual Baasha estava construint; i hi va construir Geba i Mispa. En aquell temps, el vident Hanani va arribar a Asà, rei de Judà, i li va dir, Perquè has confiat en el rei de Síria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, per això l'exèrcit del rei de Síria s'ha escapat de les teves mans. No eren els etíops i els lubim un gran amfitrió?, amb moltíssims carros i genets? encara, perquè vas confiar en el Senyor, els va lliurar a les teves mans.
“Yet in his disease, he sought not to the Lord, sinó als metges”
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him. En això has fet una insensatesa: per tant d'ara endavant tindreu guerres. Aleshores Asà es va indignar amb el vident, i el va posar a una presó; perquè estava enfadat amb ell per aquesta cosa. I Asa va oprimir algunes persones al mateix temps. I, mirar, els actes d'Asa, primer i últim, lo, estan escrites al llibre dels reis de Judà i d'Israel.
I Asà l'any trenta-novè del seu regnat estava malalt als seus peus, fins que la seva malaltia va ser molt gran: però en la seva malaltia no va buscar el Senyor, sinó als metges.
I Asà va dormir amb els seus pares, i va morir l'any quaranta-un del seu regnat. I el van enterrar als seus propis sepulcres, que s'havia fet a la ciutat de David, i el va posar al llit que estava ple de dolços olors i de diverses espècies preparades pels apotecaris.’ art: i li van fer una crema molt gran. (2 Cròniques 16:6-14).
What does Jehovah Rapha mean?
Jehovah Rapha means God is our Healer, and no one else is. There are only two kingdoms, we don’t have any more options.
When we look at the story of King Asa; we read, that he did not seek God, who is Jehovah Rapha, en la seva malaltia. Per això, he didn’t seek the Kingdom of God. En canvi, King Asa sought the other kingdom, which is the kingdom of darkness. King Asa sought help from the devil, who is the ruler of the other kingdom.
The devil inspired the physicians and gave them the knowledge and he worked through the hands of these physicians (metges).
The physicians (metges) were not from God but from the devil. If King Asa repented of his deeds and turned back to God and had sought God for healing in his illness instead of seeking the doctors (metges) per a la curació, God would have healed King Asa, segur. But King Asa didn’t do that.
All the visible things have its origin in the spiritual realm
God created everything by His Word and the power of the Holy Spirit. Everything you see in the natural has its origin in the spiritual.
The same applies to sickness and disease.
The origin of sickness and disease
Sickness and disease are the results of demonic spirits (regne espiritual) operating in the flesh (regne natural). The sickness and diseases, which are visible and measurable in the body are manifestations of the damage that has been caused by demonic spirits.
Per exemple, deafness and dumbness is a manifestations of a deaf and dumb spirit, a tumor is a manifestation of a cancer demon and forgetfulness is the manifestation of an Alzheimer’s demon.
As long as you don’t acknowledge sickness and disease coming from demonic spirits (demons manifesting themselves in a body or a soul), and if you don’t acknowledge that the origin of sickness is in the spiritual realm, but instead consider sickness and diseases as a natural bodily reaction of a natural cause, you will never be able to heal people in the Name and power of Jesus Christ.
You shall not be able to walk in faith and lay hands on sick people as Jesus did.
You must understand that the devil’s ultimate goal is to destroy people. He commissioned his fallen angels (demons or evil spirits) to do everything they can to accomplish his goal.
The devil sends his messengers to people with the commandment to seduce them and then steal, assassinar, and destroy the people. The demon can only return to his master when he accomplishes his mission.
Where do doctors come from and what is the origin of medical science?
Let’s have a look at the doctors and the way of healing in ancient cultures and the roots of modern science:
- Els hebreus tenien les seves lleis de salut donades per Déu, Jehovà Rapha (Book of Leviticus)
- Medicina sumèria (4000 BC) es basava en l'astrologia.
- Medicina egípcia (1500 BC) sacerdots, who were initiated in medical knowledge and many specialists in one particular disease.
- Medicina persa (1000 BC) showed an affinity with the Hebrew health laws and underlies the Islamic health rules.
- Greek culture developed medicine in 3000 BC. Medicine became a science based on research. En aquesta ciència, views were developed based on the right balance between healthy and unhealthy. This could be realized by a proper way of living and a healthy environment. A well-known doctor was Alcmaeon (500 BC). The medical school of Kos had brought forth the father of Western medicine: Hipòcrates (460-377 BC). Hippocrates had a profound understanding of human suffering and put the doctors in the service of the patients. Hipòcrates era un metge i científic capaç. Ell és l'únic, who is usually credited for applying humorism, which is also called the doctrine of the four temperaments as a medical theory. This theory holds that the human body is filled with four basic substances, anomenats humors, que estan en equilibri quan una persona està sana. Totes les malalties i discapacitats suposadament resulten d'un excés o dèficit d'un d'aquests quatre humors. These deficits could be caused by vapors that are inhaled or absorbed by the body. The four humors are black bile, bilis groga, flegma, i sang. During the 17th century, la ciència mèdica basada en la investigació científica va passar per un desenvolupament revolucionari.
This is just a very short summary of the origin of medical science. But it shows that doctors and medicine go way back. Doctors already existed before Jesus came to the earth.
Remember the story of King Asa, who also turned to a medicine man. Every group of people (cultura) had, i encara té, its own healers and its own way of healing people. The people of Israel had Jehovah Rapha (Déu), Qui els va curar.
The Oath of Hippocrates
Before doctors can practice medicine, they must swear by an oath. The oath originally came from the oath of Hippocrates. We can distinguish four parts in the oath of Hippocrates:
- A diversity of gods are called as a witness.
- Un acord on el jove metge jura obeir el reglament del col·legi professional. En aquest acord es recullen els principis de bona convivència.
- A summary of ethical codes.
- A declaration where the reputation of the doctor depends upon his loyalty to the oath.
What is the original oath of Hippocrates?
Ho juro per Apol·lo, el sanador, Asclepi, Higieia, i la panacea, i prenc a testimoni de tots els déus, totes les deesses, per guardar segons la meva capacitat i el meu criteri, el següent Jurament i acord:
Per considerar-me estimat, com els meus pares, qui em va ensenyar aquest art; viure en comú amb ell i, si cal, compartir els meus béns amb ell; Mirar els seus fills com els meus germans, per ensenyar-los aquest art; i això pel meu ensenyament, Impartiré un coneixement d'aquest art als meus propis fills, i als fills del meu mestre, i als deixebles obligats per contracte i jurament segons les lleis mèdiques, and no others.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. No donaré cap medicament mortal a ningú si ho demanen, ni suggerir cap consell d'aquest tipus; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts. I will not cut for stone, fins i tot per als pacients en els quals la malaltia es manifesta; Deixaré aquesta operació perquè la realitzin els professionals, specialists in this art. In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, allunyant-me de tot mal fet intencionat i de tota seducció i sobretot dels plaers de l'amor amb dones o homes, be they free or slaves. All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, que no s'hauria de difondre a l'estranger, Guardaré en secret i mai no revelaré.
If I keep this oath faithfully, que pugui gaudir de la meva vida i practicar el meu art, respectat per tota la humanitat i en tots els temps; però si m'hi desvio o el violo, que al revés sigui la meva vida.
What is the revised oath of Hippocrates?
In the US, and many other countries the original oath has been revised and an example of one is as follows:
Prometo solemnement que serviré la humanitat en la mesura de les meves possibilitats: cuidar els malalts, promoció de la bona salut, and alleviating pain and suffering.
Reconec que la pràctica de la medicina és un privilegi que comporta una responsabilitat considerable i no abusaré de la meva posició. I will practice medicine with integrity, humilitat, honestedat, i compassió: treballar amb els meus companys metges i altres col·legues per satisfer les necessitats dels meus pacients.
I shall never intentionally do or administer anything to the overall harm of my patients. I will not permit considerations of gender, carrera, religió, afiliació política, orientació sexual, nacionalitat, o posició social per influir en el meu deure de cura. I will oppose policies in breach of human rights and will not participate in them. I will strive to change laws that are contrary to my profession’s ethics and will work towards a fairer distribution of health resources. I will assist my patients to make informed decisions that coincide with their own values and beliefs and will uphold patient confidentiality.
Reconeixeré els límits dels meus coneixements i intentaré mantenir i augmentar la meva comprensió i habilitats al llarg de la meva vida professional. Reconeixeré i intentaré corregir els meus propis errors i accediré i respondré honestament als dels altres.. I will seek to promote the advancement of medical knowledge through teaching and research. I make this declaration solemnly, lliurement, i sobre el meu honor.
Podem concloure, that modern Western medicine is based upon Greek philosophy and has become a science. This medical science has been developed over the years, due to scientific research and medical science is still developing.
What about pharmacies and medical symbols?
En la mitologia grega antiga, Asclepius is considered the god of medicine. Asclepius was the son of Apollo and Coronis. Asclepius shared, with Apollo, the epithet Paean (“el Sanador”). Apol·lo va portar el nadó Asclepi (which he took from the womb of Coronis, la mare d'Asclepi) al centaure Quiró, que va criar Asclepi i el va instruir en l'art de la medicina.
Asclepi representa l'aspecte curatiu de les arts mèdiques. The daughters of Asclepius are:
- Higiene (“Higiene”, la deessa/personificació de la salut, neteja, i sanejament),
- Jesús (la deessa de la recuperació de la malaltia),
- Llit (la deessa del procés de curació),
- Aglaea/Aegle (la deessa de la bellesa, esplendor, glòria, magnificència, i adornament),
- panacea (la deessa del remei universal).
Asclepius was associated with the Roman god Vediovis. Zeus killed Asclepius with a thunderbolt, because he raised Hippolytus from the dead and accepted gold for it.
Other myths say, que Asclepi va ser assassinat, because after bringing people back from the dead, Hades thought, that no more dead spirits would come to the underworld, therefore he asked his brother Zeus to remove him. Això va enfadar Apol·lo, que al seu torn va assassinar els Cíclopes, que havia fet els llamps per a Zeus
La vara d'Asclepi, un bastó entrellaçat per una serp, is still the symbol of medicine today. This symbol (la vara d'Asclepi) is not only used by doctors, però també per les farmàcies, sobretot el símbol amb el bol, from which the serpent is drinking from.
Aquest bol és un símbol de la higiene, la filla d'Asclepi i la deessa de la salut.
We all recognize these symbols above, but do you also know their meaning and their origin?
Does the medical symbol represent the serpent of brass on the pole
The symbol of the rod does not represent the serpent of brass on the pole, which Moses made and was a foreshadowing of Jesus’ mort a la creu, as so many Christians think. (Llegiu també: Why was the serpent of brass a foreshadowing of the Jesus’ mort a la creu).
Astrology symbol Caduceus
The staff in the picture in the upper left corner is an old astrology symbol and is also called ‘Caduceus’. El bastó amb les ales el portava el déu grec Hermes (també el déu romà Mercuri).
The snakes represent dualism, que finalment donarà lloc a l'harmonia.
La vara d'Asclepi
In the picture on the bottom left, veiem la vara d'Asclepi, which is also called Aesculapius staff. Aquest bastó d'Asclepi va ser portat pel déu grec Asclepi, el déu de la medicina i la curació.
La serp entrellaçada s'anomena Epidaure i s'utilitzava en rituals de curació (Llegiu també: El tron de satanàs).
The bowl of Hygieia
El bol representa Hygieia, the goddess of health and the daughter of Asclepius. The serpent is being fed out of the bowl (Picture in the middle and upper right). So Hygieia feeds the serpent.
The green cross
The green cross originates from Greece and is a symbol of the union of pharmacies.
Podem veure que aquests símbols, which are still used today, represent doctors, hospitals, farmàcies, etc., and have their origin in Greek mythology. The symbols represent the Greek gods and have nothing to do with the Almighty God; el Creador del cel i de la terra.
The devil is not a creator but an imitator. The devil copies everything from God. Why does the devil do that? Because the devil wants to be like God.
The devil wants to be the god of the people and want them to worship him. Therefore the devil created and still creates substitutes for God, so that people don’t need God anymore but can do everything themselves.
Did Jesus heal all the sick?
- Has Jesus ever sent someone to a physician or doctor? Si és així, on està escrit?
- Did Jesus command his disciples to bring sick people to medicine men or physicians?
- Has Jesus ever commanded the sick to go to doctors or physicians, quan anava al Pare?
- Luke era metge, but was he a physician in the natural realm in the spiritual realm? Because Jesus called Himself also a Physician but Jesus was not a doctor.
- If Luke would indeed be a doctor, where did Jesus send the sick to Luke? Or when did the apostles send the sick to Luke?
- If Luke was a doctor, when has he ever executed his profession? On està escrit?
- Did God send sick people to physicians, medicine men or doctors in the Old Testament?
- Where are the physicians, who are the followers and disciples of Hippocrates, mentioned in the New Testament?
Jesus healed all who were sick and oppressed by the devil. He was a man, who knew His authority and knew where sickness came from.
The promise of healing in the Bible
Segurament Ell ha suportat els nostres dolors, i va portar els nostres dolors: yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten de Déu, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, Va ser ferit per les nostres iniquitats: el càstig de la nostra pau era sobre Ell; i amb les seves llavis estem guarits (Isaïes 53:4-5)
Qui ell mateix va portar els nostres pecats en el seu propi cos a l'arbre, que nosaltres, estar mort als pecats, hauria de viure per a la justícia: per les cops dels quals vau ser guarit (1 Peter 2:24)
Jesus took all sickness and sin upon Him and carried our sorrows. All sickness and diseases in the body and in the soul are paid on the whipping post and on the cross.
Before the crucifixion, Jesus bore all our sickness and disease in His flesh at the whipping post, and on the cross the Father laid all the sins of fallen man upon Him.
Pere va escriure, that ‘by His stripes, you were healed’. En altres paraules, the words in Isaiah 53:4-5 were fulfilled at the whipping post, where Jesus paid the price for fallen humanity. Healing is already done.
Were there physicians in Jesus’ temps?
Sí, en Jesús’ time there were physicians (metges). Hipòcrates, who is considered the father and founder of medical science lived from 460-377 BC. The disciples of Hippocrates (priests in the temple of Asclepius) gained medical knowledge from him and they taught their disciples their medical knowledge in the temple of Asclepius.
La dona amb el tema de la sang
En Marc 5:25-27 we read about the woman with the issue of blood, who went to the physicians (metges).
I una dona determinada, que va tenir un problema de sang durant dotze anys, And had suffered many things of many physicians, i havia gastat tot el que tenia, i res millora, sinó que va empitjorar, Quan va sentir parlar de Jesús, va sortir a la premsa darrere, i li va tocar la roba.
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague (Marca 5:25-29).
La dona, que tenia un problema de sang, spent a lot of money on many physicians. She had spent all that she had on the doctors.
Però va millorar alguna cosa?? No, de fet, la seva situació va empitjorar!
Per descomptat, her situation did not improve, nor was she healed, because physicians (metges) draw from the source of the devil; la font de la mort.
When you use a medicine, no ets lliure, però en servitud. Quan vas a teràpia, no ets lliure, but in bondage and eventually, it will only become worse. Because the devil never gives something for free, the devil always wants something in return. Enrecordar, the devil’s mission is to steal, assassinar, and destroy and will never provide life (John 10:10).
Jesús promises a life of living in freedom and not in bondage
Compte que ningú et espatlli amb la filosofia i l'engany van, després de la tradició dels homes, després dels rudiments del món, i no després de Crist (Colossencs 2:8).
Pau ja va advertir els sants a Colossencs 2:4-15 for earthly wisdom; the knowledge of man, que és una insensatesa per a Déu:
En aquests temps, we’ve become so used to the world system, que ja no veiem la diferència entre el que és de Déu i el que és del diable.
We take the medical care system; metges, hospitals, terapeutes, psicòlegs, etc. for granted and consider it normal. It’s part of our lives.
Some Christians even say, that doctors are blessed ones, que són enviats de Déu. Bé, aquesta és una de les mentides més grans!
When you become born again and renew your mind with the word of God, and when you seek the things which are above and not on the earth, then your eyes will be opened and you shall find out, and experience the truth of God.
You shall discern the lies of the devil, in which you live(d) for many years. You shall discern the spirits and the spiritual realm and shall discern good and evil.
Renew your mind and get the mind of Christ
La teva ment carnal, which thinks like the world, dir: if you are sick or if you feel an ache you will go to the doctor or if you are depressed, you will go to a psicòleg or if you experience an ache in your back you will go to a physical therapist, etc., Therefore you have to renew your carnal mind with the word of God so that it will line up with the will of God (Llegiu també: TheWhy is renewing your mind necessary?).
Tots aquells reductes, which are built up in your mind must be destroyed. The only way to destroy them is by the Word of God.
M'agradaria animar -vos, to read and study the Scriptures that are mentioned in this blog post and examine it for yourself. Look into it and find out the truth of God.
It is time for the saints to arise and return to God. It’s about time to acknowledge Him in all our ways, no només uns quants. Let Him become our Jehovah Rapha again.
‘Sigues la sal de la terra’
