Om du är sjuk, du går till doktorn. Det är vad vi har lärt oss att göra och därför är det vad vi gör. Många människor, inklusive kristna, gå till läkare. But where do doctors come from? What is the history of medical science? If Christians believe in the Bible and in Jehovah Rapha, the God Who Heals, then why do Christians go to a doctor instead of Jehovah Rapha? Why do Christians go to a doctor instead of believing the Bible; Guds ord, and expect their healing from Jesus Christ, by Whose stripes you were healed? What does God say about doctors and medical science in the Bible? Does God approve doctors or not?
Has God changed throughout the ages?
Has God changed throughout the ages? Nej, Gud är densamme, i går, i dag, och för alltid. God has not changed and the will of God has not changed. God is the same and will always be the same. If God var Jehova Rapha, then God still vara Jehovah Rapha and God will always vara Jehova Rapha.
God still thinks the same way about matters Today, as God did in previous times. That’s why the Word of God is still powerful, pålitlig, and the truth.
We are the ones, som förändras, inte Gud. Many times we slowly change things, without even being aware of it.
Till exempel, when we look at the church, we see that the Word has slowly changed due to people’s experiences, behov, lustar, och önskningar, och samhället. Many don’t want to change and kill the deeds (verken) av köttet, because they want to live their own lives and do their own will and live like the world.
Instead of submitting to the Word of God and doing God’s will, they change the Word of God to their will and needs, so that they can walk just like the world. That is why the salt has lost its favor.
The spiritual war between
the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of darkness
Many Christians are not aware of the spiritual war that is going on between the Kingdom of Heaven (Guds rike) och mörkrets rike (djävulens rike, världens rike). When you repented of your sins and gave your life to Christ, you were delivered from the mörkrets makt and were transferred into the Kingdom of Heaven; the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
When you served your old master; djävulen, you walked after the flesh and walked in darkness. The devil and his kingdom represent sin, ond, mörker, träldom, förstörelse, etc.
The eternal destination of the devil will be Hades; helvetet. But the devil will not enter hell by himself. All the followers of the devil; all the creatures (änglar) and human beings, who listened to the devil and obeyed the devil, will join the devil in hell.
The devil’s purpose for every human being is to destroy their life and take them to hell with him. When you obey and serve the devil, then death dwells inside of you.
Men, when you repented and became born again in Christ, you became a new creation and got a new Father, a new Master. Your new Master walks in the light. Therefore as He walks in the light, so will you walk in the light. Jesus and His Kingdom represent righteousness, helighet, ljus, frihet, kärlek, glädje, fred, etc.
Alla, who is born of the Spirit of God and walks after the Spirit and walks in Hans bud, will have eternal life. They will not walk in sin anymore and are no longer led by their flesh. But they will walk after the Spirit in obedience to the Word. They will walk in the dominion; the power and authority, that Jesus Christ has given them.
Herradömet i Jesus Kristus
Inför hösten, man (Adam) was created after the image of God. Man was appointed by God to have dominion over the earth and came directly under God (El-Elohim, treenigheten) in the hierarchy. Man had myndighet (Dominion) over angels, jorden, djur, etc. So before the fall, man had authority over the serpent, satan, and the fallen angels.
Men… because man became disobedient to God’s commandment and listened to the devil, who came in the disguise of a serpent, människan syndade, and gave his authority; his keys, till djävulen.
Från det ögonblicket, satan and death had authority over man and reigned in their lives.
But Jesus Christ took back the authority of the devil, genom hans fullkomliga återlösningsverk (Läs också: ‘Guds frälsningsverk’)
Jesus restored the relationship between God and man. Alla, som skulle tro på honom, and would be born of the Spirit of God would become a new creation; en ny människa i Kristus (Läs också: ‘Den frid som Jesus återupprättade mellan den fallna människan och Gud’, ‘Jesus återställde den fallna människans ställning’, och ‘Den åttonde dagen, dagen för den nya skapelsen‘
Jesus gave the authority back to the new man. So that the new man would have dominion again over the earth, och allt levande (except people), och änglarna, including the devil and the other fallen angels.
The unredeemed man is still under the devil’s authority, but the redeemed man; the new creation has authority in Christ over the devil.
Nu med allt detta i åtanke, let’s have a look at the subject of diseases, sjukdom, och helande, because that’s what this article is all about. Let’s go back to the origin and find out where sickness comes from and if medical science; Läkare, medicine, terapeuter, sjukhus, etc. originate from God or not.
If God has blessed doctors,
then why does God call Himself Jehovah Rapha?
I Gamla testamentet, we do not read a lot about diseases and if someone became ill, then God healed them a.o. by the sacrifices and offerings; the blood of animals (as we read in the Book of Leviticus).
Många gånger, when people became disobedient to God they became ill. We read this, till exempel, in the Book of Kings, and the Book of Chronicles. Gud lovade, that if we keep His commandments, God will take away all sickness and disease (Åh. in the Book of Exodus 23:25 och Femte Mosebok 17:15).
Let’s look at the story of king Asa. King Asa was obedient to God and kept God’s commandments, förutom de höga platserna, he did not take those away.
kung Asa
King Asa trusted the Lord and relied on God. God was with king Asa and gave nations into his might until the moment that king Asa didn’t rely on God anymore and went his own way.
The heart of king Asa did not go out to God anymore. God wasn’t his Jehovah Nissi, nor his Jehovah Jireh anymore. Kung Asa hade förnekat Gud; he had exchanged God for another king, an earthly king; en människa (creature).
Hanani, a prophet of God, went to king Asa to warn him. But Asa didn’t listen to Hanani and became ill. When King Asa became ill, he did not show any regret or mercy to God. Asa did not repent of his ways, inte heller sökte han Gud.
Physicians instead of Jehovah Rapha
Instead of calling for Jehovah Rapha, king Asa called for the physicians (translation in Hebrew raphia). Vi kan säga, that in our time we call these physicians doctors? These physicians were an abomination to God. These physicians were not able to heal king Asa and king Asa died:
Då intog kung Asa hela Juda; och de förde bort stenarna från Rama, och virket därav, varmed Basja byggde; och han byggde därtill Geba och Mispa. Och vid den tiden kom siaren Hanani till Asa, Juda kung, och sade till honom, Därför att du har förlitat dig på kungen av Syrien, and not relied on the LORD thy God, därför har konungen av Syrien kommit ur din hand. Var inte etiopierna och lubimerna en enorm värd, med väldigt många vagnar och ryttare? ännu, därför att du förtröstade på Herren, han gav dem i din hand. 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. Här har du gjort dumt: därför skall du hädanefter ha krig.
“In his disease den sought not to the Lord, utan till läkarna”
Då blev Asa vred på siaren, och satte honom i ett fängelsehus; ty han var rasande på honom för detta. Och Asa förtryckte en del av folket samtidigt. Och, skåda, Asas gärningar, första och sista, lo, de är uppskrivna i boken om Judas och Israels kungar. Och Asa var sjuk i hans fötter i hans trettionionde år av sin regering, tills hans sjukdom var mycket stor: men i sin sjukdom sökte han inte Herren, utan till läkarna.
Och Asa gick till vila med sina fäder, och dog i sitt ett och fyrtionde år av sin regering. Och de begravde honom i hans egna gravar, som han hade gjort åt sig i Davids stad, och lade honom i sängen som var fylld av söta dofter och olika sorters kryddor framställda av apotekarna’ konst: och de gjorde en mycket stor bränning åt honom. (2 Krönikeböckerna 16:6-14)
Jehova Rapha
Jehovah Rapha means, that if He is our God, then He is our Healer and ingen else is. There are only 2 spiritual kingdoms on this earth, we don’t have more options.
When we look at the story of Asa; we read that he did not seek the Kingdom of God (he did not seek God, Jehova Rapha, i sin sjukdom). King Asa sought for help and for healing in the other kingdom: mörkrets rike. The ruler of the kingdom of darkness is the devil. Therefore he sought help from the devil.
These physicians were not of God, they were of the devil. I know for sure, that if Asa repented and turned back to God and sought God; Jehova Rapha, för helande, God would have healed him.
What are sickness and disease?
Sickness and disease are the results of demons operating in the flesh. The sickness that is visible and measurable in the body; the symptoms are manifestations of the damage that has been caused by the demon(s).
Till exempel, a tumor is a manifestation of a cancer demon and forgetfulness is the manifestation of an Alzheimer demon.
As long as we do not acknowledge sickness and disease (both mentally and physically) come from demons (demons manifesting themselves in a body or soul), but acknowledge them as a natural bodily reaction, we will never be able to heal people in the Name of Jesus (i hans auktoritet) by laying on of hands, as Jesus did.
We must acknowledge that the mission of the devil, and the other fallen angels, is to destroy and kill as many people as possible.
The devil sends his messengers, hans änglar, to people with only one commandment: to destroy every person on this earth. The angels can only come back if their mission is fulfilled.
The history of medical science
- Hebréerna fick sina hälsolagar givna av Gud, Jehova Rapha (book of Leviticus)
- Sumerisk medicin (4000 FVT) var baserad på astrologi.
- egyptisk medicin (1500 FVT) priests who were initiated in medical knowledge and many specialists in one particular disease.
- Persisk medicin (1000 FVT) visade en samhörighet med de hebreiska hälsolagarna och ligger till grund för de islamitiska hälsoreglerna.
- Greek culture developed medicine from 3000 FVT. Medicine becomes a science based on research. I denna vetenskap, views are developed based on the right balance between healthy and unhealthy. It could be realized by a proper way of living and a healthy environment. Another well-known doctor was Alcmaeon (500 FVT). The medical school of Kos had brought forth the ‘father’ of western medicine: Hippokrates (460-377 FVT), he had a profound understanding of human suffering and put the doctor in service of the patient. Hippocrates proclaimed that sickness had a natural cause instead of a spiritual cause. Hippokrates var en duktig läkare och vetenskapsman. He is the one usually credited with applying humoralism, or also called the doctrine of the four temperaments, as a medical theory. Essentially, this theory holds that the human body was filled with four basic substances, kallas humors, som är i balans när en person är frisk. Alla sjukdomar och funktionshinder antas vara resultatet av ett överskott eller underskott av en av dessa fyra humors. These deficits could be caused by vapors that were inhaled or absorbed by the body. The four humors were black bile, gul galla, slem, och blod. In the 17th century, medicinsk vetenskap baserad på vetenskaplig forskning gick igenom en revolutionerande utveckling.
Every culture had its own way of healing
This is just a very short summary of the origin of medicine. But it shows that medicines and doctors or physicians go way back, even before Jesus lived. I would like to remind you of the story of King Asa. King Asa also turned to a medicine man, a physician, instead of turning to Jehovah Rapha.
Every group of people (kultur) had its own way of healing and its own kind of healers. Remember that the Jews had Jehovah Rapha (Gud), Som botade dem.
The physician oath
Before a doctor can practice his profession, a doctor must swear an oath. The oath was originally derived from the Hippocratic oath. We can distinguish four parts of the Hippocratic oath:
- A diversity of gods are called as witnesses (not Jehovah Rapha)
- Ett avtal där den unge läkaren svär att lyda yrkesförbundets föreskrifter. I detta avtal finns principerna för god gemenskap nedtecknade.
- Summary of ethical codes.
- Declaration where the reputation of the doctor depends upon his loyalty to the oath.
The Hippocratic oath
Jag svär vid Apollo, healern, Asclepius, Hygieia, och Panacea, och jag tar för att bevittna alla gudarna, alla gudinnor, att hålla efter min förmåga och mitt omdöme, följande Ed och överenskommelse: Att anse mig kär, som mina föräldrar, han som lärde mig denna konst; att leva gemensamt med honom och, om så behövs, att dela mina varor med honom; Att se på hans barn som mina egna bröder, att lära dem denna konst; och det genom min undervisning, Jag kommer att förmedla kunskap om denna konst till mina egna söner, och till min lärares söner, och till lärjungar bundna av avtal och ed enligt de medicinska lagarna, 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.
Jag kommer inte att ge någon dödlig medicin till någon om jag blir tillfrågad, inte heller föreslå något sådant råd; 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, även för patienter hos vilka sjukdomen är uppenbar; Jag kommer att låta denna operation utföras av utövare, specialists in this art. In every house where I come, I will enter only for the good of my patients, hålla mig långt från allt avsiktligt illdåd och all förförelse och speciellt från kärlekens nöjen med kvinnor eller män, be they free or slaves.
All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, som inte bör spridas utomlands, Jag kommer att hålla hemlig och kommer aldrig att avslöja. If I keep this oath faithfully, må jag njuta av mitt liv och utöva min konst, respekterad av hela mänskligheten och i alla tider; men om jag avviker från det eller bryter mot det, må det omvända bli mitt liv.
The modern version of the Hippocratic oath
In many (Western) countries the original oath has been revised and an example of one now, is as follows:
Jag lovar högtidligt att jag efter bästa förmåga kommer att tjäna mänskligheten – ta hand om de sjuka, främja god hälsa, and alleviating pain and suffering. Jag inser att utövandet av medicin är ett privilegium med ett stort ansvar och jag kommer inte att missbruka min position. I will practice medicine with integrity, ödmjukhet, ärlighet, och medkänsla – att arbeta med mina medläkare och andra kollegor för att möta mina patienters behov. I shall never intentionally do or administer anything to the overall harm of my patients.
I will not permit considerations of gender, ras, religion, politisk tillhörighet, sexuell läggning, nationalitet, eller social ställning för att påverka min omsorgsplikt. 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.
Jag kommer att inse gränserna för min kunskap och försöka behålla och öka min förståelse och färdigheter under hela mitt yrkesliv. Jag kommer att erkänna och försöka åtgärda mina egna misstag och ärligt komma åt och svara på andras. I will seek to promote the advancement of medical knowledge through teaching and research. I make this declaration solemnly, fritt, och på min ära.
We can conclude that Western medicine is based upon Greek philosophy and has become a science. This science has been developed over the years, according to scientific research, and is still developing.
What about pharmacies and their symbols?
In order to know the origin of the pharmacy’s symbols and their meaning, we must go back to ancient Greek mythology.
I antik grekisk mytologi, Asclepius is the god of medicine and healing. Asclepius was the son of Apollo and Coronis. He shared with Apollo the epithet Paean (“helaren”). Apollo bar barnet Asclepius (which he took from the womb of Chronis, Asklepios mor) till kentauren Chiron, som uppfostrade Asklepios och undervisade honom i läkekonsten.
Who is Asclepius?
Asclepius representerar den helande aspekten av den medicinska konsten. His daughters are:
- Hygien (“Hygien”, hälsans gudinna/personifiering, renlighet, och sanitet),
- Jesus (gudinnan för återhämtning från sjukdom),
- Belyst (läkningsprocessens gudinna),
- Aglaea/Aegle (skönhetens gudinna, prakt, härlighet, prakt, och utsmyckning),
- Panacea (gudinnan för det universella botemedlet).
Asclepius was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis. Zeus killed Asclepius with a thunderbolt because he raised Hippolytus from the dead and accepted gold for it.
Other mythical stories say, att Asklepios dödades. After bringing people back from the dead, Hades thought that no more dead spirits would come to the underworld, so he asked his brother Zeus to remove him. Detta gjorde Apollo arg, som i sin tur mördade cykloperna, som hade gjort åskbultarna åt Zeus
Asklepios stav, en ormflätad stav, remains a symbol of medicine today. This symbol (Asclepiusstaven) is used by doctors and physicians, men även på apotek, speciellt symbolen med skålen, where the Asclepius rod is drinking from. Denna skål är en symbol för hygien, Asklepios dotter och hälsans gudinna.
Let’s have a look at the symbols above. We all know these symbols, but do we also know their meaning and their origin?
Medical symbols
The symbol of the rod does not represent the serpent on the rod that Moses carried, which was a symbol of Jesus (som så många tror). NEJ! It does not represent a copper snake. Because in the Bible the serpent turned into a rod, instead of that the snake entwined around the rod.
- The staff in the picture in the upper left corner, is an old astrology symbol and is also called ‘Caduceus’. Staven med vingarna bars av den grekiska guden Hermes (även den romerske guden Merkurius). The snake represents dualism, som så småningom kommer att resultera i harmoni.
- In the picture in the bottom left corner, vi ser Asklepios stav, also called Aesculapius staff. Denna Asclepiusstav bars av den grekiska guden Asclepius, guden för medicin och helande. Den sammanflätade ormen kallas Epidauros och användes i helande ritualer.
- Skålen föreställer Hygieia, goddess of health and daughter of Asclepius.
The serpent is being fed out of the bowl (Picture in the middle and upper right corner). - The green cross comes from Greece and is a symbol of the union of pharmacies.
Vi kan se att dessa symboler, which are still being used for representing doctors, Läkare, sjukhus, apotek, etc. have their origin in Greek mythology and represent their gods. These symbols have ingenting to do, with the Almighty God; Skaparen av himmel och jord.
The devil is not a creator but he is an imitator. He copies everything from God.
Var är Jehova Rapha?
- Did Jesus ever send someone to a physician/doctor? Om så är fallet, var står det skrivet?
- Did Jesus ever command his disciples to bring sick people to medicine men/physicians/doctors?
- Has He ever commanded the sick to go to doctors (Läkare), när han skulle gå till Fadern?
- Luke var läkare, but when he became a follower of Jesus, has he ever executed his profession? Om så är fallet, var står det skrivet?
- Did God send sick people to physicians/medicine men/doctors in the Old Testament?
- Where are the physicians mentioned in the New Testament?
Jesus helade alla who were sick and oppressed by the devil. He was a Man, who knew His authority and knew where sickness and disease came from.
The whipping post
Sannerligen, han har burit våra sorger, och bar våra sorger: Ändå aktade vi Honom som slagen, slagen av Gud, och plågade. Men han blev sårad för våra överträdelsers skull, Han blev slagen för våra missgärningars skull: vår frids tuktan vilade på Honom; och med Hans sår blir vi helade (Jesaja 53:4-5).
All sickness and disease, in this present time, have already been redeemed at the whipping post, before the crucifixion. Jesus got the stripes at the whipping post, not at the cross. So before the crucifixion, He had already borne our sickness.
Peter wrote that ‘by His stripes, vi var läkt’. Therefore healing is already a fact, it’s already done.
Som sitt eget jag bar våra synder i sin egen kropp på trädet, att vi, att vara död från synderna, bör leva för rättfärdighet: genom vars slag I bleven helade (1 Peter 2:24).
Kvinnan med blodproblem
När Jesus gick på jorden, det fanns redan läkare. We know this fact, by reading Mark 5:25-27 where we read about other physicians:
Och en viss kvinna, som hade blodproblem i tolv år, And had suffered many things of many physicians, och hade spenderat allt hon hade, och var inget bättre, utan snarare blev värre, När hon hade hört talas om Jesus, kom i pressen bakom, och rörde vid hans kläder(Mar 5:25-27).
Kvinnan, som hade problem med blod, had already spent a lot of money to many physicians. Ja; she had spent all that she had. Men blev hon bättre? Nej, i själva verket, hennes situation blev värre!
This mustn’t come as a surprise that her situation did not improve, but became worse, because physicians draw from the source of the devil; dödskällan.
When you use medicines, du är inte fri, men i träldom. När du går i terapi, du är inte fri, men i träldom, och så småningom, it will only get worse. The devil works through physicians and doctors, just like he worked through the serpent. He wants you to believe that you will be healed, but the truth is that your situation will only get worse.
This woman went to the One, Who was able to help her, and she went to Jesus helare. Because she knew that Jehovah Rapha was able to heal her from all her infirmities.
Jesus promises a life living in freedom and not in bondage
I dessa tider, we live according to the worldly system. Paulus varnade de heliga redan i Kolosserbrevet 2:4-15 for worldly wisdom, vilket är dårskap för Gud:
Akta er så att ingen fördärvar er genom filosofi och fåfängt bedrägeri, efter männens tradition, efter världens grunder, och inte efter Kristus (Kolosserna 2:8).
I dessa tider, we got so used to the worldly system, att vi inte längre ser skillnaden mellan det som är från Gud och det som är från djävulen. Most of us don’t discern these two spiritual kingdoms.
We take doctors, sjukhus, terapeuter, Psykologer, etc., for granted and see them as something, which is very normal and part of our life.
Some people even say that doctors and physicians are blessed ones, som är sända från Gud. Brunn, det är en av de största lögnerna! If people say that, then why did Jesus have to suffer and make atonement for the iniquities, synder, sjukdomar, and diseases of mankind? If this was true, then God could have sent doctors, instead of His Son.
Förnya ditt sinne med Guds ord
When we get Född på nytt och förnya våra sinnen med Guds Ord, when we seek the things which are above, which are in heaven and not on earth, then we will see and experience the truth of God. We will get to know the truth of God and discover the lies of the devil, which we have believed for many years.
We must renew our worldly thinking which says: om du är sjuk, or have pain, du ska gå till doktorn, if you are depressed you will go to a psykolog, if you have an ache in your back, you will go to en sjukgymnast, etc., med Guds Ord.
Our carnal mind must be transformed into a spiritual mind. So that we will follow the Word and become doers of the Word and establish His Kingdom on this earth.
Alla dessa fästen, which are built up in our thinking must be destroyed, and the only way to destroy them is by the Word of God.
Jag skulle vilja uppmuntra dig, to take these scriptures and take everything, that has been written in this article. Look into it, study it, and find out the truth about Jehovah Rapha, our Healer.
It is time for the saints to arise and get back to God and acknowledge Him in all our ways, inte bara ett fåtal.
Let He become our Jehovah Rapha again.
In the next articles, I will continue with this subject about our Healer, our Jehovah Rapha, and look at the origin of sjukgymnastik, mensendieck, Psykologer, etc.
’Var jordens salt’
