quack architect: The BAALBEK discovery

Exodus 20:3-5

King James Version

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,

or that is in the earth beneath,

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,

nor serve them:

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,

visiting the iniquity of the fathers

upon the children

unto the third and fourth generation

of them that hate me;

Thanks to my Architecture professor, and Sir Banister Fletcher's "A History of Architecture", this born again watchman learned about monoliths, megaliths, and ancient structures.

Interestingly, the HOLY SPIRIT alerted me to the ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon yesterday.

This, through a 26-minute video focusing on the monolithic foundations, walls, and temples.

Today, I also got to know about the gods being served at Baalbek:

"Baalbek was called Heliopolis during the Roman Empire, a latinisation of the Greek Hēlioúpolis (Ἡλιούπολις) used during the Hellenistic period,[30] meaning "Sun City"[31] in reference to the solar cult there."

"In Greek religion, Helios was both the sun in the sky and its personification as a god. The local Semitic god Baʿal Haddu was more often equated with Zeus or Jupiter or simply called the "Great God of Heliopolis",[34][b] but the name may refer to the Egyptians' association of Baʿal with their great god Ra."

"The importance of the solar cult is also attested in the name Biḳāʿ al-ʿAzīz borne by the plateau surrounding Baalbek, as it references an earlier solar deity named Aziz. In Greek and Roman antiquity, it was known as Heliopolis. Some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in Lebanon are located here, including one of the largest temples of the Roman empire. The gods worshipped there (Jupiter, Venus, and Bacchus) were equivalents of the Canaanite deities Hadad, Atargatis."

"Nineteenth-century Biblical archaeologists proposed the association of Baalbek with the town of Baalgad in the Book of Joshua; the town of Baalath, one of Solomon's cities in the First Book of Kings;[47] Baal-hamon, where Solomon had a vineyard;[3] and the "Plain of Aven" in Book of Amos."

"During the Canaanite period, the local temples were primarily devoted to the Heliopolitan Triad: a male god (Baʿal), his consort (Astarte), and their son (Adon).[55] The site of the present Temple of Jupiter was probably the focus of earlier worship, as its altar was located at the hill's precise summit and the rest of the sanctuary raised to its level."

"By that time, the complex housed three temples on Tell Baalbek: one to Jupiter Heliopolitanus (Baʿal), one to Venus Heliopolitana (Ashtart), and a third to Bacchus. On a nearby hill, a fourth temple was dedicated to the third figure of the Heliopolitan Triad, Mercury (Adon or Seimios[77]). Ultimately, the site vied with Praeneste in Italy as the two largest sanctuaries in the Western world."

-- Wikipedia

Note the preponderance of the prefix "Baal".

All deserving GOD's wrath, for sure.

Well, the temple complex ruins were further destroyed during the 1759 earthquake.

It seems the Romans built upon the ancient monolithic foundations, which can intrigue anyone because of their size and weight.

But what struck me the most was this:

"Baalbek is considered to be part of Hezbollah's heartland[13] and is known to be their political stronghold."

-- Wikipedia

Is it any wonder the Hez have chosen the city of Baalbek for their stronghold?

Anyone who fights against Israel surely serves another god.

Which also reminds me of Turkey's president Erdogan having plans of reviving the Ottoman empire.

Nations against GOD's chosen nation are now grouping, positioning, and re-positioning.