Valley of the Shadow of Death

THE SEVEN ANGELS who pour out the wrath of God will reverse an ancient pagan ritual that required humans to pour out drink offerings to the spirits of the dead.We discuss the kispum ritual of the Amorite neighbors of ancient Israel, its connection to the cult of the dead, the dolmens that surrounded the city of Sodom, the song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32 (repeated in Revelation 15), and Jesus’ baptism by John in Bashan (not Bethany!) across the Jordan.