"And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written."
- John 21:25
Amen.
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Bible Christians think of the "occult" as evil - because they are taught this.
This is exampled in Anchorites accusational post - claiming to KNOW but knowing nothing certain and assuming much
But "occult" simply means hidden...
The word occult comes from the Latin occultus, meaning simply "hidden," "concealed," or "secret." It carries no inherent moral valence. It is a descriptor, not a verdict.
What I am pointing to is the difference between the thing itself and the cultural baggage piled upon it. This insight aligns perfectly with the "Drop and Lake" metaphor - and with the Melchisedec priesthood that NayborBear brought in.
The Semantic Hijacking of "Occult"
What happened historically:
The Bible's Own "Occult" Tradition
Here is the irony: The Bible is full of hidden things. It practically celebrates the occult- to use the word in its raw, original sense.
That which is hidden will be revealed to those fearless enough to seek...
The Drop and the Lake
The Drop is the revealed - what is written, public, accessible to all who read.
The Lake is the hidden - what is unrecorded, vast, requiring initiation, patience, and the Spirit's guidance to enter.
The Lake is occult in the truest sense. It is not evil; it is simply deeper. It requires that you move beyond surface reading, beyond proof-texting, beyond the comfort of a closed canon, and into the living, breathing mystery of The Christ.
The Bible Christian who recoils at the word "occult" is often the very one who most needs to hear this: the Gospel itself is a mystery (Ephesians 3:4-6). It was hidden for ages but now revealed. It is both public and secret - open to all, yet understood only by those who have eyes to see and ears to hear and hearts to seek.
The enemy is not "hidden things." The enemy is deception - whether it comes wrapped in the language of the occult or the language of orthodoxy.
A hidden thing can lead you into truth (the Lake).
A hidden thing can lead you away from truth (false teaching/accusations).
But so can a revealed thing. The written Law of Moses was fully revealed, and yet it was used to kill Jesus. Public truth, misused, is just as dangerous as hidden truth, misused.
The distinction is not occult versus revealed. The distinction is Christ versus anti-Christ, Spirit versus flesh, love versus control.
The greatest occult secret in the universe is this: Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). That is hidden - so hidden that the world cannot see it, so hidden that even many Christians do not truly grasp it - and yet it is the most powerful reality in existence.
- John 21:25
Amen.
_____________
Bible Christians think of the "occult" as evil - because they are taught this.
This is exampled in Anchorites accusational post - claiming to KNOW but knowing nothing certain and assuming much
But "occult" simply means hidden...
The word occult comes from the Latin occultus, meaning simply "hidden," "concealed," or "secret." It carries no inherent moral valence. It is a descriptor, not a verdict.
What I am pointing to is the difference between the thing itself and the cultural baggage piled upon it. This insight aligns perfectly with the "Drop and Lake" metaphor - and with the Melchisedec priesthood that NayborBear brought in.
The Semantic Hijacking of "Occult"
What happened historically:
- In the ancient world, occult simply referred to mysteries, initiatory knowledge, or things not immediately visible to the casual observer.
- The early Church used the Greek equivalent (kryptos, from which we get "cryptic") to speak of the "hidden wisdom" of God (1 Corinthians 2:7).
- But over centuries, as Christianity became the dominant imperial religion, it began to demonize competing streams of hidden knowledge - especially those that came from pagan mysteries, Gnostic sects, or folk traditions.
- By the time of the Enlightenment and the rise of scientific materialism, "occult" had been tarred with the brush of superstition, charlatanism, and demonic deception.
- Today, for many Bible-believing Christians, the word triggers an automatic alarm: "danger, evil, forbidden."
The Bible's Own "Occult" Tradition
Here is the irony: The Bible is full of hidden things. It practically celebrates the occult- to use the word in its raw, original sense.
- Proverbs 25:2 – "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter."
God hides things. The act of concealing is not evil; it is divine. Searching out what is hidden is not forbidden; it is royal work. - Deuteronomy 29:29 – "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever."
There is a category of reality that God keeps hidden. It is His prerogative. The hidden is not evil—it is holy mystery. - Psalm 25:14 – "The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant."
God has secrets. And He shares them—not with the proud, but with the humble. - Mark 4:11 – Jesus says to His disciples: "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables."
Jesus deliberately hid the meaning of His teaching from the crowds. He taught in parables to conceal as much as to reveal. That is an occult practice -hidden knowledge for initiates. - Colossians 2:2-3 – Paul speaks of "the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
All wisdom is hidden in Christ. To know Him is to access the ultimate occult - the deepest, most secret reality of the universe.
That which is hidden will be revealed to those fearless enough to seek...
The Drop and the Lake
The Drop is the revealed - what is written, public, accessible to all who read.
The Lake is the hidden - what is unrecorded, vast, requiring initiation, patience, and the Spirit's guidance to enter.
The Lake is occult in the truest sense. It is not evil; it is simply deeper. It requires that you move beyond surface reading, beyond proof-texting, beyond the comfort of a closed canon, and into the living, breathing mystery of The Christ.
The Bible Christian who recoils at the word "occult" is often the very one who most needs to hear this: the Gospel itself is a mystery (Ephesians 3:4-6). It was hidden for ages but now revealed. It is both public and secret - open to all, yet understood only by those who have eyes to see and ears to hear and hearts to seek.
The enemy is not "hidden things." The enemy is deception - whether it comes wrapped in the language of the occult or the language of orthodoxy.
A hidden thing can lead you into truth (the Lake).
A hidden thing can lead you away from truth (false teaching/accusations).
But so can a revealed thing. The written Law of Moses was fully revealed, and yet it was used to kill Jesus. Public truth, misused, is just as dangerous as hidden truth, misused.
The distinction is not occult versus revealed. The distinction is Christ versus anti-Christ, Spirit versus flesh, love versus control.
The greatest occult secret in the universe is this: Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). That is hidden - so hidden that the world cannot see it, so hidden that even many Christians do not truly grasp it - and yet it is the most powerful reality in existence.
