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What’s going on guys - as per usual, I’ll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch
- as we peer into the fiery depths below, make a few pacts with all the right lesser
demons, before we finally get an audience with the big guy’s secretary - and stubbornly
ask the question - What If Baal Was Real?
Roll the clip.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist
- or, well, Baal in this case.
In the Semitic languages of the Levant - Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic and many others - the word
Baal was a title - an honorific nominor meaning owner or Lord - and by extension, master or
husband.
Baal - as a figure - has seen numerous interpretations throughout the ancient world, often being
misconstrued and borrowed in parts through varying cultures and ancient religions.
But - the version that we’re concerned about, is the name uttered throughout the Ars Goetia,
the Lesser Key of Solomon - and many grimoires throughout the ancient and the occult.
Ba’al - the King of Hell.
Well - let’s see what he’s up to, shall we?
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Now - we have to preface this question with the acceptance that if Ba’al is real - then
all of the demonic hordes crammed into the Judeo-Christian hell are also real - which
is where things start to get spicy.
So, that’s that then - I guess - on my signal unleash hell.
Alright.
Done.
Now as I said previously, Baal has seen many iterations throughout the ancient world - though
his first distinguished guise was as the Akkadian and Sumerian storm and fertility god Hadad,
which also appears in scripture as Ba’al Haddu.
Through hundreds of years of proto-Religious beliefs and various interpretations, Baal’s
figure was morphed - cascading him from a revered harvest and fertility god that brought
rain, wind and life - to a being that eventually resided over Lucifer’s kingdom of hell.
That’s quite the fall from grace, right?
Almost parallels a similar story that we know, eh?
In actual fact, Baal is pretty frail as far as demons go.
In ancient religions of the Levant, he was depicted as a great, horned man - even a bull.
In demonology though, Baal is portrayed as a frail man - often appearing in the forms
of a cat - a toad - or combinations thereof.
According to some texts - he possesses the power to make people wise beyond comprehension
- he speaks hoarsely and slowly - and carries ashes in his pocket - a symbol of his demonic
dominion that he offers freely to those that would follow him.
And - well - that’s where we get to the real action.
In Christian demonology - Baal is ranked as the first principal king of Hell - and he
who presides over the East.
The East of what, you may ask - well, Hell if I know.
But if we know one thing about demons in modern fiction, they’re pretty keen on invading
and maintaining dominion over humanity - though it doesn’t ever really factor in what direction
they’re coming from.
So that’s useful to know, I guess.
In the Lesser Key of Solomon - Baal is a grand Duke of Hell - who affords 66 legions of demons
under his command.
Just as a note - on the Roman military measure of equating one legion to 5000 troops - that’s
330 thousand demonic warriors.
I think we’re all agreed that’s pretty terrifying.
If Baal is real - then he’s already got the firing power to back him up.
Compared to the world’s largest military - which currently is China with nearly 2.2
million active troops.
Now - 330 thousand might seem like pretty small-fry compared to the pure man-power of
China, but let’s compare what 1 demonic warrior would be worth - compared to that
of 1 human soldier.
Without getting bogged down in religious texts, scriptures, and pieces of fiction - demons
are actually pretty well covered when it comes to their relative power level.
For the sake of argument, let’s agree that the average demon in Baal's army has enhanced
speed and strength - telekinesis - nigh-immortality and of course, because we can’t forget this
one - the power to possess a human soul.
It kind of goes without saying, but the power of taking over your enemies entire body is
pretty overpowered on the battlefield.
I wonder what the Geneva convention would have to say about that.
Ballpark figure - I’d say 1 demonic warrior would be worth 10 human soldiers on average.
That’s an army with the effective power of 6.6 million human troops.
Now things are starting to look pretty level pegging when we factor in the state of Baal’s
demonic legion - because as we’re told time and time again, quality over quantity - right?
But - I’m not entirely sure whether it’s entirely as straightforward as we’re led
to believe.
You see, if Baal Was Real - his modus operandi wouldn’t be to wage an all out war against
humanity just for the sake of it.
No, you see - he’s smarter than that.
Because - if we accept the fact that Baal and the demonic legions of hell are real - then
we also have to accept the fact that the Judeo-Christian kingdom of heaven is real, and all the choirs
of angels that come with it.
And that’s where things really get interesting - because in all likelihood, Baal wouldn’t
be concerned with waging a demonic war against our planet.
Instead, he’d be looking to rear his head skyward.
And if that’s the case - then we’ve got nothing to worry about, really.
Let them scrap it out for as long as it takes - even if it’s countless aeons.
You see, Baal has been around for quite some time - Ba’al Haddu, Ba’al Zebub, Ba’al
Hammon, Belus - Belenus.
He’s had many names, and he’s seen many things - and if he’s got a few scores to
settle, then I say it’s none of our business.
Was that neutral enough?
Yeah, alright - that’ll do.
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