I have never been afraid of controversial topics‚ and I am going to address one today.  An incredibly shocking video that has gone viral on social media has been brought to my attention‚ and I think that someone needs to write about what happened.  I went to Google News and did a search for any news stories about this particular incident‚ and I found zero.  Hopefully that will change‚ because when very strange supernatural events take place they should get attention.  On Sunday‚ Pastor J.D. Farag was preaching a message about the end times and the Great American Eclipse of 2024 when a woman started screaming in a very loud voice.  Was she actually manifesting a demon as many are suggesting?  Watch the videos below and decide for yourself. The incident that you are about to see happened at Pastor J.D. Farag’s church in Hawaii.  If you are not familiar with Pastor J.D. Farag‚ the following biographical information comes from his website… JD Farag was born in Beirut‚ Lebanon to an Egyptian father and Arab mother. He immigrated to America in 1963. In 1988‚ JD married his wife‚ Kellie‚ in Spokane‚ WA and later moved to Hawaii where they started their first Bible Study in 2004. As a strong supporter of Israel‚ JD’s focus is on Bible Prophecy‚ oftentimes pertaining to the Middle East. In addition to weekly Prophecy Updates‚ Pastor JD teaches through the bible Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings at his church in Kaneohe‚ HI. On Sunday‚ he was preaching about the end times and the Great American Eclipse of 2024‚ and I greatly applaud him for doing that. Most churches in this country strictly avoid talking about such things. At one point during his message‚ a woman in the audience started to violently freak out.  The following is the highest quality version that I could find on YouTube… For a few moments‚ it appears that Pastor Farag believes that someone is heckling him. But then he quickly realizes what is actually taking place and he rushes down from the stage. At the end of the video‚ you can hear someone trying to cast a demon out of the woman.  It is unclear if this was Pastor Farag or someone else. This next video contains an extended version of the incident in which you can listen to what Pastor Farag was talking about immediately before the woman went completely nuts… So far‚ I haven’t seen a single major Christian website talk about what happened. There is kind of an unwritten rule that we aren’t really supposed to talk about supernatural manifestations. And so they often get brushed under the rug. But that is the exact wrong approach. Our world desperately needs to understand that the supernatural is real. God is real. Jesus is real. Heaven is real. Hell is real. Satan is real. Demons are real. The Bible does not shy away from addressing the supernatural at all. In the Scriptures‚ we see many stories of Jesus casting out demons. And demons are very active in our time too‚ but we don’t want to talk about that because it might make us seem weird. Look‚ the truth is that the forces of darkness are going to become increasingly active the deeper that we get into the end times. And we are also going to see believers do amazing supernatural things through the power of God in the days ahead. But of course there are many churches where supernatural things are unlikely to happen because they are afraid to use words like “resurrection” and “Calvary”… A North Carolina megachurch says they will not mention words like Calvary‚ resurrection of phrases like “blood of Jesus” to promote Easter Sunday services. “I’m not going to say the word ‘Calvary‚’ I’m not going to say the word ‘resurrection.’ I’m not going to say the ‘blood of Jesus.’ Right? I’m not going to say any of these words that makes someone feel like an outsider‚” said Nikki Shearer‚ the digital content creator for Elevation Church. “This is really an important guiding principle.” Seriously? If we have gotten to a point where we are afraid to talk about the resurrection‚ what in the world do we have to offer people? The death and resurrection of Jesus is our only hope. Of course the “seeker-friendly” approach of Elevation Church has proven to be very popular.  At this point‚ it has more than 25‚000 members… Elevation Church is pastored by Steven Furtick and has more than 25‚000 members attending at multiple locations across the state. The podcast interview was first discovered by Protestia and Evangelical Dark Web. Shearer said it’s vitally important that people feel super-chill when they receive an invitation to attend the church’s Easter services. I find it quite ironic that they are willing to use the word “Easter” which originally comes from a pagan goddess of fertility‚ but they don’t want to use words such as “resurrection” and “Calvary”. I think that many churches are desperate not to offend people because they can see what is happening nationwide.  At this point‚ attendance at religious services in America has dropped to a depressingly low level… As Americans observe Ramadan and prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover‚ the percentage of adults who report regularly attending religious services remains low. Three in 10 Americans say they attend religious services every week (21%) or almost every week (9%)‚ while 11% report attending about once a month and 56% seldom (25%) or never (31%) attend. Sadly‚ this is just the continuation of a trend that stretches back for decades… Two decades ago‚ an average of 42% of U.S. adults attended religious services every week or nearly every week. A decade ago‚ the figure fell to 38%‚ and it is currently at 30%. This decline is largely driven by the increase in the percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation — 9% in 2000-2003 versus 21% in 2021-2023 — almost all of whom do not attend services regularly. Still‚ most religious groups have also seen a decline in regular attendance at religious services over the past two decades. Many churches have resorted to making themselves as appealing to the world as possible in order to keep bringing people in. But that isn’t the solution. The solution is to proclaim the unadulterated gospel of Jesus Christ‚ and when you do that supernatural things tend to happen. I hope that Pastor Farag and his church will be very open about what just occurred. Because when the forces of darkness manifest‚ that is evidence that the Bible is real. And when God does something supernatural in one of our churches‚ that is also evidence that the Bible is real. We really are in the midst of a great spiritual battle between light and darkness‚ and we should never be ashamed of that. So that is why I have decided to write about such a controversial topic. When something supernatural happens‚ I wish that every media outlet in the entire nation would shout about it from the rooftops. Because the supernatural things that we read about in the Bible are still happening today. Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com‚ and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here. About the Author: Michael Snyder’s extremely controversial new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.  He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including “End Times”‚ “7 Year Apocalypse”‚ “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”‚ “The Beginning Of The End”‚ and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. 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Charybdis is a sea monster born of the Greek gods Poseidon and Gaia – the sea and the earth.  According to some accounts‚ Charybdis controlled the tides. In her endless thirst‚ she gulped great quantities of seawater and spit it out again‚ causing low and high tides each day. The name Charybdis comes from the ancient Greek words for swallow and belch.  She is featured in ancient texts such as the Aeneid and the Odyssey. Together with her sister Scylla‚ she guarded the Strait of Messina‚ a narrow stretch of water between Calabria and Sicily. Calabria makes up the southernmost point of the Italian mainland.  Charybdis represented a real whirlpool that sometimes appears there‚ and Scylla a rocky shoal. The passage is so narrow that it can be difficult for ships to sail safely past one without veering too close to the other.  This passage and the resulting stories gave rise to the phrase “between Scylla and Charybdis.” It describes being caught between two bad choices or two dangerous situations.  The phrase endured for centuries through many languages. It was even featured in political cartoons millennia after the stories were first told.  A representation of Charybdis. From Ancient Origins Daughter of Poseidon In ancient Greek mythology‚ Poseidon was the god of the sea and one of the Twelve Olympians. He ruled over storms and earthquakes. He was also the mythological tamer of horses. When the Titan Cronus was overthrown‚ his three sons divided creation between them. Zeus was given dominion over the sky‚ Poseidon the sea‚ and Hades was left with the underworld. The land‚ including Mount Olympus‚ was shared by all.  Sailors prayed to Poseidon for protection‚ but they also lived in fear of him. When the Greek hero Odysseus angered Poseidon by blinding one of his sons‚ the god sent storms that sank his ship and drowned his crew. This set off the hero’s famous ten-year odyssey back home. Poseidon had many consorts and many children. His son Theseus was a fabled hero and the founder of Athens. His son Triton lived with Poseidon and the goddess Amphitrite in a golden palace under the sea. Orion found a place among the stars. Charybdis lived under a rock. The Origin of Charybdis In the old myths‚ Charybdis was a loyal servant to her father. When Poseidon was fighting his brother over possession of coastal lands‚ Charybdis helped her father by drowning islands and coastlines in seawater.  Zeus punished her by chaining her to the sea floor.  After capturing Charybdis‚ Zeus transformed her into a hideous monster. He cursed her with an unquenchable thirst. Everafter‚ when she drank water from the sea‚ she created great whirlpools above.  This story may have come about from the existence of a real whirlpool in the Strait of Messina‚ which is caused by the meeting of currents and can present a danger to small boats in extreme conditions.  An 1840 steel engraving of the Strait of Messina by A.H.Payne In other myths‚ Charybdis was not the daughter of a god but a human woman who stole oxen from Hercules‚ thus provoking Zeus’s anger and the curse.  Here is a passage from the Odyssey describing Charybdis: Divine Charybdis terrified us all by swallowing salt water from the sea. When she spewed it out‚ she seethed and bubbled uncontrollably‚ just like a cauldron on a huge fire‚ while high above our heads the spray rained down on top of both the cliffs.                          And when she sucked the salt sea water down‚                                  everything there looked totally confused‚ a dreadful roar arose around the rocks‚ and in the depths the dark and sandy ground was plain to see. Pale fear gripped my comrades. Between Scylla and Charybdis The old idiom “between Scylla and Charybdis” has a similar meaning to the common phrase “between a rock and a hard place”. Sailors passing through the Strait of Messina worried that in steering too far from one monster‚ they would bring their craft within reach of the other.  Accounts differ regarding Scylla’s parentage‚ but in many‚ she is the daughter or granddaughter of Poseidon. In some traditions‚ she was also the daughter of Charybdis. In some stories‚ Scylla was a beautiful water nymph who was cursed by a jealous goddess.  The myth of Charybdis predates Scylla‚ who first appears in Homer’s Odyssey. Charybdis of Ancient Epics Charybdis appeared in many old stories‚ including several famous epics. In the Odyssey‚ Circe warns Odysseus to steer clear of Charybdis. Scylla is terrifying‚ with “a dozen feet‚ all deformed‚ six enormously long necks‚ with a horrific head on each of them‚ and three rows of teeth packed close together‚ full of murky death.” But Charybdis is even worse. “No sailors yet can boast they and their ship sailed past her without disaster‚” Circe says of the first monster. “Each of Scylla’s heads carries off a man‚ snatching him away right off the dark-prowed ship.” Even so‚ Circe urges Odysseus to steer close to Scylla to avoid Charybdis: Just below that tree divine Charybdis sucks black seawater down. She spews it out                    three times a day‚ and then three times a day she gulps it down—a terrifying sight. May you never meet her when she swallows! Nothing can save you from destruction then‚ not even Poseidon‚ Shaker of the Earth. Make sure your ship stays close to Scylla’s rock. Row past there with all speed. It’s much better to mourn for six companions in your ship                                  than to have them all wiped out together.’ A representation of Scylla attacking Odysseus’ ship. 2014 Justin and Annie Gerard Scylla snatches up six of Odysseus’s companions‚ “the strongest and the bravest men” he had‚ but the ship makes it through without being dragged down into Charybdis’s terrible whirlpool… only to be sunk by storms sent by a vengeful Zeus.  In the Argonautica‚ the sea nymph Thetis guides Jason and the Argonauts safely through the passage guarded by Scylla and Charybdis.  Charybdis was also mentioned in the Aeneid:  High from the shallows leap the surges hoar‚ And surf and sand mix eddying. ‘Behold Charybdis!’ cries Anchises‚ ”tis the shore‚ The dreaded rocks that Helenus foretold. Row‚ comrades‚ for dear life‚ and let the oars catch hold.’ Aristotle mentioned the great sea monster in his writings. In Meteorologica he wrote that the great storyteller Aesop taunted a ferryman by telling him that with one gulp from Charybdis‚ the sea would be gone and the ferryman would be out of a job.The post Charybdis: Ancient Sea Monster and Daughter of Poseidon first appeared on History Defined.