Daniel 1:3-7
Genesis 12:1-3
Hebrews 11:8-16
Orwell called that technique NEWSPEAK.
In his novel he describes three slogans of the Party:
• War is Peace
• Freedom is Slavery
• Ignorance is Strength
“The Ministry of Truth contained, it was said, thousand rooms above ground level, and corresponding ramifications below. Scattered about London there were just three other buildings of similar appearance and size. So completely did they dwarf the surrounding architecture that from the roof of Victory Mansions you could see all four of them simultaneously.
They were the homes of the four Ministries between which the entire apparatus of government was divided:
the Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts;
the Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war,
the Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order,
the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs.
Their names. Newspeak: Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, and Miniplenty.”
George Orwell, “1984”
Daniel means: “My God is My Judge”
Hananiah means: “The Lord Shows Grace”
Mishael means: “Who Is like God?”
Azariah means: “The Lord Helps”
Daniel’s new name will be “Belteshazzar” meaning: “May Bel (Marduk) protect his life”
Hananiah’s new name will be “Shadrach” meaning: “Command of Aku” (the moon god)
Azariah’s new name will be “Abednego, meaning: “Servant of Nabu” (the son of Marduk)
Mishael’s new name will be ”Meshack, meaning: “Who is like Aku” (the moon god)
Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, published in 2011 the book titled: “The Great Partnership; God, Science and the Search for Meaning.”
“All other civilizations rise and fall. The faith of Abraham survives…What made Abrahamic monotheism unique is that it endowed life with meaning. That is a point rarely and barely understood…
We make a great mistake if we think of monotheism as a linear development from polytheism, as if people first worshipped many gods and then reduced them to one. Monotheism is something else entirely. The meaning of a system lies outside the system. Therefore, the meaning of the universe lies outside the universe. Monotheism, by discovering the transcendental God, the God who stands outside the universe and creates it, made it possible for the first time to believe that life has a meaning, not just a mythic or scientific explanation.”
