Pharmakeia: Did the Bible Predict Big Pharma’s Rise?

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Dr. Josh Axe

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Did the Bible predict the rise of Big Pharma? In this powerful episode, Dr. Josh Axe and Jordan Rubin unpack the meaning of Pharmakeia in Revelation, explore how modern medicine has traded God’s remedies for man-made substitutes, and reveal the biblical blueprint for true healing. From healing leaves and anointing oils to the science behind fruits and spices, discover how ancient wisdom and modern research point to the same truth: God’s medicine still works. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Pre-order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://MyBloodWork.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe CONNECT WITH JORDAN RUBIN Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jordansrubin/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@jordanrubin?_t=ZT-8xwhDGjad49&_r=1 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-rubin Website → https://jordanrubin.com/ Take a listen to my recent interview on the Girls Gone Bible Podcast → https://youtu.be/3G4iyJspZOo?feature=shared DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.7	The Pharmakia message is something that's been rumbling for a long time.
0:20.0	And frankly, Joshosh it's something that
0:21.9	we don't want to know about we want to avoid and it is scary 99 out of 100 times people go
0:28.6	to a drug or they go to a doctor who i would say today physicians are largely the servants of
0:35.0	pharmacia or the drug industry i don't believe that drug industry. I don't believe that physicians are evil.
0:40.7	I don't believe that medical doctors want to hurt you,
0:43.6	but their tools, their training, their funding all comes from Big Pharma or Big Pharmakia.
0:53.0	And when man tries to play God, there's always something missing.
0:57.2	It's an imperfect attempt to try to duplicate what God created. And someone might say,
1:05.2	Jordan, this is ridiculous. Are you telling me that if I go to the doctor and they prescribe me
1:10.0	a medication, I am risking my life?
1:12.5	The answer is yes. I believe natural remedies adhere to the Hippocratic Oath much more, which is,
1:20.0	first, do no harm. That's the main tenant for a natural treatment. And I really feel like a lot of conventional medicine therapies,
1:29.5	they're taking the Hippocratic oath instead of the Hippocratic oath, which by the way
1:34.1	comes from Hippocrates, the father of medicine. And even the symbol of medicine today, Josh,
1:41.2	if you want to get really deep, it's the snake. The symbol of medicine is the snake.
1:46.5	And what does that represent? The snakes that bit the Israelites when they disobeyed God.
1:53.3	And then Moses had to make an image of the snake and lift it up so that the plague would be
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