Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Many Homosexuals Claim that ....

Many homosexuals' claim that...They are made that way.


Homosexuality is of no harm to the participants or to anyone else. If it suits those involved, it is nobody else's business.

Homosexual relationships and heterosexual relationships are equally valid. (Some even claim that the Bible condones homosexual relationships.)

The truth is homosexuals have self-hatred and have a twisted spirit. 

Made that way?

Since other groups who have been discriminated against (such as women, blacks, and the disabled) have been given equal opportunity, homosexuals claim that they, too, should be liberated. However, as one Christian expert has said...

"Gender, race, and impairment all relate to what a person is, whereas homosexuality relates to what a person does."

In contrast, homosexuals claim that scientific studies have shown that there is a biological basis for homosexuality.

Three central studies are cited by "gay rights" activists in support of their argument—Hamer's X-chromosome research,3 LeVay's study of the hypothalamus,4 and Bailey and Pillard's study of identical twins who were homosexuals.

In all three cases, the researchers had a vested interest in obtaining a certain outcome because they were homosexuals themselves. More importantly, their studies did not stand up to scientific scrutiny by other researchers. Also, "the media typically do not explain the methodological flaws in these studies, and they typically oversimplify the results".6 There is no reliable evidence to date that particular homosexual behavior is determined by a person's genes.

To the extent that biological or social factors may contribute to a person's bent toward homosexual behavior, this does not excuse it. Some people have a strong bent towards stealing or abusing alcohol, but they still choose to engage or not engage in this behavior—the law rightly holds them accountable.

The final report of the Baptist Union of Western Australia (BUWA) Task Force on Human Sexuality states 'that a person becomes a homosexual ultimately by choosing to be involved in same-sex activity... This is in contrast to innate characteristics such as gender and ethnicity.'7 The report affirms that 'the Bible is clear that sin involves choice, and it unequivocally condemns homosexual behavior as sin.'

The foundational teaching on marriage and sexual issues is in Genesis chapters 1 and 2. When Jesus was questioned about marriage, He referred to these 2 chapters (Matthew 19:1-12; Mark 10:1-12). Genesis teaches us that 'male and female He created them' (Genesis 1:27). We were created to a plan—male and female complementing each other. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve, or Madam and Eve.

Genesis also teaches that God instituted and designed marriage between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:18-25). There are several reasons why He did so.

The complementary structure of the male and female anatomy is designed for normal husband-wife relationships. Clearly, design in human biology supports heterosexuality and contradicts homosexuality.

The combination of male and female enables man (and the animals) to produce and nurture offspring as commanded in Genesis 1:28—'Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth'. This command is repeated to Noah after the Flood (Genesis 8:15-17). But procreation is not the only reason God made humans as sexual beings. The BUWA report affirms 'that sexual intimacy between husband and wife is good, and is intended by God for bonding, pleasure, and procreation.'=

Thirdly, God gave man and woman complementary roles to strengthen the family unit. The woman was to be the helper that man needed (Genesis 2:18). However, the woman's role as the helpmate is certainly not inferior. The enterprising God-fearing woman in Proverbs 31:10-31 is an inspiring role model.

No harm?

Andrew Lansdown points out that 'homosexual activity is notoriously disease-prone. In addition to diseases associated with heterosexual promiscuity, homosexual actions facilitate the transmission of anal herpes, hepatitis B, intestinal parasites, Kaposi's Sarcoma, and AIDS.'1 Research on the life expectancy of a group of homosexual men in Canada in the early 1990s indicated that they could expect 8-21 years less lifespan than other men.8

Effect on others

Secular psychologists assure us that 'children raised in lesbian and gay households are similar to children raised in heterosexual households on characteristics such as intelligence, development, moral judgments, self-concepts, social competence, and gender identity.' The humanists have, however, forgotten one crucial ingredient.

'Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it' (Proverbs 22:6).

You cannot faithfully teach God's Word to your children while living a lifestyle condemned explicitly by God's Word. All Christians are sinners forgiven by God's grace, but living in a homosexual relationship constitutes habitual, unrepented sin.

Nobody else's business?

Gay activists claim that homosexual activity is nobody's business other than those involved in the relationship. However, this is not true. God, our Designer and Creator, has authority over all aspects of our lives. He makes the rules, and He entirely forbids explicitly homosexual behavior.

'You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination (Leviticus 18:22; also, Leviticus 20:13).

Disobedience of such a clear command indicates rejection of God's authority.

Some people argue that the Old Testament law (including Leviticus 18 and 20) was superseded by the coming of Christ. However, we should at least consider as binding those aspects of the law that are renewed in the New Testament. The teaching of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 was certainly reaffirmed in the New Testament.

Equally valid?
Some people claim that homosexual behavior was only condemned in the Bible because it was associated with idolatry (e.g. 1 Kings 14:24). However, it is clearly condemned apart from idolatry as well (e.g. Leviticus 18:22). It is described in Scripture as an unnatural, immoral perversion.

'For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another...' (Romans 1:26-27).

The Greek word arsenokoitai, used in 1 Timothy 1:10, literally means 'men who sleep with men.' It is the same Greek word used for 'homosexual offender' in 1 Corinthians 6:9, variously translated as 'abusers of themselves with mankind' (KJV), homosexuals (NASB), or homosexual offender (NIV).

Some people claim that the sin involved in Sodom was rejecting hospitality customs or selfishness rather than homosexual behavior. Indeed, the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah was tremendous, and their reported sin was grievous to God (Genesis 18:20). God sent angels to Sodom and...

'Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And they called Lot and asked him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have sex with them”' (Genesis 19:4-5).

"While it is true that the Hebrew word Radha does not necessarily mean 'to have sex with,' nonetheless, in the context of Sodom and Gomorrah, it clearly had this meaning. ...It means 'to know sexually' in this chapter when Lot refers to his two daughters not having known a man (19:8)."9 You would not offer virgins to appease a mob if their sin was lack of hospitality, but only if their desire was sexual.

Although Ezekiel 16:49 condemns Sodom for its selfishness about poverty, etc., this does not contradict its condemnation of homosexual practices. "The very next verse of Ezekiel (v. 50) calls their sin an "abomination." This is the same Hebrew word used to describe homosexual sins in Leviticus 18:22."10

It is also used in Scripture to describe such things as offering children to Moloch but never as mere selfishness or lack of hospitality. Even in legal parlance, the word used to refer to one aspect of homosexual practice is 'sodomy'.

Another argument is that Jonathon and David were homosexuals as 'Jonathan “loved” David (1 Sam. 18:3), that Jonathan stripped in David's presence (18:4), [and] that they kissed each other (20:41)'.11

However, 'David's “love” for Jonathan was not sexual (erotic) but a friendship (philic) love. And Jonathan did not strip himself of all his clothes, but only of his armor and royal robe (1 Sam. 18:4).'12 Also, a kiss was a standard greeting on that day, such as when Judas kissed Jesus. In several cultures today, men commonly greet each other with a kiss, too. Further, David's love for his wives, especially Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11), clearly reveals his heterosexual orientation.

Isaiah 56:3 states that eunuchs will not be excluded from God's presence ('my temple'), but practicing homosexuals are not eunuchs. Eunuchs have no sexual relations at all.

Other scriptural arguments for homosexuality can similarly be easily refuted. It is clear that heterosexual marriage is the only form of marriage sanctioned in the Bible and that homosexual practice is always condemned.

How do we treat homosexual people? Love them but hate their sin. They are confused because a twisted spirit confused them in some way.

by: Traci Morin

Monday, July 18, 2005

Truth Behind Mardi Gras

Truth Behind Mardi Gras

What is really behind its Mask?

What does Mardi Gras mean! In French, Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. This is a day to gorge and overindulge oneself before the seasonal religious practice of fasting, abstinence, and denial. It is not surprising that the symbol for Mardi Gras is the "Bouef Gras"...... The fattened bull.

During the 12 days preceding Mardi Gras, more than 60 parades and hundreds of private parties, dances, and masked balls are annually scheduled in the metro area.

Mardi Gras is an Ancient Greek and Roman; Ancient Greeks would sacrifice a goat, cut its hide into strips, and run naked through the fields while their pagan priests lashed them with the goat-hide strips. This was a part of their spring fertility rite to ensure a productive harvest for their fields and increase the fertility of their flocks and women. The custom was degenerate even by pagan standards, being a time of sacrifice, lewdness, immorality, drunkenness, and revelry, and was associated with the worship of the Greek god "Pan".

Pre-Christ:

Pagan priests accompanied by the idol shower the crowds with spring flowers, herbs, grain, and coins. Both good fortunes, spells, and curses were shouted, including the calls to the idol god to grant favor and blessings.

In The Roman celebration "Lupercalia," a fertility festival, the worship of Lupercus involved cross-dressing and masquerading to promote sexual orgies.

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Who is Pan: Pan", besides being the Greek god of fields and pastures, was even more closely associated with cattle, flocks, and herds than with agriculture. He was a fertility god and, therefore, always represented as crude, wanton, and lustful. He took the form of half goat and half man, having the legs, ears, and horns of a goat (the goat is the ancient symbol of satan) but the torso, arms, and face of a man.

Today:

The parade is the worship of false gods (of Greek origin) by exalting an image above the assembly.

The celebration of Centaur exalts the same spirit of revelry and wanton abandonment, drunkenness, homosexuality, nudity, and brawling all still exist today.
The church: The fixing of Easter allows the unscriptural religious celebration of Lent and Ash Wednesday to follow Mardi Gras instead of resisting the ways of the pagans.

Lent: Lent has an obscure origin and is a corruption of similar terms in ancient Anglo, Saxon, and Germanic languages, all of which refer to spring, new life, and hope. Although it is generally considered a time of mourning and repentance, it is also designated as a time of new life and hope because we receive new life using Christ's death.

The bull is the Old Testament symbol of Baal. 1st Kings 12:28 ---- 19:18 Exodus 32. Baal the bull is symbolic of strength and fertility. God condemns the production and worship of idols.

Steeped in Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman fertility rites. Half of the parades celebrate and honor false gods. The rest promote sex and drunkenness.
What’s behind the mask: "Masks are a way of being anonymous, and if you wear a mask, ' you take on a different persona.' Among the early tribes, men who wore masks were considered crueler toward their enemies than those who did not.

King Cake: In each cake is a tiny plastic baby. In New Orleans, popular custom holds that whoever receives the slice that contains the baby must purchase the next cake and throw a party.

Krewes: Mardi Gras organizations are non-profit clubs called Krewes, and many are named after mythological figures such as Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, Pegasus, and Thor. Each krewe is entirely autonomous, and Carnival activities have no overall coordinator. The secrecy with which some of the older krewes cloak themselves is part of the mystique of Mardi Gras. Several do not reveal the theme of the parade until the night of the event, and the identity of their royalty is never publicized.

About a dozen organizations dating from the 19th century use the Carnival ball as the highlight of the debutante season, as daughters of the socially elite members are presented at the city's Municipal Auditorium.

The Mistick Krewe of Comus coined the term “krewe” in 1857. In ancient mythology, from which many New Orleans krewes derive their names, Comus is the son of the necromancer Circe and reveler Bacchus.

Beads and trinkets: Beads and other trinkets, known as “throws,” have been tossed from floats since at least 1910 — transforming parades into a participatory experience as spectators beg and scramble for treasure. Beads became part of an exchange ritual involving flashes of bare flesh — a phenomenon that stoked the market for more eye-catching, fancily designed necklaces. The flashing for beads, the “primary ritual paradigm or worship of the gods, is a form of “ceremonial exchange” that is not simply unstructured hedonism but rather a “ritualized enactment.

Can we claim his lordship and still be involved in this demonized activity? It is the same spirit that has contended against God for the souls of man since we were created. That same spirit, Satan, works to turn man away from the Holy God and towards these false gods.

By: Traci Morin, Touch of God International Ministries, a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Spiritual Warfare Prayer setting captives free from demonic torment and sickness and disease.


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Was your family involved in Freemasonry or Eastern Star?

Masons are connected with Rosicrucians and Knights Templar. There is an immense amount of cross-pollination between the Illuminati and Freemasonry. Masonry is linked to witchcraft in a spiritual pyramid. The Devil takes the weak and ignorant and opens them to the door to the occult. Pre-marital sex, abortion, illegal drug use, and dabbling in the occult and satanism by children of Masons is a by-product of their parents following idolatry.

Masons are present-day Druids. The worship of the phallus is indicated by a circle and a point within a circle.

The square and compass symbolize the human reproductive organs, locked in coitus.  In fact, during the rituals, the sharp point (of a compass or a dagger) is placed on their chest. Someone then asks, "Who comes?" to which the candidate states, "A poor, blind beggar looking to move from darkness to the light of Freemasonry."   What comes in is curses that curse your body ...(the chest/lung/heart area).



The origin of Masonic Oaths is identical to Hindu Temple worship.  When you take an oath, you are blinded by great deception.

At the first degree level, as far as many masons get, they call upon themselves and their families terrible curses.

kaballah diagram
The Masonic occult religion depends heavily upon Kabbalism, which is Jewish occultism that flowered during the Middle Ages (thirteenth century AD). Even the famous Mason Albert Pike confesses that “the Kabbalah is the key to occult sciences,” and he claims that “all Masonic associations owe to it [Kabbalism] their Secrets and their symbols.”

Those within Freemasonry, whether known or unknown, actually perform occult rituals when they invoke the gods of pagan religions (which are actually demons according to I Cor. 10:19-20). Therefore, the gods of the Hindu, Egyptian, Muslim, and Buddhist religions are, in fact, demons. And when you dabble in the occult with the symbols and ritual, you invoke demons to your aid.


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Rosicrucians - The Rosicrucians are a legendary and secretive order dating from the 15th or 17th century, generally associated with the symbol of the Rose Cross, which is also used in certain rituals of the Freemasons. Several modern societies have been formed to study Rosicrucianism and allied subjects, but they are not directly derived from the "Brethren of the Rosy Cross" of the 17th century, though they are keen followers thereof.

First Degree

Renounce Hoodwink - and its effects on emotions and eyes, including all confusion, fear of the dark, fear of the light, and fear of sudden noises. Hidden meaning: A blindfold is a symbol of secrecy and mystical darkness. "Hood" goes back to old German and Anglo-Saxon, in which it referred to head covering, as in hat, hood, helmet, etc.; "wink," in the same languages, meant to close the eyes, "wench," "wince," etc., being similarly derived. A hoodwink was, therefore, a headdress designed to cover the eyes. The word's widespread use is believed to go back to the old sport of falconry, once so popular, in which the falcon had a hood over its eyes until ready to strike at its prey.

Renounce the Noose around the neck - the fear of choking and also every spirit causing asthma, hay fever, emphysema, or any other breathing difficulty.

Renounce Compass point, sword, spear, or poignard, held against the breast - the fear of death by stabbing pain and the fear of heart attack. Meaning: A mathematical instrument for dividing and drawing circles, indicating the magnetic meridian.

The secret word BOAZ causes a person to mix and mingle with truth and error. Meaning: Comes from the Hebrew meaning "in strength." The name of the left-hand pillar on the porch of King Solomon's Temple was adopted into speculative Masonry because of its symbolic meaning. It was broken to pieces by the Babylonians and carried to the city.

Pray, In the name of Jesus Christ, I now pray for healing of the throat, vocal cords, nasal passages, sinus, bronchial tubes, lungs, heart, eyes, and any other parts which may have been or may have become affected. I pray for healing in the speech area and the release of the Word of God to me and through myself and family members.

Second Degree

Renounce The Oaths taken - curses on the heart and chest.

Renounce the secret words of SHIBOLETH & JACHIN – Shiboleth’s meaning: An ear of corn, a test word, a watchword, slogan. Shibboleth was a word used by followers of Jephthah to test the of the Ephraimites who sought to escape across the Jordan after having refused to fight in the armies of Israel. Because of their Ephraimite dialect, they pronounced it Sibboleth. Jachin’s meaning: He doth establish. Comes from two Hebrew words meaning "God will establish." Jachin is a combination of two words, Jah, the poetical name of Jehovah, and iachin, meaning establishment. The full significance of the name is, therefore, "With God's help to establish," the symbolical meaning given to in the work of Freemasonry. The two great pillars of Solomon's Temple supporting the Great Porch, known as Solomon's Porch, were called Boaz and Jachin, Jachin being the right-hand pillar.

  • cut off emotional hardness,
  • apathy,
  • indifference,
  • unbelief, and all anger, intense anger, from myself and my family
  • a spirit of cruelty

Pray for healing all areas mentioned in this degree, including, but not limited to, the chest, lungs, and heart area. Also, I pray for healing my emotions and ask to be made sensitive to the Holy Spirit of God.

Third Degree

Renounce Oaths taken - curses on the stomach and womb area.

Renounce secret words TUBALCAIN, MAHABONE, MACHABEN and MACHBINNA.

Renounce the cable tow - cable tow is a rope or line for drawing or leading. A compound word of Masonic coinage combining cable (a rope) and tow (a rope for pulling). Symbolically, it represents the covenant by which all Masons are bound, the tie by which the candidate is bound to his brethren and can control its candidate.


Renounce the Spirit of death from the blows to the head. Meaning: The Masonic idea of death is accompanied with no gloom, because it is represented on as physical sleep for an unknown period, from which there will be an awakening of the body and a resurrection of a spiritual body capable and fitted for eternal life. From beginning to end, the rituals of Freemasonry teach and symbolize the doctrine of man's immortality and repudiate every iota of the doctrine of annihilation at death. In Masonic philosophy, death is the symbol of initiation completed, in which the resurrection of the body will be its final consummation.

• enacted as ritual murder,
• the fear of death,
• false martyrdom,
• fear of violent gang attacks,
• assault, or rape, and
• the helplessness

Renounce the falling into the coffin - the coffin involved in the murder ritual.

Renounce the false resurrection – the mockery of Jesus' Resurrection. Meaning: From the beginning, Freemasonry has been built on two cardinal beliefs: A belief in God and a belief in a Resurrection to a future life. This later belief assumes faith in the immortality of man in his soul or spirit life and recognizes the need for Redemption or Salvation from sin through Divine Grace. Throughout the rituals and symbolisms of Freemasonry, and in all of its mythical teachings and legends, belief in these truths is exemplified and demanded.

Renounce the blasphemous kissing of the Bible – blasphemy

Effects of the curse from 3rd Degree: It affects the stomach, gall bladder, womb, liver, and other organs.

Pray to cut off all spirits of death, witchcraft, and deception in the name of Jesus Christ.

Pray for the healing of all those parts affected by this degree, including, but not limited to, the stomach, gall bladder, womb, liver, and other organs.

Pray for the release of compassion and understanding over yourself and your family.

Holy Royal Arch Degree

Renounce and forsake the oaths taken and the curses involved in the Holy Royal Arch Degree, especially the oath regarding removing the head from the body and exposing the brain to the hot sun.

Renounce the Mark Lodge and the Mark in squares and angles, marking the person for life.

Renounce and reject the jewel or talisman that may have been made from this mark sign and worn at lodge meetings.

Renounce the passwords leading to the Holy Royal Arch Degree, especially the blasphemous use of the Hebrew words by which God is sometimes known, namely AMA RU AMAH, meaning "I AM THAT I AM".

Renounce the false composite secret name of God, JAHBULON, and all these secret words mean in Freemasonry.

Renounce the false communion or Eucharist taken in this degree and all the mockery, skepticism, and unbelief about the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.

Break the effects of these curses: cut off them and their impact on the body and mind, including, but not limited to, the head, brain, neck, and other areas, from myself and my family.

Eighteenth Degree (Rose Croix).

Renounce the oaths taken and the curses the Most Wise Sovereign Knight of the Pelican and the Eagle, and the Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of Heredom

Renounce and reject the Pelican witchcraft spirit, as well as the occultic influence of the Rosicrucians* and the Kabbala in this degree

Renounce the claim that the death of Jesus Christ was a "dire calamity", and also the deliberate mockery and twisting of the Christian doctrine of the Atonement.

Renounce the blasphemy and rejection of the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the secret words IGNE NATURA RENOVATUR INTEGRA and its burning

Renounce the mockery of the communion taken in this degree, including a biscuit, salt and white wine.

Thirtieth Degree

Renounce the oaths taken and the curses invoked in the Grand Knight Kadosh and the Knight of the Black and White Eagle.

Renounce all the passwords, particularly STIBIUM ALKABAR, and all they mean in Freemasonry.

Renounce the false journeys, the blasphemous crucifix, and, most notably, the inscription, in blood, of the secret name on the cube of white marble in front of a human skull.

Renounce the drinking of a toast from the cranium of a human skull.

Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and my family.

Thirty-first Degree

Renounce the oaths and curses invoked in the Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander.

Renounce all the gods and goddesses of Egypt which are honoured in this degree, including Anubis with the ram’s head, Osiris, the Sun god, Isis, the sister and wife of Osiris and also the moon goddess.

Renounce the soul of Cheres, the false symbol of immortality, the Chamber of the Dead, and the false teaching of reincarnation.

Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and my family.

Thirty-second Degree

Renounce the oaths taken and the curses invoked in the Thirty-second Degree of Freemasonry, the Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret.

Renounce Freemasonry'’ false trinitarian deity, AUM, and its parts; Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.

Renounce the deity of AHURA-MAZDA, the claimed spirit or source of all light, and the worship with fire, which is an abomination to God, and the drinking from a human skull in some rites. Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and all my family.

Seventh Degree / Royal Arch
When a Mason takes the Royal Arch oath or "obligation" to subvert and pervert justice, he is swearing to act in concert with Masonry's highest authority, whose corrupt ethics are inherent in the oaths. This means they have to cover up and give favors to other masons who commit crimes. Our Judges and lawyers who are masons do this.
 
Does anyone believe that the "All-Seeing-Eye" upon the Mason to whom Manly Hall claims the Mason is exclusively accountable is someone other than Lucifer?
York Rite

Renounce the oaths and curses invoked in the York Rite of Freemasonry, including Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, Royal Master, Select Master, Super Excellent Master, the orders of the Red Cross, and the Knights Templar degrees.

Renounce the secret words of JOPPA, KEB RAIOTH, and MAHA-SHALAL-HASHBAZ.

Renounce the vows taken on a human skull, the crossed swords, and the death wish of Judas of having the head cut off and placed on a church spire.

Renounce the unholy communion and especially of drinking from a human skull in some rites.

Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and all my family.

Shriners. USA only – does not apply in other countries).
Renounce the oaths taken and the curses and penalties invoked in the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

Renounce the piercing of the eyeballs with a three-edged blade, the flaying of the feet, the madness, and the worship of the false god Allah as the god of our fathers.

Renounce the Hoodwink, the mock hanging, the mock beheading, the mock drinking of the blood of the victim, the mock dog urinating on the initiate, and the offering of urine as a commemoration. Its hidden meaning: A blindfold symbolizes secrecy and mystical darkness. "Hood" goes back to old German and Anglo-Saxon, in which it referred to head covering, as in hat, hood, helmet, etc.; "wink," in the same languages, meant to close the eyes, "wench," "wince," etc., being similarly derived. A hoodwink was, therefore, a headdress designed to cover the eyes. The word's widespread use is believed to go back to the old sport of falconry, once so popular, in which the falcon had a hood over its eyes until ready to strike at its prey.

Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and all my family.

Thirty-second Degree
Renounce the oaths taken and the curses involved in the thirty-second degree of Masonry, the Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret I renounce the secret passwords, "PHAAL/PHARASH-KOL" and all they mean.
Renounce Masonry's false trinitarian deity AUM and its parts; Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.
Renounce the deity of AHURAMAZDA, the claimed spirit or source of all light, and the worship with fire, which is an abomination to God, and also the drinking from a human skull in many Rites.
Curses: It opens you up to the false light.
 
Thirty-third Degree – basically become Illuminati or illuminated at the 32nd degree.
Renounce the oaths taken and the curses invoked in the Thirty-third Degreee of Freemasonry, The Grand Sovereign Inspector General.

Renounce and forsake the declaration that Lucifer is God.

Renounce the cable tow around the neck. The cable-tow ritual symbolizes the soul tie of the Masonic Brotherhood.

Renounce the death wish that the wine drunk from a human skull should turn to poison and the skeleton whose cold arms are invited if the oath of this degree is violated.

Renounce the three infamous assassins of their grand master, law, property, and religion, and the greed and witchcraft involved in the attempt to manipulate and control the rest of mankind.

Pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that the effects of all oaths and promises be cut off from myself and my family.

Side Note: He {the Mason} ... must cease considering Freemasonry solely as a social order only a few centuries old. He must realize that the ancient mystic teachings perpetuated in the modern rites are sacred and that powers unseen and unrecognized mold the destiny of those who consciously and of their own free will take upon themselves the obligations of the Fraternity.


All Other Degrees

Renounce all the other oaths taken, the rituals of every other degree, and the curses invoked. I Renounce all other lodges and secret societies such as Prince Hall Freemasonry, Mormonism, The Order of Amaranth, Oddfellows, Buffaloes, Druids, Foresters, Orange, Elks, Moose and Eagle lodges, the Ku Klux Klan, The Grange, the Woodmen of the World, Riders of the Red Robe, the Knights of Pythias, the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, the Order of the Good Templars, the women’s Order of the Eastern Star, the International Orders of Job’s Daughters, and of the Rainbow, and the boy’s Order of De Molay, and their effects on myself, and on my family.

Renounce the pagan teaching and symbolism of the First Tracing Board, the Second Tracing Board, and the Third Tracing Board used in the ritual of the Blue Lodge.

Renounce the pagan ritual of the ‘Point within a Circle’ with all its bondages and phallic worship.

Renounce the occultic mysticism of the black and white mosaic chequered floor with its variegated or indented borders and its tesselled corners, also the five pointed blazing star in its centre.

Renounce the symbol ‘G’ and its veiled pagan symbolism and bondages.

Renounce and utterly forsake The Great Architect of the Universe, The Grand Geometrician of the Universe, and the Most High, who are revealed in the higher degrees as Lucifer, also his false claim to be the universal Fatherhood of God.

Renounce the false claim that Lucifer is the Morning Star and Shining One, and I declare that Jesus Christ is the Bright and Morning Star of Revelation 22:16.

Renounce the All-Seeing Third Eye of Freemasonry or Horus in the forehead and its pagan and occult symbolism.

Renounce all false communions taken, all mockery of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary, all unbelief, confusion, and depression, and all worship of Lucifer as God.

Renounce and forsake the lie of Freemasonry that man is not sinful but only imperfect and so can redeem himself through good works.

Renounce all fear of insanity, anguish, death wishes, suicide, and death in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Renounce all anger, hatred, murderous thoughts, revenge, retaliation, spiritual apathy, false religion, all unbelief, especially unbelief in the Holy Bible as God’s inherent Word, and all compromise of God’s Word.

Renounce all spiritual searching into false religions, and all striving to please God. I rest in the knowledge that I have found my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and that He has accepted me.

Pray and break off:
• Unbelief
• confusion and depression
• all fear of insanity,
• anguish,
• death wishes,
• suicide and
• death
• anger and hatred,
• murderous thoughts,
• revenge,
• retaliation,
• spiritual apathy,
• false religion,
• all unbelief, especially unbelief in the Holy Bible as God's Word, and all compromise of God's Word.
• spiritual searching into false religions


Close off the Seeing Third Eye of Freemasonry - false communions taken, all mockery of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.

Why Close the Third Eye. One of the stages of the Palladian Rite has elements common to a broad spectrum of occult traditions, evidently accounting for the reference to addiction to occultism, which was made. It defines spiritistic Illumination.

More on the third eye. Illumination: through drugs and occult techniques of the Seers, the so-called Third Eye would be opened, not just partially (as in psychics) but ultimately. This "eye" is felt to be the point of contact between humans and Lucifer's Consciousness. It is located in the forehead, above and between the two visible eyes. To "open" the eye a little bit is to experience psychic powers. To open the eye entirely is to have your brain flooded with Lucifer's "pure" consciousness. This is why one of the Masonic symbols is the "All-Seeing Eye." It is a symbol of Illumination.

... In it, you acquire a "personal relationship" with Lucifer. You begin to think about his thoughts and see with his eyes. You start to look at humans the way he does. It could be a better experience!

Break the power of Kundalini serpent, or snake: The occult ancient wisdom offers so-called "redemption" by being bitten at the base of the brain by Lucifer, The kundalini serpent force passes upwards through the body into the brain to produce spiritistic "illumination." Manly P. Hall also made the occult "tradition" reference to the serpent doctrine when he wrote, "Through him {the initiate Master Mason} passes ... the great snake ..."

That "energy" is identifiable as the "Force" Albert Pike identified as Satan. In fact, the kundalini force is identified as a serpent force that travels up the spinal cord in mystical techniques such as kundalini yoga. Howard clearly identifies the illumination of the brain of the occult tradition as occurring under the auspices of Lucifer, the Devil.

The power of the Kundalini - The process begins with the candidate in the "human form" and the process of illumination ends with a "risen Master," the incarnation of the disincarnate Lucifer-associated spirit "permeating the brain-mind" of the human body, resulting in the "Master" discarnate demon "rising" in the flesh, or as some would put it, on the physical plane. The substance of Masonry's re-incarnation is that the gradual, step by step, degree by degree take-over of a person by Lucifer-associated entities or spirits incarnates the demon-spirit in the flesh of the human, and it is the demon-spirit which lives on when the human's subverted body is no longer capable of being sustained. 33rd degree, had a very interesting comment in this regard, as to what happens when the human organism dies which has been thoroughly "transmuted" or taken over. In other words, the invading spirit which drives the "brain-mind" evidently imparts those thoughts which it wishes to the human vehicle and a process of co-option follows. The human serves as a "host" to a discarnate demon entity which survives the death of the host human body.

What appears to be far more sinister than the conventional "possession" of a person by a demon spirit is the Masonic gradualism involved in the transformation and imprinting of the human brain by the transforming force of the demon, and a further transmutation of the person by means of a step by step development of "co-consciousness" with the Luciferian spirit and potential take-over. This appears to differ significantly from cases where, for example, a person might be victimized by demon possession and later return to consciousness while lacking recollection of what took place. Thus, the "evolution" that spirit guides facilitate through humans by "opening" the "psychic eye," whether in association with the Masonic Lodges or other associations, represents the sinister process of corrupting the individual with the consciousness of Lucifer-associated spirits. The cooperative process of using one's own mind to further the process as a "bridge" is how Hall referred to it.

Masonry, ruled by the Super Rite in which Lucifer or other demon spirit entities "flood" the initiate's consciousness, demonstrates direct influence and control by Lucifer, the god of Masonry, over the Masonic organization and machinery. If a judge in an American court does not belong to the Illuminati, he can, nevertheless, be very useful to the Masonic "machinery," having taken the Royal Arch Degree oath in which he has sworn to obstruct or pervert justice if need be. If a judge, as a 33rd-degree Mason, has sworn his highest allegiance to the Supreme Council, he is no less helpful. The Masonic Machine functions such that both Palladian Luciferians and those who are not act in concert.

90 & 96 Degrees (Europe)
The Hidden Mysteries of Nature and Science. 90 degrees, of which its ritual comprised 68, were already included in the French system. The rite of Misraim is exciting and instructive, but many degrees need to be more relaxed to be popular. The initiation is a reproduction of the ancient rite of Isis, representing the contests of Osiris and Typhon, the death, resurrection, and triumph of the former, and the destruction of the latter. There are 90 degrees divided into four series - symbolic, philosophical, mystical, and cabalistic, and again split into seventeen classes. The traditions of this system are full of anachronisms, historical events, and characters, separated by hundreds of years, being made to figure on the same scene at the same time. Mons published the work entitled "De l'Ordre Maconnique de Misraim" in Paris in 1835. Marc Bedirride, purporting to give the history of the Order, is a mere romance and full of puerilities. Nevertheless, many of the degrees are highly interesting and instructive.

Illuminati (there are different levels and are below the great brotherhood)
"The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name, but always covered by another name and occupation. None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Free Masonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it, and therefore takes little notice of it. Next to this, the form of a learned or literary society is best suited to our purpose, and had Free Masonry not existed, this cover would have been employed, and it may be much more than a cover; it may be a powerful engine in our hands.


Prayer
Now, Dear Father God, I humbly ask for the blood of Jesus Christ, Your Son, to cleanse me of all these sins I have confessed and renounced, to cleanse my spirit, my soul, my mind, my emotions and every part of my body which has been affected by these sins, in Jesus’ mighty name!

I renounce every evil spirit associated with Freemasonry and Witchcraft, as well as all other sins. I command, in the name of Jesus Christ, that Satan and every evil spirit be bound and leave me now, touching or harming no one, and go to the place appointed for you by the Lord Jesus Christ, never to return to either myself or to my family, through all generations. In the name of our Lord Jesus, I call to be delivered of these spirits by the many promises recorded in the Holy Bible.

I ask to be delivered of every spirit of sickness, infirmity, curse, affliction, addiction, disease, or allergy associated with these sins I have confessed and renounced.

I surrender to God’s Holy Spirit and no other spirit, all the places in my life where these sins have been. I ask You, Lord, to baptize me in Your Holy Spirit according to the promises recorded in Your Word. I take to myself the whole armor of God by Ephesians Chapter Six and rejoice in its protection as Jesus surrounds me and fills me with His Holy Spirit. I enthrone You, Lord Jesus, in my heart, for You are my Lord and my Savior, the source of eternal life. Thank You, Father God, for Your mercy, forgiveness, and love, in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen and Amen.

Side note on their beliefs:

" This super-rite, which is masonic luciferian spiritism, must not be confused with the machinery of high masonry. ... High masonry is a supreme administration involving an organization much more highly developed than Palladium whose secret leaders, some of whom are not Luciferian, act in concert and accept a superior central authority so that their work may be the more effective."
Thus, even 33rd-degree Masons who are not engaged in Palladian Luciferian practices act in concert with those who dominate Freemasonry through that diabolical Rite.

The "operative" masons of medieval Europe built and subverted towering cathedrals with silent subversion. The "speculative" Masonry, which spread from England, provided a well-oiled machine or vehicle for revolution for the Illuminati's "ultimate secret society" to rule the world by a "New Hierarchy." Guidance by "Secret Orders of initiates" of pagan mystery religion has been shaping not only their immediate domain of secret societies. Still, it has been steering a monstrous Plan that ultimately has every individual at "ground zero" of the conspiracy. The third stage into which Masonry is classified is that which 33rd degree Mason Foster Bailey reveals as "spiritual masonry," put to writing in 1957 in his book, The Spirit of Masonry.

Having in mind the horrifying "spirituality" or "masonic Luciferian spiritism" that rules Freemasonry at the highest levels, one has more than a clue as to the substance of what the third general phase, or "spiritual masonry," involves.

... a "Golden Age," ... but in virtue of which men were once in conscious conversation with the unseen world and were shepherded, taught, and guided by the "gods" or discarnate superintendents of the infant race, who imparted to them the sure and indefeasible principles upon which their spiritual welfare and evolution depended.

The Masonic philosophy that "man is a god in the making" translates to the hierarchical objective that the body of man or woman is the object of a god in the incarnation.

Man is a god in the making, and as in the mystic myths of Egypt, he is being molded on the potter's wheel. When his light shines out to lift and preserve all things, he receives the triple crown of godhood and joins that throng of Master Masons who, in their robes of Blue and Gold, are seeking to dispel the darkness of night with the triple light of the Masonic Lodge.

First, please remember that the Illuminati have SIX branches of learning, and the spiritual (where the sacrifices are done) is only ONE part of what they do.

The Celtic branch of spirituality believes that power is passed at the moment between life and death. They will do rituals with children or even older adherents, where the person is tied down, and an animal is bled to death on top of them. The belief is that the person receives power from the departing spirit, which "enters" the person. It is also highly traumatizing and horrible to have an animal go through its death throes on top of you. Throw in a few threats that "this will happen to you if you ever tell," and a pretty strong impression is made on small children.

Opening portals and dimensions. High level masons and Illuminatis believe in spiritual dimensions, and to pass into them, first a significant sacrifice is done to "open a portal", usually several animals. I have also seen animal sacrifices done to protect from the demonic, or blood used to "close a circle" so the demonic cannot penetrate it.

There are children as young as three and four being used in pornographic films, beaten black and blue if they refuse to comply. Toddlers are being forced to watch brutalities, then given a stick and told to go over and hit the victim themselves, or they will be beaten. The child hesitates; it doesn't want to, and the adults hit the child until the child goes, tears streaming down its face, and unwillingly does what the adults tell it. This is cruelty beyond belief.



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    Why Christians Should not Read the Harry Potter Books - Books are Manuals to Teach Witchcraft.


    THE FIVE UNDENIABLE FACTS ABOUT HARRY POTTER AND J. K. ROWLING


    1. Witches who went to the Harry Potter movie with reporters stated that although the presentation was whimsical, they treated witchcraft credibly.

    2. Warner Brothers (the producers of the Harry Potter movies) claimed the first movie was an accurate portrayal of witchcraft.

    3. This is the first time in literature of wide distribution that you will find a story in which children are taught the specifics of witchcraft and then use what they have been taught.

    4. Rowling correctly presents the principles of witchcraft. Any child can put the book down and then read some non-whimsical version of witchcraft and realize what they are reading.

    5. God finds the practices of witchcraft an abomination and considers that His children should do the same. We are not seeking His will if we are not moved by that which God declares an abomination.


    Harry Potter?

    What Does God Have To Say?

    I am writing this urgent message because I was once a witch. As an astrologer and numerologist, I lived by the stars, casting horoscopes and spells. I lived in the mysterious and shadowy realm of the occult. Using spells and magic, I was able to invoke the powers of the "controlling unknown" and fly upon the night winds, transcending the astral plane. Halloween was my favorite time of the year, and I was intrigued and absorbed in Wiccan witchcraft. All of this was happening in the decade of the 1960s when witchcraft was just starting to come out of the broom closet.

    During that decade of the 1960s, in the year 1966, a woman named J.K. Rowling was born. This woman captivated the world in 2000 with four books known as the "Harry Potter Series." These books are orientational and instructional manuals of witchcraft woven into the entertainment format. These four books by J.K. Rowling teach witchcraft! I know this because I was once a part of that world.

    Witchcraft was very different in the 1960’s. There were fewer witches, and the craft was far more secretive. At the end of that spiritually troubled decade, I was miraculously saved by the power of Jesus Christ and His saving blood. I was also delivered from every evil spirit that lived in me and was set free. However, as I began to attend fundamental Christian churches, I realized that even their witchcraft had left its mark. Pagan holidays and sabbats were celebrated as "Christian holidays."

    As time went on, I watched the so-called "Christian" churches compromising and unifying. I also watched with amazement as teachings from Eastern religions and "New Age" doctrine began to captivate congregations. It was a satanic set-up, and I saw it coming. Illuministic conspirators were bringing forth a one-world religion with a cleverly concealed element of occultism interwoven in its teachings.

    To succeed in bringing witchcraft to the world and thus complete satanic control, an entire generation would have to be induced and taught to think like witches, talk like witches, dress like witches, and act like witches. The 1960’s occult songs launched the Luciferian project of capturing the minds of an entire generation. In the song "Sound Of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, we were told of seeds left while a whole generation was sleeping and that the "vision planted in my brain still remains."

    Now it is the year 2001. All of the foundations for occultism and witchcraft are in place. The Illuminists have to move quickly because time is running out.

    It was the Communist revolutionary Lenin who said, "Give me one generation of youth, and I will transform the entire world." Now, a generation of youth has been given to a woman named J.K. Rowling and her four books on witchcraft, known as the Harry Potter Series.

    As a former witch, I can speak with authority when I say that I have examined the works of Rowling and that the Harry Potter books are training manuals for the occult. Millions of young people are being taught to think, speak, dress, and act like witches by filling their heads with the contents of these books. Children are so obsessed with the Harry Potter books that they have left television and video games to read these witchcraft manuals.

    The first book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone," finds the orphan, Harry Potter, embarking into a new realm when he is taken to "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Harry Potter learns how to obtain and use witchcraft equipment at this occult school. Harry also discovers a new vocabulary, including words such as "Azkaban", "Circe", "Draco", "Erised", "Hermes", and "Slytherin"; all of which are names of real devils or demons. These are not characters of fiction!

    How serious is this? Many millions of young people are learning how to work with demon spirits by reading these materials. They are getting to know them by name. Vast numbers of children professing to be Christians are also filling their hearts and minds while willingly ignorant parents look the other way.

    The titles of the books should be warning enough to make us realize how satanic and anti-christ these books are. The aforementioned title of the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone," was a real giveaway. The second book was "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", while the third was "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

    Sadly enough, this blatant witchcraft has been endorsed by well-known and respected "Christian" leaders who have proven themselves to be modern-day Judas Iscariots. Nothing could be more evident than that Harry Potter books are pure witchcraft and of the devil. However, the "Christian" leaders defend them by saying that good magic always wins and overcomes evil magic.

    This is the oldest con game ever hatched out of hell. As a real witch, I learned about the two sides of "the force." Apparently, so do many "Christian" leaders. When real witches have sabats and esbats meet as a coven, they greet each other by saying "Blessed be", and when they part, they say "The Force be with you." Both sides of this "Force" are Satan. It is not the good side of the force that overcomes the bad side of the force, but rather, it's the blood of Jesus Christ that destroys both supposed sides of the satanic "Force."

    High-level witches believe that there are seven satanic princes and that the seventh, which is assigned to Christians, has no name. In coven meetings, he is called "the nameless one." In the Harry Potter books, there is a character called "Voldemort." The pronunciation guide says, "He who must not be named."

    On July 8 at midnight, bookstores everywhere were stormed by millions of children to obtain the latest and fourth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." These books were taken into homes everywhere with a real evil spirit following each copy to curse those homes. July 8th was also the 18th day (three sixes in numerology) from the witches' sabat of midsummer. July 8 was also the 13th day after the signing of the United Religions Charter in San Francisco. We have learned that the public school system plans to use the magic of Harry Potter in the classrooms, making the public schools centers of witchcraft training.

    What must God say about such books as the Harry Potter series? In the Bible, in the book of Acts, we read the following in the 19th chapter, verses 18 – 20: "And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Many also used curious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men. They counted their price and found fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed."

    As parents, we will answer to God if we allow our children to read witchcraft books. The Word of God will prevail mightily in your life only if such things of Satan are destroyed. I have prayed over this tract, and I hope it has helped you. If we may be of further assistance, please contact us.

    Traci Morin, President of Touch of God Ministries - a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry - Setting the Captives Free from Curses.

    What The Bible Says About Body Piercing?

    What Does the Bible Say About Piercing the Body?


    Song of Solomon 2:15 says, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes." Sometimes, in search of food, foxes would enter the grape orchards, devour the grapes, and spoil the crop. However, the little foxes were too small to reach the grape bunches, so they would chew on the vines, and it would kill the whole vine. Instead of the farmer losing his crop, he would lose his vine, which was more disastrous. Spiritually, some things we do or allow that we might think are little or insignificant can also be catastrophic.

    Many of the young people in our society here in the USA are embracing a dangerous "little fox" or seemingly "little thing" that may seem harmless. The young people are saying that it is a "trendy" thing to do. Many of them show off multiple ears, noses, tongues, eyebrows, and navel jewels and rings attached to their pierced flesh. Some even have this done on unspeakable parts of their bodies. These are abnormal and unnatural.

    As many people are unaware of the spiritual dangers of such practices, this article is not meant to condemn anyone who may already have done this. However, we urge you to seek the Lord for further involvement in this practice. The Lord loves everyone, no matter what we do; however, His desire is to show us a better way.

    The Bible warns us against cuttings in our flesh in Leviticus 19:28, which says, "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord."

    Our young people do not realize what they are doing has its roots in witchcraft and the practices of false religions. Those who have made trips to other parts of the world have viewed the bodies of those who have not only pierced and tattooed their bodies but have gone further with mutilating their bodies. It is repulsive to see someone deform the body that the Lord made in perfection. The Lord admonishes us in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,

    "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

    If we are to glorify God in our bodies, how do body piercings glorify Christ?

    In 1 Kings 18 we find the story of Elijah contesting the evil prophets of Baal (a false god of that day whose followers practiced witchcraft). The prophets of Baal worked themselves into a frenzy trying to get their god, Baal, to show himself to be mightier than the true and living God. However, the God of Elijah proved to be the true God. During the frenzy of the Baal worshipers, they began to disfigure their bodies, as we see from this scripture in 1 Kings 18:28, "And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them."

    Another scripture that warns us not to disfigure our bodies is Deuteronomy 14:1(Amp.): "You are the sons of the LORD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead."
    When it speaks here about doing this in relation to the dead; this was a witchcraft rite done to mourn or remember their dead, so cutting, piercing and tattooing have its origin in witchcraft practices. The verse below reveals a connection between foreign gods and earrings.

    Genesis 35:2: "Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem."

    Perhaps a more well-known scripture related to earrings is the record of the children of Israel falling into rebellion and worshipping the golden calf while Moses was up on the mount with God, receiving the Ten Commandments. Here, we find they took their earrings, cast them into the fire, and made a golden idol, which greatly displeased the Lord.

    Exodus 32:2-3: "And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people break off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron."

    There is one specific verse in the Old Testament that uses the Hebrew word "lachash," which is a word associated explicitly with witchcraft. Here, the jewelry is used as an amulet to cast a spell.

    Isaiah 3:18-23: "In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils."

    This is what makes it spiritually dangerous for people. People do not realize this opens the door for Satanic attack because they have a mark or opening that allows the enemy entrance into their lives. Today, this practice is growing because of false religions and pagan influences infiltrating the church.

    Many of our young people are getting body piercings and tattoos out of a spirit of rebellion against their parent's advice. Many men are also wearing earrings to make a statement of their rebellion by showing that they are "macho" or homosexual. Because the youth of our day are despising and rebelling against their parents, this is very displeasing to the Lord as one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible is to honor our parents (Exodus 20:12, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee" and Colossians 3:20: "Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.")

    Some complain and say that most of the women today in our society wear pierced earrings, and they attempt to use this as an excuse for the bizarre body piercings they are flaunting. The Lord always judges what we do by our motives as He looks at the heart. It is different when women wear pierced earrings as a custom, without the rebellion and pride attached to it. However, this could even be wrong if women are filled with vanity and pride over their appearance. Remember, God looks at our heart attitudes. In fact, the Bible speaks of a generation of women who will be alive at the coming of the Lord and will be judged severely for their flirting and their haughtiness. Let us look again at the prophecy in Isaiah 3:16-24 (NIV):

    16 The LORD says, "The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
    17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the Lord will make their scalps bald."
    18 In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,
    19 The earrings, the bracelets and veils,
    20 The head dresses and ankle chains and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,
    21 The signet rings and nose rings,
    22 The fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses
    23 And mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
    24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth: instead of beauty, branding.
    25 Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle.

    We are living in a day that the Bible speaks of in 2 Timothy 3:1-7:

    1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
    2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
    3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce despisers of those that are good,
    4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
    5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
    6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
    7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

    If you have been one that has been led away by lust or have been rebellious against your parents, you can come to the Lord and repent, and He will give you a new start and a desire to live a holy and obedient life unto God. We should remove anything that portrays rebellion and ask the Lord to forgive us and give us a submissive spirit. Jesus does not condemn us but rather will help us. He loves us and invites us to a beautiful life in Him.

    One note of warning to the church on this subject of body piercings. We now have a generation of young people who love the Lord yet do not understand His ways. Soon, we will also see a great revival among the world's youth. The youth of this day want a real cause to live and die for. Most have not seen true Christianity. However, when they come to Christ, many will bring their tattoos, dress, music, and old habits with them right into the church. 

    We must be sure that we do not despise or look down on them but rather welcome and love them and gently teach them the ways of the Lord. We are called to worship and pray for them and help them avoid making some of the mistakes we have made in our own walk with the Lord. We need to be true mothers and fathers to them. Yes, we must speak the truth in love, but let us ensure we love them and not condemn them. 

    On the other hand, we must not accept all that they would desire to bring with them that would harm them and compromise the Word of God. We will all need God's grace to bridge the generation gap. We recommend a great article on this subject written by a young Christian. Click here to read "Bridging the Generation Gap."

    The bottom line regarding body piercings would be to ask the famous youth slogan, "What Would Jesus Do?" I don't believe we will ever see Jesus with any body piercings that He placed on Himself. I can't imagine Jesus with a tongue ring or a navel piercing. The only scars on His body are the nail-pierced hands and feet put there by the evil men who crucified Him. They were not self-inflicted. Overcomers will put away the "little foxes" that lead to more considerable compromises.

    EDITOR'S NOTE: We are including a testimony of a former Hindu who knows only too well that body piercings and tattoos are a form of witchcraft:

    Traci Morin, Touch of God International Ministries, a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Spiritual Warfare Prayers setting captives free from demonic torment, sickness, and disease. 

    Easter Pagan Origin

    Easter Pagan Origin - Christians See the Truth

    Easter Pagan Holiday of Fertility


    We must first understand that professing Christians were not the only ones who celebrated a festival called "Easter." Easter is a pagan goddess. 

    Easter Meaning

    "Ishtar," which is pronounced "Easter," was a day that commemorated the resurrection of one of their gods whom they called "Tammuz," who was believed to be the only begotten son of the moon-goddess and the sun god.

    In those ancient times, there was a man named Nimrod, who was the grandson of one of Noah's sons named Ham.

    Ham had a son named Cush, who married a woman named Semiramis. Cush and Semiramis then had a son named him "Nimrod."

    After the death of his father, Nimrod married his own mother and became a mighty King.

    The Bible tells of this man, Nimrod, in Genesis 10:8-10 as follows: "And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, even as Nimrod, the mighty hunter before the Lord. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."

    Nimrod became a god-man to the people, and Semiramis, his wife and mother, became the mighty Queen of ancient Babylon.

    Nimrod was eventually killed by an enemy, and his body was cut into pieces and sent to various parts of his kingdom.

    Semiramis had all the parts gathered except one that could not be found.

    That missing part was his reproductive organ. Semiramis claimed that Nimrod could not come back to life without it and told the people of Babylon that Nimrod had ascended to the sun and was now to be called "Baal," the sun god.

    Queen Semiramis also proclaimed that Baal would be present on earth as a flame, whether a candle or lamp, when used in worship.

    Semiramis was creating a mystery religion, and with the help of Satan, she set herself up as a goddess.

    Semiramis claimed that she was immaculately conceived.

    Easter Egg

    She taught that the moon was a goddess that went through a 28-day cycle and ovulated when complete.

    She claimed she came down from the moon in a giant moon egg that fell into the Euphrates River.

    This was to have happened at the time of the first full moon after the spring equinox.

    Semiramis became known as "Ishtar," which is pronounced "Easter," and her moon egg became known as "Ishtar's" egg."

    Ishtar soon became pregnant and claimed that the sun god Baal's rays caused her to conceive.

    The son that she brought forth was named Tammuz.

    Tammuz was noted to be especially fond of rabbits, which became sacred in the ancient religion because Tammuz was believed to be the son of the sun god, Baal. Tammuz, like his supposed father, became a hunter.

    The day came when Tammuz was killed by a wild pig.

    Queen Ishtar told the people that Tammuz had now ascended to his father, Baal, and that they would be with the worshippers in the sacred candle or lamp flame as Father, Son, and Spirit.

    Ishtar, who was now worshipped as the "Mother of God and Queen of Heaven," continued to build her mystery religion.

    The queen told the worshippers that when Tammuz was killed by the wild pig, some of his blood fell on the stump of an evergreen tree, and the stump grew into a whole new tree overnight. This made the evergreen tree sacred by the blood of Tammuz.

    Lent

    "Lent." Where did "Lent" come from?" Is it the past tense of "to lend"? Is it something found in one's navel? Lent is not found in the Bible! She also proclaimed a forty-day period of time of sorrow each year before the anniversary of the death of Tammuz.

    During this time, no meat was to be eaten.

    Lent was directly borrowed from the worshippers of the Babylonian goddess. Such a Lent of forty days, `in the spring of the year,' is still observed by the Yezidis or pagan devil-worshippers of Koordistan, who have inherited it from their early masters, the Babylonians. Such a Lent of forty days was held in the spring by the pagan Mexicans, for thus we read in Humboldt [Mexican Researches where he gives an account of Mexican observances: `Three days after the vernal equinox…began a solemn fast of forty days in honor of the sun.' Such a Lent of forty days was observed in Egypt, as may be seen in consulting Wilkinson's Egyptians. This Egyptian Lent of forty days, we are informed by Landseer, in his Sabean Researches, was held expressly in commemoration of Adonis or Osiris, the great mediatorial god"

    Easter Cakes


    Jeremiah 7:17-20 - "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

    "Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

    "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger, and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched."

    Worshippers were to meditate upon the sacred mysteries of Baal and Tammuz and to make the sign of the "T" in front of their hearts as they worshipped. They also ate sacred cakes with the marking of a "T" or cross on the top.

    Every year, a celebration was made on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

    Rabbits and Eggs

    It was Ishtar's Sunday and was celebrated with rabbits and eggs.

    Ishtar also proclaimed that because Tammuz was killed by a pig, a pig must be eaten on that Sunday.

    By now, the readers should have made the connection that paganism has infiltrated the contemporary "Christian" churches, and further study indicates that this paganism came in by way of the Roman Catholic System.

    The truth is that Easter has nothing whatsoever to do with the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    We also know Easter can be as much as three weeks away from the Passover because the pagan holiday is always set as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

    Sunrise Services

    Now, notice the biblical reference to sunrise services: "Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz" [Nimrod; the sun god].

    "Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

    "And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east." The sun is in the east at its RISING! This is nothing less than a "SUNRISE" service—sun worship at the sun's dawning!

    "Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger…Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them" (Ezekiel 8:13-18).

    This is the only place in the Bible where men are described as turning their backs on God's temple, facing the SUN at its rising, and worshipping the sun!

    The true Passover and pagan Easter sometimes coincide, but they are a great distance apart in some years.

    So much more could be said, and we have much more information for you if you seek the truth.

    The Bible tells us in John 4:24, "God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth."

    The forty days of Lent, eggs, rabbits, hot cross buns, and the Easter ham have everything to do with the ancient pagan religion of Mystery Babylon. These are all antichrist activities!

    Satan is a master deceiver and has filled the lives of well-meaning, professing Christians with idolatry.

    These things bring the wrath of God upon children of disobedience, who try to make pagan customs of Baal worship Christian.

    You must answer for your activities and for what you teach your children.
    These customs of Easter honor Baal, who is also Satan and is still worshipped as the "Rising Sun," and his house is the "House of the Rising Sun."

    How many churches have "sunrise services" on Ishtar's day and face the rising sun in the East?

    How many will use colored eggs and rabbit stories, as they did in ancient Babylon?

    These things are no joke, any more than Judgement Day is a joke.

    We will be glad to help you by providing more information and by
    praying for you.

    These are the last days, and it is time to repent, come out and be
    separate.

    Traci Morin

    The History of Halloween

    THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

    Why We Should Not Participate as Christians

    "Mom, can I dress up like Casper this year? Dad, can we carve a jack-o-lantern and put it on the porch?"

    Halloween...costume-clad children happily skipping from door to door shouting "trick or treat," expecting to fill their bags with candy, gum, and other goodies...houses decorated with jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, witches with broomsticks, and black cats. These are the most common of the celebration of Halloween. They are all make-believe...or are they?

    Each year at Halloween, parents are faced with the dilemma of what the world calls harmless fun and their own concerns about the spiritual significance of this holiday. While we all have to hear God for ourselves concerning these decisions, we thought the following history might be helpful to you and your family.

    Halloween, which directly stems from Irish, Scottish, and British folk customs, was celebrated as the Druids' autumn festival. The Druids were an order of priests who worshipped nature. This holiday was originally celebrated to honor Samhain, lord of the dead, on October 31 (the end of the summer). The Druids believed that on this date, Sambain called all the wicked souls that had been condemned within the last year to live in animal bodies. He was believed to have released them in the form of spirits, ghosts, fairies, witches, and elves.

    According to Druidic tradition, these souls of the dead roamed the city on Halloween night and returned to haunt the homes where they once lived. The only way the current house occupants could free themselves from being haunted was to lay out food and give shelter to the spirit during the night. If they did not, the spirit would cast a spell on them. That is where the phrase "trick or treat" comes from: They would be tricked if they did not lay out a treat.

    The jack-o-lantern was also a part of this belief system. The carved pumpkin symbolized a damned soul named Jack. According to the tale, Jack was not allowed into heaven or hell. So, he wandered around in the darkness with his lantern until Judgement Day. Fearful people hollowed out turnips (and later pumpkins in the United States), carved an evil face on them, and lit a candle inside to scare him and the other evil spirits away.

    The Druids had other outlandish beliefs which have also turned into tradition. For example, they feared black cats because they believed that when a person committed evil, he would be turned into a cat. Cats were thus considered to be evil. To scare them away, the Druids decorated their homes with witches, ghosts, and the like. They were also adorned with cornstalks, pumpkins, and other goods of thanks and praise to their false gods.

    In addition to Halloween, October 31 was the New Year's Eve of the Celts and Anglo-Saxons. To celebrate, they built huge bonfires on hilltops to frighten away evil spirits. They often offered their crops and animals to the evil ones as sacrifices - sometimes, they even provided themselves.

    Some people believe that the only significant part of Halloween is All Hallow's Eve, the evening before All Saint's Day. The Catholic Church initially celebrated All Saint's Day in May. About A.D. 83-4, the Romans conquered the Celts and moved All Saints' Day to November 1. The celebration remained the same, except for minor additions. The Roman Harvest Festival was then held in honor of the goddess Pamona, the goddess of fruit and trees (the practice of bobbing for apples derived from this). They also wanted to honor the newly overpowered descendants of the Druids in Germany and Scandinavia. Therefore, All Saint's Day and Halloween became unified because of the same ties to reverencing the dead.

    The combination of these customs eventually became the traditional celebration we call Halloween.

    Why Christians Should Not Listen to Rock Music!

    Why Christians Should Not Listen to Rock Music

    Looking at the History of Rock Music


    First, we have to look at the history. You said you are not a Christian, so I will try to explain this to you. First, before man was ever on earth, there was an angel called Satan, who created a beautiful musical creature: "...every precious stone was thy covering,...the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou waste created" (Ezek 28:13). Since music was built into his very nature are we foolish enough to assume that he will not use it to deceive and enslave today?

    As you read the history of rock and roll, observe how Satan brought in his rock music in the 1950s and slowly degenerated it to its present level of baseness. 

    The New Testament has much more to say about the activity of Satan. In fact, all the biblical authors make some reference to the devil. He is called the evil one, the tempter, the diabolos (the slanderer), the serpent, the dragon, and the prince of the powers of the air. The prince of the powers of the air! Does that mean the airways and such? Could that mean musical influence to pull people or keep people away from the Lord?

    The Scriptures recognize music as a means for praise (Acts 16:25; Rom 15:9 [originally sung]), a means of expressing joy (Jam 5:13), thanksgiving (Psa 92:1-3), sorrow for sin (Is. 16:10), a means of prayer (1Co 14:15; Psa 72:20), and a means of teaching and spiritual communication (Col 3:16; Eph 5:19). Biblical music makers are professional (1Ch 15:22; 25:7; Is. 5:11-12; Ez. 33:32), as well as nonprofessional (Psa 100; 1Ki 1:39-40; 1Co 14:26; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16). 

    There are those who direct music (Psa 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, etc.; Neh. 12:8) and teach music (1Ch 15:22). The people of the Bible overflow with music in every circumstance, including cultural uses placed in positive (1Sa 18:7) and negative terms (Eze 33:32). Music sounded in every aspect of life--work, play, celebration, and even war (Is. 16:10; Jer 48:33; Mat 11:17; Luke 15:25; Gen 31:27; Exodus 32:17-18; Ecc. 2:8; Jdg. 11:34-35; 2Sa 19:35). 

    Jewish musicologist Abraham Idelsohn says, "As many references in the Bible to the music performed in secular life testify, Israel enjoyed life through vocal and instrumental music and associated music with dance and wine in which men and women participated.

    Traci Morin