Gnostic Illustration of the Architect of the Universe

“But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.” (Daniel 11:38 KJV)

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Today many religions and cults identify “The Architect of the Universe” as the God of Christianity. But is this “Architect” the true God of Abraham? And if he is, why isn’t he mentioned in the Bible? Neither the prophets nor the Apostles ever used that name to refer to God. Let us review the historical background and origins of such mysterious name.

John Calvin (1509-1564) a french theologian who developed the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, was one of the first well known “Christians” to ever used the name “The Architect of the Universe” to refer to God.

“John Calvin, in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536), repeatedly calls the Christian God “the Architect of the Universe”, also referring to his works as “Architecture of the Universe”, and in his commentary on Psalm 19 refers to the Christian God as the ‘Great Architect’ or ‘Architect of the Universe’.” (Wikipedia article on the Great Architect of the Universe) Bolds added by blog.

According to some accounts, John Calvin was a Jewish infiltrator who changed his name in order to divide Christianity and create confusion. It is a fact that most of the ecumenical movements today base their doctrines on Calvinism. It is also interesting to see that most of these religions with Calvinist roots are not only the modern Judaizers of the gospel but they also spend considerable amount of time preaching Zionism.

Contrary to general belief, Calvinism is of Jewish origin. It was deliberately conceived to split the adherents of the Christian religions and divide the people. Calvin’s real name was Cohen! When he went from Geneva to France to start preaching his doctrine he became known as Cauin. Then in England it became Calvin. History proves that there is hardly a revolutionary plot that wasn’t hatched in Switzerland; there is hardly a Jewish revolutionary leader who hasn’t changed his name. 

At B’nai B’rith celebrations held in Paris, France, in 1936 Cohen, Cauvin, or Calvin, whatever his name may have been, was enthusiastically acclaimed to have been of Jewish descent.” (The Catholic Gazette, February, 1936).

The B’nai B’rith according to the Jewish Encyclopedia:

“The B’nai B’rith, or Sons of The Covenant is the largest and oldest Jewish fraternal organization. It has (1902) a membership of about 30,000, divided into more than 330 lodges and 10 grand lodges, distributed over the United States, Germany, Rumania, Austria-Hungary, Egypt, and Palestine. It was founded in New York in 1843 by a number of German Jews, headed by Henry Jones, for the purpose of instilling the principles of morality among the followers of the Mosaic faith—uniting them on a platform upon which all could stand regardless of dogma and ceremonial custom—and of inculcating charity, benevolence, and brotherly love as the highest virtues.” (See Jewish Encyclopedia article on B’nai B’rith)

Freemasonry and Secret Societies

In the Book “Occult Theocrasy”, Edith Starr Miller talks about the importance of the date Sept. 20, 1870 as the date that Freemasonry adopted officially the term of the “Great Architect of the Universe” as their divinity.

The date of Sept. 20, 1870, is not only an Italian date, it is above all a great masonic date, for it marks the organization of a supreme rite, introduced into Freemasonry, to lend a satanic character to the vague divinity more or less well known by the name of ‘The great Architect of the Universe’.” (Edith Starr Miller, Occult Theocrasy, pp. 207-208, 1933)

EDMOND RONAYNE

The God of Freemasonry is the pantheistic god of nature. Former Mason Edmond Ronayne stated about the “G.A.O.T.U.” (Great Architect of the Universe):

Freemasonry ‘carefully excludes’ the Lord Jesus Christ from the lodge and chapter, repudiates His mediatorship, rejects his atonement, denies and disowns His gospel, frowns upon his religion and his church, ignores the Holy Spirit, and sets up for itself a spiritual empire, a religious theocracy, at the head of which it places the G.A.O.T.U. -the god of nature- and from which the only living true God is expelled by resolution.” (Former Mason – Edmond Ronayne, The Master’s Carpet or Masonry and Baal-Worship-Identical, pg. 87, 1887)

Later in the same book he continue talking about the G.A.O.T.U. or (Great Architect of the Universe):

“The Lodge room then has brought us a symbol of the universe, governed by the Sun God, and it’s cubicle form expressed in the language of the ritual is made to represent the united power of light and darkness, and the constant conflict which is supposed to be always going on between them. In other words the lodge room is the real heaven (in miniature), where the god of nature G.A.O.T.U. always presides, where his symbol is always displayed, where his worship is always practiced.” (Edmond Ronayne, The Master’s Carpet or Masonry and Baal-Worship-Identical, pp. 301-302, 1887) Bolds added.

The Great Architect of the Universe (also Grand Architect of the Universe or Supreme Architect of the Universe) is a conception of God discussed by many Christian theologians and apologists. As a designation it is used within Freemasonry to neutrally represent whatever Supreme Being to which each member individually holds in adherence. It is also a Rosicrucian conception of God, as expressed by Max Heindel. The concept of the Demiurge as a grand architect or a great architect also occurs in Gnosticism and other religious and philosophical systems.” (See Wikipedia article on The Great Architect of the Universe)

Albert Pike, Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry and Guiseppe Mazzini, Sovereign Chief of Political Action made an alliance and founded what was called the New and Reformend Palladian Rite. This new Palladian or Palladium Rite would control and be the head of the Universal Freemasonry. Edith Starr Miller explains how these Freemasons used in their dogmas for the Palladium Rite what we know today as the theology of inversion:

…Palladism is essentially a Luciferian rite. Its religion is Manichean new-gnosticism, teaching that the divinity is dual and that Lucifer is the equal of Adonay, with Lucifer, the God of Light and goodness struggling for humanity against Adonay the God of Darkness and Evil. In stating this principle of the secret cult of the triangles, Albert Pike had only specified and unveiled the dogmas of the high grades of all other masonries, for in no matter what rite, the Great Architect of the Universe is not the God worshiped by the Christians.” (Edith Starr Miller, Occult Theocrasy, pp. 216-217, 1933) Bolds added by blog

“This ‘Great Architect Of The Universe’ that the Freemasons worship is just like the ‘Universal It’ or ‘Force’ that the New Age Religion believes in. That is because the New Age Movement is just one of the many vehicles through which Satan works to bring in his evil pantheistic ideas to the people, and he is enjoying great success!” (Claudia Thompson, religioncounterfeits.org, Freemasonry Lodge and The Great Architect of the Universe)

Medieval Illustration of the Architect of the Universe using Geometry

 Hermetism

“The Great Architect may also be a metaphor alluding to the godhead potentiality of every individual. “(God)… That invisible power which all know does exist, but understood by many different names, such as God, Spirit, Supreme Being, Intelligence, Mind, Energy, Nature and so forth.” (Mary Ann Slipper, The Symbolism of the Eastern Star Pages 35 and 36), (Wikipedia article on the Great Architect of the Universe)

The Architect of the Universe – Demiurge

The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, and was originally used to designate any craftsman plying his craft or trade for the use of the public. Soon, however, technítes and other words began to be used to designate the common artisan while demiurge was set aside for the Great Artificer or Fabricator, the Architect of the universe.

(Arendzen, J. (1908). Demiurge. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved January 6, 2012 from New Advent)

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia the Supreme God, Demiurge became a common term in Gnosticism.

The Gnostics, however, were not satisfied merely to emphasize the distinction between the Supreme God, or God the Father, and the Demiurge, but in many of their systems they conceived the relation of the Demiurge to the Supreme God as one of actual antagonism, and the Demiurge became the personification of the power of evil, the Satan of Gnosticism, with whom the faithful had to wage war to the end that they might be pleasing to the Good God. The Gnostic Demiurge then assumes a surprising likeness to Ahriman, the evil counter-creator of Ormuzd in Mazdean philosophy.” (ibid., New Advent)

Henry Wallace, 33rd Vice President of the United States and also a prominent mason wrote about the significance of the Great Seal:

It will take a more definite recognition of the Grand Architect of the Universe before the apex stone [capstone of the pyramid] is finally fitted into place and this nation in the full strength of its power is in position to assume leadership among the nations in inaugurating ‘the New Order of the Ages’.” (Wallace, Henry A., 1934. Statesmanship and Religion. New York, USA: Round Table Press, Inc, pp 78-79.)

The "Novus Ordo Seclorum" under the Eye of the Great Architect of the Universe

According to Henry Wallace, in a letter dated February 6, 1951, and a follow-up letter of 1955, he was very impressed when he saw the Latin phrase “Novus Ordo Seclorum”. This is how he describes it in his letter:

In 1934 when I was Sec. of Agriculture I was waiting in the outer office of Secretary [of State Cordell] Hull and as I waited I amused myself by picking up a State Department publication which was on a stand there entitled, “The History of the Seal of the United States”. Turning to page 53 I noted the colored reproduction of the reverse side of the Seal. The Latin phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum impressed me as meaning the New Deal of the Ages. Therefore I took the publication to President Rossevelt and suggested a coin be put out with the obverse and reverse sides of the Seal. Roosevelt as he looked at [the] colored reproduction of the Seal was first struck with the representation of the “All-Seeing Eye“, a Masonic representation of The Great Architect of the Universe.

Next he was impressed with the idea that the foundation of the new order of the ages had been laid in 1776 but that it would be completed only under the eye of the Great Architect. Roosevelt like myself was a 32nd degree Mason. He suggested that the Seal be put out on the dollar bill rather than a coin and took the matter up with the Secretary of the Treasury. When the first draft came back from the Treasury the obverse side was on the left of the bill as is the heraldic practice. Roosevelt insisted that the order be reversed so that the phrase “of the United States” would be under the obverse side of the Seal. I believe he was also responsible for introducing the word “Great” in the phrase “The Great Seal” as it is found under the reverse side of the Seal on the left of our dollar bills.” (Brian Burrell, The words we live by, Chap. “Semper Fi”,1997) bolds added by blog.

Many modern cults in America, specially the ones founded by self appointed prophets and teachers like Joseph Smith, Ellen G. White, Charles T. Russell, William Miller, etc., are known for teaching their followers to accept all sorts of Masonic names when referring to God. These false prophets were using in their writings all sorts of strange names most likely borrowed from Gnosticism or Freemasonry. Some of them were; the Great Architect, Divine Architect, Angelic Architect, Great Builder, Great Master Architect, Heavenly Architect, Supreme Architect, the All-Seeing Eye, the Holy Watcher, etc…

As true Christians we must pay attention and not let these false teachers deceive us with their babbling.

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” (2 Peter 2:1-3 NIV)

Do you really think that the true God of the Bible designed all of this mess? This crippled creation that we’re living in was not what God had planned for us. It was not meant to be this way. His true creation was perfect and much more different than what our eyes can really see and our minds can conceive, but once Satan took over God’s creation he decided to redesign it his way. Lucifer or Satan is the true designer of this world and everything we see around like decadence, death, sin, pestilence, famine, sickness, war and destruction is the product of his own personal architectural design.

Lucifer the god of forces:

When the Mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his Craft.  The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly apply energy.” (Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry, edition 2006 originally published in 1923, pp. 50, 51). Bolds added

“Watch out that no one deceives you” says the Lord. (Matthew 24:4)

Moloch (also known as Molech, Molek, or Melech) most of the time represented by an owl, was an ancient Near Eastern deity worshiped by several cultures. The Canaanites, Carthaginians, and Israelites were especially devoted to making human sacrifices, even burning newborns alive, depending upon the seriousness of the blessing desired. Molech was commonly worshiped in the mid-east in pre-New Testament times. Throughout history Molech has been depicted as a bull and sometimes even resembling a dog. The most common usage by secret societies in modern times is the owl representing esoteric wisdom.  The worship of Moloch is not only limited to ancient times.  Today we can still see it all around our modern society including government, religions, corporations and financial institutions.

Molech is mentioned in the Bible as one of the many common pagan gods worshiped by the Israelites. (1 Kings 11:7) and  (Acts 7:43)

• 1 Kings 11:7  ”On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites”.
• Acts 7:43 ”You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon”.

Moloch Hidden in Government Institutions 

OWL SHAPE SURROUNDING CAPITOL HILL WASHINGTON D.C. (SATELLITE PHOTO)

CAPITOL HILL WASHINGTON D.C. (GOOGLE SATELLITE)

Moloch According to the Jewish Encyclopedia:

“In the Masoretic text the name is “Molech”; in the Septuagint “Moloch.” The earliest mention of Molech is in Lev. xviii. 21, where the Israelite is forbidden to sacrifice any of his children to Molech. Similarly, in Lev. xx. 2-5, it is enacted that a man who sacrifices his seed to Molech shall surely be put to death. Then, curiously, it is provided that he shall be cut off from the congregation. In I Kings xi. 7 it is said that Solomon built a high place for Molech in the mountain “that is before Jerusalem.” The same passage calls Molech an Ammonite deity. The Septuagint as quoted in the New Testament (Acts vii. 43) finds a reference to Moloch in Amos v. 26; but this is a doubtful passage. In II Kings xxiii. 10 it is stated that one of the practises to which Josiah put a stop by his reform was that of sacrificing children to Molech, and that the place where this form of worship had been practised was at Topheth, “in the valley of the children of Hinnom.”

“The name “Molech,” later corrupted into “Moloch,” is an intentional mispointing of “Melek,” after the analogy of “bosheth” (comp. Hoffmann in Stade’s “Zeitschrift,” iii. 124). As to the rites which the worshipers of Molech performed, it has sometimes been inferred, from the phrase “pass through the fire to Molech,” that children were made to pass between two lines of fire as a kind of consecration or februation…” (Jewish Encyclopedia, Article on Moloch)

Moloch According to the Encyclopaedia Britanica:

Moloch, also spelled Molech, a deity to whom child sacrifices were made throughout the ancient middle east. The names derived from combining the consonants of the Hebrew melech (“king”) with the vowels of boshet (“Shame”), the later often being used in the old testament as a variant name for the popular god Baal.”

(“Moloch.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaesdia Britannica Inc., 2012)

U.S. AIR FORCE MOLOCH

Moloch According to the Catholic Encyclopedia:

(Hebrew Molech, king). “A divinity worshipped by the idolatrous Israelites.” ”The chief feature of Moloch’s worship among the Jews seems to have been the sacrifice of children, and the usual expression for describing that sacrifice was “to pass through the fire”, a rite carried out after the victims had been put to death. The special centre of such atrocities was just outside of Jerusalem, at a place called Tophet (probably “place of abomination”), in the valley of Geennom.”

“According to III (I) Kings, xi, 7, Solomon erected “a temple” for Moloch “on the hill over against Jerusalem”, and on this account he is at times considered as the monarch who introduced the impious cult into Israel.” (See New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia article on Moloch).

MINERVAL SEALS OF THE BAVARIAN ILLUMINATI - P.M.C.V.

These pendants, worn around the necks of Minerval initiates, featured the Owl of Minerva . Also known as the Owl of Wisdom, this symbol is still found today in powerful places: around the White House, hidden on the dollar bill or on the insignia of the Bohemian Club.

THE ORDER OF THE ILLUMINATI

What is the Illuminaty:

The Illuminati were conceived, organized, and activated by professionals and intellectuals, many of them brilliant but cunning and clever, who decided to put their minds in the service of total evil; a conspiracy conceived not by Masons as Masons, but by evil men using Freemasonry as a vehicle for their own purposes.” (John Robinson, Proofs of a Conspiracy Against all the Religions and Governments of Europe,  1798 4th edition, p. vi)

ADAM WEISHAUPT'S INSIGNIA OF THE MINERVAL - BAVATIAN ILLUMINATI

This design, with the addition of the letters P.M.C.V. (per me caeci vident : through me the blind see), was cast or hand-graved as a jewel to be worn by Minervals. There is no record of how many were made, and only three are known to exist: one in a private collection in Ansbach, Germany; one in a private American collection; and one in the Deutsches Freimaurermuseum Bayreuth. A photograph of this last one appears in Freimaurer Solange die Welt besteht (Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, p. 314, 1993)

Lilith (Queen of the Demons) Dated 2000-1700 BC

The Symbolism of the Lilith (Divine Lady Owl) was used by the Sumerians and the Babylonians. The “Lilith” is only mention once in the Hebrew Bible in Isaiah 34:13-14 JPS Hebrew Tanak. In the King James Version is actually mentioned as “screech owl, great owl”.

Wildcats shall meet hyenas, Goat-demons shall greet each other: There too the lilith shall repose And find herself a resting place.” (Isaiah 34:14 JPS Hebrew Tanak)

“And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.” (Isaiah 34:13-15 KJV) Bolds added

According to Baring and Cashford, the Lilith was known as a goddess “Divine Lady Owl” or some kind of Queen of Heaven:

“The Sumerian word for owl is ninna and the name Nin-ninna given to the goddess in her owl form meant ‘Divine Lady Owl‘. The ancient texts also give the Akkadian word kilili for Nin-ninna, and this name was one shared by Innana and Ishtar. Perhaps kilili is the original derivation of Lilith, who, much later, in biblical times, is called ‘night-owl or screech-owl’.” (Baring and Cashford, The Myth of the Goddess, 1991) Bolds added

The following picture shows a stone image of Molech located at the Bohemian Grove near Monte Rio California.The text of Der ächte Illuminat oder die whren, unverbesserten Rituale der Illuminaten, Edessa (Frankfort-on-the-Main), 1788, includes rituals for the Preparation, Novitiate, Minerval Degree, the Minor and Major Illuminati Degrees. The Minerval Degree text describes the “Medallion” with the owl, as illustrated above.

CREMATION OF CARE CEREMONY (BOHEMIAN GROVE, MONTE RIO, CALIFORNIA)

Doctrine of the Bohemian Club

Every year’s encampment begins with the “Cremation of Care”. During the ritual a ceremonial burning of a shrouded effigy named Dull Care takes place in front of a 40-foot (12 m) giant owl-shaped altar made of concrete.  Many prominent figures including politicians from our country assist and participate every year in this pagan ritual.

BOHEMIAN CLUB EMBLEM

“Weaving spiders, come not here,” is the club’s motto taken from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and meaning that no outside business is to be brought in here.

Moloch Occult in Religions

Occult Moloch in Seventh Day Adventist Risk Management Symbol

Adventist Risk Management Webpage: www.adventistrisk.org

ADVENTIST WEBSITE FOR LATIN AMERICA (www.ojoadventista.com)

To visit the website click on the following link: www.ojoadventista.com

Adventist Family Ministries: http://family.adventist.org/

MOLOCH HIDDEN IN SDA MADISON COMMUNITY CHURCH SYMBOL

Madison SDA Church website: www.madisoncommunitysda.org/home/bio-pastorabraham

SYMBOL OF CHURCH OF GOD

Church of God at: www.churchofgod.org

SYMBOL OF CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

Church of God of Prophecy at: www.cogop.org

To those religions or cults that are using Molech (Moloch) secretly, there is message:

You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon”. (Acts 7:43)

Moloch in Corporations and Financial Institutions

The next illustrations are some other examples of Moloch in banks, currency, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and Mazda Motor Corp.

FROST BANK TOWER, AUSTIN, TEXAS

LEFT: EURO COIN, RIGHT: IMF SYMBOL

ANCIENT GREECE COIN

MAZDA MOTOR COMPANY

What is Humanism?

According to the Institute of Humanist Studies:

“Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.” (See: The Institute for Humanist Studies definition on Humanism)

The Online Oxford Dictionaries defines Humanism:

“An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems”. (Oxford Dictionaries definition of Humanism)

The Free Dictionary online defines humanism as:

“A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth”. (See The Free Dictionary definition on Humanism)

Another Interesting Definition is:

“Humanistic Judaism is a movement that emphasizes Jewish culture and Jewish history — rather than belief in God — as the sources of Jewish identity. Its rituals and ceremonies do not include prayer or any invocation of a deity”. (See Wikipedia Article on Humanistic Judaism)

HAPPY HUMAN

Humanism – Universal Symbol of Disbelief and Atheism

The Human Manifesto

Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a Humanist worldview. They are the original Humanist Manifesto (1933, often referred to as Humanist Manifesto I), the Humanist Manifesto II (1973), and Humanism and Its Aspirations (2003, a.k.a. Humanist Manifesto III). The central theme of all three manifestos is the elaboration of a philosophy and value system which does not necessarily include belief in any personal deity or “higher power”, although the three differ considerably in their tone, form, and ambition. (See American Human Association, Article on Human Manifesto I), and (Wikepedia article in Human Manifesto)

Human Manifesto II

“Among the off-quote lines of the 1973 Manifesto are: ”No deity will save us; we must save ourselves,” and “We are responsible for what we are and for what we will be,” both of which may present difficulties for members of certain Christian, Jewish, and Muslim sects, or other believers in doctrines of submission to the will of an all-powerful God.” (see Wikipedia Article on Human Manifesto), (American Human Association, Human Manifesto II)

Human Manifesto III

This Manifesto is the successor of the Human Manifesto of 1933 and it was published by on 2003 by the American Humanist Association. This more recent Manifesto once again excludes God from its humanistics beliefs.

• Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis.
• Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change.
• Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience.
• Life’s fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals.
• Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships.
• Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness.

(See Wikipedia Article on Human Manifesto), (American Human Association, Human Manifesto III)

Obviously it is all about human realization without the Deity of God. According to the Manifesto, there is no one higher than yourself and everything in life can be fulfilled by the individual without the need or intervention of God. In other words, you can become a “Happy Human” without God.

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ATHEIST, HUMANIST AND SECULAR STUDENT SOCIETIES

Located at: http://www.ahsstudents.org.uk/

Why are some religions adopting the symbol of Humanism as part of their emblems and logos? The answers are out there, but only for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Display of Humanism at the SDA General Conferece Session in Atlanta 2010

The following are different SDA church branches all using the Humanist symbol

INTEGRATED YOUNG MINISTRIES SDA FLORIDA CONFERENCE

ADVENTIST YOUTH FLORIDA CONFERENCE

SDA PATHFINDER'S CLUB

SDA ADVENTURER'S CLUB

Seventh Day Adventist Youth: http://www.floridaconference.com/youth/

New Life Seventh Adventist Church, UK

New Life SDA Church website: http://newlife-adventistchurch-org-uk.adventist.eu/

HUMANISM IN SDA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

SDA MINISTRY MAGAZINE - FEB 2010 ISSUE

ADVENTIST MISSIONARY SUPPORT GROUP

The Following are other different religious denominations using the same mark

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYMBOL

Why are Christians taking part of this Antichrist New Age Movement? As Christians, what should we do?

True Christians are not supposed to take part of the spiritual prostitution of the world. In fact, we should be paying close attention to this type of activity. Look carefully and you will see how all kinds of symbols have been adopted lately into many religious denominations. Jesus followers should not identify themselves with these sorts of marks for they have an occult meaning and their usage does not come from scripture. Humanism is a Luciferian doctrine, a satanic Antichrist philosophy.

Lets see what the Bible says about these deceptive philosophies:

• Colossians 2:8 (NVI): “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ”.

• 2 Peter 2:1-3 (NVI): “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.  Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.  In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping”.

Conclusion:

Can you see what all these religious denominations have in common? All of them have been marked by a symbol of disbelief and Atheism. Open your eyes and look around you.

The time has come. Get out of Babylon before it’s too late! Wake up!

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

‘Come out of her, my people’, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; or her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.” (Rev 18:4-5 NIV)

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# 8 Humanist heads UN religion panel 

Editor’s Note: This May, IHS Executive Director Matt Cherry was elected president of the United Nations NGO Committee of Freedom of Religion or Belief. He is the first humanist appointed to the position.

In July, Cherry broke the faith line in the Albany Times Union ”Religion” section when he published a column about his role at the UN. According to the Religion Page Editor, Cherry is the first humanist the newspaper solicited to write a column for its “Voices of Faith” section.

Necessary freedom of conscience
By MATT CHERRY
First published in the Albany Times Union, Saturday, July 3, 2004

An atheist, a Jew, a Hindu and a Christian walk into a room together. This sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s actually a description of what I do at the United Nations every month.

As president of the Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, I work within the U.N. system to promote and defend international agreements protecting freedom of conscience. I am a humanist and represent the International Humanist and Ethical Union at the United Nations. The other members of the committee’s governing board are representatives of Orthodox Christian, Hindu, Unitarian, Jewish, Methodist and Seventh Day Adventist organizations.

Freedom of conscience, to believe or not to believe, as a person chooses is a fundamental human right. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

Subsequent U.N. agreements expanded on Article 18, culminating with the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. These international agreements protect the freedom of nonreligious belief equally with the freedom of religious belief, the freedom of religion equally with the freedom from religion. Or to spell it out in the words of the United Nations: these rights “protect theistic, nontheistic and atheistic beliefs, as well as the right not to profess any religion or belief.” As a humanist, I profess nontheistic beliefs. I do not believe in God or the supernatural. But I do believe in ethics based on reason and compassion. I also share with religious thinkers a sense that the fundamental questions of existence — such as “What is the nature of the universe?” and “How should I live my life?” — are of the greatest importance. As the United Nations’ 1981 declaration on religion or belief states, “Religion or belief, for anyone who professes either, is one of the fundamental elements in his conception of life.” Unfortunately, it is widely assumed that if you are nonreligious you must be anti-religious. Like most nonreligious people, I am not afraid to criticize religious beliefs that I think are wrongheaded or harmful, but that does not make me anti-religious. I respect and defend the right of people to hold religious beliefs.

In fact, I value the diversity of beliefs as a positive value. Humanists do not believe the one, final, absolute truth has been revealed to them. On the contrary, we think that all beliefs should be open to revision in the light of new evidence. Free inquiry is thus essential to the process of discovering reality and gaining insight about our own human experience. Humanists value tolerance and diversity as beneficial qualities in society. We don’t just put up with different viewpoints because we have to; we believe that dialogue between different viewpoints can lead to progress in understanding that benefits everyone. Today is an exciting time for freedom of religion or belief. Since the fall of the Soviet bloc, hundreds of millions more people are free to follow their conscience. Human rights abuses are still severe in the communist countries that survive, but the new focus of concern is the Middle East and Central Asia. Fundamentalist forms of political Islam are totally opposed to freedom of religion. For example, converting to a different belief system is punishable by death in countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. In addition to monitoring government oppression, the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief works to advance tolerance and understanding. The committee, of which I was chosen president in May after serving two years as its secretary, is working with U.N. agencies, educators and governments throughout the world to develop public school curricula that promote a culture of tolerance for different religions and beliefs.

In looking at the global picture, we should never forget that progress in human rights must be made in individual consciences as well as in courts and legislatures. And while an atheist, a Jew, a Christian and a Hindu meeting together may sound like the start of a joke, such meetings are actually the start of progress toward freedom of conscience for all members of the human family.

Cherry is executive director of the Institute for Humanist Studies in Albany and author of the Introduction to Humanism course at:
www.HumanistEducation.com

This letter is located at:
http://www.americanhumanist.org/hnn/archives/index.php?id=173&article=10

THE ADVENTIST SYMBOL AND THE ALCHEMICAL CRYPTOGRAM

Compare carefully the similarities between these two symbols. The Alchemical Cryptogram also involves the triangle or (Pyramid), the circle or (Disk) and the cross under the circle.

What is Alchemy?

“Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher’s stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base metals into the noble metals gold or silver- as well as an elixir of life conferring youth and immortality.” (See Wikipedia article on Alchemy)

Esoteric Meaning of Alchemy:

“In the eyes of a variety of esoteric and Hermetic practitioners, the heart of alchemy is spiritual. Transmutation of lead into gold is presented as an analogy for personal transmutation, purification, and perfection.”

(Antoine Faivre, Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Western esotericism and the science of religion, p. 96, 1995)

Manly P. Hall says the enigma of the Alchemical Cryptogram ”is a reminder that those studying works on Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, alchemy, and Freemasonry should always be on the lookout for concealed meanings hidden either in parables and allegories or in cryptic arrangements of numbers, letters, and words.“ (Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, p. 563, 2003 original text published on 1928)

Grillot de Givry describes alchemy:

“There was one doctrine, alchemy, which claim to penetrate the mystery of life and of the formation of inanimate substances.” (Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy by Grillot de Givry, p. 347, 1971)

“One of the first precised notions gleaned from reading authors who have treated of alchemy is that this science is based on a secret reserved for only a few privileged adepts possessing the intellectual and moral qualities requisite for obtaining it.” (Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy by Grillot de Givry, p. 347, 1971)

Why did the SDA church end up choosing a symbol similar to the Alchemical Cryptogram? That is a question that any smart member of the SDA religious organization should be asking around.

 THE MAGICAL TRIANGLE OF SOLOMON

As we can see in the illustration above, the Seventh Day Adventists logo can also be compared to me magical triangle of Solomon. Let us review the  Qabbalistic masonic concepts involved into this symbol.  The SDA logo has concealed in it the pyramid, the disk and the three flames representing the “Trinity of the Sephiroth”, which is the false triad of the Qabbalists. (Look at the Qabbalist symbol שׁ or “Letter Shin” on the upper right)

According to Freemasonry books there is an occult meaning involved in the Qabbalistic symbol called “Letter Shin” (Next symbol).  In the book (The Secret Teachings off all Ages) Manly P. Hall says:

“The Qabbalists used the letter שׁ, Shin, to signify the trinity of the first three Sephiroth. The central circle slightly above the other two is the first Sephira–Kether, the White Head, the Crown. The other two circles represent Chochmah, the Father, and Binah, the Mother. From the union of the Divine Father and the Divine Mother are produced the worlds and the generations of living things. The three flame-like points of the letter ש have long been used to conceal this Creative Triad of the Qabbalists.” (Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, page 372) (bolds and colors in the quote added by this website).

The Magical Triangle of Art is also known as the Solomonic Triangle or Triangle of Evocations.

The triangle of art represents the protected space outside the magic circle, into which spirits are compelled to appear in Solomonic ritual magic. Typically, the central circle is inscribed with the sigil (seal) of the spirit to be invoked. The usual form is of a triangle, circumscribed with various words of power, containing an inner, blackened circle. The purpose of the triangle is to contain the manifested entity. In some cases, the triangle is created as a physical object; sometimes, the central circle is replaced with a black scrying mirror.” 

(Source: Article on Hermetic Seal of Light, SymbolDictionary.net)

THE MAGICAL JEWISH TETRAGRAMMATON

The Tetragrammaton is usually represented as a triangular shape with a circle inside and sometimes like two pyramids joined together, one pointing up and and one pointing down. This triangle is a Qabbalistic symbol used for magical rituals and spirit invocations. According to the Jewish mystic religion, the tetragrammaton refers to the name of “the God of Israel” YHWH, but there is one big problem; the God of Israel is not the God of Christianity anymore. When the pharisees (Jewish leaders) confronted Jesus claiming that they were legitimate descendants of Abraham, they said; “The only Father we have is God himself.” (John 8:41) But Jesus replied to them:

• “…If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” (John 8:42-46  NIV 1984)
• “Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.” (John 5:22-23 NIV 1984)

The apostle Paul warned us against following false Jewish teachings:

For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach and that for the sake of dishonest gain. Even one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth. To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.” (Titus 1:10-16 NIV 1984)

According to Lenormant and his book “Chaldean Magic”, the letters of the Tetragrammaton originated in Chaldea:

The Pythagorean idea of the creative powers of numbers and letters, upon which the ‘Sefer Yetzirah’ is founded, and which was known in tannaitic times…is here proved to be an old cabalistic conception. In fact, the belief in the magic power of the letters of the Tetragrammaton and other names of the Deity…seems to have originated in Chaldea (see Lenormant, ‘Chaldean Magic,’ pp. 29, 43).

In the book “Clinical and experimental hypnosis in medicine, dentistry, and psychology” the effects of the magical tetragrammaton are defined:

In Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, which gives me the impression of a Judaized treatise on Yoga, G.G. Scholem describes how Abulafia, a cabbalistic philosopher and mystic, developed a method of concentration up on the magical and mystical properties of the Hebrew letters, arranging and rearranging them, starting with the tetragrammaton and developing 99 further names of God. Bowers and Glasner were impressed with the autohypnotic nature of Abulafia’s experiences; the various letter combinations produced hypnotic fantasies which accounted for the new truths and insight achieved. (William S. Kroger, M.D., Michael D. Yapko, Ph. D., Clinical and experimental hypnosis in medicine, dentistry, and psychology, p 125, 1963, 1977, 2008)

It is scientifically proven that triangles have been used in magic and hypnotism for many different purposes.

By staring for some minutes at the middle of the triangles young people easily fall asleep and enter the somnambulistic state.” (Fredrik Johan Björnström M.D., Hypnotism, p. 5, 1889)

Qabbalistic symbolism does not comes from God, but from rabbinical Judaism which is nothing else than a mix of all the occult practices and mysticism they had borrowed from the Babylonians, Egyptians, Chaldeans, Canaanites, etc.. Therefore, whoever follows the Jews, their traditions and their occult practices is following their father (the Devil) and carrying out his desire.  (John 8:42-46)

GIANT TETRAGRAMATON INSIDE FOREST LAKE SDA CHURCH FLORIDA

The Tetragrammaton according to the Jewish Encyclopedia:

“The “mystic quadriliteral name” (Clement, “Stromata,” ed. Dindorf, iii. 25, 27) was well known to the Gnostics, as is shown by the fact that the third of the eight eons of one of their systems of creation was called “the unpronounced,” the fourth “the invisible,” and the seventh “the unnamed,” terms which are merely designations of the Tetragrammaton (Blau,l.c.p. 127). Even the Palestinian Jews had inscribed the letters of the Name on amulets (Shab. 115b; Blau,l.c.pp. 93-96); and, in view of the frequency with which the appellations of foreign deities were employed in magic, it was but natural that heathen magicians should show a especial preference for this ”great and holy name,” knowing its pronunciation as they knew the names of their own deities.” (See the Jewish Encyclopedia article on Tetragrammaton.) Bold was added by this blog.

THE KYBALION

The Hermetic Philosophy of the Kybalíon comes from Hermes Trismegistus. According to the Secret Doctrine, Hermes Trismegistus was known by the Ancient Egyptians as “The Great Great” and “Master of Masters”. (The Kybalíon, A study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece by Three Iniciates, The Yogi Publication Society, Masonic Temple Chicago iII, 1908)

Hermes “the god of speech” is mentioned in the Bible:

“In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.  He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.  When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.” (Acts 14:8-13 NIV 1984)

The Adventist Symbol and the Egyptian Winged Disk (Sun God)

ADVENTIST LOGO BECOMES AN EGYPTIAN WINGED DISK WHEN UNFOLDED

The previous illustration shows what happens when we unfold the “solar flames” of the symbol, and then compare it to the Egyptian symbol on the far right. Observe carefully how the Egyptian winged disk symbol found on this ancient painting is also on top of a cross, just like the Adventist logo.

EGYPTIAN WINGED DISK INSIDE MASONIC LODGE

 The Goetia Circle of Evocation

The SDA triangular symbol can also be compared to the Goetia Circle of evocation, composed by a circle within a triangle and used by magicians to evocate the 72 spirits.  This symbol also known as the Tetragrammaton  or “Triangle of Salomon” (the Lesser key of Salomon), as is used by Qabbalists.  In the ritual, the magician would stand within the circle and the spirit was believed to appear within the triangle.  This triangular symbol was use by the occultist and Freemason Aliester Crowley during magical rituals and spiritual ceremonies. Alister Crowley was the leader of the Secret Society “Ordo Templi Orientis”.

We may wonder why always triangular or pyramidal shapes?

The triangle is one of the most used occultic symbols.  A triangle with its point downward represents the deity and is called the Deity’s Triangle, or the Water Triangle.  With one point up, it is called the Earthly Triangle, PyramidTriangle, or the Fire Triangle. These two definitions of the triangle are standard occult belief and they can be found in Masonic books like: (Shirley Plessner, Symbolism of the Eastern Star, Cleveland, Ohio, Gilbert Publishing Co., 1956, p. 18.), (Robert Macoy, Adoptive Rite Ritual, Virginia: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply co., 1897, p. 237)

The Triange According to Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry:

There is no symbol more important in its significance, more various in its application, or more generally diffused throughout the whole system of Freemasonry, than the triangle. An examination of it, therefore, cannot fail to be interesting to the Masonic student. 

The equilateral triangle appears to have been adopted by nearly all the nations of antiquity as a symbol of the Deity, in some of his forms or emanations, and hence, probably, the prevailing influence of this symbol was carried into the Jewish system, where the Yod within the triangle was made to represent the Tetragrammaton, or sacred name of God.” (Source: Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Articles on the Triangle at Masonicdictionary.com)

If you do a little bit of research on books of occultism like (The Secret Teachings of All Ages), you will see that these triangular shape symbols were commonly used in magical rituals for incantations and spells over groups of people and places to accomplish goals. Revelations 18:23 (NIV) tells us that ”Babylon the Harlot” would use magical spells to somehow control the nations and lead them astray.

In the book of Galatians 3:1-3, Paul also talks about the believers being bewitched by someone to make them turn away to a different gospel than the one already preached.  In the book of Isaiah 47:12 the prophet also talks about the fall of Babylon just as John in Revelations 18:23 and he describes how Babylon used spells and sorceries.  Let’s review the verses:

• Revelations 18:23 (NIV): “The light of a lamp will never shine in you again.  The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again.  Your merchants were the world’s great men.  By your magic spell all the nations were led astray”.
• Galatians 3:1-3 (NIV): “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.  I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard?  Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?”
• Isaiah 47:12 (NIV): “Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with your many sorceries, which you have labored at since childhood.

Another reason why so many triangles and pyramids:

According to Freemasonry in the book “The Secret Teachings of all Ages”, the pyramid will be the emblem that will unify the world.

“The Dying God shall rise again! The secret room in the House of the Hidden Places shall be rediscovered. The Pyramid again shall stand as the ideal emblem of solidarity, inspiration, aspiration, resurrection, and regeneration.  As the passing sands of time fury civilization upon civilization beneath their weight, the Pyramid shall remain as the visible covenant between Eternal Wisdom and the world. The time may yet come when the chants of the Illumined shall be heard once more in its ancient passageways and the Master of the Hidden House shall await in the Silent Place for the coming of that man who, casting aside the fallacies of dogma and tenet, seeks simply Truth and will be satisfied with neither substitute nor counterfeit.” (Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, p.120, 2003 version, original text published in 1928) Bolds added by this website.

With that quote in mind, lets take a look at the next SDA Ministry Magazine Issue with the pyramid as an emblem of “Resurrection For a Fallen Brother.”

SDA MINISTRY MAGAZINE (MAY 2004)

Observe in the following illustration how Jacob Boehme a sixteenth century cabalist represents “God” in the shape of a Pyramid or Divine Triangle sitting on his throne.  The pyramid or triangle is an esoteric representation of “God” according to the teachings of the Cabala and commonly used in Gnosticism.

Jakob Böhme or “Jacob Boehme” (1575-1624), an Occultist, Theosophist and “Christian” mystic was able to attract through his Gnostic illustrations many diciples to the Masonic lodges of his era.

Albert Pike (1809-1891), Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry says about the Divine Triangle in the book “Morals and Dogma”:

Behold the great and Supreme Triangle of the Kabalists! Fatality, Will, and Power! Such is the magical ternary which, in human things, corresponds with the Divine Triangle.” (Albert Pike, Morals And Dogma, p. 738) bolds added

Henry Makow, author of the book ”Illuminati, The Cult That Hijacked the World”, says that all these masonic symbols are the basic components of a satanic conspiracy. A conspiracy that is attacking us with full evil force.

This satanic conspiracy, succeeds only because people cannot believe something so colossal and monstrous actually exists.” 

(Henry Makow, Lucifer is the Secret God of Secular Society - Occult Agents Control Humanity, internet, savethemales.ca, October 13, 2003)

Conclusion:

It doesn’t really matter what explanation the SDA leadership can come up with, all the evidence presented proves that some how this religious institution has been borrowing concepts from occultism, Cabala, Freemasonry, Magic, mysticism, Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Alchemy, etc… In summary, all these are clear signs of spiritual prostitution going on at high levels. The question is; Is anybody even watching?

Unfortunately people refuse to believe the darkness involved in all this. They have totally underestimated the power of Satan.  They have discarded Jesus’ teachings through Paul and the rest of the apostles.  Paul warned us against this type of spiritual captivity non only in Galatians 3:1-3 but also in Colossians 2:8 saying:

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ”.  (Colossians 2:8 NIV 1984)

To see more on Seventh-day Adventist Symbols click on the following link:

http://www.jesusisfreedom.net/seventh-day-adventists-symbols.html

For further research about Freemasonry and Illuminism see the following pages:

• Freemasonry
• Kabbalah and Mysticism

According to the Mayas, the Ancient Egyptians, the Media, and some other fabricated propaganda, the world approaches a crucial time in history that signals either the end, another beginning, or maybe some kind of Gnostic religious awakening. While all this goes on in the minds of the entertained masses, the Seventh Day Adventist church in a desperate move has decided to give it another shot and try to ask God for the Holy Spirit. The General Conference has chosen January 2012 as the time they will start begging for the so called “Latter Rain”.  They have been instructing their followers to unify in a massive global invocation campaign to convince God to pour out the Holy Spirit.

SDA 2012 "OPERATION GLOBAL RAIN" WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN

…Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’.” (John 8:31-32)

BABYLON THE HARLOT HUNTING FOR YOUR SOUL

Have you ever noticed how many “Christian” denominations are out there? The only thing they have in common is that they are all preaching something different, but for some strange reason they all have “the truth”. I want you to stop and think about this for a moment.

Obviously there is something really, really wrong here. Can you see it? What is it that they’re preaching about? Some of them preach the “gospel” of prosperity, the more money you give them, the more material blessings you will gain. Others preach the “gospel” of emotions, they get on top of the platform to yell, scream and dance like clowns with the sole purpose of  entertaining you and at the end of the service all you remember is how exciting it was. Others preach the Law of Moses mixed with some 48 endless volumes of the Spirit of Prophecy spaghetti composed by visions, lifestyles, Gnostic doctrines, health, eating habits, educational and moral counseling, etc, etc… Others profess to be some kind of “Holy Spirit bar tenders” and “healers” laying their hands on people to make them fall on the ground, jump, speak in ancient Sumerian tongues and laugh with an uncontrollable ”holy laughter”. Some others teach politics, Zionism, man made traditions, new age and the gospel of positivism while other “ministers” don’t even know what they preach, they just get up there and make a spectacle of themselves. But, didn’t Jesus and the apostles warn us about this type of behavior?

No Other Gospel:

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!” (Galatians 1:6-9 NIV 1984)

Warnings:

• “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” (2 Peter 2:1-3 NIV 1984)

• “Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.” (Revelations 18:4-5 NIV 1984)

• “Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the LORD’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.” (Jeremiah 51:6 NIV 1984)  

Historical Evidence showing a dark hidden agenda:

Alice Bailey (1880-1949), an occultist, theosophist and founder of the Lucifer Trust, later changed to “The Lucius trust” also known as the Arcane School, reveals in one of her books a plan where secret Illuminati agents would be working inside churches with the main goal of creating a dark religious brotherhood. Through this plan they would change, control and transform the belief of the masses.

• “There will be the invocative work of the masses of the people, trained by the spiritually minded people of the world (working in the churches, whenever possible, under an enlightened clergy) to accept the fact of the approaching spiritual energies, focused through the spiritual Hierarchy… This work, when rightly carried forward, will evoke response from the waiting Hierarchy; through this response, the belief of the masses will gradually be changed into the conviction of the knower. In this way humanity will be transformed and spiritualized.” (Bailey, Alice – Externalization of the Hierarchy, p. 418, 1957)

In the book “Freemasonry Unmasked” by George E. Dillon, the following quote is found:

• “It is corruption en masse that we have undertaken; the corruption of the people by the clergy, and the corruption of the clergy by ourselves; the corruption which ought, one day, to enable us to put the Church in her tomb.” (George E. Dillon, D.D., Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism, [Metairie, LA: Sons of Liberty revised edition 1950; original edition New York: Burns and Oats, 1885], p.64).

Another interesting quote from the Freemasons Secret Society reveals the following:

• “The day will come when among the peoples who have not had an 18th century nor a 1789, monarchies and religions will collapse. That day is not far off, and we are expecting it… that day will bring about the masonic universal fraternity of peoples, the ideal which we set up for ourselves. It is our business to hasten its coming.” (International masonic congress of the centenary of 1789-1889, pp. 147-149).

The purpose of this was to create confusion, distortion, and corruption setting the grounds to unify the world under one False Universal Religion.  These counterfeit religious denominations have been destroying the true gospel for many years, turning Christianity into some kind of Circus of charlatanism with all kinds of false prophets and ministers, teaching all sorts of lies and finally distracting the masses in the entertainment arena of Mystery Babylon.

The Solution:

What do we do then? How do we know what to follow? Jesus never commanded us to follow men or to submit ourselves to any of these religious denominations. There is only ONE truth and He is called JESUS CHRIST. We can go to Him with confidence without having to go through the man made religious system of this world.

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12 NIV 1984)

Everything we need to know is in the gospels and we do not need to trust anyone’s interpretation. When we have Jesus in our hearts, the anointing of the Holy Spirit gives us understanding. What all these false religions and teachers are doing is trying to led us astray to keep us away from the truth and destroy our faith in Christ.

•   ”See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.  And this is what he promised us—even eternal life. I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.” (1 John 2:24-27)

Were we ever commanded to congregate in man made temples?

• “But it was Solomon who built the house for him. ’However, the Most High does not live in houses made by men. As the prophet says: “‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things?’ “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!”(Acts 7: 47-51 NIV 1984)

• “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by man’s design and skill.” (Act 17: 24-28 NIV 1984)

God cannot be found through man made structures. Under the new covenant the worship is in spirit and through faith only. What about congregating with others?

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20 KJV)

We can congregate to share Jesus with our families and friends at home, at the park, anywhere! But when we submit ourselves to these false apostolic hypocrites, we put ourselves in great spiritual danger. The true temple is not a visible physical structure anymore, it is not palpable either. The true temple is in us and the worship is in spirit.

• “What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” (2 Corinthians 6:15-16 NIV 1984)

• “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24 NIV 1984)

• ‘…Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)

Yes we were set free in Jesus! Not only from sin, but also from all these false teachers, the religious machine that Jesus Himself fought against when He was here on Earth. We are now His children, therefore, we are not men slaves anymore, we were set free from bondage and there’s no more need to be taken captive by man made religious systems.

• “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”  (Galatians 5:13-14)

Conclusion:

The only true religion is “Faith in Jesus Christ“. Read the gospels and do not trust men.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.“ (Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV)

According to Ellen G. White (SDA Prophetess) the sins of the world will be placed on Satan. She clearly states that in her book “The Great Controversy”.

EGW presents Satan as the sin bearer:

“It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of his ministration, he will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty. The scapegoat was sent away into a land not inhabited, never to come again into the congregation of Israel. So will Satan be forever banished from the presence of God and His people, and he will be blotted from existence in the final destruction of sin and sinners. (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 422)

Disturbingly, after Ellen identifies Satan as the sin bearer in her book “The Great Controversy”, in a strange letter addressed to Lucinda Hall published in her book “Daughters of God”, she goes further saying that the sin bearer is her refuge.

(Ellen G. White, Daughters of God: Messages Especially for Women, p. 271)

Fragment of EGW letter to Lucinda Hall:

“Dear Sister Lucinda: I am sorry I wrote you the letters I have. Whatever may have been my feelings, I need not have troubled you with them. Burn all my letters, and I will relate no matters that perplex me to you. The [Sin] bearer is my refuge. He has invited me to come to Him for rest when weary and heavy laden.”  (Ellen G. White, Daughters of God: Messages Especially for Women,p. 271)

Conclusion:

Lets us stop for a moment and think about this. If according to Ellen G. White Satan is the one who bears the sins of the world, then how can she find refuge in “the sin bearer”?

Contradictions and confusing statements are something very common in false teachings. Their doctrines are not holy and their endless writings are not inspired by God. Their visions are the product of their own delusions and inventions, they talk so much that they loose track of their own lies and the end result is the distortion of the gospel.

True Christians need to stay away from spiritual prostitution and discard any external teaching coming from religious denominations or cults. The only true gospel can be found in the Bible and according to this one, Jesus bore our sins at the cross.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24 NIV 1984)

Everything that is not the true teaching is contrary to the gospel and it does not comes from God. Lets not forget that there is a curse for anyone who teach a different gospel.

Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! (Galatians 1:6-9 NIV 1984)

As the world deepens into financial crisis, social unrest and political struggle, some of the members of the Seventh Day Adventist community may begin to wonder; Wasn’t the Pope supposed to take control over the world and implement the so called National Sunday Law? Wasn’t the Catholic Church supposed to become stronger and stronger taking control over the nations with unstoppable tentacles? Wasn’t the Vatican supposed to rescue the United States of America and it’s allies from financial disaster?

For decades the Seventh Day Adventist Church has been teaching all sorts of nonsense to their hypnotized congregations. Their members have been kept floating in some kind of magical nowhere land, and as time passes by, the SDA adventurers have become more and more detached from reality.

When we carefully examine the historical evidence, everything points at the Vatican religious government being destroyed from head to toe. It obviously hasn’t been a fast process but as we have witnessed, withing the past few years the whole process has not only sped up but it has also taken very surprising turns.

If we go back in time, before the French Revolution (1789), Rome used to have full control and power over monarchies in Europe. But on 1798, after Napoleon Bonaparte took the Pope as prisoner to France, things began to take another direction.

• “In an attempt to revolutionize Rome the French General Duphot was shot and killed, whereupon the French took Rome on 10 Feb., 1798, and proclaimed the Roman Republic on 15 Feb. Because the pope refused to submit, he was forcibly taken from Rome on the night of 20 Feb., and brought first to Siena and then to Florence. At the end of March, 1799, though seriously ill, he was hurried to Parma, Piacenza, Turin, then over the Alps to Briançon and Grenoble, and finally to Valence, where he succumbed to his sufferings before he could be brought further.” (Pope Pius VI, New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia) Bolds were added by this blog.

For the following 150 years after that event, Rome started gradually to lose its grip on Europe in an almost invisible way. It wasn’t until the end of the 19th century that the world powers began flexing their military muscles preparing for the first and later  Second World War; and as a consequence of this struggle, the United Nations was born.

Since 1945, the Vatican has been playing almost no political role at all in the formation of the New World Order.  It is actually very visible the way Rome is being pushed aside and left back to take care of its own embarrassing mess involving priests on sexual abuse scandals and financial disasters with its own failed banking institutions. Their financial scandals go from money laundering (see New York Times: Money Laundering touches Vatican Bank) to Banco Ambrosiano’s $1.28 billion fraud.

Some of these scandals can be seen on the following links:

• Pope accused of crimes against humanity
• Roman Catholic sex abuse cases by country
• Vatican Bank facing Money Laundering Probe
• Vatican Bank mired in laundering scandal
• Should the Vatican Pay for Abuse?
• Pope Begs Forgiveness Over Sex Abuse
• Scandal at the Pope’s Bank
• Italy’s Mysterious, Deepening Bank Scandal
• History of Banco Ambrosiano Scandals

TIME MAGAZINE COVER, APRIL 1, 2002

But how could something so obvious go unnoticed by the SDA congregation? Within the past few years, many members of the cult have been noticing doctrinal inconsistencies and the process of fleeing the sinking church has begun.  Some of them – especially the younger generation – are questioning the church’s failed prophesies and extra biblical teachings.  As a result, the smarter ones, those who are studying their way out through diligent study of the gospels, are starting to leave the powerful sectarian movement and question: “If the Vatican wasn’t able to take control of the nations in the medieval times when it was at its best, how would they now, in such a disastrous state, take control of the world and implement a National Sunday Law?”

Wait just a moment…

How could the Pope at this point of history come up with such an Antisemitic legislation as the National Sunday Law? An Antisemitic Law would only bring the already destroyed Roman Catholic Church to its own end. Have you ever wondered who owns the Papal treasure?

Guardians of the Papal Treasure:

In the past, some have argued that the Vatican can do as they please because they are the richest institution in the world. But, are they? In the Jewish Encyclopedia there is an quote showing that the riches of the Vatican are under the custody and control of very powerful Zionists men in Europe like the Rothschild family of world financial banksters, the same powerful men that control today’s world financial machine commonly known as the IMF, or International Monetary Fund.

Meanwhile the Nationalist and Reactionary parties in France desired to counter balance the “Semitic” influence of the Rothschild by establishing a banking concern which should be essentially Catholic. Accordingly in 1876 the Union Générale was founded with a capital of 4,000,000 francs, increased to 25,000, 000 fraces in 1878 under the direction of a certain Bontoux. After various vicissitudes, graphically described by Zola in his novel “L’Argent,” the Union failed, and brought many of the Catholic nobility of France to ruin, leaving the Rothschilds still more absolutely the undisputed leaders of French finance, but leaving also a legacy of hatred which had much influence on the growth of the anti-Semitic movement in France. Something analogous occurred in England when the century-long competition of the Barings and the Rothschilds culminated in the failure of the former in 1893; but in this case the Rothschilds came to the rescue of their rivals and prevented a universal financial catastrophe.  It is a somewhat curious sequel to the attempt to set up a Catholic competitor to the Rothschilds that at the present time the latter are the guardians of the papal treasure.” (Jewish Encyclopedia, p. 497, 1901-1906) (bolds added by this blog)

The Vatican is being dismantled step by step not only politically and morally but also financially. Rome has turn to be nothing but a failed religious bankrupt and demoralized institution, falling apart in every possible way.  The New World Satanic Order of (Rev 17) is already taking shape in front of our eyes, but the SDA church continues to focus on this “Sunday Law” distraction, keeping their members from seeing the truth of what is really happening around the world. They feel comfortable about the current international events obviously because until the National Sunday Law gets implemented, they will have nothing to worry about.

…for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” (1 Thessalonians 5:2)

Origin of the “Sunday Law” hoax: 

The origin of this hoax goes back to the beginnings of the SDA church. The SDA “Prophetess” and founder Ellen G. White invented this extra-biblical teaching to provide foundation for the Sabbatical Judeo-Christian Gnostic doctrine. She teaches that the mark of the beast is going to be a day of the week (SUNDAY), and the holy seal of God is going to be another day of the week (SATURDAY). According to the SDA doctrine, in the last days those who attend church on Sunday (Sunday keepers) will persecute and kill those who attend church on Saturday (Sabbath keepers) because they refuse to keep the Sunday Law, they refuse “the mark of the beast”. Those Sabbath keepers who stay true to the Jewish Sabbath until the end, even when facing torture and death, will inherit eternal life.

• “The dignitaries of church and state will unite to bribe, persuade, or compel all classes to honor the Sunday. The lack of divine authority will be supplied by oppressive enactments. Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance. Liberty of conscience, which has cost so great a sacrifice, will no longer be respected. In the soon-coming conflict we shall see exemplified the prophet’s words: “The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” — (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 592.) (bolds added by this blog)

As time passes by, this teaching becomes more and more out of touch with reality. Surprisingly, the more out of tune the Sunday Law becomes, the more the SDA leadership tries to enforce such a ridiculous lie. For many years they have been talking about some document that leaked out of the Vatican proving that the law exists, that it has been written, and that it is about to be approved and implemented. They have been talking from their church platforms for decades about such document but so far no one has been able to show it.

Where does this leave the Seventh Day Adventist church? What is going to happen to this religious denomination and its members when they realize they were fooled? Maybe they will end up facing another Great Disappointment.  I have a feeling we will soon find out.

Conclusion:

At this point I can only conclude by saying that, ironically, only the Pope himself could save the Seventh Day Adventist doctrine from its own failure… if  he had the power they think he has. 

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MASONIC APRON OF ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE

William Miller (1782-1849), usually seen as a strong military and religious leader was also, what I would call, the modern father of religious confusion in America. Out of this confusion many religious denominations were born.  The most important ones are the Adventist Sabbatical cults which include today many different branches of Judeo-Christian denominations.

One distinctive attribute that made Mr. Miller excel among others was his obsession with spiritual enlightenment.  It was this obsession what led him to become a member of a Masonic Lodge called the “Aurora Lodge” and subsequently this lodge got him in contact with a special and questionable group of men called the “Society of Superior Class of Men“. (David L. Rowe, God’s Strange Work, William Miller and the End of the World, Rowe: 2008, p. 27) Bolds added

• “The Masonic Lodge brought him into the meeting, probably Aurora Lodge, organized in Hampton in January 1793, but it was in Poultney that Miller became a member joining the Morning Star Lodge and eventually rising in rank to Grand Master”. (David L. Rowe, God’s Strange Work, William Miller and the End of the World, Rowe: 2008, p. 27), (William Miller, Diary, May 4 1798), (Memoirs of William Miller, by Silvester Bliss, Published by Joshua V. Himes: 1853, p.21) Bolds added

The strongest evidence of his Masonic activities can be found in his Biography “Memoirs of William Miller, 1853″, where it states how his searching for knowledge led him to become part of strange secret societies:

• “One of the first objects of his interest, after he had become settled, was the village library.  His constant use of its volumes brought him into the society of superior class of men. His wife took a deep interest in his improvement and promotion; and made her pleasure and business to relieve him as much as possible from all the family cares which might call him away from his books.” (Memoirs of William Miller, by Silvester Bliss, Published by Joshua V. Himes: 1853, p.18, 19) Bolds added
• “It was here that Mr. Miller became a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which his perseverance, if nothing else, was manifested; for he advanced to the highest degree which the lodges then in the country, or in that region, could confer.”  (Memoirs of William Miller, by Silvester Bliss, Published by Joshua V. Himes: 1853, pp.21, 22)

What kind of books where the ones that enlightened Miller at the library? Was he reading the gospels?

• “In the libraries of Matthew Lyon and Thomas Ashley, Miller encountered the writings of Enlightenment philosophers like Voltaire, Hume, Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and absorbed from them an idealized vision of human character.” (David L. Rowe, God’s Strange Work, William Miller and the End of the World, Rowe: 2008, p. 32) Bolds added
• “Mr. Miller studied these works closely, and at length avowed himself a deist.  As he has stated the period of his deistical life to have been twelve years, that period must have begun in 1804; for he embraced or returned to the Christian faith in1816.” (Memoirs of William Miller, by Silvester Bliss, Published by Joshua V. Himes: 1853, pp.24, 25)

VOLTAIRE (1694-1778)

William Miller’s Favorite Authors

Voltaire was one of the biggest haters of Christ and of Christianity in history.

Monsignor George F. Dillon, D.D. quotes from Voltaire:

The Christian religion is an infamous religion, an abominable hydra which must be destroyed by a hundred invisible hands. It is necessary that the philosophers should course through the streets to destroy it as missionaries course over earth and sea to propagate it. They ought to dare all things, risk all things, even to be burned, in order to destroy it. Let us crush the wretch! Crush the wretch!” (Voltaire, Mgr. George F. Dillon, D.D., Grant Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism, pp. 8-9, 1884)

THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809)

Another Miller’s favorite author was Thomas Paine:

Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel.” (Thomas Paine – The Age of Reason, 1794)

Other William Miller’s favorite philosophers and humanists were:

• David Hume (1711-1776) a Scottish philosopher.
• Ethan Allen (1739-1789) a philosopher, writer, politician and also an American Revolutionary War patriot.

It is certainly clear why was Miller enlightened with such philosophic ideas. These esoteric occult philosophers he was reading about were everything except Jesus followers. These men were the deists and atheist that Miller got all his ideas from. According to his biographers Mr. Miller abandoned his deistic life and embraced Christian faith again. But, did he? What happens latter proofs that he was lying. He never abandoned his life to follow the gospel of Jesus Christ. Many years after he claimed to be a christian, William Miller started hearing strange voices in his head that supposedly came from God. One of these voices would keep on ringing in his ears “tell it to the world”, and unfortunately he decided to follow it.

The preacher thus verified what he now heard “continually ringing in my ears, ‘Go tell the world of their danger‘.”

Source: (David L. Rowe, God’s Strange Work, William Miller and the End of the World, Rowe: 2008, p. 95), (Miller to N. Kendrick, March 12, 1828, Miller Letters; Sermon Notes, 1829, Miller Papers, Jenks Collection; Bliss, Memoirs, p.92) Bolds added

But how could be possible that God would command someone to go tell the world a message of lies and confusion? This is enough evidence to proof that William Miller never abandoned his unholy cabalistic enlightenments. Whatever he was receiving his inspiration from was not the Holy Spirit of God. Some of the consequences of his unholy inspirations were deception, confusion, and in some cases even insanity and probably suicides.

Some people sold their goods, not expecting to need them after October 22; others took a holiday to watch the Millerites gather to await the Advent. According to older accounts, the undisturbed arrival of October 23 drove some of the faithful to suicide and others to insanity; recent scholars have discounted such tales. Meanwhile, the Baptist Church disowned Miller, and he joined others to form the Advent Society, ancestor of several modern Adventist churches.”

Source: (“William Miller.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com.)

 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404704469.html

Did William Miller ever repent from his Masonic occult activities? It is possible that he did, but one interesting fact is that he resigned from the Lodge less than a month after he started to preach about the end of the world:

“It cannot be coincidental that Miller resigned from the Masons less than a month after his first public lecture on the end of the world.”  (David L. Rowe, God’s Strange Work, William Miller and the End of the World, Rowe: 2008, p. 94), (Washington Association Minutes, 1828)

“I never said nor practiced, anything knowingly to injure my country, the Church of Christ, or my fellow creatures.” (Miller to Truman Hendyx, April 10,1833, Miller Letters)

“God declared that no man would know the time; Miller stated that he did know the time. God said the times and seasons were within His own power; the Millerites declared that they had the prophetic key given to them. Jesus Christ stated, “No man knows the day or the hour, ” but the Millerites set the exact day (October 22, 1844). And history bears a bitter record of their terrible disappointment.” (Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults, p. 539, Ravi  Zacharias edition, 2003)

Lets review Scripture:

1. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”  (Matthew 24:36-37 NIV1984)
2. “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.  Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.” (Mark 13:32-33 NIV1984)
3. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24:42 NIV1984)
4. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” (Matthew 24:44 NIV1984)
5. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” (Matthew 25:13 NIV1984)
6. “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.” (Mark 13:35 NIV1984)
7. “Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. “(1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 NIV1984)
8. “He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.” (Acts 1:7 NIV 1984)

It is very obvious that these pioneers were not being inspired neither by scripture nor by the Holly Spirit. This whole disappointing movement was one full of deceptions and false expectations.  Sadly, Adventists sects in general held God responsible for this false lying movement. According to SDA’s, the pioneers misunderstood the message and the consequence was “the great disappointment”. In other words, the message God gave was not entirely clear, they had to find the correct way to interpret the riddle and unfortunately they couldn’t. They believe God used this disastrous event to gather and raise the “Adventist remnant”.

Therefore, though they proclaimed the message which God had committed to them to be given to the world, yet through a misapprehension of its meaning they suffered disappointment.” (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 352). Bolds added

God Does not lie and He would never use a movement of falsehood to bring his word to the world. The only true message of the gospel was already preached long ago by Jesus and entrusted to the Apostle Paul:

“Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—  a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior…” (Titus 1:1-3 NIV1984)

Note that the Apostle Paul clearly states “at his appointed season he brought his word“, (past tense). That means only one thing: The only true word was already brought to us in the gospels. Do we need to submit ourselves to the teachings of religious denominations? No! Do we need the guidance of ministers and religious teachers? No! We have Jesus and the Apostles in the Gospels and we are free to follow Christ in spirit without having to submit ourselves to the doctrines of men. Have you ever wonder why Jesus during his time on earth, dedicated so much time to fight the religious leaders? If you did not know that fact I strongly recommend you read the gospels. Jesus liberated us from the slavery of the man made religious institutions.

Conclusion:

After the gospels, any new religious movement that might rise with a new message should be disregarded as a false and deceiving one.

For further research:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/explanation/amprophesy.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millerites

http://www.whiteestate.org/pathways/wmiller.asp

During the early stages of the Seventh Day Adventurers Space Program, one of the most important missions was focused on Deep Space Exploration. During the event Ellen G. White was launched into space in search for extraterrestrial life and to the surprise of many she was able to make contact, a close encounter of the worst kind.

Ellen G. White saw Enoch:

“The Lord has given me a view of other worlds, wings were given me, and an angel attended me from the city to a place that was bright and glorious. The grass of the place was living green, and the birds there warbled a sweet song. The inhabitants of the place were of all sizes; they were noble, majestic, and lovely. . . . I asked one of them why they were so much more lovely than those on the earth. . . . Then I was taken to a world which had seven moons. There I saw good old Enoch, who had been translated.“ (Ellen G. White, Early Writings, pp. 39-40.)

After verifying the mission, the Space Program Director ‘James White’ (Ellen’s husband) a minister and various times president of the SDA General Conference concluded:

“At our conference in Topsham, Maine, last Nov., Ellen had a vision of the handy works of God. She was guided to the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and I think one more. After she came out of vision, she could give a clear description of their Moons, etc. It is well known, that she knew nothing of astronomy, and could not answer one question in relation to the planets, before she had this vision.“ (A Word to the “Little Flock,” p. 22.)

Today, after exploring these planets with the most advanced satellites and telescopes, no life forms have been found at all.

In one of her celestial adventures, she enters through and open space in Orion’s Nebula where she hears the voice of God and for some unknown reason she receives revelation of the exact location from where the Holy City will come down.

“Dark, heavy clouds came up and clashed against each other. The atmosphere parted and rolled back; then we could look up through the open space in Orion, whence came the voice of God. The Holy City will come down through that open space.” (Ellen G. White, Early Writings, p. 41.)

On another occasion EGW traveled so far that she was able to reach the gates of Mount Zion. This time she saw something really unexpected.

Ellen  saw a glorious temple and some kind of flying cupids:

“Mount Zion was before us, and on the mount was a glorious temple, and about it were seven other mountains, on which grew roses and lilies, And I saw the little ones climb, or, if they chose, use their little wings and fly, to the top of the mountains and pluck the never-fading flowers.“ (Ellen G. White, Early Writings, p. 19.)

Will there be a temple in the Holly City of God?

The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass. I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.” (Revelations 21:21-22 NIV 1984)

Ellen see a temple in the Holy City again and even more disturbing, this time she gets to pass into the holy of holies:

“He quickly carried me from the earth to the Holy City. In the city I saw a temple, which I entered. I passed through a door before I came to the first veil. This veil was raised, and I passed into the holy place. Here I saw the altar of incense, the candlestick with seven lamps, and the table on which was the shewbread. After viewing the glory of the holy, Jesus raised the second veil and I passed into the holy of holies.” (Ellen G. White, Early Writings, 1963, pp. 32,33)

Warnings from Scripture:

• 2 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV 1984): ”But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” (2 Peter 2:1-3 NIV 1984)
• Deuteronomy 18:20-22 (NIV 1984): ”But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death.” You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.” (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NIV 1984)
• 1 Timothy 6:20-21 (NKJV): “O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.” (1 Timothy 6:20-21 NKJV)
  Grace be with you. Amen