Freemasonry? A Cult? A Look at Freemasony 1. Masonic Government-19th Century Tract 2. Freemasnry Expose and Bibical Topics 3. Freemasonry-Through the Fires of Molceh 4. Freemasonry-Two Organizations, One Visible, The Other Invisible 5. Freemasonry and the Catholic Mass

Masonic Government
This is a copy of a very old tract, single copy 3 cents, 30 cents per dozen and per hundred $1.25, published By the American Party sometime in the mid 1800s,while Albert Pike was alive and still in the leadership of American Masonry.

The American Party, once called the �Know Nothing� Party, was moderately successful
around the 1850s with its anti-slavery, anti-immigration, anti-Catholic and apparently from this flyer, very anti-Masonic platform.

Beginning in the 1820s and 30s, the Anti MasonicParty gained popular political strength on a similar position that the Masons in government should be removed. This party blended with the ranks of the Whig Party, who had officially supported the candidates of the Know Nothing party in 1856. We think that the tract comes from this era.

Seems that most of the participants in the movement were absorbed into the newly formed Republican Party not long after this election.

One thing does stand out, however.

We certainly didn�t invent the theological, political
and social problems associated with Freemasonry.
The tract herein is just as true today as it was 140 years ago when it was distributed.

More so, perhaps when you see the tremendous power Freemasonry has within the White House, Congress and the Judicial system.

Text of Tract

Masonic Government

In the beginning of this examination we hasten to assure the reader that we do not propose to bring forward the testimony of non‑Masons or of anti-Masonic publications. We do not propose to beg the question in any way, manner or shape, and if the reader should have been so unfortunate as to have ever been made a Freemason, we ask and hope that for the time being he will forget that fact, and having divested his mind if possible, of prejudice, will look at the subject from a common sense standpoint, neither accepting; nor rejecting a point or proposition until all the bearings are duly weighed. You are not responsible for the present form, character and government of Freemason, neither is the writer. because we had nothing whatever to do in originating, moulding or shaping the system. However, we do have a right to look at the facts in the case, intelligently draw our conclusions therefrom and then to �mark and govern ourselves accordingly," no man or set of men daring to lawfully molest us or make us afraid.



Now it is plain to every one that if anybody really knows what Freemasonry is, Freemasons themselves certainly must know; and if any Masons know, it is not necessarily the embryo, three‑degree, pinfeather, Blue Lodge Masons, who perhaps do not know enough to visit a strange lodge without a brother along to vouch for them, but it is self-evident that if any Masons know what the principles, doctrines and practice of the order are, it is the men who have gone from the �ground floor� clear through the "pictures." who have made Freemasonry a life study, who are even now occupying the highest positions of honor and power in the craft, and who have been put forward by the institution to write its great standard publications including its rituals, its monitors, its manuals, its lexicons, its dictionaries, its digests of Masonic law, together with its works on Masonic jurisprudence, its histories, its guides, its trestle‑boards, and many other valuable works issued for the sole benefit of the "Worshipful Fraternity."



The great Masonic works and documents herein quoted were written by the learned rulers and teachers of Masonry and are protected by the seal of the United States in copyright. They were written by high Masons, copyrighted by Masons, published by Masons, sold by Masons, sold to Masons and openly endorsed and used by the Masonic Fraternity all over this land. Not only endorsed and used by well posted individual Masons, but subordinate and Grand Lodges have officially fathered and are using them. With this understanding, reader, we will meet upon the " level " and part upon the "square." First we will secure the evidence and testimony, and by and by determine the real Masonic character and exact standing of the numerous witnesses.



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRATERNITY.



� The mode of Government observed by the fraternity will give the best idea of the nature and design of the Masonic institution.� Sickels� Freemasons' Monitor, p. 10.



Very well; it is the BEST explanation that we are after and so we will examine into Masonic Government.



SYNOPSIS OF MASONIC LAW.



"The system of Masonic law has little of the republican or democratic spirit about It."�Rob Morris, in Webb�s Freemasons� Monitor, revised edition, p. 195



Well that is not very encouraging to patriotic men but perhaps all will be satisfactorily explained as we progress.



�We may not call in question the propriety of this organization; if we would be Masons we must yield private judgment. 'To the law and to the testimony�if any man walk not by this rule it is because there is no light in him."'�Pierson's Traditions of Freemasonry, p. 30.



That certainly is not republicanism or democracy, because they are inclined to give a man increased liberty and privileges instead of calling for the surrender thereof. But let us see how far this surrender of personal liberty is demanded of the Mason.



�That this surrender of free‑will to Masonic authority is absolute (within the scope of the landmarks 0f the order) and perpetual, may be inferred from an examination of the emblem (the shoe or sandal) which is used to enforce this lesson of resignation. The esotery of the Masonic rituals gives the fullest assurance of this: "once a Mason always a Mason" is an aphorism in our literature conveying an undeniable truth."�Morris' Dictionary, p. 29.



Then the surrender of personal private judgment and freewill to Freemasonry is complete and binding for all time. Well said indeed; for surely that is anything except Americanism, as either republicanism or democracy.



"A Mason should know how to obey those who are set over him, however inferior they may be in worldly rank; or condition." �Macoy's Masonic Monitor, p. 14.



What is this authority set over the Freemason to which he has bound himself and what will be the result of disobedience?



Disobedience and want of respect to Masonic superiors is an offense for which the transgressor subjects himself to punishment."�Mackey's Masonic Jurisprudence , p. 511.



Superiors and inferiors�queer government that�Americans are all equals. How severely will an offender be punished?





DISOBEDIENCE



"Under the head of Discipline is given a catalogue of fifteen prime classes of un-Masonic acts, of which this is one. It is so subversive of the groundwork of Masonry, in which obedience is most strongly inculcated, that the Mason who disobeys subjects himself to severe penalties."� Morris' Dictionary of Freemasonry, pp. 91,92



This no doubt was the punishment meted out to William Morgan and many ,others for their disobedience. Who Is the representative of Freemasonry, wielding such extraordinary authority?



"As a presiding officer the Master is possessed or extra-ordinary powers which belong to the presiding officer of no other association� Mackey's Masonic Jurisprudence, p. 344.



Indeed! His Majesty must be quite a privileged character, having such wonderful powers that are possessed by no other presiding officer.



�The powers and privileges of' the Master of a lodge are by no means limited in extent."�Chase's Digest of Masonic Law, page 380.



Not limited means unlimited, and that is just about as much as an ordinary mortal can well comprehend.



�The power of a Master in his lodge is absolute."� Mackey�s Lexicon of Freemasonry, p. 296.



There it is, a system of absolute masters; and an absolute master cannot exist without abject slavery; one is necessary to the other, so who are the miserable Masonic slaves? Let the reader answer that all important question.



"Hence, we find that the Master's authority in the lodge is despotic as the Sun ~n the firmament, which was placed there by the Creator, never to deviate from its accustomed course. till the declaration is 'promulgated that time shall be no more." Oliver�s Signs and & Symbols of Freemasonry, p. 142.



Where, in all the annals of history, ancient or modern, describing all the monarchies, despotisms and tyrannies from the dawn of creation down to the present time, will you find a better description of an irresponsible, absolute despot, than the above synopsis of the power of the Master of a subordinate )Masonic lodge'' To whom, or to what, is this Masonic nabob beholden ?



�The Master is responsible for his official acts, not to his lodge, but to the Grand Lodge: or (which is the same thing) to the Grand Master for the time being."�Webb's Freemasons' Monitor, p. 271.



What is the nature and power of the Grand Lodge is the next question staring us in the face for adjustment.



GRAND LODGES�JURISDICTION OF.



"A Grand Lodge is invested with power and authority over all the craft within its jurisdiction. It is the Supreme Court of Appeal in all Masonic cases, and to its decrees unlimited obedience must be paid by every lodge and every Mason situated within its control. The government of Grand Lodges is, therefore, completely despotic. While a Grand Lodge exists, its edicts must be respected and obeyed without examination by its subordinate lodges." �Mackey's Lexicon of Freemasonry, p. 186.



The Grand Lodge being completely despotic, therefore the Worshipful Master of a subordinate lodge is as much a slave to it as are the poor deceived and deluded victims over whom he lords it with such pomposity. But suppose, as is often the case, that some conscientious man who has been inveigled into the order should object and rebel against some mandate or edict of the Grand Lodge that he is fully convinced and persuaded is not right and proper; Will he be coerced into a compliance therewith ?



"The first duty of the reader of this Synopsis is to obey the edicts of his Grand Lodge. Right or wrong, his very existence as a Mason hangs upon obedience to the powers immediately set above him. Failure in this must infallibly bring down expulsion, which, as a Masonic death, ends all The one unpardonable crime in a Mason is contumacy, or disobedience."� Webb's Freemasons' Monitor, p. 196.



What is the one unpardonable crime in a Freemason? Is it lying, stealing, murder or a violation of civil law? Nay, verily, but it is simply to disobey Masonic law. That law must be obeyed, right or wrong. Does this low down slavery run through every department of Freemasonry, or only in the Blue Lodge and not In the higher grades?



�The principle of submission and obedience runs through the whole system and constitutes one of the greatest safeguards of our institution. The Mason is obedient to the Master, the Master and Lodge to the Grand Lodge, and this in its turn to the old landmarks and ancient regulations of the order. Thus is a due degree of subordination kept up and the institution preserved in its primitive purity."�Pierson's Traditions of' Freemasonry, p. 30.



This is a most galling system of human slavery a hundred‑fold more degrading than ever was African bondage in that both soul and body are the property of Freemasonry leaving the individual member a mere machine in the hands of Masonic superiors. Do Masons, deep down in their souls endorse and revere such a vile system as Freemasonry?



PREPARATION�BLUE LODGE MASONRY.



�If any applicant is not prepared in his heart he will never make a Mason no matter what dramatic exercises he may be put through. or what discipline exerted upon him.��Morris' Dictionary of Freemasonry, pp. 243, 244.



What is it that binds a man to this �Invisible Empire" or to this secret despotism? We go to the above named Masonic dictionary for � more light.�



COVENANT BLUE LODGE MASONRY.



� The obligations of Masonry are, in the sense of the definition, covenants and so are the Constitution and By‑laws.��Ibid., P. 76.



The obligations, then, along with the bylaws and constitution are covenants and we will now see what it is that makes a Mason.



OBLIGATION



�It is �the Obligation which makes the Mason' and the difference between one Mason and another consists simply in the fact that one keeps his obligations better than another."�Morris' Dictionary of Freemasonry, p. 218.



That is the nature and form of the Masonic obligation. Is it simply a promise or affirmation or is it construed to be an oath with all the binding force of the same? Turning again to our friendly dictionary we learn this:



AFFIRMAT10N�BLUE LODGE MASONRY.



�An affirmation is not equivalent to an oath in Masonry however it may be in common and is not legitimate in the working of the lodge.��Ibid. p.13.



Now, sir does Freemasonry consider and teach its devotees to consider the so‑called Masonic oath equal or superior in binding force to the civil oath?





COVENANTS.



�The Covenant is irrevocable. Even though a person may be suspended or expelled; though he may withdraw from the Lodge, journey into countries where Masons cannot be found, or become a subject of despotic governments that persecute, or a communicant of bigoted churches that denounce Masonry, he cannot cast off or nullify his Masonic covenant; No law of the land can affect it�no anathema of the church weaken it. It is irrevocable.� �Webb�s Freemasons' Monitor, p. 240.



This accounts for many strange and mysterious proceedings in our would‑be courts of justice and in the churches. NO law of the land (that is, civil law,) can even affect this lodge oath or covenant. No anathema of the church (that is, divine law), can so much as weaken it. Is it any wonder that criminals go scot‑free when the sheriff that impanels the jury, enough of the jurors impaneled to bring in a divided verdict, enough witnesses drummed up to make the evidence appear contradictory, the attorneys of the prosecution and of the defense, and the judge on the bench, are irrevocably bound to the prisoner at the bar as sworn brethren, by an obligation considered paramount to all others, civil or divine?



Is it anything strange that there is trouble in the church when the members are bound up, by this strong covenant, with saloon‑keepers, irreverent scoffers, and other evil‑minded men, in sworn brotherhood? Is there no escape from Masonic thralldom? is the now all important question.



�No method is provided for in the Masonic jurisprudence of modern times by which a member can withdraw himself from the authority of the society. He may resign his membership in the lodge, deny its government, even repudiate the ties by which he is bound to the institution, yet that authority remains unbroken. A �due summons' from the Lodge or Grand lodge is obligatory upon him; and should he refuse obedience he will be disgracefully expelled from the society with public marks of ignominy that can never be erased."�Morris' Dictionary of Freemasonry, page 29.



What arrogant system is this, that proposes to take a man's manhood from him by imposing upon him an obligation that defies both his civil as well as the divine law? It even declares vengeance on all who dare to think and act as free men without first consulting the Masonic covenant. No wonder seceded Masons and out-spoken non‑Masons are abused, vilified, slandered and hounded down by Masonic minions. � Public marks of ignominy that can never be erased.�



�The expulsion of a Mason, while it deprives him of every privilege with which his Masonic attachment endowed him, leaves him bound by every part and point of his. Masonic covenant. Of this no act of his own or of the lodge can ever divest him. The tie of Masonry is perpetual."� Webb's Freemasons' Monitor, p. 257.



That certainly is a queer government if there ever was one. The mystery of the whole business is to discover how under the sun a man can be a loyal citizen of any civil government on earth and at the same time uphold this system of secret despotism that boldly and openly defies all governments?



�There is no charge more frequently made against Freemasonry than that of its tendency to revolution and conspiracy, and to political organizations which may affect the peace of society, or interfere with the rights of government."�Mackey's Mystic Tie of Freemasonry, p. S6.



Well, does this great Masonic ruler and law‑giver speak the truth in the above, for time and again different governments have been compelled to suppress Freemasonry because of its incompatibility with the peace of society and with the laws of the land in that it harbored criminals and perverted the equitable administration of civi1 law.



�There is no duty more forcibly enjoined in Masonry, than that of warning a brother of danger impending to his person or interests. To neglect this is a positive violation of obligation, and destroys any person's claim to be entitled a Mason:.�� Morris' Dictionary of Freemasonry, p. 25.



Are Masons obliged to give this warning to affiliates only,

or must they always warn and aid one another discriminately?



�We are to give aid in imminent peril when Masonically called upon, not lest injustice may be done if we pause to inquire into the question of affiliation, but because the obligation to give this aid, which is reciprocal among all Masons, never has been and never can be canceled."�Mackey's Masonic Jurisprudence, p. 270.



Shall the Mason pause to inquire as to ANYTHING
when Masonically appealed to for aid?



�If a person appeals to us as a Mason in imminent peril, or such pressing need that we have not time to inquire into his worthiness, then, lest we might refuse to relieve and aid a worthy brother' we must not stop to inquire as to anything."�Albert Pike, in Masonic Grand Lodge Report of Arkansas; Also Mackey's Masonic Jurisprudence, p. ~70.



Ex‑Confederate General Albert Pike who led a brigade of Indian savages against the flag of his country at the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where the dead and wounded boys in Blue were scalped! and tomahawked, and even mutilated in a manner too barbarous and obscene for description, by his followers, and whose rebel hands are dyed crimson by the blood of loyal American citizens, is now the most honored man in Freemasonry.



He has since been very appropriately placed at the pinnacle of the system, where he sits supreme ruler; and to him every Freemason, knowingly or unknowingly, yet, nevertheless truly, does honor and homage when he throws A due‑guard and sign at a Blue Lodge Master; for the principle of submission and obedience runs through the WHOLE system," while in giving the sign he acknowledges himself to be under death‑penalty to obey this Masonic superior. Such is Freemasonry, a hot‑bed of disloyalty and treason, according to our deductions thus far.



"Treason and rebellion also, because they are altogether political offenses, cannot be inquired into by a lodge; and al. though a Mason may be convicted of either of these acts in the courts of his country, he cannot be Masonically punished; and not withstanding his treason or rebellion his relation to the lodge, to use the language of the old Charges, remains indefeasible."�Mackey�s Masonic Jurisprudence, p. 510 !



This makes plain why perhaps the blackest‑hearted rebel in the land is very appropriately placed at the head of treasonable Masonry in this country. Thus a saint in Freemasonry may be the worst citizen in this government.



''The Mason who is at home and the Mason who comes from abroad are considered on an equal footing as to all Masonic rights; and hence the brother made in Europe is as much a Mason when he comes to America, and is as fully qualified to discharge in America all Masonic functions, without any form of naturalization, as though he had been made in this country. The converse is equally true."� Mackey�s Masonic Jurisprudence, p. 200.



What a remarkable array of Masonic testimony! and yet the half has not been told, as we might go on almost indefinitely showing the foul, treasonable and anti‑republican nature, as legibly portrayed un�der the systematically arranged headings of the great copyrighted standard Mason�ic publications. The above Masonic quota�tions are complete sentences and not garbled. The language is so concise and plain that a child can easily analyze each sentence. The quotations are authorita�tive; Masonic superiors never argue Ma�sonry with subordinates. And now we proceed to nail the above synopsis of M�asonic law and government by home testi�mony.



We will let every affiliated Freemason in the Missouri Masonic Grand Lodge jurisdiction testify through their Grand Lodge Reports, three copies of which must be filed away year by year in every subordinate lodge throughout the jurisdiction.



The members of all subordinate lodges are fully represented in Grand Lodge by the superior officers of the several lodges, as they are delegates thereto, and no document emanates from any Masonic Grand Lodge without its en�dorsement and approval. We will call our neighbors, and see how cheerfully they accept or reject the testimony of the brightest men in the order:



(Part of a report on foreign correspondence rendered by a full committee consisting of Brothers J. P. Little, Jno. Dove, Wm. B. lsaacs, Wm. L. Maule and T. P. August :)



"The conclusion of the report breathes such a pure air of Masonic truths that we incorporate it herewith. It says: 'Once a Mason always a Mason�once a Mason, everywhere a Mason. However independent either as individuals or as lodges, whether Grand or subordinate�and we are each and all truly free and uncontrolled by anything, save our ancient laws and constitution�yet no Mason can be a foreigner to another Mason. We are all equal citizens of one common government, having equal rights, equal privileges and equal duties; and in which government, thank God, the majority does not govern.



For our order in its very constitution, strikes at the root of that which is the very basis of popular government It proclaims and practices, not that the will of the masses is wise and good, and as such to be obeyed,�not that the majority shall govern .. . but that the law tit e., above mentioned "ancient law"1 shall govern. Our tenet is not only that no single man but that no body of men (however wise or numerous)' can change in any decree one single landmark of our ancient institution. Our law is strictly organic; it cannot be changed without being destroyed. You may take a man to pieces, and you may take a watch to pieces, but you can not alter his organs and put him together again as you do the timekeeper.



Masonry is the living man, and all other forms of government mere convenient machines made by clever mechanics, for regulating the affairs of state. Not only do we know no North, no South, no East and no West, but we know no government save our own. To every government save that of Masonry, and to each and all alike, we are foreigners; and this form of government is neither pontifical, autocratic, monarchial republican, democratic nor despotic; it is a government per se, and that government is Masonic.



We have nothing to do with forms of government, forms of religion or forms of social life. We are a nation of men only, bound to each other by Masonic ties as citizens of the world, and that world the world of Masonry�brethren to each other all the world over, foreigners to all the world beside. The above is a Masonic address in a nutshell�it is the compressed essence of Masonic life."�Grand Lodge Report for, 1867.



How does that sound to a loyal American? Missouri Freemasons therein positively affirm that they are not controlled by ANYTHING save Masonic law; they THANK GOD that in their government the majority does NOT govern; that Freemasonry strikes at the very base of free government; that it proclaims and practices that the will of the MASSES should not be obeyed; that the United States is a mere convenient machine only: together with many other treasonable doctrines that the Missouri Masonic Grand Lodge emphatically declares are the compressed essence of Masonic life. Later reports all breathe the spirit of double‑dyed treason.



We would gladly prolong this discussion, but we will briefly consult another Grand Lodge Report or two and rest the case.



�For ourselves, we deny as Masons that any civil government on earth has the right to divide or curtail Masonic jurisdiction when once established. It can only be done by competent Masonic authority, and in accordance with Masonic usage."� Grand Lodge Report.



Rebold�s History of Freemasonry, p. 62, says: "The Freemason receives not the law, he gives It;" and a late Grand Lodge Report puts on the cap‑sheaf by adding:



�In all this we must not forget that 'Masonry is a law unto itself.� Its Perpetuity is dependent upon the force of its own influences. It never demands affiliation with any other humanizing agencies."�Grand Lodge Report of 1880.



MASONIC AUTHORS QUOTED ABOVE



Thomas Smith Webb, whose Masonic title was King, or Grand King, was a learned Mason, the first standard Masonic American author; or, in other words, he is the father of Masonry in this country.



Albert Pike: 33rd degree Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander of the Masons of the United States, author of the "Statutes of Ancient and Accepted Rite," etc. He is the supreme ruler of American Masonry.



Albert G. Mackey, lL D.: Past Grand Secretary and Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina; Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of South Carolina; Secretary General of the Supreme Council, 33d degree, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the Masons of the United States; Past General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of the Masons of the United States; author of A Lexicon Of Freemasonry, Manual Of The Lodge, The Book Of The Chapter, Mystic Tie, The Ritualist, Masonic Jurisprudence, etc., the latter a work that is to Masons and Blue Lodge Masters what the Revised Statutes are to a Justice of the Peace, or what Blackstone's Commentaries are to members of the bar.



Daniel Sickels: Past Master, Past High Priest, Knight Templar, Past Junior Grand Warden, 33d degree Secretary General of the Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction of the Masons of the United States, author of a Freemason's Monitor, General Ahiman Rezon, or Freemasons� Guide, etc.



A.T. C. Pierson: Past Grand High Priest, Grand Captain General of the Grand Encampment of the Masons of The United States of America, 33rd degree Sovereign Grand Inspector general; was for ten years Grand Master and is at present Grand Secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Minnesota; author of Traditions of Freemasonry, etc.



Rob Morris, L.L.D.: Knight Templar, Past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Sovereign Grand Inspector General, author of Code of Masonic Law, compiler of the Universal Masonic Library and his Dictionary of Freemasonry is to Masonry what Webster�s Dictionary is to the English language it is the great definer of Masonic terms.



Robert Macoy: 33rd degree, Past Master, Past Grand Secretary, Past Grand Recorder, Past Grand Commander, National Grand Secretary, author of A Cyclopedia of Freemasonry, Manual of the Order of The Eastern Star, Masonic Vocal Manual, and other works.



George Wingate Chase: A high Freemason, a prolific Masonic author, having compiled no less than eight valuable Masonic publications, one of which is the great book of decisions, Chase�s Digest of Masonic Law, a book that bears about the same relation to subordinate Masonic Lodges that the decisions of our Supreme Courts bear to our Circuit and County Courts.



Emanuel Rebold, M.D.: Past Deputy of the Masonic Grand Orient of France and a learned Masonic writer.



Rev. George Oliver: D.D., of England: Past Deputy Grand Master for Lincolnshire, and author of about twelve noble Masonic publications.



The above is gleaned from copyrighted standard Masonic publications now in our possession. The high Masonic standing and character of the authors here mentioned is fully sustained by Grand Lodge documents reposing on the table before us as we indite these lines.



Where is the man who has one drop of patriotic blood coursing through his veins that does not abhor, loathe and hate Freemasonry as the arch‑enemy of free government? And is he not ready, if he be a slave to this system of despotism, to declare his independence, and maintain his rights through the pulpit, the press and the polls? Let all true Americans rally to the standard of the American Reform Party, a Party that is rapidly coming up, the object of which is to wrest church and state from the usurpation of oath‑bound foreigners who are open]y endorsing and upholding a system that is treason to the government, as it confers titles of nobility, which is in open violation of the Constitution of the United States. Let true Americans stand for civil and religious liberty before the bristling bayonet or the cannon�s mouth ere we bow the knee to any despot or hail any man as MASTER. God save our country from the further encroachments of secret despotism! Long live the Republic of The United States of America!



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Ever hear the word of the L-rd, "Come out of her My people." If you have been hoodwinked and deceived into joining Freemasonry, you must "Come out of her," or you will spend an eternity in the lake of fire, with Lucifer, the god of Freemasonry. The god of the temples of freemasonry is Lucifer. Make no mistake about it, if you don't know Lucifer or Satan is the god of freemassonry, you have been DECEIVED.

You will find in this report The Ritual. Most masons do not know of, or deny its existance. It was recently found in the Rare Books Room of Pattee Library at The Pennsylvania State University. Indeed it is an authentic copy of the ritual book. Most masons are told it does not exist, The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. This is the actual ritual. Not some quotes from an anti-Mason book, but significant parts of the actual ritual book. It is no wonder that these secrets of the "craft" and luciferian initiations are kept from, not only the public, but its own members. It is now revealed. Alleluia Yeshua!

Most Freemassons are deceived regarding the truth that freemasonry is a religion of Lucifer. Any "Christian" who is a freemason, must come out it, renounce it, and repent of it, or he will be damned. Do you "Christian freemasons" think that God Almighty will tolerate members of Lucifer's Lodge? Freemasonry, intentionally misleads and deceives its low level initiates of the Blue Lodge. Does that sound like the work of the True God or a false god? How will you stand before God Almighty as a member of Lucifer's Lodge?

The amazing speed with which the church has gone into total apostacy is understandable. When one sees the list of high level freemasons and their positions of power and influence in in apostate churchianity, the speed and extent of the apostacy is understandable. Almost all "Christian" TV and radio personalities have taken the luciferian initiations of high level freemasonry. R.G. Stair is a notable exception, as a radio personality who has had the courage to expose the luciferian religion of freemasonry. Most try to keep it hushed; however, the positions of power and influence in the church are in the hands of men who have taken luciferian initiations. In the "Christian" seminaries, colleges, universities, TV, radio, and in almost all the large chruch organizations, one will find high level freemason luciferians in control. That is how quickly another gospel has been spread. Most are too proud to recant or remitt. They would rather deny or threaten those who expose their high level fremasonry membership. Why not just publiclly renounce fremasonry?

Here are some prominent names. Billy Graham, Kenneth Copeland, Kenneth Hagan, Paul (TBN) Crouch, Oral Roberts, Benny Hinn, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuller, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrahkan and many others.

Almost the entire "Word - Faith," "name it and claim it," apostate "gospel of prosperity", is the product of luciferian freemasons. Jesus is the only God who is not welcome in the Lodge. Jesus told us that in the last days many would come in His name saying, "Jesus is Lord," and shall deceive many. The True God is the only god that is excluded from freemasonry. Do you see why the ecumenical movements such as Promise Keepers, the Global Ethic, and other easy believism, "doctrine divides love unites" movements, are so entheusastically supported by the "Christian freemasons." The great "falling away" is often, falsely so called, the rapture. Truthfully the word used in the Authorized scriptures is apostacia, litlerally, the great falling away from the truth. The great apostacy is here. "Christian freemasons" have been at the controls of the larger Christian organiations and have greatly facilitated and accellerated the great falling away from the truth.

Freemasons, need to hear this! Lucifer, the god of this world, the god of freemasonry, is a defeated foe although now enjoying his final greatest hour of stealing, killing, and destroying. His followers will join him in hell. Withdraw thyself or be damned.


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But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Gal 1:8-9

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 1Tim 6:3-5


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Albert Pike is considered American Freemasonry's most eminent philosopher. Some of Albert Pike's most revealing comments, given only to those taking the Luciferian initiations of the 30, 31, and 32nd degrees, are denied by freemassons. Fremasons are taught that Taxil fabricated the most infamous Pike quote 3 years after Pike's death. However, Anton Chaitkin, speaking for the Schiller Institute, tells us that the infamous Pike quote is available in French and English in the Albert Pike vertical file at the library of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction at 1733 16th St. NW, Washington D.C. Because freemasons are taught the Taxil explanation, several references are given for these most revealing infamous statements of Albert Pike.

Only 5% of 32nd and higher degree freemasons are invited into the Illuminati. Many "Christians freemasons" would contend that freemassonry is not a religion. The plan of freemassonry is that the majority of freemasons do not even know it is a religion. The plan of freemasonry is to deceive the majority of freemasons from the truth that Lucifer, or Satan, is the god of freemasonry. The only god who will not be found in the temples of freemassonry is the One True God, Yeshua Messiah, Jesus Christ. You will not be praying in the name of Yeshua, or Jesus, in the Lodge.

Albert Pike wrote the "Morals and Dogma" of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry. Some of the words of this greatest sage of Freemasonry should put Freemasonry in perspective.

On page 819 you will find just one example of why there are many people in Freemasonry who believe that it is natural to be a Christian and a Mason. "The Blue Degrees are but the outer court or portico of the Temple. Part of the symbols are displayed there to the Initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretations. It is not intended that he shall understand them; but it is intended that he shall imagine he understands them." Freemasonry intentionally misleads the low degree initiates and hides the truth that the god of Freemasonry is Lucifer, except to those in the 30th and higher degrees.

The designed Luciferian deception of Freemasonry intentionally misleads the lower degree initiates away from the truth that the god of Freemasonry is Lucifer. I know of 3 masons of the 32nd degree who have fully renounced Lucifer's religion of Freemasonry and have been redeemed and now serve the True God and honor the name of Yeshua (Jesus). I have 2 very dear friends who will not renounce Freemasonry. One has ministered the gospel for 40 years. Please pray for them and all Masons to know that the Truth that Yeshua (Jesus) is the only way to God and that Lucifer's religion of Freemasonry is a sure way to hell. The following is the infamous quote of Albert Pike. If you still believe the Taxil deception spread within freemasonry, then check out page 321, of the 1942 edition, of Albert Pike's "Morals and Dogma".

"That which we must say to the crowd is -- We worship a God, but it is the God that one adores without superstition.

"To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees -- The Masonic Religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian Doctrine.

"If Lucifer were not God, would Adonay (The God of the Christians) whose deeds prove his cruelty, perfidy and hatred of man, barbarism and repulsion for science, would Adonay and his priests, calumniate him?

"Yes, Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay is also god. For the eternal law is that there is no light without shade, no beauty without ugliness, no white without black, for the absolute can only exist as two gods: darkness being necessary for light to serve as its foil as the pedestal is necessary to the statue, and the brake to the locomotive. "

"Thus, the doctrine of Satanism is a heresy; and the true and pure philosophical religion is the belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good, is struggling for humanity against Adonay, the God of Darkness and Evil." (Instructions to the 23 Supreme Councils of the World, Albert Pike, Grand Commander, Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry, July 14, 1889. Recorded by A.C. De La Rive, La Femme et l'Enfant dans la Franc-Maconnerie Universelle, page 588)) (Also See "Antichrist and a Cup of Tea," by Tim Cohen, page 235) (See Also "En Route to Global Occupation," by Gary Kah, pp 124-125 and pp 1133-116)

Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Isa 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Isa 14:16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;


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Perhaps the best book on the subject, is "The GODS of the LODGE," by Regenald C. Haupt, Jr., Published by VICTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY, P.O. Box 15251, Savannah, Georgia, 31406. The book is also obtainable via the Overcomer Broadcast ministry of Brother R.G.Stair, Box 691, Walterboro, SC, 29488. Phone (803)538-4202. This book will give you enough of the initiations, symbolism, mysteries, philosophies, rites, titles, secret words, grips etc., so that you will know the accuracy of the book. The Southern Baptists and United Methodists have the largest memberships within freemasonry. The book is based almost entirely on Masonic sources. It was not written as a smear or condemnation. It simply exposes the truth of this religion of Lucifer from their own sources such as the New Freemassonry Encyclopedia. The book also exposes the connection between Mormons and Freemasonry.


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One of the most recent churches to join with the Holiness Churchs, Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Assemblies of God, Church of the Nazarene, Chritian Reform Church, and others, in publically declaring the Antichrist true nature of freemasonry is the Christian Missionary Alliance Church. The entire Sermon of Pastor David Janssen follows. The reason this is so special is because that in their research, in the Rare Books Room of Pattee Library at The Pennsylvania State University, they located a copy of the ritual book, The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. It will be referenced as "the Ritual," or "Ritual." Many who have tried to find the truth regarding Freemasonry have sought such a book. I would encourage you to take the time to review this in its entirety if you really want to know the truth. There are many strong delusions today. In truth, there may not be any such thing as a "Christian Freemason." The truth is that these are mutually exclusive terms.


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A Sermon on the Rituals of Freemasonry, by Pastor David S. Janssen

State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 1606 Norma Street, State College, Pennsylvania, 16801

Introduction from a Prepared statement, delivered by an Elder

This morning's sermon addresses the subject of Freemasonry. The response it recommends reflects two years of prayerful study by the Board of Elders. After this lengthy deliberation and consultation with Christian brothers who either are or have been Freemasonry participants, we have concluded that intentional or inadvertent involvement in Freemasonry places Christians in a spiritually compromised situation. While Masons deny their secret society is a religion, it nevertheless involves a spiritual fellowship of men who, though they often praise God and accord the Bible a place of public honor, historically commit themselves to an unBiblical system of thought and practice. Out of concern for our brothers who are Masons and for our congregation as a whole, the Board of Elders has asked the Pastor to speak on Freemasonry this morning. The Governing Board has endorsed our unanimous decision to take up this subject and offer the consequent recommendations.

What is at stake is the issue of spiritual fellowship. As you will see, the ideas and practices of Freemasonry are inconsistent with a commitment to Biblical Christianity. Put bluntly, the fellowship of Freemasonry is inconsistent with the fellowship of Jesus Christ. In light of the fact that the Scripture (Ephesians 5: 11) teaches us to have "no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them," the Elders and Pastoral staff have chosen to inform the congregation about the nature of Freemasonry, and to initiate actions described at the conclusion of this morning's sermon.

As a full Board of Elders, we have come to our understanding only within the last two years, and we regret our failure to inform ourselves on the situation earlier. To the extent our tardiness has harmed anyone in the congregation, we ask forgiveness. We trust you will understand that in taking these actions we hope to protect rather than punish our sheep. Out of concern for the flock we encourage our brothers who are Masons to leave Freemasonry and, just as important, we warn our young men against joining that fellowship.

[This discussion is a compilation of three sermons on the "Rituals of Freemasonry" delivered by Pastor Janssen, on Sunday, September 28, 1997. The sermons includes slides Pastor Janssen described.]

The Elders are represented here as spiritual leaders and overseers of the flock. Not a single Elder, not a single Governing Board Member, neither a Pastor nor a Pastor's wife differs on this issue we talk about this morning. The elected leadership of our Church comes to you this morning in unity on this teaching document.

Freemasonry and its conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Let me begin by reading the Word of God from Deuteronomy, Chapter 13, verses 6 to 8. The Bible reads, If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

God takes a dim view of other deities in association with His-Name or Being, which is why the Elders share with you today their concerns about the association of Freemasonry with these other gods. The Father has told us to avoid the worship of other gods, whether they be from Egypt, Canaan, or wherever. Many of these deities, as you will see, are associated with the Ritual of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.


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Pastoral Prayer

God, today we come to you and worship you in the name of Jesus. You are Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We know You by the name Jehovah and we want to thank you Father for your son Jesus, for the atonement that He provided and for the power of the Holy Spirit that is resident in this place. We bind any other spirit in the name of Jesus that it cannot speak, that it cannot be boisterous, and that all shall be done for your glory alone. Father we thank you today for your presence and for your Glory. We thank you Lord for your Word. You call us to be obedient to Your Word. And this morning, God, we give you this that all of us may learn more about your Holy Spirit and learn more about your Word and your path for our lives. Father, this morning we tend to matters important to you. We ask that your Holy Spirit may enlighten our eyes that we may understand how you would have us to walk. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Lord and our Savior. Amen.


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As one travels through the United States, and in particular Pennsylvania, one may find along the highways a certain blue or red sign welcoming visitors to the Lodge. We recognize and affirm that it is the right of us all to become associated wherever we want and with whatever we want to be involved in. Together, we appreciate and cherish this basic constitutional freedom. We are concerned, however, with the fact that as a Board of Elders and Governing Board, we have come to the conclusion that the goals and teachings of this organization, that is Freemasonry, conflict with the purposes and the Bylaws of The State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, and we are vested with the responsibility under God and our church Bylaws to share our concerns with you. Please understand that the Board of Elders has been careful to confer with those Masons associated with our church and that much of this material has already been shared with them, in one way or another. In love and patience we have sustained this dialogue for two years. This teaching today is for the broader congregation.

Freemasonry, in the Scottish Rite, believes and states in its own publications that one out of every five adults in the United States comes under its influence. Twenty percent of us- through an uncle, a father, a grandfather, a brother, or perhaps even our membership - has experienced the influence of Freemasonry in our lives. Our concern is less with the individual uncle or the grandfather or other relative than with the Freemasonry organization. We believe this organization runs contrary to the purposes of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our Church Bylaws, and in that voice we speak today.

More specifically, we focus on the relationship of Freemasonry to our local church. Our call is not to hurt people. Our concern is not with individuals, but with an organization we believe violates Deuteronomy 13:6-8 and therefore threatens to compromise Christians. Some of the information you see and hear today may be new to you.


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Elders are charged with the responsibility of caring for our souls

The Elders before you here today are charged with caring for our souls. Some may wonder why these men have come and why they undertook a two year search on this topic. Might they have been spending their time better on other matters? But recall the Elders are charged with the responsibility of a number of important tasks according to the Word of God and judge whether this study matches their responsibilities according to First Peter, Chapter Five.

Called to shepherd the flock of God

The Elders are called to shepherd the flock of God. Peter's letter tells us that as under shepherds, the Elders are to be concerned with how the Flock is spiritually - its overall condition. When the sheep are in danger, the Elders have a moral obligation to express their concerns.

Called to oversee in the body

The Elders are called to oversee in the body - "to see over the body" - and make sure the body is spiritually healthy. So today, they come in unanimity out of their concern for the sheep. In other words, they have been elected by you to be actual overseers gaining a perspective on the body of Christ to make sure the sheep walk in the paths of righteousness, their journey leading homeward toward the Good Shepherd, Jesus.

Will give an account of their commitment

The Elders will give an account of their commitment. If they fail, they must answer for it to God. They must also answer to God if they are too strict. As you can see, these individuals face a challenging job! Sometimes they lack encouragement, and my word to you is to encourage them.

Must meet spiritual conditions

The Elders must meet spiritual conditions as outlined in Second Timothy and Titus. These individuals before you have met those spiritual requirements or standards through the nominating committee and through the church elections of recent years. We have seen these individuals in their walk, meet the qualifications to lead us. The Elders are, therefore, in a position to share their studies and insights as is their moral and Biblical obligation.

Have been elected by you as ones deemed spiritually responsible

You have elected your Elders as the ones you deem spiritually responsible. Your election transcended the routine political choices between Republicans and Democrats. You have elected these individuals over the years to serve you, to help shepherd you and to care for your souls. It is in that capacity they come to you today.

We are called to discern the Spirit of Truth from the Spirit of Error

We are all called, as first John tells us, "to discern the spirit of truth from the spirit of error." We know that in our world there exists a Spirit of Truth and that is the Holy Spirit, but first John goes on to describe a Spirit of Error. Every single one of us throughout life must remain aware of the difference between the two and base our convictions on that difference between truth and dangerous error. This counterfeiting spirit goes throughout the world trying to mask the way and the plan of God. Notice, for a moment, how that spirit manifests itself:

Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

First the Bible says, "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness but expose them." What does God want us to do when we find behaviors associated with darkness? We are to expose them. Is this something an Elder Board should do? Yes. Not people, mind you, but the fruitless deeds of darkness. The fifth chapter of Ephesians calls us not to cover these "fruitless deeds of darkness" with thoughts of love, but to expose them.

2 Cor 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Second, we are called to demolish arguments. It is a solemn call of God through Paul to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God." So where we find something pretending to be the church, something pretending to be Christ, something pretending to take people to heaven, whatever it may be, if it is not of God, Paul considered it his obligation to challenge these arguments and pretensions. Why? To demolish their ability to counterfeit Christ.

1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Dear friends do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see if they are from God. "Do not believe every spirit"--that word has gone out into the world. It is what First John still tells us. Test the spirits to see if they are from God, or from somewhere else. How often in our lives do we fail to test the spirits involved in what we read, what we do, what we may or may not ascribe or belong to? We have that individual responsibility as men and women, as boys and girls to test these spirits throughout our journey. We believe in unanimity that this is exactly what we do this morning.

The spirit of falsehood manifests itself in different ways

The spirit of falsehood or error, manifests itself in different ways. To be aware of the different ways, we can examine a few of them:

A different gospel

Obviously a "different gospel" exists. We read in the Galatians of just such a different gospel. When works are added to grace, or faith and works become mixed, it is the spirit of falsehood, called in the scriptures a different gospel. There are other falsehoods.

Admixtures of truth and error

Admixtures of other kinds can be just as dangerous. In fact admixtures of truth and error can be the most volatile and sinister of falsehoods, tending to blind people to the pure truth beyond the amalgam. Admixtures can also be the most difficult falsehood to discern with elements of truth masking the error. A mixture of truth and error may look truthful enough for one to believe the error cannot really be error. We find a complete falsehood somewhat more obvious. A mixture of truth and error takes wing in the spirit of falsehood, and it is also a different Gospel.

False religions past and present

False religions are clearly within the spirit of falsehood. Whether past religions or present religions, they are composed by humans rather than God. These religions are not merely the musings of a culture, but spring from the spirit of error and falsehood. Man's attempt to present his own good works to God generally account for the approach human religions take. False religions whether past or present represent the spirit of error.

Cults

Cultic organizations also represent the spirit of falsehood. We know cultic behavior separates people by moving them into secret organizations with secret information others cannot share. Cults indoctrinate their members over a long period, withholding all the information at first, then slowly inculcating them until they believe they have been deemed worthy to possess understanding that others cannot have. Slowly these people become isolated from their families and friends. Cults continually surface across the globe and a Christian must study the subject to know what to join and what to avoid.

The Occult

The occult is part of the spirit of falsehood as surely as Satan seeks to bring our lives under his dominion and power. The word "occult" means hidden or secret things. The occult thrives today in Centre County. It appears everywhere, on television, in our music, in the fascination with witchcraft whether through tarot cards, or Ouija boards, or secretive covens. Whatever the means, the occult is active and we must be careful to recognize it as the spirit of falsehood.

Spiritism

Spiritism - that is to say, the practice of contacting the dead - is clearly within the spirit of falsehood. Do people still practice this? Without question. In our town and in our county, people still try to contact the spirits of dead people, usually in an attempt to gain information and power. Now we know from the Word of God, the Bible, that we cannot actually contact the spirits of dead people, but Satanic spirits lurk behind those voices that mimic those who are dead. Spiritism of this sort is the spirit of falsehood.

Pretenses to Christ

The New Testament mentions pretenses to Christ, pretenders to the throne of God. Satan establishes organizations, or associations, or heretical churches to challenge the one God who came in the flesh, Jesus of Nazareth. These pretenders live in the spirit of falsehood. Only Jesus can unite the world under His blood atonement. A spirit of falsehood sets up the very pretenses Paul says he demolishes.

And so, in a number of different ways, the spirit of falsehood introduces itself to all who care to listen, and be deceived.


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Following two years of study, the Elders conclude that Freemasonry is in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the purposes of our Church as defined in our Bylaws.

Following two years of study, our Elders reached the conclusion that Freemasonry conveys sufficient material within the spirit of falsehood for one to classify it among those organizations in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the purposes of our Church as defined in our Bylaws.

Please understand what I am saying and what I am not saying. What I speak of today refers to those Bylaws of our Church we are constitutionally able to discuss. I am not saying that a person has no right to belong to Freemasonry, nor am I saying Freemasonry has no right to exist. What I am saying, and what the Board of Elders and the Governing Board are saying, is that Freemasonry is in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the purposes of this Church as defined in our Bylaws, and this conflict places us on the spiritual ground where we stand today. We are simply saying this: We have the obligation and right to share with you today that we deem Freemasonry an organization conveying the sort of material that classifies it under our Bylaws as an organization in conflict with the purposes of this Church. That is all we are saying this morning.


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Ten reasons the Elders believe that Freemasonry (the Blue Lodge, the York Rite, the Scottish Rite) is in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Bylaws of this Church

Ten reasons convince our Elders that Freemasonry, which we define this morning as the Blue Lodge, the York Rite, and the Scottish Rite, is in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Bylaws of this Church.

Not every service organization or fraternity is connected to this system

First, not every service organization or fraternity is connected to the system of Freemasdnry, and we want you to know that. But many organizations are connected with Freemasonry, and if you belong to any of these organizations you should reflect and pray over your involvement with those organizations. But to repeat, many fraternities, fraternal orders, and service organizations have nothing whatever to do with the teachings of Freemasonry. It is important for every single one of us to recognize what we are involved with, what we are not involved with, and what certain organizations are trying to teach us about God.

Why study the Scottish Rite, or higher Degrees as representive of the Lodge?

Why study the Scottish Rite or the higher Degrees as representative of the Lodge? Since according to 1991 figures, only about 50 percent of all Masons ever move on to the Scottish Rite or to the York Rite combined, and about 50 percent remain with the Blue Lodge, would not it be better just to study the Blue Lodge since all Masons have traveled through it together?

The Blue Lodge does not teach the deeper principles of Freemasonry

Freemasonry defines the Blue Lodge as Degrees one, two and three. During his initiation into the Blue Lodge a candidate is told that nothing in Freemasonry will conflict with his personal religious preferences. The Blue Lodge does not, however, teach the deeper principles of Freemasonry. How do we know that?

Ritual in the 26th Degree, the Prince of Mercy or Scottish Trinitarian

The Ritual clearly states, in the 26th Degree, the Prince of Mercy, that Freemasonry discloses its teaching only over time and only by Degrees (Ritual, page 384).

You may ask, what is "the Ritual"? The Ritual is that set of ceremonies, dogmas, and teachings, by which members are brought into the higher Degrees of Freemasonry. Any one of you can read the book we used in our study in the Rare Books Room of Pattee Library at The Pennsylvania State University. In other words, I am not quoting the works of an anti-Mason. I am quoting a work of the Masons written to bring members into the higher Degrees of Freemasonry within the Scottish Rite. This book is, of course, exceedingly rare. Probe Ministries recently aired a series of teachings about Freemasonry on WTLR, and they could not even locate this book. But thankfully at Penn State a rare Masonic collection has provided the Ritual for all who care to look, and it forms the basis of what I present to you this morning.

Masony discloses its secrets cautiously, and never makes the whole truth known at once (26th Degree, Prince of Mercy, Ritual, page 384).

If you went to the Rare Books Room and accessed The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry you would find in the 26th Degree, these words: "Masonry discloses its secrets cautiously, and never makes the whole truth known at once. This is what Masons themselves confirm about Freemasonry as described in the Ritual, the book by which members are brought into the higher Degrees of Freemasonry. This is not my commentary about Freemasonry; this is the Ritual describing what it does.

Thus, a member going through the Blue Lodge-that is the first three Degrees-or onward through the Scottish Rite to the 32nd Degree and on to the 33rd honorary Degree, or through the York Rite, will receive information unavailable to them at the first three Degrees, precisely because Freemasonry is cautious about what it discloses and believes that only certain people should hear all of the information available at the Blue Lodge level. Does this description remind you yet of a false gospel?

Notice that one must continue on and gain more information before one understands what "the truth" is because Freemasonry discloses its "truth" only in process. The organization tells, at this point, that its teachings are intentionally cloaked.

The 17th Degree, Knights of the East and West

The Scottish Rite reveals more information about Freemasonry than the Blue Lodge reveals, as we continue to see in these statements found in the 17th Degree, Knights of the East and West.

(We begin) a course of instruction which will fully unveil the heart and the inner mysteries of Masonry (17th Degree, Knights of the East and West, Ritual, page 240).

In the 17th Degree, thirteen degrees beyond the Blue Lodge, in the middle of the Scottish Rite, a member begins a course of instruction that will fully unveil the heart and the inner mysteries of Freemasonry. The teachings of the Blue Lodge are in other words, only the preliminary teachings of Freemasonry. The first three degrees of the Blue Lodge do not reveal the heart and inner mysteries of Freemasonry. Only in the 17th Degree--and not in the Blue Lodge-does a Mason in the Scottish Rite approach the heart and the inner mysteries of Freemasonry. This is why we study the Scottish Rite and not the Blue Lodge.


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The Primary text, The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry contains instructions in all the Degrees from the third to the thirty-third and last Degree of the Rite, together wtth ceremonies of inauguration. (Revised and enlarged edition. 1914).

The primary text today, The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. will be referenced as "the Ritual," or "Ritual."

Written by Charles Thompson McClenachan, 33rd Degree

The book we present to you was written by 33rd Degree Mason Charles McClenachan and was last published by The Masonic Publishing Company in 1914.

Grand Master of Ceremonies of Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction

Charles McClenachan was The Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Supreme Council in the Northern Jurisdiction, United States, which covers Pennsylvania.

First, and last, compilation of the Degrees

This book was the first and last compilation of Scottish Rite Degrees published as a limited edition intended for assisting Masons through the Degrees of The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. This text represents a considerable effort in bringing together the teachings of Freemasonry. Currently, we are told, the teachings of Freemasonry are distributed in single pamphlets covering each Degree, respectively.

Used from, approximately 1885 through 1925 to today

The Ritual has been used from approximately 1885 through 1925 and perhaps up until today. It was the first and last compilation of the individual ritual degrees. McClenachan compiled the teachings of the different degrees from different books. Freemasonry published his work and went on to use it for approximately 40 years. As we talked to local Masons who complained that McClenachan's book was outdated, we asked for the new book and were told that there is no new book There has been no further compilation for good reason: Freemasonry did not want its secrets to be known.

Copy in Rare Books Room, Pattee Library at The Pennsylvania State University,with an initiation program from a Scottish Rite Lodge in New Jersey from the 1920s

The copy of the Ritual in the Rare Books Room at Penn State includes an initiation program from a Scottish Rite Lodge in New Jersey from the 1920s. In that book one finds a mimeographed form of how this initiation actually proceeded. If someone were to say this book was not used, it is simply not true. If someone were to say all of this occurred back in the nineteenth century, it is simply not true. We found it was in use in the 1920s, and it probably went on to be used through the Second World War. That may seem like ancient history, but our grandfathers may have used this book. So we know local chapters of Freemasonry used it to move members through the successive Degrees. It is time now for us to list the ten reasons we believe Freemasonry conflicts with the teachings and Bylaws of our Church.


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Reason Number One: Freemasonry uses pagan religions as an inspiration for their ceremonies

The 21st Degree, Prussian Knight, or Noachite

If you have doubts, listen to these words of Freemasonry from the Prussian Knight (who claim Noah as their Patriarch), 21st Degree: They meet only on the nights of the full moon, and allow no other light but hers, because such was the ancient custom of the Order, derived from the mysteries of Ceres and the old worship of Isis (21st Degree, Prussian Knight, Ritual, page 322).

"They (meaning the Prussian Knights) meet only on nights of the full moon, and allow no other light but hers, because such was the ancient custom of the Order, derived from the mysteries of Ceres and the old worship of Isis." Isis is the moon goddess of Egypt. Ceres is her Greek equivalent. This ritual obviously uses as its inspiration, the worship of Isis. It is of pagan origin, and it involves the worship of false deities.

Masonry, of no one age, belongs to all time; of no one religion, it finds its great truths in all. (26th Degree, Prince of Mercy Ritual, page 380).

"Masonry, of no one age, belongs to all time; of no one religion, it finds its great truths in all." All religions provide accessibility for Freemasonry and the truths within those primitive religions find their way into this organization. All of the great religions, past and present, supply Freemasonry with truths, and it makes liberal use of pagan religions.

We reproduce the speculations of the Philosophers (the Kabalists,the Mystagogues, and the Gnostics. Every one being at liberty to apply our symbols and emblems as he thinks most consistent with truth and reason, and with his own faith we give them such an interpretation only as may be accepted by all (20th Degree, Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges, Ritual, page 313).

From the Ritual: "We reproduce the speculations of the Philosophers, the Kabalists, the Mystagogues, and the Gnostics" Those are three big words. What do they mean? Few people would take the time or have the time to find out. But a quick trip to the Penn State Library can lead to answers. I was able to read four books on the Kabala. You can read them too, if you care to locate them. You can understand these concepts rather than letting these concepts pass unstudied through your mind.

Continuing from the Ritual: "Everyone being at liberty to apply our symbols and emblems as he thinks most consistent with truth and reason, and with his own faith, we give them such an interpretation only as may be accepted by all." Someone might ask, Haven't you misapplied these symbols? Masonic orders would compel me to answer, No! This passage has told me that all of the symbols and the emblems of Freemasonry use the primary meaning of the symbol or emblem first. The Scottish Rite states that it uses only the primary or first meaning of any symbol. So when it tells you about Isis it means Isis and when it tells you about Osiris it means Osiris. When you see its symbols, the primary meaning is what you are to understand. We find this out that as we go on.

We, like our ancient Masters, mourn Osiris-the type to us of the Sun, of light, of life. ... Weep, my brethren, for Osiris! ... Weep for Osiris, type of the good the true, the beautiful (24th Degree, Prince of the Tabernacle Ritual, page 356)!

The M.P. (Most Puissant, or Powerful, Leader) says, "We, like our ancient Masters, mourn Osiris (that is the sun god of Egypt, the opposite of the moon goddess)-the type to us of the Sun, of light, of life." Then the M.P. says to the initiates, "Weep, my brethren, for Osiris!" What the M.P. has just asked each initiate to do is weep for a foreign deity, the sun god, Osiris. So I as an initiate in the 24th Degree am being taught to worship the Egyptian sun deity. This is idolatry plain and simple.


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Reason Number Two: Freemasonry teaches Universalism, that all will be ultimately saved

Universalism is the belief that all will ultimately be saved. I wish everyone were saved, but that is not God's plan and, that is not the Gospel. Jesus came and died, calling us to repent of our sins and believe in Him. But what we find Freemasonry saying is that everyone will eventually be saved. Do they really believe that? We can examine the question together.

The 29th Degree, Knight of Saint Andrew or Patriarch of the Crusades
In the 29th degree, Knight of Saint Andrew, we read in the Scottish Rite: The Masonic system regards all the human race as members of one great family---as having the same origin and the same destination; all distinctions of rank, lineage or nativity, are alike unknown (29th Degree, Knight of Saint Andrew, Ritual, pages 432 and 433).

The Masonic system regards all the human race as members of one great family - having the same origin and the same destination. In other words, Freemasonry teaches its people Universalism. I personally do not believe we all have the same destination, and the Gospel does not teach that the human race has the same destination. Jesus clearly explained the two possible destinations, one for the sheep and one for the goats. Freemasonry conflicts here with the Word of God and the purposes of this local Church, which is to uphold truth as revealed in the Old and New Testaments.


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Reason Number Three: Freemasonry teaches the principles of pagan religions as truth

Freemasonry teaches the principles of pagan religions as truth. Are we sure Freemasonry teaches the principles of pagan religions as truth? Yes. Here is what the Ritual says:

The 25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent
In the 25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent, we read this from the Ritual: The duties of a Knight of the Brazen Serpent are: To purify the soul of its alloy of earthliness through the gate of Capricorn and the seven spheres it may at length ascend to its eternal home beyond the stars; and also perpetuate the great truths enveloped in the symbols and allegories of the ancient mysteries (25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent, Ritual, page 358).

The duties of a Knight of the Brazen Serpent are to purify the soul of its alloy of earthliness (this is a tenet of Gnosticism), that through the gate of Capricorn and the seven spheres (this is astrology) it may, at length, ascend (that is to say, the human body) to its eternal home beyond the stars; and also to perpetuate the great truths enveloped in the symbols and the allegories of the ancient mysteries. The ancient mysteries here are the ancient religions, not the Gospel. If you or I wanted to fulfill the duties of a Knight of the Brazen Serpent, one of our obligations would be to perpetuate the truths of the ancient mysteries or the pagan ancient religions. Freemasonry has just taught me the principles of pagan ancient religions and asked me to uphold those principles. We find no commensurate call to perpetuate the truth of Christianity and no call to perpetuate the truth of the Old Testament. Even though the brazen serpent is a prototype of Christ from the Old Testament, I am not called to perpetuate the truths of the New Testament. I am called, rather, to perpetuate the truths enveloped in the ancient mysteries. A good Knight will do that; a bad Knight will not. What Freemasonry is asking of me is contrary to God's call for my life.


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Reason Number Four: Freemasonry teaches that the cross is not the most important symbol of the world, but rather the pentagram

Masons learn that the cross is not the most important symbol of the world, but rather the pentagram. It may be difficult for Christians involved in Freemasonry to accept this belief, but it is clearly stated in the Ritual.

The 28th Degree, Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept
In the 28th Degree, under Knight of the Sun, this is what we read from the Ritual: Ah the mysteries of Magism, all the symbols of the gnosis, all the figures of the occult philosophy, all the kabalistic keys of prophecy, are summed up in the sign of the pentagram, the greatest and most potent of an signs (28th Degree, Knight of the Sun, Ritual, page 413).

All the mysteries of Magism (that is magi and is where the word "magic" comes from), all the symbols of the gnosis (that is Gnosticism), all the figures of occult philosophy (I did not insert that word, it is their term), all the Kabalistic keys of prophecy, are summed up in the sign of the pentagram, the greatest and the most potent of all signs. The Gnostics hold to it, the Kabalists hold to it, the Mystegogues hold to it, Occult philosophy holds to it. The dark world outside of "the one and only true God" holds the pentagram as the most potent of all signs. If a Mason in the Scottish Rite wants to know what is the most potent sign in this universe, it is not the cross but the pentagram. Take the cross down and raise the pentagram. As the Ritual continues, we read,

... it is a sign ancient as history and more than history; and the complete understanding of it is the key to the two worlds (28th Degree, Knight of the Snn, Ritual, page 413).

It (the pentagram) is a sign as ancient as history and more than history; and the complete understanding of it (the pentagram) is the key to the two worlds (the world of God or what they call the macrophage, and the microphage or the world of humanity). Freemasonry teaches that only one symbol brings the two worlds of God and humanity together and that is the pentagram. It is not the cross that gives the Mason an understanding of the two worlds, God and humanity, it is the pentagram. So how am I to understand the nature of God and the nature of his creation? Not through the cross but through the pentagram. Nevertheless, I personally believe the New Testament explains that the cross is the focal point of history and civilization, not the pentagram.


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Reason Number Five: Freemasonry teaches astrology in its Rituals

Many outside the "craft" have not grasped the importance of astrology to Freemasonry.

The 23rd Degree, Chief of the Tabernacle
In the 23rd Degree, Chief of the Tabernacle, we read from the Ritual that: The world, the ancients believed, is governed by seven secondary causes; and these are the universal forces designated by Moses under the plural name Elohim, The Gods. These forces, analogous and contrary the one to the other by their counter-action produce the equilibrium, and regulate the movements of the spheres. The Hebrews called them the Seven Great Archangels (23rd Degree, Chief of the Tabernacle, Ritual, page 346)

The world, the ancients (from the Kabala) believed (you must concentrate to catch this point), is governed by seven secondary causes. These are the universal forces designated by Moses under the plural name Elohim. (The Bible teaches that Elohim is the name of God, not the name of seven secondary sources or forces. If you are a Mason in the Scottish Rite you have been taught this, but it is wrong.) These forces, analogous and contrary the one to the other, by their counteraction produce the equilibrium, and regulate the movements of the spheres. The Hebrews called them the "Seven Great Archangels." What I have just heard is that the "seven secondary causes" are the "Seven Great Archangels," and the "Seven Great Archangels" are God. That is blasphemy! God is not an angel. This organization of Freemasonry communicates neither Biblical nor Hebrew revelation. Instead, Freemasonry teaches astrology.

We can examine this contention for ourselves. The Ritual has taught that the Seven Great Archangels are "Elohim." But Elohim is not the name of angels; Elohim is the name of God. When Freemasonry creates angelic orders and calls them God, they err. We shall see these angels in the next slide.

The Ritual states that the angels, these seven secondary causes, the Elohim, the Gods, actually control the planets on which they live.

It also represents the seven archangels whom the Hebrews assigned to the government of those planets (23rd Degree, Chief of the Tabernacle, Ritual, page 345).

They tell us Elohim represents the seven great archangels whom the Hebrews assigned to the government of those planets. But the original Hebrews did not assign angels to planets, and I guarantee that God never revealed that He did. The medieval Kabalistic-Hebrews, however, believed in magic and occult studies, and the origin of this teaching lies there. Is it not deceptive to Freemasonry's own membership to use the term "Hebrews" as if this material stemmed from the Old Testament? This is an admixture of truth and error or a spirit of falsehood.


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Reason Number Six: Freemasonry does not affirm the uniqueness of the Old and New Testament

Freemasonry declines to affirm the uniqueness of the Old and the New Testament. We acknowledge that the uniqueness of the Old Testament and the New Testament is clearly affirmed in the Word of God. Second Timothy 3:16 tells us that "all scripture is God breathed." But what does Freemasonry believe about the Old and New Testament?

The 17th Degree, Knights of the East and West
In the 17th Degree, we find in the Ritual that: The religion taught by Moses, which like the laws of Egypt, enunciated the principles of exclusion, borrowed at every period of its existence from all the creeds with which it came in contact (17th Degree, Knights of the East and West, Ritual, pages 240 and 241).

The religion taught by Moses, which, like the laws of Egypt, enunciated the principles of the exclusion, borrowed at every period of its existence from all the creeds with which it came in contact. What Freemasonry has just told us is that the scriptures are mere compilations of "borrowed" material. Moses said nothing new, the Ten Commandments said nothing new, the Torah said nothing new, and the prophets had nothing but mainly Egyptian and Canaanite truths rehashed for the Israelites. In fact, the earlier works of the Zoroasterins and the Persians may be the root of the Old Testament as well. Freemasonry teaches that God did not "breathe" the Old Testament and the New Testament and that these Testaments are therefore not unique.

Every student of religion knows that the differences between Israelite and Egyptian religions are profound. The differences between the Egyptians and Israelites were so intense that God called the Israelites to flee Egypt and embrace the monotheistic God who had no form. But Freemasonry teaches that the Old Testament is merely borrowed material from earlier religions the Israelites came in contact with as they wandered through the desert, and Moses downloaded all this material.


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Reason Number Seven: Freemasonry states that it is not a religion but then affirms that it actually is

Freemasonry states it is not a religion but then affirms it actually is. One of the first tenets Masons tell us is that Freemasonry is not a religion, and I believe they honestly think that Freemasonry is not a religion. But look at what Freemasonry says about itself in its Ritual.

The 4th Degree, Secret Master
In the 4th Degree, Secret Master, we read this from the Ritual: Genuine Freemasonry, my brother, is a system of morals, and approaches religion: in fact, such was primitive Freemasonry (4th Degree, Secret Master, Ritual, page 43).

Genuine Freemasonry, my brothers, is a system of morals, and approaches religion; in fact, such was primitive Freemasonry. Remember that the Fourth Degree is the initiating degree into the Scottish Rite. The initiate has left the first three Degrees of the Blue Lodge and moves now from four onward to thirty-two. In the Fourth Degree, the beginning of their journey into the Scottish Rite, initiates discover that Freemasonry approaches religion and that some form of it called primitive Freemasonry existed earlier. But that is not the whole story.

The 20th Degree, Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges or Master Ad Vitam
As we travel sixteen more Degrees, we find this passage at the 20th Degree: The degrees of the Ancient and Accepted rite form a connected system of moral, religious, and philosophical instruction (20th Degree, Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges, Ritual, page 312).

The degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Rite form a connected system of moral, religious, and philosophical instruction. Freemasonry says it is no religion but it certainly provides "religious instruction." If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck They have admitted they provide religious instruction and are involved with religion. Whether they are taught to repeat it or not, the word "religion" recurs in the Ritual.

If Freemasonry is not a religion, why would it use the word in its initiations? But the story continues.

The 26th Degree, Prince of Mercy or Scottish Trinitarian
We discover, as we continue six more Degrees, in the 26th Degree that Masonry is a Worship, but one in which all civilized men can unite (26th Degree, Prince of Mercy, Ritual, page 380).

Freemasonry teaches in its initiations it is a worship, but one in which all civilized men can unite. While the cross no longer unites civilized men, Freemasonry is indeed a worship. Freemasonry is not a religion, but it has the ability to provide an avenue along which all civilized men can worship.

The 29th Degree, Knight of Saint Andrew or Patriarch of the Crusades
As we continue three more Degrees in the Scottish Rite, we find in the 29th Degree that Masonry teaches, and has preserved in their purity, the cardinal tenets of the old primitive faith, which underlie and are the foundations of all religions (29th Degree, Knight of Saint Andrew, Ritual, page 427).

Masonry teaches, and has preserved in their purity, the cardinal tenets of the old primitive faith, which underlie and are the foundations of all religions. Freemasonry says that it has been able -- and only it has been able -- to preserve all of these primitive faiths, these primitive religions, the foundations of all religion. Although they will not admit to being a religion, their rituals subsume all the primitive religions. They are preserved within those rituals, available to all who care to be involved.

Freemasonry first claims to preserve all the primitive religions, provide worship for civilized men, and provide associated religious study and instruction; then it claims not to be a religion. These two claims conflict.


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Reason Number Eight: Freemasonry uses the Kabala as a base of teaching
(17th Degree, Knights of the East and West, Ritual, page 229)

"Kabala" is a new word to many of us. Few of us have heard it, let alone understand its occult nature. Even seminary graduates can overlook it. But you can access it if you want through the "Libraries Information Access System," LIAS, at The Pennsylvania State University.

The Kabala, it turns out, is a classic in occult literature. The Kabalists were a mystical, Judaistic sect in the Middle Ages, and some of their writings appear to have come down to us from the first thousand years or millennium after Christ. The Kabalist Community organized these writings as a theological system used first in Spain and then in Europe. It sought to control God above us and society around us with magical incantations and odd applications of the Hebrew alphabet. A book originally compiled in Spain, the Kabalists believe the Kabala contains traditions that go back to the time of Solomon. Most date it later, in the first century, but it came together around the twelfth century in Spain. The Kabala included a group of mystics within Judaism who shared a number of consistent precepts. The Kabala advances the following ideas in its teaching, as gleaned from The Kabalah. from Its inception to Its Evanescence, by Joseph Wallman, Theological Research Publishing Co. Brooklyn, New York, 1958, (referenced as The Kabalah), and The Wisdom of the Zohar. An Anthology of texts, by Fischel Lachower and Isaiah Tishby, English translation by David Goldstein. Oxford [Oxfordshire]; New York, Published for the Littman Library by Oxford University Press, [1987], c1985, (referenced as Book of Zohar).

Soul is pre-existent (The Kabalah, page 17)
The Kabala teaches that the soul is pre-existent, which is to say, the soul existed before conception. You existed somewhere, somehow, in some sphere, which they will define for you later. The Bible does not teach this.

One may recollect from previous existences (The Kabalah, page 17)
One may recollect from previous existences. You can "go around" more than once. Actually you go around three times if you have to, and at death you just inhabit another body. Nowadays, we call this reincarnation. You can read for yourself that this was the teaching of the Spanish Jewish Kabalists in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

God is in everything and everything is in God (The Kabalah, page 18).
God is in everything and everything is in God. We call this idea pantheism. God is in the snowflake; in fact, the snowflake is part of God. We of course believe God created the snowflake, and His presence is related to the snowflake. But He is not the snowflake itself.

The soul leaves the body at night (The Kabalah, page 48).
The soul leaves the body at night. You probably wondered where you went at night after you fell asleep. The Kabala states that every person leaves his body at night, travels somehow to God, and then comes back mysteriously in the morning. I guess if you sleep late in the moming your soul has lost its way back This idea is called soul travel or astral projection.

Creation was not made out of "nothing" (The Kabalah page 115).
Creation was not made out of nothing. Even though Genesis one tells us that the creation came out of nothing, the Kabala says it was fashioned from the four elements-water, fire, earth and ether-and you see those four elements in the symbols of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Souls may inhabit other bodies at death (The Unifying Factor: A Review of the Kabalah, by Nekama Schoenburg, Northvale, N.J., J. Aronson, 1996, pages 77 - 80).

The soul may inhabit other bodies, as I mentioned, and the soul can inhabit another body at death. You really get three chances to go around-that is, three attempts at redemption before going home to the Lord.

Stars and planets affect everything on earth through the angelic personalities that rule them (Book of Zohar, page 663)

In the Kabala we discover that stars and planets affect everything on earth through the angelic personalities that rule them. Remember the Ritual said (23rd Degree, Chief of the Tabemacle, Ritual, page 345) that on these planets live seven archangels in charge of government there. Well, the Kabala believes the same thing. Where did Freemasonry get this idea that ail these angelic personalities or spirits, rule over these planets? It came from the Kabala.

The text and teaching of the Kabala were communicated through contact with the dead while the receivers were in trances (The Kabala, Page 6)

The Kabala insists that its text and teaching were communicated through contact with the dead while the authors were in trances. Chief among those the authors identified was Elijah. The individuals who wrote the Kabala fell into trances, communicated mainly with the Satanically mimicked spirit of Elijah, and when they came out of their trances, they recorded the text of the Kabala and gave it to their disciples. This is spiritism, a spirit of falsehood.

The text of the Old Testament contains Hebrew letters, which are hidden angelic power sources (The Kabalah, page 6).

The text of the Old Testament and the Torah contains, to the Kabalists, Hebrew letters, which exert angelic power. More specifically, either the first twelve or the first fourteen letters of the Hebrew alphabet bear an association with an angel. When reading a verse of the Old Testament, the Kabalist looks for meaning beyond the ordinary meaning of that word or verse. He looks for the angelic personalities or powers that come into play in that verse. When a Kabalist recites that verse, he actually calls on the angel to empower him. Moreover, Kabalists spin the name Yahweh around, and it becomes a new word describing the union of male and female.

The Kabaha in the Ritual

At this point, we should inquire whether the Kabala is really all this important to Freemasonry.

The candiate is subjected to an examination the most strict in regard to the (Pista or) pledges he has given in the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry: also as to his proficiency in the Kabala of those degrees (17th Degree, Knights of the East and West, Ritual, page 229)

The candidate (in the 17th Degree, Knights of the East and West) is subjected to an examination most strict in regard to the Pista or pledges he has been given in the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry; also as to his proficiency in the Kabala of those degrees. Are these pledges really important? They must be since after sixteen Degrees, they go back and make sure that an initiate knows all the pledges he has taken. Moreover, according to the Ritual, the candidate is checked to make sure he understands both the various pledges he has made and how the Kabala has influenced the Degrees of Freemasonry. Obviously, the Kabala has had a big impact if by this time it must be fully integrated with the pledges.

Pausing at the 17th Degree a candidate who has gone from the 4th Degree through the 16th Degree will undergo careful scrutiny to make sure he understands how the Kabala influences the Degrees. Freemasonry affirms that the Kabala is influential within its Degrees. It is that simple.

If thy intellect is dull and coarse by nature, or clouded and confused by indulgence the syrnbolisms of the Kabala will have no meaning to thee (25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent, Ritual, page 363).

The Ritual continues by saying (at the 25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent): if thy intellect is dull and coarse by nature, or clouded and confused by indulgence, the symbols of the Kabala will have no meaning to thee. In other words, if your head is a block of cement, if you have failed to get it by now, you will not understand because you lack perception, because by this time the Kabala should have had a big influence on your life. By the 25th Degree you should understand how central the Kabala is in your life. The Fraternity of Freemasonry is going to test and make sure that the relationship between the Ritual, magic, and the Kabala has influenced your life.

Magic and the Kabala

In 1486, Peco, a follower of the Kabala observed that Mastery of the Kabala can give a person unimagined magical skill (Magic in the Middle Ages, Richard Kieckhefer, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990)

"Mastery of the Kabala can give a person unimagined magical skill. That is why in The Satanic Bible Anton Le Vey uses an emblem of Leviathan within an inverted pentagram to portray his organization. He found the symbols and the concepts in the Kabala, which he freely references. The essence of the Kabala is gaining magical occult skills.

Book of Zohar, Kabala

The Book of Zohar, the chief book of the Kabala, states that:All the stars and the planets in the firmament are appointed as overseers and officers to serve the world. There is not a single blade of grass in the entire world that is not controlled by a star or, a planet in the firmament (Book of Zohar II, page 664)

All the stars and the planets in the firmament are appointed as overseen and officers to serve the world. There is not a single blade of grass in the entire world that is not controlled by a star or a planet in the firmament. We see here a hymn to astrology. Incredible energy apparently exists on my front lawn. I wish I could convince it to stop growing in the summer!

Notice that the Kabala is not talking here just about gravity and the laws of physics or plant growth. It is discussing angelic spirits (they may not even be angelic) placed on those stars and planets (an idea based on astrology, the basis of Kabalistic magic) supposedly to influence everything on earth, including human life and behavior.


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Reason Number Nine: Freemasonry believes it alone is the guardian of spiritual truths given at the dawn of humanity

Our ninth reason for avoiding Freemasonry is its belief that it alone is the guardian of spiritual truths handed down at the dawn of humanity. Shall we step back thousands of years to find out who Freemasonry says really preserves the one true name of God and His worship?

The Eighth Degree, Intendant of the Buildings
In the Eighth Degree, Intendant of the Buildings, we find in the Ritual that:You will advance toward the light-toward the star blazing in the distance--which is an emblem of the divine truth, given by God to the first men and preserved amid all the vicissitudes of ages in the traditions and teachings of Masonry (8th Degree, Intendant of the Buildings, Ritual page 93).

You will still advance toward the light--toward the star blazing in the distance-which is an emblem of the divine truth, given by God to the first men and preserved through the traditions and teachings of Masonry. Masons have the right to believe this, if they want. We live in a free country. But it does countermand the purposes of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the purposes of this Church as decreed by our Bylaws under the constitution of churches of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.


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Reason Number Ten: Freemasonry contains material shared by spiritist groups

Our tenth objection to Freemasonry centers on the fact that it promulgates material shared in common with spiritist groups. If you read The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians, by Franz Hartmann, in the Penn State Rare Books Room, you will find shared symbols dating from the 19th century translated out of the German and hand colored: proof that Freemasonry did not make up its own symbols, but borrowed many of them from groups like the Rosicrucians.

The mysteries, names of deities, rituals
The "mysteries" are ancient religious systems gleaned from Egypt and nearby Mesopotamian countries. The names of such deities as Isis and Osiris, as well as earlier rituals, come right out of this worship. They are located throughout the Ritual of the Scottish Rite.

The Kabala, world view
When Freemasonry asserts that spiritual forces besides God control all aspects of life, the belief comes from the Kabala. The world view that attributes the power of planets to the angels or spirits on those planets comes from the Kabaia rather than the Old or New Testaments.

The alchemists, symbols
The alchemists and Freemasonry bear surprisingly strong similarities. Few people nowadays understand the roots of medieval alchemy, though they may recall Mickey Mouse and the Disney production of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." In general, alchemists tried vainly to turn lead into gold. But the alchemists of Europe actually worked on two levels: the physical and the spiritual. In the process of trying to turn lead into gold, they were trying as well to turn the dress of their lives into gold before Deity.

As the alchemists labored on these two different planes, they gradually adopted a number of symbols, like the double-headed eagle. This symbol, which Freemasonry shares in its 31st, 32nd, and 33rd Degrees, comes not from The Scottish Rite but from the 17th century works of the alchemists. The eagle, called the "tail-eater," is the emblem given to persons who have at last learned to control the seven planets in their lives. Is it a coincidence that Freemasonry uses this symbol at the very end of the Scottish Rite degree? I think not.

The Rosicrucians, symbols
We also find a figure called the "Rebis," with the head of both a male and a female on one body. It is standing on a serpent, which is itself atop a globe. This figure appears in the ritual of Freemasonry, as well as on the cover of the book The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians, by Franz Hartmann. It is also rooted in and strongly associated with alchemy.

The serpent makes a speech as it is subjugated bestowing unlimited power on the figure above desiring to uncover its potential. Far from unique to Freemasonry, this symbol occurred among the alchemists as well as the Rosicrucians. As we can see, occult philosophy indeed has a strong hold on the "Craft" that is Freemasonry. In fact, the Ritual includes this key phrase:

"The understanding of the occult is the knowledge of the Equilibrium (Sohar, Boolt I., Siphra de Zeniutha)" (28th Degree, Knight of the Sun, Ritual, page 403)

Furthermore, the Ritual in the 28th Degree, Knight of the Sun, quotes the Book of Zohar: "The understanding of the occult is the knowledge of the Equilibrium."

Whether it be the mysteries, or the Kabala, or the alchemists, or the Rosicrucians-or even the occult-Freemasonry draws ever close to spiritist organizations.

Shared symbols

Actually, many shared symbols exist. While we cannot discuss all of them today, we will make them all available to you.


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Do most Masons, or Freemasons, know these things?

Probably not! Probably 95 percent of Masons have never understood all of them. For these six reasons, they would probably fail to grasp this material on Freemasonry we have just presented.

First, most objectionable material appears in the later degrees

The most inherently objectionable material appears in the later degrees-that is to say, in the philosophical degrees at the end of the Scottish Rite called the Areopagus. The inner mysteries, the heart of Freemasonry, lie here, and most members never advance to this Degree.

Second, words and symbots go undefined

If initiates do advance, the words and symbols remain undefined for them. One never finds the Rebis symbol defined. It will be found and described plainly only in esoteric works on alchemy. It will be found in the work of the Rosicrucians. But it has slipped into Freemasonry without adequate explanation.

You will never find the double-headed eagle explicitly explained as representing planetary understanding. But look carefully and you will find it in the works of the Rosicrucians and alchemists. Freemasonry often leaves words and symbols inadequately defined.

Third, most people are untrained in theology

Most people are untrained in theology. I am not an engineer, and you would hardly want me to build your house. I can barely change a tire. Most of us, frankly, have little reading in advanced theology, and so as we come in contact with ancient religions we rarely understand how they connect with each other.

Fourth, words and symbols pass by quickly in initiations

Words and symbols pass by quickly in initiations. Some Masons have told me that they passed through the entire Scottish Rite in a weekend. Zohar, Kabala-they all seem wonderful and mysterious. But they are not defined. The words run right through the ears. Few initiates really understand that as they put a crimson ribbon with the "depicted" names of Osiris and Moses with the words of Isis and Ceres on their chests, which they are asked to do (25th Degree, Knight of the Brazen Serpent, Ritual, page 361), they are really putting the name of Moses with the names of foreign gods on their chests. It all passes too quickly.

Fifth, few written records exist

Only a few written records exist. The Ritual is a rare book, the last compilation that we know of, unless people are deliberately trying to mislead us. Thus we find that the Freemasonry progression is just not well documented. We asked the Masons in the Scottish Rite to give us a newer version if the older version concerns them. But they could not point to anything newer. It has been taken out of circulation, if it existed at all. But the words of Albert Pike, who wrote Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, seem to coincide with what we uncovered in this 1914 edition. All the material agrees: It is from the land of the Scottish Rite, and it is not far from the Land of Oz.

Sixth, the intent of the founders is thickly layered

The intent of the founders is thickly layered. I believe, as I mentioned, that most Masons just do not understand the roots of alchemy, the roots of the Rosicrucians, and the rites of the early pagan religions. How did this organization come to be? In the book The Origins of Masonic Symbols. we find a statement by a Mason that gives us a clue: "Apparently early Christian-Kabalists in the early 18th century formed the Scottish Rite in order to understand the deeper mysteries.

It was a time of disenchantment with the church, and with spiritual things. The church was seen as cold and calculating rather than warm and mystical. It: was a time of encroaching humanism and rationalism. The idea of uniting the brotherhood of humanity under one religion seemed like a great idea. That is apparently where Freemasonry came from and why it is so heavily layered. A lot from the Old and New Testaments appear in the rituals, but that material is generally used out of context and mixed with religious concepts that are incompatible with the Old and New Testaments.


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What should love do?

Well, what should love do? Maybe someone would say that the love of Jesus embraces everything and everybody. But if my daughter were approaching a hot iron, would I let her touch it? Love would say intervene. It would not be love to let her burn her hand. Embrace the iron, is that love? No.

Love warns. And so when we believe that the love of Jesus embraces, and that He forgave the woman at the well, we remember that He also cautioned her to sin no more. Jesus said He came to bring a sword, and a sword He brings. It is a false concept of love to believe that God merely nurtures and gathers His little sheep and lets them do whatever they want. What should love do? Here are four suggestions:

First, focus on the organization rather than the people

Remember that our argument here is with the organization rather than its members. We are not talking about individual people we know; we are talking about an organization. We have problems with its dogmas, its morals, and its rituals. This understanding helps me to love people, yet requires me to warn them about the organization.

Second, we wage war not against flesh and blood

We wage war not against flesh and blood. It is not the person "lodged" in the lodge who we fight. It is the spirit of falsehood and error behind the organization we resist. We fight the pretense to Christ. We condemn the spirit of error and falsehood that has infiltrated truth and assumed some of its garb.

Third, care enough to inform

What should love do? Care enough to inform people, which is precisely what we are doing. Let every individual make decisions for himself, but love says stop, watch out, you may be burned. Love says be informed. Love tells us when the skull and crossbones are on the bottle, do not drink from it. What is this talk that love encompasses everything, no matter its danger to us? Jesus came to give us truth and to tell us how to separate it from error. We are not rejecting people; we are looking at a pretense to the cross and saying this pretense is spiritually unhealthy. The organization of Freemasonry does not conform to the Gospel of Jesus Christ or the Bylaws of this Church.

Fourth, pray and befriend

Pray and befriend. Most Masons have no idea what they face and in what they are involved. Not the people, as we have said, but the spirit of falsehood and error is behind Freemasonry. Masons need our prayers and friendship.

I am not a member of Freemasonry but I have been told that when you enter the Blue Lodge you are told that nothing will violate your religious preferences. You will never be asked to do anything that countermands your beliefs. Then you are blindfolded and told to admit your spiritual darkness, even if you are a Christian! From the very beginning, you must admit that the light of Freemasonry is the only true light.

It could well be that from the moment "the initiate is blindfolded and kneeling before the altar of Freemasonry," he becomes spiritually blindfolded to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that the light of Freemasonry close at hand deflects the true light. If the light of Freemasonry is not the light of Christ, then it is a dangerous deception. Spirits and principalities listen closely to the words we use and to what we affirm. We pray for ourselves and others that the spirit of deception may be broken.


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Today we have taken a little journey which in no way has included all the material we earlier gleaned from the Ritual. To discuss it all would take hours. I realize, too, that Freemasonry is hardly the only issue in our lives. In my own case, as I mentioned last week, I went through my house and made sure images and symbols speaking of foreign deities had not found a place there. It amazes me how these influences can infect our lives.

Nor are we singling out one organization; we should be concerned about many other spiritual issues as well. What we are doing is making a statement as Elders that Freemasonry as an organization, though it has the right to exist and flourish, is contrary to the purpose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our Church Bylaws under the constitution of churches of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Thank you.


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The Chairman of the Board of Elders read the following policy statement after the sermon

A Policy Statement by the Board of Elders of the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Concerning Freemasonry

General Statement

The Board of Elders believes that members and adherents of the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church should avoid all involvement with Freemasonry.

Statement on Church Membership

The Board of Elders affirms that Freemasonry is an order or organization whose teaching and requirements of allegiance are contrary to the doctrinal statement and purpose of the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church as found in The Bible and the Uniform Constitution for Accredited Churches of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and Church Bylaws. Therefore, Freemasons shall be ineligible for membership in the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.

Statement about Church Members and Adherents Who Are Freemasons

The Board of Elders will, in love and with a sincere desire, communicate truth in care for the souls of Freemasons who are members and adherents of the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. We hope that those members and adherents of the State College Christian and Missionary Alliance Church who are Freemasons will choose to disassociate themselves from Freemasonry and inform the Board of Elders and the Pastor of their decision.

The Board of Elders, along with the Pastor, will meet with each member who desires to remain a Freemason and decide on the appropriate action in each case. Freemasons who are members shall be ineligible to hold any position of teaching or elected office in the Church. you would like a copy of this statement I will make them available here at the front of the church after the service.


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Pastor Janssen

I would like to close with a reading from the Word of God. After hearing a good deal that deviates from the Word of God, it seems appropriate to hear the Lord speak Bev Reagan brought the following passages from Scripture to our attention a couple weeks ago:

2 Chr 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

As men and women and as families we want to keep the land from desolation imposed by unholy beliefs and behaviors. Listen as the passage from Chronicles continues:

2 Chr 7:17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
2 Chr 7:18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chr 7:19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
2 Chr 7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
2 Chr 7:21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
2 Chr 7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

My family, my marriage, my children, my testimony, my ministry, our lives--I ask you, Do we not want God to heal our land, to heal our marriages, to heal our children, to heal our parents, and to heal our brothers and sisters? This is business that is serious before the Lord. Let us stand together, humble ourselves and pray.

Pastoral Prayer

Father, today in your presence we give to you our lives because this is not the only issue in my life or all of our lives, God. We ask you to help us by your Holy Spirit to separate the spirit of truth from the spirit of falsehood. Call me, God, to be humble in your sight. Call us, God, to pray. Call us, God, to seek your face. Call us, God, to turn away from any wickedness in me and each of us because we want our land healed. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

God bless you today.




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BIBLE STUDY FOR MASONS

Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

RIGHTEOUSNESS IS A GIFT FROM GOD. NO MAN IS RIGHTEOUS. WE ALL HAVE SINNED, AND ALL OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FILTHY RAGS TO GOD. YET GOD CAN COUNT US RIGHTEOUS, THROUGH FAITH. WE ARE COUNTED RIGHTEOUS BY GOD THE SAME WAY ABRAHAM WAS. WE BELIEVE GOD, WE BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAID, WE BELIEVE JESUS PAID THE PRICE REQUIRED FOR OUR SINS. RIGHTEOUSNESS CAN ONLY COME FROM GOD TO MAN THROUGH FAITH. SINCE GOD HIMSELF BECAME THE PERFECT LAMB TO WHICH ALL OF THE BLOOD SACRIFICES POINTED, THAT FAITH MUST BE IN JESUS CHRIST.

Exodus 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for an house:

EVERY MAN MUST HAVE THE LAMB TO SHED ITS BLOOD IN ORDER TO BE PASSED OVER IN JUDGMENT BY GOD. ALL OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FILTHY RAGS. WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD THERE IS NO REMISSION OF SINS. ALL OF THIS WAS POINTING TO THE ONCE FOR ALL, PERFECT SACRIFICE OF THE PERFECT LAMB OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST.

Exodus 12:12-13 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I [am] the LORD. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye [are]: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you], when I smite the land of Egypt. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD. WHILE IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO BE TOLERANT AND RESPECTFUL OF ALL BELIEFS AND CREEDS, GOD'S TRUTH IS THAT THERE ARE NOT MANY WAYS FOR MAN TO COME TO GOD. THE ONLY WAY TO GOD IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

HERE WE HAVE THE ESSENCE OF GOD'S TRUTH. JESUS CHRIST IS NOT A WAY JESUS IS THE WAY. JESUS CHRIST IS NOT A TRUTH JESUS IS THE TRUTH. JESUS CHRIST IS NOT A LIFE JESUS IS THE LIFE. NO MAN CAN COME TO GOD BY ANY OTHER MEANS. ANY OTHER MEANS TO COME TO GOD IS ONE OF THE MANY ROADS TO HELL.

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. II Timothy 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

IF I AM IGNORANT OF THE TRUTH, I AM NOT BOUND TO SHARE THE TRUTH. I CAN BE TOLERANT AND RESPECTFUL OF ALL BELIEFS AND CREEDS. BUT IF I KNOW THE TRUTH, I AM COMPELLED TO TELL THIS TRUTH. IF I CARE ANYTHING ABOUT YOU I MUST TELL YOU THIS TRUTH IF THIS TRUTH IS ESSENTIAL TO SAVE YOUR SOUL FROM THE ETERNAL TORMENT OF HELL.

Exodus 10:2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I [am] the LORD.
Isaiah 43:10 Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Luke 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
I John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
John 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
John 5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

LET US LOOK AT SOME SCRIPTURES ABOUT KING SOLOMON.
I Kings 10:23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
I Kings 11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;
I Kings 11:2 Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
I Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.
I Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
I Kings 11:6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father.
I Kings 11:7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that [is] before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. I Kings 11:9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
II Kings 23:13 And the high places that [were] before Jerusalem, which [were] on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
I Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Nehemiah 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

IF YOU ARE A MASON, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION -
Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

SOLOMON WAS THE WISEST AND RICHEST OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. YET WITH ALMOST AS MUCH CERTAINTY AS WE HAVE THAT THE GOOD THIEF WHO DIED ON THE CROSS NEXT TO JESUS HAS HEAVEN AS HIS DESTINY, WE KNOW THAT SOLOMON'S DESTINY IS HELL. EVEN THOUGH SOLOMON'S WRITINGS OF SOME PSALMS, THE PROVERBS, ECCLESIASTES, AND SONG OF SONGS IS IN THE BIBLE AND INSPIRED BY GOD, SOLOMON DIED IN HIS SINS. SOLOMON HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH MORE OCCULT LITERATURE THAN WITH SACRED SCRIPTURE. HE DIED FOLLOWING HIS GOD LUCIFER WHO WAS TAKING HIM TO HELL.


II Corinthians 11:13-15 For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore [it is] no great thing if his (Satan's) ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. I John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
I Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.

The following copied from a Masonic Bible:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS page 27 COPYRIGHT 1957 - A. J. HOLMAN COMPANY

143. SYMBOL What is derivation and use of a symbol? Latin, Symbolum. A word derived from the Greek sumbolon from sumballein, to suspect, divine, compare; a word of various meanings, even with the ancients, who used it to denote a sign, a mark, watchword, signal, token, a sealring, etc., its meaning is still more various in modern times. Freemasonry is a complete system of symbolic teaching, and can be known, understood, and appreciated only by those who study its symbolism, and make themselves acquainted with its occult meaning. To such, Freemasonry has a grand and sublime significance. Its symbols are moral, philosophical and religious, and all these are pregnant with great thoughts, and reveal to the intelligent Mason the awful mystery of life, and the still more awful mystery of death. Ro 16:25

SUBLIME PRINCE OF THE ROYAL SECRET - PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO DENY JESUS BEFORE MEN. COULD FEAR OF OFFENDING OR THE SAKE OF TOLERANCE CAUSE ONE TO DENY JESUS BEFORE MEN?

Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.




 

Freemasonry -"Through the Fires of Molech"
William J. Schnoebelen

An earnest question is continually asked of us who minister to members of the Masonic fraternity. "So, if Masonry is un-Christian," people inquire, "What about the youth orders of Masonry? Are they so bad?"

This is born out of genuine parental concern for the well- being of their children. In this increasingly carnal world, are there worthwhile places one can send their son or daughter for fun and fellowship with the assurance that they will only be exposed to wholesome ideals and influences?

What about the Masonic orders for youth--the Order of DeMolay? The Rainbow Girls? Job's Daughters? Are these innocent enough? This assumption neglects very central principles found in God's Word--the very Bible which is found reposing on the altars of Masonry.

The first question is one of spiritual authority. Surely no Christian parents needs to be reminded of the responsibility they have for the precious young souls God has entrusted unto them. The Bible is full of admonitions to carefully train one's child."

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."-- Deut.11:9."And ye, fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."-- Eph.6:4.

Conversely, there are dire spiritual warnings for those who either fail to teach their children or who lead them into error-filled teachings:"But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea."-- Mt.18:6.

Thus God has given Christian parents ultimate spiritual authority, or headship over their children. Even if the child has not yet received eternal life, he or she is protected under the covenant of the parents' commitment to Jesus Christ to an incredible extent. The Lord has placed a strong hedge of protection around Christian families.(Job.1:10)

What does this have to do with Masonic youth orders? It is the same question of headship. Masonry is a false religious system, and its god is not the Biblical God. Therefore, temples of Freemasonry are temples to a false god; and Freemasons are, knowingly or not, priests of a false, Baalish system.

Please bear in mind that this is a spiritual principle that has little to do with the appearances or even the philosophies of these youth groups. None of these groups are allowed to meet without the presence of a Master Mason. They function solely under the charter of Masonic authority! They are also designed to draw young people into the adult orders. The youth groups of Freemasonry are "adoptive" orders, which means that upon being initiated the young man or woman is spiritually "adopted" into the Masonic family, even though they aren't actually Masons. Even a Christian youth who has been adopted into the family of God (Rom.8:15- 17) comes under the spiritual authority of Masonry as well when he or she joins these orders. This cannot help but make them "double-minded" (Jas.1:5-8) at an already difficult phase of their young lives.

No matter how apparently "innocent" the ceremonies and teachings of these youth orders are, they function under the shadow of an anti-Christian spiritual power which the Master Mason brings with him.

No parent would knowingly permit their son or daughter to attend a coven of witches; and yet the same spiritual principality (Eph.6:12) which presides over witchcraft also presides over Masonic ceremonies--the false god of magic and ancient pagan fertility cults, from which Masonry proudly claims descent! (See Albert Pike 33o, MORALS AND DOGMA, pp.730-732; Albert Mackey 33o, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FREEMASONRY, p.560, 573.)

Thus, the youth is walking innocently into a spiritual minefield, without warning or advance knowledge, when they enter a Masonic youth order. They stand on Satan's territory and have thus opened a doorway in their lives for him to begin to corrode their very souls! They have broken down the hedge which God has around them! (Eccl.10:8) Not only that! At the very age when their powerful emotional drives are running at peak, they are surrendering themselves to a spiritual power which is engineered to provoke lust! The elements and symbols of Masonry, even as in witchcraft, are sexual in spirit. A young person who is receiving sound moral instruction at home would be having that instruction subtly undermined by submitting to the headship of Masonic authority!

Masonry glorifies the sexual attributes of humanity, in a disguised way. The square and compass symbols actually represent the male and female reproductive organs! The "point within the circle" and the twin pillars are all disguised forms of ancient talismans of paganism designed to invoke lust! (Albert Mackey, 33o ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FREEMASONRY, P.560, p.573 and his SYMBOLISM IN FREEMASONRY, pp.352-53) Thus, while teaching pious principles on the surface, these orders only serve to pour fuel on the already smoldering fires of adolescent emotion, and the God-given rights of the Christian parent are diluted by the very real authority of a strange god who appeals to all that is carnal in the young person.

The desire to be "something special," and to "lord it over" others is enhanced by these groups, which bestow impressive, high sounding titles upon their officers ("Honored Queen" etc.) and dress them up in all the pomp of royalty! Crowns and scepters, satin robes or cloaks and chains of office: these all serve to glorify the egos of the young people instead of conforming them to the humble image of Christ (Phil.2:5-9,Romans 12:1-2).

Certainly, these orders make a show of teaching "religion;" but religion is not what our young men and women need. They need the gospel of grace! Subtly but completely, a doctrine of salvation by works and labor is taught in these orders; contrary to scripture. The secrecy and elitism of these groups is both uncharitable and forbidden by Jesus Christ Himself, who forbade the taking of oaths. (Matt.5:34-37) True Christian love does not exclude, but rather embraces whosoever will come.

Listen to the Word of the Lord through the prophet Jeremiah:"And they built the high places of Baal, which are the valley of the son of Himnon, to cause their sons and daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin."-- Jer.32:35.

Elsewhere the Lord specifically commanded : "Thou shalt not let any of they seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord."-- Lev.18:22 (also Lev.20:1-5).

Now, obviously what is being spoken of is a particularly vile form of child sacrifice. Molech was a god of the Ammonites, and his idol was metal and heated up by flames within. The child was placed in the idol's red-hot arms and one hesitates to even imagine the result. (EERDMANN'S HANDBOOK TO THE BIBLE, p.178). The Hebrews were forbidden by God to do this.

Yet, unthinkable as it sounds, the Israelites persistently fell into this precise sort of idolatry! They were so beguiled by the exquisite-sounding promises of the priests of Baal and Molech that they willingly passed their sweet children through the fires; in spite of the repeated warnings of the prophets! Even the wise Solomon, one of the "patron saints" of Masonry built an altar to this god. (1 Kings 11:1-8)

Horrifying as this may seem, in Masonry the same thing is happening to the young person on a spiritual level! The fires of Molech only consumed the bodies of these innocent children; but the spiritual fires of the Masonic order corrode the very souls of our youth! The "initiation rites" which they put the young people through are unhallowed conflagrations which sear their consciences with a red hot iron!

In our society, there are enough "fires" through which our children must walk: drugs, sex, occult movies and heavy metal music. Most of these the child chooses for himself, however unknowingly. But in the Masonic youth orders, the young person is often urged to join with the "blessing" of the parent. The very virtuous appearance of these Orders is what makes them all the more dangerous! These teens are drinking spiritual poison in unlabeled bottles!

Let us remember the "curse of the millstone" which Jesus proclaimed in Matthew 18:6 and try not to pass our adolescents through any more "fires" than our culture already subjects them to! It is the unseen trap which is the most deadly, and their very souls are at stake! If you are allowing your young person to partake in these societies, you need to get them out immediately! If you, yourself, had an involvement with them earlier; you need to renounce them and repent before God! Only then can you have the full victory which Jesus Christ can bring!

It is important to realize that as you draw your child from these "fires," they also will need to repent in prayer for their involvement and simply ask our loving Lord, Jesus Christ, to wash them clean in His blood and take all of that spiritual debris out of their lives! He is indeed "faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."(1 John 1:9)

For more information, contact: Saints Alive in Jesus, Box 1076, Issaquah, WA. 98027; (206)392-2077.
 

FREEMASONRY -- TWO ORGANIZATIONS, ONE VISIBLE, THE OTHER INVISIBLE
TITLE: FREEMASONRY -- TWO ORGANIZATIONS, ONE VISIBLE, THE OTHER INVISIBLE

Subtitle: This is a short article we hope every Mason will read before he begins to read any of our other articles. There is a Masonic organization out there most of you know nothing of, even if you are a 33rd Degree Mason.

We have constantly received emails from Freemasons who are absolutely anguished over our articles depicting Masonry as being Satanic. They honestly proclaim to us that this is NOT the situation in their Lodge; further, they say, they are 32nd or 33rd Degree, and would certainly know what Freemasonry is and what it is not; and, they boldly proclaim: Masonry is NOT Satanic.

We are both right: You are right when you claim that Freemasonry is certainly not Satanic as you have practiced it in your Lodge. And we are right when we say that Freemasonry is Satanic to the core, and is striving mightily to produce the New Age Christ [Antichrist].

How, you ask, can we both be right? Simply put, Freemasonry is an organization within an organization. One organization is deliberately lied to and mislead with false interpretations, while the inner organization knows the spiritual Truth of Freemasonry, and embraces it with heart, soul, and mind.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF FREEMASONRY

Let us hear Masonic author Manly P. Hall describe this two-dimensional organization of Freemasonry. Masonry is comprised of two distinctly different organizations, one visible and one invisible. Hall describes this two-level organization: [Hall was honored by The Scottish Rite Journal, who called him 'The Illustrious Manly P. Hall' in Sept, 1990, and further called him 'Masonry's Greatest Philosopher', saying "The world is a far better place because of Manly Palmer Hall, and we are better persons for having known him and his work"]. This is what Manly P. Hall said:

" Freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity -- an outer organization concealing an inner brotherhood of the elect ... it is necessary to establish the existence of these two separate and yet interdependent orders, the one visible and the other invisible. The visible society is a splendid camaraderie of 'free and accepted' men enjoined to devote themselves to ethical, educational, fraternal, patriotic, and humanitarian concerns. The invisible society is a secret and most August [defined as 'of majestic dignity, grandeur'] fraternity whose members are dedicated to the service of a mysterious arcannum arcandrum [defined as 'a secret, a mystery']." [Hall, Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, p. 433]

Many well-meaning men are members of this visible society with no knowledge whatsoever of the inner invisible society. In fact, Albert Pike had some things to say about the brethren in the visible society: "Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries, Hermeticism, and Alchemy, conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts and Sages, or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations of its symbols to mislead those who deserve only to be mislead; to conceal the Truth, which it calls light, and draw them away from it." [Morals and Dogma, p. 104-5, 3rd Degree]

Did you hear these key words from Pike? Masonry is a religion after all, after the order of the Satanic Mysteries, the equally Satanic Hermetic Philosophy, and Alchemy! Masonry conceals its secrets from the brethren in the outer visible society, no matter their rank; only the Elect in the inner invisible society ever know the truth. The poor brethren in the visible society are spoon-fed "false explanations and misinterpretations" of its symbols" -- for what reason? -- those poor guys in the visible society "deserve only to be mislead".

If a man were known to revere Jesus Christ in the beginning of his membership within Masonry, he would be immediately shunted into the visible society, and would never, ever learn the truth. You would never be considered an Adept, or a Sage, or one of the Elect, for those terms are reserved for the members of the invisible society. You would be one of those who were deliberately lied to about the doctrines of Masonry, and given deliberate misinterpretations of its symbols, so that you would merely THINK you knew the Truth.

Pike then completes his instructions to intentionally mislead those members of the visible society, by saying: "So Masonry jealously conceals its secrets and intentionally leads conceited interpreters astray." [Ibid., p. 105]

Members of the visible society are referred to as the 'masses', and you do comprise 95% of all Masons. Listen to what Pike says about telling the truth of the organization to the 'masses': "A Spirit", he said, "that loves wisdom and contemplates the Truth close at hand, is forced to disguise it, to induce the multitudes [that is you] to accept it ... Fictions are necessary to the people, and the Truth becomes deadly to those who are not strong enough to contemplate it in all its brilliance." [Morals and Dogma, p. 103, 3rd Degree; Emphasis added]

If a person is not capable of accepting the Truth that inner-core, invisible Freemasonry really worships and serves Satan, then such Truth would become "deadly" to you. Therefore, "fictions are necessary" so visible Masons would not be so devastated that they would leave Freemasonry and expose its inner secrets.

There IS one short paragraph that properly and concisely defines the heart and soul of the Invisible Fraternity of Freemasonry. Let us return to Manly P. Hall for this quote:

"When a Mason learns 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." [The Lost Keys To Freemasonry, Manly P. Hall, published by the Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1976, p. 48; Emphasis added]

The Scottish Rite Journal praised Manly P. Hall in 1990 as "Masonry's Greatest Philosopher". One 32nd Degree Mason wrote back to me, stating that he had never, ever heard of Manly P. Hall; yet you can see his book was published by the Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company. The only reason this high-ranking Mason had never heard of Manly P. Hall is that Hall was a leader of the Invisible Fraternity, while this Mason was participating in the Visible Fraternity!

THIS is the Invisible Freemasonry, about which you have been kept in ignorance all along! To verify this fact even further, we encourage you to go to the publishing and distribution house of Invisible Freemasonry, Kessinger's Freemasonry and Occult Publishing; Kessinger's publishes all the old, formerly very secret Masonic books of the Invisible Society. The address is http://www.kessingerpub.com/ and we encourage you to peruse the subjects they have listed at the very bottom of their Home Page, noting the extremely Satanic, anti-Christian subjects of which the Invisible Fraternity is comprised! We have noted a few of these subjects below as Kessinger's has listed them:

Alchemy; Ancient Religions; Astral Body [Satanic practice]; Astrology [Forbidden in Bible]; Auto-Suggestion; Babylonian; Blavatsky, H.P. [one of the most Satanic Black Magick practitioners of all time! Her teachings were studied by Adolf Hitler and provided basis for the Jewish Holocaust]; Buddhism; Card Reading; Chaldean [Babylon and Chaldean Mysteries were brought into total annihilation by God for their severe Satanism, and is the same Babylon condemned in the Book of Revelation]; Christian Mysticism [This is the "Christianity" of Masonry, where every single doctrine is reinterpreted]; Christian Science [Fully anti-Christian but compatible with Masonry]; Clairvoyance [Satanic to the core and forbidden in the Bible]; Color and Sound [Critically important to Satanism]; Cosmic Consciousness [SATANIC]; Crystal Gazing [Forbidden in Bible]; Divination [Forbidden in Bible]; Druidism and Celts [Elevated human sacrifice to highest levels]; Eastern Doctrines; Esoteric Christianity [Redefining Christian doctrines]; Evolution [And you just thought Masonry was compatible with true Christianity]; Fortune Telling [Forbidden in Bible]; Geomancy and Gematria [Satanic]; Gnosticism [Fought against in the Epistles of Paul in the Bible]; Hermetic; Holy Grail [Satanic allegory to produce Antichrist]; Hypnotism; Islam; Karma [Satanic doctrine teaching Reincarnation]; Love and Sex Consciousness [Completely Satanic]; Magic [Forbidden in Bible]; Nature Worship [Sun Worship primary worship of Invisible Freemasonry]; Palmistry [Satanic Divination]; Phallicism [Worship of Male erect Sex Organ!]; Qabalah [Satanic Reinterpretation of Hebrew Old Testament]; Reincarnation; Rosicrucian [Satanic to the core]; Serpent Worship [Not only is Masonry a religion, it worships the Serpent, actually Satan himself]; Telepathy [Satanic communication without audible language]; Tarot [Divination forbidden in Bible]; Transcendental Physics; Zoroastrianism [Satanic cult destroyed by God in Old Testament].

THIS is the heart and soul of the Invisible, Inner Fraternity. The absolute darkest part of this heart is Phallicism, worshipping the erect Male Sex Organ. The obelisk is the major symbol for this worship, which is why you see obelisks everywhere associated with Freemasonry! It is time to stop being deceived, don't you think?!

Listen to Albert Pike speak of the obelisk: "Hence the significancy of the phallus, or of its inoffensive substitute, the obelisk, rising as an emblem of the resurrection by the tomb of buried Deity �" [Morals and Dogma, p. 393] Now, you know why you see so many obelisks atop the graves of Freemasons, for it is "an emblem of the resurrection of buried Deity"; the Invisible Mason believes he is becoming a god throughout his life, so the obelisk at his grave is simply the visible manifestation of that belief.

The obelisk was originally created by the Egyptian Mysteries of the Pharaohs, and is spoken of in the Bible. Listen: "� King Jehu said to the guards and to the officers, 'Go in and slay them; let none escape'. And they smote them with the sword; and the guards before the king threw their bodies out, and went into the inner dwelling of the house of Baal. They brought out the obelisks of the house of Baal and burned them." [2 Kings 10:26, Amplified Bible]

God Almighty ordered the Satanic obelisks burned, but only after He ordered King Jehu to slaughter the worshippers of the obelisk, also known as Baal worshippers. Thus, the Invisible Freemasonry is devoted to the obelisk worship so forbidden by God as to be worthy of the Death Penalty. Keep this in mind the next time you contemplate the Washington Monument!

Finally, Serpent Worship takes us directly into Hell itself, for Satan stands directly behind this form of worship. This is the Invisible Fraternity of Freemasonry, and I bet you never knew it existed, did you?



Now that you know all this, I encourage you to read The Cutting Edge articles, realizing that they deal with the invisible inner organization. Remember this: we are not participating in a debating society, nor am I trying to win you over to my side. Your precious eternal soul is at stake here; you are participating in the most evil, deceptive organization in the world. Your very participation in the Visible Fraternity gives all demons the legal right to afflict you, to cause you great distress and grief, even though you are totally ignorant of the Inner Fraternity.

Your eternal soul is at stake; please read our articles with the greatest of care, and with your 'spiritual eyes' opened.

David Bay, Director
Cutting Edge Ministries
www.cuttingedge.org

 

Freemasonry and the Catholic Mass
Theodor Reuss:

The True Secret of Freemasonry and the Mystery of the Holy Mass
ca. 1917


The ceremony of the holy mass conceals a mystery that few people recognise.
Still even fewer people realize that the mystery of the holy mass and the
true secret of the ancient accepted freemasons, the schismatic Templars,
and the true Rosicrucians, is one and the same secret. This mystery of the
Mass and true secret of the ancient Freemasons, the schismatic Templars,
the true Rosicrucians, and the Gnostic Neo-Christians, lies in the
communion with God whose symbolic fire the holy mass depicts in its drama.
The declarations and explanations which the Roman Catholic church may give
concerning the essence of the Mystery of the holy mass are incorrect, the
truth being concealed, dismissed, even partly falsified. To be sure, they
are intentionally incorrect, for the spiritual authorities in the Vatican
know the true nature of the mystery and the true meaning themselves. The
lowest Cleric is however, for official reasons, left completely in the dark
concerning the true nature of the mystery. This concealment and
falsification has gone hand in hand with the gradual falsification and
corruption of the whole of original Christianity by the churchfathers. Just
as misleading, however, as the explanations of the Roman Catholic church
concerning the essence of the mystery, are the explanations of so-called
recognised Freemasonry concerning the essence and the "inner work" of
Freemasonry. The very fewest of Freemasons recognize the true secret of
Freemasonry, and the greater few of those that do recognize it, do not
attempt to really understand what they have discovered or guessed. As
everyone knows who has dealt with the subject, today every candidate in
England (the motherland of modern recognized Freemasonry) or America
(earlier also, Germany) who wishes to be taken into Masonry must swear a
severe oath. This old english oath (rings) in the German translation:

"I XYZ in the presence of the great architect of the universe hearby swear
most solemnly and sincerely upon the holy script, that I will always hide,
conceal and never reveal any part or parts, point or points of the secrets
of the mysteries belonging to free and accepted Masonry which have been
revealed to me or may be communicated to me in the future, unless it be to
a true and lawful brother or brothers and not to him or them until after
the most ruthless test their of faithfulness. Further, I promise solemnly
that I will never write down these secrets, nor inscribe, hew, draw,
engrave, scribble, cut, scratch, carve or in any other way or manner repeat
or communicate them. It will be further cause or fault, if another do so
when it is in my power to hinder him by anything sensible or insensible
under the canopy of heaven - If anyone in the world understand or be able
to read by or through anysuch letters, signs, or symbols or if our secret
art and our hidden mysteries (through my unfaithfulness) be given to the
profane! All these several points I solemnly swear to observe without
exception, ambiguity or spiritual reserve of any kind, under no less a
penalty than by breaking any of these points to have my throat cut through
from ear to ear - my tongue cut out - my heart torn from my body, my body
cut in two below the navel, my innards ripped out and thrown into the
deepest sea - or tossed out to the vultures to eat. So help me God my oath
to keep faithfully which is the vow of a Freemason." Thereafter the
candidate must kiss the holy script. It is now clear that every sensible
Candidate who was ever compelled to make such a fearful oath on the bible
has unquestionably expected and must indeed expect, that he will be
thereafter entrusted with fearful secrets and that he will be initiated
into profoundly secret things. To his astonishment, however, every
Candidate, who has been compelled to swear such a fearful oath to be
accepted into Freemasonry, now learns that the whole immense secret lies in
a sign, a grip and a word! Such things which have be printed in so many
books (so-called heretical writings) whose recognition, however, does not
ensure the admittance of the Candidate at once to any Freemasonic lodge
unless he first possesses another special pass or prooves himself through
the payment-receipt of his lodge dues! This situation will almost certainly
strike any candidate after his acceptance and appear very odd to him.

Each Candidate taken into a Freemasonic lodge will say to himself that it
is highly 'overdone' or at least in all cases be compelled to admit that it
is 'carried too far' - to solemnly swear that one would rather have one's
throat cut through - or have his heart and tongue torn out - or have his
body cut in two and his innards thrown into the sea - rather than to betray
the secret of Freemasonry, when this secret consists of nothing more than
how to shake another Freemason's hand, certain rectangular signs made on
the body with the hand and the keeping silent about short syllabled words
which are only to be spelled or halfed words which mean nothing more than,
eg.

"The Lord will raise you up"
"The Lord will strengthen you"
"Raise yourself, you live in the son"

Because now, despite all grumbling and study and promotions in the lodge, a
Freemason, whether in England, America, or Germany, trusts in further
secrets from accepted masonry, or having received them, preserves them
himself, if he has belonged to a lodge for 50 years and in the same way has
reached the highest office and dignity. Most Freemasons lend themselves to
the program just so, satisfied to have joined an exclusive social club
whose membership increases for them many social and material opportunities.
And afterward no longer considering why the ancient ancestors and founding
fathers of Freemasonry actually swore such severe oaths. The oath having
become to them an empty formula.

This mindstate and this mentality of disappointment over the absence of
knowledge and the non-understanding of the grounds upon which the Masonic
forefathers swore such severe oaths was borne out by the German lodges a
hundred years ago, in which time certain German Freemasonic systems such
as, e.g., the Schroeder teaching and the Freiburger teaching shoved off
these old oath formulas and a put a simple promise in the place of the old
severe oath. The old oath became historically communicated only as a sort
of curiosity. This so-called reformation was, in a certain way, really very
logical by the German F.M. intellects who believed to have rightly
recognised that F.M. had and concealed no sort of secrets which could
justify so severe an oath. This reformation, however was, at the same time,
a sad situation for German masonic intellects, when Masonry became seen as
an apparent delusion of non-existing secrets and made an undignified joke
of, all-over. These conditions and the apparent recognition of the
nonexistence of real secrets lead to the terrible levelling of Freemasonry
in most lands. In the Latin countries the F.M. lodges became political
clubs with the result that it clearly unveiled the world war for all those
who wanted to see it. And still the good honorable intellects of German
masonry were locked in a great big association of error, as they believed
it prooven that F.M. concealed no secret worthy of such an old severe
oath-formula. The German Freemasons who had changed the old oath formula
were seen as idiots despite their thought and research and their dedication
to Freemasonry. And the idiocy of Freemasonic reformers of that time had
contributed to their followers raising from the non-existence of secrets
really worthy ones to so-to-say "dogma". The dismissing of the old severe
oath would have only been logical, if there was really no secret, no
mystery, whose keeping justified such a severe oath.

And yet - and this may now be said, understood and firmly put forth, - and
yet - Freemasonry DOES conceal a secret, a secret which completely and
fully justifies and demands the swearing of the old severe oath formula.

Only this true secret has been lost to the Brotherhood in the run of time,
or rather better said, on the grounds of appropriateness has been in a
certain time suppressed and foisted out by a replacement "Ersatz"
[substitute] secret. One cannot exactly say that the secret had been
perverted or falsified - one can, however, say that what was once
communicated as secret in freemasonry, is a false secret, and not the real
and true one. The real and true one is still to be recognised and
discovered through and within the symbols used in Freemasonry today. This
is especially the case in the symbology of the higher grades of certain
F.M. systems and programs.

However, as already said earlier, the majority of the few Masons which have
on hand the Freemasonic symbols, who recognise or discover the true secret,
shirk to openly express their understanding, for this admission (and
revelation) would cause them severe shame among their so-called bourgeois
fellow citizens; baptised in so-called respectable behaviour and in
pseudo-morality. The pseudo-sacred public opinion would hand over such
understanding persons to the moral 'death by burning at the stake', just as
they prepared a burning alive at the stake in ancient times for the
Templars. And since the advent of world domination by the
Christian-Nazarene church the true meaning of the mystery of the sacrament
of the holy mass has been suppressed and resupplied with a replacement
interpretation. The Roman Catholic church molded itself in this way since
the very first century of Christian reckoning and domnation of the Roman
Catholic church in all parts of the world wherever the leadership of the
new Church-Christianity of the churchfathers reached. Fraternities, sects
and secret societies etc. which protected the true meaning of the mystery
of the Mass, were, for the very fact, persecuted through all the centuries
by the ruling Christian church. Any members of these sects and secret
societies were, in the case that they were discovered, immediately
condemned to death. To these sects and secret societies which protected the
true meaning and interpretation of the mysteries of the Holy Mass belonged
the Gnostics, the Templars, the true esoteric Rosicrucians and the Ancient
Primitive Freemasons. These so called sects and secret societies have
survived to this day despite the persecution and troubles of the centuries.
The Gnostic Neo-Christians or Gnostic Templars of the Orient which are
closely bound to the ancient primitive Templar-Freemasons, guard the true
secret of Freemasonry today which is identical to the secret and mystery of
the Holy Mass.

All people who have recognised the inner falsity of the teachings of the
controlling Christian church, or perhaps only instinctively have sensed the
falsity - far away from all Freemasons - which have recognised and
understood that the present day so-called Freemasonry has fallen from the
true mystic secret, turn their backs to the church and Freemasonry -
disappointed. They see in the modern so called 'recognised Freemasonry', I
must say, a reflection of false things, a society which pretends to fathom
the world-riddle, to aim to teach in high esoteric in deed and truth, but
is nothing other than a good-deeds fraternity and a corporate social club.
Now the practice of charity and general humanitarianism in the material
realm are secondary means to reaching the goal of Freemasonry, also the
reciprical support in the material realm can be seen as a secondary means,
but with the persecution of this helpful means and with the turning back of
the inner education of the brothers, the main objective and principal work
is completely lost in oblivion and the word is lost.



* HERE THE MANUSCRIPT BREAKS OFF *

Ed.: thanks to the unknown brother for the translation and to Evangelos
Rigakis, commissioner of this English translation.