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CUL:SO MOTE IT BE The question of Freemasonry

   The question of the Christian stand regarding Freemasonry seems to
confront our ministry at every turn lately. Because we have seen the
exact parallels of the Masonic legends and rituals carried throughout
the 'mysteries' of Mormonism, we have had to study deeply into Masonic
origins, purposes and doctrine.

   In doing so, we have had to come to grips with the sad fact that the
esoteric doctrines of Freemasonry separate it, just as unequivocally as
do those of Mormonism, from the Christian theology. This holds true for
every branch of Masonry, from the Shriners to the Blue Lodge, the
Eastern Star, the Demolay, Job's Daughters and the Rainbow Girls!

   We know that this will cause offense to many Masons, and for that we
are truly sorry. But we would rather that the Mason be offended at us
and be restored to true fellowship with Jesus Christ, than to remain
silent any longer.

   This word of warning is not to the Masonic fraternity at large, but
to those Masons who claim to be both Masons and Christians!

   A recent newspaper insert, called "FREEMASONRY - A WAY OF LIFE"
appeared in many metropolitan areas. It pictured Freemasonry as a
family centered, fraternal, benevolent organization, "as American as
apple pie!" (page 7)

   Not only does the article demonstrate the strength of Freemasonry
among our political leaders (both past and present), but makes much of
its use of the Holy Bible and its foundational belief in God. Masonry
has a very strong representation in the Christian denominations
through-out the world. In many of the churches we visit, we finds
Masons involved as deacons, elders, board members and even as pastors.

   Their claim and the claim of every Mason to the outside world, is
that Masonry and Christianity are totally compatible. They tell us that
religion is the experience of relating to God, and Masonry the
experience of relating to mankind. While separate, they can and do
naturally coexist.

   The above mentioned article explains its 'religious' position this
way, "Masonry is NOT a religion in any sense of the word, yet it is
religious. Church membership is not a requirement, yet membership in
ANY church is no bar to admission. There is nothing in the requirements
of Masonry to prevent a Catholic, a Mohammedan, a Jew, a Buddhist, a
Protestant, a Mormon, or any member of any religion from becoming a
member". (page 3)

   On the surface, this might seem quite reasonable. We find no offense
in being involved in social, civic and benevolent activities with
people of other religious and ethnic backgrounds. In fact, it's really
an integral part of the excitement of life! But, when it comes to our
own personal worship of God, and His revelation to us of His Word,
there are some very clear guidelines!

   If Freemasonry is truly what it professes publicly, then "Bravo!";
it is a welcome fellowship. If it is being deceptive, then it should be
exposed. It is that simple.

   Let's see what Masonry TRULY teaches within its closed doors, and
through its own published documents. NO 'Anti-Masonic' publications
will be cited in explaining their TRUE theological position.

   The key document from which we will quote is the most readily
available and universally approved doctrinal book of Freemasonry,
"Morals And Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry", By Albert Pike, Grand Commander, 1859-1891. Its title
page states that it was prepared for the "Supreme Council of the
Thirty-Third Degree and Published by its Authority". Originally
published in 1871, I have used the 1966 Edition. Except where other
sources are noted, I will cite page numbers only, when using this work.

   ALL TRUTH

   (Masonry)..."The custodian and depository (since Enoch) of the great
philosophical and religious truths, unknown to the world at large, and
handed down from age to age by an unbroken current of tradition,
embodied in symbols, emblems and allegories". (page 210)

   TEMPLE OF RELIGION

   "Every Masonic Temple is a Temple of Religion, and its teachings are
instructions in religion" (page 213)

   THE FOUNDATION

   "It (Masonry) is the universal, eternal, immutable religion, such as
God planted it in the heart of universal humanity. No creed has ever
been long-lived that was not built on this foundation. It is the base
and they are the superstructure" (page 219)

   A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

   "Masonry is, in every sense of the word, except one, and that its
least philosophical, an eminently religious institution - that it is
indebted solely to the religious element which it contains for its
origin and for its continued existence and that without this religious
element it would scarcely be worthy of cultivation by the wise and
good."..."Freemasonry is NOT Christianity nor a substitute for
it"...."But the religion of Masonry is not sectarian. It admits men of
every creed within its hospitable bosom, rejecting none and approving
none for his particular faith"..."Masonry, then, is, indeed, a
religious institution; and on this ground mainly, if not alone, should
the religious Mason defend it." (Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Albert G.
Mackey, Revised Edition, 1921, pages 618, 619)

   BUDDHA

   "The first Masonic legislator whose memory is preserved to us by
history, was Buddha, who, about a thousand years before the Christian
era, reformed the religion of Manous." (page 277)

   REVERENCES ALL REFORMERS

   "It (Masonry) reverences all the great reformers. It sees in Moses,
the lawgiver to the Jews, in Confucius and Zoroaster, in Jesus of
Nazareth, and in the Arabian Iconoclast, great teachers of morality,
and eminent reformers, if no more; and allows every brother of the
order to assign to each such higher and even divine characteristics as
his creed and truth require." (page 525)

   THE BAALIM

   "Masonry, around whose altars the Christian, the Hebrew, the Moslem,
the Brahmin, the followers of Confucius and Zoroaster, can assemble as
brethren and unite in prayer to the one God who is above ALL the
Baalim, must needs leave it to each of its initiates to look for the
foundation of his faith and hope to the written scriptures of his own
religion." (page 226) Note: The word, Baalim, is simply defined as
"false god or idol". The Masonic author has included the God of the
Christian in that category.

   THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE BIBLE

   The teachers, even of Christianity, are, in general, the most
ignorant of the true meaning of that which they teach. There is no book
of which so little is known as the Bible. To most who read it, it is as
incomprehensible as the Sohar." (page 105)

   THE INCOMPLETE BIBLE

   "All truly dogmatic religions have issued from the Kabalah and
return to it. Everything scientific and grand in the religious dreams
of the Illuminati, Jacob Boehme, Swedenborg, Saint-Martin, and others,
is borrowed from the Kabalah; all the Masonic associations owe to it
their secrets and their symbols.

   The Kabalah alone consecrates the Alliance of the Universal Reason
and the Divine Word;...

   The Bible, with all the allegories it contains, expresses, in an
incomplete and veiled manner only, the religious science of the
Hebrews. The doctrine of Moses and the Prophets, identical at bottom
with that of the the ancient Egyptians, also had its outward meaning
and its veils.

   "The Hebrew books were written only to recall to memory the
traditions; and they were written in symbols unintelligible to the
profane... thus was a second Bible born, unknown to, or rather
uncomprehended by, the Christians; a collection, they say, of monstrous
absurdities.

   "One is filled with admiration, on penetrating into the Sanctuary of
the Kabalah, at seeing a doctrine so logical, so simple and at the same
time so absolute." (pages 744-745) Note: The 'Kabalah is a book of
ancient Jewish mysticism and magic.

   THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD

   "Everything good in nature comes from OSIRIS - order, harmony, and
the favorable temperature of the seasons and celestial periods." (page
476) Note: Osiris was the ancient Egyptian god whose annual death and
resurrection personified the self-renewing vitality and fertility of
nature.

   MASONRY CONCEALS ITS TRUTHS

   "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 misled; to conceal the
Truth, which it calls Light, from them, and to draw them away from it.
Truth is not for those who are unworthy or unable to receive it, or
would pervert it." (pages 104-105)

   THE BLUE LODGE TO BE DECEIVED!

   "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." (page 819)

   WORSHIPFUL MASTER

   "Worshipful Master: The Head and Chief of the Lodge, the Source of
Light, of Knowledge and instruction in Masonry. He personifies the
Sublime Art of Masonry and is the Spokesman thereof." (Arthur Waite, A
New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry,1970, page 24)

   OBEDIENCE THE FIRST RULE

   The first duty of every Mason is to obey the Mandate of the
Master...The order must at once be obeyed; its character and its
consequences may be matters of subsequent inquiry. The Masonic rule of
obedience is like the nautical, imperative: 'Obey orders, even if you
break owners.'" (Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Albert Mackey, page 525)

   THE ANGEL OF LIGHT

   "To prevent the light from escaping at once, the DEMONS forbade Adam
to eat the fruit of 'knowledge of good and evil', by which he would
have known the Empire of Light and that of Darkness. He obeyed; an
ANGEL OF LIGHT induced him to transgress, and gave him the means of
victory; but the DEMONS created Eve, who seduced him into an act of
Sensualism, that enfeebled him, and bound him anew in the bonds of
matter. This is repeated in the case of every man that lives."

   "It (The Principle or Angel of Light) but put on the appearance of a
human body and took the name of Christ in the Messiah, only to
accommodate itself to the language of the Jews. The Light did its work,
turning the Jews from the adoration of the Evil Principle, and the
Pagans from the worship of the DEMONS. But the Chief of the Empire of
Darkness caused him to be crucified by the Jews. Still, he suffered in
appearance only..." (page 567)

   Note: This is, in its entirety, the exact opposite of Biblical
doctrine. It places the 'saving power' and position of Jesus Christ at
the feet of Lucifer and labels the Holy God of Israel a Demon. It
denies the whole purpose of Christ's death on the Cross and puts
Lucifer there, instead!

   THE ENERGIES OF LUCIFER

   "When the Mason Learns that the Key to the warrior on the block is
the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned
the Mystery of his Craft. The seething energies of LUCIFER are in his
hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his
ability to properly apply (this) energy." (Locked Keys of Freemasonry,
Manly P. Hall, page 48)

   YES, LUCIFER IS GOD

   "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)

   Note: The Word of God, the Bible, clearly places Lucifer in his
proper place, gives God's reasons for placing him there. "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! For thou hast said
in thine heart, 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:
"I will ascend above the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou
shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit." (Isaiah
14:12-15)

   THE GRAND ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE

   Masonic ritual is concerned with the recovery of the name of God -
supposedly lost through the murder, during the building of Solomon's
Temple of the Architect, Hiram Abiff - a 'Quest' not attained until the
ROYAL ARCH DEGREE.

   It is here that the SECRET NAME of the DEITY OF MASONRY is revealed.
That name is 'JAOBULON'. 'JAO' is the Greek word for Jehovah. 'BUL' is
a rendering of the name, BAAL. 'ON' is the term used in the Babylonian
mysteries to call upon the deity, 'OSIRIS'! The secret ritual book of
the Craft prints the letters J.B.O. It states that: "We three do meet
and agree - in peace, love and unity - the Sacred Word to keep - and
never to divulge the same - until we three, or three such as we - do
meet and agree." Thus, no Royal Arch Mason can pronounce the whole
sacred name by himself!

   What you see represented, then, as the god of Freemasonry, is a
three headed monster so remote from the Christian trinity as to be so
blasphemous as to damn the eternal soul of anyone who would dare to
pronounce its name in a ritual of worship!

   I AM THAT I AM

   In the closing ceremonies of the ritual for the Royal Arch degree,
the candidate is asked, "Brother Inspector, what are you?" and he
replies, "I AM THAT I AM". Can you imagine that? When Moses asked God
to name himself, God said, "I AM THAT I AM" and he said, "thus shalt
thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."
(Exodus 3:14).

   Tell us how a Christian who is a Royal Arch Mason can take to
himself the very name of the God of Israel? The God of the Christian
faith said, "Ye are even my witnesses! Is there a God beside me? Yea, I
know not any! They that make a graven image are ALL of them vanity; and
their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own
witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. (Isaiah
44:8, 9)

   USURPING THE PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS

   In the 19th level of Freemasonry, the Initiate receives the degree
of GRAND PONTIFF. It is during this ritual that the candidate swears an
oath of secrecy and an oath of total obedience "to any Chapter of this
degree to which I may belong; and the edicts, laws and mandates of the
Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes and Commanders of the Royal Secret,
as well as those of the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree"..

   It is then that the 'Thrice Puissant' annoints him with oil on the
crown of his head and says: "Be Thou a Priest Forever, after the order
of Melchizedek."

   After receiving the password (Emanuel) and the sacred word
(Alleluia), he is dressed in a robe of white linen and given a cordon
(a ribbon or sash of honor worn across the breast) of crimson color,
with 12 stars representing "the 12 gates of the 'new city', and the
twelve signs of the Zodiac, the twelve fruits of the tree of life, the
twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve Apostles" (Scottish Rite Masonry
Illustrated, The Complete Ritual, Vol. 2, pages 26-27, E. Cook
Publications, 1974)

   It must be pointed out that what has taken place here, is the
Masonic, Luciferian priesthood taking upon itself, the Holy Priesthood
of Jesus Christ. That is a Priesthood that can be held by only one
person and that one person is clearly defined in scripture as Jesus
Christ!

   Chapters 7 and 8 of the Book of Hebrews clearly explains that it was
ANOTHER priest to be raised up, not a group of priests! This Priest
would be our HIGH PRIEST and would be able to save from the Uttermost!
He would have 'endless life'! The holder of THIS Priesthood would be
'holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than
the heavens (7:26). This is Jesus, our Holy Lord and God!

   This 'ritual' takes Christ's Holy Priesthood from Him, and the Grand
Pontiff boldly puts upon his own breast! Even the 'Biblical' secret and
sacred words fail to cover up the adding in of the 'signs of the
Zodiac', a direct alliance with the powers of darkness and a
demonstration of disobedience to God's Word, in Deuteronomy 18:10-12,
where it is said that he who "useth Divination" (consulting the signs
of the Zodiac to tell the future), "or is an observer of times" (which
is an ancient description for Augury or Astrology - again dealing with
the Zodiac) "is an abomination unto the Lord"!

   Again, we see a mirror image of Biblical truth. The Priesthood power
of Jesus is given to Satan, the god of Masonry.

   WASHED IN THE BLOOD

   In the seventeenth degree, or Knights of the East and West, having
completed the initiation and after revealing the password (Jubulum) and
the Sacred Word (Abaddon), "the Senior Warden conducts the Candidate to
the elevated vacant canopy at the right of the All Puissant."

   "This is supposed to represent the end of the world when all good
masons receive their reward by being conducted to a throne at the right
hand of the All Puissant, having been purified by washing their robes
in their own blood."

   In the lecture which follows, between the All Puissant and the
Senior Warden, the Book with Seven Seals, which none but one can open
(Rev 5:5) is twisted to represent "A Lodge or Council of Masons which
the All Puissant alone has the right to convene and open."

   The Fourth Seal is represented by a skull or "Death's Head" and we
are told it "is the image of a brother who is excluded from a Lodge or
Council" The fifth Seal is represented by a "Cloth Stained with Blood."
The All Puissant identifies this as a symbol "that we should not
hesitate to spill ours for the good of masonry". (Scottish Rite Masonry
Illustrated, The complete Ritual, Vol. 1, Pages 453, 456, 457, E. Cook
Publishing, 1974)

   What a gross misrepresentation of the Holy Word of God! First and
foremost, It is Christ and He alone who 'hath prevailed to open the
book and loose the seven seals thereof'. To presume that honor and
power is to deny Christ, or yet in deeper perversity, to replace his
power and authority with that of the All Puissant, even in the
representation of the power to save and to enthrone. This is the very
spirit of the AntiChrist!

   Again, another clue to the true identity of the Masonic Deity is
revealed in the 'Sacred Word' of this ritual, "Abaddon". In Revelation
9:11, we learn that "they (the demons and workers from hell) had a king
over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the
Hebrew tongue is ABADDON!"

   BLOOD OATHS

   Throughout the initiation rituals of the "BLUE LODGES" and through
all 33 degrees of Freemasonry, the candidates are sworn to secrecy by
bloody oaths. Such as is the oath sworn by the Entered Apprentice or
first degree: "...binding myself under no less penalty than that of
having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and my
body buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low-water mark". The
Master Mason swears, "..under no less penalty than that of having my
body severed in two, my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes,
the ashes scattered before the four winds of heaven.."

   It is in this final 'Blue Lodge' degree that that candidate is laid
out 'in death' and is raised from the dead by the 'Worshipful Master'
of the Lodge, using the secret grip of the Master Mason.

   Let no Mason deceive you! We again face this replacement of our
Saviour's place by the power and authority of Lucifer. Paul said that
if anyone should preach any other gospel 'than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed'. (Gal 1:8, 9)

   The simplicity of the Gospel is this, "Moreover, brethren, I declare
unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have
received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I have preached unto you, unless ye have believed in
vain.

   "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that
he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures." (1 Cor. 15:1-5)

   The infinite power of Jesus was confirmed by Him when He said, "ALL
power is given unto ME in heaven and in earth". (Matt. 28:18) This
power is His alone! "For if by one man's offense death reigned by one;
much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ!" (Romans 5:17)

   Jesus was the one who rose from the dead. Jesus is the one with the
power to raise from the dead. Jesus is the one who frees us from the
sting of death!

   The Mason who would call himself Christian and allow himself to
partake of a ritual resurrection by the power of Lucifer is no
Christian. He is a Satanist. He stands, having been born again and
raised from the dead as a Master Mason, through the power of the
Masonic god, whom the God of Israel cast into the pit!

   He and his 'saviour' pass the sacred word, Mah-Hah-Bone. Next, in
the 'Five Points Of Fellowship, the new Master Mason solemnly vows
"Breast to Breast: that you will ever keep in your breast a brother's
secrets, when communicated to you and received as such, murder and
treason excepted." (Duncan's Rituals, Revised And Complete, E. Cook
Publications, 1974, pages 35, 96, 120, 121)

   It should further be noted that in the Royal Arch Degree, the
candidate swears to protect the 'brethren', "Murder and treason not
excepted"! This places the Masonic oath above that of our courts and
our country. What hope would you have against a Mason in a Criminal or
Civil Court with a Judge who is a 32nd or 33rd degree Mason? None, by
the nature of their oaths!

   COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM

   IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AND HIS SHED BLOOD AT CALVARY, WE
EXHORT YOU WHO CLAIM TO BE A MASON AND A CHRISTIAN.. "Come out from
among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord and touch not the unclean
thing; and I will receive you". (2 Cor. 6:17)

   "This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is
become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we
must be saved". (Acts 4:11-12)

   "For there is One God and One Mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus". (1 Tim. 2:5)

   "According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ". (1
Cor. 3:10-11)

   "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name
which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the
earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2:9-11)

   "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what
fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion
hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or
what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?" (2 Cor. 6:14, 15)

   ONE OR THE OTHER

   We are adamant that there is no other choice for you right now. If
you are a Mason who professes to be a Christian, you are lying before
the Holy God of Israel! Either renounce your Christian faith or
renounce Masonry. One is from on high and the other is from the pit!

   Every 'Blue Lodge' member who reads this can no longer maintain his
defense of ignorance. Today, you stand revealed! Today, you must make
your choice! Every Mason, through the highest degree, has had the mask
of secrecy ripped away. You are without defense. Choose Jesus or choose
Lucifer. Renounce Jesus if you must, but do not stand in the assembly
of His saints and mock Him!

   Unless you repent of this evil, your presence in the congregation of
a Christian body is a grieving of the Holy Spirit. We pray that you
will choose Jesus, and you will repent and be set free from this wicked
power unto whom you have submitted your very soul!

   If this is your desire, remember that we have this promise, "If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness". (1 John 1:9)

   Pray this prayer right now! "Father in Heaven, in the name of the
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned. I confess that I have allowed
myself to fall under the power and authority of Lucifer, the god of
Masonry. I confess it as sin, and ask that you forgive me. I reject it
and cast it from me and will immediately remove my name from its rolls!
Jesus, I call you Lord and Saviour and ask that you come into my heart
and fill me with your love and Spirit. Let no unclean thing remain! I
am yours and yours alone! I am set free! In Jesus name, Amen!"

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   "This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders,which is
become the head of the corner. Neither is theresalvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heavengiven among men, whereby we
must be saved