Freemasonry And False Religion
Freemasonry:
Its Roots & Links to the Occult and Modern Religions
Collected and commented by David J. Stewart
(The original information was gratefully provided by Teresa Morris at
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/006/freemasons.htm. I have added
many related quotes, photos and comments to help the reader see the
Satanic nature of Freemasonry and the Masonic religious cults.)
Alice Ann Bailey (1880-1949), a leading spokesperson of the occultic Theosophical Society
and member of Co-Masonry confirmed the occultic and Luciferian nature of
Freemasonry, stated...
“The Masonic Movement is the custodian of the
Law, the holder of the Mysteries, and the seat of initiation… a far more
occult organization than can be realized… intended to be the training
school for coming advanced occultists.”
SOURCE: "President Clinton Will
Continue The New World Order"; Dennis L. Cuddy, RESEARCH MANUAL: AMERICA
2000/GOALS 2000, MOVING THE NATION EDUCATIONALLY TO A "NEW WORLD ORDER"
Editor: James R. Patrick Citizens for Academic Excellence, 1994, 28-48.
It is tragic that many professed “Christians” fail to recognize the
occult nature of Freemasonry; while the occultists themselves, who blaspheme
the name of Jesus Christ, openly admit the diabolical nature of Freemasonry.
Alice Bailey states the evil agenda of Freemasonry...
“There is no question therefore that the work
to be done in familiarizing the general public with the nature of the
Mysteries is of paramount importance at this time. These
mysteries will be restored to outer expression through the medium of the
Church [false church] and the Masonic Fraternity… When the
Great One [Antichrist] comes with his disciples and initiates we shall
have the restoration of the Mysteries and their exoteric presentation as
a consequence of the first initiation.”
SOURCE: "President Clinton Will
Continue The New World Order"; Dennis L. Cuddy, RESEARCH MANUAL: AMERICA
2000/GOALS 2000, MOVING THE NATION EDUCATIONALLY TO A "NEW WORLD ORDER"
Editor: James R. Patrick Citizens for Academic Excellence, 1994, 28-48.
Alice Bailey plainly stated that Satan would infiltrate the church
with Freemasonry, which is the training school for coming advanced
occultists who will play their part in the establishment of the New World
Order of the antichrist. In lieu of such damning evidence, it's hard
to imagine that 37% of the U.S.
Freemasonry membership are Southern Baptists.
Albert Pike and other Masonic leaders acknowledge their debt to Kaballah
and to the Babylonian Mystery Schools. In his book, Morals and
Dogma, Pike states:
“Every lodge is a temple of religion, and
its teaching instruction in religion... Masonry is the successor to
the Mysteries.”
The Jewish Kaballah, their more occult teachings, is said by many to
have been influenced by the Babylonian Mystery religion, and it
originated as oral teachings during the Babylonian Captivity of the
Jews. Albert Pike (1809 to 1891), a highly influential 33rd Degree
Freemason of the nineteenth century, acknowledged that the Masons
derived many of their ideas from the Jewish Kaballah. In his 1871
book, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, Pike, says of the Jewish Pharisee tradition...
“The primary tradition... has been
preserved under the name of the Kaballah by the priesthood of
Israel.”
Freemasonry is a
religion of Jewish mysticism and occultism, which are rooted in pagan
Egyptian and Babylonian religions. Here are some more quotes
concerning the demonic nature of Freemasonry...
“Freemasonry is not Christianity, nor a substitute
for it. It does not meddle with sectarian creeds or doctrines, but
teaches fundamental religious truth.” (Albert G. Mackey,
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, page 162)
“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.” (Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma, page 104)
“Drop the theological barnacles [timeless Biblical truths] from the
religion of Jesus, as taught by Him, and by the Essenes and
Gnostics of the first centuries, and it becomes Masonry, Masonry in
its purity, derived as it is from the old Hebrew Kaballa as a part of
the great universal religion of the remotest antiquity.” (J. D.
Buck, Mystic Masonry, page 119)
It is also a known historical fact that “skulls” are an object of
worship in pagan cultures, the skulls of human sacrifices are be used in
occult rituals.
“...a skull and cross thigh bones are still used in
the Masonic living resurrection ceremony. A quick calculation leads us
to believe that Freemasonry around the world probably possesses a total
of some fifty thousand skulls!”
SOURCE: Knight, Christopher and Robert Lomas. THE
SECOND MESSIAH: TEMPLARS, THE TURIN SHROUD AND THE GREAT SECRET OF
FREEMASONRY, Element, 1997.
Is that bizarre or what? This helps explain the emblem of the
Skull and
Bones, which is the official symbol of the occult group, The
Order of Death (unofficially known as Skull and Bones), to which
U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and his father are members. Senator John Kerry
is also a member of this evil power-wielding group. Satan is the god
of this world (2nd Corinthians 4:4), and he works through secret societies to
carry out his sinister evil agenda.
FREEMASONRY IS OF THE DEVIL AND SO ARE
MASONIC RELIGIONS!
FREEMASONRY AND THE
RELIGIOUS CULTS!
Joseph Smith founded the Mormon church
in 1830, which is also called The
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Smith and his followers were
Masons. Mormon priests go through the rituals of the first three degrees of
Masonry. Mormon sources claim that Masons murdered Joseph Smith. As a
result, Mormons aren't allowed to join Masonic lodges, even though their
origin is Masonic. ("Scarlet and the Beast," Vol. 1, pages 41-42)
Masons founded the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Scientology.
Mary Baker Eddie, the founder of Christian Science, was strongly influenced
by Freemasonry. Madame Blavatsky, the founder of Theosophy, was a Mason.
(Some European lodges have admitted women.) Theosophy is foundational to
much of the New Age movement. ("Scarlet and the Beast," Vol. 1, pages 42 and
649-650).
Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology,
was also a high-degree Freemason and personal good friend of Satanist,
Aleister Crowley.
The Watchtower And The Masons (.pdf book by Fritz Springmeier; exposing
Jehovah's Witnesses)
In 1951, a Mason named
Gerald B. Gardner introduced Wicca to mainstream
society. He was personal friends with satanist Aleister Crowley. Gardner was the first fully public witch of modern times. He made
witchcraft more socially acceptable by changing its name to Wicca and
calling it an ancient religion. There is evidence that Gardner's witchcraft
texts were his personal creation rather than being documents handed down
from ancient tradition. This would make Wicca a modern Masonic invention
rather than the resurrection of an ancient pagan religion. (For a discussion
of this, see “Goddess Unmasked” by Philip G. Davis, pages 327-343).
False prophetess, Ellen G. White, founder of the Seventh-day Adventists
(SDA) religion, has a
large Freemasonry Obelisk
marking her grave. Seventh Day Adventism is steeped in the New
World Order, often displaying occult symbols on their literature and
magazines. One of the key symbols of the New World Order (NWO) is the eye.
Notice in the SDA images shown below that one of the eyes is always
darkened, which represents Lucifer.
The All-Seeing Eye symbolizes Lucifer, but it
represents the spiritual knowledge of good and evil (which includes the
knowledge that Satan is the god of this world and rewards them that serve
and worship him. This is why all the celebrities and famous people
flash El Diablo signs,
darkening one of their eyes (see below) and
displaying occult
pyramids and eyes on their works. The name “Lucifer” in Isaiah 14:12 is
heylel and means “morning star (as in the sense of brightness).” 2nd
Corinthians 11:13-15 sheds further meaning, teaching that Satan's ministers
of unrighteousness appear as righteous ministers, and Satan himself is
transformed into “AN ANGEL OF LIGHT.” The nature of the Devil's game is
trickery, lies and deception. The Devil (the big bad wolf) deceives his
victims by coming to them disguised as a harmless sheep (Matthew 7:15). ...
On the surface, Freemasonry looks wholesome, as does Seventh-Day
Adventism (SDA). There is fellowship,
loyalty, brotherhood and the support of good causes such as Shriners hospitals,
philanthropy and good works. The Masonic motto is “Making good men better.”
Unfortunately, making a good man better doesn't get him into Heaven. Jesus
commanded, “Ye must be born again!” (John 3:7). Read about the Luciferian
god of Freemasonry called, “THE GREAT
ARCHITECT.”
Below are some more creepy occult images of the SDA religious cult.
What Does The All-Seeing Eye Mean?
...
Few men understand what they are getting into when they become SDA's or Masons. Most
Masons join because they trust friends, family members, or church members
who invite them. Likewise, this is why people join religious cults. The same
things can be said of Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses religious cults, which
are saturated and steeped in occultism and Luciferian worship in their
esoteric (innermost) circles. Others join for business connections or political votes.
Some men join the cults because of Masonic charities. Most men who join have no idea
that during their initiation they will be required to make solemn blood
oaths.
Freemasonry includes local Lodges, Scottish Rite Temples, York
Rite, and the Shriners. Prince Hall is a Masonic order for black men.
The Eastern Star is an auxiliary organization for wives and adult daughters
of Masons. There are also Masonic organizations for children — DeMolay (for
boys), Job's Daughters, and Rainbow Girls. These are known as “adoptive”
masonry, which means that wives, sisters, daughters and sons of Masons are
spiritually adopted into the Masonic order. As a result, they are under the
spiritual authority of Freemasonry. (William Schnoebelen, Masonry: Beyond
the Light, page 104)
MASONS ARE WOEFULLY DECEIVED
For the vast majority of Masons, Freemasonry is a lifelong succession of
deceptions. Most Lodge leaders do not realize that they are deceiving their
members. For the most part, they are simply reciting the same things they
have heard and said, over and over, assuming that they are right and good.
However, the Princes and Adepts of Freemasonry deliberately deceive the
Masons under them. (See Tom C. McKenney, "Please Tell Me...Questions People
Ask About Freemasonry -- and the Answers," pages 123-133.)
Masons take blood oaths, but are told that they are only symbolic. They
participate in rituals that they don't understand, assuming that they must
be alright because their Masonic friends have done it.
This paper contains quotations which would shock most Masons because they
have never read what the highest Masons say about Freemasonry. Masonry is a
system that confuses, deceives and controls men, getting them to do things
that they would not do if they understood them.
The highest-level Masons (Princes and Adepts) deliberately deceive the
Masons under them. For example, Albert Pike was one of the highest
authorities in American Masonry. He was Grand Commander of the Southern
Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry from 1859 to 1891. He was
also Grand Commander of the Thirty-Third Degree, as well as a Prince Adept.
His book "Morals and Dogma" is given to men when they reach the 32nd degree.
The following quotations from Pike's "Morals and Dogma" show that Masons of
the highest level deliberately deceive the Masons below them...
"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."
(Albert Pike, "Morals and Dogma," page 819)
"There must always be a commonplace interpretation for the mass
of initiates, of the symbols that are eloquent to the Adepts."
(Albert Pike, "Morals and Dogma," page 819) [The "Adept" are
Thirty-Third Degree and above.]
Even a Thirty-Second Degree Mason will have
limited understanding unless he studies the Secret Doctrine and the writings
of the Princes and Adepts of Masonry. It is difficult for a man to turn away
from Freemasonry because of the many blood oaths which he has made in order
to obtain his degrees. Furthermore, he has invested a lot of time, effort
and money into Masonry, and many of his friendships and business connections
are with fellow Masons.
Freemasonry is a religion. Masons meet in temples, such as
the Scottish Rite Temple. They have an altar and there is a "holy book" on
it. They have prayers, deacons, and religious titles for their leaders, such
as High Priest and Worshipful Master. They say that they bring men from
spiritual darkness to spiritual light. In some Masonic degrees, they even
serve communion. Although Freemasonry is a religion, most Masons deny it.
They use double talk and say "We are an order of religious men, but not a
religion." Most of them are quite sincere about this.
(Tom C. McKenney, "Please Tell Me," pages 81-82)
Most Masons sincerely (but wrongly) believe that Freemasonry is not a
religion. How can they be so wrong when they are so sincere? Tom McKenney
says, "...they were told upon entering the Lodge that, whatever their
religion, Masonry would not conflict with or contradict it. They believed
this because sincere men told them so. Those sincere men who told them so
believed it because an earlier generation of sincere men had told them the
very same thing. And so, this
deception, which originated as a lie in Masonry's dark beginnings, is
perpetuated generation after
generation." (Tom C. McKenney, "Please Tell Me," page 82)
RELIGIONS: THE OCCULT
CONNECTION |
PART 2
MASONRY CLAIMS TO BE SUPERIOR TO
CHRISTIANITY
Not only is Freemasonry a religion, its highest authorities claim that it is
superior to Christianity. Freemasonry is considered to be the highest and
purest form of religion:
"Freemasonry
is not Christianity, nor a substitute for it. It does not meddle with
sectarian creeds or doctrines, but teaches fundamental religious
truth." (Albert G. Mackey, "Encyclopedia of Freemasonry," page 162)
Christianity is even considered to
be Freemasonry which has become encrusted with inflexible Biblical doctrines
or "theological barnacles".
"Drop the
theological barnacles from the religion of Jesus, as taught by Him, and
by the Essenes and Gnostics of the first centuries, and it becomes
Masonry, Masonry in its purity, derived as it is from the old Hebrew
Kaballa as a part of the great universal religion of the remotest
antiquity." (J. D. Buck, "Mystic Masonry," page 119)
To better understand Mr. Buck's
statement, it is necessary to understand what the Kaballa is. (Kaballa can
also be spelled Kaballah, Kabala or Cabala.) Webster's dictionary defines it
as:
"1. A kind or
system of occult theosophy or mystical interpretation of the Scriptures
among Jewish rabbis and certain medieval Christians. 2. Secret or
esoteric doctrine or science, in general; occultism; mystic art;
mystery." ("Webster's Collegiate Dictionary," Fifth Edition, 1947)
The following definitions give
clarity to the above definition of the Kaballa:
"Occult. Of,
pertaining to, concerned with, or designating alchemy, magic, astrology
and other arts and practices involving use of divination, incantation,
magical formulae, etc." ("Webster's Collegiate Dictionary," Fifth
Edition, 1947)
"Occultism. Occult theory or practice; belief in hidden or mysterious
powers and the possibility of human control of them." ("Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Edition, 1947)
Albert Pike also stresses the
fundamental importance of the Kaballa to Freemasonry:
"All truly
dogmatic religions have issued from the Kaballah and return to it;
everything scientific and grand in the religious dreams of all the
Illuminati, Jacob Boeheme, Swedenborg, Saint Martin, and others, is
borrowed from the Kabalah; all Masonic associations owe to it their
Secrets and their Symbols." (Albert Pike, "Morals and Dogma," page 744)
MASONRY IS ANTI-CHRISTIAN
Considering Freemasonry's roots in the Kaballa, it is not surprising that it
opposes Christianity. The writings of Masonry's highest authorities clearly
show that it actually is antagonistic to Christianity, to the point that
Masons are not supposed to mention the name of Jesus in the Lodge.
"A
Christian Mason is not permitted to introduce his own peculiar opinions
with regards to Christ's mediatorial office into the lodge." (Albert G.
Mackey, "Lexicon of Freemasonry," page 404)
"Whether you swear or take
God's name in vain don't matter so much. Of course the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ, as you know, don't amount to anything, but Mah-hah-bone--O,
horror! You must never, on any account, speak that awful name aloud.
That would be a most heinous crime--unmasonic--unpardonable." (Edmond
Ronayne, "Masonic Handbook," page 184)
James Shaw, a former Thirty-Third
Degree Mason, was appointed Chaplain in the Scottish Rite. Since at that
time he didn't know how to pray, he got a book of John Wesley's prayers and
read one, ending "in Christ's name". For that he was sharply rebuked by his
Commander and reported to the Secretary of the Scottish Rite, who told him
that he was never to end a prayer "in Jesus' name" or "in Christ's name."
(Tom McKenney, "Please Tell Me," page 72)
MASONRY CLAIMS TO PROVIDE SALVATION WITHOUT
JESUS
The following quotation shows that Freemasonry promises "assurance of a
future life" apart from Jesus. Most people familiar with salvation would
take this to be a promise of salvation. However, eternity in hell is a form
of "future life." Everybody has a future life. The question is, will they
spend it in Heaven or in hell?
"The symbolism of the
Master's Degree, as we have it now, is necessarily restricted to the
First Temple and to the present life; although it reaches a climax in
the assurance of a future life all without the aid of the Bible, God,
Jesus Christ or the church." (John A. Hertel Company, "The Masonic
Bible,' pages 10-11)
MASONS WORSHIP PAGAN GODS
When Masons first join a lodge, they worship G.A.O.T.U, which they are told
is the god of their own religion. When they have progressed, they are told
that G.A.O.T.U. stands for the Grand Architect of the Universe. Then they
search for the true name of God, which they are told was lost. In the
process, they are taught that the God of the Bible is the same as the old
pagan gods:
"The Masonic doctrine of
the unity of God teaches that: (1) The names of the different nature
gods (Brahma, Baal, Om, On, Dagon, Osiris, Allah, Molech, and Shango),
along with Jehovah, all denote the generative (reproductive) principle
in nature. (2) All religions are essentially the same in their ideas of
the divine. (3) It is for this express purpose that the simple Mason is
instructed to look upon every man's religion as his own." (C. F. McQuaig
and James D. Shaw, "The Masonic Report," page 8)
In the Royal Arch Degree (13th degree), the
Mason is given a three-syllable name for God. Each syllable stands for a
different god. The first stands for Jehovah, the God of the Bible. The
second stands for Baal. The third stands for a Chaldean (Babylonian) god.
This name signifies that the God of the Bible and Baal are one and the same,
being different facets of the same god. (See page 97 of Martin L. Wagner's
"Interpretation of Freemasonry" and pages 8-9 of "The Masonic Report" by C.
F. McQuaig and James D. Shaw).
According to the Bible, pagan gods are really demons. The conflict between
Elijah and the prophets of Baal demonstrates that Baal worship and worship
of the God of the Bible are incompatible. (See 1 Kings, chapter 18)
Christians are warned that they cannot worship both the God of the Bible and
pagan gods.
"What am I saying then?
That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?
Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to
demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with
demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you
cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons." (1st
Corinthians 10:19-21)
The Royal Arch Degree shows that Masons are
really Baal worshipers. Most Masons do it without realizing it by
participating in rituals that they really don't understand. However, a few
top-level Masons (those in highest authority) know exactly what they are
doing.
In Old Testament times, the Canaanites worshipped Baal by having men have
sexual intercourse with temple prostitutes (both male and female, including
children), and by burning babies alive. Other pagan gods were worshipped in
similar ways. In some countries, this kind of pagan worship continues to
this day. For example, according to eye-witness accounts, children in India
are still being drowned in the Ganges River as sacrifices to pagan gods. In
this century, Amy Carmichael and her coworkers rescued children from temple
prostitution in India.
Most Masons don't understand that they are really worshipping demons when
they worship pagan gods. They also have little or no knowledge of the
atrocities that men have committed in pagan worship.
MASONIC INITIATION
Before being initiated, candidates for membership do not know that any oath
will be involved, much less the bloody nature of the oath. They take the
oath a few words at a time, repeating the words as the Worshipful Master
says them. Before they start saying the oath, they are assured that nothing
they are going to say will in any way conflict with their religion.
At the time that he is led in the oath, the candidate is disoriented,
blindfolded, half naked, confused, afraid, and humiliated. He has been
stripped of all his clothes and his wedding ring, and has put on something
similar to pajamas, with one leg rolled up and the shirt half off his torso.
He has been blindfolded with a hood, and had a rope put around his neck. He
has been led around during the initiation ritual like a blind dog on a
leash. He has no idea who is watching him or how many men there are. He has
been told that he is in darkness and must depend on Masonry to give him
light.
After having been pressured into taking an oath that he never expected to
take -- and which he only partly understood because he was disoriented and
only heard a few words at a time -- the initiate is given a written copy of
the oath. He is required to memorize it word for word. This is similar to
being pressured into signing a blank check, and later finding out what it is
going to cost you.
All of this is a powerful means of subjugation and mind control. It can bind
men to the Lodge and its authority both mentally and spiritually. (See Tom
C. McKenney, "Please Tell Me," pages 66-69 and 124).
MASONIC OATHS
The first degree, or Entered Apprentice, swears, with his hand on the sacred
book of his religion (the Bible, Koran, etc.). His oath states various
obligations, and concludes:
"I do most solemnly and
sincerely promise and swear, without the least equivocation, mental
reservation, or self evasion of mind in me whatever; binding myself
under no less penalty than to have my throat cut across, my tongue torn
out by the roots, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at
low watermark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours;
so help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the
same." (Captain Morgan, "Freemasonry Exposed," pages 21-22.)
Penalties for violating oaths of the next two
degrees include having his heart ripped out, and being cut in two and
disemboweled. A Christian Mason makes these vows with his hand on the Bible,
asking God to keep him steadfast in performing it.
Once a man becomes a Master Mason, he is eligible to join the Scottish Rite
or the York Rite. Scottish Rite Masonry has twenty-nine more degrees and
York Rite has ten more degrees. Each of these degrees includes initiation,
with a blood oath. A Thirty-Second Degree Mason is a man who reached the
Third Degree (Master Mason) in his local Lodge, and then went through
twenty-nine more degrees in the Scottish Rite.
Thirty-Second Degree Masons are eligible to join the Shriners (an American
order of Freemasonry). Initiation into the Shriners includes a taking blood
oath and swearing allegiance to Allah. (Allah is not another name for the
God of the Bible. It is the name of another god, a pagan god.) (C. F.
McQuaig and James D. Shaw, "The Masonic Report," page 72)
Membership in the Thirty-Third Degree is by invitation only. Initiation
includes drinking wine out of a human skull and taking a solemn oath that
their primary allegiance is to the Thirty-Third Degree Masons. (Jim Shaw and
Tom McKenney, "The Deadly Deception," page 104)
MASONIC SECRETS
Masons spend their lives carefully guarding secrets -- initiation rituals,
secret words, "obligations" (oaths), "signs" (special body language), and
secret distress signals (the Grand Hailing Sign, and the question: "Is there
no help for the widow's son?") They take blood oaths, promising to allow
themselves to be killed if they betray any of these secrets. However, most
of these secrets have been matters of public record for over a century.
In 1826, Captain William Morgan (a Mason of the Royal Arch Degree) renounced
Freemasonry. He then wrote "Freemasonry Exposed", a book revealing Masonic
oaths and secrets. He and his publisher were kidnapped by Masons. Captain
Morgan was murdered, but his publisher escaped and told people about the
murder. As a result of Captain Morgan's Murder, thousands of Masons became
disillusioned and renounced Freemasonry. Some of them testified in court,
thus revealing more Masonic secrets. These written court records have been
available to the public since 1826. (See the section of this paper on
"Masonic Morals" for further information regarding Captain Morgan's murder.)
In 1869, Evangelist Charles Finney (a former Mason) published a book further
exposing Freemasonry. In this book (which was published 130 years ago), Rev.
Finney discusses eight books which had already been published by former
Masons. One of them was a comprehensive book written by a committee of
sixteen former Masons, which gives the signs, tokens, grips, sacred words,
passwords, oaths, and hieroglyphics of forty-eight degrees of Freemasonry.
It also has diagrams of lodges and drawings representing signs and
ceremonies. Another book covers sixty-two degrees of Freemasonry. In
addition to the Blue Lodge degrees (which go through Master Mason) and the
Scottish Rite and York Rite degrees, a number of European degrees are also
described in these books. (Charles G. Finney, "The Character, Claims and
Practical Workings of Freemasonry," pages 174-176) Since then, other former
Masons have written books exposing Freemasonry.
In 1988, Jim Shaw (a former Thirty-Third Degree Mason) wrote about his
personal experience in "The Deadly Deception," a book which he co-authored
with Tom McKenney. This autobiography shows the human, experiential side of
Freemasonry through the Thirty-Third Degree, in addition to giving secrets,
oaths, and rituals. It shows love for the men, while exposing the system.
In 1991, William Schnoebelen wrote "Masonry: Beyond the Light," which
describes his personal experience in an "esoteric" degree which is even
higher than the Thirty-Third Degree. (This degree is so secret that most
Masons have never heard of it.)
MASONIC MORALS
Master Masons promise not to cheat, defraud, or do violence to a Master
Mason. They promise not to commit adultery with the wife of a Master Mason
or seduce his sister, daughter, or other female relative. These promises
only apply to fellow Master Masons. They do not protect non-Masons, Entered
Apprentices, or Fellow Crafts and their families.
Masons are required to tell lies and even perjure themselves to protect
other Masons. They are also required to obey even orders which they know to
be immoral:
"You must conceal all the
crimes of your brother Masons, except murder and treason, and these only
at your own option, and should you be summoned as a witness against a
brother Mason be always sure to shield him. Prevaricate [falsify], don't
tell the whole truth in his case, keep his secrets, forget the most
important points. It may be perjury to do this, it is true, but you're
keeping your obligations, and remember if you live up to your obligation
strictly, you'll be free from sin." (Edmond Ronayne, "Masonic Handbook,"
page 183)
"Right or wrong his very existence as a Mason hangs upon obedience to
the powers immediately set above him. The one unpardonable crime in a
Mason is contumacy [insubordination] or disobedience." (Robert Morris,
"Webb's Monitor of Freemasonry," page 169)
According to Masonic oaths, Masons are to be
killed if they reveal Masonic secrets. In 1826, Captain William Morgan, a
high-degree Mason, made Masonic secrets public in his book "Freemasonry
Exposed." According to the "Masonic Handbook," he was murdered for it.
"When a brother reveals any
of our great secrets; whenever, for instance, he tells anything about
Boaz, or Tubalcain, or Jachin, or that awful Mah-hah-bone, or even
whenever a minister prays in the name of Christ in any of our
assemblies, you must always hold yourself in readiness, if called upon,
to cut his throat from ear to ear, pull out his tongue by the roots, and
bury his body at the bottom of some lake or pond. Of course, all this
must be done in secret, as it was in the case of that notorious man
Morgan, for both law and civilization are opposed to such barbarous
crimes, but then, you know you must live up to your obligation, and so
long as you have sworn to do it, by being very strict and obedient in
the matter, you'll be free from sin." (Edmond Ronayne, "Masonic
Handbook," page 74)
The murder of Captain Morgan -- and the
kidnapping and attempted murder of his publisher, David Miller -- are
described in detail (with extensive quotations from original sources) in the
Introduction to the 1998 reprint of "The Character, Claims and Practical
Workings of Freemasonry" by Charles G. Finney (pages xxi through xxxviii).
(This book was first published in 1869. In 1998 it was reprinted with a
Foreword by Ed Decker and an Introduction and Epilog by John Daniel). Pages
6-10 give the death-bed confession of one of Captain Morgan's murderers.
Masons still murder people. In the Foreword to "The Character, Claims and
Practical Workings of Freemasonry," Ed Decker tells how he survived
attempted murder by Masons (pages i to iii).
MASONRY'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE MAFIA AND
THE KU KLUX KLAN
Giuseppe Mazzini, a Thirty-Third Degree Mason, founded a group of
revolutionaries called Young Italy. Their goal was to free Italy from the
control of monarchy and the Pope. They succeeded, and Mazzini is honored as
a patriot in Italy. However, in the process, the Mafia was born. The Young
Italy revolutionaries needed money, and they:
"...supported themselves by
robbing banks, looting or burning businesses if protection money was not
paid, and kidnapping for ransom. Throughout Italy the word spread that
"Mazzini autorizza furti, incendi e attentati," meaning, 'Mazzini
authorizes theft, arson, and kidnapping.' This phrase was shortened to
the acronym, M.A.F.I.A. Organized crime was born." (John Daniel,
"Scarlet and the Beast," Vol. I., pages 330-331)
Albert Pike was Grand Commander the
Thirty-Third Degree, as well as Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction
of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He was also a Confederate general. Pike
was influenced by Mazzini. Both were military men who were good at fomenting
rebellion. (William Schnoebelen, "Masonry," pages 191-192.)
When the Confederacy surrendered to the Union forces, Albert Pike was
determined to start another Civil War so that South could win. He founded
the Ku Klux Klan, which instigated riots throughout the South in an attempt
to disrupt reconstruction and incite a second Civil War. Pike gave Klansman
Jesse James the assignment of robbing Northern banks in order to get money
to fund this war. It is estimated that Jesse James and other Klansmen buried
seven billion dollars in gold all over the western states. ("Scarlet and the
Beast," Vol. 3, pages 76-77)
"Pike the old Confederate
general, was a wily strategist who knew that if he could leave behind a
secret terrorist society in the south to fight against freedom for black
people as a rear guard action, the south's defeat might not be in vain."
("Masonry," page 192)
Two books from the turn of the twentieth
century document Pike's direct involvement in founding the Klan: "Ku Klux
Klan: Its' Origin, Growth and Disbandment" (1905) by J. C. Lester and D. L.
Wilson; and "Authentic History: Ku Klux Klan 1865-1877" (1924) by Susan
Lawrence Davis." ("Scarlet and the Beast," Vol. 3, page 76)
In considering this, we should remember that
Mazzini and Pike probably saw what they did as doing "whatever it takes" to
accomplish goals that were important to them. This is a practical
application of the philosophy that "the end justifies the means". Mazzini
successfully used guerilla warfare and civil disruption to instigate a civil
war in Italy, in order to win freedom from control by the monarchy and the
papacy. Pike attempted to do a similar kind of thing in the South, in order
to win freedom from control by the North, but he failed.
MASONRY'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICA
The majority of Supreme Court justices were Masons from 1941 to 1971. During
this time, prayer and Bible reading were prohibited in schools, and
pornography was redefined to allow things that had previously been
considered indecent.
Sixteen presidents were Masons. Many judges and politicians are Masons. In
1950, one out of every twelve American men was a Mason, but membership has
been decreasing since then.
MASONRY'S INFLUENCE ON THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH IN AMERICA
According to a tract produced by Concerned Southern Baptists in 1994,
twenty-six percent of Southern Baptist men are Masons, and the percentage is
even higher among leadership. Masons are also common in other denominations.
For example, Dr. C. F. McQuaig, an Assemblies of God pastor, had so many
Masons in his congregation that he did extensive research and wrote "The
Masonic Report."
PRIMARY LOYALTY
When Jim Shaw became a Thirty-Third Degree Mason, all of the candidates
swore that their allegiance to Freemasonry took priority over all other
commitments. Among those present at this initiation were some highly
influential men.
"We then swore true
allegiance to the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree, above all other
allegiances, and swore never to recognize any other brother as being a
member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry unless he also recognizes the
supreme authority of 'this Supreme Council.' . . . There were some
extremely prominent men there that day, including a Scandinavian King,
two former presidents of the United States, an internationally prominent
evangelist, two other internationally prominent clergymen, and a very
high official of the federal government, the one who actually presented
me with the certificate of the 33rd Degree." (Jim Shaw and Tom McKenney,
"The Deadly Deception," pages 104-105)
The initiation consisted of two parts. The
first involved things that were acted out. One of the candidates went
through that, representing the entire group. The second part of the ritual
was taking the oath. All of the men formally made the oath, which was sealed
by drinking wine out of a human skull.
"One of the Conductors then
handed the 'candidate' [the man who represented all of the candidates] a
human skull, upside down, with wine in it.
"With all of us candidates repeating after him, he sealed the oath, 'May
this wine I now drink become a deadly poison to me, as the Hemlock juice
drunk by Socrates, should I ever knowingly or willfully violate the
same' (the oath).
"He then drank the wine. A skeleton (one of the brothers dressed like
one -- he looked very convincing) then stepped out of the shadows and
threw his arms around the 'candidate.' Then he (and we) continued the
sealing of the obligation by saying, 'And may these cold arms forever
encircle me should I ever knowingly or willfully violate the same.'"
(Jim Shaw and Tom McKenney, "The Deadly Deception," pages 104-105)
CAN CHRISTIANS BE MASONS?
Because some Christians are Masons, many people sincerely believe that
Freemasonry is compatible with Christianity. Unfortunately, just being
sincere does not protect Christian Masons from having their Christian faith
and fervor become weakened by Freemasonry. Christians who become Masons are
under two opposing spiritual influences -- Jesus Christ and paganism. The
Bible calls this being double minded. The Apostle Paul said:
"Do not be yoked together
with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in
common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is
there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common
with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God
and idols? For we are the temple of the living God." (2 Corinthians
6:14-16)
FREEMASONS CURSE THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES
Freemasonry is actually a pagan religion, the worship of pagan gods. It is
idolatry. In the Commandment dealing with idolatry, God says:
"...you shall not bow down
to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and
fourth generations of those who hate Me." (Exodus 20:5)
BOOKS CITED
Books by Masonic authors are available at lodge libraries and Masonic
distributors. Most of them are only sold to Masons. However, they can
sometimes be found at used book stores and yard sales. Albert Pike's "Morals
and Dogma" is difficult to obtain. All quotations from books by Masonic
authors can be found in "The Masonic Report," which is described in the
Bibliography.
The books in the Bibliography are all written by Christians. With the
exception of Tom McKenney, the authors are former Masons who renounced
Freemasonry. The first two books are available at Amazon.com and regular
bookstores. Information for ordering the other three books is given in the
Bibliography.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"The Deadly Deception" by Jim Shaw and Tom McKenny (1988, Huntington
House, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana). This book describes Jim Shaw's
experience as a Thirty-Third Degree Mason, his discovery of Jesus Christ,
and his deliverance from Freemasonry.
"Please Tell Me...Questions People Ask About Freemasonry -- and the
Answers," by Tom C. McKenney (1994, Huntington House Publishers,
Lafayette, Louisiana). After Deadly Deception was published, Tom McKenney
was invited to answer questions on several hundred talk shows. This book
answers the most frequently asked questions about Freemasonry. It is
compassionately written and avoids gory details. If you are only going to
get one book about Freemasonry, this is a good one to get. It is easy to
read, covers the questions that people ask in real life, and doesn't go into
a lot of gory details.
"The Masonic Report: New Revised Pastor's Edition" by C. F. McQuaig, with
James D. Shaw (1976, Answer Books and Tapes, P.O. Box 1316, Norcross, GA
30091-1316) (Shaw was a former Thirty-Third Degree Mason; McQuaig was a
former Thirty-Second Degree Mason.) This book includes many quotations from
high-ranking Masonic authorities, books that would be difficult for
non-Masons to obtain.
"The Character, Claims and Practical Workings of Freemasonry" by Rev.
Charles G. Finney. This book was first published in 1869. In 1998 it was
reprinted with a Foreword by Ed Decker, an Introduction and Epilog by John
Daniel, and an Appendix by four pastors. (Jon Kregel Inc.; JKI Publishing,
P.O. Box 131480, Tyler, Texas 75713; Phone: 800-333-5344.)
"Scarlet and the Beast" by John Daniel (2nd edition, 1995) is a
comprehensive, three-volume work totaling over 1,400 pages. It is
extensively documented. (The first volume contains 84 pages of Notes, a
13-page Bibliography, an Index, and 11 Appendixes.) This trilogy shows the
influence of Freemasonry on world history. It also contains the author's
perspective on some end-time prophecies. (Whatever you may think of the
author's eschatology, his historical research and documentation are
impressive.) Volume 1 shows Freemasonry's influence on American and world
history. Volume 2 studies the occult history of Freemasonry. Volume 3
further elaborates on some topics which were covered in Volume 1, including
Freemasonry's influence on international finance, drugs, the American Civil
War, and assassinations. Individual volumes and the three-volume set can be
ordered from JKI Publishing, P.O. Box 131480, Tyler, Texas 75713 (Phone:
800-333-5344).
SOURCE:
The
Freemasons
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enter the New World Order unless he or she will make
a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the
New Age unless he will take a Luciferian
Initiation."
—David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative,
United Nations
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