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Whether it is a manifestation of the "Leviathan" or the manifestation of a fish that the Freemasons laid down to spiritually connect America to the ancient city of Nineveh - all pagan deities including Dagon the fish god of the Philistines as recorded in 1 Samuel 5:2-4 that are associated with a fish are from within the dominion of the "Beast out of the Sea" as recorded in Revelation 13. They are all under the authority of the "Beast out of the Sea" which is the "Antichrist" and these satanic spirits will influence those within our government who don't have the mindset of Jesus Christ. And, just as the spirit operating behind the Leviathan causes people and nations to lend and borrow the Beast out of the Earth" that spoke like a dragon will ensure that laws are passed that unless people take the mark or name of the "Beast out of the Sea" they will not be able to buy or sell. To
fully understand why no
one can buy or sell unless they take the name or number of the Beast just
read Ezekiel 28 that reveals that Satan was cast out of the mountain of God
for more than just his pride. Ezekiel
28 verses 16 and 18 reveals that Satan was cast from the mountain of God
because he also sinned in his multitude of merchandise - in other words his
dishonest trade. More to the point: the outline of the fish that encompasses our nation's capital is a manifestation of the "Beast out of the Sea" who was given power by the devil as recorded in Revelation 13 - it is a manifestation of the "Antichrist's" influence over America and it's lawmakers. Speaking of the Antichrist's influence over America, even today, December 6, 2018 as I was typing the Chapter Summary for this chapter, the following news article was posted on the web by Kathleen Joyce on the Fox News website. According to this news article, the followers of the "Satanic Temple" were allowed to display their satanic statue alongside the alongside holiday displays of a Nativity scene and a menorah in the Illinois Capitol Building - well - because according to our government it is their Constitutional right! Tell me Satan doesn't wield his influence over America's lawmakers. Below is the text of the article (the full article is included in the section on Documentation – (see Figure 11-1): Satanic Temple statue joins holiday display in Illinois Capitol 'Tis the season...for Satan? Just
in time for the Christmas season, a local chapter of the Satanic Temple
has been granted permission to place a statue in the Illinois Capitol --
alongside holiday displays of a Nativity scene and a menorah. The
statue is called “Knowledge is the
Greatest Gift” and it depicts
the forearm of a woman. There is a snake wrapped around her arm and
she's holding an apple, the State
Journal-Register reported
Monday. The sculpture is about 4 1/2 feet tall
including the base. The Satanic Temple-Chicago applied to display the sculpture. The local chapter calls itself a nontheistic organization that aims to “encourage benevolence and empathy among all people.” The group also says it rejects tyrannical authority and advocates for common sense and justice, according to the application. The chapter has about 150
members, the State Journal-Register reported. Illinois Secretary of State spokesman Dave Druker said the group has the same rights as
other religious organizations to have a display in the rotunda. "Under the Constitution, the First Amendment, people have a right to express their
feelings, their thoughts," Druker said. "This
recognizes that." Besides the sculpture, a sign from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has been hung in the rotunda of the Illinois Capitol that states, “Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.” [1] (emphasis added) It's a Biblical principle that Satan will use those within the government who don't have the mind of Christ to work through their earthly authority. And, the above is only one of thousands of examples. And, as you can see from the above news article, when Satan is able to operate through those in governmental authority he will so with great pride - the same pride that caused his downfall. Interestingly, the Satanic display was symbolic of the "Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil" that Adam and Eve ate from. And, only those who don't have the mindset of Christ would eat from this tree. |
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666: The Name
& Number of the Antichrist is found in Scripture Revelation 13:18 reveals that the one with understanding can solve the meaning of the number of the beast - which leads me to believe that there is actually a prototype of a man in Scripture whose name is associated with 666 which is the number of the Beast out of the Sea, and who also has attributes that the Antichrist would aspire to. Revelation 13:18
18 Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the
number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His
number is 666. And, there are actually two men
in the Old Testament whose name is associated with the number 666: Adonikam and King
Solomon. According to Ezra 2:13 Adonikam had "666" children. However, he cannot be the prototype for the
antichrist because: 1. according to
Nehemiah 7:18, which differs from Ezra's account, Adonikam
had 667 children. 2. and,
even if Nehemiah's account agreed with Ezra's account it wouldn't matter
because the number of the antichrist in Revelations 13 is associated with
buying and selling not children 3. furthermore, Adonikam has no attributes that would make the Antichrist
want to be like him. Now, consider King Solomon. On the other hand, the comparisons between
that of King Solomon and the Antichrist is unmistakable. Revelation 13 reveals that the number 666 is
connected to the Antichrist's world wide
system of buying and selling and 1 Kings 10:14-15 reveals that the number 666
is referring to Solomon's yearly tribute of 666 talents. And, in addition
to the 666 talents Solomon amassed a fortune from the additional revenue he
received from his commercial enterprises, the merchants, traders and foreign
governments. King Solomon was a man of
material prosperity. Now,
consider King Solomon's other attributes - they are
the attributes that the Antichrist would aspire
to. When we look at certain aspects of King Solomon's Kingly
lifestyle we can see in him a type of the Antichrist who is called the Beast
out of the Sea. It is unmistakable - when
we examine certain aspects of King Solomon's lifestyle can see in him a
prototype of the Antichrist. Without a
doubt, there are many aspects of King Solomon's character and reign that are
closely related to the character and conduct of the Antichrist that Revelation
13 speaks of. For
those who don't understand what a type is - when we
use the word "Type" or "Prototype" it simply means that
it is a shadow of the things to come.
For example, in the context of Romans 5:14 we are told that the figure
Adam was the prototype - the representation of Him that was yet to come -
Christ Jesus. Romans 5:14 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam
to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s
transgression. He
is a prototype of the Coming One. (HCSB) Was Solomon a foreshadowing of
666: Everything we have learned about King
Solomon corresponds to the man whose number is 666 in Revelation 13. According to
Revelation 13 it seems that the antichrist will
conduct his affairs just as Solomon conducted his affairs. Scripture tells us that Solomon intellect
surpassed all others. It's obvious from the Scriptures that like King Solomon,
the Antichrist will be intelligent, charismatic, an expert in trade and
extremely successful in everything he puts his hand to. And, like King
Solomon, the Antichrist seeks to have his fame spread throughout the
world. He seeks to have world leaders,
like the Queen of Sheba
to come from afar just to hear him speak and be filled with
amazement by all they see and hear.
Seems that Solomon might just be the
person that the antichrist would want to be like. And, there is another
characteristic of King Solomon that corresponds to the Antichrist. Sadly, King Solomon did what was evil in
the Lord's sight; King Solomon refused to follow the Lord completely, as his
father, Kind David had done. And, just as the antichrist will fall and spend eternity
in the lake of fire - King Solomon fell from grace - he fell because of his
pagan wives and from amassing great wealth all things that the Lord forbid
him to do. Yes, Satan would want to
imitate a great man who turned away from the Lord - because like Solomon
before he fell the antichrist was one of the angels who did God's
biddings. 1 Kings 11:4-13 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. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the
goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully
after the LORD, as did David his father. 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. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange
wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 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, 10 And had commanded
him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. 11 Wherefore
the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast
not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee,
and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do
it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of
thy son. 13 Howbeit
I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy
son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. KJV Scripture reveals that there are many
antichrists among us - for example men like
Hitler. But
Revelation 13 is not speaking of "a" antichrist - Revelation 13 is
speaking of "The" antichrist.
The many antichrist
that the Apostle John wrote about were a foreshadowing of the
"the" many antichrist - but not "The" antichrist of
Revelation 13. And,
given the Freemason's role in the founding of America, it is of the utmost
significance that the Freemason's believed that Masonry was founded on the
life of Solomon. According
to Morals & Dogma (page 785): The
true philosophy, known and practised by Solomon, is
the basis on which Masonry is founded." |
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Scripture Interprets Scripture: The Parable of the Old and the New Christ
likened every student of Scripture that is instructed in those things
concerning the Kingdom of Heaven to a Homeowner who brings the New Gems of
Truth as well the Old Gems of Truth from his storeroom. In the context of Matthew 13:2 the old gems
of truth are a reference to the prophecies in the Old Testament that foretell
of Christ and the new gems of truth are a reference to all the Scriptures in
the New Testament of the fulfillment of those prophecies that were fulfilled
in Jesus Christ
and all that the Kingdom of Heaven embodies. Matthew 13:52 52 Then he added, “Every teacher of
religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a
homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.” (NLT) The
New Testament is to be Put to the Test by Examining the Prophecies and
Promises of the Old Testament: Peter's
account in Acts 2:14-37 is a really good example of the treasures of the Old Testament
& the treasures of the New being brought out of the storeroom especially
since the account happened on the day of Pentecost - which was the day the
Church was born. The men that Peter spoke to on the
Day of Pentecost would have been knowledgeable of the prophecies in the Old Testament and to explain what was happening on that
particular Day of Pentecost Peter turned their focus to Joel's prophecy of
"long ago" as well as to King David's prophecy concerning Christ
Jesus. Peter turned to the Old
to explain the New. Peter let Scripture interpret
Scripture. And,
after quoting both Joel and King David Peter told them "So let everyone
in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified,
to be both Lord and Messiah!" verse 36.
And, his words pierced their hearts. Acts 2:14-35 14 Then Peter stepped forward with the
eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of
you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no
mistake about this. 15
These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that. 16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: 17 ‘In
the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. The prophecy which the Prophet Joel spoke of so long ago on
this particular Day of Pentecost was just now fulfilled. And, Joel's
prophecy along with the words spoken so long ago by King David were proof
that Jesus whom they crucified is the Messiah. Peter's
letter as recorded in 2 Peter 1:19-21 is another really good example of the
Old and New being brought together. In
his letter Peter tells his readers that his
testimony concerning Christ is based on his own personal relationship with
Christ - what he himself personally witnessed. Then, Peter explains that it is because of
his own personal experience that he had an even greater confidence in the
prophecies proclaimed by the Old Testament prophets. The New: 2
Peter 1:16-21 16 For
we were not making up clever stories
when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his
majestic splendor with our own eyes 17 when
he received honor and glory from God the Father. The
voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, “This is my dearly loved
Son, who brings me great joy.” 18 We
ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy
mountain. The Old & the New: Because
the truth and certainty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was foretold by the
Prophets of old Peter tells his readers that they must pay close attention to
what was written in the Old Testament for the words of the Old Testament
prophets are like a lamp shining in a dark place - until the Day dawns, and
Christ the Morning Star shines in their hearts. Like Peter the Apostle Paul used the Old Testament Scriptures
to reason with the people. And, the people of Berea searched the Scriptures day after
day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. Acts 17:1-4 1 Paul and Silas then traveled through
the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia
and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was
Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a
row he used the Scriptures to reason
with the people. 3
He explained the
prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the
Messiah.” 4 Some
of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with
many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women. ….. 11 And the people of Berea were more
open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s
message. They
searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching
the truth. NLT The Bereans
searched the Scriptures (the Old Testament) to see if the Doctrine of the
Gospel of Christ Jesus was true - to see if Christ Jesus was the long awaited
Messiah. They would have searched the
Old Testament Scriptures to see if the promises and types in the Old
Testament Scriptures were in agreement with the miracles, works, sufferings, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ Jesus that Paul was
teaching about. And, after searching
the Old Testament the Bereans found the New in
the Old. Every Disciple of Christ Jesus is
like a Homeowner who brings from his storeroom New Gems of Truth as the Old
Gems of Truth Both the Old and New Testaments reveal the truths of The
Kingdom of Heaven that became a reality in Christ Jesus. The
Kingdom of heaven is a combination of both the new and old doctrines. Moses,
Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and all the Old
Testament Prophets belong to the Old - and their prophecies concerning Jesus
Christ and the end times that have come to pass and continue to come to pass
belong to the New. The Law and all its
precepts are the Old and Christ Jesus the one who came to fulfill the Law is
the New. The
Old things are speaking of the treasures found in Old Testament Scriptures -
while the New things are found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and all that it
embodies. Scripture interprets Scripture and only when we understand how
the truths of the Old Testament relate to the truths of the New Testament can
we bring out of the storeroom both the new and old. And, so it is with King Solomon
and the Antichrist. In other words, to understand why the Antichrist will take
the name of King Solomon one has to a have a knowledge of what the Scriptures reveal about the
antichrist and King Solomon in the Old Testament as well as the New
Testament. And, it is my desire is to
bring the Old and New out of the storeroom and make the connection between
the antichrist of Revelation 13 and the Prince and King of Tyre of Ezekiel 28 as well as Solomon and his wife from Tyre 1 Kings 11:1-6 and Jezebel, King Ahab's Tyrian wife whose father was King of Tyre
1 Kings 16:31. And, there is a connection between the city of Tyre and the Jerusalem Temple. It's unthinkable that the city of Tyre played a role in the Temple worship of the Jews - in particular the "Tyrian Stater" - the only coin that the Jewish Rabbis would allow the Jewish people to use to pay their Temple Tax with. What? The only coin accepted by the Rabbis was a coin with the image of a pagan god - simply because it had a purer quality of silver than the Hebrew Shekels? Peter and Paul as well as
others would constantly quote from the Old Testament Scriptures and we see
this all through Scripture - Scripture after Scripture quoting other
Scriptures. And,
in Peter's letter as record in 2 Peter 1:16-21 in verse 19 Peter admonishes
his readers that they must pay close attention to what the prophets
wrote. And, its
when we look at the different accounts of both Old and New that we will have
a better understanding of Scripture and bring all the treasures both old and
new out of our storeroom. As an example, consider
King David. If we really want to know
who King David was then we need to look at the accounts of his life as
recorded in the Old - the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles
and the many Psalms written by David. And, we need to look at the accounts of David in the
New. The Old and the New:
Speaking of King David -
there is the most amazing account of the Old and New in Acts 2:22-36
concerning King David and Christ Jesus.
In this account Peter was speaking to devout
Jews - devout men who knew that King David and his throne were speaking of
the long awaited Messiah. To prove
that Christ Jesus was the long awaited Messiah that King David had prophesied
about Peter took the treasures from the Old (Psalm 16:8-11) and the treasures
from the New (Acts 2:22-36) where we find King David looking into the future
and his Heart Rejoicing in the Resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ - a Son that King
David never met before he died - but King David accepted by faith God's
promise that this son would be the long awaited Messiah. What a wonderful illustration of the Old
and the New coming together. The
greatest and most important fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies is
found in the New Testament resurrection of Christ Jesus. And,
after connecting the Old with the New Peter told the Jewish men "So let everyone in Israel know for
certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and
Messiah!” Acts 2:36 Acts
2:22-36 22
“People
of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the
Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you
well know. 23 But God knew what would
happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a
cross and killed him. 24 But God released
him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could
not keep him in its grip. 25 King David
said this about him: ‘I see that the LORD is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. 26
No wonder my heart is glad, and
my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in
hope. 27 For you will not leave my soul
among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. 28
You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of
your presence.’ 29 “Dear brothers, think
about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb
is still here among us. 30 But he was
a prophet, and he knew God had
promised with an oath that one of David’s own descendants would sit on his
throne. 31 David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s
resurrection. He was saying that God would
not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave. 32 “God
raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. 33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest
honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the
Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us,
just as you see and hear today. 34 For David himself never ascended into
heaven, yet he said, ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at
my right hand 35 until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool
under your feet.”’ 36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you
crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!” Acts
2:22-36 is only one of many examples of the treasures found in the storeroom
of the New Testament that helps us to understand God and His will as recorded
by the Prophets in the Old Testament. So, I said all of the above to say the following: And, so it is with King Solomon and the Antichrist. Again, to understand why the Antichrist will take the name
of King Solomon one has to a have a knowledge of what the Scriptures reveal about the
antichrist and King Solomon in the Old Testament as well as the New
Testament. And, it is my desire is to
bring the Old and New out of the storeroom and make the connection between
the antichrist of Revelation 13 and the Prince and King of Tyre of Ezekiel 28 as well as Solomon and his wife from Tyre 1 Kings 11:1-6 and Jezebel, King Ahab's Tyrian wife whose father was King of Tyre
1 Kings 16:31. The Prince of Tyre & the
Tyre Stater are Foreshadowings of the Beast out of the Sea As already mentioned, there are multiple Scriptures that make a connection between the city of Tyre and the Jerusalem Temple. It's unthinkable that the city of Tyre played a role in the Temple worship of the Jews - in particular the "Tyrian Stater" - the only coin that the Jewish Rabbis would allow the Jewish people to use to pay their Temple Tax with. What? The only coin accepted by the Rabbis was a coin with the image of a pagan god - simply because it had a purer quality of silver than the Hebrew Shekels? For example,
Turning the focus again to Tyre,
there can be no doubt that the
Prince and King of Trye's self
deification and the worship of their pagan deities played a key role
in Tyre's financial and political history. And, so it will be
with the Antichrist in the end times.
Like the prince of Tyre who claimed to be a
god of the sea making himself equal to God - the Beast out of the sea
(Revelation 13) will exalt himself as a god and use false religion as a means
to the ends: the ends being political
and financial gain through all those who will worship him by taking his name
and number to buy and sell. Understandably so, the Prince of Tyre provoked the wrath of Ezekiel who rebuked both the Prince and King of Tyre. The claim made by the Prince of Tyre was disputed by Ezekiel who rebuked the rulers of Tyre for their folly and arrogant claim to divinity: "Being swollen with pride, you have said: I am a god. I am sitting of the throne of God, surrounded by the seas" (Ezekiel 28:2). Ezekiel then reminds the Tyrian ruler that he is just a man and not a god even though he considers himself equal to God then Ezekiel proceeds to tell the Prince of Tyre of his fateful outcome because of his arrogance in thinking he is equal to God. Ezekiel 28:6-8 Ezekiel 28:1-2 1 Then this message came to me from the LORD: 2 “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god. NLT In Chapter 28 the prophet Ezekiel reveals that the "King of Tyre" is a reference to Satan - the supernatural being that operates through Tyre's earthly ruler who is identified as the "Prince of Tyre". And, this account of the Prince of Tyre in Ezekiel 28 is a Foreshadowing of the Beast out of the Sea (Revelation 13) an indication of what is yet to come in the end times. And, just as the Beast out of the Sea usurped the worship due to God alone - the prince of Tyre who sat in the seat of the gods in the heart of the sea - claiming to be a god - he too usurped the worship due to God alone. And, just as Satan empowers the antichrist in Revelation 13:4 Satan empowered the Prince of Tyre so that he would appear to men as a god though he was just a man. All throughout Scripture, beginning with Adam and Eve and climaxing in the Beast out of the sea, Satan has tempted others, including Jesus Christ, to want what he has always wanted - the desire to be like God. The Devil told Christ that he would give Him authority over all the Kingdoms of the earth - IF - Christ would only worship him. But, unlike others Christ answered the Devil saying "It is Written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only." Luke 4:1-8 The Temple Tax: Turning the focus again to the Tyrian Stater - it was not the Roman government - but the Rabbis who declared that the Tyrian Stater was the only legal currency that was acceptable in the Temple. Hence, the only currency that Jesus could use to pay the Temple Tax with was the Tyrian Stater with its image of the Tyrian pagan god Melqarth - the pagan god of the sea. It's important to point out that the Tyrian Stater was not the only currency being used at that time. When Christ walked the earth, locally minted Jewish coins circulated alongside with those of the occupying Romans. In other words the Temple Tax could be paid with a currency that didn't have an image of the pagan god of the Prince of Tyre after all the Word of God is clear: images were forbidden. When Christ sent Peter down to the
Sea and told him to take a coin from the mouth of the fish
he caught to pay their Temple Tax with - what was the Point that Christ
wanted to make? In simple terms: When Christ sent Peter down to the Sea to "take" a coin from the mouth of the fish Christ was Demonstrating His Sovereignty over the Tyrian fish god whose Image was Engraved on the Coin: We know that the scribes of the Bible would make a connection between the earthly and heavenly when there was a parallel between the two. For example, Ezekiel used the example of the fall of the Prince of Tyre, who like Satan wanted to be worshiped as a god, to illustrate the fall of Satan and his kingdom of darkness. And, the fall of the Prince of Tyre, who claimed to sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea is a foreshadowing of the fall of the Beast out of the Sea.
And, so it was with the coin Peter took from the mouth of the fish to pay the Temple Tax with Matthew 17:24-27. The fall of the Prince of Tyre, who claimed to sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea and whose deified image was engraved on the Tyrian Stater that Peter took from the mouth of the fish is a foreshadowing of the fall of the Beast out of the Sea whose image the people worshipped. Given that Christ was not allowed to
pay the Temple Tax with the Hebrew shekels He earned as a Carpenter or from
the Hebrew coins in the communal purse entrusted to Judas - then I believe
Jesus sent Peter down to the sea to make a point. I believe Jesus wanted to make the
connection between the Tyrian Stater,
the only currency accepted by the Jewish Rabbis, and the image of the fish
god that was engraved on the Tyrian Stater with that of the Beast out of the Sea and his
image, name and number in Revelation 13. In other words, if the Rabbis would
only accept the Tyrian Stater,
with its image of a fish god, as the currency for the Temple Tax rather than
Hebrew coins, then why not send Peter down to the sea where the Prince of Tyre claimed to "sit in the seat of gods in the
heart of the sea and
have Peter "take" the coin from the mouth of the fish
the people and Prince of Tyre worshipped. "Take it": When Christ
commanded Peter to go to the sea and "take"
the coin out of the mouth of the fish Christ was demonstrating His
sovereignty over the sea gods of the Tyrians and
the Beast out of the Sea that it foreshadows.
Just as the people and gods of Tyre fell
Revelation 19:19-20 & 20:10 reveals the Lord's sovereignty over the Beast
out of the sea who along with the False Prophet have been thrown into the
lake of fire and sulfur where they will be tormented day and night forever
and ever.
I believe that Christ was simply making a connection between the earthly and the spiritual and His sovereignty over both. It
seems unthinkable that the Jewish Rabbis would choose a coin with the image
of a pagan god as the official Temple currency rather than the Hebrew
Shekel. However, their only concern
was with the purity and weight of the silver in the Tyrian
Stater - the image of a pagan god was of no concern
to them - even though it meant they were in violation of God's percepts
concerning images. When we make the connection between the Old and the New there is no doubt concerning the symbolism of the "Tyrian Stater" and it's connection to the Antichrist and his commercial enterprises in both the Old and the New. The "Tyrian Stater" was a foreshadowing of the antichrist of Revelation 13 whose number is 666. And, it was a foreshadowing of the antichrist that would wield its influence over the Rabbis who made the Tyrian State, with its pagan images, the official currency of the Temple and who allowed the moneychangers to turn God's House of prayer into a den of thieves Matthew 21:12-13 It is Written: When Christ confronted the moneychangers He referred to the treasures in the Old Testament Scriptures to justify His actions. In Matthew 21:13 Christ said to the moneychangers "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; (a reference to Isaiah 56:7) but ye have made it a den of thieves" (a reference to Jeremiah 7:11). And, it’s the same Tyrian spirit that influenced Judas to betray Christ for the thirty pieces of Tyrian Stater that the Temple Rabbis gave him. And, just as the King of Tyre devised schemes to excel in marketing accumulating wealth beyond measure - the Antichrist of Revelation 13 will devise schemes and ruses to excel in marketing. And, just as the Beast out of the Sea usurped the worship due to God alone - the prince of Tyre who sat in the seat of the gods in the heart of the sea - claiming to be a god - he too usurped the worship due to God alone. And, just as Satan empowers the antichrist in Revelation 13:4 Satan empowered the Prince of Tyre so that he would appear to men as a god though he was just a man. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, let
us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we
will be gathered to meet him. 2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by
those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t
believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a
revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. 3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great
rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who
brings destruction. 4
He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god
and every object of worship. He will even sit in the
temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. 5 Don’t you remember that I told you about
all this when I was with you? 6 And you know what is holding him back, for
he can be revealed only when his time comes. 7 For this lawlessness is already at work
secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back
steps out of the way. 8
Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus
will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of
his coming. 9 This
man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and
miracles. 10 He
will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to
destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save
them. 11 So
God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. Solomon is the Old and Solomon is the New The Parable of the Fish Net & the
Old and New Matthew 13:47-53 47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every
kind ⌊of
fish⌋,
48 and when it was full, they
dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good ⌊fish⌋ into containers,
but threw out the worthless ones. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, separate the evil people from
the righteous, 50 and throw them
into the blazing furnace. In that place there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 “Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they told Him. 52 “Therefore,” He said to them, “every
student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner
who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.” 53 When
Jesus had finished these parables, He left there. (HCSB) Have ye understood all these things? Both the Old and New Testaments
reveal the truths of The Kingdom of Heaven that became a reality in Christ
Jesus. The Kingdom of heaven is a combination of
both the new and old doctrines. Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel and all the Old Testament Prophets
belong to the Old - and their prophecies concerning Jesus Christ and the end
times that have come to pass and continue to come to pass belong to the
New. The Law and all its precepts are
the Old and Christ Jesus the one who came to fulfill the Law is the New. The
Old things are speaking of the treasures found in Old Testament Scriptures -
while the New things are found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and all that it
embodies. Scripture interprets Scripture and only when we understand how the
truths of the Old Testament relate to the truths of the New Testament can we
bring out of the storeroom both the new and old. In
other words, to understand why the Antichrist will take the name of King
Solomon one has to a have a knowledge of what the Scriptures reveal about King
Solomon in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. For example, we know from Matthew 12:42
that it was because the Jewish people refused to listen to Jesus that they
had yet to learn that "Someone Greater than Solomon was here." And, its' because they refused to listen to Jesus Christ the Jewish people didn't understand that both Psalm 89:29 and 2 Samuel 7:12-14 was fulfilled in Christ Jesus (Luke 1:32-33) when the Lord God gave Jesus Christ the throne of His Ancestor King David. But, because they refused to listen many Jewish people still believe that King Solomon is a foreshadow of their future Messiah. 2 Samuel 7:11-16. 2 Samuel 7:12 -14 was fulfilled in Christ Jesus (Luke 1:32-33) however the Jewish people are still waiting for someone like Solomon who built the first temple. In
other words, if the Jewish people expect the Messiah to appear with the
attributes of King Solomon - then it would make sense that the Antichrist
would fashion himself after King Solomon, in all his glory, and even take the
name Solomon. Psalm 89:29 29 I will establish His line forever,
His throne as long as heaven lasts. HCSB Verse 29 is speaking of David's "spiritual son" - not his temporal son Solomon. Likewise, 2 Samuel 7:13 is speaking of David's spiritual son and a reference to the government of the Messiah's spiritual kingdom. King Solomon built the first Temple and this was a manifestation of David's temporal Kingdom. But, it was only through David's son Jesus Christ that David's spiritual kingdom that will exist forever was established Hebrews 1:8. 2 Samuel 7:11-16 11 ever since the day I ordered judges
to be over My people Israel. I will give you rest
from all your enemies. “‘The LORD declares to you:
The LORD Himself will make a house for you. 12 When your time comes and you rest with
your fathers, I will raise up after
you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish
his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for My name,
and I will establish the throne of his
kingdom forever. 14
I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human
rod and with blows from others. 15 But My faithful love will never leave him
as I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way. 16 Your house and kingdom will endure before
Me forever, and your throne will be established forever.’” HCSB The Temple in verse 13 speaks of the
temporal Temple built by King Solomon and even though it was later destroyed
Solomon's temple was a foreshadowing of the spiritual Temple and spiritual
kingdom that came through David's son Jesus Christ - the promised Messiah -
who dwelt as in a tabernacle among us
John 1:14. The promises of 2 Samuel 7:36-37 pointed to the establishment of Christ's kingdom and His government. The profound importance attached to the Temple finds its expression in Christ Jesus - a temple not built by man - a temple spiritually raised up after three days. John 2:19-22 19 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years
was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But He spake of the
temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, His
disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. KJV
It's interesting how many
Scriptures compare people to fish. For example, the Parable of the Fish Net in Matthew 13:47-53
makes a correlation between evil people and righteous people with good fish
and bad fish. Again Scripture likens the
Antichrist to that of a "Beast out of the Sea". I
believe the Antichrist will claim to be a direct descendant of King Solomon
and take the name Solomon. And, if King Solomon is the one that the "Beast out
of the Sea" will choose to mimic then there is probably a spiritual
connection between Solomon and a fish - but not in a good sense. And, there is! 1 Kings 11:4-5 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. 5 For
Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
KJV In 1
Kings 11:4-5 we find that King Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of
the Zidonians.
And, this is important because according to Strong's Concordance the
word Zidonians is referring to the people of Zidon, a Phoenician port city and is used in the sense of
"catching fish" and a "fishery". And, not just
catching fish - but for "catching men". And, according to the worship of
Ashtoreth she was also a "goddess of the sea". So, in that sense
the satanic spirits operating behind the Zidonian
Ashtoreth caught Solomon in their nets.
And, like the Beast out of the Sea in
Revelation 13 - both Solomon and the Zidonians grew
in wealth through maritime trade. King Solomon married a Zidonian & opened the door for another woman
of Tyre to enter the gates of Israel: Jezebel Jezebel & the Zidonians: When
King Solomon went after the goddess of the Zidonians he also opened the door for the satanic
spirit operating behind the Zidonians to continue
to have an influence on another of Israel's kings: King Ahab married Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians. 1 Kings 16:29-31 29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri
did evil in the sight of the LORD
above all that were before
him. 31 And
it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians,
and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. KJV
Jezebel was
not only a pagan but she harbored an unbelievable hostility to the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jezebel was devoted to the gods of Zidon and she brought the worship of Baal from Zidon into Israel.
And, she used her power as King Ahab's wife to persecute the true
religion of the Israelites and in an attempt to establish the prophets of
Baal and Asherah Jezebel tired to kill all God's
prophets in Israel. And,
she did all this with the utmost zeal and cruelty. 2 Kings 9:21-22 21 “Quick! Get
my chariot ready!” King Joram
commanded. Then King Joram
of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah rode out in
their chariots to meet Jehu. They met him at the
plot of land that had belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. 22 King Joram
demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu
replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of
your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?” NLT There was
no peace because of Jezebel's whoredoms and her
witchcraft - pagan practices that Jezebel had introduced into the Kingdom of
Israel. Jehu knew there would be no
peace in Israel if Jezebel was not destroyed. The Serpent & Jezebel the Mother of Witchcrafts: According to Strong's Concordance (H5175 & H5172) in the context of Genesis 3:1 the word serpent is a reference to someone who whispers a magic spell as well as a reference to a real serpent. The serpent is a reference to someone like Jezebel - the mother of witchcrafts - who also whispers a spell. The serpent is both our spiritual enemy as well as our enemy in the natural.
As Spirit led Christians we know that there is always a spiritual dimension to the earthly. One is not inconsistent with the other, as one cannot exist without the other. As it concerns animals, this all began when Satan used the serpent as a tool to hide behind when he tempted Eve. And, for that reason, there is a spiritual nature of the serpent that we should be aware of. Not only is the serpent man’s natural enemy – the serpent also represents man’s “Spiritual Enemy." Needless to say, it is significant that both the animal and Satan were two dominant entities in the Adamic dispensation and for that reason the spiritual connection or relationship between Satan and animals is of importance. Get Thee Behind Me Satan: The Biblical law of “Double Reference” is referring to a situation
that occurs in the Natural Realm and the Spiritual Realm simultaneously. While the natural realm is visible – the
spiritual is not [2] – nonetheless, those in the natural
realm are influenced by the demonic in the spiritual realm. In these particular situations – the LORD
deals with both simultaneously which can be thought of in terms of “Double
Accountability”. For example,
when Satan deceived Eve – Satan (the invisible) used a serpent (the visible)
to operate through. And
for that reason when the LORD spoke to the serpent – the main rebuke was
directed at Satan (Genesis 3:14-15).
Likewise, when Jesus rebuked Peter (the visible) at the same time He
also rebuked Satan (the invisible).
Matthew 16:22-23 Matthew 16
[22] Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from
thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. [23] But He turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind Me, Satan: thou art an offence unto Me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that
be of men. Scripture reveals that Satan has to operate through God’s creations – as he did through Peter and the Serpent. He cannot operate or exercise authority without the cooperation and willingness of man, whether it is knowingly or unknowingly on man’s part as it was with Peter, or if he can find a place in man through which he gains legal access to work through as he did with Judas. Tyre was also known as the Daughter of Zidon, the great Fish City: And, this is relative because there is a connection between the "Daughter of Zion" and George Washington is known as the "Father of America". Isaiah 23:12 12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. And, the spirit behind the Beast out of the Sea in Revelation 13 which was the same spirit operating behind the Prince and King of Tyre - the Daughter of Zidon was able to wield it's influence over America's Founding Fathers when they designed our nation's capital because the Founding Fathers that were Freemasons wanted to honor all the renowned nations of the ancient world. And, like the fish of Nineveh, the fish of Tyre is connected to the image of the fish surrounding Washington’s Mall. Zidon, like Tyre, was an ancient seaport; however, Zidon was the older of the two cities and was the first established Phoenician seaport whose name means “Fish”. According to Strong’s Concordance, not only does the name “Zidon” mean fishery or to catch fish, it is by implication to figuratively catch men. It seems logical, figuratively speaking, that Tyre would be the daughter of Zidon given that Zidon is the older of the two cities and was the first established seaport of the ancient world. Tyre and Zidon were approximately twenty-five miles apart and were often spoken of as though they were one city. In fact, at times the King of Tyre was also the King of Sidon as well. Again, that Zidon’s name means fish and was considered the mother of Tyre is relative to the image of the fish surrounding Washington’s Mall. Given Freemason’s alleged relationship to the Biblical Hiram, King of Tyre, and their knowledge of the ancient pagan religions, then the Freemasons would have been knowledgeable that the productive power of nature was the particular objective of Phoenician worship. And, it’s important to understand that when the Phoenicians worshiped the mother goddess, the mother was more important than either the father or the son that formed her trinity. Therefore, given Freemasons understanding of ancient symbolism, the fish symbol would be a perfect icon for Freemasons to acknowledge and portray Zidon as the mother of Tyre and the relationship of both Zidon and Tyre to the sea. The “Fish Symbol” would serve the purpose to portray both the nature worship and mother goddess worship of the Phoenicians as well. Phoenicians and mother goddess worship: Given their knowledge and acceptance of pagan deities, Freemasons would understand the mother goddess worship embraced by the Phoenicians and somewhere incorporate her symbolism into their iconography for the specific purpose of acknowledging Zidon’s role as the mother of Tyre. The mother goddess worship included three spirits: the mother, the father and the son, with the mother the most important of the trinity. Therefore, Zidon as the mother of Tyre would be significant to the Freemasons in their choice of symbolism. And, given that Zidon’s name means fish, it would be logical for the Freemasons to incorporate her symbolism into their iconography in the design of Washington, D.C. In ancient times the fish symbol was symbolic of a woman’s womb. Again, Zidon, the mother of Tyre, portrayed through the symbolism of a fish would be to convey the Phoenician’s worship of reproduction in connection with nature. For example, The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopedia And Scriptural Dictionary states: “According to the Phoenician religion the special object of worship was the vital power in nature, which is either producing or destroying. The productive power of nature, again, is either procreative, masculine, or receptive, feminine.”[3] The Woman: The fish would represent the feminine, the mother, while The Man: The Washington Monument, symbolic of George Washington, the Father of America, is located inside the fish and would represent the masculine, the Father. The Lady of the Sea: In addiiton to being the goddess or lady of the sea - Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, was a “moon goddess” whose consort was a sun deity. Again, we see their connection to nature. George Washington’s Monument is not only an Egyptian phallic symbol it is also connected to sun worship, in the sense that the sun gives life. Interestingly, one of the earliest pictures of Washington, if not the earliest shows him wearing a very large crescent moon around his neck, which further connects him to the Phoenician moon goddess. According to ancient mythology, the female goddess was the consort of the male sun deity. The crescent moon that Washington wore connects him to the Phoenician moon deity whose sacred symbol was the fish and the Washington Monument, the obelisk connects Washington to Ashtoreth’s consort, the sun deity. The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopedia And Scriptural Dictionary goes on to say: “These fundamental ideas are represented by the Phoenician gods, who appear under a great variety of names, because these leading ideas may be represented in many different ways”.[4] In fact, pagan gods in general appear under different names and are represented in a variety of ways. Why? Because Satan is a god of confusion and that explains why one deity can manifest in various ways under different names. 1 Kings 11:5 5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. One of the many names of Ashtoreth was Ashtaroth-Karnaim and under this identity, the fish was sacred to her. “Hence there were as ‘many Ashtoreths” or Ashtaroth as Baals. They represented the various forms under which the goddess was worshipped in different localities. … At Ashkelon, where Herodotus (i.105) places her most ancient temple, she was worshipped under the name of Atar –gatis, as a woman with the tail of a fish, and fish were accordingly sacred to her. Elsewhere the dove was her sacred symbol.” [5] Again, another connection to the fish laid down by the Freemasons in Washington, D.C. Strong’s Concordance: “Zidon” also spelled “Sidon”, according to Strong’s Concordance: from Hebrew 6721 and means: from Hebrew 6679 (tsuwd) in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine :- Sidon, Zidon. Hebrew 6679, Strong’s: a primitive root; to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication to catch an animal (figurative men); (denominative from Hebrew 6718 (tsayid)) to victual (for a journey) :- chase, hunt, sore, take (provision). Symbolism of Good & Worthless Fish in Scripture: Jesus Christ compared men to fish and in Matthew 13:47-48 we find Jesus explaining that there are both good and worthless fish. Amplified Bible: Matthew 13:47 47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort. 48When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets; but the worthless ones they threw away. Jonah & Nineveh: In addition to the specific meaning in Matthew 12:39-40, there is additional significance behind why it was a “great fish” that Jonah spent three days inside. Specifically, the fish was symbolic of Nineveh. Given Jonah’s call to Nineveh, it seems that he would have been aware that Nineveh was ideographically represented by the picture of a fish inside the enclosure of a city. Interestingly, Jonah spent three days inside the belly of a great fish, the same amount of time that it took Jonah to give his message to all of Nineveh. It seems that Jonah would have understood that one way or another that he was going to Nineveh, either literally or figuratively, again, given the fish was symbolic of Nineveh. |
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The DC Fish is symbolic of the Nineveh Fish, the Leviathan which causes people to lend and borrow as well as the Beast out of the Sea. In the context of
Revelation 13 the Beast is a Composite of 3
Different Spiritual Beings operating together.
Revelation 13 gives insight into one of the many wiles of Satan and how he, the antichrist and the false prophet work together to deceive the nations. And, keeping in the context of Revelation 13, it's significant to take note that the goal of the beast out of the sea (the antichrist) and the best out of the earth (the false prophet) and the dragon (Satan) has to do with "buying and selling". And, Revelation 13 should be read in context with Ezekiel 28 which reveals that Satan "sinned in his dishonest trade". To
fully understand why no
one can buy or sell unless they take the Mark of the Beast, one needs to
understand that Ezekiel 28 reveals that Satan was cast out of the mountain of
God for more than just his pride. Verses 16 and 18 reveals that Satan was cast from the mountain of
God because he also sinned in his multitude of merchandise - in other words
his dishonest trade. Adam was the First Human to Sin but Satan was the First Creature to sin Adam was the first human
sinner, but he was not the first sinner of one of the Lord's creations
Ezekiel 28:13-16 reveals that the 1st sinner was our spiritual
adversary Satan, the anointed Cherub in Eden, the garden of God. And, just as many other angels fell with
Satan so did man. Ezekiel 28:13-19 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;
every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius,
topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire,
the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day
that thou wast created. 14 Thou
art the anointed cherub
that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up
and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till
iniquity was found in thee. 16 By
the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with
violence, and thou hast sinned:
therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will
destroy thee, O covering cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy
beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will
cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold
thee. 18 Thou
hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick;
therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour
thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them
that behold thee. 19 All
they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt
thou be any more. (KJV, emphasis added) Needless to say,
all Christians are aware that Satan was cast out of heaven because of the sin
of pride. But
what is not taught is that from the beginning of time Satan sinned in his
dishonest trade. And
it seems that "Dishonest Marketing" has been one of the wiles of
the enemy even before Adam and Eve sinned. Ezekiel 28 identifies the prince of Tyrus as a man, on the other hand, the king of Tyrus was identified as "the anointed cherub" - a reference to Satan. And, just as Satan used the prince of Tyrus to further the goals of the kingdom of darkness- he will use the Antichrist to realize those same goals in the end times - and both are in some capacity associated with pride and dishonest marketing. In other words, to achieve his goal to rule over all nations, their leaders and all people in general it seems that his strategy will involve dishonest marketing - hence no one without the mark of the beast can buy or sell. Revelation 13:16-18 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. (KJV, emphasis added) The Money Changers: Furthermore, Ezekiel 28:17-20 reveals that nine jewels made up Satan's great beauty. And, interestingly, these nine jewels were nine of the 12 precious stones that made up the breastplate of the Jewish High Priest (Exodus 28:17-20). Given that verse 18 reveals that Satan defiled his sanctuaries by the multitude of his iniquities which involved "trafficking" (marketing) it seems that as an anointed cherub that Satan must have had some type of priestly functions to perform before the Lord. That Satan defiled the sanctuaries through trafficking brings to mind the time when Jesus took a whip and drove the money changers (traffickers) from His Father's House. John 2:14-17 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. (KJV, emphasis added) Marketing and the Mark of the Beast Satan's Dishonest Trading Again, all Christians have heard the teaching that Satan's sin was Pride. That's true, but it's not the whole truth. Again, what we don't hear from the Pulpit is that Satan also sinned through his "Dishonest Trading". Take note of the word "Merchandise" in verse16 and "Traffic" in verse 18 of Ezekiel 28. According to Strong's Concordance (H7404 - which is from the root word H7402) both words mean the same thing in Hebrew. Now, given that the word "Talebearer in Proverbs 20:19 is also from the same root word for both merchandise and traffic we know that Satan's sin was twofold: slander & merchandising and both involved traveling - to go about to and fro in the earth and walking up and down in it (Job 1:7). Satan was not only a trafficker in merchandising - he was also a trafficker in tale bearing - meaning gossip and slander. However, there is Victory over the Beast. Victory over the Beast: Revelation 15:1-4 1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (KJV, emphasis added) And, in our victories - Satan is every falling
- Luke 10:18- 19.[6] Again, Scripture
interpreters Scripture and to fully understand the mark of the Beast in
Revelation 13:16-18 and why it is tied to "buying" and
"selling" one has to understand that when Satan originally sinned -
it was not just "pride" - his sin also included "dishonest
trade" - he sinned in "marketing" - Ezekiel 28: Wall Street's "Bull Market" Ever wonder where Wall Street and the "Bull" Market got its name? Well, it was not just happenstance. The words "wall", market and "bull" are all associated with the anointed cherub in Ezekiel 28. Satan and the Face of an Ox: According to Ezekiel 28:4 Satan was a "Cherub" and interestingly the face of an Ox as described in Ezekiel 1:10 is identified as that of a "Cherub" in Ezekiel 10:14. In other words, the natural face of a cherub is the face of an ox - meaning that Lucifer being an anointed cherub would have the face of an ox. And, just as interesting, the word "Ox" is referring to a "harlot or a merchant". According to Strong's, the Hebrew meaning for the word "Ox" in Ezekiel 1:10 is from H7794 which is from H7788. (English Words used in KJV: ox, bullock, cow, bull, wall) from <H7788> (shuwr); a bullock (as a traveller) :- bull (-ock), cow, ox, wall. H7788 (English Words used in KJV: went and sing) a primitive root; properly to turn, i.e. travel about (as a harlot or a merchant) :- go, singular See also <H7891> (shiyr). Scriptures concerning the mark of the Beast include: (Revelation 13:16; 14:9-11; 15:2; and 16:2; 20:4-6).
Scriptures concerning God's seal and name in the foreheads of His servants: Revelation 7:3 14:1 22:4; and Galatians 6:17, "I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus," that is, I am His soldier and servant. Now, given that a Cherub has the face of an Ox (bull) then Scriptures such as Exodus 32:4 (the golden calf - which is a male bull) and 2 Kings 10:25-30 that reveals Jeroboam's sin was that he made two calves of gold and said to the people "behold they gods" may take on an additional meaning. America’s Economic
Crisis - $40.44 The terrorist
attack of September 11, 2001 was allowed by the Lord along very specific
spiritual paths. Following are the
Scriptural basis for these paths and a description of the “spiritual cords”
along these paths. The Lord Leveled and made a Straight Path
for His Anger Psalm 78:49-50 49He cast upon them the
fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil
angels among them. 50He made a way to His
anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the
pestilence (KJV) “He made a way” is
also translated “He leveled and made a straight path for His anger”. In other words,
the “evil angels” could not attack at random – they could only travel and
attack on the “straight path” that the Lord made. The enemy was
given access to specific paths because of the spiritual cords that were
created as a result of the sins of America’s Founding Fathers. The straight path or “spiritual lines” that the enemy had legal access to travel on
when the terrorist attacked America on September 11th was Path 11,
Path 77 and Path 40.44. Path 11, 77
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Path 11 & New
York – America’s 11th State
The first airplane that struck on September 11th was flight number 11. This particular flight struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center located in New York – America’s 11th state to enter the Union. Path 11 &
September 11, 1787 On September 11, 1787, jurist and signer of the Declaration of Independence, James Wilson, in an address before the Pennsylvania legislature, prophesied that the new federal government would lay a foundation for erecting temples of liberty in every part of the earth. This prophecy regarding “Temples of Liberty”, America’s new secular religion, was opposed to the Lord. This prophecy was given in Pennsylvania and is only one of the points of contact for the flight from New Jersey to crash in Pennsylvania. Path 11 & the
Pentagon The groundbreaking ceremony for the Pentagon occurred on September 11, 1941, 60 years to the day and month that flight 77 flew into the Pentagon. Path 77 & the Pentagon The Pentagon, one of the targets of the September 11th
attack, is located on 77 degrees West Longitude and it was American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed
into the Pentagon. Path 77 & Lot
77 On May 15, 1753, George Washington purchased Lot 77 located in Winchester, Virginia where he was elected to his first public office. Thirty-seven years later on July 16, 1790, the Residence Act was passed calling for a federal city now known as Washington, DC. George Washington selected the site for our Nation’s Capitol, which is located on Longitude 77. Path 77 &
Longitude 77 Washington, DC was deliberately located on Longitude 77 and intentionally oriented towards a star known as Sirius (the Dog Star), the same star which the ancient Egyptians oriented their temples. Path 77 & Sirius At the World Trade Center, the only police dog to be killed in the September 11th attack was a 4 year old Golden Lab by the name of Sirius. Path 77 & Personal Revenge Satan’s Revenge: Psalm
44:15 15My disgrace is before me all day long, and
my face is covered with shame [16] at the taunts of those who reproach and
revile me, because of the enemy, who
is bent on revenge. Biblical 77: Genesis
4:24 24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times. The enemy’s targets were not at random. Even though it was the Lord who allowed the enemy to attack America, the attack still was one of Personal Revenge for the enemy. To understand fully the connection between the number 77 and Satan’s revenge, we have to go back to our spiritual roots that were laid down in St. Augustine, Florida in 1565 when a Huguenot by the name of Jean Ribault was martyred. Jean Ribault willingly laid down his life for the Lord for the purposes of establishing a habitation for the Lord to be worshipped in spirit and truth. Before he was killed, he was given a choice to repent and go back to Catholicism. Instead, he said no and moments before he was killed he quoted Psalm 132 going into covenant with the Lord establishing America as a habitation for the Lord. (see article titled: The Spiritual Roots of America and the French Huguenots) The point that I want to make is that Ribault was a Huguenot and if the spiritual roots of America were laid down by a Huguenot, then Satan would take his revenge through someone generationally connected to the Huguenots to lay down his counterfeit spiritual roots. Think in terms of Satan’s hatred for Israel and you will understand that he also had a hatred towards the Huguenots in regard to America. It would then make sense that the man who was responsible for choosing the site for our Nation’s Capitol would in some way be generationally connected to the Huguenots and George Washington was a descendant of a Huguenot. However, we should not confuse the status of being a descendant of a Huguenot with actually being a Huguenot. A Huguenot was a way of life and a commitment to God, not something to be inherited. With that understanding, the connection with Lot 77 purchased by George Washington in Winchester, Virginia, the very location of his first Public Office makes sense. It doesn’t mean that George Washington fully understood the spiritual significance of what he was doing when he purchased that particular lot number, although all things considered, I believe that he did know. It does, however, suggest that he was influenced when he purchased the lot: Job 26:4…And whose spirit [inspired what] came forth from you. (Amplified Bible) We know from documents that those who were working closely with George Washington were using divination when the Nation’s Capitol was laid down. We also know that he was of the highest degree of Masons and it is no secret at that time in history that the Masons were involved with the occult. Personal Forgiveness: As Christians, our response to personal revenge should be forgiveness. It is important to remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against Satan and his kingdom. Our forgiveness is to be “times without number” and we are commanded to forgive and bless our enemies. Matthew 18[21] Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times? [22] Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Path 77 & the
White House American Airlines Flight 77, operating from Washington Dulles, was the flight that crashed into the Pentagon. It has been reported that the Air Flight Controllers indicated that Flight 77 was on a direct path to the White House, however turned towards and struck the Pentagon. The significance of this is that The White House, The US Capitol, The Washington Monument, The Pentagon, The Meridian Stone and the Zero Milestone are all located on the Meridian Line at 77 degrees west longitude. Why didn't the terrorists strike the White House? Because, Satan is still under the authority of Yahweh and it was the Lord who stopped the enemy from hitting the White House. However, the enemy still had legal access to strike somewhere along the 77 degrees west longitude and that location as we now know was The Pentagon. Keep in mind that this 77 is one of two points of contact concerning the Pentagon (the attack on America was on September 11, 2001 and the groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941) Psalm 78:49-50 49He let loose upon them the fierceness of
His anger, His wrath and indignation and distress, by sending [a mission of]
angels of calamity and woe among them. 50He leveled and
made a straight path for His anger [to give it free course]; He did not spare [the Egyptian families]
from death but gave their beasts over to the pestilence and the life [of
their eldest] over to the plague. (Amplified Bible) Straight Paths: The Masons strategically placed streets and buildings in Washington, DC to symbolically line up with the stars. (see The Secret Architecture of our Nation’s Capital by David Ovason). The White House, US Capitol, Washington Monument and Pentagon were all strategically placed on the longitude of 77 degrees west by the Masons. Each of these structures were lined up to correspond with the stars, the constellations and the rising of the sun for the purposes of pagan worship. In other words, “straight paths” can also be thought of in terms of “spiritual lines” – it is on these spiritual lines that the enemy attacks. “So in the dead of winter 1791 Ellicott begins his survey, assisted by astronomer Benjamin Banneker,... Sighting on stars, they find the district's latitude and longitude and determine its boundary.”[7] “As Banneker witnessed the predicted eclipse, he would have known full well that the ancients had always insisted that such a cosmic event would have a profound influence upon earthly events. He would have known, too, that the nature of that influence would depend upon the planetary patterns in the skies at the time when the eclipse took place.”[8] Path 40.44 and the
United States Capitol/Pennsylvania It was believed and later confirmed that the destination of United Airlines Flight 93 was the US Capitol. Flight 93 departed from Newark, New Jersey, latitude 40.44 degrees, and buried in one of the four cornerstones of the US Capitol is $40.44 in coins that came from the mint in Pennsylvania, the state where Flight 93 crashed. Normally a building has only one cornerstone; however, due to ongoing expansion, the US Capitol has four cornerstones. Keeping in mind that one of the purposes of a time capsule is to indicate the purpose of that particular structure, I find it of interest that the time capsule buried in the cornerstone of the US Capitol in 1851 contained $40.44 in coins from the Philadelphia mint [9]. The $40.44 in coins seemed like such an odd amount that I had always wondered as to the significance. However, when the September 11th attack on America occurred, the symbolism and significance of the $40.44 began to come to light. Flight 93 that was hijacked from Newark, New Jersey crashed approximately 62 miles southeast of Pittsburgh before reaching its intended target. Interestingly, Pittsburgh’s latitude is 40.44 and the latitude of Newark, New Jersey is 40.44 – equal to the same amount of coins buried underneath the US Capitol. The Center latitude of New York City is also 40 degrees 44 N. Again, it was the Masons who determined the exact locations of all the structures in our Nation's Capitol. Even though the terrorists on Flight 93 failed in their mission, it is significant that they crashed on the 40-degree latitude line. In other words, the enemy had legal access somewhere along this 40-degree latitude line. |
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Satanic Temple statue joins holiday display in Illinois
Capitol
Figure 11- 1 Satanic Temple statue joins holiday display in Illinois Capitol Source: Fox News website [10] |
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Figure 11- 2 U.S. Capitol Cornerstone - $40.44 - Cover Page Source: History of the United States Capitol [11] |
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Figure 11- 3 U.S. Capitol Cornerstone - $40.44 Source: History of the United States Capitol [12] |
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Figure 11- 4 United Airlines Flight 93 Origin - Newark, NJ Source: Wikipedia [13] |
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Figure 11- 5 Latitude of Newark, NJ Source: Travelmath.com [14] |
List of Figures
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Figure 11- 1 Satanic
Temple statue joins holiday display in Illinois Capitol
Figure 11- 2 U.S. Capitol Cornerstone - $40.44 - Cover
Page
Figure 11- 3 U.S. Capitol Cornerstone - $40.44
Figure 11- 4 United Airlines Flight 93 Origin -
Newark, NJ
Figure 11- 5 Latitude of Newark, NJ
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