“We must have the secret! Give it to us!” yells Jubelo as he strikes Hiram on the throat. Three unworthy craftsmen joined together to waylay Hiram Abiff late at night on the grounds of the Temple building project. They intend to force him to reveal the Master’s Word, the true name of God.

“We shall be Master Masons as you are! Give us the secret!” shouts Jubelah as he hits Hiram in the chest.

The terrorized Hiram cries out, “Is there no help for the widow’s son?” [1]

“You will die if you do not give us the secret!” Jubelum bellows as he delivers the deathblow, bashing Hiram’s head with a setting maul. Hiram slumps to the ground and breathes his last without giving the secret word to his attackers. They quickly cover him with rubble from the temple project, but then decide they need to move his body. So at midnight they dig up Hiram’s body and rebury it on a hill and plant an acacia tree to mark the grave.

King Solomon and his friend, King Hiram of Tyre, hurry to the building site of the temple. Their mission is desperate. The unworthy craftsmen murdered Hiram Abiff, the widow’s son, and the temple project remains uncompleted. The Master Mason overseeing the entire project is dead, but more importantly, the secret word needed to elevate masons to the status of Master Mason perished with him. The two kings arrive at the site of the architect’s burial and attempt, unsuccessfully at first, to resurrect him. Finally, Solomon succeeds by reaching out and grabbing the decomposing right hand of the dead Hiram Abiff with the “Strong Grip of the Lion’s Paw.” Hiram Abiff comes to life; he is born again!

This story, based on the Masonic legend of Hiram Abiff, is acted out for every Master Mason initiate with the candidate unwittingly playing the part of Hiram. The Master Mason initiation reenacts the legend of Osiris and Horus or Nimrod and Tammuz. Hiram Abiff as the widow’s son represents Tammuz, son of the widow Semiramus. Widowed by Nimrod’s death, Semiramus declared Tammuz to be the resurrected or born-again Nimrod.

The fable of Hiram Abiff has no relevance to reality. It merely represents masonry’s enactment of the generative principle. The story serves as Protestant Christianity’s legacy from Mystery Babylon. You will hear men of high station in life claim to be Christians and testify to being born-again. However, the born-again experience for some consists of re-enacting this story of the widow’s son in a hall belonging to Masons or some other secret society, rather than an encounter with God at a church altar.

Early Christian Heresy

Mystery Babylon made its way into the Church before the canon of Scripture was closed. Jude wrote, “For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jude 1:4)  Initially, Mystery Babylon gained access to the church through the supposed conversion of those already involved in pagan mystery religions. These converts simply saw Jesus Christ as another god to add to their already crowded shelves of idols.

Simon Magus, labeled "author of all heresy" by the early church historian Eusebius, provides a key example of this trend. Luke gives us a snapshot of Simon as he comes into the church.

But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God." And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. (Acts 8:9-13) 

Simon comes from a background of magic and sorcery. The people of Samaria call him “the great power of God.” When he witnesses the reality of the Holy Spirit as the apostles lay their hands on the Samaritans who believed and were baptized, he says, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." (vs 19) Simon wants another power to add to his bag of tricks.

Peter severely rebukes Simon for his greed “For,” he says, “I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” (vs 20) Simon’s only concern is that Peter’s prophetic curse will not come to pass. He does not repent of his sinful attitude.

(Church history tells us Simon built a cult that pretended to be Christian, but was in reality very anti-Christ. Irenaeus wrote “… he taught that it was himself who appeared among the Jews as the Son, but he descended in Samaria as the Father while he came to other nations in the character of the Holy Spirit.”) [2]

Simon redeems a harlot named Helena from slavery and proclaims her to be the first conception of his mind and the mother of all. Mystic priests belonging to his sect make “an image of Simon fashioned after the image of Jupiter, and another of Helena in the shape of Minerva: and these they worship.”[3] Once again, we have Nimrod and Semiramis – the god and goddess of Babel.

Simon preaches salvation by grace. Because Simon saves men by his grace, they do not need to live righteous lives. After all, good works cannot help save them. This doctrine frees men from the bondage of the law. Thus Simon brings his own version of Mystery Babylon into the church and paves the way for the New Age lie of relativism.

Irenaeus explains the deceptive nature of heresy:

… all those who in any way corrupt the truth, and injuriously affect the preaching of the Church, are the disciples and successors of Simon Magus of Samaria. Although they do not confess the name of their master, in order all the more to seduce others, yet they do teach his doctrines. They set forth, indeed, the name of Christ Jesus as a sort of lure, but in various ways they introduce the impieties of Simon; and thus they destroy multitudes, wickedly disseminating their own doctrines by the use of a good name, and through means of its sweetness and beauty, extending to their hearers the bitter and malignant poison of the serpent, the great author of apostasy.[4]

Even the Jewish Encyclopedia has an entry concerning Simon Magus:

The Jewish Encyclopœdia quotes the opinion that 'the central doctrine of Gnosticism – a movement closely connected with Jewish mysticism-was nothing else than the attempt to liberate the soul and unite it with God;' but as this was apparently to be effected 'through the employment of mysteries, incantations, names of angels,' etc… it will be seen how widely even this phase of Gnosticism differs from Christianity and identifies itself with the magical Cabala of the Jews. Indeed, the man generally recognised as the founder of Gnosticism, a Jew commonly known as Simon Magus, was not only a Cabalist mystic, but avowedly a magician… instituted a priesthood of the Mysteries and practiced occult arts and exorcisms… [5]

The Gnostics

Ireneas relates that the priests following Simon Magus “have a name derived from Simon, … being called Simonians; and from them ‘knowledge, falsely so called’ received its beginning.” Knowledge in the Greek is gnosis, from which Gnosticism gained its name. Simon’s pupil Meander followed him; then came Valentinus (c. 137 AD) and Marcion (c. 85 - c. 160 AD). Mani (c. 216 - c. 276 AD) founded one of the most influential Gnostic heresies, Manichaeism, which survived well into the Middle Ages. These took on slightly varying forms, but they also shared certain elements linking them with Mystery Babylon:

·         Salvation by Gnosis (knowledge) – Christ revealed hidden knowledge necessary for salvation.

·         Elitism – the hidden knowledge is made available only to those who are able to understand and protect it from the uninitiated, leading to secrecy.

·         Dualism – two gods of equal power in the universe, one evil (created the material world) and one good (created the spiritual world).

·         Asceticism – since the material world is evil, draw away from it.

Or –

·         Antinomianism – since the soul is pure and the body is evil, it doesn’t matter what you do with it.

The appearance of these various heresies caused the church to examine the substance of Christianity. Church leaders held councils to hammer out statements of faith that would stand against the works of the heretics. By appearances, the church held back the influence of these deviant teachers while growing in strength and numbers, all in the midst of more than two hundred years of persecution.

Persecution

In the midst of the internal battle for purity of the faith, the church suffered great acts of violence at the hands of the Roman state. In his Church History, Eusebius of Caesarea  (c AD 260–340) lists ten persecutions imposed upon Christians during the first three centuries. Eusebius records the first tormenter as Nero (emperor 54–68 AD) who persecuted followers of Christ without mercy. Following a more peaceful Vespasin, Domitian (emperor 81–96 AD) bathed the empire in the blood of Christians. (John penned the Revelation while banished to Patmos by Domitian.) The third and fourth persecutions listed by Eusebius came under Trajan (emperor 98–117 AD) and Marcus Aurelius (emperor 161–180 AD). Septimus Severus (emperor 193–211 AD), Maximuinus (emperor 235–238 AD), Decius (emperor 249–251 AD), Valerian (emperor 253–260 AD), and Aurelian (emperor 270–275 AD) all sponsored violence against Christians. Eusebius lists the persecution under Diocletian (emperor 284–305 AD) as the tenth and final persecution prior to the reign of Constantine.

Constantine and the Holy Roman Empire

Persecutions came to an end in the year 313 AD when Constantine issued the Edict of Milan. Con­stan­tine altered the course of Church history and the history of all Western Civilization, giving Christians freedom to worship without fear of persecution. After the edict, Christians enjoyed tolerance throughout the empire. Eusebius, who composed his Church History under Constantine’s reign, wrote a glowing account of Constantine’s vision of the cross and his subsequent victories under the banner of the cross. Following the model of his father, Constantius, his rule benefited virtually all of those he ruled. Ten years later, in 323 AD Constantine defeated his rival, the Emperor in the East, thus reunifying the Roman Empire. He soon made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire, beginning a period of nearly seventeen hundred years in which Christianity would not be challenged throughout the nations of Western Civilization.

What appeared to be a triumph for the Church became its downfall, for the peace was a false peace. For three hundred years the Church managed to keep heresy at a stalemate. But, under Constantine the Church brought Mystery Babylon into its midst. To this day, almost all Christians honor Constantine for bringing freedom of worship and more than that, the luxury of being the politically correct religion in most of the known world. Almost all honor him. It seems some have a dissenting view.

For some, Constantine was Antichrist. He changed the times and the seasons they say, as he established the day of worship to be the venerable day of the Sun (Sunday) instead of the Jewish Sabbath. He also presided over the Council of Nicea, which changed the day which the church would commemorate Jesus’ resurrection. Jesus rose from the grave on the day the Jews observed the Feast of Firstfruits. This took place in connection with the Passover celebration of the fourteenth day of Nisan. In fact, Christ’s resurrection prophetically fulfilled the Feast of Firstfruits.

 Rather than celebrate Christ’s resurrection on the Jewish Feast of Firstfruits, the Nicean council decreed the celebration of the resurrection to coincide with the first Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, the day on which pagan religions celebrated Nimrod’s reincarnation through the birth of Tammuz. The church brought Mystery Babylon into its tent as the observance of Christ’s resurrection took on the name and ritual of the pagan goddess, Ishtar – the Queen of Heaven. We call it Easter. We could list many other examples of pagan rituals introduced into the Church at this time, but we will continue now with the thread of Mystery Babylon’s historical impact on the Church.

Probably the best word to describe Constantine as a ruler would be pragmatist. He succeeded in uniting his empire under the banner of Christianity, but his Christianity embraced and integrated the pagan cultures surrounding it. Church leaders also welcomed Greek philosophy, allowing the wisdom of the Greeks to overwhelm the power of living by the Spirit. Sadly, the church forsook the Tree of Life and chose to rest in the shadow of the Tree of Knowledge, seeking knowledge of the mysterious rather than pursuing The Creator. And so, Mystery Babylon made its way into the midst of the Church.

The Legend of the Holy Grail

The legend of the Holy Grail provides another thread in the tapestry of church history. Revered legends rise above historic truth in the world of the occult. What someone claims regarding a legendary event requires no proof. If the story seems strange and mystical, all the better. The drama of this evil lie begins two thousand years ago at the cross.

The Grail enters the tale at the scene of the crucifixion when, according to legend, Mary Magdalene holds the cup Jesus used for the Last Supper. When the soldier pierces Jesus’ side, she captures His blood in the Grail and preserves it as a healing potion. Afterward, carefully selected Holy Knights protect the Grail and its contents. (Thus the story line of the movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.) Although occultists know this legend well, even they see it as symbolic. What they believe to be true has even more significance because of its final impact about to be played out in these last days.

In the south of France lies Rennes-le-Chateau, a village that serves as a focal point of legends and unexplained mysteries. These fables provide inspiration for the principle forces of Mystery Babylon in her quest to rule the world. A bare outline of what some believe about events surrounding this village will unveil the purposes and intent of those working toward global governance (as those promoting the New World Order now call it).

This French village boasts Mary Magdalene as the central figure in the legends surrounding it. According to the stories told in this small village, she settled here sometime after Jesus’ crucifixion and evangelized the region. This much may possibly be true. However, the legend goes on to say that Mary Magdalene came to this village in the company of another famous individual. According to this story, Jesus did not actually die on the cross, but His accomplices gave Him a drug to feign death and then took Him down from the cross before He died. These friends bribed the Roman guards to release Him from the tomb and escorted Him and Mary Magdalene out of Israel. The pair then traveled to this coastal region of France where they raised their children. I know many reading this preposterous story cannot believe it could have any credibility in the western world. Sadly, many do accept this version of history.

Another version of this story suggests that Mary Magdalene married James the Just, the brother of Jesus, and had three children by him. They named their eldest son Jesus the Just. Since this Jesus had the same earthly heritage as the Jesus of Calvary, he was also a son of David and therefore eligible in the natural realm to occupy David’s throne. According to this story, Mary Magdalene came to France with her son Jesus the Just. This account could possibly be true, making it as deadly as the one given above and perhaps even more so because it would be more plausible to those who would not accept the first version.

In either case, this story forms the foundation for the divine right of the kings of Europe to rule, for many of them claim descent from the union of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. In the occult world of the European elite, the womb of Mary Magdalene is the Holy Grail. Her bloodline continues under the protection of the Knights of the Temple. Supposedly, their messiah will come from her womb. In other words a man descended from Mary Magdalene will rise to world leadership and bring peace on earth. Of course we are speaking of the false messiah – the antichrist.

We can trace this perverse legend back to the earliest dynasty of Europe, known as the Merovingians. Merovee, who followed the cult of Diana, ruled as King of the Franks from 447 – 458 AD. The tomb of his son Childric, who ruled after him from 458 – 481 AD, was embellished with occultic objects. That itself supplies evidence he dabbled in the occult. His son, Clovis converted to Christianity in 496 AD – although this apparent conversion was probably a political maneuver, providing an alliance between his kingdom and the Roman church. In the seventh century Dagobert II, a descendant of Merovee and claiming to be a descendant of Mary Magdalene, celebrated his marriage in the Church of Mary Magdalene. He and his wife settled in the Rennes-le-Chateau, allegedly at one time the home of Mary Magdalene.

The Templars

Although the Carolingian dynasty (descendants of Charles Martel) replaced the descendants of Merovee, the Merovingians continued to hold positions of influence in Frankish kingdoms. Eventually, the Merovingian pretenders to the throne of David initiated and organized the Crusades. In the year 1099 the Crusaders, under the command of a Frankish noble named Godfroi de Bouillon, conquered Jerusalem and took the city from the control of the Muslim defenders. Bouillon, also a descendant of Merovee and claiming to be of the lineage of David, rejected the title King of Jerusalem, preferring to be called Defender of the Holy Sepulcher. After his death in 1100, his brother Baldwin accepted the title of King of Jerusalem.

After the capture of Jerusalem Godfroi organized a secret society called the Ordre de Sion and in 1118 that group organized the Poor Knights of the Temple. Ordre de Sion created the Knights Templar for the supposed purpose of guarding the highways around Jerusalem and protecting worshiping pilgrims. However, the knights primarily spent their efforts searching for the treasures of the Temple. Before the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 AD, the priests had plenty of time to prepare so they began hiding all of the temple treasures. Today many are still searching for those treasures, but these modern day treasure hunters will not find them all. Apparently the Knights Templar succeeded in their treasure hunt as they returned to Europe ex­tremely wealthy and established the European inter­national banking system.

In 1188, after they lost a battle for Jerusalem and their Grand Master was accused of treason, the Ordre de Sion and the Knights Templar split. The Ordre de Sion still exists today as the Priory of Sion. The Knights Templar no longer exist as a distinct organization but Templar traditions continue in Freemasonry.

Templar Origins of Masonry

King Phillip of France and Pope Clement V worked together in an attempt to wipe out the Knights Templar. Phillip planted spies among the Templars to gain evidence against them and on Friday, October 13[ASP1] , 1307 he moved to arrest all three thousand Templars in his kingdom including Jacques de Molay, the Templar Grand Master. The inquisition that followed produced confessions of heresy, sodomy, and worse. The inquisitors burned de Molay at the stake publicly on March 11, 1314.

Many Templars from France, Britain, and other countries escaped the dragnet, apparently taking with them much of the treasury that King Phillip hoped to confiscate. Some found sanctuary in Scotland where the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, refused to enforce the Papal edict against the Templars. Some Templars moved into Portugal under a plan for rehabilitation approved by the Pope. There they changed their name to Knights of Christ.

The Templars, fearful of betrayal because their lives were literally at stake, relied on covert signs, handshakes and other secrets to maintain their existence. The repressed Templars began merging with masonry guilds in the 1600's and finally, in 1717, they came out into the open and formed public Free­mason Lodges. Historian John J. Robinson, after carefully examining Masonic teachings, their rituals, and their language origins, concluded that Freemasonry’s heritage goes back to the French Knights Templar. At the time that Albert Pike served as the Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite and Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry, he wrote:

"There­fore, it was that the Sword and the Trowel were the insignia of the Templars, who subsequently, as will be seen, concealed themselves under the name of Brethren Masons. This name, Freres Macons in the French, adopted by way of secret reference to the Builders of the Second Temple, was corrupted in English into Free-Masons [ASP2] ..." [6]

The Masonic Paradigm

Adopting the framework of masonry allowed these Templar founders of the craft to import the legends of Nimrod, who gained fame as the builder of the tower of Babel. To this day Masons portray Nimrod as a hero, ignoring the biblical portrait of him as a villain. Daniel prophesies about the anti-Christ by saying, "But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things." (Daniel 11:38) We can trace this god to the combined legends of Nimrod and his wife Semiramis, as they built not only the tower of Babel, but also wall and tower fortifications.

Masons know their god as The Great Architect of the Universe, which of course fits in with their “builder” paradigm. At the lower levels, masons simply refer to the God of the Bible by another name. At the highest level, masons believe their god is above all other gods, including the Christian God. The god of the anti-Christ will be the same as the god of Freemasonry; it will be The Great Architect of the Universe, the prophesied "god of fortresses".

The Templars merged the story of Nimrod with another famous builder – Solomon, King of Israel. We know Solomon built the first temple for the God of Israel. The inventors of this new mystery religion also introduced a little known biblical character as a member of the cast. They refer to him as Hiram Abiff, the widow’s son:

Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre. He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work. (1 Kings 7:13-14) 

The story of Hiram Abiff introducing this chapter brings the foundational legend for Mystery Babylon into Freemasonry. This Hiram fits the part he plays for, like Nimrod, he is a builder and, like Tammuz, he is the son of a widow. Masons magnify his role well beyond the scriptural account, portraying him as the overseer of the entire temple project. Scripture credits him with all the bronze work in the Temple but he was not a master mason.

When we look at symbolic portrayals provided by metals used in building the temple, we see an interesting picture. Three of the metals represent three separate concepts. Gold represents the purity of deity and silver signifies the price of redemption. Bronze, being a composite metal, symbolizes sin introduced into the human race. Thus, the scripture record relegated Hiram’s work to representing sin in mankind. How appropriate that Freemasonry, which brings Mystery Babylon into the Protestant Church would choose this worker of bronze as their icon.

Masonic Deception

Secret societies are certainly not new to the landscape of civilization. We saw the secrecy described in Ezekiel chapter 8 as an example of Mystery Babylon hiding behind a veil of secrecy. The desire to hide the occult agenda of control and manipulation from the masses demands secrecy. The snare of deception holds the veil of secrecy in place. The Holy Bible describes Lucifer as "that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world" (Revelation 12:9) From beginning to end, Freemasonry operates through deception. The Masonic hierarchy intentionally misleads lower degree Masons. The Masonic authority Albert Pike wrote:

"Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries 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... "[7]

Masonic leaders tell the candidate to the Master Mason degree he will receive the Great Secret of Freemasonry – the sacred name of God. However, after enduring a jarring enactment portrayed in the opening story of this chapter, he discovers the secret word is lost. In its place his inductors give the candidate a substitute word – Mah Hah Bone. Four degrees later, in the Royal Arch degree, a Mason learns the Master’s Word was recovered. The word contains the name of their god in three languages: Jah-Bul-On. Jah represents the God of Jews and Christians – Jehovah or Yahweh. Bul represents the god of the Cannanites – Ba’al or Bel. On represents the sacred city of the Egyptian sun god – Osiris.

Masonic Symbols

The deception continues in the explanation of Masonic symbols. Masons use a symbol having a square, a compass, and the letter G. Blue Lodge initiates learn that the square represents honesty or morality and the compass represents temperance or spirituality. The letter G, they are taught, represents God. However, the true meanings of these symbols remain hidden from them. Again quoting Albert Pike:

The Blue Degrees are but the outer court or portico of the Temple. Part of the symbols are displayed there to the Initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretations. It is not intended that he shall understand them, but it is intended he shall imagine he understands them." [8]

Eventually, as a man rises into the higher levels of Freemasonry he will learn the esoteric or the hidden meanings of the symbols. At some point the Templars apparently adopted and then modified the kabalistic hexagram. Even the Merovingian Dagobert II used a banner featuring an interlaced version of the hexagram. We can readily recognize the similarity in the designs of the Magen David and the Masonic logo. The square symbolizes the passive, or the female principle. It represents the Earth itself, known to occultists as Gaia, the sensual, eternal goddess. The compass symbolizes the active, or the male principle. It represents the sun as the spiritual, life-giving force. According to ancient paganism, the sun impregnates the earth and then dies on the summer solstice (June 22) at its closest proximity to the earth and at the height of its power. The sun god’s birth or rebirth takes place at the winter solstice (December 23) with the sun at its farthest distance from the earth.

The fictional account of Hiram, the widow’s son, echoes the legends surrounding Semiramus and the false resurrection of Nimrod. These legends present the generative principle, symbolized by the letter G in the Masonic logo. The sexual overtones of this scenario supply the background for the sensuality that pervades Babylonian, Egyptian, and all succeeding pagan and mystery religions. These religions successfully transmitted the legends surrounding Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz and their perverted view of spirituality mixed with sensuality to the present day.

The Magdalene Heresy Today

Gnostic feminists object that, according to their supposition, orthodox Christianity suppressed the manhood of Jesus and the femininity of Mary by representing them both as non-sexual. These heretics would have Mary to be pregnant by a Roman soldier, with Jesus as the product of their union. They also insist Jesus married Mary Magdalene at the wedding in Cana, after which she bore his children. Since the early 70’s, if not before, their movies and books have presented the Magdalene heresy to our nation.

In 1973, the movie Jesus Christ, Superstar assaulted our Savior’s deity and portrayed Mary Magdalene as Jesus’ lover. Pastors and church leaders across the nation rose up in anger over the outrage. A documentary produced in 1980, In Search of the Historical Jesus, suggested the possibility of the Magdalene relationship. The film did not receive the same intensity of media coverage and thus did not cause as much backlash. A book published in 1983, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, documented the Grail legend and the Merovingian dynasty. The book made the bestseller list, but most Americans were unaware of it. Then in 1989, The Last Temptation of Christ came to the theaters. This time the publicity and the backlash were huge. That same year the Indiana Jones adventure movie, The Last Crusade, toyed with the Grail legend, but did not bring the Magdalene heresy into the script.

Finally, in 2003 a modern mystery novel, The DaVinci Code, struck into the very heart of the Mary Magdalene controversy. We witnessed the liberal press gleefully expounding the possibility that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and that she bore children by Him. Newsweek, Time, and US News & World Report all carried cover page articles concerning this subject. Eventually, the church replied to this attack on Jesus’ deity. However, few realize the agenda behind the Magdalene crusade. That campaign will eventually result in one of her supposed descendants coming to power as the King of Jerusalem, following a replay of the Christian Crusades against the Moslems, the capture of Jerusalem, and the installment of a Merovingian descendent as King of Jerusalem.

The Role of Masonry

The Masonic lodge operates as the modern torch holder for the ancient mystery religions. Alice Bailey headed the House of Theosophy and was also a member of co-masonry with her husband Foster Bailey. She wrote the following, acting as a channel for her demonic spirit guide, Master Djwhal Kuhl:

"The Masonic Movement ... will meet the need of those who can, and should, wield power. It is the custodian of the law; it is the home of the Mysteries and the seat of initiation. It holds in its symbolism the ritual of Deity, and the way of salvation is pictorially preserved in its work. The methods of Deity are demonstrated in its Temples and under the All-seeing Eye the work can go forward. It is a far more occult organisation than can be realised and is intended to be the training school for the coming advanced occultists.” [9]

Masonry knows no boundaries. Satan’s harlot has no geographic, cultural, ethnic, or religious limitations. While not all Freemason lodges are identical (competing Masonic houses contend with each other for supremacy), Masonry fills the seats of power in most all the major nations of the world, whether the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, or even China. Freemasonry promotes diversity, especially in the area of religion. The name of Jesus cannot be called upon within the halls of Freemasonry, lest a brother mason of another faith be offended. In Israel, the Masonic oath will be sworn on a Tanakh, the Jewish Bible. In Arabia, the Masonic oath will be sworn on the Koran, the bible of Islam.

Six centuries after Christ, a new religion appeared on the world stage. Claming a visitation by the angel Gabriel, a man named Mohammed began declaring himself a prophet of Allah, the only true god. Exploding from its beginnings in Mecca Arabia, Islam soon became one of the three major religions of the world, alongside Judaism and Christianity. In the following chapter, we will investigate the rise of Islam, its affair with the Harlot, and its impact on Western culture.