"Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever." John 8:34-35
The following sermon is from Bro. Ian Robson at CFC as he teaches on the difference between living as a servant versus a son to God. In this teaching, he addresses:
Are we resentful & angry in what we do or do we intend well seeking to please the Lord with what we do?
Are we jealous when others around us are blessed or can we truly rejoice at the goodness of God shown to others?
Is our labor one of compulsion & obligation or is it a labor of love unto the Lord?
What is the spirit of your obedience to God? Is it the spirit of a slave or a son?
Do we have a complaint against God as if He owes us something or do we truly serve Him joyfully from the heart in gratitude for who He is?
Just the other day, I wrote on the issue of having integrity in all we do and being aware of the little foxes. Bro. Ian touches on a few of these things as well. It is always amazing to me how God sends confirmation for words He has given. He IS an awesome God!
As Bro. Ian asks in the message, will we decide to live as a servant or as a son for Almighty God? I pray we will understand the calling to be and live as His sons and daughters.
You also may want to read a previous post on the difference between one who exalts himself as a son of God and one whom God exalts as His son in the article called, "I'm A King's Kid". We may come in the faith as servants, but God in His own power then exalts us to be sons!
Only in "religion" could two fornicators be heralded as a "fairy tale" couple while they participate in a grand, royal wedding - with the whole world enthralled - presided over by a pedophilic priesthood as other fornicators, adulterers, idolaters, drunkards, and homosexuals join them at a "church" full of idols to celebrate the occasion.
God says in His word that the inhabitants of the earth would become drunk with the fornication of the harlot with the kings of the earth. Such is certainly true. Only in Sodom and Gomorrah could that which is defiled be exalted as being honorable.
Is all it takes for us to forget God and His ways a pretty dress? A handsome couple? An ornate cathedral?
I am not picking on any person(s) in particular. I am pointing out how very far the values of men have strayed from God's values. Man routinely calls good what God calls evil...and thinks nothing of it (Isaiah 5:20).
On the outside, religion looks holy and pious, but inwardly it is full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. Yet who wants to acknowledge that? Who wants to admit that the Emperor has no clothes? Do we desire to see the world as it really is or would we rather let our minds be lulled into a world of fantasia, deceiving ourselves with our own imaginations?
Satan is a wonderful dreamweaver because that is all he has. He cannot offer man anything more than fiction or fantasy because his entire kingdom is built upon a mirage of lies (John 8:44). And yet when you point that out, you are seen as the enemy (Galatians 4:16). This is why God warns the church to be sober and watchful in this hour.
Contrary to what the world (including much of the churchworld) considers pure, God has the following to say about His Bride:
"Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee." Song of Songs 4:7
"The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold." Psalm 45:13
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:25-27
"For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ." II Corinthians 11:2
"And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight." Colossians 1:21-22
"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. " Revelation 19:7-9
The church is to be "glorious within", not simply outwardly adorned in beautiful attire. The white linen of the Bride of Christ is not merely a show of virtue, it is the righteousness of the saints. Those who are not sincere before Him, will find their linen removed at the most inopportune time - even while following after Him - revealing their true nakedness and whoredoms (Ezekiel 23:28-30; Mark 14:51-21; Act 19:16 II Corinthians 5:3; Revelation 3:17, 16:15).
We may be able to pull the wool over the minds of men, but we cannot fool God. Don't fall in love with, or become bewitched by, the hocus pocus of the world's pomp & circumstance. The Bride of Christ makes herself ready for her Bridegroom's return and longs for His appearing; where she will be found blameless, without spot and righteous before Him...because she is a reflection of who He is.
"But the endofallthings is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." I Peter 4:7-8
We have often referred to Min. David Wilkerson's sermons and devotions on this site and - while there is some sadness in my heart at his passing last evening - I rejoice as I reflect on his life of service to the Lord. His ministry has been a tremendous blessing to our family for years as he has encouraged us to continue and grow in the faith.
What perhaps strikes me most is a conversation I had with a sister in the Lord two days ago. She shared how her mother began to struggle with bouts of depression as she fought against cancer near the end of her life. In that time, she shared with her mom that really, no one knows the day or hour when their life will be required of them. Even though one may struggle with a life-threatening disease, another who seems otherwise healthy can still die at any time.
Min. Wilkerson had mentioned recently being in prayer for a couple of family members fighting cancer and his seeking and hoping for God's healing in their lives. Yet this morning, he is the one no longer here. Yesterday, hundreds of individuals died in severe storms across the United States, and how many knew that April 27th would be their last day here? Truly, tomorrow is not promised to anyone.
We know that not one child of God will pass before it is God's will. Our lives are truly in His hand and He is in complete control. At the same time, we need to each individually be ready. As such, I am posting Min. Wilkerson's sermon entitled, "Getting Ready for the End of All Things". Even yesterday, I was studying I & II Peter, and Bro. Wilkinson uses these texts in this sermon to impress upon us Peters final words to the churches upon his pending death.
I pray that the urgency of the time in which we now live really touches your heart and renews in you a desire to seek and serve the Lord with your whole hearts. As he states in the sermon, when it is your time, you don't want anything standing between you and your Savior. Don't take each day lightly and be overcome with the cares of this life. Redeem the times in which we now live and be ready for the harvest which is to come.
Please also keep the Wilkerson family in prayer during their time of need. I thank the Lord for this man and the life he has poured out for God's people. May the light of his ministry continue to compel others to Christ and may his family be comforted in their grief.
For those who are not familiar with Min. Wilkerson, below is a movie based on the life of his early ministry in New York City called, "The Cross and the Switchblade".
"Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewisewith the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you." I Peter 4:1-4
The following notes are taken from pastor Zac Poonen's sermon on the books of I & II Peter, which may be found here.
Peter addresses the Book of I Peter to those who are "strangers" scattered about. I believe that this is because the ways of God (His love, His mercy, His grace) are indeed strange to this fallen world. The way that we are called to act and interact in this wicked world might even seem strange to us, until God gives us a true understanding of for whom we live (Acts 17:28).
The ways of the world are to defend yourself, promote yourself, and live for yourself. Yet the ways of Christ are diametrically opposed to this. As Peter takes times to outline what it really means to walk in God's grace, I pray we each consider ourselves and the lives we are leading. Are our lives "strange" to this world or do we fit right in with the motivations and principles of this world (II Peter 1:10)?
May God continue to pour out His Spirit and give us the will and the strength to live as He lived in this earth...for His glory and His honor. I thank Him even now for doing so each day.
I Peter
The entire purpose of this letter is to define the "true grace of God" (5:12). This means that there is also a counterfeit grace, so we should endeavor to know the difference.
The first example of God's grace is election. God chooses us according to His foreknowledge (1:2). He chose us because He knows the end from the beginning based on who responds to the call of the Gospel.
By God's grace, The Father chooses us, the Holy Spirit sanctifies us, all so that we may obey the Son of God, Jesus Christ (1:2).
One who comes under the true grace of God will be distressed by various types of trials in order to prove their faith (1:6).
One object of the true grace of God is to make you pure, like gold tried in the fire (1:7).
Our souls have a corruption from Adam (i.e., selfishness, pride, defiled desires) and we need to be saved from that (1:9).
As we obey the truth that God reveals to us day by day, our souls are being purified (1:22).
If we are really born again, we will have a longing for the word of God - our spiritual food (1:23-2:3).
The true grace of God will not allow you to live an individual Christian life, but you are compelled to be built together in fellowship with other believers being representative of God's house (2:5).
The true grace of God calls us to show forth the praises & light of God. We do so by keeping our behavior excellent among the heathen and by submitting to proper authority (2:9-16).
A man who has experienced the grace of God has no problem honoring others; it is a mark of his submission because he understands that he is first a servant.
Submission is also seen at your place of work or school, in respecting those in authority above you...even those who are unreasonable (2:18-20). It is in darkness that a Christian's light is seen most.
The true grace of God allows one to suffer, even unjustly. Such a person does not rail aginst or threaten those who treat him unrighteously, but he entrusts his case to the Lord who judges righteously (2:21-25).
A woman who has experienced the true grace of God will have a gentle and quiet spirit (3:3-6).
A husband has experienced the true grace of God when he knows how to live in an understanding way with his wife, honoring her as the weaker vessel (3:7).
The true grace of God means having control over our own tongue (3:9-16).
How do we gain power over sin? Determine that you will suffer the way Jesus suffered (4:1-2).
Those who experience the true grace of God are large-hearted.
A Christian puts others first in everything except judging, where he puts himself first (4:17).
The church of God needs shepherds or elders, and those elders who have experienced the true grace of God will perform these duties cheerfully without seeking for money. Neither will they boss over people, but will be a Godly example (5:1-3).
Young people who have experienced the true grace of God will submit to elders (5:5).
The "mighty hand of God" is all the circumstances that God sends into your life, but is also the same power that raises you of above and out of those circumstances (5:6).
When we humble ourselves in these ways, we can resist the devil (5:9).
After this - having experienced the true grace of God - God will "make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." (5:10) AMEN!!!
II Peter
The first chapter deals with the great promise of partaking of Christ's nature.
God has already given to us everything necessary for life in godliness; therefore, we must be diligent to adding virtue to our Christian life whereas we are assured to be fruitful (1:3-8). This is truly a wonderful and great promise.
I don't want an ordinary entrance into God's Kingdom. I want to please God with all my heart and have an abundant entrance (1:11).
The words of Scripture are not the thoughts of men, but that which is inspired of God. Therefore, they can be trusted.
The mark of false teachers is not simply doctrine, for there are many false teachers whose doctrine is right. They characteristics of false teachers are primarily their 1)Sensuality and 2)Greed (2:2-3). They are impure in their lives.
False prophets may have even known the way of righteousness and been sincere at one point, but have gone back to the vomit (2:15-22).
Jesus will come in spite of the mocking of those who mock at his longsuffering (3:3-5).
We should be living Godly lives because we know that everything around us will be burned up (3:11).
"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see." Revelation 3:18
There was much wrong with the Church at Laodicea, but a number of their issues stemmed from a lack of spiritual sight. They could not see their own condition, therefore they thought they were somewhere that they weren't. Neither could they see clearly around them, which is why they had become lukewarm. They could not perceive the reality of the spiritual war they were in, so there was no urgency or fervor towards the Lord. They were indeed spiritually blind.
Many times, we can be like this Church. We see ourselves and others according to the flesh, judging things by physical/outward appearance rather than spiritual insight because our eyes can become jaundiced.
jaundice: yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis; a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment.
Our second child was born with jaundice. Her complexion and even her eyes were tinged yellow. Do you know what they gave her for treatment? Prolonged exposure to light!
We moved her bed to be near sunlight from the window and let her rest there. Yet, not only did she need to be exposed to sunlight, she needed to be personally exposed while in the sunlight. So, we often had her in just a diaper, sitting in indirect sunlight. The more she was exposed to light - and exposed while in the light - the faster the bile would be purged out of her system.
It is the same for us. The more we bask in the light of Jesus Christ, the more we will see as HE sees. Yet, covering up our sins or hiding certain areas of our lives will let jaundice remain. Therefore, we must be completely exposed before Jesus, not keeping any area from Him.
Another interesting thing to note is that the remedy for the Church at Laodicea was for them to apply eyesalve to their own eyes. This indicates that they should not have been blind to begin with. They had already been given sight by God to see, but were choosing to be blind.
"Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 12:2
"Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not." Isaiah 42:18-20
"For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall." II Peter 1:8-10
They could not see because they would not see. They had forgotten the great salvation of the Lord. The power for having their sight returned was in their own hands, i.e. turning to the Lord with their whole hearts (Ezekiel 14:6; Isaiah 43:8-26; Revelation 3:19).
Sometimes, when we cannot see, it is not because God has not opened out eyes, but because we have blinded ourselves to Him. For this remedy, Jesus told the Church at Laodicea to anoint their eyes with eyesalve.
The word for "eyesalve" is kollourion and means "a preparation composed of various materials and used as a remedy for tender eyelids". Kollourion is derived from a word meaning "cake or bread" because this eyesalve typically came in small mounds which looked like loaves of bread.
In this instruction, Jesus was telling the Church to return to what He had done for them in the beginning, when they had first obtained sight. This pattern is seen in Jesus' miracle of healing a blind man.
"When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing." John 9:6-7
When we turn in faith to Jesus Christ, it is the equivalent of a spiritually blind man gaining sight. We can say, "I once was blind, but now I see." But what were we blind to up until that time? We were blind to God's ways and specifically to His word (Matthew 13:15-16; Luke 10:23; Romans 8:7; Ephesians 4; Colossians 1:21; I Corinthians 2:14).
The word of God is food for a believer; it needs to be digested so that we can understand or "see" and obey Him. As God opens our blinded eyes, He is giving us the ability to digest (see and obey) His words. The water of the word from the mouth of God applied to the flesh brings healing because it produces spiritual life. When Jesus adds spittle to the clay to form the eye salve preparation, he is demonstrating the importance of keeping our eyes filled with an understanding of His word. And of course, if our eyes are filled with God's word, then we don't have time to be looking after the cares of this world. The word of God, what He says and our obedience to it, becomes our priority. Remember, we are what we eat.
"Mine eyes are open through the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word." Psalm 119:148
The primary function of saliva - which is 98% water - is to aid in digestion, helping to break down food so that its nutrients can be absorbed. This is why the first thing the blind man had to do after the eyesalve had been applied was to obey Jesus' words. This same principle is seen in our meditating on the word. Meditation is often illustrated with the image of a cow chewing on cud. A cow will chew on a piece of food, swallow it, and then regurgitate the chewed food back to its mouth in order to continue extracting all the nutrients it can. We need to meditate on God's word, continually digesting it as we mull it over in our minds to gain additional understanding.
If we become "forgetful hearers" after having been given spiritual sight by the Lord, then we need to follow Jesus' instructions to the Church of Laodicea. We need to take the eyesalve (the "bread" or word of God) and "anoint" or rub it into our eyes until we get back our spiritual sight. We must bathe our minds in the word of God.
The Father breathed on clay and it became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). Jesus spat on clay and it became a vehicle for healing. Likewise, we become alive to God and carry forth His healing powers to others when He moves upon these earthen vessels of clay (II Corinthians 4:6-7), but we must remain attached to our source of life, the living Word of God.
In this hour of darkness, there is nothing more needed than spiritual sight.
We need to see others the way that God sees them, and not according to our own carnal perspectives.
We need to see ourselves the way that God sees us, so that we will not think of ourselves more - or less - than we ought.
We need to see God as He truly is, so that we can be ever-mindful of God's majesty, power, grace, and holiness.
It is only when we see things as He sees them (we have His mind) that we can be "sent" as effective witnesses.
"Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; " Colossians 3:22-23
About 13 years ago, I became a manager at a Firm where I was afforded some liberty in my duties and the management of my team. However, I sometimes took advantage of this.
One way that I did so was by padding my expense reports. I didn't want to just be reimbursed for my expenses, but I wanted to be enriched by them. Whenever I traveled, I wanted to come back ahead of the game; which to me meant not only paid for expenses but making money off of traveling. Therefore, every expense report usually had from $5.00 - $20.00 of "padded" expenses.
One day as I was filling out my expense report - doing as I usually did and what I was sure most others did as well - God spoke to me and asked, "Do you not have faith in me to provide you with $7.14 if you need it?"
Startled, I answered, "Yes, Lord. Of course I do."
"Then why are you trying to get $7.14 from this company unrighteously?" He asked.
"Well see God," I replied, (this is the part where you get to fall on the floor laughing at my ignorance as I try to justify myself to God.), "I am not doing this because of any lack of faith in you. I believe you will get me anything I need. It is just that this company sticks it to us in so many ways. I figure they also owe me for the effort in traveling and being away from my family. Plus, they have a lot of money and you should see the ways in which the Partners waste it, so these little amounts won't hurt them. And by the way, everyone does it; they probably even expect it."
"When you do this," God said "You are demonstrating a lack of faith in me and you are taking what you have not earned. You are lying and you are stealing."
I was shocked. I didn't think these actions had anything to do with God. This was after all "just work". And He called this little thing stealing? Wasn't that a bit much? Besides, everyone was doing it.
I didn't understand that my feeling justified in breaking God's commands in order to get what I wanted was indeed a lack of faith. It reflected a lack of integrity or wholeness in my character.
integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty, virtue; the state of being whole.
Did you know that integrity and integrate come from the same root words? The only way in which we can have integrity is to be integrated (renewed, restored) into Christ. It is only in Him that we are made whole.
"O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee...Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide." Psalm 25:20-21, 26:1
There is nothing we could ever need or want which we cannot ask our Heavenly Father to provide. Our answers are found in waiting upon and trusting in Him. That is faith.
And the truth of the matter is that I didn't even need that money. I did it simply because I could. I did it because I was still crooked in my thinking in many ways. Thank God He renews our minds and makes straight our paths (Isaiah 42:16; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23)!
I had somehow convinced myself that "the job" was separate from other aspects of my life in Christ. That how I interacted in the world and with the world didn't really matter. Yet, it does. It matters to God.
"[Be] Not slothful in business; [be] fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; " Romans 12:11
When we sin - no matter the area or how small - we are sinning against God; and sin is personal to Him. This is why it is often the "little foxes" which trip us up (Song of Songs 2:15). The little things we do against God which we falsely convince ourselves mean nothing to Him.
We take refuge in not being a mass murderer, a fornicator, or a drug addict. However, we take no thought to lying on our jobs, holding on to more than we are due, or being dishonest with the government or in business dealings.
We are to live righteously in this world - not because the world is righteous - but because our God is...and He calls us to be. Regardless of how others deal with us, we are to always be upright. As His children, we are not called to live like "everyone else". He holds us to a "higher calling"; holiness (Philippians 3:14; I Peter 1:15-16).
In a recent conversation with a sister in the Lord, she spoke of how her son had lost his job because of the same issue: a lack of integrity. While he should have been working, he had instead been goofing off. What he didn't know was that they had been watching him and had documented his lapses in judgment. Therefore, when they met to fire him, he had no excuse.
When confronted, his first thoughts went to the fact that others were doing the same thing. However, he was the one who was fired.
"The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them." Proverbs 11:3
The Scriptures let us know that the opposite of having integrity is being crooked or perverse. Further, it is the lack of integrity which destroys. Even when I see the same thing in my own son - a desire to slick and sneak instead of being upright - I am quick to ask him, "What type of man do you want to become? What type of person do you want to grow up to be?" As is often said - Character Counts. When we compromise on doing what is right, God's word is clear that we destroy our own way.
As we live, you never know who is watching. I am not speaking from a perspective of trying not to "get caught" in wrongdoing. Such a person is already unfaithful and unconverted in his heart. I am talking about how our lives reflect - or even detract from - the testimony of Christ.
It is not only crucial to walk with honor before the Lord for our own sakes, but for the sake of others since we are His witnesses. When we confess Christ and then act in ways that are without virtue or integrity, we can nullify our professions and dishonor Christ. We show ourselves to be no different than those who are lost. What good then is our Christ and His salvation? It is not that we make Christ void, but rather we pervert Him to others and potentially create obstacles to their receiving Him.
And yet, the biggest motivation to living a life of integrity is what is in the heart of every child: simply a desire to please the Father. What sense of purpose, joy, and fulfillment there is in hearing God say, "Well done." As Jesus said, His very food - that which nourished & sustained Him - was to do the will of the Father (John 4:34).
If we want God to trust us in the bigger things, then we must prove accountable in the little things. We cannot wonder why God is not blessing and multiplying the fruit in our lives when the little fruit we produce is being gobbled up by these small foxes.
Let's truly seek to walk uprightly before the Lord with our whole hearts and in all that we do.
Whatsoever you do, do it as unto the Lord.
"The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him." Proverbs 20:7
A few years ago, I did a series entitled "Train Up A Child" which examined the historical and present condition of education in America...and beyond. These videos have now been consolidated into one and updated slightly.
Part 1 - What Has Happened?
Why has education in America continued to decline in global rankings? What U.S. trends/policies (like declining graduation rates, giving children mind-altering drugs, and paying for performance) are contributing to this crisis in education? What is the objective of the education system in America? How has "rat psychology" or Behaviorism being used to reform public education?
The purpose of education is no longer about intellectual development, but changing behavior. The U.S. educator training initiative "Behavioral Science Teacher Education Progam" (BTESP) trains teachers to become Behavioral Scientists in the classrooms. What we have historically known as education has become mind control.
Part 2 - Education Reform
Initially, education in the U.S. was largely private, but this started to change as reformers determined to use education to mold man for a new Socialist utopia. They championed a universal, equal government-run education system to eradicate from man: traditional or religious perspectives, parental influences, and a sense of individuality. The result, they believed, was the creation of a socialist village construct.
Part 3 - Universal & Equal Government-run Education
The education reform "buzzword" that we have continued to see since the 19th century is a call for "universal" and "equal" education. However, what does universal and equal really mean? This section examines how programs like "Universal Pre-K" and "Baby College" factor into this "global village" vision. The government is seeking to start "educating" children "in the womb" so as to have a better opportunity to apply "transformative principles" to their lives...from the beginning.
Part 4 - Education as the Means to Creating a Global Village
What is the United Nations' global vision for education reform and how receptive is the U.S. to adopting these policies? Is the climate in USA today conducive to the type of socialist reforms mandated by the U.N.?
Part 5 - Redefining Traditional Values
How are schools being used to eradicate traditional values from the minds of children? Teachers are informed that changing a student's "fixed beliefs" is part of their job in providing a "quality" education.
Part 6 - Redefining Education Essentials Since the three R's of reading, writing, and arithmetic are no longer the education standards, new criteria is being used to define a "quality" education. These new standards judge students, not primarily on academic achievement, but on their value systems. A strong belief in God is increasingly categorized as an intellectual deficiency which needs to be "fixed".
Part 7 - Indoctrination of a New World Order
World leaders are becoming much more vocal in outlining our need for a "new world order". Yet, what are the implications this poses for education? How does the United Nations believe that they can use education to "change the world" and why does Christianity pose such a threat to these efforts?
Conclusion - One Mind to Wonder After the Beast
The U.N. believes that its education goals in unifying the world under "one mind" is mankind's "sacred duty". However, these reforms documented in the World Core Curriculum are rooted in the teachings of Theosophist and Occultist Alice A. Bailey who believes that man must "evolve" into godhood by following the Ascended Master, Lucifer. What does the Scripture say about these goals to unite the world for peace and what should we do in response to these things?
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley of the Fuel Project, this selection of videos addresses the various Babylonian religions which masquerade as being "Christian".
While Mark discusses a few of these in the videos below, he does an in-depth study on Catholicism, which may be found here. I am also linking to another resource, a book by Pastor Gary Price entitled "The Jesus Cult" which goes into this in more detail.
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
Part 72 - Mormonism Founded by Joseph Smith Jr. who was born into and raised by a high practicing masonic family. He was also a freemason himself and plagiarized much of freemasonry in the forming of his own religion: Mormonism. As a true indicator of its roots, Mormonism teaches its members that they can "become" or evolve into Godhood themselves since God Himself was once just a man. Therefore, they believe in multiple gods.
Part 73 - Jehovah's Witnesses
Founded by Charles Taze Russell, found his "truths" in the pagan religions and incorporated the same into his own ideas of faith. He was a self-proclaimed "free mason" and saw Freemasonry as in complete alignment with his faith. The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is not God, but a created being, namely Michael the archangel. While they do not believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead, they practice necromancy by stating that Charles Russell continues to communicate with, and guide them, after his death.
Part 74 - The Emerging Church The best way to sum up the "emerging church" is that they teach that Christianity must change - even in unbiblical ways - in order to remain "relevant" to this present age. It advocates a paradigm shift in the Church in order to embrace post-modernism.
Part 75 - The Emerging Church, A Road to Rome Leaders in the emergent church openly admit that their philosophies are designed to merge Christianity with other world religions by reviving pagan rituals under the terms "vintage Christianity", "ancient future worship", or "new monasticism". To this mindset, truth becomes secondary to the spiritual experience; it is the spiritual experience then which defines that which is true.
Mark Fairley has indicated that the remaining videos in this series must be reworked and it may take some time for them to be completed. Therefore, I will simply add those as they become available. Please remember to keep him in your prayers - as with all the church of God - as the Body of Christ wages war against the enemy so that the captives may be set free!
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley of the Fuel Project, this selection of videos addresses how the one world government Scripture foretells is being forged right before our eyes.
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
Part 61 - The European Union "Rome Reborn"
The Scriptures indicate that "Rome" will be a great empire again at the end times. I would simply add that, unlike presented in the video, I do not think that the EU is the end time Rome depicted in Scripture, but a precursor to the global model. While the "seven hills" upon which the whore sites certainly is a reference to Rome (Revelation 17:9), it is also is a reference to the seven continents of the world. I believe Scripture indicates that this end time empire is worldwide, incorporating the whole world under one governing arm. While Rome & the EU are included, that is not the whole of it.
*Part 62 - European Symbols (This one I particularly recommend) Symbols of the EU continually show a dedication to, and revival of, Babylon and its mystery religion.
*Part 63 - The United Nations Background (This one I particularly recommend) The basic objective of the United Nations is to reverse the scattering which occurred at the Tower of Babel and bring the peoples of the world back together again under one mind. As such, the Charter for the United Nations is based upon the Communist Manifesto.
*Part 64 - The Spiritual United Nations (This one I particularly recommend) The U.N.'s Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) exist to dictate policy in every area of life from health, climate, education, economy, food production, employment, etc. These entities work together towards a specific agenda which is foremost spiritual in nature. The video also looks into the Temple of Understanding to understand what the U.N.'s spiritual goals are. This is video a must see!
Part 65 - The World Core Curriculum The World Core Curriculum for Global Education was created by Robert Muller in an attempt to establish a global education framework to be used by all countries. This education framework, according to Muller, is based upon the teachings of Alice Bailey. For more on the U.N. efforts to subvert education through indoctrination, click here.
*Part 66 - Alice A. Bailey (This one I particularly recommend) Alice A. Bailey was an occultist whose teachings were received telepathically by a spiritual Master. Her company, The Lucifer Trust (now called Lucis Trust), is a principle NGO for the United Nations as it works to bring the world together under one religion.
*Part 67 - War on Parents (This one I particularly recommend) It is the openly stated objective of UNESCO (the U.N. NGO for education) to use education as a means to drive a wedge between parents and children, thwart nationalistic patriotism, and eliminated religious beliefs. To ensure that every child is indoctrinated in the beliefs of the new world order, parental rights - including over the education of their children - will continue to diminish. In Germany today, it is already illegal to homeschool your children or remove them from state-sanctioned sex education programs.
*Part 68 - Truth vs. Unity (This one I particularly recommend) Alice Bailey spoke of a "Spirit of Inclusiveness" which seems to be causing a lot of confusion these days as prominent figures push for world peace and a unity among all religions. But the barrier to unity is TRUTH because truth by nature is exclusive, not inclusive. This is why there is such an attack on Scripture and anyone who would represent the absolute truths of God. There can be no unity until any belief in "absolute truths" is dismantled.
The result is the doctrine of reletivism which claims that there are no absolute truths, merely various perspectives. One thing might be true for me, and another thing might be true or you, but both ideals are right; there is no "wrong" anymore. So what is a Christian to do? The world would say to put the "truth" aside in order to obtain unity with other religions. However, the minute one does this, one has fallen into apostasy.
Therefore, we can have no part in the ecumenical movement. We need to understand that the word of God always divides. It separates the wheat from the chaff, the sheep from the goats, and that which is good from that which is bad. Jesus came not to bring peace, but a sword. He did not come to bring unity to the world but unity with God. This is video a must see!
*Part 69 - Tolerance (This one I particularly recommend) What is tolerance really? There are clearly things which we should be intolerant of such as murder, rape, etc. So what is the impetus behind the popular assertion to be "tolerant"? The ideal behind "tolerance" can be summed up as "Do What Thou Wilt".
Part 70 - The United Religions The United Nations itself is proclaimed by many of its representatives to not be a man-made creation, but a spiritual initiative performing the will of an Absolute Supreme being; whom these persons acknowledge as Lucifer. The goal of the U.N. is to bring about the restoration of the mysteries so that all religions can be united.
Part 71 - Israeli Supreme Court The Israeli Supreme Court was funded by the Rothschilds and gives additional insights into the occult nature of this family's work and the Masonic belief in obtaining the 33rd degree to realize a state of enlightenment. In addition to the many occult symbols in this building, there is an Asherah or grove dedicated to Dorothy Rothschild.
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley of The Fuel Project, this selection of videos addresses the how Satan has used political upheaval and financial enslavement to change laws and mold nations. In watching these videos, one truth becomes astoundingly clear, "The whole world lies in wickedness." (I John 5:19)
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
Please also know that when I highlight a particular video as recommended, it is not to say that the others videos are not worthy of your attention. It is simply to point out videos that I believe you should make time to watch if you cannot watch them all...however, my primary suggestion would be to watch them all.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
Part 50 - The French Revolution
The Illuminati's first attempt to overthrow the existing monarchy and establish their ideals for a science dictatorship, a Republic. The revolution itself identified all of the hallmarks of a mason-inspired contrivance. After this revolution, the legislative assembly officially rejected God as the object of man's worship. Then, the National Convention paraded around an idol of a woman called the "Goddess of Reason" through the streets and enthroned her at the Notre Dame Cathedral. The revolutionary government also began a massive killing spree called the "Reign of Terror" in an attempt to eliminate those "useless eaters" who were almost all comprised of those from the lower and working classes. Christianity also came under attack as churches were closed, clergy deported, and public/private worship and religious education outlawed.
The French Revolution laid the foundations for later ideologies such as socialism, communism, and fascism. This first attempt at establishing a scientif dictatorship eventually descended into bloodbath as many of the revolution's conspirators were slaughtered by the mobs they had created. Yet the symbol of this movement - the Goddess of Reason - remained and was the inspiration for France's gift to the United States of America as a sign that the conspirator's plans were to continue there. And "Lady Liberty" still stands in America today as a testimony to the these continuing masonic goals.
Part 51 - The American Revolution
Freemasonry was as prominent an instigator in the American Revolution as they had been in the French Revolution, including such masons as: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Paul Revere. It is largely taught that America's "Founding Fathers" were Christians. However atheists will also claim that the Founding Fathers were atheists and produce examples of their writings to support this claim. In truth, the beliefs of the Founding Fathers reflected the confusion and uncertainty about God which was common during that transitional period of time. While influenced by Christianity, generic terms for God such as "Divine Providence" spoke more of a leaning towards Deism than in belief in Jesus Christ as God.
*Part 52 - The Hidden Hand (This one I particularly recommend) The "Hidden Hand" is a common masonic gesture at the 13th degree called the "Sign of the master of the second veil". It can be seen exihibited by numerous world leaders historically. It is a sign to the initiated that this person is part of the secret brotherhood and working to achieve its goals.
This hidden agenda is also why the very nature of politics is so deceiving. There are not two opposing sides, but individuals working together to give a false illusion of choice while really bringing about the underlying agenda. Political polarities often represent the same ideals, just dressed in different colors.
*Part 53 - The Capital (This one I particularly recommend) As the symbol of American government, the Capital building gives much insight into the foundations of this country, including being crowned by the Goddess of Reason.
Part 54 - American Symbols
A closer look at popular American symbols and the double meaning associated with them that reflect the occult.
*Part 55 - Lilith (This one I particularly recommend) It is common in the occult to use the symbolization of the owl to represent one who has sight in darkness. It also is a tribute to the goddess Lilith who is thought to be a powerful female demon. The most common myth about her is from the Jewish Kabalah which says that Lilith was Adam's first wife in the Garden of Eden before Eve. Lilith is then said to become a Succubus demon, exacting revenge on man and using them to generate more demon spawn.
*Part 56 - Bohemian Grove (This one I particularly recommend) The Bohemian Club was established in 1872 in San Francisco as an exclusive club for the elite. They began camping at the present site known as Bohemian Grove where every mid-summer, the most powerful around the world attend. On the first Saturday of this event, the attendees perform an ancient druid ritual called the "Cremation of Care" which represents a searing of the conscience (I Timothy 4:2) whereby they fully commit to use their worldly power & influence in fulfillment the objectives of their "goodly Tyre", who we know is Satan (Ezekiel 28:1-19). Fittingly, this ritual all takes place before a giant owl. A video of this actual ceremony is also shown, where world leaders can be seen triumphing over the light of Christianity and vowing their allegiance to Satan.
* Part 57 - The Rothschild Era "Usury" (This one I particularly recommend) The power which enables takeover of the laws of the land has always been the arm of finance. Have you ever wondered why - in the most recent financial crisis - various major banking institutions were able to pay back the Federal bailout early and then not one of them post a financial loss in the next quarter? This astounding feat, along with other evidence, has caused many to conclude that this crisis was a pre-planned, manufactured event (The Coming Economic Armegeddon, by David Jeremiah). Nothing makes more apparent the puppetry nature of the world financial systems than watching the stock market.
One of the premier families behind world finance are the Rothschilds. Mayer Rothschild had become incredibly rich by loaning money to royalty secured by the taxes of the people. His success in this effort convinced him that if he could control a nation's money, he could control the nation; regardless of who the leader was. So inspired, the Rothschilds established the first central bank of the United States and his sons followed suit into the money laundering business by establishing banks in England, in France, in Italy, and Austria. Although this practice - called usury - is outlawed in the Scriptures, our whole economy today is based upon this practice. Under this system, man is kept in a perpetual state of debt because there is never enough money to pay back what is owed; it keeps man perpetually enslaved. You really must watch this video!
*Part 58 - The Rothschild Era "19th Century Timeline" (This one I particularly recommend) - The War of 1812 was instigated by the Rothschilds as a means of forcing America to renew its bank charter for the United States; their plan worked. This was then a strategy employed in other nations, inciting war as a means of forcing countries to amass huge debts so that the nations in turn would need to borrow more money from the banks. The contrived synthesis which came out of the Napoleonic Wars eas the Congress of Vienna, which was a forerunner to the League of Nations and the United Nations, which followed.
When Andrew Jackson came to power, he effectively nullified the Rothschild's control by not renewing the charter for their central bank. The Rothschild influence via central banking continued to be compromised in America until the institution of the Federal Reserve.
*Part 59 - The Fed, The Jews, and Three World Wars (This one I particularly recommend) The Rothschilds were central figures in the Zionist movement to return Jews to their homeland in Israel. To facilitate this end, the Chairman of the Zionist Congress (Theodor Herzl) recommended that the suffering & oppression of Jews worldwide be worsened so that the scattered Jews would begin to long to return to Israel. In 1913, the Rothschilds were able to set-up another central bank of America called the Federal Reserve.
Before World War I, Freemason Albert Pike predicted by a vision three world wars which would be used to bring about a new world order. The third war was to be between Jews and Muslims and would bring the world to a place of mental, physical, spiritual, and economic exhaustion...whereby salvation would arise in the form of the Anti-christ. The Anti-christ will usher in a widely accepted spirituality based on the occult in what is commonly called the Age of Aquarius. For more on the Age of Aquarius, please click here.
*Part 60 - Are the Jews to Blame? (This one I particularly recommend) In 1948, the state of Israel was born and soon had its own flag featuring what is called the "Star of David" although it is not truly such. This star is literally a hexagram and hexes are often used to put curses on others. For example, Hitler forced the Jews to wear hexagrams to depict them as a cursed people. Yet nothing could be further from the truth.
The Jews have been a huge blessing to the world and salvation has come through them. Satan has merely used the same tactic he employed to discredit Christianity as a means to try and discredit the Jews; namely the "fifth column". Just as Satan deceived the world by offering a false presentation of Christianity through the Roman Catholic Church, so he has used Jewish members of the occult members to turn people's hearts against the Jewish people.
Don't be played by Satan's deception into hatred of the Jewish people.
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley of The Fuel Project, this selection of videos addresses the philosophies and tactics being used to control the mind and limit the thinking of man in order to mold him to the new world order ideologies.
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
This is also a very important selection of videos which will help people to understand the satanic roots of what makes up most of the global policy we see in affect today.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
*Part 45 - Republics (This one I particularly recommend) The preferred type of society the Illuminated ones desired to set-up were Republics. The classical Greek philosopher Plato summarized these objectives in his book entitled, "The Republic" where he used the mysteries to form the basis of his ideal society. Plato believed that society should be divided into a heirarchy of three classes: the ruling elite, the auxilleries, and the workers. Under this republic, it was assumed that the average individual was incapable of running his own life and should therefore submit unquestionably to the ruling elite. The auxillery class existed therefore, not as a separate social class from the workers, but to impose the will of the ruling elite on the people (i.e. the army, police, etc.).
Look at the world today and you will see what is called the "Middle Class" is being eradicated through higher taxes and greater debt burdens. The elite bankers caused a global financial crisis, but were themselves bailed out. The result was a greater gap between the ruling elite class and the worker class, with the elites not having to adjust their lifestyles at all.
The individual has no intrinsic value of his own, but exists solely to benefit the State. Molding the minds of the individual to conform with the these beliefs was critical to the success of of the Republic and necessitated diminishing parental influence over minors. Eugenics (population control, selective breeding & abortion) should also be used to limit the numbers of the undeseriables and maintain the control of the elites.
*Part 46 - Science Dictatorships (This one I particularly recommend) The ideals stemming from the Enlightenment as documented in Plato's book "The Repiblic" is still the goal of the elite today, including:
Abolition of Monarchy and ordered government;
Abolition of Property;
Abolition of Inheritance;
Abolition of Patriotism;
Abolition of Family;
Abolition of (Christian) Religion.
Such a design is accomplished through what is commonly called a "Knowledge Dictatorship" or a "Science Dictatorship". By marketing institutionally accredited science as the only path to true knowledge, these societies would effectively discourage the use of individual reason and faith.
So for example, scientific institutions tell us that we have a man-made climate control problem and the masses believe this without any individual study or verification because these claims are reiterated and validated by the mass media. The issue is not whether this claim is true or not. The issue is that the masses largely believe that there are trustworthy experts in control of the information stops the individual from thinking individually. In this way, the masses remain ignorant and controllable under a new religion of "Scientism" which asserts that science explains, and is the answer to, everything; a philosophy masquearding as scientific truth.
*Part 47 - Evolution (This one I particularly recommend) Darwinism is one of the prime examples of scientific propoganda posing as scientific fact which would be used to further the goals of their occult doctrine. The "evolution of man into superman" or god-like being has always been the express purpose of the ancient mysteries. The spiritual evolution of man is a recitation of the lie the serpent told Eve in the Garden, that by obtaining knowledge one could become like God.
In fact, the basic idea of evolution did not originated with Charles Darwin, but with his grandfather Dr. Erasmus Darwin, the founder of the Masonic Lunar Society. The occult ideas of "Becoming" (man spiritually developing into god) were the basis for Charles Darwin's book "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" which is the basis for evolutionary theory today.
The theory of evolution also helped to solve one of the problems which arose in the Enlightenment era, namely how to explain the presence of life if there was no Creator. This led to the creation of the doctrine of "Spontaneous Generation" which essentially says that matter can spontaneously develop from a certain mixture of non-living matter. Although this should have resulted in the dismissal of the evolution theory, it gained wide acceptance through the propoganda machine even though evolution has no answer for the origin of life to this day. This is an example of science becoming the religion of "Scientism" as in the absence of true scientific fact, one must accept these theories by faith alone. This assertion that life can be created from non-living material as the gap between "science" and "magic" narrows is an ancient Kabalah concept called the Golem.
*Part 48 - Population Control (This one I particularly recommend) By default, if man is undergoing a "spiritual evolution" then mankind must at the same time be collectively toward a utopian society of perfect men and women. However, those with inferior genetic material would be then slowing this process and intefering with the breeding of the new human race. The removal then of such inferior undeseriables becomes justified under such a mindset.
Population control of the undesirables could be accomplished by engineering and/or encouraging the spread of disease, abortion, selective breeding, or by withholding support from the State. Inbreeding also became a common practice among the elite in an effort to speed up their spiritual evolution, often to horrendous results. Today, genetic enginnering places an important role in reaching those objectives.
In May 24, 2009, a number of the world elite - including Bill Gates, David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, George Soros, and Michael Bloomberg - met secretly in New York City where the number one agenda item was how to cap the world population at 8.3 billion.
*Part 49 - The Hegelian Principle (This one I particularly recommend) The Heleian Principle is one of the most important concepts behind Darwinism which is that harmony can be brought about through conflict. The idea is that you have one argument (the thesis) and then an opposing argument (the antithesis) which can be played against each other to establish a common mindset (the synthesis). Remember, one of the mottos of the Illuminati is "Order out of Chaos"; this is the same principle.
A homogenization is occuring acround the world as the conflict of manufactured thesis and antithese is being used mold the mind of man under one agenda.
The crest of the Vatican featuring a dragon/serpent. The word Vatican literally means "divining serpent".
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley of The Fuel Project, this selection of videos addresses the occult and secret societies as extensions of the Babylonian mystery religion.
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
While I am posting a number of videos from this series, these particular ones I happen to believe are some of the most important for Christians to watch. I hope that you are able to take time to watch them.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
*Part 23 - Roman Catholicism (This one I particularly recommend) When Christianity reached Rome, it dropped into a city completely under the spell of Babylonian worship and whose emperor was the current high priest of the mysteries as denoted by the title "Supreme Pontiff". This is why Rome was so intent on brutally persecuting and exterminating Christians. Never underestimate just how much Satan hates God's people nor to what lengths he would go to harm us if he had the power to do so. Because persecution had only made Christianity more formidable, Satan - through Rome - switched to a tactic of manipulation.
In 312 AD, Emperor Constantine signed an edict of Milan which allowed tolerance of Christianity. However, Constantine only did this for political gain and even engineered a false conversion to allow him to use Christianity in furthering his objectives. He appointed leaders in the church as his political advisers and worldliness and corruption began to seep into the church in Rome. Eventually, the title "Supreme Pontiff" which had been reserved for Ceasars in denoting them as the high priest of the mysteries was bestowed upon Damascus, the Bishop of Rome. This remains a title of the pope of the Roman Catholic church until this day. He is still called the "Supreme Pontiff" as the head of the pagan religion of Babylon, the mystery religion, the fount of satanic worship.
To increase the spread of its mystery religion, the RCC continued to compromise Christian principles in order to attract pagan converts. The RCC simply became a mystery Babylon religion with a Christian facade.
* Part 25 - Catholic Symbols II (This one I particularly recommend) A review of how the RCC openly incorporates satanic and Anti-christ symbolology. The word "Vatican" itself literally means "the divining serpent"; it comes from the Latin word vatis which means diviner or soothsayer.
* Part 26 - Islam & Muhammad (This one I particularly recommend) Islam's roots are also in the Babylon mystery religion. Muhammad's inspiration for the Qur'an came from what he initially admitted was a demon. Muhammad's wife Khadija then sought direction from her Catholic cousin to explain the spiritual encounter and was told that it must have been a message from God. After that, Muhammad started to think of himself as a prophet who had been visited by an angel of God. However, as a result of this experience, Muhammad became suicidal and attempted to kill himself multiple times.
Muhammad was thought to be demonically possessed even as a child, and this possession is echoed even in the Islamic holy books (Sura 81:22-25, Sura 69:41-42, Surah 53:21, Hadith of Bukhari Volume 7 #660). There is also overwhelming evidence (including in Islamic holy books) that Muhammad was a pedophile, marrying his wife Aisha when she was 6 years old and consummating this relationship when she was 9 years old. The sexual perversion from which Islam springs is also why Muslim men are promised constant fornication with virgins as a depiction of their paradise after death.
* Part 27 - Allah (This one I particularly recommend) Muhammad was born into a culture of moon worship who referred to this god as "Al-Ilah", denoting him as supreme over all their other gods. This name later became shortened to "Allah". Muhammad tried to convince the Christians and Jews that his "Allah" was the same as Yahweh, but they knew such was not the case and rejected his appeals as heresy. As a result, Satan - through Muhammad - switched from Plan "A" (manipulation) to Plan "B" (intimidation) and began to seek the annihilation of both.
This dichotomy is reflected in Muhammad's writings, where the earlier ones (from Mecca) were peaceful to the Jews and the later writings (from Medina) were antagonistic towards them. To explain the many contradictions in the Qur'an, Islam operates on a principle of Abrogation which means that the later writings cancel out the earlier ones.
When appealing to the masses as a "religion of peace", Muslims will often point to the earlier writings of Muhammad in full knowledge that these verses have been effectively nullified by Muhammad's later writings calling for the slaughter of all infidels (unbelievers). The word "Islam" literally means submission and refers to the fact that its goal is to have the whole world in submission to its moon god, Allah.
*Part 29 - The Islamic Catholic Connection (This one I particularly recommend) The connections and commonalities between Catholicism and Islam reveal the truth of their shared roots in Babylon. This root will become more clear as the ecumenical movement gains more ground in uncovering the fact that they are both offshoots of the original mystery religion.
* Part 30 - The Dark Ages (This one I particularly recommend) Occult philosophies coming out of the Babylonian mysteries began to flourish. For a list of many of these occult practices which continue today, see the Fuel Project's Occult Checklist.
The RCC became the most powerful spiritual and political entity in the world. Legal authority over the setting up of kings in Europe was in the hands of the Catholic church. The previous Roman Empire became the Holy Roman Empire as the RCC conquered lands and pillaged the people to grow its own wealth, privilege, and power. They extorted money from the people by selling indulgences (offering forgiveness of sins for money) and allowing salvation to be purchased by tieing it to the invention of purgatory. By discouraging individual study of Scripture as well as preventing it being made available in the common tongue, the RCC kept the people in ignorance and dependant upon itself for "revelations" from its god.
Part 31 - The Information War I The Reformation (where men started to openly challenge the heresies & corruption of the RCC) combined with the invention of the printing press allowed people to hear the truths of the word of God and break away from RCC tyrany. The Bible then began to be printed in common languages. Although the RCC attempted to burn any copy it found as well as execute those involved in providing the translations, the RCC's control over its empire began to slip. The history of early Bible translations is discussed.
Part 32 - The Information War II
The discussion on the development of Bible versions continues to be outlined here. Henry the VIII broke from the RCC and founded the Church of England or the Anglican Church - including its own English Bible - and the monarchs of England became head of this church. However, when Queen "Bloody" Mary came to power, she attempted to bring England back under Roman authority, burning at the stake anyone thought to be a Protestant. The Reformers were allowed to return to England after the reign of "Bloody" Mary ended.
In 1582, the RCC surrendered their fight against a Latin-only Bible and created its own English version, but based singularly on the already proven corrupt Latin vulgate translation. In many ways, the Church of England is a sister to the RCC in origin, doctrine, and practice, even to the point of persecuting protestants against the church as had the RCC. Although Satan - through the RCC - attempted to establish a heirarchy of knowledge to limit people's knowlede of God and keep them dependant upon that organization, he failed yet again. The Reformers were killed, but because of their moral courage, the RCC stronghold was broken.
Yet Satan never changes. He still wants to control the information flow about God in order to limit people's knowledge of God. The most effective way to control the flow of information today is to control the media. Will we be courageous enough to stand up for the Gospel, even at the expense of our lives?
Part 33 - The Jesuits
As the reformation threatened to take away the power of the RCC, they established a counter reformation to nullify it and reassert its dominence. Therefore the Council of Trent was held to "clean-up" the RCC and reaffirm it as the only true church of God. Fundamental to this movement was the establishment of new religious orders, including the Society of Jesus or as they are commonly called, the Jesuits.
The founder of the Jesuits was Ignatius Loyola. Loyola eventually dedicated his life to an Asherah in a Benedectine monestary in Monserrat and later moved to live in a cave. Like Muhammad, Loyola received demonic visitations in the cave after he spent some time in self-mutilation, claiming that a figure in the shape of a serpent gave him revelation about the secret doctrine of the Catholic church. It is said that Loyola had mystic powers after this time. Loyola and 6 companians formed the initial brotherhood of the Society of Jesus, and he became its first Superior General of the order. Their goal was to reestablish the dominence of the RCC, and eventually, that organization saw the need for such a military order to fight against the work of the Reformation and it became a recognized arm of the RCC.
Part 34 - The Spiritual Exercises
Loyola ritualized his actions in the cave which led to the demonic visions as something called the "Spiritual Exercises". Every Jesuit was required to go through this initiation. By the end of this process, the Jesuit's mind would be broken and brought into complete subjection to his superiors and the order. According to their constitution, the Jesuit superiors could even command a Jesuit to sin to further their goalds for the Supreme General was to be seen as the vicar of Christ just as the pope is to the RCC laity. Even today, the Spiritual Exercises are promoted within "Emergent Christianity" by individuals such as Tony Campolo.
Part 35 - The Jesuit Oath
The Jesuit Oath commits each member to do any and all of the following in furthering the goals of the pope:
Become a "dissembler" or "fifth column" in order to obtain the confidence of and deceive the masses in information gathering;
Incite wars and bloodshed in order to disrupt the peace of nations not under RCC control;
Obtain leadership positions in religion, government, financial and education sectors in order to render them in service to the pope;
Consecrate his labors in blood by executing and exterminating heretics.
The Jesuit is assured that he will never have to be accountable, and is absolved of all personal responsibility - even before God - for any act committed in obeying the commands of those higher up in the heirarchy.
Part 37 - The Rise & Fall of the Jesuits
The Jesuits figured out that controlling education went a long ways to controlling information among the masses and therefore set-up various institutions of education worldwide to mold the "minds and souls of men". However, as a number of European governments grew to resent the Jesuit influence, they began to loose favor. Under pressure from European monarchs, the RCC abolished the Jesuit order in 1773.
Part 38 - The Enlightenment
The wickedness of the Jesuits and the RCC in general ignited a dramatic rejection of Christianity by many in Europe via a movement called "The Enlightenment." Even today many do not understand that neither the Crusades nor the Inquisition were Christian endeavors, but were the workings of the satanically-inspired RCC originization whose primary victims were the true Christians. In an effort to be rid of the type of religious control & corruption wielded by the RCC, people began to desire a type of godless society which would be free of such religious influences.
Instead of looking to God's ways (which they falsely believed were exemplified by the Catholic church), man would look to science and reason for all answers. Like Eve in the Garden, they believed the lie that God was a vengeful, wrathful God who hated man and desired to keep him in ignorance. Also like Eve, they did not know that in turning from the Tree of Life (God) to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil (man), they had been deceived by the "divining serpent" (Vatican). Needing some answer for the very existence of man and even the world in general, but not wanting to acknowledge the Christian God, the school of thought called Deism began to emerge.
Part 39 - Deism
Deism puts forth that there is a Creator, but this Creator is not personally involved with his/her creation. Since there is no direct interaction with this Creator, there is no direct revelation from him/her. In this way, all religions contain some validity and it is up to each person to pick and choose which truths are most relevant for themselves. According to this mindset, there is no such thing as an absolute truth of God. Everyone is right in their understanding of God because everyone has just a small portion of the truth.
Deism was a forerunner to Pantheism which says that not only is God observable in nature, but God is nature itself. In pantheism, God typically becomes female and is referred to as "Mother Nature", "Mother Earth", or "Gaia". Deism is also the roots of Universalism, which falsely teaches that everyone will get to Heaven, such as Carlton Pearson teaches. In its affinity to science, Deism began referring to God in scientific terms and referred to Him as the "Grand Architect of the Universe". The master plan of the Architect would then be accomplished by men as they increased in knowledge. It is around this time that Freemasonry became as a sort of church of Deism, exercising the purist form of Bablylonian mysteries in existence.
Part 40 - Freemasons
The history of lodges and the Freemason brotherhood in using the prinicples of Babylonian mystery religion in architecting a new society and new breed of man, free from religious tyranny.
Part 41 - The Illuminati
Information on the life and teachings of Adam Weishaupt who formed the "Ordo Illuminati Bavarensis" in 1776 as an exclusive sect within Freemasonry. Educated by the Jesuits, Weishaupt adopted many Jesuit principles in his Illuminati organization.
Part 42 - Illuminati Themes
One of the mottoes of the Illuminati is "Order out of Chaos". They create disorder and the bring about the solution to that disorder, whereby they gain control/influence over the minds of the people.
Part 43 - Masonic Symbols I
Occultists believe that once a symbol is created, it generates a power all its own; and the more secret the true meaning of the symbol, the more powerful it is. ALL occult symbols have double meanings to help with concealment.
Part 44 - Masonic Symbols II
A continuing review of the Freemasonry occult symbols.
