Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them” Ephesians 5:11

Section 1 - The Old Testament

Catholic Symbols II

“What he’s basically saying is that it’s another expression of the point within the circle symbol we looked at earlier. It represents sexual union. Then there is the Vatican’s Crest:

This is clearly a serpent/dragon which is the symbol for Satan himself. Or what about this one:

In Rome there was a male god called Janus who had a female partner called Cybele, from which we get the word celibacy. Cybele was always depicted wearing a tower or turret as a crown, which was on account of her being the first to erect towers in cities, and this helps identify her as Semiramis under a new name.

Janus was always depicted as carrying a key because he was considered to be the grand mediator between earth and heaven. He was worshipped as the god of doors and hinges and was called the grand opener and shutter, meaning the door of heaven would not be open to your prayers unless you first invoked Janus.
Cybele was always depicted as carrying a key in like manner. The worship of Janus prevailed in Asia Minor at the same time the Lord commanded John to write in Revelation:

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.” – Revelation 3:7

God is specifically proclaiming here that he is the Lord and the one true God, who alone opens and shuts the door of heaven – not Janus or Cybele or any equivalent.

As the head of the Mysteries on Earth, the Supreme Pontiff held similar keys which were symbolic of his spiritual and earthly authority. Hence the image of the two keys on the shield. One key is gold representing the power to bind and loose  in heaven while the other is silver symbolizing the power to bind and loose on
earth.

The Supreme Pontiff was therefore given the name the ‘Interpreter’ because he was the link between heaven and earth. In Chaldee, the original language of the Mysteries, the word ‘Interpreter’ becomes ‘Peter’. Thus we see how the keys of Janus and Cybele would come to be known as the keys of Peter.

This is the origin of the unbiblical myth perpetuated by Catholics that the Biblical Peter is waiting at the gates to heaven ready to admit or turn away individuals who would seek to enter. It simply comes down to a bit of wordplay with the Chaldean word for “Interpreter”. The repetition of Hail Mary’s as a mantra to absolve yourself of sins is also from paganism. Jesus however warned:

“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions [pagans] do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.” – Matthew 6:7

In later times, the Popes would arrogantly claim to be infallible – something that is true only of God. By setting themselves up as gods they, like Nimrod, consolidated their power by claiming to have political, spiritual and divine authority. Do your own explorations and you will find a lot more that give the game away. I’ve spent so long on Catholicism because it’s important we realize the Babylonian Mysteries aren’t some ancient belief system that died way back in the mists of time. The Babylonian religion is alive and well today, in this case disgustingly and confusingly wrapped in a cloak of Christianity. Christians are often confused about how we should relate to Catholicism, many see it as a legitimate form of Christianity and there are ecumenical movements today that are capitalizing on that ignorance. Many Christians feel like they have to apologies for the Crusades and the Inquisitions even though true Christians were often the ones on the receiving end as we shall soon see.

Catholicism is the largest religion in the world today. The second largest religion is Islam, and we’ll look at that next.

To be continued

- Mark Fairley

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Nearly 100 Eritrean Christians Arrested for Attending Illegal Churches

Open Doors’ World Watch List says that the country of Eritrea is the 10th harshest persecutor of Christians in the world. According to the organization, last month the Eritrean government arrested nearly 100 Christians. Eritrea has only approved four religious denominations, and officials are cracking down on all other illegal denominations. “ The four allowed religious denominations are Sunni Islam, Orthodox Christian, Catholic Christian and Evangelical Lutheran. Any outside denominations are liable to face the government’s punishment.

“They’re rounded up and put into storage container prisons many times,” Fuentes said. “Eritrea is on the eastern side of the continent of Africa where it gets extremely hot. These people are sometimes locked in storage containers with very little air ventilation and up to 120 degree heat. “[They] often get sick from the lack of hygiene in these places, and often don’t get the food they require to stay nourished. So it’s a horrific place for Christians who don’t fall into the approved denominations.”  Fuentes said Christians should be praying for their fellow Christians in Eritrea, but you can also sign a petition asking President Trump to appoint an International Religious Freedom (Ambassador)-at-Large that evaluates persecution against religious minorities around the world.

A Chinese Christian lawyer has revealed that he endured terrible forms of torture while imprisoned

Li Heping spoke out against the human rights abuses committed by the Chinese government and was arrested in 2015, along with 250 other human rights lawyers. According to The Christian Post, Bob Fu of China Aid, which monitors Christian persecution in China and aids Chinese Christians, said that Li and other human rights advocates were subjected to confinement in frigid jail cells, beatings, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, being given unidentified drugs, and being chained in stress positions. Fu has strongly condemned the policies of Chinese president Xi Jinping: “Mr. Xi has re-instituted the Maoist practice of televised public confession and embraced a system of torture so horrific it demands an international response.” Xi, according to Fu, has "sought to eviscerate China's network of human rights lawyers and rights advocates, viewing their peaceful efforts at legal reform as a national-security threat." A report by Freedom House back in March noted that as many as 100 million people, many of whom are Christians, are facing “high” or “very high” levels of persecution in China. China ranks 39th on Open Doors 2017 World Watch List of countries where persecution is most severe.

Christians Shot to Death in Attack on Marawi, Philippines

Among 19 civilians an Islamic extremist group in the Philippines killed after storming a city on May 23 were eight Christians shot for refusing to recite the Muslim creed, government investigators told local press. They were the first Christians slain in the ongoing battle for Marawi City, capital of Lanao del Sur Province on the island of Mindanao, where a kidnapped priest appeared in a propaganda video on Tuesday (May 30) pleading for his life. The Maute Group kidnapped the Rev. Teresito “Chito” Suganob, Catholic vicar-general of the prelature of Marawi, at St. Mary’s Cathedral along with 13 other parishioners. More than 100 people reportedly have been killed since the May 23 assault, including 89 of the Islamist militants, 21 security force personnel and 20 soldiers. Government investigators said the eight slain Christian laborers had fled Marawi and were on their way to the neighboring city of Iligan when dozens of armed Maute militants stopped them. The Islamist militants tied their hands and shot them after the Christians refused to recite the Muslim conversion creed. The leader of a Christian ministry in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said that since the IS ideology is already present in the southern Philippines, Christian workers have been praying day and night that it will not influence the children they are serving. The ministry teaches Muslim children the importance of love.

ICE Deports Indonesian Christian Who Fled Persecution

As the U.S. tightens immigration enforcement, officials have deported an Indonesian Christian back to a country grappling with persistent Christian persecution. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on May 18 put Arino Massie on a plane back to Indonesia. ICE detained Massie and three other Indonesian Christian men earlier this month when they came for their annual routine check-in. Massie’s lawyer had applied for a stay of removal, but the court rejected it. Massie and several other Christians fled persecution in Indonesia in the 1990s, but many of them missed the deadline to apply for amnesty. The Reformed Church of Highland Park, N.J., which has been an advocate for Indonesian Christians in the state, helped to strike a deal with ICE that allowed them to stay in the United States. The immigrants in return had to keep a clean record and meet annually with ICE officials. Massie lived in New Jersey for 16 years with his wife and13-year-old son, who are both still in the country. Massie’s son said he was in school when his father was deported and pleaded for his return. Indonesia ranks 46th on the Open Doors USA list of the most difficult countries for Christians to live. An Indonesian court recently sentenced the country’s first Christian governor to two years in prison for blasphemy. Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale of the Reformed Church said Massie and the other detained Christians could be at risk in Indonesia.

Persecution in Egypt Continues: Terrorists Kill 26 Coptic Christians

Egypt’s Coptic Christians continue to be the target of terrorist attacks. Masked gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Christians to a monastery. At least 26 people were killed and 25 were wounded. According to CBN News, the Christians were traveling by bus to Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery in Maghagha, south of Cairo. Witnesses reported seeing eight to 10 attackers. No terrorist organization has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but officials believe it to be the work of the Islamic State, as it bears all the tell-tale signs. Coptic Christians have ancient roots in Egypt, but are vastly in the minority in a Muslim-dominated country. Christians make up only about 10 percent of Egypt’s 83 million population, according to NBC News.

North Korea: Christian Persecution as Severe as Nero’s Rome, Experts Say

 Human rights activists told Capitol Hill lawmakers that Christians in North Korea are facing persecution that is likely “on par” with the level of persecution that the Early Christian Church endured under Roman emperor Nero. The activists, convened by International Christian Concern, told lawmakers about the human rights abuses that Christians face. They also asked lawmakers to support a resolution to reauthorize the North Korean Human Act of 2004. "Our colleagues in South Korea have thoroughly documented cases of religious persecution,” said Greg Scarlatoui, the executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. “Organizations such as Database Center for North Korean Human Rights and the Korean Institution for National Unification [have] interviewed thousands of defectors who brought testimony of extremely severe religious persecution," Scarlatoiu said. "Like other Communist leaders, as mentioned earlier, Kim Il-sung and the Kim regime has rejected religion as the 'opium of the people.'" For the past 15 years, North Korea has ranked as the top persecutor of Christians by Open Doors USA. Any Christian worship, or religious worship, is illegal and can be punished be arrest, torture or execution.

"One can confidently say that it is the Kim family regime that has taken religious persecution, in particular the persecution of Christians, to a level, perhaps, on par with Nero's Rome as well as the Assyrian, Greek and Armenian genocide of World War I or the Yazidi genocide today," Scarlatoiu said.