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Star of David? Symbol of Yahuwah OR the adversary?

The six-pointed star made up of two triangles that are superimposed on each other is known as the Star of David symbol. It is also called "Magen David", meaning 'shield of David' in Hebrew, by the people of Judaism. It does not have any religious significance and is associated with the Jews, who wear the star as a part of their jewelry design. The blue Star of David symbol is the part of the flag design of Israel and is a symbol of unity.

The origins of Star of David are kind of vague. It was also used by Christians and Muslims at some point of time. It is associated with King Solomon more often than King David. The Star of David had never been mentioned in the rabbinic literature till the middle ages. After the middle ages, a deeper spirituality meaning was associated with the star by Kabbalists. The Magen David was first used as a Jewish symbol in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1354. Jews were given the right to have a flag, by Emperor Charles IV. The people chose the double triangle star, as their symbol. When the Emperor was welcomed to the city in 1500s, they displayed the star on their banners.

In the 1600s, Emperor Ferdinand II ruled over Prague and the city was attacked by Swedish forces. The Jews defended the city for the emperor, and as an appreciation they were given the right to adopt a coat of arms. This was an exceptional honor, as it was only bestowed to the people from noble families.

It is still dicey as to why the six-sided star was chosen as the Jewish symbol. There are certain theories regarding the Star of David symbol, like one that says Alexander the Great had conquered Jerusalem. The Jews had to fight for their religious freedom and the shields designed for the solders had the six-pointed star. One of the stars stood for King David and the other star symbolized his decedent, the Messiah.

Soon, it became a symbol of the Jews and was used as an architectural decoration for Jewish buildings. Adolf Hitler during the World War II, forced the Jews to wear a yellow Star of David as a 'badge of shame'. The star was yellow, as the color was associated with the negative and stigmatizing way of the Jews.

After the war this symbol of shame was converted into a symbol of honor and respect. The Zionists gave a national significance to the star during the founding of Israel and gave it a place on the white banner with two horizontal blue lines with the Star of David in the center, thus, making it the national flag of Israel. Even today, you see the Star of David fluttering on the national flag as a sign of hope and protection for every Jew and anyone who seeks for it.

The Symbolic Meaning of Star of David

There are many symbolic meanings attached to the Star of David. The triangle within the star that points upwards is a symbol of good deeds that reach the heaven and attract goodness to the world. This attraction of goodness is symbolized by the downward pointing triangle.

Some Kabbalists say, the six points represent the absolute rule of God over the universe in all directions. The north, south, east, west, up and down are all under one God's rule. It may also symbolize the dual nature of good and evil and should be used to protect one against evil spirit.

The other meaning of the Star of David indicates that the overlapping stars represent the relationship between God and Jews. The star pointing upwards represents God and the star pointing downwards represents people on earth. The six sides and the center represent the six working days and hexagon at the center represents Sabbath. It may also mean the twelve sides on the triangle that represent the Twelve Tribes. You can read more on famous Jews.

So, in the end I conclude there is just one meaning of the Star of David that one can staunchly promote. It is a symbol of unity and hope for Jews and a form of identification for the followers of Judaism. Just as the cross symbolizes Christianity and the crescent moon represents Islam religion, Star of David is a symbol of Judaism. There is one thing for sure; the star represents the hundreds and thousands of years of struggle that the people of Judaism have been through. It is a sign of rich religious history and a sense of pride for the Jews.

By Batul Nafisa Baxamusa Published: 1/16/2010 Buzzle.com

History of the Shield of David

The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008. The Menorah on the Arch of Titus: notice the three stems on each side plus the central stem, totaling seven. Likewise the Shield of David came to be understood as seven, with two triangles of three points each united around a central point.

A recruitment poster published in American Jewish magazines during WWI. Daughter of Zion (representing the Jewish people): Your Old New Land must have you! Join the Jewish regiment.

By modern times, the Shield of David hexagram has become a widely recognized symbol to represent the Jewish people. However the origins of this use are complex with obscure developments emerging since medieval times.

The name 'Shield of David' preexists the use of the hexagram symbol itself. The phrase occurs independently as a Divine title in the Siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book [whose text stabilized roughly around 1000 CE?], where it poetically refers to the Divine protection of ancient King David and the anticipated restoration of his dynastic house.

Regarding the Jewish use of the hexagram symbol, early Jewish literature does not mention it. The Tora and the rest of the Bible (whose texts stabilized mostly c. 6th century BCE), the Mishna (stabilized at the end of the 2nd century CE) and the rest of the Talmud (stabilized c. 6th century), all lack any reference to it. Similarly, the medieval scholars, including Rambam (Maimonides 12th century CE) and the kabbalist Ramban (Nachmanides 13th century), lack any reference. The Zohar (13th century), being the central document of Kabbalah, likewise lacks any reference to the hexagram despite the prominence of the symbolic meaning of six plus one.[4]

The hexagram does appear occasionally in Jewish contexts since antiquity, apparently as a decorative motif. For example, in Israel, there is a stone bearing a hexagram from the arch of a 3-4th century synagogue in the Galilee,[5][6] and in Italy, a Jewish tombstone bearing a hexagram in Taranto, which may date as early as the third century CE.[7]

The use of the hexagram in a Jewish context as a possibly meaningful symbol may occur as early as the 11th century, in the decoration of the carpet page of the famous Tanakh manuscript, the Leningrad Codex dated 1008. Similarly, the symbol illuminates a medieval Tanakh manuscript dated 1307 belonging to Rabbi Yosef bar Yehuda ben Marvas from Toledo, Spain. A Siddur dated 1512 from Prague displays a large hexagram on the cover with the phrase, "... He will merit bestowing a bountiful gift on anyone who grasps the Shield of David."[8] The phrase refers to the Divine revelation of Torah that can be grasped as the 'Shield of David', but also identifies the hexagram itself as the referencing symbol.

The precise origin of the use of the hexagram as a Jewish symbol remains unknown, but it apparently emerged in the context of medieval Jewish protective amulets (segulot). A 12th-century Karaite document, Eshkol Ha-Kofer, mentions some kind of symbol called the 'Shield of David' in instructions for an amuletic ritual for the mezuza (which already had an ancient protective function) involving the number seven and angelic names. "Therefore" the Shield of David was "already at this time a sign on amulets".[9]

In the Renaissance Period, in the 16th-century Land of Israel, the book Ets Khayim conveys the Kabbalah of Ha-Ari (Rabbi Isaac Luria) who arranges the traditional items on the seder plate for Passover into two triangles, where they explicitly correspond to Jewish mystical concepts. The six sfirot of the masculine Zer Anpin correspond to the six items on the seder plate, while the seventh sfira being the feminine Malkhut corresponds to the plate itself.[10][11][12] However, these seder-plate triangles are parallel, one above the other, and do not actually form a hexagram, but later kabbalistic tradition, will reinterpret the hexagram symbol with this same significance, so that the six points corresponds to the six sfirot of the masculine Zeir Anpin, while the central unity itself corresponds to the seventh sfira of the feminine Malkhut.[13] Earlier, the Zohar had already applied this same correspondence to the other, more ancient, symbol of Judaism, the Menora. Its six candelabra branches correspond to the masculine cluster of sfirot while the central stem corresponds to the unifying feminine sfira.[14]

In the 17th century, the Shield of David as the hexagram began to represent the Jewish commuinty generally, when the Jewish quarter of Vienna was formally distinguished from the rest of the city by a boundary stone having the hexagram on one side and the Christian cross on the other. By the 18th century, the Shield appeared to represent the Jewish people in both secular (politics) and religious (synagogue) contexts.[citation needed] Then in the 19th century, it began to signify the Jewish people internationally, when the early Zionist movement adopted it as the symbol of the Jewish people, after the Dreyfus affair in France in the 19th century. From here, other Jewish community organizations adopted it too. In the 20th century, Nazi-Era Germany enacted laws forcing Jews to sew a yellow Shield of David in the form of two overlapping triangles onto their clothing to conspicuously identify themselves, while the leadership carried out its policy of genocide against them during War World 2. With its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel adopted the Shield of David for the Flag of Israel.

As a Jewish symbol

A popular folk tale etymology has it that the Star of David is literally modeled after the shield of the young Israelite warrior David, who would later become King David. In order to save metal, the shield was not made of metal but of leather spanned across the simplest metal frame that would hold the round shield: two interlocking triangles. No reliable historical evidence for this etymology exists; this theory is refuted by a credible tradition that there was a Menorah engraved upon the shield which King David used in wartime.[15]

[edit] Use in Kabbalah

According to Judaic sources[dubious – discuss][citation needed], the Star or Shield of David signifies the number seven: that is, the six points plus the center. The earliest known text related to Judaism which mentions the symbol is Eshkol Ha-Kofer by the Karaite Judah Hadassi, in the mid-12th century CE:

"Seven names of angels precede the mezuzah: Michael, Gabriel, etc. ... Tetragrammaton protect you! And likewise the sign, called the 'Shield of David', is placed beside the name of each angel."[16]

However, it should be noted that (1) this book is of Karaite, and not of Rabbinic Jewish origin; and that (2) it does not describe the shape of the sign in any way.

The number seven has religious significance in Judaism, e.g., the six days of Creation plus the seventh day of rest, the six working days in the week plus Shabbat, the Seven Spirits of God[dubious – discuss][citation needed], as well as the Menorah in the ancient Temple, whose seven oil lamps rest on three stems branching from each side of a central pole. Perhaps, the Star of David came to be used as a standard symbol in synagogues because its organization into 3+3+1 corresponds to the Temple's Menorah[dubious – discuss][citation needed], which was the more traditional symbol for Judaism in ancient times. There are also six words in the Shema, the most important prayer in Judaism, and it is not uncommon to find the Shema written around a Star of David [citation needed].

In Kabbalah, the Star of David symbolizes the six directions of space plus the center[dubious – discuss][citation needed], under the influence[citation needed] of the description of space found in the Sefer Yetsira: Up, Down, East, West, South, North, and Center. Congruently, under the influence of the Zohar, it represents the Six Sefirot of the Male (Zeir Anpin) united with the Seventh Sefirot of the Female (Nukva).[17]

Some Kabbalistic amulets use the symbol to arrange the Ten Sefirot. However, reference to the symbol is nowhere in the classical kabbalistic texts themselves, such as the Zohar and the like. Therefore, its use as a sefirotic diagram in amulets is more likely a reinterpretation of a preexisting symbol.[citation needed]

According to G.S. Oegema -

"Isaac Luria provided the Shield of David with a further mystical meaning. In his book Etz Chayim he teaches that the elements of the plate for the Seder evening have to be placed in the order of the hexagram: above the three sefirot "Crown", "Wisdom", and "Insight", below the other seven".[18] Similarly, M. Costa wrote that M. Gudemann and other researchers in the 1920s claimed that Isaac Luria was influential in turning the Star of David into a national Jewish emblem by teaching that the elements of the plate for the Seder evening have to be placed in the order of the hexagram, but Gershom Scholem proved that Isaac Luria talked about parallel triangles one beneath the other and not about the hexagram.[19] The Star of David at first was only known remotely and would not be considered 'official'. At the time the nearest thing to a Jewish symbol would be a menorah.

[edit] Shield form

A synagogue in Karlsruhe, Germany, with the outline of a Star of David

The Shield of David is not mentioned in ancient rabbinic literature. A supposed Shield of David however has recently been noted on a Jewish tombstone at Taranto, in Southern Italy, which may date as early as the third century CE. Likewise, a stone bearing the Shield from the arch of a 3-4th century synagogue in the Galilee was found. [20]

Inlay work decorating old chest at The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas (Μονή του Αγίου Νικολάου), Meteora, Greece

The earliest Jewish literary source which mentions the "Shield of David" is the Eshkol Ha-Kofer by Judah Hadassi from the middle of the 12th century CE, where seven Shields are used in an amulet for a mezuzah. It appears to have been in use as part of amulets before it was in use in formal Jewish contexts. A manuscript Tanakh dated 1307 and belonging to Rabbi Yosef bar Yehuda ben Marvas from Toledo, Spain, was decorated with a Shield of David. In the synagogues, perhaps, it was associated with the mezuzah. Originally, the hexagram may have been employed as an architectural ornament on synagogues, as it is, for example, on the cathedrals of Brandenburg and Stendal, and on the Marktkirche at Hanover. A pentagram in this form is found on the ancient synagogue at Tell Hum.

A page from a 14th century manuscript of the Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides. The figure seated on the chair with Stars of David is thought to be Aristotle

[edit] Shield with stars

In 1354, King of Bohemia Charles IV prescribed for the Jews of Prague a red flag with both David's shield and Solomon's seal, while the red flag with which the Jews met King Matthias of Hungary in the 15th century showed two pentagrams with two golden stars. [21] The pentagram, therefore, may also have been used among the Jews as early as the year 1073.[22]

In 1460, the Jews of Ofen (Budapest, Hungary) received King Matthias Corvinus with a red flag on which were two Shields of David and two stars. In the first Hebrew prayer book, printed in Prague in 1512, a large Shield of David appears on the cover. In the colophon is written: "Each man beneath his flag according to the house of their fathers... and he will merit to bestow a bountiful gift on anyone who grasps the Shield of David." In 1592, Mordechai Maizel was allowed to affix "a flag of King David, similar to that located on the Main Synagogue" on his synagogue in Prague. In 1648, the Jews of Prague were again allowed a flag, in acknowledgment of their part in defending the city against the Swedes. On a red background was a yellow Shield of David, in the center of which was a Swedish star.[23]

The Star of David can be found on the tombstones of religious Jews going back hundreds of years in Europe, as it became accepted as the universal symbol of the Jewish people. Following Jewish emancipation after the French revolution, Jewish communities chose the Star of David to represent themselves, comparable to the cross used by most Christians.

Some Orthodox Jewish groups reject the use of the Jewish Star of David because of its association with magic. Neturei Karta and Satmar reject it because they associate it with Zionism. The vast majority of Spanish and Portuguese Jews do not use the star either. This probably reflects the trends before the forced conversion in Portugal and also its use is Spain. Their symbols are connected with the survival from the Inquisition, like the bird Phoenix.

Many Modern Orthodox synagogues, and many synagogues of other Jewish movements, however, have the Israeli flag with the Star of David prominently displayed at the front of the synagogues near the Ark containing the Torah scrolls.

The star is usually in blue, as on the flag of Israel. [edit] On other flags

The flags of Candaroglu and Beylik of Karaman used the same design, but it depicts the Seal of SoloStar of David

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Hebrew, the "Star of David", the double-triangle pattern, is known as the "Mogan David", which is usually translated to mean "star" or "shield" of David. But we can analyze the meaning of the Hebrew words to obtain a more precise meaning. The word translated as "star" or "shield" actually consists of two parts. "MoG" and "-aN". In Hebrew the root MoG is the root that means magician, as in Magus/magi, and it indicates "manifestation." The letter "M" means "source of" (M=Mem="sea/expanse") and the letter "G" (G=Gimel="camel") means "action" or "carrying." The final "N" means "to go on forever" (as in the English, "go on to the Nth degree".)

David, spelled Dalet ("D"), Vov ("F"), Dalet ("D") in Hebrew, means to repeatedly do (Vov, "F") what happens at a "delta", the English and Greek meaning of the Hebrew word "dalet." David represents dispensing and giving out. (A line-like river fans out into a two-dimensional plane as it dispenses itself into the sea at a delta.)

Thus, in Hebrew, the double-triangle, known as the Mogan David represents the "dispensation of ongoing manifestation." In other words, the double-triangle represents the way one dimension pours itself out into the next dimension just like the way a seed pours itself out until it becomes a fruit. This is the sacred process and the sacred path. It is an animation of the "hero's journey" expressed in a sequence of geometric snapshots. Stan Tenen, Director of Research, Meru Foundation

In stark contrast to the stated mission of Uth Stuph is the Holy Bible, which states that God cannot be perceived and must not be represented through art, nor is He served through artistic representations of His Person: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. Exodus 20:4,5

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent… Acts 17:29

Albert Pike wrote in Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry that the artistic representations (symbols) which are revered by the uninitiated are in fact "idols" which represent occult teachings that are understood by high level adepts (initiates of the Luciferian mysteries): “The symbols of the wise always become the idols of the ignorant multitude. What the Chiefs of the Order really believed and taught, is indicated to the Adepts by the hints contained in the high Degrees of Free-Masonry, and by the symbols which only the Adepts understand.” 1. According to Cutting Edge Ministries, the power of occult symbols does not dissipate, but increases, when the uninitiated remain ignorant of their esoteric meaning. "Occultists the world over believe that, once a symbol is created, it acquires power of its own, and more power is generated when such symbol(s) are created without the profane [uninitiated] knowing about it. And, the greatest power of all is created in the symbol(s) if the uninitiated NEVER discover that the symbol exists... "The occultist firmly believes that a symbol or a set of symbols possesses inherent power once they are created. Therefore, occultic doctrine teaches that these Satanic symbols would act as a powerful electric-type grid once they were set in place." 2.

The demonic power of such symbols would be especially potent when Christians purchase and display such artistic representations of God in violation of Scripture. Could such disobedience account to some degree for the 'strange god' which apostate Christendom worships in our day? HEXAGRAM (see triangles) or SIX-POINTED STAR: When surrounded by a circle, it represents the "divine mind" (a counterfeit of God's wisdom) to numerous occult groups through the centuries. Many still use it in occult rituals. But to Jewish people, it is their Star of David.

Magein David

The Magen David (Shield of David, or as it is more commonly known, the Star of David) is the symbol most commonly associated with Judaism today, but it is actually a relatively new Jewish symbol. It is supposed to represent the shape of King David's shield (or perhaps the emblem on it), but there is really no support for that claim in any early rabbinic literature. The symbol is not mentioned in rabbinic literature until the middle ages, and is so rare in early Jewish literature and artwork that art dealers suspect forgery if they find the symbol in early Jewish works.

Scholars such as Franz Rosenzweig have attributed deep theological significance to the symbol. For example, some note that the top triangle strives upward, toward G-d, while the lower triangle strives downward, toward the real world. Some note that the intertwining makes the triangles inseparable, like the Jewish people. Some say that the three sides represent the three types of Jews: Kohanim, Levites and Israel. Some note that there are actually 12 sides (3 exterior and 3 interior on each triangle), representing the 12 tribes. While these theories are theologically interesting, they have little basis in historical fact.

The symbol of intertwined equilateral triangles is a common one in the Middle East and North Africa, and is thought to bring good luck. It appears occasionally in early Jewish artwork, but never as an exclusively Jewish symbol. The nearest thing to an "official" Jewish symbol at the time was the menorah.

In the middle ages, Jews often were required to wear badges to identify themselves as Jews, much as they were in Nazi Germany, but these Jewish badges were not always the familiar Magen David. For example, a fifteenth century painting by Nuno Goncalves features a rabbi wearing a six-pointed badge that looks more or less like an asterisk.

In the 17th century, it became a popular practice to put Magen Davids on the outside of synagogues, to identify them as Jewish houses of worship in much the same way that a cross identified a Christian house of worship; however, I have never seen any explanation of why this symbol was chosen, rather than some other symbol.

The Magen David gained popularity as a symbol of Judaism when it was adopted as the emblem of the Zionist movement in 1897, but the symbol continued to be controversial for many years afterward. When the modern state of Israel was founded, there was much debate over whether this symbol should be used on the flag. Today, the Magen David is the universally recognized symbol of Jewry. It appears on the flag of the state of Israel, and the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross is known as the Red Magen Davi, Tracey R Rich Judaism 101

THE SIX~POINTED STAR

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

PART II

HISTORY OF THE SIX-POINTED STAR

A. The 6-pointed star is not a Jewish symbol, but an Egyptian symbol which Israel adopted in the wilderness due to their apostasy

Acts 7:37-43 This is that Moses...to whom our fathers wold not obey, but thrust him from them, and IN THEIR HEARTS TURNED BACK AGAIN INTO EGYPT... And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifices unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the HOST OF HEAVEN: as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to Me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS? Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the STAR OF YOUR GOD REMPHAN, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Amos 5:26-27 But ye have born the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun (Remphan) your images, the STAR OF YOUR GOD, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore, will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord... "The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia declares that the SIX-POINTED STAR...according to the Rosicrucians...was known to the ancient Egyptians." (Graham, p. 13) "SIX TRIANGLES...is the Egyptian hieroglyphic for the ...Land of the Spirits." (Churchward, p. 177) "Ancient Egyptian Seal of Solomon" (Churchward, p. 188) "In the Astro-Mythology of the Egyptians, we find belief in the first man-god (Horus I) ...and his death and resurrection as Amsu" "This (6-pointed star) was the first sign or hieroglyphic of Amsu" "Amsu - the risen Horus - was the first man-god risen in spiritual form." (Churchward, p. 3, 65, 38)

B. The six pointed star is associated with the worship of Saturn. Therefore, the beast is Saturn (Satan) and his mark is the 6-pointed star. Acts 7:43 - Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the STAR OF YOUR GOD REMPHAN, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Amos 5:26-27 - But ye have born the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun (Remphan) your images, the STAR OF YOUR GOD, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore, will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord...

1. The mark of Cain was worshipped by the Israelites in the wilderness as the star of Remphan, which Strong’s Concordance identifies as Chiun:

Strong’s #4481 - Rhemphan {hrem-fan'} by incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin 3594; n pr m AV - Remphan 1; 1 Remphan = "the shrunken (as lifeless)" 1) the name of an idol worshipped secretly by the Israelites in the wilderness

Strong’s #3594 - Kiyuwn {kee-yoon'} from 3559; n pr dei AV - Chiun 1; 1 Chiun = "an image" or "pillar" 1) probably a statue of the Assyrian-Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy

2. Both Chiun and Saturn are identified as Cain. “The god of time was Chium in Egypt, or Saturn...and Chium is the same as Cain.” - Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine (897:390) N.B. Chium is an alternative spelling of Chiun: “...Chium, Chiun kiyyun, khiyun (Hebrew)...” - Theosophical Glossary (898)

“Chiun is sometimes called Kaiwan, or spelled Khiun, and means star. The star of Saturn was a god... Sakkuth and Kaiwan or Chiun are objects of idolatrous worship and are Assyrian gods. In Akkadian texts both names mean the planet or star, Saturn.” (Graham, The Six-Pointed Star, pp. 28-29) 3. Since Chiun and Cain are linked with Saturn, the planetary name for Satan, the mark of Cain was the mark of Saturn, a six-pointed star. Strong’s #7014 - Qayin {kah'-yin} the same as 7013 (with a play upon the affinity to 07069); TWOT - 2017,2016 AV - Cain 17, Kenite 1; 18 n pr m Cain = “possession” 1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel n pr gent Kenite = “smiths” 2) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai 4. The Kenites who claim to have descended from Cain wore the mark of the Tau Cross, the letter of Saturn, on their foreheads.

"In this overlapping form [the Star of David] is the mark of the double messiah: the priestly ... messiah and the kingly...messiah. As such it is the only true sign of Jesus, and it carries the extra meaning as being the representative of the BRIGHT STAR OF DAVID'S LINE THAT AROSE IN THE MORNING. If the Star of David is a symbol of the unified messiah-ship of Jesus, it should be the mark of Christianity. Then the question has to be, what is the symbol of Judaism? The answer is the cross. This is the mark of the 'TAU' and it is this shape of cross upon which Jesus was crucified. The TAU was the mark of Yahweh...the Kenites bore ON THEIR FOREHEADS long before Moses came across them in the wilderness... " - The Hiram Key (162:140-141)

“TAU... [is the] letter of Saturn...” Israel Regardie, The Golden Dawn (153:215) The Chaldean number for Saturn is 666, suggesting that the mark of Cain was a prototype of the mark of the beast—the six-pointed star received by those who will worship the god Saturn during the Golden Age of Saturn , the occult millennium (which will be shortened to 3 1/2 years). Some Jewish sources also say the mark of Cain was the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. (See: The Six-Pointed Star: It's Origin & Usage)

C. In ancient pagan mythology, Saturn ruled over the pre-Flood kingdom of Atlantis and became the divine ancestor of all earthly patriarchs and kings. "Chronos, or Saturn, Dionysos, Hyperion, Atlas, Hercules, were all connected with 'a great Saturnian continent;' they were kings that ruled over countries on the western shores of the Mediterranean, Africa and Spain. One account says: 'Hyperion, Atlas, and Saturn, or Chronos, were sons of Uranos, who reigned over a great kingdom composed of countries around the western part of the Mediterranean, with certain islands in the Atlantic. Hyperion succeeded his father, and was then killed by the Titans. The kingdom was then divided between Atlas and Saturn --Atlas taking Northern Africa, with the Atlantic islands, and Saturn the countries on the opposite shore of the Mediterranean to Italy and Sicily.' (Baldwin's Prehistoric Nations," p. 357.)... "The period of Saturn's government was sung in later days by poets as a happy time, when sorrows were unknown, when innocence, freedom, and gladness reigned throughout the land in such a degree as to deserve the title of the Golden Age." (Murray's Mythology," p. 32.)

D. The Six-Pointed Star is engraved on the Talisman of Saturn which is used in ritual magic. TALISMAN OF SATURN "On the first face is engraved...a pentagram or a star with five points. On the other side is engraved a bull's head enclosed in a SIX-POINTED STAR, and surrounded by letters composing the name REMPHA, THE PLANETARY GENIUS OF SATURN, according to the alphabet of the Magi." (Christian, p. 304- 5)

Talismans of the Magi

"Theophrastus Paracelsus revived, in the XVIth century, the ancient doctrine of Talismans, which he claimed to be able to use successfully in the treatment of illnesses and accidents. This medical doctrine, derived from the Cabala, or secret tradition of the Jewish rabbis, was said to be borrowed from the ancient occult sciences of Chaldea and Egypt. The talisman (tsilmenaia) signifies an image, a figure, and was engraved in the form of an emblem or symbol on metals consecrated to the genii of the seven planets. This magical task had to be carried out at a fixed time of a certain day, with the firm intention of attracting to the talisman the beneficent influence of the genius which was invoked, whether for health or any other protective measures... The Talisman of Saturn Talisman of Jupiter The Talisman of Mars Talisman of the Sun Talisman of Venus The Talisman of Mercury The Talisman of the Moon "These are the principal Talismans whose traditions have been preserved for us by the most ancient monuments of the highest magical art and by the most reliable archaeologists in this type of research. These talismans are recommended under the name of Teraphim by the Hebrew Qabalists of the Middle Ages, who replace the names of the planetary Genii of Egypt by those of: Oriphiel (REMPHA), Zachariel (Pi-Zeus), Samael (Ertosill), Michael (Pi-Rh3), Anabel (Suroth), Raphael (Pi-Hermes) and Gabriel (Pi-Ioh). These Cabalists add another seven talismans to which they attribute the power of conjuring the influence of seven demons who, according to their doctrine, share with the seven planetary angels the government of the divine creation. Against the angel of Saturn they set the demon Nabam; against the angel of Jupiter the demon Acham; against the angel of Mars the demon Nambroth; against the angel of Venus the demon Lilith or Naemah; against the angel of Mercury the demon Astaroth or Tharthac; and against the angel of the Moon the demon Sathan, See Judges xvii and xviii in the Bible. The Teraphim appear to correspond to the serpent images or seraphim. which in turn are said to derive from the Kabeiri Assyrian divinities worshipped at Hebron (Beni Anak). The Daimons or male spirits of the planets are now given by esoteric students of the Qabala as: Adonai=sun, Evoe=Moon. Saba=Mars, Astaphoi=Mercury, Eloi=Jupiter. Ouraioa=Venus and Ilde-baoth, or according to the Orphites JAHWEH=SATURN." "Now, the name SATURN in Chaldee is pronounced Satur; but, as every Chaldee scholar knows, consists only of four letters, thus - Stur [ed. Star?]. This name contains exactly the Apocalyptic number." (Hislop, p. 269) S = 060 T = 400 U = 006 R = 200 = 666 "Sri Aurobindo, a Hindu guru well-known in the New Age affirms that SATURN IS REPRESENTED BY THE NUMBER 6… because the planet Saturn is 6th of the nine planets in distance from the sun." (Marrs: Mystery Mark, p. 68)

E. Noah was worshipped as Saturn, Oannes and the Philistine god, Dagon -- all Fish-gods. "...Noah is celebrated...by the name Saturn, 'the hidden one'," --for that name was applied to him...on account of his having been 'hidden' in the ark, in the day of the Lord's fierce anger,'--or 'Oannes,'..." (Hislop, p. 136)

"Out of (the) deluge emerged DAGON, the fish-god, or GOD OF THE SEA… In the secret mysteries… they sought to regain their influence and power by scenic representation… of the flood, in which NOAH was introduced under the name DAGON." (Hislop, p. 243-44)

"...Dagon or Oannes, a half-human, half-fish combination who was known as the 'Lord of the Flood',...was said to rise out of the sea every day to teach his secret knowledge to those who followed him. He is mentioned in Samuel, Chapter 5, when the Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant and place it in the Temple of Dagon. Two nights later, 'Dagon was fallen upon is face to the ground before the Ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.' It is this character upon which Satan or Lucifer is based, but the physical description attributed to him applied to an entire race of 'gods', or as they were described in the Bible, Nephilim, or Fallen Angels, the 'Great Old Ones'..." (Twyman)

1. Dagon, the Fish-god, is associated with the forehead and hands, the location of the mark of the beast.

Note: Dagon's crown is the top of a 6-pointed star.

Rev. 13:1 - And I saw the BEAST RISE UP OUT OF THE SEA

Rev. 13:16 - …a mark IN THEIR RIGHT HAND, OR IN THEIR FOREHEADS I Sam. 5:4 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord; and the HEAD OF DAGON AND BOTH THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS WERE CUT OFF upon the threshold; only did the stump of Dagon was left to him.

2. In the mystery religions, both the forehead and hands were tattooed during rites of initiation. (Reason Dagon's hands and head were cut off.)

Concerning Mithraism: "INITIATION was performed by two dignitaries, who possessed the title of Father and Herald. After the ceremony (the initiate) would be considered the brother…of the other initiates and the son of the Father… In order to be recognized by the Father, he has to be TATOOED, in other words, BRANDED ON BOTH HANDS… On portraits of emperors, these TATTOO MARKS are clearly visible, but ON THE FOREHEAD, IN PLACE OF THE HANDS." (Vermaseren, p. 131)

The tattoo bonds the initiate with the entity symbolized by the tattoo and enables him to communicate with that demonic power.

"In some pictures of a tattooed man we are faced by a permanent prayer to and identification with the heavenly powers, at the same time as a basic means of communication with them. Such is the most generalized meaning of tattooing bestowed in consequence of a rite of initiation which allows this communication to take place. At the same time, this initiation is a rite of admission into a social group and the tattoo is the PERMANENT MARK OF THAT INITIATION, the badge of the tribe. "All in all, tattooing belongs among symbols of identification and is interfused with all their magic and mystic potency. Identification always carries a double meaning: it tends to invest the individual concerned with the properties and strength of the CREATURE OR THING TO WHICH THAT PERSON IS ASSIMILATED and, at the same time, to immunize the latter against its potential power to cause harm. This is why tattoos depict dangerous creatures such as serpents or scorpions, or animals which are symbols of fertility, such as bulls or of power, such as lions, and so on. Identification also carries a SENSE OF SURRENDER OR EVEN OF CONSECRATION to whatever the tattoo symbolically depicts. It then becomes a BADGE OF FEALTY." - Chevalier's Dictionary of Symbols

3. The six-pointed star was used in mystery religion initiation rites.

"In an ancient book on numbers the INITIATE is defined as 'the one who has experienced and expressed 666 and found it naught; who has dropped the 6 and become the 66, and thus found himself on the Way; later, again, he drops the 6 and becomes the PERFECTED 6-FORM, the instrument and expression of spirit." (Bailey: Rays and Initiations, p. 80)

"This is the sign with which the Magus DECORATED HIMSELF when he has reached the HIGHEST DEGREE OF INITIATION" (Christian, p. 110-111)

The Crown of the Magi

F. King Solomon reintroduced the 6-Pointed Star to the Kingdom of Israel.

1. The Talisman of Saturn became known as the Seal of Solomon.

“…Solomon’s blatant idolatry had angered the Lord to the point of bringing about the division of the kingdom of Israel. Part of the evidence is the six-pointed star, which was called the Seal of Solomon from then on. Let us investigate those false gods with which he was involved. “First mentioned was ASHTORETH, otherwise called ASTARTE, the word meaning STAR. “II Kings 23:13 is explicit: ‘And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.’… “King Solomon built an altar for Ashtoreth, worshipped her, and also practiced Moloch rituals. It was at this time that the HEXAGRAM OR SIX-POINTED STAR CAME TO BE CALLED THE SEAL OF SOLOMON... “…the Seal of Solomon or six-pointed star, or hexagram…was considered an ALL-POWERFUL TALISMAN especially when accompanied by the Hebrew Yod…It was also combined with the Tau cross, or Crux Ansanta in the center... “…How do the dictionaries define ‘hexagram’? ‘The root word hex is defined as (1) an evil spell, (2) a witch (v.t. to bewitch)’ (Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary)... “Solomon’s Seal was accepted as occult by the occult world. King Solomon was deeply involved in witchcraft and occultism. According to The Sorcerer’s Handbook, ‘King Solomon, traditionally known as an arch magician, used a spell to banish infernal beings sent by the king of demons to extract human hearts… [The names of the demons are then given.]’... (Graham: 24-5, 29, 32)

2. The Seal of Solomon is a graphical representation of 666, the number of the Beast, and Solomon is the man whose number is 666:

“Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is SIX HUNDRED THREESCORE AND SIX. ”(Rev. 13:18)

“Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was SIX HUNDRED THREESCORE AND SIX talents of gold...” (1 Kings 10:14)

Image of the Seal from Eliphas Levi's Transcendental Magick

“The fundamental doctrine of magic (more correctly, magick) is phallicism. New life is created by the act of generation (the argument runs): therefore the life force is generated by the sexual forces, the union of male and female elements. As represented by the two opposing equilateral triangles:

 The triangle with the broad base up is the male principle (spirit of fire - red) Jehovah White and positive.  The triangle with the broad base down is the female principle (spirit of water - blue) Jehovah Black and negative.  The symbolic representation of which is sexual union.

(Interestingly enough you will notice that the emblem is made up of three pairs of triangles with their apexes touching. Each pair collectively represents the number 6, which qualifies the whole symbol as a graphical representation of 666.” (“Sects, Symbolism & Mark of the Beast”)

“Solomon's Seal. The symbolical double triangle, adopted by the Theosophical Society and by many Theosophists. ...the pentagram is the triple triangle--the six- pointed star being the hexalp ha (See 'Pentacle'... The way a triangle points determines its meaning. If upwards, it means the male element and divine fire; downwards, the female and the waters of matter; upright, but with a bar across the top, air and astral light; downwards, with a bar--the earth or gross matter, etc.” - H.P. Blavatsky, Theosophical Glossary 3. Solomon used his Seal ring to communicate with evil spirits.

"The legend that Solomon possessed a seal ring on which the name of God was engraved and by means of which he controlled the demons is related at length in Git. 68a, b. This legend is especially developed by Arabic writers, who declare that the ring, on which was engraved 'the Most Great Name of God,' and which was given to Solomon from heaven, was partly brass and partly iron. With the brass part of the ring Solomon signed his written commands to the good genii, and with the iron part he signed his commands to the evil genii, or devils. The Arabic writers declare also that Solomon received four jewels from four different angels, and that he set them in one ring, so that he could control the four elements. The legend that Asmodeus once obtained possession of the ring and threw it into the sea, and that Solomon was thus deprived of his power until he discovered the ring inside a fish (Jellinek, 'B. H.' ii. 86-87), also has an Arabic source (comp. D'Herbelot, 'Bibliothèque Orientale,' s.v. 'Soliman ben Daoud'; Fabricius, 'Codex Pseudepigraphicus,' i. 1054;... The legend of a magic ring by means of which the possessor could exorcise demons was current in the first century, as is shown by Josephus' statement ('Ant.' viii. 2, § 5) that one Eleazar exorcised demons in the presence of Vespasian by means of a ring, using incantations composed by Solomon Fabricius (l.c.) thinks that the legend of the ring of Solomon thrown into the sea and found afterward inside a fish is derived from the story of the ring of Polycrates, a story which is related by Herodotus (iii. 41 et seq.), Strabo (xiv. 638), and others, and which was the basis of Schiller's poem 'Der Ring des Polykrates.'" (Jewish encyclopedia)

4. Solomon's Seal is used as a talisman by all occultists. "Pentacle. (Gr.). Any geometrical figure, especially that known as the double equilateral triangle, the six-pointed star (like the theosophical pentacle); called also Solomon's Seal and still earlier 'the sign of Vishnu'; used by all the mystics, astrologers, etc." (Blavatsky, Theosophical Glossary)

G. The Mark of the Beast will be the symbol of the "Beast out of the Sea" with 7 heads, which will be the earthly counterpart of Satan, the 7-headed Dragon.

"And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a GREAT RED DRAGON, HAVING SEVEN HEADS and ten horns… And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and SATAN…" - Rev. 12:3, 9 "The 7-headed dragon and BEAST OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION… have their origin in the 7-headed serpent which is MENTIONED IN THE PYRAMID TEXT." (Churchward, p. 210) "It is 'SATAN who is the god of our planet and the only god'… In the order of divine evolution SATURN (SATAN), astronomically, 'is the seventh and last in the order of macrocosmic emanation'" (Blavatsky, p. 234, quoting Dr. A. Kingsford: Perfect Way, Appendix: The Secret of Satan) "The SATURNIAN SPIRIT, 'SATAN' …ensouls the Third great major or Primary Ray of Deity." (Marrs: Mystery Mark, p. 69, quoting Vera Stanley Alder)

"And I…saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having SEVEN HEADS and ten horns." Rev. 13:1

“It was the Arcadian legacy that was responsible for the the mysterious sea beast - the BISTEA NEPTUNIS - as symbolically defined in the Merovingian ancestry. The relevant sea-lord was King Pallas, a god of old Arcadia. His predecessor was the great Oceanus. The immortal sea-lord was said to be ‘ever-incarnate in a dynasty of ancient kings’ whose symbol was a FISH...” (Bloodline of the Holy Grail, p. 175)

"Between the 5th and 7th centuries the MEROVINGIANS ruled large parts of … France and Germany… The ruler from whom the Merovingians derived their name is…Merovee…a semi-supernatural figure worthy of classical MYTH… His name… echoes the French word of… SEA… Merovee's mother supposedly went swimming in the OCEAN. In the water she is said to have been seduced and/or raped by… a BEAST OF NEPTUNE." (Baigent, p. 396)

"The Merovingian dynasty - male line (are) descendants of the FISHER KINGS." (Gardner, p. 163)

H. The 7 heads represent the 7 kings of 7 Gentile world kingdoms controlled by Satan which have conquered Israel. "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are…SEVEN KINGS: 5 have fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the EIGHTH, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." - Rev. 17:9-11 1. The 7 Gentile world kingdoms worshipped the "beast out of the sea" in the form of a Fish-god who ruled the pre-Flood world (Atlantis). a. "5 have fallen" 1) Egypt "Horus I represents the soul of life, which came by water to a dried up world… Here the FISH…was a sign of his incorporation in matter… Horus came by water as Ichtus the FISH before there was a boat or Ark… The inundation (of the Nile) was the source of the life of Egypt. It was her annual salvation, and Horus…the Fish-man, was her Saviour." (Churchward, p. 420-21) 2) Babylon "In Babylon, Capricorn symbolized the dual life of Ea, a god often shown walking in a great FISH-SHAPED cloak with the head of a FISH over his own head… It was said to have come from the OCEAN to teach men how to live." 3) Assyria "In the great Assyrian temple of Assur…stood a large stone ritual basin dedicated to the god OANNES… Flanking him are 4 FISH-CLAD priests." (Johnson, p. 243) In an etching of "Assyria, 7th century BCE: FISH-CLAD priests." (Johnson, p. 245)

4) Medo-Persia "DAGON…under the name 'MITHRA', was worshipped." (Hislop, p. 264) "In Mythraic mysteries, SATURN was the Sun God." (Springmeier, p. 160, quoting Manly P. Hall) 5) Greece "Jerome calls DAGON…FISH of sorrow which goes far to identify that FISH- GOD with Bacchus." (Hislop, p. 114) b. "One is" - Imperial Rome 1) The Roman god Saturn, known as Chronos to the Greeks, was the king of Atlantis.

"SATURN wandered to Italy, where he ruled as king in the Golden Age and gave the name SATURNIA to the country." (Encyclopedia Britannica, "Saturn," p. 231) "Uranos was deposed from the throne [of Atlantis], and succeeded by his son CHRONOS... "We have seen Chronos identified with the Atlantic, called by the Romans the 'CHRONIAN SEA.' He was known to the Romans under the name , and ruled over 'a great SATURNIAN continent' in the Western ocean." - 635:300-301 c. "One is yet to come" - Papal Rome "About the very time when the Bishop of Rome was invested with the pagan title of Pontifex, the Saviour began to be called ICHTHUS, of 'THE FISH', thereby identifying him with DAGON." (Hislop, p. 215)

"The two-horned mitre, which the Pope wears…is the very mitre worn by DAGON." (Hislop, p. 215)

2. The Kings who were controlled by Satan. a. King of Tyre

Ezek. 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou are a man…

Ezek. 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus… Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; … Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth… b. King of Egypt

Ezek. 29:3 … Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee Pharaoh KING OF EGYPT, THE GREAT DRAGON that lieth in the midst of his rivers. "In the Pyramid texts the king was regarded as the SON AND EMBODIMENT OF THE SOLAR DEITY. In this capacity he was the EARTHLY REPRESENTATIVE and high priest of his heavenly Father Re - A GOD IN HUMAN FORM." (James, p. 2) c. King of Babylon

"In Babylonia the…ruler…was regarded as actually the MANIFESTATION OF THE DEITY." (James, p. 7)

I. Eighth Beast - The Kingdom of Israel under the Merovingian False Christ, who will rule as the reincarnated King Solomon over the Gentile world. 1. Replica of King Solomon's Sword (Bonilla Archaeological Research)

2. The insignia of the Merovingian Dynasty is the Six-Pointed Star. Coat of Arms of Rennes-le- “Window at Alet Cathedral, near Rennes le Chateau, Chateau (Merovingian castle) in the shape of the Star of David.” {Holy Blood, Holy in the South of France. {Holy Grail, Ill. 34; Quantum Future Group) Blood, Holy Grail, 29:396}

3. The Rothschild insignia, the Six-Pointed Star, became the Zionist symbol which adorns the flag of Israel. “Finally, the State of Israel was created by the United Nations in 1948. Its symbol, the six-pointed star, adorns the Israeli Knesset and flies on the flag of Israel. “In retrospect, the six-pointed star was an Egyptian occult symbol which KING SOLOMON adopted when he went into idolatry and witchcraft and built an altar for Ashteroth (star). It was seen in Arab associations with Jews (and these were obviously cabalists) till the 16th century and the influence of the Cabalist Isaac Luria to the 17th century when Mayer Amschel Bauer used it on his door. Then he changed his family name to Rothschild…incorporating it into his family’s coat of arms. Finally, it became the insignia for ZIONISM.” (Graham: 24-5, 29, 32, 51-2)

THE SIX~POINTED STAR

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

by Janet Moser

And he causeth all, both small and great, Rich and poor, free and bond, To receive a mark on their right hand, Or on their forehead. And that no man might buy or sell, Save that he had the mark, Or the name of the beast, Or the number of his name.* Revelation 13:16,17

FOREWORD

And I saw…them that had gotten the victory over the beast, And over his image and over his mark…

This study is dedicated to those overcomers during the Great Tribulation period who, because of their love for the Lord and His Word would will lose their lives rather than take the Mark of the Beast. They will be the true heroes of the Tribulation period, whom God will richly reward.

…and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which did not do homage to the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, or upon their hand; and THEY LIVED AND REIGNED WITH CHRIST A THOUSAND YEARS. (Rev. 20:4)* Many Jews and Christians have been deceived by Jewish Kabbalists who would have them believe that the six-pointed star is a Jewish symbol. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is not a Jewish symbol, but an occult symbol. The six- pointed star is a hexagram - a curse mark - no matter what name it may have: the Star of David, Solomon's Seal, Double Triangle, Shield of David, etc. When the occult practitioner puts a curse on someone, he uses the hexagram!

It is not our goal to condemn the Jewish people, but to condemn the six-pointed star, a curse mark.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. (Rev. 10:1,2) But ye have born the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun (Remphan) your images, the STAR OF YOUR GOD, which ye made to yourselves. (Amos 5:26-27)

It is our hope that,during the seven years of the Great Tribulation, the Lord will use this report to show the Jewish people that the six-pointed star is the mark of the beast; and that, with this understanding, many will reject the mark when it comes.

I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I will answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because IT WILL SURELY COME, it will not tarry. (Hab. 2:1-3)

PART I

INTRODUCTION

A. RESEARCH PROCESS USED TO DISCOVER THE MARK OF THE BEAST

Based on five principles, our study will demonstrate that the six-pointed star fulfills all requirements of the Mark of the Beast. 1. The study of prophecy covers the past, the present, and the future. Write the things which thou HAST SEEN, and the things which ARE, and the things which SHALL BE. (Rev. 1:19) 2. Understanding the future depends upon understanding the past. The thing that HATH BEEN, is that which SHALL BE; and that which IS DONE is that which shall be done: and whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already of old time, which was before us. (Eccl. 1:9,10) 3. Scripture helps us to understand the past. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: THAT THE MAN OF GOD MAY BE PERFECT, THOROUGHLY FURNISHED UNTO ALL GOOD WORKS. (II Tim. 3:16,17) 4. Mythology helps us to understand the end-time deception. For the time will come when they shall not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (Gr. muthos, or myths) (II Tim. 4:3,4) 5. God gives His people discernment to understand the future. Call unto me and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not. (Jer. 33:3) B. RELEVANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE MARK OF THE BEAST 1. If we are able to understand Bible prophecy, we must be very close to the time of the end. …the words are closed up and sealed TILL THE TIME OF THE END…and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. (Dan 12:9,10) 2. Those who understand will not be deceived by the mark, but will learn to recognize it and discern those who are promoting it. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness. (II Pet. 3:17) 3. The mark of the beast affects the eternal destiny of all who are living during the Great Tribulation period of the end times. And the smoke of their TORMENT ascendeth up FOREVER and ever; and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever RECEIVETH THE MARK OF HIS NAME. (Rev. 14:11) And I saw…the souls of them that were beheaded…which did not do homage to the beast, neither his image, NEITHER HAD RECEIVED HIS MARK upon their forehead, or upon their hand; and they LIVED AND REIGNED with Christ a thousand years. (Rev. 20:4)*

C. RESPONSIBILITY AFTER UNDERSTANDING THE MARK OF THE BEAST

And I saw...them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image and over his mark... (Rev. 15:2) 1. They will obey God's commands (Do not take the mark). The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children, that we may DO all the words of this law. (Deut. 29:29)

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the CHURCHES. (Rev. 2:29) ...Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may LEARN THEM, and KEEP, AND DO THEM. (Deut. 5:1)

THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANY THING THAT IS IN THE HEAVEN ABOVE, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (Ex. 20:4)

...neither shall ye use enchantment... Ye shall not make any CUTTINGS IN YOUR FLESH... nor PRINT ANY MARKS UPON YOU: I am the Lord. (Lev. 19:26, 28)

2. They will help others to understand by revealing the mark. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many... (Dan. 11:33)

D. RESOURCES USED TO PROVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST

1. Scripture a. The Interlinear Greek English New Testament: King James Version is used as the basis for Scripture verses. b. New Versions are cited which reveal Satan's agenda. 2. Occult Sources

E. REASONS WE BELIEVE THE SIX-POINTED STAR IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST

1. Scriptural support

a. The Textus Receptus

The King James Version does not always follow the Textus Receptus. The verses pertaining to the mark of the beast are different in each. Our position is that the Textus Receptus was verbally inspired by God and is the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. This was also the belief of the King James translators. See: The Translator's Preface. The Textus Receptus states that the mark will be on or upon the hand or forehead. The George Ricker Berry Interlinear Greek-English New Testament (Textus Receptus) reads thus:

And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that it should give them a mark ON their right hand, or ON their foreheads; and that no one should be able to buy or to sell, except he who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of its name. (Rev. 13:16-17)

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man do homage to the beast and his image, and receive his mark ON his forehead, or UPON his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. (Rev. 14:9-10)

Scrivener's Interlinear Greek-English New Testament (1894), which is Beza's Greek Text, also translates the Greek word "epi" as "on":

(Greek/English Interlinear (tr) NT) Revelation 13:16 kai <2532> {AND} poiei <4160> (5719) {IT CAUSES} pantaV <3956> {ALL,} touV <3588> {THE} mikrouV <3398> {SMALL} kai <2532> {AND} touV <3588> {THE} megalouV <3173> {GREAT,} kai <2532> {AND} touV <3588> {THE} plousiouV <4145> {RICH} kai <2532> {AND} touV <3588> {THE} ptwcouV <4434> {POOR,} kai <2532> {AND} touV <3588> {THE} eleuqerouV <1658> {FREE} kai <2532> {AND} touV <3588> {THE} doulouV <1401> {BONDMEN,} ina <2443> {THAT} dwsh <1325> (5661) {IT SHOULD GIVE} autoiV <846> {THEM} caragma <5480> {A MARK} epi <1909> thV <3588> {ON} ceiroV <5495> {HAND} autwn <846> thV <3588> {THEIR} dexiaV <1188> {RIGHT,} h <2228> {OR} epi <1909> twn <3588> {ON} metwpwn <3359> {FOREHEADS} autwn <846> {THEIR;}

Translation of the Greek preposition "epi" is determined by the syntax of the verse. Although "epi" in some contexts may be translated "in," that is not possible in these verses because the Greek article “the” before the noun “hand” in the prepositional phrase “in the hand” renders “hand” in the accusative case. According to Perschbacher’s New Analytical Greek Lexicon (#1909), “‘epi’,...with the acc., upon”. Learn New Testament Greek by John H. Dobson, states “on, on top of” under “Prepositions followed by an accusative case” (p. 186). In other words, when the preposition ‘epi’ is present with a noun in the accusative case, its meaning is "upon, on." Had God meant "in the hand" or "in the forehead," He would have used a different Greek word - "en" (Strong's 1722).

In Revelation 20:4, in an identical phrase about the mark on the forehead, the King James Version has correctly translated "epi" as "upon": "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark UPON their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."

There is yet another source which confirms that the Mark is placed ON, not IN, the hand or forehead:

b. Strong's Concordance The Greek word for "mark" in these verses is charagma. Strong's Concordance defines this word as a mark that is stamped, branded, imprinted or engraved on the individual's forehead or hand, rather than implanted in the skin.

5480 charagma {khar'-ag-mah} from the same as 5482; TDNT - 9:416,1308; n n

AV - mark 8, graven 1; 9

1) a stamp, an imprinted mark 1a) of the mark stamped on the forehead or the right hand as the badge of the followers of the Antichrist 1b) the mark branded upon horses 2) thing carved, sculpture, graven work 2a) of idolatrous images

See: The Mark of the Beast: Tattoos & Branding

c. Biblical Precedents

It is also important to look at precedents in the Scriptures where a visible mark was given to people, such as the mark of Cain and the mark placed on the foreheads of the men of Jerusalem:

“And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.” (Gen. 4:15)

“And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.” (Ezek. 9:4) There is yet a another consideration which should be taken into account:

d. Bible prophecy The book of Revelation places the mandatory reception of the Mark of the Beast in chapter 13, after the seven seal judgments and seven trumpet judgments have taken place. Prior to this, Rev. 11:18 refers to nations which have destroyed the earth: And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged...and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Our report Heeding Bible Prophecy reveals that the occult plan for the New Age is to go "back to the future" -- to revert mankind to the pre-flood days of Noah and ultimately to the Garden of Eden. The rationale for destroying the earth is the Gnostic belief that the world was created by an evil Demiurge and that the material world is inherently evil. In order for man to transcend matter, and attain to godhood, the world must be annihilated. It logically follows that the destruction caused by mankind and the severity of God's judgments will disable the current systems of advanced technology that are required for a microchip implant. The chip implant, however, will be promoted by the occult societies as a counterfeit mark of the beast during the first half of the Tribulation period. To further deceive, a "false" Antichrist and counterfeit False Prophet will be staged and judged at mid-Tribulation by the true Antichrist, who poses as "The Christ." At mid-Tribulation, after approximately one half of the world has been decimated, mankind will revert to a sophisticated system of barter and exchange, which is already in place. The true mark of the beast -- the six-pointed star -- will then be branded as a tattoo upon those who vow their allegiance to Satan at the Luciferic initiation. 2. Occult sources reveal the Mark of the Beast (Lucifer).

a. The great seal (mark) of Lucifer is the six-pointed star.

"I" Sail with the Seal

by John M. Tapia

*I*am that I am the *I* as I am in you as I am in all things. *I*give you my peace to mankind my peace the peace of *I* *I* made heaven for those who are worthy to be aware of all of light *I* made you because of love, you are my family of the greater whole of the universe. MY SYMBOL IN LIGHT IS THE SIX POINTED STAR THE STAR OF HEAVEN THIS IS MY GREAT SEAL. b. The six-pointed star symbolizes man's union with the divine: "The Septenary Universe unfolds seamlessly from Infinity to the physical plane but it was divided into Seven Planes of Existence--or states of consciousness--by The Hierarchy who released this information through Mme. Blavatsky. The Three Higher Planes--Atma (Infinity), Buddhi (Light) and Manas (Higher Intelligence) constitute the Higher Self. The Higher Self is represented by the triangle pointing upwards. Interestingly enough, everyone and everything in the Universe has the same three principles in their seven-principled bodies and this constitutes the principle of Universal Brotherhood. "The triangle pointing downwards is representative of the lower self, the three principles of sensient life--the 'breath of life' (which is a reflection of the Highest Principle), the Astral Body and the physical Body. "When we come into existence, these two triangles are separated, the higher above the lower. In between is a single point of consciousness which represents the soul. The soul is the vehicle of our desires. If we desire the things of the lower principles, the fire of out soul is directed downward and, if our lower desires are strong enough, goes out. "However, if we direct the fire upwards into our Higher Self, we receive the higher energies necessary to RAISE OUR LOWER SELF into harmony with our Higher Self. Thus the lower and Higher self become locked together in place in perfect Union by the principle of the soul. Thus we attain full consciousness awareness on ALL PLANES of the universe and he have, in effect, spiritualized our lower self, to the point where it has raised its energies into Union with the Higher. "As the great metaphysician Mme. Helena Roerich said, 'Man becomes simply a god...and then God.'" - GaiaMind

“In Ritual Magick, the hexagon is called the Seal of Solomon, and represents Divine Union, being composed of a female, watery triangle, and a male, fiery triangle. The traditional elemental triangles of earth, air, water, and fire are derived from the seal. When the points of a hexagram are connected, a hexagon is formed. Kabbalistically, the hexagram represents the Sefirah Tifaret, perfection... “In the Hindu religion, the hexagram is called the Shatkona, and is equivalent to the symbolism in ritual magick. The Shatkona is the combination of the Shiva kona (trikona, triangle), the symbol of the God Shiva, representing the element of fire, and the Shakti kona, representing the element of water. Together, they represent the union of male and female, and the heart chakra.” - (Hexagram (Shatkona, Seal of Solomon) c. The six-pointed star is considered by occultists to be the Star of Bethlehem which will precede the Advent of the False Christ. "Immediately after the tribulation of those days...shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven..." (Matt. 24:29-30)

"The Star is the symbol of the perfect life, the perfect balance, of the Christ- man. The six-pointed star is the Star of Bethlehem, which again means the Star of the Son of man... "The star with the six points represents the star of Light...of brotherhood, the Star of Christ. The love of Christ is represented by this Star. So, we have in that symbol a representation of the Ancient Wisdom, and the love of Christ, the wisdom and love combined, which is to be realized by humanity in this New Age - the age of Aquarius."

THE SIX~POINTED STAR THE MARK OF THE BEAST

PART III

PRESENT USE OF THE SIX-POINTED STAR

Economy Education Environment Government People/Society Religion

A. ECONOMY

And that no might BUY OR SELL, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Rev. 13:17)

1. Money "SATURN was also…connected with…the minting of COINS: he was the guardian of the TREASURY." (Cavendish, p. 479-80) Great Seal of the United States on the back of the $1.00 bill Note: The six-pointed star is above the eagle in the form of 13 stars. "In God we trust" presumably refers to Saturn, "guardian of the treasury."

2. Banking a. MONDEX electronic banking "The system is based on smartcard technology… All transactions are being made secure by adopting SET protocols (Secure Electronic Transactions), and will display the SET MARK." (Despatch News Update, 7/22/97, "Mondex & Your Future") [Presumably, the SET mark will be the same as, and will utilize, the star key on your telephone and computer to interact with the system.] (Albert) "Pike explains that the BLAZING STAR…represents… Star of Horus,… Morning Star,… Star of SET,… Lucifer" (Burns: Hidden Secrets of the Eastern Star, p. 52-3)

"The BLAZING STAR IS PROPERLY SIX-POINTED" (Leadbeater, p. 79) b. Hexagon Global Electronic Banking

"Hexagon is the global electronic banking service of the HSBC Group, specifically designed for the corporate market. HSBC, which is controlled by the Bank of England, recently bought Republic National Bank and most of the Bank of Malta. HSBC is a participating institution of the Mondex system, with trials in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia and United States, and plans to market the smart card system in the U.S."

B. EDUCATION And he causeth all, both SMALL and great…to receive a mark… 1. Curricula

a. America 2000 [GOALS 2000] - note the triangle within a triangle (more evident when seen in color)

b. Education 2000 Curriculum C. ENVIRONMENT 1. Food a. MorningStar Fishermen "Hans Geissler has taken Jesus' admonition to feed the hungry one step further. He's teaching the hungry to feed themselves - with fish found in Galilee… Geissler named MorningStar Fishermen in honor of Jesus, who is often called the 'bright morning star,' with a LOGO OF THE STAR OF DAVID." (The Tampa Tribune-Times, Aug. 24, 1997) 2. Healthcare a. Ambulance EMS Symbol - The Star of Life

b. Drug Companies Bristol-Myers Squibb

3. Astrology

"The SIX-POINTED STAR is essential to astrology…as the Zodiacal chart cannot be cast without this symbol." (Graham, p. 94) Israel Regardie says that the HEXAGRAM "represents the operation of the 7 planets." (Regardie: Golden Dawn, p. 287) 4. UFOs

D. GOVERNMENT 1. Military …and they worshipped the beast, saying…who is able to make WAR with him? (Rev. 13:4) And it was given unto him to make WAR with the saints and to overcome them. (Rev. 13:7)

"(SATURN) is connected with...the goddess Lua, to whom captured weapons were dedicated." (Cavendish, p. 479-80)

2. Citizenry

Planetary Citizens/Planetary Initiative for the World We Choose

"It comes out of the United Nations and lists among its founding organizations the Club of Rome and the Association for Humanistic Psychology. David Spangler and Robert Muller are board members… Its director (is) Donald Keys." (Hunt, p. 81)

3. National Symbol

Great Seal (Mark) of the United States

4. Police a. Sheriff badges b. Guardian alarm systems

THE SIX-POINTED STAR THE MARK OF THE BEAST

PART III-A

PRESENT USE OF THE SIX-POINTED STAR E. PEOPLE / SOCIETY

Neither repented they of their...sorceries (Rev. 9:21) "The HEXAGRAM is used in magic, witchcraft, occultism." (Burns: Hidden Secrets of the Eastern Star, pp. 170-71, quoting Stewart Farrar) 1. Youth "Generation X"

2. Holidays

Halloween

"Halloween...emanates from the 14th century... when the Druids would knock on the doors of the castles demanding the young maiden or princess for their sacrifices. If they were not given the maiden, they would paint a HEXAGRAM on the door to tell...that all should die in that household." (Graham, p. 98)

"As darkness set in on October 31st, the clan of Druids would put on their white robes and hoods. They would carry sickles and Celtic crosses as they began a torchlight procession. At the beginning of the procession, a male slave was killed and dragged by a rope fastened to his left ankle. The Druids would walk until they came to a house or a village where they shouted the equivalent of 'trick or treat.' The treat was a slave girl or any female to be given to the Druids. If the people refused to a girl as a 'treat', blood was taken from the dead slave and used to draw a HEXAGRAM or SIX-POINTED STAR on the door or wall of the village. Spirits of the 'horned hunter of the night' were invoked by the Druids to kill someone in that house or village by fear that night." (Meyer: "Halloween and the Forces of Darkness")

3. Communications a. Telephone star key b. MCI Communications Corporation c. Sprint Corporation

4. Sports Olympic Games

5. Occult Societies a. Freemasonry "If the two lateral lines of the STAR OF DAVID are removed, leaving the upward and downward pointing arrows...the result is the Freemason's square and compass." (Knight, p. 240)

"The BLAZING STAR IS PROPERLY SIX-POINTED... the sign of the deity, and to make that more evident, in the middle of it is usually inscribed the letter 'G', for God... In Co-Masonic lodges, the usual form... is a serpent curled round with its tail in its mouth... This was the original form, but the head of the serpent was altered so as to form the letter G." (Leadbeater, p. 79) "I have seen a painting (in which) the BLAZING STAR in the center existed, but it had 8 points instead of 6 or 5. It was called 'the star of the dawn' or 'MORNING STAR'; and represented HORUS of the resurrection, who was pictured as bearing it upon his HEAD and as having given it to his followers." (Leadbeater, p. 7) b. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn The HEXAGRAM is used in occultist Aleister Crowley's "ritual of the BEAST." (Aleister Crowley: Magic Book #4) Israel Regardie reveals that the "HEXAGRAMS OF SATURN" are used in his magical initiation rites. (Regardie, p. 288) Hexagram variations (Regardie, p. 294-95) "This diagram... from the lid of Christian Rosenkreutz' tomb depicts the Higher Self enthroned in the candidate's (initiate's) psyche." (Israel Regardie, Initiation, and Psychotherapy by Cris Monnastre and David Griffin, Gnosis Magazine, Fall 1995, p. 41) [Note: 6-pointed star is located on the RIGHT HAND] c. Emblem of the Theosophical Society

"THE INTERLACED TRIANGLES, one (lighter) pointing upwards and the other (darker) pointing downwards, symbolise the descent of spirit into matter and its emergence from the confining limits of form. At the same time they suggest the constant conflict between light and dark forces in nature and man. When, as in the emblem, the double triangle is depicted within the circle of the Serpent, the whole of manifested nature is represented, the universe bounded by the limitations of time and space. The symbol of the interlaced triangles is known in the Hebrew religion as the Seal of Solomon or the Star of David." d. New Age / Wicca

Tarot Cards

"A growing number of New Agers HAVE ALREADY UNDERGONE AN INITIATION CEREMONY AND ACCEPTED THE MARK. They almost universally report that although they approach the ceremony with dread and foreboding, after it is over... 'I discovered that the LINES ON THE PALM OF MY RIGHT HAND HAD BEEN ALTERED, and a portion of them now FORMED A SIX-POINTED STAR about an inch in circumference. It terrified me when I first spotted it... But as time went on, I learned to accept the changes within my body, and I really felt quite special." (Marrs: Mystery Mark, p. 39) A tattoo on the abdomen of a Wicca initiate:

6. Tattoos/Branding Chakra Piercing "Chakras are the major energy centres within our bodies, called such in the Hindu traditions which have been their main advocates. Body Piercing is an ancient tradition of gnosis which has gained increasing popularity in recent years in various subcultures. One of my aims with performing piercings at these energy centres is to unite these traditions, to open awareness of the chakra energies to the physical/materialist-orientated western mind, and to acknowledge body piercing as an ancient and valid means of gnosis, rather than just a decorative art.

"What is within is brought without. The location of the chakra points is thus demonstrated -although piercings are only basically surface punctures, they do focus the attention on a certain area and thus activate the energies there, as in acupuncture techniques. The physical sensation of pain also releases chemicals in the body which help induce gnosis and trance."

F. RELIGION

1. Israel / Judaism a. World Jewish Congress "The HEXAGRAM was adopted by the Zionist Organization at the First Zionist Congress in 1897." (Cavendish, p. 1300)

b. Flag of Israel "While the State of Israel, it its search for Jewish authenticity, chose as its emblem the menorah... the Magen David (6-pointed star) was maintained on the national (formerly Zionist) flag." (Encyclopedia Judaica: Magen David", p. 697) 2. Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II Commemorative Coin

3. Evangelical/Protestant a. Jay Gary's book, The Star of 2000 (Note: the 6 loop on the "S" of Star POINTS to the star, which equals a 6-pointed star)

b. Focus on the Family "Why Knighthood is Relevant to Fathers and Sons Today" "First, the knight embodied a well-defined set of ideals... and embraced a moral code of honor. They pledged themselves to their lord, their king and their God. Many knights also became... 'Knights of Christ'... When he turned 21, he was eligible for Knighthood. An elaborate INITIATION... marked the completion of the process... I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO RESURRECT THE CHIVALROUS KNIGHT: his ideals, his process, and HIS CEREMONIES. I WANT HIM TO SPEAK TO A NEW GENERATION... OUR SONS!" (Lewis: Raising a Modern- Day Knight, pp. 7-18)

c. The Center for Christ (Newsletter) d. Youth Ministry Uth Stuph Resources

T-Shirt Designs 4. Messianic Jews a. Jews for Jesus

b. Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations

c. Moriel Ministries (Jacob Prasch)

d. Ariel Ministries (Arnold Fructenbaum)

5. Mormon Temple

Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah

THE SIX~POINTED STAR

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

PART IV SATAN'S FUTURE PLANS FOR THE SIX- POINTED STAR

A. The New World Order will be called Saturn's Golden Age.

"Here is the general reformation of the world announced in the Rosicrucian manifestos described as a world reformation… It will bring the world back to the state in which Adam found it, which was also SATURN'S GOLDEN AGE… This return to the golden age of Adam and SATURN, is said to be assisted by 'the high society of the Rosicrucians." (Yates, p. 57) B. The Prieuré de Sion / Merovingian dynasty will rule the world, claiming to be the bloodline of Jesus. "The avowed and declared objective of the Prieuré de Sion is the RESTORATION OF THE MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY AND BLOODLINE - not only to the throne of France, but to the thrones of other European nations as well." (Baigent, p. 107)

"Our researchers have persuaded us that… the claim to legitimacy of such a monarchy rests on a MEROVINGIAN DESCENT FROM JESUS." (Baigent, p. 406) "We do not think the Incarnation truly symbolizes what it is intended to symbolize unless JESUS WAS MARRIED AND SIRED CHILDREN." (Baigent, p. 409) "We cannot point to one man and assert that he is Jesus' lineal descendant… There are at least a dozen families in Britain and Europe today… who are of Merovingian lineage. These include the houses of Hapsburg-Lorraine,… PLANTARD, Luxembourg, Montpazat, Montesquiou, … the Sinclair family of Britain… as are various branches of the STUARTS (STEWARTS)." (Baigent, pp. 511-12) (See: False Messiah/Rulers for information on Prince Michael Stewart and Thomas Plantard, son of past Grand Master of the Prieuré de Sion, Pierre Plantard de Saint-Claire.) C. The six-pointed star will be given at the Luciferic initiation. "The Masters of Wisdom…will restore upon earth the ancient mysteries and institute again the order of INITIATION." (Bailey: Esoteric Psychology II, pp. 656-57) "Lucifer works within each of us to bring us to wholeness, and as we move into a NEW AGE …each of us in some way is brought to that point which I term the LUCIFERIC INITIATION, the particular doorway through which the individual MUST pass if he is to come fully into the presence of his light and his wholeness." "Lucifer prepares man in all ways for the EXPERIENCE OF CHRISTHOOD… The light that reveals to us the presence of the Christ… comes from Lucifer. He is the light giver. HE IS APTLY NAMED THE MORNING STAR because it is his light that heralds for man the dawn of a great consciousness… He stands …as the GREAT INITIATOR, the one who hands the soul over to the Christ." (Burns: Jay Gary, The Millennium Doctor, p. 2,3, quoting David Spangler) "In 'The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom' (p. 84), (Benjamin) Crème states: 'Through the MASONIC tradition and certain esoteric groups will come the process of INITIATION. In this coming age millions of people will take the first and second initiation through these transformed and purified institutions." (Smith, p. 66) "In Revelation the Son of God promises to give the MORNING STAR to him that overcometh… The Morning Star was equally identified with HORUS… the Star of Dawn… Henceforth the Morning Star was given to the followers of Horus, therefore we (Masons) use it." (Churchward, p. 206) (In Masonic initiations) "The STAR always floating over the head of an INITIATE betokens the power of the king, upon which he can draw at any moment, while the STAR UPON HIS FOREHEAD is the symbol of his own acquired power." (Leadbeater, p. 313) "The goal of the initiatory process is to admit mankind into realization of and identification with… DEITY." (Bailey: Rays & Initiation, pp. 79-80) "The goal of 'cosmic evolution' and the 'destiny' of humanity (is) to realize its inherent GODHOOD referred to by U.N.'s Robert Muller." (Hunt, p. 55) Gen. 3:4-5 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and YE SHALL BE AS GODS, knowing good and evil.

D. The world will be deceived that the six-pointed star is the mark of Christ/Messiah, and should be the mark of Christianity.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. (Matt. 24:30) [Concerning the Star of David] "The upwards pointing pyramid is an ancient symbol for the power of a king, with its base resting on Earth and its summit reaching to Heaven. The other (pyramid) represents the power of the priest, established in Heaven and reaching down to Earth. In this overlapping form it is the MARK OF THE DOUBLE MESSIAH… As such it is the ONLY TRUE SIGN OF JESUS, and it carries the extra meaning as being the BRIGHT STAR OF DAVID'S LINE THAT AROSE IN THE MORNING… IF THE STAR OF DAVID IS THE SYMBOL OF THE UNIFIED MESSIAH-SHIP OF JESUS, IT SHOULD BE THE MARK OF CHRISTIANITY." (Knight, pp. 239-41)

E. Mankind will be intimidated and receive the mark through fear of death should he reject it. Those who speak against it will be labeled "racist" and "anti-Semitic" due to the world's misconception that the six-pointed star is Jewish.

Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark… Rev. 20:4 And I saw…the souls of them that were beheaded for the WITNESS of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands… F. The apostate Laodicean Church will be encouraged to receive the "mark of Israel" as the Christian alternative to the microchip implant which will be portrayed as the mark of Beast. "What about the mark of the Beast in all of these things?" "Well, I think there will certainly be a public relations campaign to go with it, so it will be the best thing, as they say, since sliced bread. And it will be sandwiched in with human rights and dignity and prosperity and everything wonderful... And how do we insure that we do not take the mark, John, how do we avoid that? "Well, we have to take the mark of Israel! Israel has been excluded, God has regathered the nation of Israel and so if you identify yourself as a Christian Zionist with the Jewish people, you are automatically going to be an enemy of this Beast and that will insure that you don't take the mark of the Beast." (John Klein & Ken Garrison, Tzemach Institute, "The 'Antichrist' Government in Daniel and Revelation" audio file)

G. Since important verses related to the mark and the morning star have been revised, false teachers will use new versions to justify receiving the mark.

Amos 5:26-27

KJV - But ye have born the tabernacle of your MOLOCH and CHIUN (Saturn), your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore, will I cause you to go into CAPTIVITY beyond Damascus...

NASV - You also carried along SIKKUTH your King and Kiyyn, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves. Therefore I will make you go into EXILE beyond Damascus... NIV - You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god which you made for yourselves. Therefore I will send you into EXILE beyond Damascus...

"CHIUN: See REMPHAN. Another name for the god SATURN" (Strong's Concordance p. 194)

Strong's #3594 Chiun = "an image" or "pillar" 1) probably a statue of the Assyrian- Babylonian god of the planet Saturn and used to symbolise Israelite apostasy

Isaiah 14:12

KJV - How art thou fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER, SON OF THE MORNING NASV - How you have fallen from heaven, O STAR OF THE MORNING, SON OF THE DAWN NIV - How you have fallen from heaven, O MORNING STAR, SON OF THE DAWN

II Peter 1:19

KJV - ...until the day dawns, and the DAY STAR arises in your hearts NASV - ...until the day dawns and the MORNING STAR arises in your hearts NIV - ...until the day dawns and the MORNING STAR rises in your hearts

Strong's #5459 - Greek word "PHOSOPHORUS"

"Lightbringing: sc. (that is to say) ASTER (Gr.), LUCIFER, THE MORNING STAR; met. (metaphorically) II. Pet. 1:19" (Perschbacher)

Revelation 13:18

KJV - ... Count the number of the beast, for it is the NUMBER OF A MAN; and his number is (666) NIV - ... for it is MAN'S NUMBER. His number is 666.

Revelation 14:1

KJV - ... a Lamb stood on the Mount Sion, and with him (144,000) having his Father's name written in their foreheads. NASV - ...having HIS NAME AND the name of his Father written on their foreheads NIV - ... had HIS NAME AND his Father's name written on their foreheads.

The Star of David

"...all evidence suggests that the early use of the hexagram was limited to 'practical Kabbalah,' that is, Jewish magic, probably dating back to the 6th century C.E. Legends connect this symbol with the "Seal of Solomon," the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and spirits. Although the original ring was inscribed with the Tetragrammaton, the sacred Four-Letter Name of God, medieval amulets imitating this ring substituted the hexagram or pentagram..."

G. The Merovingian Christ, Thomas Plantard de Saint-Clair, will require everyone to receive the Seal of Solomon on his right hand or forehead, the location of the Third Eye.

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark on their right hand, or on their foreheads” – Rev. 13:16

"The name Saint-Clair is derived from the Latin Sanctus Clarus, meaning 'Holy Light'." - 29:297

"Clairvoyance. The faulty of seeing with the inner eye or spiritual sight... Real clairvoyance means the faculty of seeing through the densest matter (the latter disappearing at the will and before the spiritual eye of the Seer), and irrespective of time (past, present and future) or distance." - 316:85

"Many authors recognize that clairvoyance is gained through use of the third eye... learn[ing] clairvoyance, levitation and astral projection by learning to open the third eye." Burns, pp. 363 “...the snake uncoils and stretches up through wheels (chakras)...until it reaches the area of the forehead corresponding to the third eye... It is then...that man recovers his sense of the eternal.’” ~ J.E. Cirlot, Dictionary of Symbols, pp. 284-6

SECTS, SYMBOLISM &

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

by

Ray Novosel

Much has been written over the years, and a lot of speculation has been agonised over regarding the end times, especially with respect to the "mark of the beast." This Scripture, is found in Revelation 13, verses 16 through 18, and reads as follows:

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." All sorts of interpretations of "the mark" have been offered, everything from enforced "Sunday Worship" as believed by the Seventh Day Adventists, to other quite bizarre non literal notions. My intention is to explain a quite literal interpretation of this Scripture, based on the Cabbalistic expectation of a future incarnation of Lucifer (occultists generally do not accept his fallen state as Satan), into a human vessel, where he will quite literally rule the world as a despotic king, through the vehicle of a One World Government. During this time of the Devil's limited rulership, he will force virtually the whole population of the earth to receive a physical, discernible mark for control and identification purposes, a mark without which, life generally will be made very difficult, to say the least. (for Christians anyway)

Down through the centuries the Jews have always been recognised by the frequent use of their own unique distinguishing mark, that of the two interlacing triangles. However, most Jews do not have the faintest idea of the true Cabalistic meaning of this symbol and its widespread use amongst the higher initiates within all the Luciferian and Freemasonry sects. This most occult of all symbols is worn as a charm by countless Christians who naively believe that it is a harmless token representing the chosen people of God, and hope that it will bring a kind of blessing on themselves. However the exact opposite is the case; this symbol especially, brings with it powerful curses, leading to spiritual and moral degeneration and physical sickness with continued use. These symbols when worn or displayed by high initiates or "the profane" alike, evoke the same powerful forces within the supernatural realm.

The following extracts by Warren Weston, at the time the world's foremost authority on Gnostic and other sects, demonstrates the phallic nature of the so-called "Star of David" or "Solomon's Seal" more correctly called the "Double Divinity," outlining its esoteric occult history.

Extracts from "The Father of Lies" by Warren Weston (1938)

The fundamental doctrine of magic (more correctly, magick) is phallicism. New life is created by the act of generation (the argument runs): therefore the life force is generated by the sexual forces, the union of male and female elements. As represented by the two opposing equilateral triangles:

 The triangle with the broad base up is the male principle (spirit of fire - red) Jehovah White and positive.  The triangle with the broad base down is the female principle (spirit of water - blue) Jehovah Black and negative.  The symbolic representation of which is sexual union.

(Interestingly enough you will notice that the emblem itself is actually made up of three pairs of triangles with their apexes touching. Each pair collectively represents the number 6, which qualifies the whole symbol as a graphical representation of 666.)

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OR MALTESE CROSS IN FIG. 1

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Jehovah White & Jehovah Black The Magical Head of the Zohar (The Double Divinity) (The "Zohar" is the Talmud's Cabbalistic Code) Their phallic God is therefore hermaphroditic or bi-sexual. The sexual organs are considered sacred, while the rites and rituals are designed to liberate the passions and the natural instincts from the control of (wait for it) reason. The novice must denounce as fraud the existence of a moral order, together with that of its creator. This is the exact reverse of what the Bible stands for.

The creation of the universe (according to the phallic adepts) is the work of the hermaphrodite god. The universe was not created but procreated or engendered by him in successive stages. The god himself is supposed to have been the original and unique emanation of the divine substance of which all things are made. In this role the god is known as Pan, the first principle of nature. Thus man is placed on a par with his creator: both are divine and immortal; man therefore creates when he procreates.

No doctrine was ever better designed to destroy reason by self conceit and to degenerate man into lust and crime.

In closing, let us recapitulate some of the points concerning the character of magic as follows:

Man is attracted to magic by the notion of "getting something for nothing" of the "secret heritage," as opposed to the idea of earning an honest living. Magic appeals to man's baser nature, to his greed and his appetite, most of all to his ego.

1. The magic mirror flatters the ego, by making him believe that he's on a par with God . . . (now where have we heard that before? . . .) At the same time, it distorts his outlook; leads him to reject reason, and to accept nonreason and hypocrisy in its place. Vice becomes virtue. Man becomes the slave of his own ego. 2. The person becomes part of a secret society (whether he knows it, wants it, or not), held together by a common hatred, depravity, and greed. It is one of the thousand or so occult fraternities which secretly worship the phallic god and practice magic for their own ends. These fraternities, which are the plague of humanity, have always exploited religion as a screen for these activities. Good old paganism, in all its forms! Continuing our study of the interlaced triangles, let us make a slight modification by removing most of the triangle with its broad base down and only leave the portion of the base line that passes through the remaining triangle causing a truncation or a "capstone" effect. (Fig. 3)

Fig. 3 Fig. 4 The base 2D form of the "Insignia of the The completed 3D form. Illuminati"

Extracts from . . . "The Red Fog Over America" by William Guy Carr (1958)

The complete insignia as shown in Fig. 4 was originally adopted by Weishaupt at the time he founded the order on May 1, 1776. It is that event that is memorialised by the MDCCLXXVI (666 in Arabic) at the base of the pyramid, and not the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as the uninformed have supposed. The esoteric significance of the design is as follows:

 The Pyramid represents the conspiracy for the total destruction of Christianity and the establishment of a "One World Government," the big "secret" of the Order.  The eye radiating in all directions from the capstone is not the all-seeing eye as we would suppose, but the all "spying" eye that symbolises the terrorist, Big Brother-like agency, that Weishaupt set up under the name of "Insinuating Brethren," to guard the "secret" of the Order and to terrorise the populace into the acceptance of its rule. This "Ogpu" (Gestapo-like system) had its first workout in the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, which it was instrumental in organising.

The words "ANNUIT COEPTIS" means "our enterprise (conspiracy) has been crowned with success." Below, the words "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" explains the nature of the enterprise and means "a New Social Order."

It should be noted that this insignia acquired Masonic significance only after the merger of that Order with the Order of Illuminati at the Congress of Wilhemsbad, in 1782. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (a Roosevelt kinsman) and Thomas Jefferson, all ardent Illuminists, and defenders of Adam Weishaupt, proposed that this insignia be commissioned as the reverse of the seal, on the face of which was to be the eagle symbol, which was subsequently adopted on June 10, 1782. Upon adoption of the Constitution, Congress decreed by Act, of September 15, 1789, its retention and official seal of the United States Government. It is stated, interestingly enough, by the State Department in its latest publication on the subject, that "the reverse has never been cut and used as a seal" and that only the obverse bearing the eagle symbol has been used as an official seal and coat of arms. It was first published on the reverse of all dollar bills at the beginning of the Roosevelt "New Deal" in 1933.

Fig. 5 The Great Seal Fig. 6 Obverse Overlay

Figure 5: Illustrates the present official Seal of the United States. In the top right hand corner is the original thirteen star cluster as submitted by the designer C.L. Totten, originally featuring a cross incorporated within the Constellation in the crest. Interestingly enough, this design was subsequently changed to a cluster resembling a Star of David, which was ultimately approved and ratified by Congress.

Figure 6: Illustrates another interesting result when the great seal is overlaid with the Illuminati Crest. Note carefully how the eye in the triangle symbol matches perfectly with the centroid of the stars within the crest. The incredible consistency of it all has to be marveled at.

. . .So what is the meaning of the publication of this symbol (Fig. 4) that had been so carefully suppressed up to that date that so few Americans knew of its existence, other than as a Masonic symbol? It can only mean one thing, that with the advent of the New Deal, the Illuminist-Socialist-Communist conspirators, ardent followers of Professor Weishaupt, regarded their followers as beginning to be crowned with success. In effect this seal proclaims to the people of the United States, that the entire power of their Government supports the conspiracy to undermine and destroy them and the Constitution on which it rests - proving that it is a Government of Traitors.

Is this then the reason why successive administrations within the White House have so staunchly supported the state of Israel, both financially and militarily?

Albert Pike, quoted in A.C. de la Rive: La Femme et l'Enfant dans la Franc- Maconnerie Universelle, p. 588:

". . .To the crowd we must say: we worship a God, but it is a God one adores without superstition. To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, we say this, you may repeat it only to the brethren of the 32nd, 31st and 30th degrees: The Masonic religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine. If Lucifer were not God, would Adonay (the God of the Christians) whose deeds prove his cruelty, perfidy and hatred of man, his barbarism and repulsion for science, would Adonay and his priests calumniate him. Yes! Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay is also God. . . .religious philosophy in its purity and truth consists in the belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay."

Most Masonic Lodge Symbols contain only two or three primary elements, with slight variations depending on the particular sect. If you look closely, you will see that the compass and square here is a disguised form of two interlaced triangles, with some lodges bold enough to display the symbol outright.

Also, many commonly used company logos are represented by graphical forms of 666, which are easily spotted once you know what to look for. The Mitsubishi symbol, for example, is a classic. Three pairs of diamonds in a triangulate form.

Below is a copy of the sworn oath of the Illuminati. It is interesting to compare the renunciation of vows portion of the oath with that of the Jewish Kol Nidre, which absolves the Jew yearly from any legally undertaken oath, whether it be a Judge, Magistrate, Lawyer, Doctor or whatever. Here is the Oath administered to the Illuminati:

"In the name of the son crucified (the Pentagram, the illuminised man), swear to break the bonds which still bind you to your father, mother, brothers, sisters, wife, relatives, friends, mistresses, kings chiefs, benefactors, and all person to whomsoever you may have promised faith, obedience, and service. Nam and curse the place where you were born, so that you may dwell in another place where you will attain only after having renounced this pestilential globe, vile refuse of the heavens! From this moment you are free from the so-called oath to country and laws: swear to reveal to the new chief, recognised by you, what you may have seen or done, intercepted, read or heard, learned or surmised, and also seek for and spy out what your eyes cannot discern. Honour and respect Aqua Tofana as a sure, prompt, and necessary means of purging the globe by death of those who seek to vilify the truth and seize it from our hands. Fly from Spain, Naples, and all accursed land; finally fly from the temptation to reveal what you may hear, for the thunder is no prompter than the knife which awaits you in whatsoever place you may be. Live in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (This is the Trinity of Illuminism -- Cabalistic and Gnostic. The Father -- the generating fire; the Holy Spirit -- the Great Mother Nature, reproducing all things; the Son -- the manifestation, the vital fluid, the astral light of Illuminism. It is a perversion of Christian symbolism.)

Miscellaneous Symbols and Emblems

"The star of the microcosm, or the MAGIC PENTAGRAM, that star wherein the human figure was represented by Agrippa, with the head in the ascenidng point and the four members in the four other points--the Burning STAR, WHICH, WHEN INVERTED, IS THE HIEROGLYPHIC SIGN OF THE GOAT OF BLACK MAGIC, whose head can then be sketched in the star with the two horns above, the ears on the right and left, and the beard below, sign of antagonism and blind fatality, the goat of lewdness assaulting heaven with its horns, a sign execrated even in the Sabbath by initiates of a superior order. . .

"The PENTAGRAM WITH TWO HORNS IN THE ASCENDANT REPRESENTS SATAN, or the goat of the Sabbath. . . .IT IS THE FIGURE OF A HUMAN BODY with the four members and a point representing the head; a human figure HEAD DOWNWARD NATURALLY REPRESENTS THE DEMON, that is, intellectual subversion, disorder and folly." [Dr. Cathy Burns quoting Eliphas Levi in Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated, pp. 52-3] "There are two parts, or division, of humanity whose history is closely related to that of the Wisdom Teachings. They embody the doctrines of fire and water, the two opposites of nature. Those who follow the path of faith (or the heart) use water and are known as the Sons of Seth, while those who follow the path of the mind and action are the Sons of Cain, who was the son of SAMAEL, the Spirit of Fire. Today we find the latter among the alchemists, the Hermetic philosophers, the Rosicrucians, and the Freemasons. . ." [Ibid, p. 191, quoting Manley P. Hall]

". . .in the Kabbalah SAMAEL . . . IS SATAN. . ." [Ibid., quoting H.P. Blavatsky]

Crop Circles: The Barbury Castle Tetrahedron

[The following are excepts from Secrets In The Fields by Freddy Silva. See other images at

http://www.cropcircleship.com/wiki/Barbury_Castle_Tetrahedron ]

In 1991 the town of Wroughton had been having its own share of excitement. During the night of July 16th the whole town suddenly found itself electricity-free. At the same time, country residents around the nearby Neolithic hill fort of Barbury Castle had witnessed the by-now usual aerobatic display of small, brightly colored flying objects, followed by what many described as a low rumbling noise akin to that heard at Alton Barnes the previous year. Next morning the headlines in the British press read 'NOW EXPLAIN THIS ONE'.

Covering 12,000sq yards, the Barbury Castle tetrahedron marked a further incursion into crop circle evolution. It was also an unmistakable and identifiable philosophical and alchemical symbol dealing with the very creation of the universe.

Not only was this soon-to-be-famous glyph to keep scholars busy for some time to come, it also attracted the interest of the now supposedly disinterested army who proceeded to block access to local roads, an act which blatantly overstepped their jurisdiction.

This pattern is one of the most important alchemical and Hermetic symbols. It is featured in Michespacher's 1654 book Cabala in Alchymia as the diagram describing the very process of Creation. The three balls are said to represent the three alchemical elements- salt, sulphur and mercury, in conjunction with the Godhead at the center which unites the three to create the Universe; in other words, the three elements are spun together and held in equilibrium until an energy from the Creator activates the process. This is the act of material manifestation. The diagram is also well known to Qabbalists and Rosicrucians whose roots can be traced back to the ancient Egyptian mystery schools. Their description tallies with Michespacher's, but because the source is older it is inevitably devoid of centuries of misinterpretation. The alchemical connotations which were fashionable in the Middle Ages are here replaced by water, fire and light respectively. These are contained by the triangle of complete equality (equilibrium), which in turn interacts with the three circles of the high throne - Father, Son and Spirit, the three sources of Light, also referred to as the Three In One. Generated by this diagram are the seven creative spirits; from this master plan evolves the true nature of the solar system.

The principle of Three in One is in itself a cosmic law. But as John Michell discovered, the whole structure is also a collection of numeric, musical and geometrical harmonies which founded the prevailing order in every old civilization: "It demonstrates the principle of Three in One by means of a central circle which exactly contains the combined areas of the three circles around it. Moreover, the sum of all the four circular areas in the diagram is 31680 square feet. . . In traditional cosmology, this was taken to be the measure around the sub-lunary world, and the early Christian scholars calculated the number 3168 as emblematic of Lord Jesus Christ. The same number was previously applied to the name of a leading principle in the pagan religion."

Michell further explores this number: 316.8 as the number of feet in the circumference of the lintel ring at Stonehenge and the perimeter square of St. Mary's Chapel in Glastonbury, which relates to the 31680 miles of the perimeter square around the Earth or the number of furlongs of its mean radius. Michell further wrote, "The number 3168 is superabundant, the Pythagorean term for a number which is exceeded by the sum of its factors. The sum of all the numbers which divide into 3168 is 6660, connecting the number of the Lord Jesus Christ with that of the Beast of Revelation." To Michell the Barbury Castle tetrahedron is nothing short of "a divine revelation."

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