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Theosophy Is of the Devil by David J Theosophy is of the Devil By David J. Stewart I could have just as easily saved this article under "New Age" or "Witchcraft," because there's not a dime's difference between the two. I saved it under "New Age" because the primary agenda of Theosophy is to further the New World Order, i.e., the Beast system of the coming Antichrist. The following historical information concerning Theosophy is a quote from Wikipedia.com... Photo to Right: Occultist and Satan worshipper, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Theosophy, literally "god-wisdom" (Greek: θεοσοφία theosophia), designates several bodies of ideas. The 6th century neo-platonist Pseudo-Dionysius seems to have been the first philosopher the term applied to. There was a group of Renaissance philosophers: Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Robert Fludd, and, especially, Jacob Boehme; the Enlightenment theologian Emanuel Swedenborg was influenced by these. And finally, the word was revived in the nineteenth century by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky to designate her religious philosophy which holds that all religions are attempts by humanity to approach the absolute, and that each religion therefore has a portion of the truth. Together with Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others, Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. This society has since split into a number of organizations, some of which no longer use the term "theosophy." SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Please notice that Helena Petrovna Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. Her most popular work was a two- volume book she wrote titled 'The Secret Doctrine,' in which she woefully states... "Lucifer represents.. Life.. Thought.. Progress.. Civilization.. Liberty.. Independence.. Lucifer is the Logos.. the Serpent, the Savior." pages 171, 225, 255 (Volume II) "It is Satan who is the God of our planet and the only God." pages 215, 216, 220, 245, 255, 533, (VI) "The Celestial Virgin which thus becomes the Mother of Gods and Devils at one and the same time; for she is the ever-loving beneficent Deity...but in antiquity and reality Lucifer or Luciferius is the name. Lucifer is divine and terrestrial Light, 'the Holy Ghost' and 'Satan' at one and the same time." page 539 Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 32° Co-Freemason The Secret Doctrine Clearly, Helena Blavatsky was a devout Satan worshipper, and an enemy of the cross of Jesus Christ. She is also one of the pioneers of today's occult New Age Movement... Beginning in the early to mid-Nineteenth Century, and with the incorporation of Eastern mystical concepts into the existing traditions, the Western Mystery Tradition experienced a major divergence between the esoteric Hermetic rites of the Masonic and Rosicrucian traditions, and the Theosophical schools (with the major divergence occurring during the life of Madame Blavatsky) that came to be grouped under the general rubric of New Age spirituality. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_mystery_tradition Theosophy, Satan worship, New Age, Freemasonry, and witchcraft are inseparable. They all hate God, hate the Word of God, and are committed to a one-world order, i.e., the Beast system of the coming Antichrist. Theosophist, Helen Keller, and Her Satanic Hand Sign I get e-mails from people from time-to-time, upset that I would dare say that Helen Keller's "I love you" hand sign is Satanic. Yet, Helen Keller was an occult Theosophist herself... Light in My Darkness is a book, originally published in 1927 as My Religion, written by Helen Keller when she was 47 years old. The book was written as a tribute to Emanuel Swedenborg whom Helen regarded as "one of the noblest champions true Christianity has ever known." This book is regarded as Helen's Keller's spiritual autobiography in which she openly declares that "the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg have been my light, and a staff in my hand and by his vision splendid I am attended on my way." SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_in_my_Darkness Who is Emanuel Swedenborg? He was an unsaved heretic, a Modernist, who falsely claimed to be a Christian... Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg; February 8, 1688 – March 29, 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic, and theologian. At the age of fifty-six he entered into a spiritual phase, in which he experienced dreams and visions. This culminated in a spiritual awakening, where he claimed he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly doctrine to reform Christianity... Swedenborg rejected the Protestant doctrine of salvation through faith alone, since he considered both faith and charity necessary for salvation, not one without the other. The purpose of faith, according to Swedenborg, is to lead a person to a life according to the truths of faith, which is charity... SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg Clearly, Swedenborg believed in a works based salvation, which is a sure road to Hell (Romans 3:20; Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8,9). Carefully notice that Swedenborg was a "Christian mystic" ... 1 Swedenborg is called a "mystic" by many sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica online version, Swedenborg, Emanuel, retrieved November 8, 2006, and the Encyclopedia of Religion (1987) which starts its article with the description that he was a "Swedish scientist and mystic." 2 Swedenborg referred to himself as an initialis, in Greek μυστικός (mystikos), "an initiate" (Bergquist, 1999, p.451; in turn based on Arcana Cœlestia §4099) Christian mystic? There is NO such thing as a "Christian mystic." Christianity has nothing to hide. Helen Keller was a devout student of Mr. Swedenborg, a Theosophist, and a heretic. Remember, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky who founded the Theosophical Society in 1875, openly stated... "It is Satan who is the God of our planet and the only God." pages 215, 216, 220, 245, 255, 533, (VI) Photo to Right: Occultist, unsaved Modernist, and Helen Keller's mentor, Emanuel Swedenborg Concerning Swedenborg and Theosophy, The Theosophical Society in England states... The modem revival of esotericism extends from Romantic Naturphilosophie to nineteenth-century occultism involving Swedenborgianism, Mesmerism, spiritualism, the ancient wisdom-tradition, and ceremonial magic and para-masonic orders. SOURCE: http://www.theosophical- society.org.uk/html/ma_exeter.html Keller is still praised by Theosophist's around the world today, for her mysticism and occult influence... Some call it cosmic or spiritual consciousness, the wisdom of the higher self, the inner Christos or light of Buddhi. Like intellect, it manifests in all grades and degrees and includes intuition, spiritual insight, and vision. Just as our thoughts and reasoning can be misleading, so too can this new quality when not understood. Helen Keller was most fortunate in having a knowledgeable teacher of high ethics to train her young mind; but we individually have to choose whether by means of our increasing inner scope and power we shall transform ourselves into wise and truly human beings, or use this emerging ability with its many ramifications merely for our own well-being. [emphasis added] SOURCE: http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/evol/ev-davis.htm Of course, Keller's "knowledgeable teacher" was the Satan-inspired Emanuel Swedenborg, as we have discovered. It should be plain to see that Theosophy is rooted in occultism, Satan worship, humanism, and has a New Age agenda. Here we read more about Emanuel Swedenborg, who perverted Christianity and led people with him into Hellfire... "The Enlightenment saw another occult revival, perhaps spurred by growing rejection of mainstream religion and increased democracy and freedom of conscience. The period saw the rise of occult fraternities, most notably Speculative Freemasonry and a revived Rosicrucian Brotherhood. Academic interest in ancient mystery cults such as those of Mithras and Dionysus began to develop. Emanuel Swedenborg pulled Christianity in a more mystical or occult direction..." [emphasis added] SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_mystery_tradition Anyone who "pulls Christianity in a more mystical or occult direction" is of the Devil. In the first place, you can't "pull Christianity" anywhere, all you can do is follow the Devil away from Christianity. There is NO such thing as "Christian mysticism." Christianity has NOTHING to hide. Jesus said in John 18:20... "I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing." The word "mysticism" has no place in Christianity, for there are no hidden realities which cannot be discovered by any believer who has a Bible. We read in 2nd Peter 1:20, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." Scripturally, no one can claim that they have received some knowledge from God that no one else has. We clearly read in Hebrews 1:1,2... "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son..." Jesus is the Living Word, and the Bible is the Written Word (John 1:1-3,14; Revelation 19:13). Thus, God is saying that He speaks to us today through the Word of God alone, and not through any mystical mediation or divine revelation. This means Ellen G. White, the self-proclaimed prophetess of the Seventh-Day Adventists, is a LIAR. She claims to have received special messages from God, given only to her, for these last days. Another such nut is Harold Camping, who claims Jesus is coming back on October 20th, 2011. He is a deceiver! This means when Pat Roberson claims that God had a conversation with him that he is a liar. Beware of anyone who claims to have UNIQUE knowledge from God, given only to them, because they are lying according to 2nd Peter 1:20.
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