Tumbleweed
18th July 2012, 07:03 PM
I've been looking for information about the end game plans of the Satanists and I came across this article that I thought was pretty good. It's one about the beginings and teachings of secret societies that are satanic. It's long but is interesting to me.
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n2032.cfm
Part 1
JEWISH SECRET SOCIETY CONSPIRED TO CRUCIFY JESUS
We will demonstrate today that the Jewish religious leaders were not traditional Abrahamic Covenant Jews, even though they certainly gave great lip service to it; rather, the Pharisees of Jesus' day were members of the secret society now called the Cabala. The Cabala was as occultic and Satanic as any that has ever existed, and for the past 2,000 years, has formed the cornerstone of all seriously Satanic secret societies. A great irony of history is that the exceedingly anti-Semitic Adolf Hitler learned the Cabala while training in The Thule Secret Society, and used it to justify his genocidal murder of 6 million Jews!
The Pharisees literally were controlled by Satan at the time that Jesus carried out His ministry.
Since the Pharisees were practicing Satanists in their heart of hearts, this would explain much mystery concerning the Biblical account of Jesus' ministry and death. For example, it would explain the intense hatred of Jesus, with which the Pharisees were afflicted, even in the face of His many and unparalleled miracles. This would explain how "some" people who witnessed the miracle of Lazarus coming back from the dead did not believe. How could they not believe? They had just witnessed an unbelievable miracle; a man whom they personally knew, and whom they knew was genuinely dead, had just been raised back to life through the awesome power of Jesus Christ. Yet, some of them did not believe; they hurried to tell the Pharisees of Lazarus' resurrection. What was their reaction? Did they then believe? No, they felt an even more intense desire to kill Jesus. Once you understand what we have to share with you, this unbelievable hardness of heart will be more understandable.
Finally, this Satanism of the Pharisees would explain Jesus' unparalleled and uncharacteristically intense anger which He displayed toward them. If the Pharisees had been merely misguided sinners, Jesus would have displayed the same compassion toward them as he did prostitutes and tax collectors. Reread the Gospels with this concept in mind, and you will see the uncharacteristic anger from Jesus toward the Pharisees. Today, we shall study the reality that the Pharisees were deeply involved in the Jewish secret society, the Cabala, to see the impact this reality had on the ministry and the death of Jesus Christ.
Why The Secrecy?
How did secret societies get started, and why were they necessarily secret? The answer is simultaneously shocking and informative, for it lays the foundation for understanding any secret society. Christian author, the Reverend Alexander Hislop, published a book entitled, "The Two Babylons: The Papal Worship" (http://www.cuttingedge.org/detail.cfm?ID=215). He states that secret societies can be traced back to Nimrod, who became, after his death, the "first of deified mortals" (Page 32). Who was Nimrod? Not too many years after the great flood -- survived only by Noah and his family -- a mighty man arose in what is now known as ancient Babylon. His name was Nimrod, a mighty warrior, and he commanded a tremendous presence upon what is now known as ancient Babylon. Nimrod established a Satanic system of idolatry openly, causing many people to flock to this worship. At this time, the predominant religious system that ruled the world was the worship of the One True God. Soon after Nimrod established his "alternative" religion, based upon witchcraft and idolatry, Shem, one of Noah's sons, was greatly angered and, motivated by Almighty God, removed Nimrod. Shem militarily attacked Nimrod, defeating him, and taking him prisoner. Shem executed Nimrod and many of his Satanic priests and followers. As an example of the thorough nature of his victory, Shem ordered Nimrod's body to be cut into pieces. Each of these pieces was sent throughout the known world to demonstrate to everyone that the worship of Satan through idolatry and witchcraft would not be tolerated. The world seemed safe from this tide of evil.
However, Nimrod's wife, Semiramus, and some surviving priests, joined forces to create a secret, underground religion. They deified Nimrod, creating a counterfeit to the True Messiah, Jesus Christ. They created a system of Satanic Mysteries destined to spread over the entire world. The teachings of these "Mysteries", as they came to be called, very subtlety led men back to the very system of Nimrod's magic and idolatry, which Shem had so vigorously attacked. This false path was made appealing to men by promising them hidden knowledge, by enticing them with the allure of keeping such knowledge secret, and binding them together with severe oaths and secret signs and handshakes.
This, then, was the beginning of secret societies, starting several generations after the great flood -- in approximately 2200 B.C. Secret Societies have existed, therefore, for over 4,000 years of human history; they literally were Satan's church from the beginning. They were absolutely opposed to every part of God's plan for mankind, and were committed to destroying it. This commitment to destruction of God's system was so stated that their members were deceived into thinking that they were actually trying to accomplish "good". Is this why God warns, in Isaiah 5:20 "Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil..."?
Secret societies literally turn word definitions upside down, so that they are calling the good of God evil, and the evil of Satan, good.
There is one more reason that secret societies had to be established in secret and remain secret. Their goal was nothing less than the overthrow of all existing government and of God's true religion. If they attempted to establish their organization publicly, the ruling authorities would move to immediately arrest them for treason, and the people who were ordering their lives according to the precepts of God's established system, would cry out for the arrest and execution of these people.
However, since these evil plans for overthrow originated from Satan, they were filled with exceedingly great malicious hatred for mankind. Every single plan for every country has been filled with plans to murder large numbers of people. The plans of Communism -- created by the Illuminati in the first place (http://www.cuttingedge.org/detail.cfm?ID=2) -- are a good example of the planned bloodshed which always accompanies the actual overthrow of the existing system of authority. Several hundred million people were systematically murdered by Communist authorities from 1918-1991. Today, the Illuminati plans to overthrow all existing national governments and replace them with a single United Nations government; at the end of the "cleansing period", 66% of all mankind is planned to die. If people of any era really and truly understood the real plans their leaders had for them, they would rise up as one, demanding arrest and execution of all the leaders of the conspiracy, including those leaders holding posts of authority in the very government they were planning to overthrow!
Therefore, such goals and activity simply had to be carried out in extreme secrecy.
But, further, leaders of these secret societies believed that their power would greatly increase if they could remain absolutely secret. Satan is the Lord of the dark, dank spiritual places, and absolutely thrives on secrecy.
In conclusion, secret societies can be traced back to the Satanic king of ancient Babylon, Nimrod. They were established after Nimrod was executed by Shem for the crime of publicly reinstating witchcraft and idolatry. To preserve this Satanic worship and to achieve the overthrow of the hated system which had destroyed Nimrod, a secret system of Satanism had to be established. Through secret societies, the Babylonian system of Satanism was preserved. From this system, Anti-Christ will arise, and will try to destroy God's system, as has been the plan from the beginning. At this point, the entire world will be covered over by the public reinstitution of the ancient Babylonian system of Satan worship. We are very close to this occurrence today; thus, we should not be surprised to realize that God identifies the system of Anti-Christ in the book of Revelation as "Mystery Babylon" (Chapter 17). God is very literal and precise in His prophecies.
The Babylon Mysteries then spread to Egypt, where the story of the death of Nimrod and Shem's dismemberment of his body was retold as the story of Osiris. Most of the key legends of which the occultic Mysteries are comprised have been retold in many cultures and always with names and places unique to the specific culture. In this way, Satan quite successfully spread his false system throughout the world, capturing the minds and hearts of the key leaders in each country.
Common Characteristics of Secret Societies and Their Leaders
As time passed, and secret societies were established in many different countries and cultures, they began to develop common characteristics, because they were serving the same supernatural being, Satan. It would be helpful now to study these similar characteristics.
1. Arrogant Pride
Members of secret societies have always been invited to join, thus creating a membership which considered itself to be exclusive, separate and superior to the rest of the people of society. This arrogant attitude was further enhanced by the teaching that hidden spiritual and temporal knowledge existed, to only be revealed to the few Adepts , or "Wise Men" as they called themselves. These "Wise Men" believed that these Mysteries were incapable of comprehension by the common, the "vulgar", masses of people. In fact, this arrogance was so common among these secret society "Wise Men" that they began the process of actually teaching falsehood to the common people, reserving the true spiritual and temporal knowledge only for themselves. Thus, these men were very different from false religious teachers such as Mohammed and Buddha, who tried to spread their teaching to the masses. Secret societies went to great lengths to hide the truth from the common people.
We must be very clear on this point: No one who was an Adept of a secret society, who had learned the secret truth, could ever reveal this truth to the common people. The penalty for such revelation to the common people was death, the most extreme and painful death possible. Keep this fact in mind, for it will have great significance later on.
2. Development of Dual Personalities
Because each member was learning tremendous, explosive information which he had promised to keep absolutely secret from any person(s) who were not members, members began to develop two distinct personalities. One personality was public and one was extremely secret. The art of deception, even of close family members, was quickly developed. Literally, what an associate saw in speech and action was far different than the person who existed on the inside.
3. Oral Teaching Revered
Secret societies taught that Oral Teaching was as important and sacred as any Written Work. As we shall see in a few moments when we study the Jewish secret society, the Cabalists, this emphasis on Oral Teaching is a very important tool of Satan. Remember, God established His Holy Scripture as written sacred work. He repeatedly stated that this written word would never change, that it would be absolutely and completely fulfilled, and that it would last for eternity. Since Satan always works in the opposite way as God, we should not be surprised that he places his great emphasis upon oral teaching. Within the confines of secret societies, oral teaching also serves the critical purpose of keeping their society and their teachings secret. Oral teachings are a tool of Satan.
4. Man Is Inherently Good
Secret societies taught that man was inherently good, that he was corrupted only by his physical and spiritual surroundings. Of course, this contradicts clear and consistent Biblical teaching that man is inherently evil.
5. Promised Redeemer
Virtually all secret societies teach that, one day, a Redeemer King will arise, to lead the entire world into this hidden knowledge. Only when all mankind is initiated into these Mysteries will the world be able to live in the "Golden Age" for which it was intended. This teaching is a counterfeit of the Truth of the Bible, which declares from beginning to the end that Messiah will establish His eternal kingdom. At this point, we need to understand one very critical detail: The Redeemer King for which occult secret societies were awaiting differs significantly from the Biblical Redeemer King, Whom we know is Jesus Christ.
There are several differences:
(1). Jesus Christ is Almighty, Omnipotent God, the Second Member of the Trinity; but, he secret society Redeemer King will an "Ascended Master", a man arising from within secret societies, who had lived many lifetimes and had reached a "perfected" state. He possessed the "Christ Consciousness" inherent in this perfected state, and thus will possess the necessary knowledge to lead mankind into the perfect Golden Age.
(2). Jesus Christ possesses inherent power, because He was and is God. The secret society Redeemer King can only "access" the power of the Logos, of the Occult, and only because he was an Adept of the Mysteries. He will not possess any inherent power; rather, the only power he will be able to command will be derived from his knowledge of the occult.
(3). Jesus Christ reestablished the Law and the Prophets, and raised the standard back to the high point at which God had established it under Moses. The Redeemer King for which the secret societies are awaiting will continue to hide the secret truths from the common people, elevating those members of the secret societies to their rightful place of honor in society.
Babylonian Secret Societies Penetrating Jewish Religious System
Let us return back to the history of secret societies now that we have established this background of understanding. At the time God led the children of Israel out of their slavery in Egypt (approximately 1500 B.C.), Middle Eastern secret society teaching had existed for hundreds and hundreds of years. In the centuries before Jesus Christ was born, this deadly virus began to penetrate Jewish religious leaders. These Jewish leaders began to dabble in the occult. A Jewish secret oral tradition began to be espoused, distinctly separate from God's written Pentateuch.
Two systems of Jewish oral teachings were created, one public and one secret. The public teaching dealt with the affairs of everyday life, such as laws on buying and selling and making contracts, and what constituted work on the Sabbath; this practical law was later called the Talmud. Jesus railed against the imposition of this man-made law upon the people, because it bound them so tightly to the priests, and it created a frustrating set of standards to which no one could attain. And, these standards were not from God; they were man-made so that the priests could control the people.
The second set of Jewish oral teachings was extremely secret and was classic secret society; these teachings later became known as the Cabala. One of the books constituting the Cabala was called the Sepher-Ha-Zohar, or Book of Light. This book was committed to writing by the Rabbi Simon and his son, Eliezer who sat in a cavern every day for 12 years with sand up to their necks. While they were in this awful physical condition, they "meditated" on the sacred law, and were frequently visited by the great prophet Elias. (Nesta Webster, "Secret Societies", p. 8). The Apostle Paul was right on target when he warned, in 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, that Satan and his demons may transform themselves into angels of light and ministers of righteousness in order to deceive gullible man. One of the most common point amongst false religions is that the original text of revelation was given to the founder by an angel of light. Both Mohammed and Joseph Smith (Mormonism) were given their "new" revelations from a angel of light.
Thus, the Jewish priesthood began formulating a plan to bring all Jewish people into spiritual and physical bondage by creating this dual system of the public Talmud plus the very secret Cabala. The teachings of the public Talmud bound the people by almost 1,000 rules of everyday living and it began to move them away from the spiritual truth that God had revealed to Moses. Thus, the first requirement of a secret society was fulfilled, that of hiding the Truth from the people, partly by outright fabrication and partly by adding to Moses' original laws.
The secret teachings of the Cabala were truly Satanic. Some authors have admitted these teachings were for "magical" purposes. One author critical of the Cabala wrote that the Cabala is "a subtle poison which enters into the veins of Judaism and wholly infests it" (Theodore Reinach, quoted by Nesta Webster in "Secret Societies", p. 9). Salomon Reinach calls the Cabala "one of the worst aberrations of the human mind". Further, the Cabala has significantly influenced the beliefs and the direction of many European secret societies which were subsequently established in succeeding centuries. This influence was so profound that many non-Jewish secret societies literally have assumed a Jewish tone and character.
Since Satan is the "Lord of this World" he has the power to prosper those who follow his leadership. This was the bait that attracted those Jewish religious leaders to the mystical, magical properties inherent in the Cabala. And, make no mistake about that fact that these Jewish leaders prospered greatly. Even though Israel was suffering under the bondage of Gentile rulers, such as Greece and Rome, the Jewish priests won a certain autonomy which enabled them to virtually rule dictatorially over their Jewish citizens. And, the common Jewish citizen simply did not understand that these religious leaders had foisted upon them a system which simultaneously put them under a yoke of bondage while elevating these leaders to positions of great power and wealth. And, the depth of misunderstanding was so great that the average Jewish citizen still greatly admired and honored these religious leaders who were so afflicting them.
Now, let us examine the Pharisees, most of whom were members of the Cabal, using the five common characteristics of which we have already spoken. We will also turn to pertinent New Testament passages to aid our understanding. You will be shocked at the new meaning to these famous Biblical passages, now that you understand that the Pharisees who developed and carried out the plan to kill Jesus were members of the secret society called the Cabala, and now that you understand Jesus was speaking directly to the members of this secret society.
The Pharisees possessed:
1. Arrogant Pride
Matthew 23:14, "Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased...But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of God against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither allow ye them that are entering to go in". One of the characteristics of secret societies is that they will deceive the common people of key truth, especially the truth of how to obtain eternal salvation; rather, they will keep this truth to themselves, as a means of power and privilege. Jesus spoke directly to this terrible situation in Luke 11:52, "Woe unto you, lawyers; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entered in ye hindered." The teachers and lawyers of the Law knew the simple truth that God had developed for people to be saved for eternity and to develop a love for Him. Yet, they hid this simple truth from the people, substituting the terribly suffocating system of daily rules of living against which Jesus so railed. These damnable secret society Pharisees were deliberately sending entire populations of Jews to Hell because they had hidden the truth from them. This is why Jesus railed against them so terribly. You see, Satan had convinced these Pharisees that every Jew was going to Heaven anyway, simply because they were Jews; therefore, they believed it did not eternally matter what the Jews truly believed. The Pharisees kept earthly power and prestige more firmly in their hands through this spiritual deception.
2. Developed Dual Personalities
Matthew 23:27-28, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so, ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and uncleanness." Jesus is clearly speaking here of that dual personality of the member of the secret society. The Pharisee had cleverly and effectively hidden the existence of these Satanic beliefs from their subjects, but could not hide it from the Omniscient Eyes of Jesus God.
3. The Pharisees Developed Complex Systems of Oral Teaching And They Taught the Jewish People To Revere Them
Matthew 15:1-9, "Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees...saying, 'Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.' But He answered...'Why do ye transgress the commandments of God by your tradition?...ye hypocrites...'"
Jesus is clearly speaking out strongly against the evil which the secret society Pharisees had perpetrated against the Jewish people, that of creating oral tradition supposedly equal to God's Written Teaching, and, in fact, actually contradicted God's Written Word. No one understood how they had been tricked because they did not possess God's Written Word. The Pharisees had God's Written Word, and they were keeping it to themselves. We encourage you to read Matthew 15:1-20, carefully, with the insight that Jesus is speaking here primarily against secret society Satanic teachings and practices. Time after time, Jesus declares that the Pharisees are going to Hell. He minces no words. On two occasions, Jesus described the Pharisees as "Vipers", which the Dictionary of the Bible, by Dr. William Smith, gives as a synonym for "Serpent". Of course, we know that the Serpent is consistently utilized in the Bible as one of the names for Satan. But, Jesus leaves no room for error on this subject, not wanting us to miss the point that the Pharisees were not just sinners. In John 8:44, Jesus says that the father of the Pharisees was the devil. Jesus never said this to any other person or groups of persons. He was very compassionate toward sinners; the reason Jesus was so stern toward the Pharisees was that He knew they were worshipping Satan through their participation in the secret society, the Cabal.
4. The Pharisees Believed Man Is Inherently Good
Since the Pharisees believed man to be inherently good, they developed a system of salvation based upon works. This system of works was later to be called the Talmud; however, Jesus kept referring to it as the "Traditions of Men". The Bible clearly teaches, however, that man is inherently evil; therefore, there is absolutely no way that man can perform enough good works to completely atone for his evil. Jesus left no doubt that the Pharisees had concocted this system of works. Every time where He is railing against the "Traditions of Men", He is speaking of this false religious teaching that salvation can be obtained by good works. Whenever you see Jesus saying, "You say...but I say..." He is usually addressing this issue of works related salvation.
5. The Pharisees Were Looking For The Promised Redeemer/King
Both Pagan and true Judaic scholars were looking for a Messiah King to arise to lead mankind into new spiritual light and a new material prosperity. However, the pagans of the secret societies were looking for a Promised Redeemer which was far different than what the Bible taught was to come. Consequently, the people were badly misinformed as to what the true Redeemer was going to accomplish -- they were looking for the King Redeemer, not ever being told that much Messianic prophecy was "Suffering Servant". They were looking for a King, but they got a Suffering Servant, and the vast majority missed Him!
Now that we know that the Pharisees who so mightily opposed Jesus Christ, who wanted him dead so badly, and who demonstrated such supernatural hatred of Him, were members of a Satanic secret society, the Jewish Cabala, we are now ready for an even more shocking revelation.
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n2032.cfm
Part 1
JEWISH SECRET SOCIETY CONSPIRED TO CRUCIFY JESUS
We will demonstrate today that the Jewish religious leaders were not traditional Abrahamic Covenant Jews, even though they certainly gave great lip service to it; rather, the Pharisees of Jesus' day were members of the secret society now called the Cabala. The Cabala was as occultic and Satanic as any that has ever existed, and for the past 2,000 years, has formed the cornerstone of all seriously Satanic secret societies. A great irony of history is that the exceedingly anti-Semitic Adolf Hitler learned the Cabala while training in The Thule Secret Society, and used it to justify his genocidal murder of 6 million Jews!
The Pharisees literally were controlled by Satan at the time that Jesus carried out His ministry.
Since the Pharisees were practicing Satanists in their heart of hearts, this would explain much mystery concerning the Biblical account of Jesus' ministry and death. For example, it would explain the intense hatred of Jesus, with which the Pharisees were afflicted, even in the face of His many and unparalleled miracles. This would explain how "some" people who witnessed the miracle of Lazarus coming back from the dead did not believe. How could they not believe? They had just witnessed an unbelievable miracle; a man whom they personally knew, and whom they knew was genuinely dead, had just been raised back to life through the awesome power of Jesus Christ. Yet, some of them did not believe; they hurried to tell the Pharisees of Lazarus' resurrection. What was their reaction? Did they then believe? No, they felt an even more intense desire to kill Jesus. Once you understand what we have to share with you, this unbelievable hardness of heart will be more understandable.
Finally, this Satanism of the Pharisees would explain Jesus' unparalleled and uncharacteristically intense anger which He displayed toward them. If the Pharisees had been merely misguided sinners, Jesus would have displayed the same compassion toward them as he did prostitutes and tax collectors. Reread the Gospels with this concept in mind, and you will see the uncharacteristic anger from Jesus toward the Pharisees. Today, we shall study the reality that the Pharisees were deeply involved in the Jewish secret society, the Cabala, to see the impact this reality had on the ministry and the death of Jesus Christ.
Why The Secrecy?
How did secret societies get started, and why were they necessarily secret? The answer is simultaneously shocking and informative, for it lays the foundation for understanding any secret society. Christian author, the Reverend Alexander Hislop, published a book entitled, "The Two Babylons: The Papal Worship" (http://www.cuttingedge.org/detail.cfm?ID=215). He states that secret societies can be traced back to Nimrod, who became, after his death, the "first of deified mortals" (Page 32). Who was Nimrod? Not too many years after the great flood -- survived only by Noah and his family -- a mighty man arose in what is now known as ancient Babylon. His name was Nimrod, a mighty warrior, and he commanded a tremendous presence upon what is now known as ancient Babylon. Nimrod established a Satanic system of idolatry openly, causing many people to flock to this worship. At this time, the predominant religious system that ruled the world was the worship of the One True God. Soon after Nimrod established his "alternative" religion, based upon witchcraft and idolatry, Shem, one of Noah's sons, was greatly angered and, motivated by Almighty God, removed Nimrod. Shem militarily attacked Nimrod, defeating him, and taking him prisoner. Shem executed Nimrod and many of his Satanic priests and followers. As an example of the thorough nature of his victory, Shem ordered Nimrod's body to be cut into pieces. Each of these pieces was sent throughout the known world to demonstrate to everyone that the worship of Satan through idolatry and witchcraft would not be tolerated. The world seemed safe from this tide of evil.
However, Nimrod's wife, Semiramus, and some surviving priests, joined forces to create a secret, underground religion. They deified Nimrod, creating a counterfeit to the True Messiah, Jesus Christ. They created a system of Satanic Mysteries destined to spread over the entire world. The teachings of these "Mysteries", as they came to be called, very subtlety led men back to the very system of Nimrod's magic and idolatry, which Shem had so vigorously attacked. This false path was made appealing to men by promising them hidden knowledge, by enticing them with the allure of keeping such knowledge secret, and binding them together with severe oaths and secret signs and handshakes.
This, then, was the beginning of secret societies, starting several generations after the great flood -- in approximately 2200 B.C. Secret Societies have existed, therefore, for over 4,000 years of human history; they literally were Satan's church from the beginning. They were absolutely opposed to every part of God's plan for mankind, and were committed to destroying it. This commitment to destruction of God's system was so stated that their members were deceived into thinking that they were actually trying to accomplish "good". Is this why God warns, in Isaiah 5:20 "Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil..."?
Secret societies literally turn word definitions upside down, so that they are calling the good of God evil, and the evil of Satan, good.
There is one more reason that secret societies had to be established in secret and remain secret. Their goal was nothing less than the overthrow of all existing government and of God's true religion. If they attempted to establish their organization publicly, the ruling authorities would move to immediately arrest them for treason, and the people who were ordering their lives according to the precepts of God's established system, would cry out for the arrest and execution of these people.
However, since these evil plans for overthrow originated from Satan, they were filled with exceedingly great malicious hatred for mankind. Every single plan for every country has been filled with plans to murder large numbers of people. The plans of Communism -- created by the Illuminati in the first place (http://www.cuttingedge.org/detail.cfm?ID=2) -- are a good example of the planned bloodshed which always accompanies the actual overthrow of the existing system of authority. Several hundred million people were systematically murdered by Communist authorities from 1918-1991. Today, the Illuminati plans to overthrow all existing national governments and replace them with a single United Nations government; at the end of the "cleansing period", 66% of all mankind is planned to die. If people of any era really and truly understood the real plans their leaders had for them, they would rise up as one, demanding arrest and execution of all the leaders of the conspiracy, including those leaders holding posts of authority in the very government they were planning to overthrow!
Therefore, such goals and activity simply had to be carried out in extreme secrecy.
But, further, leaders of these secret societies believed that their power would greatly increase if they could remain absolutely secret. Satan is the Lord of the dark, dank spiritual places, and absolutely thrives on secrecy.
In conclusion, secret societies can be traced back to the Satanic king of ancient Babylon, Nimrod. They were established after Nimrod was executed by Shem for the crime of publicly reinstating witchcraft and idolatry. To preserve this Satanic worship and to achieve the overthrow of the hated system which had destroyed Nimrod, a secret system of Satanism had to be established. Through secret societies, the Babylonian system of Satanism was preserved. From this system, Anti-Christ will arise, and will try to destroy God's system, as has been the plan from the beginning. At this point, the entire world will be covered over by the public reinstitution of the ancient Babylonian system of Satan worship. We are very close to this occurrence today; thus, we should not be surprised to realize that God identifies the system of Anti-Christ in the book of Revelation as "Mystery Babylon" (Chapter 17). God is very literal and precise in His prophecies.
The Babylon Mysteries then spread to Egypt, where the story of the death of Nimrod and Shem's dismemberment of his body was retold as the story of Osiris. Most of the key legends of which the occultic Mysteries are comprised have been retold in many cultures and always with names and places unique to the specific culture. In this way, Satan quite successfully spread his false system throughout the world, capturing the minds and hearts of the key leaders in each country.
Common Characteristics of Secret Societies and Their Leaders
As time passed, and secret societies were established in many different countries and cultures, they began to develop common characteristics, because they were serving the same supernatural being, Satan. It would be helpful now to study these similar characteristics.
1. Arrogant Pride
Members of secret societies have always been invited to join, thus creating a membership which considered itself to be exclusive, separate and superior to the rest of the people of society. This arrogant attitude was further enhanced by the teaching that hidden spiritual and temporal knowledge existed, to only be revealed to the few Adepts , or "Wise Men" as they called themselves. These "Wise Men" believed that these Mysteries were incapable of comprehension by the common, the "vulgar", masses of people. In fact, this arrogance was so common among these secret society "Wise Men" that they began the process of actually teaching falsehood to the common people, reserving the true spiritual and temporal knowledge only for themselves. Thus, these men were very different from false religious teachers such as Mohammed and Buddha, who tried to spread their teaching to the masses. Secret societies went to great lengths to hide the truth from the common people.
We must be very clear on this point: No one who was an Adept of a secret society, who had learned the secret truth, could ever reveal this truth to the common people. The penalty for such revelation to the common people was death, the most extreme and painful death possible. Keep this fact in mind, for it will have great significance later on.
2. Development of Dual Personalities
Because each member was learning tremendous, explosive information which he had promised to keep absolutely secret from any person(s) who were not members, members began to develop two distinct personalities. One personality was public and one was extremely secret. The art of deception, even of close family members, was quickly developed. Literally, what an associate saw in speech and action was far different than the person who existed on the inside.
3. Oral Teaching Revered
Secret societies taught that Oral Teaching was as important and sacred as any Written Work. As we shall see in a few moments when we study the Jewish secret society, the Cabalists, this emphasis on Oral Teaching is a very important tool of Satan. Remember, God established His Holy Scripture as written sacred work. He repeatedly stated that this written word would never change, that it would be absolutely and completely fulfilled, and that it would last for eternity. Since Satan always works in the opposite way as God, we should not be surprised that he places his great emphasis upon oral teaching. Within the confines of secret societies, oral teaching also serves the critical purpose of keeping their society and their teachings secret. Oral teachings are a tool of Satan.
4. Man Is Inherently Good
Secret societies taught that man was inherently good, that he was corrupted only by his physical and spiritual surroundings. Of course, this contradicts clear and consistent Biblical teaching that man is inherently evil.
5. Promised Redeemer
Virtually all secret societies teach that, one day, a Redeemer King will arise, to lead the entire world into this hidden knowledge. Only when all mankind is initiated into these Mysteries will the world be able to live in the "Golden Age" for which it was intended. This teaching is a counterfeit of the Truth of the Bible, which declares from beginning to the end that Messiah will establish His eternal kingdom. At this point, we need to understand one very critical detail: The Redeemer King for which occult secret societies were awaiting differs significantly from the Biblical Redeemer King, Whom we know is Jesus Christ.
There are several differences:
(1). Jesus Christ is Almighty, Omnipotent God, the Second Member of the Trinity; but, he secret society Redeemer King will an "Ascended Master", a man arising from within secret societies, who had lived many lifetimes and had reached a "perfected" state. He possessed the "Christ Consciousness" inherent in this perfected state, and thus will possess the necessary knowledge to lead mankind into the perfect Golden Age.
(2). Jesus Christ possesses inherent power, because He was and is God. The secret society Redeemer King can only "access" the power of the Logos, of the Occult, and only because he was an Adept of the Mysteries. He will not possess any inherent power; rather, the only power he will be able to command will be derived from his knowledge of the occult.
(3). Jesus Christ reestablished the Law and the Prophets, and raised the standard back to the high point at which God had established it under Moses. The Redeemer King for which the secret societies are awaiting will continue to hide the secret truths from the common people, elevating those members of the secret societies to their rightful place of honor in society.
Babylonian Secret Societies Penetrating Jewish Religious System
Let us return back to the history of secret societies now that we have established this background of understanding. At the time God led the children of Israel out of their slavery in Egypt (approximately 1500 B.C.), Middle Eastern secret society teaching had existed for hundreds and hundreds of years. In the centuries before Jesus Christ was born, this deadly virus began to penetrate Jewish religious leaders. These Jewish leaders began to dabble in the occult. A Jewish secret oral tradition began to be espoused, distinctly separate from God's written Pentateuch.
Two systems of Jewish oral teachings were created, one public and one secret. The public teaching dealt with the affairs of everyday life, such as laws on buying and selling and making contracts, and what constituted work on the Sabbath; this practical law was later called the Talmud. Jesus railed against the imposition of this man-made law upon the people, because it bound them so tightly to the priests, and it created a frustrating set of standards to which no one could attain. And, these standards were not from God; they were man-made so that the priests could control the people.
The second set of Jewish oral teachings was extremely secret and was classic secret society; these teachings later became known as the Cabala. One of the books constituting the Cabala was called the Sepher-Ha-Zohar, or Book of Light. This book was committed to writing by the Rabbi Simon and his son, Eliezer who sat in a cavern every day for 12 years with sand up to their necks. While they were in this awful physical condition, they "meditated" on the sacred law, and were frequently visited by the great prophet Elias. (Nesta Webster, "Secret Societies", p. 8). The Apostle Paul was right on target when he warned, in 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, that Satan and his demons may transform themselves into angels of light and ministers of righteousness in order to deceive gullible man. One of the most common point amongst false religions is that the original text of revelation was given to the founder by an angel of light. Both Mohammed and Joseph Smith (Mormonism) were given their "new" revelations from a angel of light.
Thus, the Jewish priesthood began formulating a plan to bring all Jewish people into spiritual and physical bondage by creating this dual system of the public Talmud plus the very secret Cabala. The teachings of the public Talmud bound the people by almost 1,000 rules of everyday living and it began to move them away from the spiritual truth that God had revealed to Moses. Thus, the first requirement of a secret society was fulfilled, that of hiding the Truth from the people, partly by outright fabrication and partly by adding to Moses' original laws.
The secret teachings of the Cabala were truly Satanic. Some authors have admitted these teachings were for "magical" purposes. One author critical of the Cabala wrote that the Cabala is "a subtle poison which enters into the veins of Judaism and wholly infests it" (Theodore Reinach, quoted by Nesta Webster in "Secret Societies", p. 9). Salomon Reinach calls the Cabala "one of the worst aberrations of the human mind". Further, the Cabala has significantly influenced the beliefs and the direction of many European secret societies which were subsequently established in succeeding centuries. This influence was so profound that many non-Jewish secret societies literally have assumed a Jewish tone and character.
Since Satan is the "Lord of this World" he has the power to prosper those who follow his leadership. This was the bait that attracted those Jewish religious leaders to the mystical, magical properties inherent in the Cabala. And, make no mistake about that fact that these Jewish leaders prospered greatly. Even though Israel was suffering under the bondage of Gentile rulers, such as Greece and Rome, the Jewish priests won a certain autonomy which enabled them to virtually rule dictatorially over their Jewish citizens. And, the common Jewish citizen simply did not understand that these religious leaders had foisted upon them a system which simultaneously put them under a yoke of bondage while elevating these leaders to positions of great power and wealth. And, the depth of misunderstanding was so great that the average Jewish citizen still greatly admired and honored these religious leaders who were so afflicting them.
Now, let us examine the Pharisees, most of whom were members of the Cabal, using the five common characteristics of which we have already spoken. We will also turn to pertinent New Testament passages to aid our understanding. You will be shocked at the new meaning to these famous Biblical passages, now that you understand that the Pharisees who developed and carried out the plan to kill Jesus were members of the secret society called the Cabala, and now that you understand Jesus was speaking directly to the members of this secret society.
The Pharisees possessed:
1. Arrogant Pride
Matthew 23:14, "Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased...But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of God against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither allow ye them that are entering to go in". One of the characteristics of secret societies is that they will deceive the common people of key truth, especially the truth of how to obtain eternal salvation; rather, they will keep this truth to themselves, as a means of power and privilege. Jesus spoke directly to this terrible situation in Luke 11:52, "Woe unto you, lawyers; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entered in ye hindered." The teachers and lawyers of the Law knew the simple truth that God had developed for people to be saved for eternity and to develop a love for Him. Yet, they hid this simple truth from the people, substituting the terribly suffocating system of daily rules of living against which Jesus so railed. These damnable secret society Pharisees were deliberately sending entire populations of Jews to Hell because they had hidden the truth from them. This is why Jesus railed against them so terribly. You see, Satan had convinced these Pharisees that every Jew was going to Heaven anyway, simply because they were Jews; therefore, they believed it did not eternally matter what the Jews truly believed. The Pharisees kept earthly power and prestige more firmly in their hands through this spiritual deception.
2. Developed Dual Personalities
Matthew 23:27-28, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so, ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and uncleanness." Jesus is clearly speaking here of that dual personality of the member of the secret society. The Pharisee had cleverly and effectively hidden the existence of these Satanic beliefs from their subjects, but could not hide it from the Omniscient Eyes of Jesus God.
3. The Pharisees Developed Complex Systems of Oral Teaching And They Taught the Jewish People To Revere Them
Matthew 15:1-9, "Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees...saying, 'Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.' But He answered...'Why do ye transgress the commandments of God by your tradition?...ye hypocrites...'"
Jesus is clearly speaking out strongly against the evil which the secret society Pharisees had perpetrated against the Jewish people, that of creating oral tradition supposedly equal to God's Written Teaching, and, in fact, actually contradicted God's Written Word. No one understood how they had been tricked because they did not possess God's Written Word. The Pharisees had God's Written Word, and they were keeping it to themselves. We encourage you to read Matthew 15:1-20, carefully, with the insight that Jesus is speaking here primarily against secret society Satanic teachings and practices. Time after time, Jesus declares that the Pharisees are going to Hell. He minces no words. On two occasions, Jesus described the Pharisees as "Vipers", which the Dictionary of the Bible, by Dr. William Smith, gives as a synonym for "Serpent". Of course, we know that the Serpent is consistently utilized in the Bible as one of the names for Satan. But, Jesus leaves no room for error on this subject, not wanting us to miss the point that the Pharisees were not just sinners. In John 8:44, Jesus says that the father of the Pharisees was the devil. Jesus never said this to any other person or groups of persons. He was very compassionate toward sinners; the reason Jesus was so stern toward the Pharisees was that He knew they were worshipping Satan through their participation in the secret society, the Cabal.
4. The Pharisees Believed Man Is Inherently Good
Since the Pharisees believed man to be inherently good, they developed a system of salvation based upon works. This system of works was later to be called the Talmud; however, Jesus kept referring to it as the "Traditions of Men". The Bible clearly teaches, however, that man is inherently evil; therefore, there is absolutely no way that man can perform enough good works to completely atone for his evil. Jesus left no doubt that the Pharisees had concocted this system of works. Every time where He is railing against the "Traditions of Men", He is speaking of this false religious teaching that salvation can be obtained by good works. Whenever you see Jesus saying, "You say...but I say..." He is usually addressing this issue of works related salvation.
5. The Pharisees Were Looking For The Promised Redeemer/King
Both Pagan and true Judaic scholars were looking for a Messiah King to arise to lead mankind into new spiritual light and a new material prosperity. However, the pagans of the secret societies were looking for a Promised Redeemer which was far different than what the Bible taught was to come. Consequently, the people were badly misinformed as to what the true Redeemer was going to accomplish -- they were looking for the King Redeemer, not ever being told that much Messianic prophecy was "Suffering Servant". They were looking for a King, but they got a Suffering Servant, and the vast majority missed Him!
Now that we know that the Pharisees who so mightily opposed Jesus Christ, who wanted him dead so badly, and who demonstrated such supernatural hatred of Him, were members of a Satanic secret society, the Jewish Cabala, we are now ready for an even more shocking revelation.