Playlist: Semiramis (topic)
Easter 2017
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughSemiramis is the Greek name for the wife of Nimrod, who appears in Genesis 10. The Middle Eastern goddess known by names such as Ishtar, Ashura, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, and Venus is thought to have been modeled after her. These goddesses were deities of fertility and all that it entails, including love, sex, and power, and …
Christmas and Sun Worship
Sermonette by Mike FordSemiramis was the queen and wife of Nimrod, the mighty hunter and king of Genesis 10, and some believe she was also his mother, though the proof for that is unclear. She was reputedly very beautiful. After Nimrod was killed and his body cut into pieces, his followers wailed in sorrow. Having come to love her position of power, …
One Defiant Voice!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsSemiramis was the incestuous mother-wife of Nimrod, the arch-apostate who founded the first world kingdom at Babel, and she was deified with him. Down through history she became known by many names: Ishtar in Babylon, Isis in Egypt, Athena in Greece, Astarte in Syria, Ashtoreth in Israel, Cybele in Rome, and Diana in Ephesus. …
America's Goddess (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe Statue of Liberty, a prominent symbol in New York harbor, embodies Semiramis, the legendary Assyrian queen who reputedly founded Babylon in the early 9th Century BC and was notorious for her sexual license. This statue, officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World, represents Semiramis with the 7 rays emanating from her …
The Origin of the Christian Cross
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsHistorical evidence reveals that the cross, a symbol deeply embedded in mainstream Christianity, has origins in pagan antiquity, notably linked to the goddess mother Semiramis from the 23rd century BC. Semiramis, associated with the false savior Tammuz, her illegitimate son, is credited by some traditions with the invention of …
Satan's Pagan Holy Days
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersNew Years, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and birthdays all originate in paganism. Satan entices many into accepting these pagan practices through emotional appeals.
America's Goddess (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe ancient Assyrian and Babylonian mystery religion deifies and worships Semiramis, the lascivious mother and lover of Nimrod. She is known under various names across cultures: the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the Egyptian Queen of Heaven Isis, the Greek Athena, the Ephesian Diana, the Roman Minerva, and the American Lady …
What's So Bad About Valentines Day?
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughValentine's Day dates back to the Roman fertility ritual honoring Lupercus, the god of the hunt and fertility. The day is not about love, but lust.
Passover (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSemiramis appears in the material as the first deified queen of the city and tower whose top was intended to reach to heaven, serving as the prototype of the goddess who first made towers in cities. She is identified with Asherah, also known as Ashteroth, Asherim, Athirat, Astarte, Easter, Artemis, Diana, Ishtar, and Isis. The …
To Be, or Not To Be, Like Everyone Else?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSemiramis, Nimrod's mother and wife, propagated the belief after his death around 2167 BC that he had become a spirit being. She asserted that a full-grown evergreen tree sprang from the roots of a dead tree stump, symbolizing the emergence of new life in the form of Nimrod. Semiramis and Nimrod came to be worshipped as the …
What's So Bad About Babylon? (2013) (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Semiramis appears in the account of Babylon's origins as the wife of Nimrod, the man described as mighty against the Lord and the major founder of the city. She is portrayed as equally corrupt, sharing in the rebellious spirit that led the people to build a city and tower in defiance of God's command to scatter and fill the …
The Book of Daniel (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe renaming of Daniel as Belteshazzar invoked the protection of the lady who was the wife of Baal. That figure was identified as Semiramis, also known as Athena. The Statue of Liberty is presented as a representation of Athena, thereby linking the ancient Babylonian practice of honoring false deities directly to expressions of …
The March Toward Globalism (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)In the material the fourth element required for configuring a Beast power is the presence of a spiritual leader who accompanies the human ruler. This figure stood with Nimrod in support of his defiance of God. Secular history records that the spiritual leader at Nimrod's side was his wife, Semiramis. Neither the Bible nor …
Abraham (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughSemiramis lived and died in the period after the Flood, along with Nimrod and Cush, at a time when populations remained small and national boundaries were few. She and Nimrod carried out wide-ranging activities directed against God. Semiramis claimed to have become pregnant with her illegitimate son Horus after Nimrod's death. …
What's Wrong With 'Here Comes the Groom'?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe goddess Ashtoreth, also known as Astarte and another name for Semiramis, served as Molech's consort in ancient pagan worship. Ritual prostitution formed an essential element of this veneration, with sexual-fertility rites routinely accompanying the sacrificial practices. These rites directly paralleled the sexual dimension …