Playlist: Ishtar (topic)
Easter 2017
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe name Easter may have origins in the Middle Eastern goddess known by various names such as Ishtar, Ashura, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, and Venus. Ishtar and her counterparts were revered as goddesses of fertility, embodying aspects of love, sex, and power, and were even considered goddesses of war due to the conflicts often …
One Defiant Voice!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsIn the historical context of ancient rebellion against God, Nimrod's incestuous mother-wife, Semiramis, became deified and known by many names across cultures, including Ishtar in Babylon. As a pagan Queen of Heaven, she was also recognized as an architectural deity, the goddess of fortifications, often depicted wearing a crown …
America's Goddess (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsIn the material the Babylonian goddess Ishtar appears as one of the ancient identities of the figure represented by the Statue of Liberty. Jean Houston identifies the statue as a manifestation of Athena that also embodies the Sabine goddess Feronia and the Babylonian goddess Ishtar or Semiramis. The same passage states that the …
America's Goddess (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsIshtar is presented as the ancient Babylonian goddess who lies at the root of a web of pagan deities worshipped across cultures, all ultimately identified as manifestations of the same figure—Nimrod's mother and lover Semiramis. This single goddess appears under many names: the Egyptian Isis, the Greek Athena, the Ephesian …
The Spirit of Babylon
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Spirit of Babylon is couched in brazen outlook of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar, the femme fatale who asserted her free will to overcome the influence of Eden.
Satan's Pagan Holy Days
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersIshtar traces back to Semiramis, the mother-wife of Nimrod, who founded the Babylonian mystery religion within just two generations of the Flood, demonstrating how quickly Satan worked to reestablish idolatry among mankind. After Nimrod's death and dismemberment, Semiramis could not recover his reproductive organ and claimed he …
Our Bread of Life
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe world is confused on the timing of Christ's death and resurrection. It becomes clear by a proper understanding of the holy days, preparation days, and Sabbaths.
Passover (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMajor reinterpretations have significantly distorted the meaning of Passover and Unleavened Bread, blurring the distinction between the two events.
He Lives, We Live
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRedemption is useless to mortal beings without God's gift of eternal life (I Corinthians 15:19), which God made possible through Christ's resurrection.
The Intercessory Character of Christ
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus demonstrated the importance of intercessory prayer, a practice urged by Paul for spiritual siblings, family members, rulers, and even enemies.
Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon without Becoming Assimilated (Part Five)
Sermon by David F. MaasGod is not a closed triangular Trinity, but a family consisting of God the Father and God the Son, and will include billions of resurrected, glorified saints.
Esther (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn post-exilic times in Persia, God used concealed Jews (exampled by Mordecai and Esther) to ascend to levels of prominence on behalf of their people.
Are You Being Brainwashed? (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe must embrace the fruits of the Spirit, preferring God's truth to the deceitful spin, brainwashing, and doublespeak of the world's institutions.
Abraham (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham did not come from a primitive, but a highly advanced civilization, having huge multi-storied dwellings with running water and indoor bathrooms.
Esther (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJust as Mordecai conceals Esther, God conceals His people in secret places under the shadow of His wings, in the sanctuary—the fellowship of the church.
The Great Flood (Part Four)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGenesis 6 reflects a distortion of marriage. One improbable explanation of the "sons of God" is that angelic beings cohabited with human beings.