Semiramis, also known as Ishtar and Isis, holds a significant role in ancient pagan traditions linked to idolatry. As Nimrod's mother and wife, she promoted his deification after his death, claiming an evergreen tree symbolized his new life and that he left gifts under it at the winter solstice. She later bore Horus, asserting he was Nimrod reincarnated, forming a perverted trinity worshipped as Madonna and child. Semiramis, associated with fertility, love, sex, and war, embodies seductive harlotry and temple prostitution, drawing people from pure worship. Her influence mirrors abominations that provoke God's jealousy, reflecting pagan practices condemned as idolatry with severe consequences.

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Syncretismas!

Article by Martin G. Collins

Semiramis, also known as Ishtar and Isis, played a significant role in the deceptive origins of Christmas. As the mother and wife of Nimrod, she promoted the belief that he was a god after his death. She claimed to have seen a full-grown evergreen tree spring from a dead stump, symbolizing new life for Nimrod, and declared that on the anniversary of his birth at the winter solstice, he would visit the tree and leave gifts under it. Later, Semiramis bore a son, Horus, asserting that Nimrod's spirit had visited her, leaving her pregnant, and that Horus was Nimrod reincarnated. This led to the formation of a perverted trinity, with Semiramis and Horus worshipped as Madonna and child, a concept that spread under various names across different cultures and languages.

Easter 2017

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The name Easter may have origins in the Middle Eastern goddess known by various names such as Ishtar, Ashura, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, and Venus. This goddess is thought to have been modeled after the wife of Nimrod, who is mentioned in Genesis 10. The Greeks named this wife of Nimrod Semiramis. Semiramis, along with her counterparts like Ishtar and Isis, was considered a goddess of fertility, embodying aspects of love, sex, and power, and even war, due to the conflicts often caused by love and sex.

Christmas and Sun Worship

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Semiramis, as part of the ancient pagan traditions, is linked to the worship of false gods that provoked God's jealousy. She is associated with the idolatrous practices that mirror the abominations seen in visions of future times, where sun worship and other lewd rituals were prevalent. Her influence is seen as a seductive lure, drawing people into harlotry and temple prostitution, much like the Israelites were seduced by the women of Moab. This connection to Semiramis underscores the deep-rooted pagan elements that have persisted, challenging the purity of worship and inciting God's command to reject such idolatry with severe consequences.

Do We Want to Catch 'Olympic Fever'?

Article by Staff

In the exploration of the origins of the Olympic Games, a connection is drawn to ancient religious practices and figures. Hera and Zeus, central to Greek mythology and worshipped in temples at Olympia where the ancient games were held, are identified as equivalents to Semiramis and Nimrod. This unholy trinity, along with Hermes, was revered under various names across different ancient cultures, often associated with sun worship and linked to the fallen helel, known as satan the devil. The ancient Olympic Games, held in honor of these deities, were a celebration of their contests, reflecting a deep-rooted pagan influence that contrasts with the worship of the true God.

Be My Valentine?

Article by Mike Ford

Semiramis, known in Roman mythology as Venus and in Greek as Aphrodite or Ceres, is identified as a mother goddess and linked to the biblical Ashtoreth. She is often depicted with exaggerated symbols of fertility, embodying the theme of reproduction central to the ancient celebrations. Her connection to Nimrod, through the mythological figure of Cupid, also known as Ninus, ties her to the lineage of fertility deities celebrated in rituals like Lupercalia. This thread of fertility, running through various pagan goddesses and gods, underscores the sensual nature of these ancient observances.

The Cross: Christian Banner or Pagan Relic?

Article by Earl L. Henn

Long before the coming of Christ, pagans used the cross as a religious symbol, and its connection to ancient Babylonian mystery religions is significant. According to historian Alexander Hislop, Tammuz, intimately associated with these religions, was linked to the worship of Nimrod, Semiramis, and her illegitimate son, Horus. The original form of the Babylonian letter T, representing Tammuz, was identical to the crosses used today in this world's Christianity, highlighting a deep-rooted pagan influence in the symbol's history.

One Defiant Voice!

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Nimrod, the ancient king and arch-apostate, had an incestuous mother-wife, Semiramis, who became deified alongside him. Through history, she was known by many names such as Ishtar in Babylon, Isis in Egypt, Athena in Greece, Minerva in Egypt and Greece, Astarte in Syria, Ashtoreth in Israel, and Diana in Ephesus, all representing the pagan Queen of Heaven. Semiramis was also called Cybele in Rome, revered as a goddess of fortifications, universally depicted with a crown of towers. Ancient accounts credit her with building the first towers and surrounding Babylon with a wall of brick, establishing her as the prototype of the goddess who first made towers in cities. The Ephesian Diana, identified with Semiramis, was represented with the attributes of the Mother of the Gods, wearing a turretted crown reminiscent of the Tower of Babel. As the tower-bearing goddess Rhea or Cybele, a Babylonian deity, Semiramis's identity as the goddess of fortifications is clear. Diana of the Ephesians, known as a licentious queen of vice, was the original tower woman, Semiramis, whose worship caused great persecution for early believers. The Tower of Babel remains a symbol of the global government Nimrod and Semiramis sought to establish, a goal echoed in modern structures like the Louise Weiss Building of the European Parliament, designed after the Tower of Babel to reflect their ancient philosophy of glorifying mankind over God.

America's Goddess (Part One)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

The 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 head, symbolizing her connection to ancient Babylonian worship. God abhors the evil system of this world, which traces back to the practices initiated in ancient Babylon by Nimrod and Semiramis. As a representation of the Queen-Mother of Babylon, also known by various names across cultures, she stands as a deceptive figure of liberty that promises enslavement to the world's system, contrary to divine sovereignty.

The Plain Truth About Christmas

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

Nimrod, grandson of Ham, son of Noah, was the founder of the Babylonish system that has gripped the world ever since. He built the tower of Babel and organized the world's first kingdom. It is said that Nimrod married his own mother, Semiramis. After Nimrod's untimely death, Semiramis propagated the doctrine of his survival as a spirit being. She claimed a full-grown evergreen tree sprang overnight from a dead tree stump, symbolizing the springing forth unto new life of the dead Nimrod. On each anniversary of his birth, she claimed Nimrod would visit the evergreen tree and leave gifts upon it. December 25th was the birthday of Nimrod, and this is the real origin of the Christmas tree. Through her scheming, Semiramis became the Babylonian Queen of Heaven, and Nimrod, under various names, became the divine son of heaven. In this idolatrous worship, Nimrod became the false Messiah, son of Baal the Sun-god. In this false Babylonish system, the Mother and Child, Semiramis and Nimrod reborn, became chief objects of worship. This worship of Mother and Child spread over the world under varying names in different countries and languages.

The Origin of the Christian Cross

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Historical 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 the cross as a form of punishment. This connection underscores the pagan roots of the cross, which was used as an instrument of death long before the Christian era in various ancient cultures, including Egypt, Assyria, and Rome.

Satan's Pagan Holy Days

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim Myers

In the narrative of ancient Babylonian idolatry, Semiramis plays a central role as a figure of deception orchestrated by satan. She was the wife of Cush and mother of Nimrod, whom she later married after Cush's death, establishing a powerful reign as queen of Babylon. Following Nimrod's death, when his body was dismembered and distributed throughout the kingdom, Semiramis claimed that one part, his reproductive organ, could not be found, asserting that without it, Nimrod could not return to life. She then proclaimed that Nimrod had ascended to the sun, becoming Baal, the sun god, and would be present on earth through flames, candles, or lamps in worship. Semiramis set herself up as a goddess, creating the Babylonian mystery religion with satan's aid. She taught that the moon was a goddess with a twenty-eight-day cycle, ovulating at the full moon, thus initiating worship of celestial bodies. She claimed to have descended from the moon in a giant egg, landing in the Euphrates River at the first full moon after the spring equinox, becoming known as Ishtar, now pronounced Easter, with her moon egg called Ishtar's egg, the origin of Easter eggs. Later, Semiramis became pregnant, asserting that the rays of the sun god Baal caused her conception, naming her son Tammuz, who revered rabbits, making them sacred in the mystery religion. After Tammuz was killed by a wild pig, Semiramis declared that he had ascended to Baal, and both would be worshipped in sacred flames as father and son. She also claimed that Tammuz's blood fell on an evergreen stump, which grew into a full tree overnight, rendering the evergreen sacred and marking the origin of the Christmas tree custom. Semiramis further instituted a forty-day period of sorrow before the anniversary of Tammuz's death, during which no meat was to be eaten, establishing the custom of Lent. She instructed followers to meditate on the mysteries of Baal and Tammuz, to make the sign of a T on their hearts in prayer, and to eat cakes marked with a T, known as hot cross buns, for Easter. She also proclaimed that because Tammuz was killed by a pig, a pig must be eaten on Ishtar Sunday or Easter Sunday, alongside rabbits and eggs, embedding these pagan practices into celebrations that persist as abominations to God.

America's Goddess (Part Two)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

The 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 Liberty. This goddess, represented by the Statue of Liberty, embodies a pervasive influence of immorality and opposition to the One True Sovereign God, promoting a false sense of liberty through pagan worship.

Is Mary Worthy of Worship?

Article by David C. Grabbe

The veneration of Mary, like many pagan practices, has its origin in the heathen religious system created by Nimrod and Semiramis, specifically from the worship of the Mother and Child. Through the millennia, the symbol of the Mother and Child has been endlessly repeated, with evidence of such worship found in all nations of ancient times. Though her characteristics varied from culture to culture, the common element is that the Mother was the Queen of Heaven, and she bore fruit even though a virgin. In China, Semiramis became known as the Holy Mother. The Germans named her Hertha, while the Scandinavians called her Disa. Among the Druids, she was worshipped as the Mother of God under the name Vigo-Paritura. To the Greeks, she was Aphrodite, and to the Romans, she was Venus, with her son known as Jupiter. The Canaanites, and at times even the Israelites, worshipped Ashtoreth, also known as the queen of heaven. In Ephesus, the Great Mother was known as Diana. This false worship, having spread from Babylon to various nations, finally became established at Rome and throughout the Roman Empire.

The Plain Truth About Easter

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

Easter, as a name, bears its Chaldean origin clearly, being nothing else than Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven. This goddess, known as Astarte among the Phoenicians and as Ishtar on Assyrian monuments, is directly linked to the English term Easter. In ancient Chaldean idolatrous sun-worship, practiced by the Phoenicians, Astarte was the consort of Baal, the sun god, and is identified with Ishtar, reinforcing the pagan roots of the term. Furthermore, the mythical Ishtar, wife of Baal, is connected to the ancient Semiramis, who presented herself as the wife of the sun god and the idolatrous queen of heaven. This substitution of a pagan festival for a divinely ordained observance reveals a deep deception, where Semiramis, as the queen of heaven, is commemorated instead of the true Savior, under the guise of honoring Jesus Christ.

What's So Bad About Valentines Day?

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Valentine'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. Ritenbaugh

Major reinterpretations have significantly distorted the meaning of Passover and Unleavened Bread, blurring the distinction between the two events.

To Be, or Not To Be, Like Everyone Else?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

To keep from being swept up in the bandwagon effect of compromising with sin, we must make sure our convictions are not merely preferences.