Ashura, Astarte, and Ashtoreth refer to a goddess of fertility modeled after the wife of Nimrod, whom the Greeks named Semiramis. Semiramis and Horus were worshipped as Madonna and child, and over generations they were known by other names, including Ashtoreth/Astarte and Molech/Baal in Canaan. Semiramis became known as Astarte in Syria, and as Ashtoreth in Israel. These names represent the ancient pagan Queen of Heaven Semiramis.

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Easter 2017

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The name Easter can also be regarded to have origins even further back in the Middle Eastern goddess called by various names like Ishtar and Ashura, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, Venus and others. This goddess is thought to have been modeled after the wife of Nimrod. The Greeks were the ones that named this wife of Nimrod Semiramis. Ishtar and her counterparts Isis and all the rest were goddesses of fertility and all that that entailed, whether it was love, sex, power they were even thought of as goddesses of war, because of what love and sex cause. They often cause conflict.

Syncretismas!

Article by Martin G. Collins

Semiramis and Horus were worshipped as Madonna and child. As the generations passed they were worshipped under other names in different countries and languages. Many of these are recognizable including Ashtoreth/Astarte and Molech/Baal in Canaan.

One Defiant Voice!

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Semiramis the incestuous mother-wife of Nimrod became deified with him. Down through the history of mankind she became known by many names including Astarte in Syria and Ashtoreth in Israel. These are all other names for the ancient pagan Queen of Heaven Semiramis.

America's Goddess (Part One)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from Freemasonry luminaries. It is the image of a pagan goddess in the mold of Ishtar, Isis, Athena, Minerva, and Semiramis.

Christmas and Sun Worship

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Christmas, Easter, and Halloween all derive from sex, fertility, and sun worship. Christmas traces to the incestuous relationship of Semiramis and Nimrod.

Be My Valentine?

Article by Mike Ford

February 14, Valentine's Day, may seem harmless until the truth of its origins comes to light. Here is what lies behind this licentious, pagan day.

Why Passover and Not Easter?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The early church kept Passover, not Easter. Christ tells us to remember His work of redemption from sin, enabling Christians to fellowship with the Father.

The High Places (Part Six)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Though we will probably never be tempted to burn incense to a pagan god on top of a hill, the high places of old still contain warnings for us.

Is Mary Worthy of Worship?

Article by David C. Grabbe

The Catholic Church places great importance on Mary, to the point that many Catholics are pushing for Mary to be recognized as 'Co-Redemptrix!

The Plain Truth About Easter

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

Easter is not a Christian name, but belongs to the idolatrous 'queen of heaven.' Here are the origins of Easter eggs and sunrise services, which pre-date Christ.

Sandcastle Virtues

Sermon by Mike Ford

Modern Israel still worships Astarte, now known as "mother earth," and crusades on behalf of fornication and all forms of sexual perversion.

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.

Do You Have a Golden Calf?

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mike Ford

Abijah had three good years but was suddenly cut off because he didn't remove the idols. One act of faith is only something to build on, not a cause to rest.

The Iniquity of the Amorites

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Because of multiculturalism, political correctness, and mush-headed tolerance, we as a culture have sanctioned sin and corruption.

The Spirit of Babylon

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The 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.

Are You Looking for Some New Thing? (Part 1)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Man's obsession with new things most often turns out to be a recycled idea from the past attempting to satisfy the irrepressible itch for novelty.

Easter: Origins and Implications

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The only biblical reference to 'Easter' (in some versions) is a mistranslation of 'Passover.' Easter comes from the Assyrian fertility goddess Ishtar.

The Enduring Results of Compromise

'Ready Answer' by Martin G. Collins

Compromise usually begins small and can grow to encompass once strongly held beliefs. The story of Solomon 'minor' sins illustrates how this process works.

Animal Idolatry

'Prophecy Watch' by Mike Ford

Have the animal rights groups gone too far? This movement borders on—if not transgresses—the line between concern and idolatry.

What Is Always True About the World?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

To guard against the world, we must be careful not to fall into idolatry, based upon limiting God to tangible objects or those things which occupy our thoughts.

The Spirit of Babylon (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

An ancient, Babylonian description of Eden and a goddess reveals an influential spirit that has endured the millennia to ensnare the present Western world.

Asa

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Asa left a few things undone, losing steam in his later years and playing it safe. Idolatry was so ingrained in the land that Asa grew weary in well-doing.

Our Bread of Life

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The 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.

The Spirit of Babylon (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Despite Inanna's marriage to a god named Dumuzi, she still took lovers whenever she wished—she would not be constrained by the divine order of marriage.

He Lives, We Live

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Redemption 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 Spirit of Babylon (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The spirit of Babylon is one of self-determination and independence, antagonistic toward every institution of God, even something as basic as God-given gender.