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Syncretismas!
Article by Martin G. CollinsIsis is another name for Semiramis, the mother and wife of Nimrod, who is known in Egypt as Osiris. Nimrod founded the first world empire at Babel. After his death, Semiramis promoted the belief that he was a god, claiming that an evergreen tree sprang from a dead stump as a sign of his new life and that he would leave gifts under it on his birthday at the winter solstice. She later bore a son, Horus or Gilgamesh, declaring that Nimrod's spirit had caused the pregnancy and that the boy was Nimrod reincarnated. With father, mother, and son deified, a deceptive, perverted trinity was formed, and Semiramis, known also as Ishtar and Isis, was worshipped with her son as Madonna and child. Over the generations this mother-and-child pair was worshipped under other names in other lands, such as Fortuna and Jupiter in Rome, Aphrodite and Adonis in Greece, and Ashtoreth/Astarte and Molech/Baal in Canaan. This pagan mother-and-child worship is the root of the Nativity motif in Christmas, which distracts from the Father-Son relationship God's Word emphasizes, reduces Christ to a helpless baby, and exalts Mary. Because Christmas blends these pagan origins with Christian themes, it is abhorrent to God (Deuteronomy 12:29-32).
One Defiant Voice!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsIsis is the Egyptian name of Semiramis, the incestuous mother-wife of Nimrod, who was deified alongside him and became the ancient pagan Queen of Heaven. Down through history she bore many names: Ishtar in Babylon, Isis in Egypt, Athena in Greece, Minerva in Egypt and Greece, Astarte in Syria, Ashtoreth in Israel, Diana in Ephesus, and Cybele in Rome. Nimrod, the first man of sin, established the first world kingdom after the Flood at Babel (Genesis 10:8-10) and cast off God's laws, and Semiramis shared in that rebellion. As Nimrod was the god of fortifications, she was the goddess of fortifications and towers, universally pictured wearing a turreted crown, since she was believed to have first built towers and walls in cities, beginning with Babylon and the Tower of Babel. Hislop's The Two Babylons supports this by identifying the tower-bearing Cybele and the Ephesian Diana with Semiramis. Her worship stirred persecution of believers in the first century, when the Ephesian crowd cried "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" against Paul and his companions (Acts 19). Her tower symbolism lives on in the modern effort to unite mankind under one voice and glorify man over God, a goal God defeated at Babel by confusing languages (Genesis 11:4-9).
America's Goddess (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe Statue of Liberty, a grand symbol in New York harbor, carries deep occult symbolism tied to the goddess Isis, the Egyptian queen of heaven. Before designing the Statue of Liberty, its creator, Auguste Bartholdi, sought to build a giant statue of Isis to overlook the Suez Canal, depicting a robed woman holding aloft a torch. Isis, also recognized as the Roman goddess Juno and the Greek goddess Athena, embodies various ancient deities associated with wisdom and liberty. The Statue of Liberty, officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World, reflects this imagery with its torch and crown of solar rays, mirroring the attributes of Isis and other goddesses like Ishtar and Semiramis, the legendary Assyrian queen linked to Babylon's founding. Positioned on Liberty Island, this statue stands as a modern representation of the Queen of Heaven, symbolizing a deceptive liberty that aligns with the worldly system God abhors, rooted in ancient Babylonian practices. Situated at the mouth of New York harbor, a city likened to modern Babylon, the statue beckons the world with promises of freedom, yet embodies a rejection of God's sovereignty.
Easter 2017
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe 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. Isis and her counterparts 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.
Christmas and Sun Worship
Sermonette by Mike FordChristmas, Easter, and Halloween all derive from sex, fertility, and sun worship. Christmas traces to the incestuous relationship of Semiramis and Nimrod.
The Plain Truth About Christmas
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletIn Egyptian tradition, Isis was regarded as the counterpart of the Babylonian Queen of Heaven, serving as the localized name given to this widespread mother-goddess figure whose worship traced back to Semiramis, the wife of Nimrod. Following Nimrod's death, Semiramis had propagated the belief that he survived as a spirit being, eventually elevating herself to the status of the Babylonian Queen of Heaven while Nimrod, under various names across different cultures, became venerated as the divine son of heaven. This worship pattern of Mother and Child spread throughout the ancient world, taking different names in different regions and languages, though all traceable to the same Babylonian origin: in Egypt the pairing was Isis and Osiris, in Asia it appeared as Cybele and Deoius, and in Pagan Rome as Fortuna and Jupiterpuer. Counterparts of this Madonna and Child theme could even be found in Greece, China, Japan, and Tibet, long predating the birth of Christ. Central to the Egyptian expression of this myth was the belief that the son of Isis, functioning as the Egyptian name for the Queen of Heaven, was born on December 25th. This significant detail connects directly to the broader argument regarding the pagan origins of Christmas, for it demonstrates that paganism celebrated this same birthday date across much of the known world for centuries before Christ's actual birth. When the pagans of the Roman world converted to Christianity in large numbers during the fourth and fifth centuries, they carried these old beliefs and customs with them, merely disguising them under Christian-sounding names. Thus the Madonna and Mother and Child concept, exemplified by figures such as Isis, became popularized within Christian observance, particularly during the Christmas season, as reflected even in familiar hymns like "Silent Night, Holy Night" with its Mother and Child theme. This connection between Isis and the December 25th birth date reinforces the central claim that Christmas does not commemorate the actual birthday of Jesus, since the date itself originated in ancient pagan sun worship and fertility myths surrounding figures like Isis and Osiris, rather than in any biblical or apostolic tradition. The inclusion of Isis within this broader survey of Mother and Child deities serves to demonstrate the global reach and antiquity of the Babylonian mystery religion, showing how a single pagan system, originating with Nimrod and Semiramis, spread under many names and disguises to become embedded within professing Christianity itself.
America's Goddess (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsPresident Grover Cleveland called the Statue of Liberty the United States' "peaceful deity—greater than all gods." Wiccans pray to her as a nature goddess.
Why Passover and Not Easter?
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe early church kept Passover, not Easter. Christ tells us to remember His work of redemption from sin, enabling Christians to fellowship with the Father.
May Day: A Pagan Sabbath
Sermon by Charles WhitakerMay Day has become a cardinal day for worshipping demons and the greenery of the earth. It is one of Satan's eight pagan holidays that displace God's Holy Days.
Misconceptions and Malarkey About the Holy Spirit (Part One)
'Ready Answer' by David F. MaasIsis is the middle figure in the Egyptian triad of Osiris, Isis, and Horus, one of the many pagan trinities that trace back to the original Babylonian trinity of Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz. Babylon was the primal source from which all systems of idolatry flowed, so each culture's triad is a tributary of that single source. Each culture modifies the stock symbols a little to suit itself, but the germinal idea remains the same. Isis therefore stands alongside the Sumerian Anu, Enlil, and Enki; the Greek Zeus, Athena, and Apollo; the Hindu Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; and the Scandinavian Odin, Thor, and Frea. This shows that the Trinity doctrine has its roots in pagan mythology rather than in Christianity or the Bible. Churchmen later adapted this ancient idea into the Catholic Church, and the Cappadocian Fathers formulated it in the fourth century.
Moses, Prince of Egypt
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughMoses could have ruled all of Egypt. This makes his sacrifice of 'refus[ing] to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,' all the more remarkable.
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.
Meet the Modern Pagans
Commentary by David C. GrabbeAllowing a freewheeling, inclusive approach to multicultural experiences, the new pagan Druid religion is highly eclectic, rejecting only Christianity.
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.
The Real Prince of Egypt
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughComparing the movie 'Prince of Egypt' with what the Bible and history tell us about the life of Moses proves that truth is more incredible than fiction.
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Four): Pergamos
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughCultural compromise, such as found in Pergamos, brings judgment from Jesus. To those who refuse to compromise their convictions, Christ promises eternal life.
Our Part in the Sanctification Process (Part Five): Cultivating Patience
Sermon by David F. MaasNumerous scriptures show the bad effects of impatience committed by ancient Israel, while the patriarchs, Jesus Christ, and the Father set examples of true patience.