It should be noted that when dealing with Masons, their arguments must be interpreted in the light of the allegories or symbolism they use. According to
Albert Pike, in his
MORALS AND DOGMA Almost everyone of the ancient Masonic symbols had four distinct meanings, one, as it were
within the other - the moral, the political, the philosophical, and the spiritual meaning" Thus, according to Pike Hiram Abiff, Christ and MOLAY, are regarded as symbols representing "humanity" Since they are all apostles of "liberty, equality and fraternity" (These, by the way, were the watchword of the atheistic French Revolution. The cross in Freemasonry is by no means looked on as a specific Christian symbol, but is closely connected with a peculiar cult. The INRI.
on the cross, to a Mason, does not refer to the passion of our Lord, but is Masonically read as
"Igne Natura Rebovatur Integra," or "All nature is renewed by Masonic fire" The picture of Christ dying on the cross for the sins of mankind becomes for the Masons, the "greatest among the apostles of humanity,
braving Roman despotism, and the fanaticism and bigotry of the priesthood"
Page 111Reading from official Masonic documents, one can readily see that the vast majority of the Masonic Brotherhood, does not understand the trend or purpose of Masonic teachings and activity. They are instructed by slow degrees and are only admitted into the more secret of the degrees, as they have become morally attuned to Masonic teachings and thus become capable of understanding the higher degrees.
Albert Pike, in
MORALS AND DOGMA, p.819 says Part of the symbols, are displayed
... to
the initiated, but he is intentionally led astray by false interp">1
... Masonry conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts (Highly skilled experts of Masonry, the Sages and the Elect and uses false explanations for its symbols to mislead those deserving to be misled" So you can see, from this top Masonic leader, that Masonry is a system of falsehood, which is used to fool even their own members.
The character of the inner workings of Freemasonry, is one of the reasons its secrets are hidden behind horrible oaths,
which bind its votaries, especially in the higher degrees, through fear. If the eminent Masonic authorities declare that few members understand the mysteries of Masonry, you should not consider it presumptuous if I say that very few Masons are ever brought to a true understanding of the organization they support. If they were decent men, and this is especially true of those who claim to be Christian, they would resign in disgust in spite of the horrible oaths they have taken. Many Masons fail to seethe truth because of the use of the Bible in their ceremonies. They seethe garment of HIDDEN POWER - Masonry, but not what it conceals. They get little or no spiritual inspiration from the Lodge,
Page 112but appear in its dress parades
and feast at its banquets, thinking they are engaged in a harmless fraternity which is doing good in the community and is good for their business. But inmost cases, in fact, in a large majority of cases, there is avast difference between what Masonry teaches and what it believes. Martin Wagner, in his book
FREEMASONRY- An Interpretation. says on pg.
153: The peculiar theological and religious ideas that Freemasonry holds and aims to inculcate while positively non-Christian, are expressed in terms of Christian theology,
not to express Christian ideas, or to show their harmony with Christian thought, but to give them a Christian coloring, the more effective to deceive, mislead and hoodwink the neophyte, the conscientious member, and the non-Mason into whose hands Masonic literature may come. Thus the Biblical and Christian appellations of God are employed to denote the Masonic deity, who is known as THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE. It employs the terms of regeneration illumination resurrection justification
and other Christian ideas, under which hide Masonic religious operations. These terms have a peculiar and specific meaning to Masons, and in studying this institution, we must not permit ourselves to be misled by their use of Christian theological terms. Many a Mason has been misled to believe that Freemasonry is a Christian institution"
I see no reason for us to go further into a study of Masonic symbolism, other than to say that its own leaders indicate it is heathen in origin and is used for the purpose of misleading its own members. Much that appears Christian is in fact nothing but theological development of certain ancient esoteric doctrines, which were incorporated into Christianity and contributed much to its development, and which are also found in Talmudic works and in Talmudic Judaism- from The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. III,
"CABALA," pg. 478 (1903)
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