Greed and Religion

Greed and Religion

The world is filled with religious leaders and
religious institutions that are in it merely for
the money.  How many evangelists and ministers
would stay in that profession, if they were not
payed for their services ?  And how many popes
would have fought and killed for their position,
if they were not fed and furnished like kings?

If the Billy Grahams of the world, did not live
in million dollar luxuries, would they still have
continued to preach Christ ???

"The modern church machine has one test
for everything....financial success.
To gain this success, great programs are staged
with the best performers available,
from charismatic speakers who can sway
an audience with emotional stories
to rock concerts. A local church recently
presented the musical, "The Music Man,"
a theatrical which ridicules morality
and chastity and glorifies humanism.
But it is entertaining, and that's the way
to make the church grow."
-THE RELIGION MACHINE
   by Curtis Dickinson

"A three-month investigation by the
Tampa Tribune and WFLA-Tampa finds that
a central Florida church is actually
'an elaborate money-making machine'.."
-John W. Allman, Michelle Bearden,
Michael Fechter and Angie Drobnic Holan
of the Tribune, and Rod Carter of WFLA.
September 25, 2003

"Increasingly the life of the church
was corrupted by money.
No one believed in bribery;
but everyone knew that many high
churchmen could be bribed."
-The book- A History of the Modern World,
   by R. R. Palmer and Joel Colton
 

"Once he became Pope Alexander VI, Vatican parties,
already wild, grew wilder. They were costly, but he
could afford the lifestyle of a Renaissance prince;
as vice chancellor of the Roman Church, he had amassed
enormous wealth. As guests approached the papal palace,
they were excited by the spectacle of living statues:
naked, gilded young men and women in erotic poses.
Flags bore the Borgia arms, which, appropriately,
portrayed a red bull rampant on a field of gold.
Every fete had a theme. One, known to Romans as
the Ballet of the Chestnuts, was held on October 30, 1501.
The indefatigable Burchard describes it in his Diarium.
After the banquet dishes had been cleared away,
the city's fifty most beautiful whores danced with
the guests, "first clothed, then naked. The dancing over,
the "ballet" began, with the Pope and two of his
children in the best seats.
- A World Lit Only by Fire-
 The Medieval Mind and The Renaissance
  William Manchester
  Little, Brown & Company, 1992


"The Church was absolutely corrupted because it
had absolute power. In the days of the Inquisition,
the Roman Church owned about one fourth of all land
of France. Most of this property was stolen from
the victims burned at the stake. The booty of the
so-called heretics were stolen by the Church and by
the State. Just converted Jews were sometimes taken
to the stake only to steal their properties. The excuse
was to save them before they could return to Judaism."
- "LA PAGE NOIR DE CHRISTIANISME";
     by Enrico Ribone

"...it is no longer a worship of the Beautiful
and Good; but a calculation of the profitable."
-LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
IN THE AGE OF VICTORIA.
Brontë's description of Brocklehurst in Jane Eyre

 "One US Treasury document accuses the Vatican
of keeping gold—worth an estimated 200 million
Swiss francs at the time—looted by Croatia's Nazi
puppet regime safe in the Vatican vaults for the
Ustashe. The money is alleged to have been used
to finance the “rat line”.  At the end of the war,
the Vatican aided the escape of hundreds of Nazis
from Europe by issuing them with false Red Cross
passports. The so-called “rat line” involved a
network of European monasteries used to harbour
war criminals. These were spirited out of Germany
and the former Nazi occupied territories to
Latin America. Mass murderers like Adolf Eichmann,
Klaus Barbie and Ante Pavelic were delivered to the
port of Buenos Aires disguised as priests."
- Vatican beatifies anti-Semitic Pope
  By Peter Reydt; 19 September 2000

"Money and gold stolen from the Jews and
Serbs in Yugoslavia were sent to the Vatican"
-(The Guardian, December 5th 1997).

"One of the benefits of the [1933] concordat with Hitler
was the hundreds of millions of dollars
that would flow to the Roman Catholic Church
through the kirchensteuer (church tax) throughout
the entire war. In return, Pope Pius XII would never
excommunicate Hitler from the Catholic Church
nor would he raise his voice to protest
the slaughter of 6 million Jews"
-(A Woman Rides the Beast, Hunt, 220-221).


"the Charlotte Observer reported in 1979
that the PTL raised thousands of dollars for
foreign missions that never went to the missions.
In 1986 the PTL claimed it was in the process
of building a School of Evangelism which would
use missionaries, radio, and television to send
its message around the globe. This, as with many
other Bakker schemes, never happened."
-Frances FitzGerald, "Jim and Tammy,"
The New Yorker, April 29, 1990.

"Jim Bakker...kept two sets of books to conceal
the accounting irregularities of the PTL.  He
took conspicuous consumption to new extremes.
The PTL once spent over $100,000 for a private jet
to fly the Bakker's clothing across the country.
PTL also spent more than $100 on a purchase of
cinnamon rolls because Jim and Tammy wanted the
smell of them in their hotel room. They Bakkers
epitomized the excesses of the nineteen eighties-
the greed, the love of glitz, and the shamelessness."
-"Can Jim and Tammy Make a Comeback?,"
 U.S. News & World Report, Oct 19, 1987.

"The Jim Bakker Show (formerly called the PTL Club)
was the jewel of the the PTL Network. The show was
broadcast around the U.S. and Canada by satellite.
Over a decade of broadcasting the PTL television
appeals brought in over $500 million. In 1986 the
PTL reported revenues of $129 million. The funding
for the PTL came from public contributions and
memberships.  PTL sold "lifetime memberships" for
a $1,000 or more which entitled buyers to a 3-night
stay annually at a luxury hotel in Heritage USA.
According to the prosecution at Bakker's trial,
tens of thousands of memberships had been sold,
and only one 500-room hotel completed. The Bakker
trial revealed that Bakker kept $3,700,000 for himself."
- Terry C. Muck,
"Healing the Church--After Bakker:
Thanks to a North Carolina Jury,
a Time of Recovery Can Come to American Christians,"
Christianity Today, 1989.

God's Name Removed for  $$ MONEY $$

"The situation today, where many translations...
exists largely because of the amount of
money to be gained..."
-(The Preservation of the Bible By Faithful Churches)
      --By Charles V. Turner

God's name Jehovah/Yahowah appears in the original hebrew
text about 7000 times, but the NIV fails to mention it even once.
When asked about this, Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D.,
Executive Secretary for the NIV's committee wrote :

"Here is why we did not :  You are right - that Jehovah is
a distinctive name for God and ideally we should have
used it.  But we put 2 1/4 million dollars into this
translation and a sure way of throwing that
down the drain is to translate, for example,
Psalm 23 as, 'Yahweh (Jehovah) is my shepherd.'
 Immediately, we would have translated for nothing. 
Nobody would have used it - or purchased it.
Oh, maybe you and a handful of others. 
But a Christian has to be also wise and practical.  
We are the victims of 350 years of the King James tradition.
It is far better to get two million to read it-
that is how many have BOUGHT it to date-
and to follow the King James, than to have two thousand
BUY it  and have the correct translation
of Yahweh (Jehovah)
. . . It was a hard decision, and many of our translators
agree with you."
- The Reason NIV removed Jehovah's Name
      Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D.,
    Executive Secretary for the NIV's committee

"Tell those rich in this world's wealth
to quit being so full of themselves
and so obsessed with money,
which is here today and gone tomorrow.
Tell them to go after God,
who piles on all the riches
we could ever manage.."
(1Timothy 6:17)(MSG)-Biblegateway
 
 
"...truth is but a distant memory.
They think religion
is a way to make a fast buck."
(1Timothy 6:4,5)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"...To them religion is just
a way to get rich."
(1Timothy 6:5)(NLT)-BibleGateway

A Final Word

"And a final word to you arrogant rich:
Take some lessons in lament.
You'll need buckets for the tears
when the crash comes upon you.
Your money is corrupt
and your fine clothes stink.
Your greedy luxuries are a cancer
in your gut, destroying your life from within.
You thought you were piling up wealth.
What you've piled up is judgment.
All the workers you've exploited and cheated
cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers
you used and abused are a roar in the ears
of the Master Avenger. You've looted the earth
and lived it up. But all you'll have to show
for it is a fatter than usual corpse.
In fact, what you've done is condemn
and murder perfectly good persons,
who stand there and take it.
Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for
the Master's Arrival...Stay steady and strong.
The Master could arrive at any time."
(James 5:1-8)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Tell those rich in this world's wealth
to quit being so full of themselves
and so obsessed with money,
which is here today and gone tomorrow.
Tell them to go after God,
who piles on all the riches we could ever manage--
(1Timothy 6:17)(MSG)-Biblegateway

A TIME WHEN
MONEY WILL BE WORTHLESS

Even though Money and the things that it buys
are at the center of the world we live in today - 
There will come a time when money will have
no value at all.

"They shall cast their silver in the streets,
...their silver and their gold
shall not be able to deliver them
in the day of the wrath of Jehovah."
(Ezekiel 7:19)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"Neither their silver nor their gold
Will be able to deliver them
On the day of the LORD's wrath;
And all the earth will be devoured
In the fire of His jealousy,
For He will make a complete end,
Indeed a terrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth."
(Zephaniah 1:18)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death."
(Proverbs 11:4)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"Therefore wait for Me,"
declares the LORD,(Jehovah)
'For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision is to gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
(Zephaniah 3:8)(NASB)(ASV)
-BibleGateway

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"Correctores" - Altered the Bible
Spiritual Forgery (click-here)

If Jesus is God -Then Why Alter
The Scriptures in order To Prove it ? 
(click-here)

The Dual "GodHead" was adopted
From the Pagans - Why ? (click-here)

The "Trinity" -
From Babylon to Rome -
(click-here)

The Problem with Trinity "Proof" Texts -
Is There A Problem ???
(click-here)

Worshipping The Same God
That Jesus Did  -  (click-here)

Why is God's Name Missing
From Your Bible ?  (click-here)

The "Nameless" LORD Syndrome
How did it Start ?  (click-here)

Did Christ Contradict Himself ?
(click-here)

The Problem With John 1:18
Only Begotten "Son"
or Only Begotten "God" ?
Which one is right ?
(click-here)

The Problem With John 10:30
Used as A Trinity "Proof" Text

That "THEY" May be ONE
Just as We are One.

The First thing to note in John 10:30 - is that the Trinity
is not even mentioned.   Only 2 (two) people are mentioned -
NOT 3(three)

This scripture is taken out of context -
because both before and after Christ describes
his relationship with his Father, Jehovah God,
he also says that he and his followers are also "One"
with him and his Father.   Christ wants his followers
to "be one" with each other, and also for them to
"be one" with himself and with Jehovah God, too.

That "THEY" May be ONE
just as We are One.

The Father and I are one
and so did Jesus say
Thus showing how he agreed with God
in every single way

He prayed to his Father, Jehovah
to ask that  his followers too
might be one  with each other
as he was with his Father too.

Jesus also asked his Father
to share in the apostle's love
so their unity would be similar
to his oneness with God above.

The sameness of their purpose
in thought and word and deed
a harmony between them
by which they would succeed

Christ likened the closeness of marriage
to becoming as one flesh
where a man and woman's union
could only  be parted by death

Paul also spoke of such oneness
That Christ shared with God above
comparing it to what Paul shared
with the followers that he loved

With all of this information
about Jehovah and his son
we can understand what Jesus meant
when he said the two are one.

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In prayer to his father, Jehovah God -
Jesus said the following
about his followers :

"Then they will be one with each other,
just as you and I are one. "
(John 17:11) (CEV) -BibleGateway

"I and the Father are one heart and mind."
(John 10:30) (MSG) -BibleGateway

" I pray for them. ...
...Holy Father, protect them
by the power of your name--
the name you gave me--
so that they may be one as we are one."
(John 17:9,11) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"My prayer is not for them alone.
I pray also for those who will believe
in me through their message,
that all of them may be one,
Father, just as you are in me
and I am in you.
May they also be in us
so that the world may believe
that you have sent me."
(John 17:20,21) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"I have given them the glory
that you gave me,
that they may be one
as we are one:
I in them and you in me.
May they be brought to complete unity
to let the world know
that you sent me
and have loved them
even as you have loved me.
...in order that the love
you have for me may be in them
and that I myself may be in them."
(John 17:22,23,26) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"Holy Father, guard them
as they pursue this life
That you conferred as a gift through me,
So they can be one heart and mind
As we are one heart and mind. "
(John 17:11,12) (MSG) -BibleGateway

"The goal is for all of them
to become one heart and mind--
Just as you, Father, are in me
and I in you,
So they might be one heart
and mind with us."
(John 17:21) (MSG) -BibleGateway

"The same glory you gave me,
I gave them,
So they'll be as unified
and together as we are--
I in them and you in me.
Then they'll be mature in this oneness,
And give the godless world evidence
That you've sent me and loved them
In the same way you've loved me."
(John 17:22,23) (MSG) -BibleGateway

"then make my joy complete
by being like­minded,
having the same love,
being one in spirit and purpose. "
(Philippians 2:2) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"Now make me completely happy!
Live in harmony
by showing love for each other.
Be united in what you think,
as if you were only one person. "
(Philippians 2:2) (CEV) -BibleGateway

"The goal is for all of them
to become one heart and mind--
Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
So they might be one heart and mind with us.
Then the world might believe
that you, in fact, sent me.
The same glory you gave me, I gave them,
So they'll be as unified
and together as we are--
I in them and you in me.
Then they'll be mature in this oneness,
And give the godless world evidence
That you've sent me and loved them
In the same way you've loved me."
(John 17:21-23) (MSG) -BibleGateway

"Now I am departing the world;
I am leaving them behind
and coming to you. Holy Father,
keep them and care for them--
all those you have given me--
so that they will be united
just as we are. "
(John 17:11) (NLT) -BibleGateway

"My prayer for all of them
is that they will be one,
just as you and I are one, Father--
I have given them the glory you gave me,
so that they may be one, as we are--
I in them and you in me,
all being perfected into one. "
(John 17: 21-23) (NLT) -BibleGateway

"...Then the world will know
that you sent me
and will understand that you love them
as much as you love me. "
(John 17:23) (NLT) -BibleGateway

"After Jesus had finished
speaking to his disciples,
he looked up toward heaven and prayed...
Then they will be one with each other,
just as you and I are one.
I am not praying just for these followers.
I am also praying for everyone else
who will have faith because of what
my followers will say about me.
I want all of them to be one with each other,
just as I am one with you
and you are one with me.
I also want them to be one with us.
I have honored my followers
in the same way that you honored me,
in order that they may be one with each other,
just as we are one.
I am one with them,
and you are one with me,
so that they may become completely one.
Then this world's people
will know that you sent me.
They will know that you love my followers
as much as you love me. "
(John 17: 1,11,20-23) (CEV) -BibleGateway

"I and the Father
are one heart and mind."
(John 10:30) (MSG) -BibleGateway

A  ONE-NESS  ALSO
IN  MARRIAGE

"For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife,
and they will become one flesh. "
(Genesis 2:24) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"...For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh '  "
(Matthew 19:5) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"and the two will become one flesh.
So they are no longer two, but one. "
(Mark 10:8) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"Do you not know that he who
unites himself with a prostitute
is one with her in body?
For it is said,
"The two will become one flesh."
(1Corinthians 6:16) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh."
(Ephesians 5:31) (NIV) -BibleGateway

EVEN  THE  APOSTLES  SHARED
THIS  SAME  ONE-NESS

"I planted, Apollos watered,
but God was causing the growth.
Now he who plants
and he who waters are one;
but each will receive his own reward
according to his own labor."
(1Corinthians 3:6,8)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"He who plants and
he who waters are equal -
one in aim,
of the same importance and esteem..."
(1Corinthians 3:8)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"The man who plants and the man
who waters have one purpose,"
(1Corinthians 3:8) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"The goal is for all of them
to become one heart and mind--
Just as you, Father, are in me
and I in you,
So they might be one heart
and mind with us."
(John 17:21) (MSG) -BibleGateway

"I and the Father are one heart and mind."
(John 10:30) (MSG) -BibleGateway

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“The word translated as "one" is in the
neuter gender, and not the masculine,
and specifies "unity" in a general,
not in a personal sense.  The precise
nature of this unity  must be derived from
context.  Thus, Jesus is not asserting
that He is the same person as the Father
- which  would have demanded the
masculine form of  "one".”
-- Source – The Apologists Bible Commentary
    Article entitled “John 10:30”

“John 10 - Verse 30 does NOT affirm
a metaphysical unity, but rather a moral unity,
and we must not read the later creeds
(of the trinitarians)  into the words”
 — Abington Bible Commentary,   
             p. 1079

"In this chapter we will examine some verses
which have  been abused by the clergy in order
to support their corrupted teachings."
-THE NINETEEN QUESTIONS
FOR CHRISTIAN CLERGY
  by Edip Yuksel

Christ said -
"My Followers and I will be "One"
Just as My Father and I - are "One".
John 10:30 - is taken out of Context
(click-here)




"Correctores" - Altered the Bible
Spiritual Forgery (click-here)

If Jesus is God -Then Why Alter
The Scriptures in order To Prove it ? 
(click-here)

The Dual "GodHead" was adopted
From the Pagans - Why ? (click-here)

The "Trinity" -
From Babylon to Rome -
(click-here)

The Problem with Trinity "Proof" Texts -
Is There A Problem ???
(click-here)

Worshipping The Same God
That Jesus Did  -  (click-here)

Why is God's Name Missing
From Your Bible ?  (click-here)

The "Nameless" LORD Syndrome
How did it Start ?  (click-here)

Did Christ Contradict Himself ?
(click-here)

The Problem With John 1:18
Only Begotten "Son"
or Only Begotten "God" ?
Which one is right ?
(click-here)

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EASTER

EASTER

EASTER

"Easter - *Ôstara) was a goddess in Germanic
paganism whose Germanic month has given its
name to the festival of Easter. Ôstarmânoth
is attested as the month-name equivalent to
'April' that was decreed by Charlemagne,
but as a goddess Eostre is attested only
by Bede in his 8th century work De temporum
ratione. Bede states that Ēosturmōnaþ
was the equivalent to the month of April,
and that feasts held in Eostre's honor...
replaced the "Paschal" observance of
Passover."
-- Einhard, Life of Charlemagne, §29.

"Some scholars have debated whether or not
Eostre is an invention of Bede's, and
theories Einhard, connecting Eostre with records of
Germanic Easter customs (including hares
rabbits and eggs)."
-- Einhard, Life of Charlemagne, §29.

"Easter is a date on the Wiccan Wheel
of the Year (Ostara, 21 March).[18}
--Hubbard (2007:175).

"In some forms of Germanic Neopaganism,
Eostre is venerated. Regarding this veneration,
Carole M. Cusack comments that, among adherents,
Eostre is "associated with the coming of spring and
the dawn, and her festival is celebrated at
the spring equinox. Because she brings
renewal, rebirth from the death of winter,
some Heathens associate Eostre with Idunn,
 keeper of the apples of youth in
Scandinavian mythology".[20]
-- Cusack (2008:354—355
Cusack, Carole M. (2008).
"The Return of the Goddess: Mythology,
Witchcraft and Feminist Spirituality"
as published in Pizza, Murphy.
Lewis, James R. (Editors).
Handbook of Contemporary Paganism.
Brill Publishers. ISBN ‪9004163735

THE  PAGAN  RABBIT

signed -
Loving Easter Greetings

"Eostre is connected with hares
rabbits and eggs)."
-- Einhard, Life of Charlemagne, §29.

"The name Easter derived from the Saxon
Eostre (a.k.a. Eastre). The ancient Saxons
in Northern Europe worshiped the Goddess
Oestre at the time of the Spring Equinox.
The Goddess Easter represents the sunrise,
spring-time and fertility."
--"Eostre" from The Goddess Oracle
by Marashinsky and Janto

Pagan Anglo-Saxons made offerings of colored
eggs to her at the Vernal Equinox. They
placed them at graves especially,
probably as a charm of rebirth.
(Egyptians and Greeks were also known
to place eggs at gravesites)."
--"Eostre" from The Goddess Oracle
by Marashinsky and Janto

"Only later did the Christians pilfer
the name for themselves and graft their
religion onto a pagan celebration."
--The Rite of Spring
How the Christians stole the Easter holiday,
by Jim Walker

The name “Easter” has its roots in ancient
polytheistic religions (paganism). On this,
 all scholars agree. This name is never used
 in the original Scriptures, nor is it
 ever associated biblically with the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Ancient origin

Most reference books say that the name
“Easter” derived from the Eastre,
the Teutonic goddess of Spring.
Although this relationship exists,
in reality, the origin of the name
and the goddess are far more ancient -
going all the way back to the Tower
of Babel. The origin begins not long
after the biblical Flood.

"The idea of a mystic egg spread from
Babylon to many parts of the world.[12]
--James G. Frazer, The Golden Bough,
Vol. 12, 3rd Edition (1907-15,
reissued 1935-36 and 1955);
Maria Leach, editor,
Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary
of Folklore, Mythology and Legend,
Vol. 1 (1949). [up]
--

"In Rome, the mystic egg preceded
processions in honor of the Roman
Mother GODDESS.. The egg was part of the
sacred ceremonies of the Mysteries of Bacchus.
The Druids used the egg as their sacred
emblem. In Northern Europe, China and Japan
the eggs were colored for their sacred
festivals.[13}
--James G. Frazer, The Golden Bough,
Vol. 12, 3rd Edition (1907-15,
reissued 1935-36 and 1955);
Maria Leach, editor, pg 155.
Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary
of Folklore, Mythology and Legend,
Vol. 1 (1949). [up] --

"The egg was a sacred symbol among
the Babylonians. They believed an old
fable about an egg of wondrous size which
was supposed to have fallen from heaven
into the Euphrates River. From this marvelous
 egg - according to the ancient story -
the Goddess Astarte (Easter) [Semiramis],
was hatched. And so the egg came to symbolize
the Goddess Easter.”[11]
-- Ralph Woodrow,
Babylon Mystery Religion; p152,153
(Riverside, California:
Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Assn., 1966)

"Basically, almost every vile, profane
and idolatrous practice you can think of
originated at Babel with Queen Semiramis,
the Mother Goddess and Nimrod. As the people
scattered from Babel with their different
languages, they, of course, used different
names for Nimrod (Tammuz) and Semiramis.
Some called the Mother Goddess “ISHTAR”
(originally pronounced “Easter”).[9]
-  pg  152 -- Ralph Woodrow,
Babylon Mystery Religion;
(Riverside, California:
Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Assn., 1966)

'In other lands, she was called Eostre,
Astarte, Ostera, and Eastre. Other names
for Semiramis, the Mother Goddess include:
Wife of Baal, Ashtaroth or Ashtoreth,
and Queen of Heaven.[10]''
--10.The names Ashtaroth or Ashtoreth,
and Queen of Heaven where used for Semiramis
by the Israelites and the ungodly peoples
around them, see Judges 2:13, Jeremiah 44:17-19,
etc. Other names for Semiramis include
Astarte (Cyprus), Diana (Ephesus and
throughout Asia Minor), Cybele (Asia Minor),
Isis (Egypt), Aphrodite, Ceres (Greece),
Venus or Fortuna (Romans), Shingmoo (China),
Disa (Scandanavia), Nutria (Etruscans),
Virgo-Paritura (Druids), Isi or Indrani or
Devaki (India). 

"The Mother goddess was frequently worshipped
as the goddess of fertility - and as a sort
of Mother Nature and goddess of Spring
and sexual love and birth. She was also
worshipped as a mediator between god and man.
Sexual orgies and temple prostitutes were
often used in her worship and in attempting
to gain her favor."

"The rabbit is well known as a sexual symbol
of fertility. In various parts of the world,
religions which developed from Babel also
associate the rabbit with fertility rites."

The egg was also a symbol of fertility;
 Semiramis (Easter) was the goddess of
Fertility. The Easter egg is a symbol
of the pagan Mother Goddess, and it even
bears one of her names.

"the pagan festival of 'Easter' was introduced
into the apostate Western religion, as part of
the attempt to adapt pagan festivals to
Christianity..."
- Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary
    of Old and New Testament Words
          (1985, p. 192, "Easter")

"Does the name Ishtar sound like Easter ? 
Well it should.  It is the same.
The celebration of Ishtar included coloring
eggs, an ancient symbol of fertility.
The ancients even hid eggs for their children
to find. Also, rabbits, known for their
prolific reproduction, were part of the
pagan celebration."
-- Resurrection Sunday
and the Babylonian Connection;
By Errol Hale

"Easter - She was the goddess of love,
fertility, and maternity for the Phonicians,
Canaanites, Aramaeans, South Arabs,
and even the Egyptians. Her name was
Ishtar in Babylonia and Assyria..."
-World Book, Vol. 1, 782.

Easter - "In Babylonia Ishtar was the goddess
of erotic love and fertility.  Her chief seat
of worship was Uruk (Erech), where prostitution
was practiced in her name and she was served with
immoral rites by bands of men and women."
- The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia,
  1979, Volume 1, pages 319-320

Easter -"Ishtar was goddess of physical love (sex).
She was patron of the temple prostitutes.
Throughout Mesopotamian and Babylonian history
she was worshiped under various names in many cities..."
-Collier's Encyclopedia,
 1980, Volume 15, page 748

Easter - "the goddess of sensual love, maternity
and fertility.  Licentious - debased sexual worship
was conducted in honor of her."
- Unger's Bible Dictionary ;
    ( pages 412-413 )

Easter -"She and her colleagues specialized in sex...
and her shrines were temples of legalized vice and
prostitution.   Her degraded cult offered...sordid
depths, as lust and murder were glamorized in
Babylonian and Canaanite religion."
- (W. F. Albright,
Archaeology and the Religion of Israel,
Baltimore, John Hopkins Press,
   1942, pages 68-94).

"As at Christmas, so also at Easter,
popular customs reflect many ancient pagan
survivals...connected with fertility rites.."
- The Encyclopaedia Britannica
(15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol. IV, p. 605,
  "Church Year").

"Saint Augustine...simply re-dressed paganism
with Christian nomenclature. Thus ancient pagan
Babylonian religion had replaced apostolic
teaching and practice."
- Augustine's Poisoned Chalice
    by Peter Nathan

"There is NO trace of an "Easter" celebration
in the New Testament. The Jewish Christians in
the early church continued to celebrate the
Passover, regarding Christ as the true paschal lamb."
-(International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia,
  Electronic Database Copyright(c)1996)

“On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,“
I will punish...all those following
pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)-BibleGateway

"EASTER" and "Babylon The Great"
(click-here)

Christ - Our "Passover" Lamb
(click-here)



The Memorial of Christ's Death
As Requested by Christ
Instead of pagan "Easter"
(click-here)

Do This in Remembrance of Him
(click-here)



Christ - The "Mediator"
(click-here)



Instead of "Easter"
Do What Christ Really Wants
"A Memorial" of His Death
(click-here)



Trading Christ's Passover
For an "Easter" Sunrise-Service
(click-here)

"EASTER" and "Babylon The Great"
(click-here)

A Rabbit -- The Consort
of the goddess - "Easter" (click-here)

Jumping in Bed - With Paganism
The Great Apostasy Started with Rome
The Corruption of Christianity
(click-here)

Salvation Requires "Obedience" (click-here) to read more

The Great Religious Apostasy
was Foretold (click-here)

Where Did the Name "EASTER"
Come From ?   (click-here)

Are You Under The Influence
of "Babylon The Great" ?
(click-here) for answers

Christmas and "Babylon The Great"
(click-here) to read more

Christendom Has Adopted
The False Teachings of Ancient Babylon
(click-here)

Constantine Corrupted Christianity
How ?  Why ?  and   When ?
(click-here)  

Who Really is The Cult ?
(click-here)

Babylon The Great
Get Out of Her - My People !
(click-here) 

.....

"Just a Little While Longer"

What wonderful HOPE for the future.  The end of all wickedness,
the end of all evil,  the end of all terror.  There is no other source
that holds out this Hope for mankind except Jehovah God, by
means of His Word - The Bible.   And under His Father's Direction,
Our Savior, Jesus Christ will bring an end to all Evil crimes and those
who perpetuate them.

Just a Little While Longer

"For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for Jehovah,
they shall inherit the earth.
For just a little while longer,
and the wicked ones shall be no more:
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place,
and he shall not be.
But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace...
The righteous shall inherit the earth,
And dwell therein for ever...
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,
And he will exalt thee to inherit the earth;
When the wicked are cut off,
thou shalt see it."
(Psalm 37:9-11,29,34)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"Don't be annoyed by anyone
who does wrong,and don't envy them.
They will soon disappear
like grass without rain."
(Psalm 37:1,2)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb."
(Psalm 37:1,2)(NKJV)-BibleGateway

"But the wicked shall perish,
And the enemies of Jehovah...
In smoke shall they consume away."
(Psalm 37:20)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"For those blessed by Him
shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him
shall be cut off."
(Psalm 37:22)(NKJV)-BibleGateway

"The time has come...
for destroying those who destroy the earth."
(Revelation 11:18)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...the time...for destroying
the corrupters of the earth."
(Revelation 11:18)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"...And you will destroy all who have caused
destruction on the earth."
(Revelation 11:18)(NLT)-BibleGateway
   
"...It is time to destroy those who have made
every kind of trouble on the earth."
(Revelation 11:18)(NLV)-BibleGateway

Jesus will do
the "WEEDING"


The Wicked "WEEDS" will be
CUT- OFF and Rooted-Out
from The Earth

"For the upright shall dwell in the earth,
 And the righteous shall remain in it.
But the wicked shall be CUT OFF from the earth,
 And the treacherous shall be ROOTED OUT of it."
(Proverbs 2:21,22)

"The harvest is the end of the age,
and the harvesters are angels.
The Son of Man will send out his angels,
and they will "WEED OUT"  of his kingdom
 everything that causes sin and all who do evil."
(Matthew 13:36-41) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"As the "WEEDS" are pulled up
and burned in the fire,
so it will be at the end of the age."
(Matthew 13:14)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven in blazing fire
with his powerful angels.
He will punish those who do not know God
and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
They will be punished with everlasting destruction
and shut out from the presence of the Lord
and from the majesty of his power
on the day he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"As the WEEDS are pulled up
and burned in the fire,
so it will be at the end of the age."
(Matthew 13:14)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"I have come to bring fire on the earth,
and how I wish it were already kindled! "
(Luke 12:49)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"On the wicked he will rain fiery coals
and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot."
(Psalm 11:6)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance,
but now he commands all people
everywhere to repent.
For he has set a day
when he will judge the world with justice
by the man he has appointed.
He has given proof of this to all men
by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31)(NIV)-BibleGateway

WHEN  EVILDOERS  ARE  GONE

When the evildoers are removed from the earth,
as promised in Bible Prophecy - then Christ - under
the direction of Jehovah God - will usher in a
thousand years of peace and prosperity on the earth.

Only the meek and mild ones will inherit the earth.
At that time, the earth will be filled with blessings and truth.


"But the meek shall inherit the earth
and shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace."
(Psalm 37:11)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"Blessed, happy, and joyous
are the meek, mild, and patient ones,
for they shall inherit the earth!"
(Matthew 5:5)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"For thus saith Jehovah...
Behold, I will bring...health and cure,
and I will cure them; and I will reveal
unto them abundance of peace and truth.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah,
that I will perform that good word which
I have spoken... In those days, and at that time,
will I cause a Branch of righteousness
to grow up unto David (Jesus Christ);
and he shall execute justice
and righteousness in the land."
(Jeremiah 33:4,6,14,15)(ASV)-BibleGateway 

 "There will be no end to the increase
of His government or of PEACE,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with
justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore..."
(Isaiah 9:7)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"And I will set up one shepherd over them,
and he shall feed them...
and he shall be their shepherd.
And I, Jehovah, will be their God...
And I will make with them
a covenant of PEACE,
and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land;
and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness,
and sleep in the woods.
And I will make them and the places
round about my hill a blessing;
and I will cause the shower to come down in its season;
there shall be showers of blessing.
And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit,
and the earth shall yield its increase,
and they shall be secure in their land;
and they shall know that I am Jehovah...
but they shall dwell securely,
and none shall make them afraid."
(Ezekiel 34:23-28)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"And my servant...shall be king over them;
and they all shall have one shepherd:
they shall also walk in mine ordinances,
and observe my statutes, and do them.
And they shall dwell in the land...for ever:
my servant shall be their prince for ever.
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them;
it shall be an everlasting covenant with them;
and I will place them, and multiply them,
and will set my sanctuary
in the midst of them for evermore.
My tabernacle also shall be with them;
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
And the nations shall know that I am Jehovah."
(Ezekiel 37:24-28)(ASV)-BibleGateway

A  "NEW  EARTH"

"But God has promised us a new heaven
and a NEW EARTH, where justice will rule.
We are really looking forward to that!"
(2Peter 3:13)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"Behold, I will create new heavens
and a NEW EARTH. The former things will not
be remembered, nor will they come to mind."
(Isaiah 65:17)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"For as the new heavens
and the NEW EARTH,
which I will make, shall remain before me,
saith Jehovah, so shall your seed
and your name remain.
And it shall come to pass,
that from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to another,
shall all flesh come to worship before me,
saith Jehovah. And they shall go forth,
and look upon the dead bodies
of the men that have transgressed against me..."
(Isaiah 66:22-24)(ASV)-BibleGateway

 "Then I saw a new heaven
and a NEW EARTH...
(Revelation 21:1)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"For, behold, I create new heavens
and a NEW EARTH;
and the former things
shall not be remembered,
nor come into mind. . .
And they shall build houses,
and inhabit them;
and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them.
They shall not build,
and another inhabit;
they shall not plant,
and another eat:
for as the days of a tree
shall be the days of my people,
and my chosen shall long enjoy
the work of their hands. . .
And it shall come to pass that,
before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox;
and dust shall be the serpent's food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah."
(Isaiah 65:17,21,22,24,25)(ASV)- BibleGateway

"HAPPY ARE THE MEEK
FOR THEY WILL INHERIT THE EARTH."
(Matthew 5:5)

"May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done here on earth,
just as it is in heaven."
(Matthew 6:10)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"But the meek in the end
shall inherit the earth
and shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace.
Then the consistently righteous
shall inherit the earth
and dwell upon it forever."
(Psalm 37:11,29)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,
And he will exalt you
to take possession of the earth.
When the wicked are cut off you shall see it."
(Psalm 37:34)(ASV)

"THEN I saw a new heaven
and a NEW EARTH...
Then I heard a mighty voice
from the throne...saying,
See! The abode of God is with men,
and He will live among them;
and they shall be His people,
and God shall personally be with them
and be their God.
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
and death shall be no more,
neither shall there be anguish nor grief
nor pain any more,
for the old conditions
and the former order of things
have passed away.
(Rev. 21:1,3,4)(AMP)-BibleGateway

JUST  A  LITTLE  WHILE  LONGER

In times of distress, just as the days that
we are living in, it is the comfort of
Jehovah's words that keeps us strong and
confident in the future.

Even though we don't know the exact date or
time that Jehovah God will send his son back
to the earth - to execute the wicked, we do
have the promise that it will be -

"Just a Little While Longer"

"For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for Jehovah,
they shall inherit the earth.
For just a little while longer,
and the wicked ones shall be no more:
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place,
and he shall not be.
(Psalm 37:9-11)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"No one knows the day or hour.
The angels in heaven don't know,
and the Son himself doesn't know. 
Only the Father knows."
(Matthew 24:36)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"...At the time that God
has already decided,
he will send Jesus Christ
back again."
(1Timothy 6:15)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"Also take exquisite delight in Jehovah,
And he will give you
the requests of your heart.
Roll upon Jehovah your way,
And rely upon him,
and he himself will act.
And he will certainly bring forth
your righteousness as the light itself,
And your justice as the midday.
Keep silent before Jehovah
And wait longingly for him.
Do not show yourself heated up
at anyone making his way successful,
At the man carrying out [his] ideas.
Let anger alone and leave rage;
Do not show yourself heated up
only to do evil.
For evildoers themselves will be cut off,
But those hoping in Jehovah
are the ones that will possess the earth.
And just a little while longer,
and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention
to his place, and he will not be.
But the meek ones themselves
will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find
their exquisite delight
in the abundance of peace.
For the very arms of the wicked ones
will be broken,
But Jehovah will be supporting
the righteous ones.
For the wicked themselves will perish,
And the enemies of Jehovah will...
come to their end.
In smoke they must come to their end.
For those being blessed by him
will themselves possess the earth,
But those upon whom evil is called by him
will be cut off.
Turn away from what is bad
and do what is good,
And so reside to time indefinite.
For Jehovah is a lover of justice,
And he will not leave his loyal ones.
To time indefinite
they will certainly be guarded;
But as for the offspring of the wicked ones,
they will indeed be cut off.
The righteous themselves will possess the earth,
And they will reside forever upon it.
Hope in Jehovah and keep his way,
And he will exalt you
to take possession of the earth.
When the wicked ones are cut off,
you will see [it].
I have seen the wicked a tyrant
And spreading himself as a luxuriant [tree]
in native soil.
And yet he proceeded to pass away,
and there he was not;
And I kept seeking him,
and he was not found.
Watch the blameless one
and keep the upright one in sight,
For the future of that man will be peaceful.
But the transgressors themselves
will certainly be annihilated together;
The future of wicked people
will indeed be cut off.
And the salvation of the righteous ones
is from Jehovah; He is their fortress
in the time of distress.
And Jehovah will help them
and provide them with escape.
He will provide them with escape from wicked
people and save them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.
(Psalm 37:4-11,17,20,22,27-29,34-40)(NWT)

The Valley of Megiddo
on Jehovah's Day (click-here)



You Will Not Need to Fight
Stand Still - And See
the Salvation of Jehovah
(click-here)

 

Thousands Will Fall
You Will Only Watch
(click-here)

Just a Little While Longer
(click-here)

The War Belongs to Jehovah
(click-here)

Mankind's Future
It's All in Jehovah's Hands
(click-here)

Against Jehovah
and Against His Anointed One
(click-here)

The Destruction of Jerusalem
Did it Completely Fulfill
The "End-Time" Prophecies ?
(click-here)

Why is God So Angry ?
(click-here)

Will Babylon Ever be Rebuilt ?
(click-here)

Proof of the Bible's
Divine Inspiration (click-here)

A Time of "TERROR"
Leads to an earthly paradise
(click-here)

Earthly Survivors
in The Time of The End
(click-here)

Mankinds Chance For Self-Rule
is About to End - (click-here)

This World is Passing Away
(click-here)

Why is God's Name Missing
From Your Bible ? (click-here)

"Israel" - Are they God's Chosen People?
(click-here)

Israel and Bible Prophecy - 2006
(click-here)

"1914" - The Beginning of "The End"
(click-here)

The Valley of  "Decision"
The Valley of Jehoshaphat
The Jezreel Valley
The Valley of Megiddo
Moden Day Parallels (click-here)