Lies, Deceptions & Mistruths
Which is more important – A theological position? A doctrine? Or Truth?
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8)
The Lie of the conversion of Constantine to Christianity
As the story goes, before a major battle with his arch enemy; Maxentius, Roman Emperor Constantine had a vision of a cross and heard a voice say: “In this sign conquer”. He then converted to Christianity and led all those in his empire to convert as well. This religion went west through his church; the Church of Rome (Roman Catholic Church), eventually becoming what we know as “Christianity” today in the western world.
For the shocking truth about Constantine and what his actual intentions apparently were (through historical documents and archaeological evidence), as well as how it was actually a fulfillment of bible prophecy, click HERE .
The Picture of "Jesus"
This is not doctrine, but it is an example of how many millions of people appear to have been lied to and deceived. The most common well known picture of Jesus (Yeshua) may be that of Cesare Borgia who was an ungodly person to put it kindly. http://www.macquirelatory.com/False%20Images%20of%20Christ.htm
also: http://www.israelite.net/image.htm
Wanna know what Jesus (Yeshua most likely really looked like? Inspired by God and her visits to Heaven, Akiane Kramarik painted this portrait of Jesus when she was only 8-years-old. Interestingly enough, her parents “were” athiests, and have never taught their daughter about God, nor had they ever mentioned Him. She began having her ‘experiences’ (visions, dreams, etc. about God) at the early age of four-years-old, which is also when she began painting. Coincidentally, Colton Burpo (the boy whose true story inspired the popular movie, “Heaven Is For Real”) recognized it as the very same Jesus he too saw in Heaven! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScCwzKRob7s
Story here: http://www.examiner.com/article/akiane-kramarik-visits-to-heaven-and-visions-of-jesus .
Some Words in the Bible
From the "Translation Trouble" page consisting of notes on an important book written by Daniel Gruber called: "Copernicus And The Jews"
Did you know the terms "Old Testament" and New Testament" don't exist in Hebrew or Greek scripture? "Testament" is a mistranslation of "Covenant". "Testament" is a contract activated upon the death of someone. A "covenant" is a contract that becomes active when it is made (agreed upon) and is binding until one or more of the parties within it dies. Do you see what is in our "westernized" Bibles is exactly opposite to what should bee there? That's not all. Once they mistranslated the word "covenant" with "testament", they modified (expanded) it's meaning to include a group of books of the Biible.
Because "old" things are typically considered inferior to "new" things, they were able to attach that meaning to the earlier set of books of scripture. What they call the "Old Testament" is considered inferior to what they call the "New Testament". Then in Hebrews 12 when the scriptures speak of the priesthood run by man becoming corrupt and therefore "waxing old" and inferior to the new priesthood*, the original Greek did not include the term "priesthood" there, because it was implied that was being spoken of (Hebrews 8-12 is speaking of the priesthood). Translators took this opportunity to insert the word "covenant" to infer the "Old Covenant" was waxing old and inferior therefore to be replaced with the new. Look it up for yourself in the original Greek.
*We are no longer under a priesthood of men (Levite), but rather the Priesthood in the order of Malchezedek (Yeshua is now our High Priest interceding for us from Heaven).
By inferring the "Old Testament" scriptures as being inferior and replaced by the newer set of books which they called the "New Testament", they were able to keep people from the foundation of the scriptures for thousands of years up to today. How can you fully understand something without the foundation? What the translators (or those who commissioned them to do what they did) have done is criminal.
*We are no longer under a priesthood of men (Levite), but rather the Priesthood in the order of Malchezedek (Yeshua is now our High Priest interceding for us from Heaven).
By inferring the "Old Testament" scriptures as being inferior and replaced by the newer set of books which they called the "New Testament", they were able to keep people from the foundation of the scriptures for thousands of years up to today. How can you fully understand something without the foundation? What the translators (or those who commissioned them to do what they did) have done is criminal.
Even with the terms “Old Covenant” and “New Covenant”, it is important to realize, the covenants don’t cancel each other out, they stack. For example: Genesis 9:12 says YHWHs covenant not to flood the Earth again is for “perpetual generations”. In other words, they are added to existing covenants, they don’t replace previous covenants. The delivery system or the way it works may change. For example: The “Old Covenant” written on tablets of stone is the same covenant as the “New Covenant”; the only difference is it is now written on our minds and hearts. In the language and Hebrew mindset, the term “new”, often actually means “renewed”. In Jeremiah 31:31 which says: “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,” the Hebrew word translated as “new” is “chadash” which actually means “renewed”. A perfect example of this is the “new moon”. It is not new every month rather it is renewed every month.
What is “The Covenant” referred to as “Old Covenant” and “New Covenant”?
If we will obey YHWH (do what He says to do and not do what He says not to do/keep His commandments) He will be our God and we will be His people.
“New Covenant”:
Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says YHWH: I will put My laws (Torah) in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. (This scripture is a direct quote from Jeremiah 31:33).
If we will obey YHWH (do what He says to do and not do what He says not to do/keep His commandments) He will be our God and we will be His people.
“New Covenant”:
Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says YHWH: I will put My laws (Torah) in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. (This scripture is a direct quote from Jeremiah 31:33).
"The Church"
If you have a heart for the Jewish people, this might make you angry:
Did you know the word "Church" isn't in scripture either? The Hebrew word for "assembly" or "congregation" is "cahal". The Jewish-Greek word for "assembly" is "ekklesia". In no place in the Tanach is it translated as “church” and in no place in the Brit Hatisha should it be; but it is. The interesting thing is when and how it is. Whenever the scripture is talking about the gathering place of the disciples, or when "Christianity" is being promoted, the
the word "ekklesia" is translated "church", such as in Matthew 16:18 where it says:
"I also say to you that you are [ l]Peter (Keifa), and upon this [m]rock I will build My "church"; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
If you have a heart for the Jewish people, this might make you angry:
Did you know the word "Church" isn't in scripture either? The Hebrew word for "assembly" or "congregation" is "cahal". The Jewish-Greek word for "assembly" is "ekklesia". In no place in the Tanach is it translated as “church” and in no place in the Brit Hatisha should it be; but it is. The interesting thing is when and how it is. Whenever the scripture is talking about the gathering place of the disciples, or when "Christianity" is being promoted, the
the word "ekklesia" is translated "church", such as in Matthew 16:18 where it says:
"I also say to you that you are [ l]Peter (Keifa), and upon this [m]rock I will build My "church"; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
But when the same exact word "ekklesia" comes up during a description of an unholy gathering, "church" is not used.
Acts 19:34-35:34 (description of what was going on in Acts 19:40-41)
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single outcry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is [aa]artemis of the Ephesians!” 35 After quieting the crowd, the town clerk *said, “Men of Ephesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great [ab]artemis (pagan goddess) and of the image which fell down from [ ac]heaven?
Where it is not a positive connotation, "ekklesia" is translated properly as “assembly”.
Acts 19:40-41
As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
When the same exact word Ekklesia comes up in the Book of Revelation in a very negative way linking the word to satan, it is not translated "church" or even "assembly" or " gathering", but rather; "synagogue", purposefully linking satan to the Jews. This happens twice:
Revelation 2:9
9 ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of satan .
Revelation 3:9
9 Behold, I [ e]will cause those of the synagogue of satan, who say that they are Jews and are not , but lie (doesn't that prove it is not talking about the Jews right there?)—I will make them come and bow down [f]at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.
It is seeds like this that were planted by translators (and those who commissioned them) that have resulted in hatred towards the Jewish people, ultimately leading to the Holocaust.
Acts 19:34-35:34 (description of what was going on in Acts 19:40-41)
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single outcry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is [aa]artemis of the Ephesians!” 35 After quieting the crowd, the town clerk *said, “Men of Ephesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great [ab]artemis (pagan goddess) and of the image which fell down from [ ac]heaven?
Where it is not a positive connotation, "ekklesia" is translated properly as “assembly”.
Acts 19:40-41
As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
When the same exact word Ekklesia comes up in the Book of Revelation in a very negative way linking the word to satan, it is not translated "church" or even "assembly" or " gathering", but rather; "synagogue", purposefully linking satan to the Jews. This happens twice:
Revelation 2:9
9 ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of satan .
Revelation 3:9
9 Behold, I [ e]will cause those of the synagogue of satan, who say that they are Jews and are not , but lie (doesn't that prove it is not talking about the Jews right there?)—I will make them come and bow down [f]at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.
It is seeds like this that were planted by translators (and those who commissioned them) that have resulted in hatred towards the Jewish people, ultimately leading to the Holocaust.
When we talk about how the church arose, we are not talking about something that arose by chance, or something that arose innocently through ignorance, we are actually talking about a conscious decision that was made dishonestly, to mistranslate these words or translate them one way in one context and another for another and to translate them a completely different way in yet other contexts. As long as you think in terms of “the church” or “a church”, you cannot understand the Bible. It is a notion that is absent from the Bible and completely contradicts many of the ideas of the Bible, at least in the way it has been interpreted through history.
And then there is this:
Acts 21:10
20 And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many
[d] thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;
If you notice, “thousands” has a foot note in the NASB version. The foot note says “ten thousands”, which is more literal, but why did they have to make it a foot note? At least they bothered to say the real thing. Most translations leave the truth and footnote out, to take away from the fact the Yeshua was well received by tens of thousands of Jewish people, not just thousands, to support the whole Yeshua was rejected by the Jews paradigm they are trying to promote.
How do we know this? Because the same Greek word is accurately translated in Acts 19:19, Revelation 5:11, Deuteronomy 33:17, Ezra 2:64 and even higher in Revelation 9:16.
You have to ask yourself, if there is no bias, why was the same Greek word translated as “tens of thousands” everywhere else in the scriptures, but translated as “thousands” in Acts when it talks about the amount of Jewish people who believed in Yeshua?
What is commonly thought is there were a very large amount of Jews gathered in front of Pilot concerning Yeshua, shouting "Crucify him!", but remember Yeshua was taken captive at night when most of the Jews were in their homes, interrogated and transported while they slept. The goup of people shouting "Crucify him!" were those false witnesses gathered by the religious leaders. But we don't think about that.
Jeramiah 16:19
O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and [c] things of no profit.”
For more of these kinds of examples, go to the "Translation Troubles" page from the Table of Contents. In the meantime, over time, I will be adding more, because there is a lot more to add.
Acts 21:10
20 And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many
[d] thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;
If you notice, “thousands” has a foot note in the NASB version. The foot note says “ten thousands”, which is more literal, but why did they have to make it a foot note? At least they bothered to say the real thing. Most translations leave the truth and footnote out, to take away from the fact the Yeshua was well received by tens of thousands of Jewish people, not just thousands, to support the whole Yeshua was rejected by the Jews paradigm they are trying to promote.
How do we know this? Because the same Greek word is accurately translated in Acts 19:19, Revelation 5:11, Deuteronomy 33:17, Ezra 2:64 and even higher in Revelation 9:16.
You have to ask yourself, if there is no bias, why was the same Greek word translated as “tens of thousands” everywhere else in the scriptures, but translated as “thousands” in Acts when it talks about the amount of Jewish people who believed in Yeshua?
What is commonly thought is there were a very large amount of Jews gathered in front of Pilot concerning Yeshua, shouting "Crucify him!", but remember Yeshua was taken captive at night when most of the Jews were in their homes, interrogated and transported while they slept. The goup of people shouting "Crucify him!" were those false witnesses gathered by the religious leaders. But we don't think about that.
Jeramiah 16:19
O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and [c] things of no profit.”
For more of these kinds of examples, go to the "Translation Troubles" page from the Table of Contents. In the meantime, over time, I will be adding more, because there is a lot more to add.
"Church Offices"
Did you know, the terms that define "church offices" don't actually mean what we think. For example:
"Apostles" simply means: "sent ones", or "one who is sent"
"Evangelicals" simply means: "those who bring good news"
"Angel" simply means: "messenger"
"Elder" simply means: "old one"
"Deacon" simply means: "servant"
"Bishop" simply means: "an overseer"
Put a new light on things?
Churches in Apostasy
Titus 1:-9
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, 8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, 9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
2 Timothy 4:3-5
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
The Prosperity, Purpose Driven, Seeker Sensitive, Churches
*****Very good video about Christianity and mega churches being the many who come in Yeshua’s name and deceive many
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jBGY8-RFtKY
Very good (but lengthy) video that exposes Rick Warren’s purpose driven church (among others).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxY3VbBHTkY
America The "Christian" Nation.
What would you say is the symbol of America? The Eagle? Did you know The eagle replaced the Phoenix (the original national bird) in 1841 as the national bird? But the symbol of the phoenix is the double-headed eagle, ours only has one right? It may interest you to know the symbol of Nazi Germany was also an eagle. What does an eagle symbolize? Rising up out of the ashes and starting a new beginning. Not so bad you might think, but if you spend some time on the "Know Your Enemy" page, you will understand this represents the destruction of America (soon to occur) and new beginning of the New World Order spoken of in the Bible.
The Phoenix has been a Freemasons symbol since ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. This is why according to researcher Tomas Horn, the Freemasons do rituals over each U.S. president (many of which are Freemasons themselves) once they are put in office, to invoke the spirit of osiris (an Egyptian pagan god) over them. It also explains why the symbol of the capitol of the U.S. (Washington DC) is the Washington Monument which is an Egyptian obelisk, otherwise known as a phallic symbol or asherah pole, just like the ones spoken of in the bible that YHWH commanded His people to tear down, because they honored the pagan goddess astarte/asherah aka; isis, the wife of osiris.
Deuteronomy 12:3
3 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn their Asherah poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from those places. (Note:the earliest asherah poles were made of wood)
This probably explains why in many (if not every) government building there are statues, paintings and symbols of pagan gods, especially including the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Don't believe any of this is true? Click HERE . While it is an atheistic site, it has good information on the pagan founding of America.
To Watch Thomas Horn's (a Christian) presentation at a conference click HERE . (watch all seven parts)
The statue of Liberty
What about the other symbol of the United States; The statue of Liberty. Did you know the Statue of Liberty is actually the statue of a pagan goddess? Don't believe it? Click HERE .
AMERICA IN PROPHECY, BABYLON AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER – Good article for those who don’t know
http://www.newswithviews.com/McGuire/paul163.htm