THE VOICE OF REASON
Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
Herbert Armstrong opposed Freemasonry primarily due to his belief that it was a satanic conspiracy and a form of idolatry. He viewed Freemasonry as a system that promoted false worship and worldly values, contrasting it with the true worship of God as he understood it. His opposition stemmed from his interpretation of biblical prophecies, particularly his belief in British Israelism and the "lost tribes" of Israel.
Satanic Conspiracy:
Armstrong believed Freemasonry was a secret society controlled by Satan, working to undermine Christianity and promote a one-world government.
Idolatry:
He saw Freemasonry's rituals and symbols as pagan and idolatrous, incompatible with true Christian worship.
False Worship:
Armstrong viewed Freemasonry's teachings as a distortion of biblical truth and a form of idolatry, promoting worldly wisdom over God's word.
British Israelism:
This belief, central to Armstrong's theology, linked the Anglo-Saxon nations to the "lost tribes" of Israel and fueled his interpretation of prophecies about the end times and the role of these nations.
End-Times Prophecy:
Armstrong believed that Freemasonry played a role in the end-times events he prophesied, particularly the rise of a "revived Roman Empire" that would oppose Christ's return.
1:44:00 The real purposes of Freemasonry
1:45:00 Catholics are excommunicated for being Masons.
1:00 Whether there was a Creation is a belief that has political consequences.
2:00 High and low status beliefs
3:00 Fundamentalism ie taking a principled position lowers your status in the matriarchy who will call you a fanatic likely to become a terrorist just for sticking to your religious principles.
4:00 Hypocrites
Doooovid's Multiple Truth Synthesis
5:00 You can't have your cake and eat it.
6:00 Believing in lies
7:00 Religious groups marry within their religious groups if they take their religion seriously.
8:00 Certainty and conviction is good for mental health.
9:00 Being forced to repeat a lie is bad for mental health.
10:00 Hierarchy of a family
11:00 White people who blame the Jews and the problem with this
12:00 Convictionless pagans
13:00 Idolatry creates neurosis.
14:00 Jews are not necessarily higher status than gentiles since they are not more likely to get to heaven when the Torah has 36 capital offences unlikely to be meted out in this life and therefore to be meted out in their afterlife.
15:00 Who is higher in status - the first born or the last born?
16:00 The Koran is clearly the rational and moral choice but Westerners are now beyond reason.
The Koran is like a bespoke suit for gentiles while the gentile using the Torah is like a large man trying to get into the suit of a dwarf needing extensive alterations which will still make him look ridiculous causing him to blame Jews when his sleeves and trousers are too long or too short.
17:00 "Judeo-Christianity" after WW2 will develop into the Islamic republics of the West.
19:00 The Torah is the appetiser, the Koran the main course.
20:00 Jews are the scapegoats of gentiles as God's Chosen People made to be a scapegoat of. Why then would they want to remain the eternal scapegoat of gentiles when they could become Muslim? Jewish pride.
From 17:00 Rabbi Mizrachi saying Iran is better for Jewish parents to rear believing Jewish children than Israel
23:00 The Noahide laws
24:00 Why do Christians persist in their idolatry?
26:00 Cultural Christians are atheists.
If it walks like a talk, sounds like a duck and looks like a duck, it is a duck.
If it is an idol, is used as an idol and looks like idolatry, it is idolatry.
28:00 The Deadly Sin of Pride prevents Christians from acknowledging the idolatry of Christianity.
29:00 Is God a dithering woman or a practical joker playing a practical joke on idolaters and blasphemers?
