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MYSTERY,BABYLONTHEGREAT

CATHOLICORJEWISH?

Andthewomanwasarrayedin
purpleandscarletcolour,and
deckedwithgoldandprecious
stonesandpearls,havingagolden
cupinherhandfullofabominations
andfilthinessofherfornication:
Anduponherforeheadwasaname
written,MYSTERY,BABYLON
THEGREAT,THEMOTHEROF
HARLOTSAND
ABOMINATIONSOFTHE
EARTH.Revelation17:45

BYBARBARAAHO

INTRODUCTION

Asarule,theoriesofaJewishconspiracyforworlddominationcondemnallJewsas
megalomaniacconspiratorsandtheenemiesofmankind.However,anytreatmentofa
Jewishconspiracymusttakeintoaccounttheancientschismthatdividedthenationof
IsraelinBiblicaltimes.ThisdivisionwasprecipitatedbytheapostasyofKing
Solomon,whoseidolatrywasafterwardcarriedonbythenortherntribes.Thisancient
schismhasprofoundlyaffectedthesubsequenthistoryoftheJewsandisthedynamic
oftheallegedJewishconspiracyofthepresentday.

FollowingthedeathofKingSolomon,thetribesofIsraelseparatedintotwo
independentkingdoms.ThetennortherntribesformedthenorthernkingdomofIsrael
andthesoutherntribesofJudahandBenjaminwerethereaftercalledthekingdomof
Judah.TheschismbetweenJudahandIsrael,fromwhichtheIsraelitesnever
recovered,isrecordedin1Kings.TheDailyBibleStudygivesabriefoverview:

OneofthemostmisunderstoodsubjectsofBiblestudyinvolvesthe
totalpoliticaldivisionofIsraelandJudahthatoccurredatthetimeof
KingRehoboam.Beforethen,alltwelvetribesofIsraeliteswerea
unitedkingdomthroughthereignsofDavidandSolomon,butafter
Solomonsdeaththeysplitintotwocompletelyseparateand
independentkingdomsthesouthernkingdomofJudah,consistingof
thetribesofJudahandBenjamin,withpartofLevisincetheLevites
weredistributedamongtheothertribes(1Kings12:23)withtheir
capitalatJerusalem,andthenorthernkingdomofIsrael,consistingof
theothertentribes(Reuben,Simeon,Dan,Naphtali,Gad,Asher,
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Issachar,Zebulun,EphraimandManasseh(Josephwasdividedinto
EphraimandManasseh),withpartofLevisincetheLeviteswere
distributedamongtheothertribes),withtheircapitalupinSamaria.
IsraelandJudahwereneverunitedagain...Surprisingly,theyeven
foughtwarsagainsteachotherfromtimetotime...Averyimportant
factthatmanydonotrealizeisthatJudah,thatis,theJewishpeopleof
today,areonlyoneofthetribesofIsraelwhileallJewsareIsraelites,
notallIsraelitesareJews.
BecauseoftheirforsakingofHim,Godpermittedthetwokingdoms
tobedestroyed.First,thenorthernkingdomofIsraelwasgradually
conqueredbytheAssyrians,andby721B.C.theyhadpracticallyall
beentakenintoexiletoAssyria(2Kings17:123).Thevastmajorityof
themneverreturned,andhavebecomeknownastheLostTenTribes
ofIsrael.
Then,about135yearslater,by586B.C.,thesouthernkingdomof
JudahwascompletelyconqueredbytheBabylonians,...andthepeople
ofJudahweretakenintocaptivitytoBabylon.TheoriginalTempleof
GodinJerusalemwasdestroyedatthattime...Thepeopleofthe
southernkingdomofJudahhoweverdidreturnaftertheBabylonians
felltothePersians...,andtheirdescendantshavebecometheJewish
peopleoftodaybutthatreturninthetimeofNehemiah,orthe
foundingofthemodernstateofIsraelin1948,werenotthefulfillment
ofthemanypropheciesdealingwiththefuture(asthecontextofthe
propheciesclearlyshow)gatheringofallofIsrael,IsraelandJudah.

ThedesignationJewbelongedexclusivelytothesouthernkingdomofJudah,the
verywordJewhavingbeenderivedfromJudah.Andsotechnically,onlythe
kingdomofJudahwasJewishandtheothertribesofIsraelhavenorighttocall
themselvesJews.ThatthisdistinctionwasunderstoodintheOldTestamentisseenin
IIKings16:56(KJV)wherethepeopleofIsraelandtheKingofSyriafoughtagainst
theJewsofthesouthernkingdom.

IntheNewTestament,inHismessagetotheChurchatSmyrna,theLordJesusChrist
referredtoasynagogueofSatanasthemwhichsaytheyareJews,andarenot.In
otherwords,therewasasynagogueofIsraelthatwasnotJewish:

Iknowthyworks,andtribulation,andpoverty,(butthouartrich)andI
knowtheblasphemyofthemwhichsaytheyareJews,andarenot,but
arethesynagogueofSatan.Fearnoneofthosethingswhichthoushalt
suffer:behold,thedevilshallcastsomeofyouintoprison,thatyemay
betriedandyeshallhavetribulationtendays:bethoufaithfulunto
death,andIwillgivetheeacrownoflife.(Rev.2:910)

TheSynagogueofSatanwhichisthesubjectofthisseriesmustnotbeconfusedwith
theRemnantofJews,whowillreceivetheLordJesusChristatHisSecondComing
andbesavedbyHim.TheSynagogueofSatanareanoccultpowerelitewhich,having
rejectedJesusChristastheMessiahofIsrael,conspiretosubstituteanothermessiah
madeintheimageoftheirmaster,Satan,andtoestablishaworldkingdomunder
Satan.TheSynagogueofSatanclaimsJewishdescent,butdoesnotfitGod'sdefinition
ofaJew,eitherintheOldTestamentortheNew:ButheisaJew,whichisone
inwardlyandcircumcisionisthatoftheheart,inthespirit,andnotintheletterwhose
praiseisnotofmen,butofGod.(Romans2:29)

TheSynagogueofSatanhavecontempt,notonlyforJesusChrist,HisChurchandthe
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Gentilemasses,butfortheJewishRemnantwhoareTorahobservantandanti
Zionistandare,therefore,awaitingthekingdomofIsraeltoberestoredwhenthe
Messiahappears,andnotbefore.Aswell,theSynagogueofSatanhaveconspiredto
eliminateallpeople,whetherJeworGentile,whostandinthewayoftheirworld
kingdom.Tothisendtheyhavedevelopedastaggeringnumberoffronts,aswellasthe
capacitytocreateblindsanddiversions,toobscurethefactthattheyareCabalistJews
withanantiChristagenda.Throughthecenturies,theSynagogueofSatanhave,by
meansoffalseidentities,infiltratedGentileinstitutionswheretheyactasagents
provocateursundercoveragentswhoprovokeviolenceandbegetscandals,whichare
usedtobringreproachuponJesusChristandHisChurch.

ThedivisionwithinJewryisnolongerneatlydelineatedalongtribalboundariesrather
thelineshavebeenspirituallydrawnbetweentheSynagogueofSatanandtheRemnant
ofIsrael

Iwillsurelyassemble,OJacob,alloftheeIwillsurelygatherthe
remnantofIsraelIwillputthemtogetherasthesheepofBozrah,asthe
flockinthemidstoftheirfold:theyshallmakegreatnoisebyreasonof
themultitudeofmen.(Micah2:12)

TheremnantofIsraelshallnotdoiniquity,norspeakliesneithershall
adeceitfultonguebefoundintheirmouth:fortheyshallfeedandlie
down,andnoneshallmakethemafraid.(Zeph.3:13seealso2Chron.
34:9,Isaiah10:20,Jer.6:9,31:7,Ezek.11:13)

ScriptureisclearthattheplansoftheSynagogueofSatanshallutterlyfail,andthat
theywillultimatelybedestroyed.WhatfractionofallIsraeldoestheSynagogueof
Satanrepresent?TheOldTestamentprophetsforetoldtheirproportionsatthetime
theyattackJerusalem,whoserescueandrestorationwillbeaccomplishedbytheLord
Himself:

TheLORDalsoshallsavethetentsofJudahfirst,thatthegloryof
thehouseofDavidandthegloryoftheinhabitantsofJerusalemdonot
magnifythemselvesagainstJudah.InthatdayshalltheLORDdefend
theinhabitantsofJerusalemandhethatisfeebleamongthematthat
dayshallbeasDavidandthehouseofDavidshallbeasGod,asthe
angeloftheLORDbeforethem.Anditshallcometopassinthatday,
thatIwillseektodestroyallthenationsthatcomeagainstJerusalem...
Anditshallcometopass,thatinalltheland,saiththeLORD,two
partsthereinshallbecutoffanddiebutthethirdshallbeleft
therein.AndIwillbringthethirdpartthroughthefire,andwillrefine
themassilverisrefined,andwilltrythemasgoldistried:theyshall
callonmyname,andIwillhearthem:Iwillsay,Itismypeople:and
theyshallsay,TheLORDismyGod.(Zech.12:71013:8,9)

Inthatday,saiththeLORD,willIassembleherthathalteth,andIwill
gatherherthatisdrivenout,andherthatIhaveafflictedAndIwill
makeherthathaltedaremnant,andherthatwascastfaroffastrong
nation:andtheLORDshallreignovertheminmountZionfrom
henceforth,evenforever.Andthou,Otoweroftheflock,thestrong
holdofthedaughterofZion,untotheeshallitcome,eventhefirst
dominionthekingdomshallcometothedaughterofJerusalem.(Mic.
4:1,2,68)

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INDEX

PARTI
TheCabala
ThePharisees
TheEssenes
TheAlexandrianGnostics
JewishCommunityinRome
TheJudaizers
RomanCatholicism
PARTII
CryptoJewry
TheMerovingians
MountSion
Monasticism
ThePrieurdeSion
TheKnightsTemplars
TheAlbigenses
TheAvignonPapacy
PARTIII
TheIlluminati
TheSixPointedStar
TheJesuits
TheMedici
TheSabbateans
TheFrankists
TheHouseofRothschild
TheZionists
PARTIV
TheVatican
TheJewishConspiracy
TheSynagogueofSatan
Zionism:ofGodorSatan

THECABALA

FollowingthedivisionofIsraelandtheAssyriancaptivityofthenortherntribes,the
southernkingdomofJudahadoptedthepagantraditionsoftheheathennationof
ancientBabylon.Thesetraditions,withtheirassociatedritualswhichincludedhuman
sacrifice,provokedGodtojudgethesouthernkingdom,ofwhichjudgmenttheprophet
JeremiahforewarnedtheJewsforaperiodoffortyyears,tonoavail.TheBabylonians
destroyedJerusaleminthreestages,from605to586B.C.,inwhichyeartheTempleof
SolomonwasdemolishedandtheremainingJewswerecarriedintocaptivity.During
theBabyloniancaptivity,theprophetEzekielcontinuedtoreproveJudahforits
apostasyfromtheGodofIsraelandtheirloveaffairwithBabylon.Note,inthe
followingpassage,theJewsadmirationfortheimagesofrich,brightlyattired
Babylonianprinces,whichevokevisualimagesoftheelegantprocessionsofthe
princesoftheRomanCatholicChurchattiredintheirrichandcolorfulvestments:

...[Jerusalem]increasedherwhoredoms:forwhenshesawmen
pourtrayeduponthewall,theimagesoftheChaldeanspourtrayedwith
vermilion,Girdedwithgirdlesupontheirloins,exceedingindyedattire
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upontheirheads,allofthemprincestolookto,afterthemannerofthe
BabyloniansofChaldea,thelandoftheirnativity:Andassoonasshe
sawthemwithhereyes,shedoteduponthem,andsentmessengersunto
themintoChaldea.AndtheBabylonianscametoherintothebedof
love,andtheydefiledherwiththeirwhoredom,andshewaspolluted
withthem,andhermindwasalienatedfromthem.Soshediscovered
herwhoredoms,anddiscoveredhernakedness:thenmymindwas
alienatedfromher...(Ezek.23:1418)

Moreover,asMatthewHenrynotedinhiscommentaryonthispassage,thekingdomof
JudahpatterneditsownworshipafterthepompandpageantryoftheBabylonianswith
whomtheyhadbecomeenamored:

Thussheincreasedherwhoredomsshefellinlove,fellinleague,with
theChaldeans.Hezekiahhimselfwasfaultythiswaywhenhewas
proudofthecourtwhichthekingofBabylonmadetohimand
complimentedhisambassadorswiththesightofallhistreasures,Isa.
39:2.Andthehumourincreased(v.14)shedoteduponthepicturesof
theBabyloniancaptains(v.15,16),joinedinalliancewiththat
kingdom,invitedthemtocomeandsettleinJerusalem,thattheymight
refinethegeniusoftheJewishnationandmakeitmorepolitenay,they
sentforpatternsoftheirimages,altars,andtemples,andmadeuseof
themintheirworship.Thuswasshepollutedwithherwhoredoms(v.
17),andtherebyshediscoveredherownwhoredom(v.18),herown
stronginclinationtoidolatry.

Accordingtotwoauthoritativesources,H.P.BlavatskyandtheJewishEncyclopedia,
theJewsalsoacquiredfromtheChaldeanstheirdoctrinesofEasternmysticism.These
werelaterdevelopedintoawrittencompendiumofesotericliteratureknownasthe
JewishQabbalahorKabalah,andintheMiddleAgesastheLatinCabala.

Kabalah(Heb.)ThehiddenwisdomoftheHebrewRabbisofthe
middleagesderivedfromtheoldersecretdoctrinesconcerningdivine
thingsandcosmogony,whichwerecombinedintoatheologyafterthe
timeofthecaptivityoftheJewsinBabylon.Alltheworksthatfall
undertheesotericcategoryaretermedKabalistic.(Blavatsky,
TheosophicalGlossary,p.168)

ThePythagoreanideaofthecreativepowersofnumbersandletters,
uponwhichtheSeferYetzirahisfounded,andwhichwasknownin
tannaitictimesishereprovedtobeanoldcabalisticconception.In
fact,thebeliefinthemagicpowerofthelettersoftheTetragrammaton
andothernamesoftheDeityseemstohaveoriginatedinChaldea
(seeLenormant,ChaldeanMagic,pp.29,43).Whatever,then,the
theurgicCabalawas,theveryfactthatAbraham,andnota
TalmudicalherolikeAkiba,isintroducedintheSeferYetzirah,atthe
close,aspossessoroftheWisdomoftheAlphabet,indicatesanold
tradition,ifnottheantiquityofthebookitself
Thewholedualisticsystemofgoodandofevilpowers,whichgoes
backtoZoroastrianismandultimatelytooldChaldea,canbetraced
throughGnosticismhavinginfluencedthecosmologyoftheancient
Cabalabeforeitreachedthemedievalone
Thegradualcondensationofaprimalsubstanceintovisiblematter,
afundamentaldoctrineoftheCabala,istheancientSemitic
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conceptionoftheprimalocean,knowntotheBabyloniansasApsu
(compareJastrow,ReligionofBabylonia),andcalledbytheGnostics
=(Anz,DieFragenachdemUrsprungdesGnostizismus,p.
98).

TheChaldeanreligioustraditionthatwasembracedbyapostateJewsduringtheir
captivityinBabylonwasdeliveredtosubsequentgenerationsbywordofmouth.
AccordingtoBlavatsky,thesedisseminatorsoftheChaldeantraditioninthefew
centuriesbeforeChristwereknownasTanaim:

Kabalist.FromQBLH,Kabala,anunwrittenororaltradition.The
kabalistisastudentofsecretscience,onewhointerpretsthehidden
meaningoftheScriptureswiththehelpofthesymbolicalKabalaThe
TanaimwerethefirstkabalistsamongtheJewstheyappearedat
JerusalemaboutthebeginningofthethirdcenturybeforetheChristian
eraThissecretdoctrineisidenticalwiththePersianwisdom,or
magic.(Ibid.p.167)

ThedictionarydefinestheMedievalLatincabalaasderivedfromtheHebrewword
qabb lwhichmeansreceiveddoctrine,tradition,fromqibb l,toreceive.
AccordingtotheJewishEncyclopedia,Cabalistsclaimedtohavereceivedtheseoral
traditions,notfromancientChaldeans,butfromthePatriarchsandProphetsbythe
poweroftheHolySpirit.

Cabalacomprisedoriginallytheentiretraditionallore,in
contradistinctiontothewrittenlaw(Torah),andthereforeincludedthe
propheticandhagiographicbooksoftheBible,whichweresupposedto
havebeenreceivedbythepoweroftheHolySpiritratherthanas
writingsfromGodshand...Eachreceiveddoctrinewasclaimedas
traditionfromtheFathers...tobetracedbacktotheProphetsortoMoses
onSinai...ThechiefcharacteristicoftheCabalaisthat,unlikethe
Scriptures,itwasentrustedonlytothefewelectones

Becauseofitshereticalnature,theCabalawasnotgenerallypromulgatedamongthe
JewsbutremainedthesecretdoctrineofelectJews.Thatistosay,certainJews
whoweredeemedworthycouldcomprehendhiddenteachingsinthewrittenTorah
and,throughmysticaltechniques,makedirectcontactwithGod.Amongthese
practicesarerapidrecitationoftheHolyNameofGod(YHVH,orTetragrammaton),
meditationonthe11SephirothoftheTreeofLifewhicharebelievedtobeemanations
ofGod,learningtousethe22lettersoftheHebrewalphabetasforcecarryingenergy
patternswhichserveasthebuildingblocksofthecosmos,and,finally,transcending
thespace/timelimitationsofthephysicalworldtorealizeonesinnerdivinity.This
secretdoctrinehasbeenpreservedthroughouttheagestothepresenttimebya
spiritualbrotherhoodwhoprogressindividuallytovariousstagesofenlightenmentand
proficiencyinthehiddenwisdomfromelecttoadeptstowisementoadepts
ingrace:

Cabala...Thespecifictermfortheesotericormysticdoctrine
concerningGodandtheuniverse,assertedtohavecomedownasa
revelationtoelectsaintsfromaremotepast,andpreservedonlybya
privilegedfew.Atfirstconsistingonlyofempiricallore,itassumed,
undertheinfluenceofNeoplatonicandNeopythagoreanphilosophy,a
speculativecharacter.Inthegeonicperioditisconnectedwitha
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thesystematicstudyoftheelect,calledmekubbalimorbaaleha
kabbalah(possessorsof,oradeptsin,theCabala).Thesereceive
afterwardthenameofmaskilim(thewise),afterDan.xii.10and
becausetheCabalaiscalled(Hokmahnistarah=thehiddenwisdom),
theinitialsofwhichare,theyreceivealsothenameof(adeptsin
grace)(Eccl.ix.11,Hebr.).(Ibid.)

THEPHARISEES

TheTanaim,whichmeantteacherofthelaw,weretheScribes,therabbiswhom
BlavatskyidentifiedasthefirstKabalists.FromtheranksoftheScribesevolvedthe
sectofthePharisees.AccordingtoOccultTheocrasy,byEdithStarrMiller,the
creatorsoftheCabalawerethePharisees,whohadformedtheirsectinBabylonduring
thecaptivityandfunctionedasasecretsocietyaftertheJewsreturnedtoIsrael.The
secretdoctrineofBabylonremainedtheoraltraditionofthePhariseesuntilthey
committedittowrittenform:

InhisbookNicholasIIetlesJuifs,Netchvolodowexplainsthatthe
ChaldeanscienceacquiredbymanyoftheJewishpriests,duringthe
captivityofBabylon,gavebirthtothesectofthePhariseeswhosename
onlyappearsintheHolyScripturesandinthewritingsoftheJewish
historiansafterthecaptivity(606B.C.).Theworksofthecelebrated
scientistMunkleavesnodoubtonthepointthatthesectappeared
duringtheperiodofthecaptivity.

FromthendatestheCabalaorTraditionofthePharisees.
Foralongtimetheirpreceptswereonlytransmittedorally
butlatertheyformedtheTalmudandreceivedtheirfinal
forminthebookcalledtheSepherhaZohar.

ThePhariseeswere,asitwere,aclasswhosetendencywastoform
akindofintellectualaristocracyamongtheJews.Atfirst,theyformeda
sortofbrotherhood,ahaburah,themembersbeingcalledhaburimor
brothers.Theywereasubversiveelement,aimingattheoverthrowof
theSadduceanHighpriesthood,whosememberspridedthemselveson
theiraristocracyofbloodandbirth,towhichthePhariseesopposedan
aristocracyoflearning.Thewarragedbythelatterextendsoveralong
periodoftime,andtherivalrywasbitter...
ThepoweroftheSadduceesfellwiththedestructionoftheTemple
byTitusandthenceforththePharisaicelementheldsupremacyamong
theJews.QuotinganacknowledgedauthorityonJudaism,Mr.Flavien
Brenier,Lt.Gen.Netchvolodowfurtherdescribesthepolicyofthesect
asfollows:

BeforeappearingproudlyastheexpressionofJewish
aspirations,TheTraditionofthePhariseeshadserious
difficultiestosurmount,thechiefofwhichwastherevival
oftheorthodoxfaithstimulatedintheJewishpeoplebythe
Captivity.Totheexiles,bemoaningthefalloftheTemple
ofJerusalemandbeggingJehovahtoendthemisfortunesof
theirhomeland,therevelationthatJehovahwasonlya
phantom,entailednotonlyacertaindefeat,butalsotheir
ownexposuretoperilstheleastofwhichwouldhavebeen
thelossofallauthorityoverIsrael.
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ThePharisees,then,judgingitwisertocapturethe
confidenceoftheircompatriotsbytakingtheleadinthe
religiousmovement,affectedascrupulousobservanceof
theslightestprescriptionsofthelawandinstitutedthe
practiceofcomplicatedrituals,simultaneouslyhowever
cultivatingthenewdoctrine[i.e.secretdoctrine]intheir
secretsanctuaries.Thesewereregularsecretsocieties,
composedduringthecaptivityofafewhundredadepts.At
thetimeofFlaviusJosephuswhichwasthatoftheirgreatest
prosperity,theynumberedonlysome6,000members.
(OccultTheocrasy,pp.7678)

Tothesehypocrites,JesusreservedHismostscathingcondemnations:

Woeuntoyou,scribesandPharisees,hypocrites!foryearelikeunto
whitedsepulchres,whichindeedappearbeautifuloutward,butare
withinfullofdeadmen'sbones,andofalluncleanness.Evensoyealso
outwardlyappearrighteousuntomen,butwithinyearefullof
hypocrisyandiniquity.(Matt.23:2728)

Andhesaiduntothem,FullwellyerejectthecommandmentofGod,
thatyemaykeepyourowntradition...MakingthewordofGodofnone
effectthroughyourtradition,whichyehavedelivered:andmanysuch
likethingsdoye.(Mark7:9,13)

AccordingtoOccultTheocrasy,thePhariseesassumedtheoutwardappearanceof
religiousscrupulosityallthewhiletheywereconductingpaganritesinsecret,asdid
theirantecedents,theeldersofJudah,intheTempleofSolomon,astheLordrevealed
totheprophetEzekiel.

Thensaidheuntome,Sonofman,liftupthineeyesnowtheway
towardthenorth.SoIliftedupmineeyesthewaytowardthenorth,and
beholdnorthwardatthegateofthealtarthisimageofjealousyinthe
entry.Hesaidfurthermoreuntome,Sonofman,seestthouwhatthey
do?eventhegreatabominationsthatthehouseofIsraelcommitteth
here,thatIshouldgofarofffrommysanctuary?butturntheeyetagain,
andthoushaltseegreaterabominations.Andhebroughtmetothedoor
ofthecourtandwhenIlooked,beholdaholeinthewall.Thensaidhe
untome,Sonofman,dignowinthewall:andwhenIhaddiggedinthe
wall,beholdadoor.Andhesaiduntome,Goin,andbeholdthewicked
abominationsthattheydohere.SoIwentinandsawandbeholdevery
formofcreepingthings,andabominablebeasts,andalltheidolsofthe
houseofIsrael,pourtrayeduponthewallroundabout.Andtherestood
beforethemseventymenoftheancientsofthehouseofIsrael,andin
themidstofthemstoodJaazaniahthesonofShaphan,witheveryman
hiscenserinhishandandathickcloudofincensewentup.Thensaid
heuntome,Sonofman,hastthouseenwhattheancientsofthehouse
ofIsraeldointhedark,everymaninthechambersofhisimagery?for
theysay,TheLORDseethusnottheLORDhathforsakentheearth.
Hesaidalsountome,Turntheeyetagain,andthoushaltseegreater
abominationsthattheydo.Thenhebroughtmetothedoorofthegate
oftheLORD'Shousewhichwastowardthenorthand,behold,theresat
womenweepingforTammuz.(Ezekiel8:514)

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NetchvolodowlikensthePhariseestoourmodernFreemasons,whoseGnosticand
dominionistagendaweresubversiveofsociety.CompareNetchvolodows
characterizationofthePhariseestoourmodernZionists,i.e.theJudeoFreemasons,
whoaresecretpractitionersoftheKabalah,whileaffectingtoholdtothetraditional
beliefsofJudaismassetforthintheOldTestament.

Thisgroupofintellectualpantheistswassoontoacquireadirecting
influenceovertheJewishnation.Nothing,moreover,likelytooffend
nationalsentimenteverappearedintheirdoctrines.Howeversaturated
withpantheisticChaldeismtheymighthavebeen,thePharisees
preservedtheirethnicprideintact.ThisreligionofMandivinised,
whichtheyhadabsorbedatBabylon,theyconceivedsolelyasapplying
totheprofitoftheJew,thesuperiorandpredestinedbeing.The
promisesofuniversaldominionwhichtheorthodoxJewfoundinthe
Law,thePhariseesdidnotinterpretinthesenseofthereignoftheGod
ofMosesoverthenations,butinthatofamaterialdominationtobe
imposedontheuniversebytheJews.TheawaitedMessiahwasno
longertheRedeemeroforiginalSin,aspiritualvictorwhowouldlead
theworld,itwasatemporalking,bloodywithbattle,whowouldmake
Israelmasteroftheworldanddragallpeoplesunderthewheelsof
hischariot.ThePhariseesdidnotaskthisenslavementofthenations
ofamysticalJehovah,whichtheycontinuedworshippinginpublic,
onlyasaconcessiontopopularopinion,fortheyexpecteditseventual
consummationtobeachievedbythesecularpatienceofIsraeland
theuseofhumanmeans.
Monstrouslydifferentfromtheancientlawweresuchprinciplesas
these,buttheyhadnothingonecouldsee,whichmighthaverendered
unpopularthosewholetthemfilter,dropbydrop,amongtheJews.
TheadmirablyconceivedorganizationofthePhariseesdidnotfail
soontobearfruit.
OnecannotbetterdefineitsactioninthemidstofJewishsociety
beforeJesusChrist,saidMr.FlavienBrenier,thanincomparingit
withthatoftheFreemasonsinmodernsociety.
Acarefullyrestrictedmembershiptightlybound,imposingontheir
membersthereligionofthesecret,thePhariseespursuedrelentlessly
theirdoubleaimwhichwas:
1.Theseizureofpoliticalpower,bythepossessionofthegreat
politicaloffices(theinfluenceofwhichwastremendousinthe
reconstitutedJewishnation)andtheconquestoftheSanhedrin(Jewish
parliament).
2.Tomodifygraduallytheconceptionsofthepeopleinthe
directionoftheirsecretdoctrine...
Thesecondoftheseaimsanditsmethodofattainmentisexposedin
thesocalledProtocolsoftheWiseMenofZionsoloudlydenounced
bythedescendantsofthosewhodevisedTheSecretDoctrineinIsrael,
IsraelheremeaningtheJewsasareligiouscommunity,mostofwhom
remainquiteignorantoftheintricatesubversiveschemesimputedto
them.
TheattitudeofJesusChristtothissectisdefinitelyexpressedinthe
NewTestament(seeLukeXIandJohnVIII(Ibid.pp.7680)

Woeuntoyou,scribesandPharisees,hypocrites,foryeareasgraves
whichappearnot,andthementhatwalkoverthemarenotawareof
them.(Luke11:44)
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Yeareofyourfatherthedevil,andthelustsofyourfatherye
willdo.Hewasamurdererfromthebeginning,andabodenotin
thetruthbecausethereisnotruthinhim(John8:44)

HereisconfirmationofalongstandingdivisionwithinJewrythatisinevidencetoday
betweentheZionistHighCabalandthenonZionist,TorahJews,aswellasthe
commonJewwhoknowsnothingoftheCabalistsdiabolicalschemesperpetrated
upontheGentileworldandevenupontheirownrace.

THEESSENES

AnotherfactionwithinJewryassociatedwiththeKabalahweretheEssenes,a
monasticcommunitywhichlivedinthedesertofQumran,theareaneartheDeadSea
whichhadformerlybeenGomorrah.TheJewishEncyclopediadescribesthecabalistic
practicesoftheEssenes,whichwereJudaizedelementsofEasternmysticaltraditions:

So,too,weretheEssenesfamiliarwiththeideaofthejourneyto
heavenandtheywerealsomastersofangelology.Thepractiseof
magicandincantation,theangelologyanddemonology,wereborrowed
fromBabylonia,Persia,andEgyptbuttheseforeignelementswere
Judaizedintheprocess,andtooktheformofthemysticaladorationof
thenameofGodandofspeculationsregardingthemysteriouspowerof
theHebrewalphabet,thenameofGodcreatesanddestroys
worlds),tobecome,finally,foundationsofthephilosophyoftheSefer
Yetzirah.(JewishEncyclopedia)

AccordingtotheJewishhistorian,FlaviusJosephus,ascitedintheJewishEncyclopedia,the
EsseneswereguardiansofthesecretwritingsoftheCabala:

Infact,theapocalypticliteraturebelongingtothesecondandfirstpre
ChristiancenturiescontainedthechiefelementsoftheCabalaandas,
accordingtoJosephus(l.c.),suchwritingswereinthepossessionofthe
Essenes,andwerejealouslyguardedbythemagainstdisclosure,for
whichtheyclaimedahoaryantiquity(seePhilo,DeVita
Contemplativa,iii.,andHippolytus,RefutationofallHeresies,ix.27)
(Ibid.)

TheEssenesclaimedtobethelegitimatesonsofZadok,orTemplepriesthood.They
arecreditedwithwritingtheDeadSeaScrollswhichwerediscoveredin1945andare
nowbeingpromotedastheoldestknowncopiesofJewishscripture.Accordingtoa
CopticOrthodoxsource,GnosisisakeywordinthescrollsoftheJewishEssene
sectfoundatQumran.H.P.BlavatskynotedthattheEsseneswerepaganpriestsofthe
Greekgoddess,DianaofEphesus,wheretheTanaimhadestablishedacollegefor
instructionintheChaldeanmysteryreligion:

Essenes...TheyhadmanyBuddhisticideasandpracticesanditis
noteworthythatthepriestsoftheGreatMotheratEphesus,Diana
Bhavaniwithmanybreasts,werealsodenominated...ItwasatEphesus
wherewasthegreatCollegeoftheEssenesandalltheloretheTanaim
hadbroughtfromtheChaldees...Essenes,believedinreincarnation.
(TheosophicalGlossary,pp.11314TheSecretDoctrine,Vol.II,p.
111n)

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TheMasonicwriters,ChristopherKnightandRobertLomas,arepartofagreat
campaigntolegitimizetheDeadSeaScrollsasthetruescripturesandtheEssenesas
therightfulpriesthoodofIsrael(basedonpersonalsanctityratherthanlineage).They
furthermisrepresentJesusandJohntheBaptistashighrankingEssenesandthe
QumranCommunityastheoriginalJerusalemChurch:

ThattheauthorsoftheDeadSeaScrolls,whoweknowcallthe
QumranCommunity,wereEssenesisnowbeyonddoubtandthatthese
peopleweretheNasoreansortheoriginalJerusalemChurch
TousitseemsinescapablethatthemanwhowasJesustheChrist
musthavebeenaleadingQumranianfigureduringthecrucialyearsof
thethirdandfourthdecadesofthefirstcentury.Thecommunitys
numbersweretinyatthattime,possiblynomorethantwohundred
people,andperhapstherewerelittlemorethanaroundfourthousand
Essenesintotal.Theysawimminentsalvationfromtheirproblems
throughholinessand,althoughtheywerenothereditarypriests,through
livingamonasticexistence.Thisinvolvedasocietythatwasextremely
hierarchical,fromtheGuardianorGrandMasterdownwards
Initiationintothehigherechelonsrequiredvowsofsecrecythat
carriedthreatofhorriblepunishmentsshouldthesecretsofthe
brotherhoodberevealedtotheoutsideworld.Thissoundslikeahighly
MasonicpracticeTheyworewhiterobes,tookvowsofpoverty,
sworetosecrecyunderthreatofterriblepunishmentandclaimedto
possesssecretknowledge
FinallytheimaginationofEzekielestablishestherulesforthe
priesthoodthatwouldbecomethelandmarksoftheEssenesofQumran.
ThelegitimatepriestsofthesanctuaryaretobethesonsofZadok,the
erstwhilechiefpriest.KnowntothepeopleofQumranasZadokites,
thesesonsofZadokwouldwearwhitelinengarmentswhenthey
enteredtheinnercourt.(TheHiramKey,pp.5458,181)

KnightandLomasalsoinadvertentlyrevealthatanEssenemonkwillbetheFalse
ProphetwhorisestopowerduringtheTribulationperiod.AcclaimedasaTeacherof
RighteousnessandanInterpreteroftheLaw,thisCabalistwillreinstitutethe
properworshipintheTempleofJerusalem:

WhoevertheTeacherofRighteousnesswas,hemusthavebeena
pious,holymanandapparentlywasapriestlydescendantofZadok,
whorevealedtohisCommunitythattheywerelivinginatimethat
wouldbetheendofdaysaspredictedbytheoldprophets.Soon,he
toldthem,GodwouldcrushHisenemiesinafinalcosmicbattleand
usherinthenewageofrighteousness,andastheCommunitywasthe
lastremnantoftrueIsraelthepeopleofYahweh'scovenantitwould
betheywhowouldfightthebattleandwouldreturntoJerusalemto
purifytheTempleandreinstituteproperworship.
...God,however,willsaveHispeoplebythehandsoftwomessianic
figureswhowillariseattheendoftimeonefromtheBranchof
DavidandtheothertheInterpreteroftheLaw.(Ibid.,p.2012)

InTheWhiteGoddess,RobertGravesassociatedtheEsseneswiththeapostatetribeof
Dan,thetribeofSamson,theNazaritewhojudgedIsrael:IalsosuggestinKingJesus
thatthetwomysteriousOrdersoftheEssenes,SampsoniansandHelicaeans,were
adeptsinthecalendarmysteriesandwerenamedafterSamson...andtheHelix,or
cosmiccircle.(p.150)ItispossiblethatSamsonsriddlewasaprophecythat,ata
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futuretime,thetribeofDanwouldtrytousurpthemessianiclineageofthetribeof
Judahandinaugurateapaganmessianickingdom.[See:TheLostTribeofDan]
Gravesstatespreviously,ThoughJews...theybelievedintheWesternParadise
whichisareferencetoAtlantisIslesoftheBlest(p.149).

TheEssenes,whichappearedinJudeaduringtheHasmoneandynasty(theMaccabean
revoltagainsttheGreeks)andcontinuedthroughtheHerodiandynasty,abruptly
disappearedafterthedestructionofJerusalemin70A.D.RobertGravesstatedinThe
WhiteGoddessthattheAlexandrianGnostics...werethespiritualheirsoftheEssenes
afterHadrianhadsuppressedtheOrderin132A.D.(p.150)

THEALEXANDRIANGNOSTICS

Alexandria,Egyptwasacenterofinterchangeofreligiousideasaswellasthe
intellectualmeetingpointbetweentheJewsandtheGreeks.AfterthefallofJerusalem,
AlexandriawouldbecometheepicenterfromwhichtheCabalistJews,whohad
synthesizedtheirChaldeanwitchcraftwithNeoPlatonicphilosophy,wouldcloakthe
newCabalisminChristianterminologyandattempttopenetratethefledglingChurch
withheresy.AstheoriginsoftheCabalaweredocumentedintheChaldeanmystery
religion,theJewishEncyclopedialocatesthesourceofGnosticisminJewishCabalism:

ButespeciallydoesGnosticismtestifytotheantiquityoftheCabala.
OfChaldeanorigin...GnosticismwasJewishincharacterlong
beforeitbecameChristian...Gnosticismthatis,thecabalistic
Hokmah(wisdom)seemstohavebeenthefirstattemptonthepart
oftheJewishsagestogivetheempiricalmysticlore,withthehelpof
PlatonicandPythagoreanorStoicideas,aspeculativeturnhencethe
dangerofheresyofwhichthesystemsofPhilo,anadeptin
Cabala...showmanypitfalls...
JewishgnosticismunquestionablyantedatesChristianity,for
Biblicalexegesishadalreadyreachedanageoffivehundredyearsby
thefirstcenturyC.E.Judaismhadbeeninclosecontactwith
BabylonianPersianideasforatleastthatlengthoftime,andfor
nearlyaslongaperiodwithHellenisticideas.Magic,also,which,...was
anotunimportantpartofthedoctrinesandmanifestationsof
gnosticism,largelyoccupiedJewishthinkers.Thereis,ingeneral,no
circleofideastowhichelementsofgnosticismhavebeentraced,and
withwhichtheJewswerenotacquainted.(JewishEncyclopedia)

SincethesecretdoctrineoftheAlexandrianGnosticswassimplyaChristianized
versionofthatfoundintheCabala,wearenotsurprisedtofindmanycorrespondences.
Inanutshell,theGnosticgospelisbasedontheCabalisticquestforliberationfrom
thematerialworld,withtheassistanceofangels,ofcourse.

Closelyconnectedherewithisthedoctrinethatthepiousareenabledto
ascendtowardGodeveninthislife,iftheyknowhowtofree
themselvesfromthetrammelsthatbindthesoultothebody(see
Ascension).Thuswerethefirstmysticsenabledtodisclosethe
mysteriesoftheworldbeyond.AccordingtoAnz,l.c.,andBousset,
thecentraldoctrineofGnosticismamovementcloselyconnected
withJewishmysticismwasnothingelsethantheattemptto
liberatethesoulanduniteitwithGod.Thisconceptionexplainsthe
greatprominenceofangelsandspiritsinboththeearlierandthelater
Jewishmysticism.Throughtheemploymentofmysteries,incantations,
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namesofangels,etc.,themysticassuresforhimselfthepassagetoGod,
andlearnstheholywordsandformulaswithwhichheoverpowersthe
evilspiritsthattrytothwartanddestroyhim.Gainingtherebythe
masteryoverthem,henaturallywishestoexerciseitevenwhilestillon
earth,andtriestomakethespiritsserviceabletohim.(Jewish
Encyclopedia)

ContemporarywithJesusChristwasPhiloJudaeus(c.30BC45AD),aHellenized
JewofAlexandriawhoiscreditedwithfirstallegorizingScriptureandapplyingthe
mysticalmethodtotheMosaicwritings.Unrivaledinesotericknowledge,accordingto
Blavatsky,PhilowasamemberoftheelitistAlexandriansocietycalledthe
Therapeutae,alsocalledanesotericcircleofilluminatiofwisemen.

Therapeutae.(Gr.)orTherapeutes.AschoolofEsotericists,whichwas
aninnergroupwithinAlexandrianJudaism...Theywerehealersinthe
sensethatsomeChristianandMentalScientists,membersofthe
[TheosophicalSociety],arehealers,whiletheyareatthesametime
goodTheosophistsandstudentsoftheesotericsciences.PhiloJudeaus
callsthemservantsofgod...anesotericcircleofilluminati,ofwise
men...TheywerecontemplativeHellenisticJews.(Theosophical
Glossary,p.329)

TheJewishEncyclopediastatesconcerningtheTherapeutae,Themembersofthesect
seemtohavebranchedofffromtheEssenebrotherhood.BothoftheseGnosticorders
wereJewishasceticswhopracticedcelibacybasedontheGnosticbeliefthat,sincethe
materialworldiswascreatedbyanevilDemiurge,toreproduceistomerelyto
populateandperpetuateSatansevilworldsystem.ProfessorConstantineScouterisof
theUniversityofAthensdescribesthedifferencesbetweenthestrictcelibacyofthe
TherapeutaeandlessrigidEssenecommunity:
InhisDeVitaContemplativatheAlexandrianPhilomakesanextremely
remarkabledescriptionofanasceticcommunitywithwhichhewas
familiarandwhichwassettlednotfarfromAlexandria,namelyabove
LakeMareotis.Philo'sintentioninthistreatiseis...tosketchthewayoflife
ofaspecificmonasticcommunityofEgyptianJewishascetics.Atthe
verybeginningofhistreatise,Philonotesthesubstantialcontrastbetween
theTherapeutaeandanotherJewishasceticsect,theEssenes.The
Essenesledamorepracticalandactivelife,whiletheTherapeutaewere
dedicatedtocontemplativelife.Onecouldobservealsootherdifferences
betweenthetwoascetictraditions.TheEsseneswereexclusivelymale
communitieswhilewomenparticipatedinthecommunalgatheringsofthe
Therapeutaecommunities.AlthoughtheEsseneshighlyorganized
communallifeinvolvedgreatfrugality,thereisnoconclusiveevidence
thatitdeniedthelawfulnessofmarriage.Theascetictraditionofthe
Therapeutae,ontheotherhand,insistedonabsolutesexualabstinence.
TheTherapeutaedidnotpracticetheEssenecommunisticwayoflifebut
livedseparatelyasanchorites.Theypracticedrenunciationofproperty,
livingalifeofseverediscipline,fastingandprayingdailyaccordingtoan
establishedhorarium.(TheTherapeutaeofPhilo)
AfterPhilosdeathin45A.D.,therearoseinAlexandriatheSocietyofOrmus,which
meantSagesofLight.ThefounderofthissocietywasOrmesuis,aSeraphicmonk/
EgyptianmaguswhowasreportedlyconvertedbySt.Mark(alikelystory)and
proceededtoblendthemysteryteachingsandritesoftheEgyptianpriestswith
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Christianity.AccordingtoAlbertMackeysEncyclopediaofFreemasonry,thissociety
mergedwiththeCabalistschooloftheEssenesandotherJews,presumablythe
Therapeutae.TheEsseneswhobelongedtotheSocietyofOrmuswerepartofthe
EsseneBrotherhoodbasedinAlexandria.TheinsigniaoftheSocietyofOrmuswasa
redcross.

TheirfounderwasaseraphicpriestofAlexandria,amagusofEgypt
namedOrmesius,orORMUS,whowithsixofhiscompanionswas
convertedintheyear96bySaintMark.Hepurifiedthedoctrineofthe
EgyptiansaccordingtothepreceptsofChristianity,andfoundedthe
SocietyofORMUS,thatistosay,theSagesofLight,tothemembersof
whichhegavearedcrossasadecoration.ABOUTTHESAMETIME
THEESSENESandotherJewsfoundedaschoolofSOLOMONIC
WISDOM,towhichthedisciplesofORMUSattachedthemselves.
ThenthesocietywasdividedintovariousOrdersknownasthe
ConservatorsofMosaicSecrets,ofHermeticSecrets,etc.(45)(46).
(illumiGnosis,quotingMackeyII,p.636)

Twocenturieslater,PhilosmethodofallegoricalinterpretationofScripturewastaught
byClementandOrigenintheircatecheticalschoolofAlexandriawherethey
synthesizedNeoPlatonismwithChristianitytoproduceaChristianizedversionof
Gnosticism.ThesemisnamedChurchfatherswereascetics,whoseharshtreatmentof
thebodyisrejectedbyScripture:Whichthingshaveindeedashewofwisdominwill
worship,andhumility,andneglectingofthebodynotinanyhonourtothesatisfying
oftheflesh.(Col.2:23)InhisHistoryoftheChristianChurch,PhilipSchaff
describedthebasisofthefalsedoctrineofasceticismasspiritualelitismakinto
Gnosticism:
TheAlexandrianfathersfurnishedatheoreticalbasisforthis
asceticisminthedistinctionofalowerandhighermorality,
whichcorrespondstothePlatonicorPythagoreandistinction
betweenthelifeaccordingtonatureandthelifeabovenatureor
thepracticalandcontemplativelife.Itwaspreviouslysuggested
byHermasaboutthemiddleofthesecondcentury.Tertullian
madeacorrespondingoppositedistinctionofmortalandvenial
sins.Herewasasourceofseriouspracticalerrors,andan
encouragementbothtomorallaxityandasceticextravagance.
Theascetics,andafterwardsthemonks,formedorclaimedtobe
amoralnobility,aspiritualaristocracy,abovethecommon
Christianpeopleastheclergystoodinaseparatecasteof
inviolabledignityabovethelaity,whowerecontentwitha
lowergradeofvirtue.ClementofAlexandria,otherwise
remarkableforhiselevatedethicalviews,requiresofthesageor
gnostic,thatheexceltheplainChristiannotonlybyhigher
knowledge,butalsobyhigher,emotionlessvirtue,andstoical
superioritytoallbodilyconditionsandheinclinestoregardthe
body,withPlato,asthegraveandfetterofthesoul.Howlittle
heunderstoodthePaulinedoctrineofjustificationbyfaith,
maybeinferredfromapassageintheStromata,wherebe
explainsthewordofChrist:Thyfaithhathsavedthee,as
referring,nottofaithsimply,buttotheJewsonly,wholived
accordingtothelawasiffaithwassomethingtobeaddedto
thegoodworks,insteadofbeingthesourceandprincipleof
theholylife.Origengoesstillfurther,andpropoundsquite
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distinctlythecatholicdoctrineoftwokindsofmoralityand
piety,alowerforallChristians,andahigherforsaintsorthe
selectfew.Heincludesinthehighermoralityworksof
supererogation,i.e.worksnotenjoinedindeedinthegospel,
yetrecommendedascounselsofperfection,whichwere
supposedtoestablishapeculiarmeritandsecureahigherdegree
ofblessedness.Hewhodoesonlywhatisrequiredofallisan
unprofitableservantbuthewhodoesmore,whoperforms,for
example,whatPaul,in1Cor.7:25,merelyrecommends,
concerningthesinglestate,orlikehim,resignshisjustclaimto
temporalremunerationforspiritualservice,iscalledagoodand
faithfulservant.Amongtheseworkswerereckonedmartyrdom,
voluntarypoverty,andvoluntarycelibacy.(Hereticaland
CatholicAsceticism)
HereweseethatthefalsedoctrineofthesocalledChristianGnosticsresembledthe
salvationbyworkstaughtbytheGnosticJewsatthePlatonicschoolsinAlexandria.
ItisworthnotingherethattheGnosticheresiarchswereJews,afactwellknowntothe
trueChurchFatherswhoweretheircontemporaries.Thishugepieceofthepuzzlehas
beenmissinginthesanitizedaccountsoftheGnosticsdisseminatedtotheGentile
world,butisreadilyavailableintheJewishEncyclopedia:
Itisanoteworthyfactthatheadsofgnosticschoolsand
foundersofgnosticsystemsaredesignatedasJewsbythe
ChurchFathers.Somederiveallheresies,includingthoseof
gnosticism,fromJudaism...Itmustfurthermorebenotedthat
HebrewwordsandnamesofGodprovidetheskeletonfor
severalgnosticsystems...Thisfactprovesatleastthatthe
principalelementsofgnosticismwerederivedfromJewish
speculation,whileitdoesnotprecludethepossibilityofnew
winehavingbeenpouredintooldbottles.(Gnosticism)
Irenaeus,whosetreatise,AgainstHeresies,wasdirectedagainsttheGnostics,indicted
apostateJewsastheinventorsofthisheresy:

Arisingamongthesemen,Saturninus(whowasofthatAntiochwhich
isnearDaphne)andBasilideslaidholdofsomefavourable
opportunities,andpromulgateddifferentsystemsofdoctrinetheone
inSyria,theotheratAlexandriaThesemen,moreover,practise
magicanduseimages,incantations,invocations,andeveryotherkind
ofcuriousartTheydeclarethattheyarenolongerJews,andthat
theyarenotyetChristiansandthatitisnotatallfittingtospeakopenly
oftheirmysteries,butrighttokeepthemsecretbypreservingsilence.
(AgainstHeresies,BookI,Ch.XXIV)

ThePlotAgainsttheChurch,ahistoryofJewishinfiltrationoftheCatholicChurchby
MauricePinay(apseudonymforateamofCatholicpriests),documentsfromvarious
sourcesthefoundationofGnosticismtobetheJewishCabala,andtheAlexandrian
GnosticstobeJewishCabalists.

Matter,therenownedhistorianofGnosticismreportstousthatthe
leadingJewishpersonages,theAlexandrianphilosophersFilonand
Aristobulus,whowerecompletelyandutterlytruetothereligionof
theirfathers,resolvedtodeckthemselvesoutwiththeremainsofother
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systemsandmakeawaycleartoJewryforenormousconquestsboth
werealsoleadersofGnosticismandCabbalists
Thesaidauthorexplains:thatTheCabbalaexistedbefore
Gnosticism,isanopinionwhichtheChristianwriterslittleunderstand,
butwhichthescholarsofJudaismadmitwithtruecertaintytheyalso
assert,thatGnosticismwasnotexactlyafallingawayfromChristianity
butacompilationofsystems,inwhichseveralChristianelementswere
takenup
InhisconfirmationthatCabbalistsfoundedGnosticism,thefamous
historianofFreemasonry,Ragon,reportsthat:TheCabbalaisthekey
ofthesecretsciences.TheGnosticsemanatedfromtheCabbalists.
TheJewishEncyclopediaassertsthatGnosticismhadaJewish
character,beforeitwastransformedintotheChristian
Ontheotherhand,theEncyclopediaJudaicaCastellanaalludes
tothefact,that:
TheoriginalGnosticism,boththeChristianaswellastheJewish,
usedHebrewnamesinitssystemandthatitevenbaseditsopposition
uponBiblicalideas,pointstoJewishorigin.Itsaysinadditionthatit
influencedthelaterdevelopmentoftheCabala525:2623

PerhapsthemostinfluentialofthearchhereticswasValentinus,whoseGnosticschool
enduredforover600yearsandwhosebeliefsystemexistseventoday.Valentinus,a
JewborninEgyptaround100A.D.,waseducatedinAlexandriawherehebecamea
discipleofoneTheudaswhoclaimedtohavebeenadiscipleoftheapostlePaulwho
privatelytaughtthehiddenwisdomtohisinnercircle.TypicaloftheearlyGnostics,
ValentinusalsoclaimedtohavehadavisionoftherisenChrist,afterwhichhe
commencedhiscareerasateacheratAlexandria(c.120AD).Thetruthabout
ValentinusconversionismoreavailableinhistoricalaccountsoftheRomansbrutal
suppressionofJewishseditioninEgyptin118A.D.

DecimatedbyRomantroopsdeployedintheJewishquarters,with
theirurbanandreligiousorganisationshattered,remnantsofEgyptian
JewrymetamorphosedintoembryonicChristians(...intheeyesof
thelocalGreeks,ChristianitywasjustanotherbrandofJudaism.
Irshai.)Notableamongthemwasayoungmanhewouldhavebeen
abouteighteenatthetimeoftheinsurrectionstudyingintheverycity
ofAlexandriaandwitnesstothecarnage:Valentinus.Anotherwas
Basilides.Followinginthetraditionofsynthesisandsyncretismof
longstandinginAlexandria(e.g.Philoagenerationearlier),these
protoChristiantheorists,ValentinusandBasilidescompetedagainst
eachother,hadtheirowncultfollowings,andproducedtheirown
gospels.

ValentinianGnosticismattractedalargenumberofadherentsinEgyptandSyria.In
136AD,ValentinusrelocatedtoRomewherehefoundedanotherschoolandroseto
prominencethroughoutEurope.MauricePinayrecountedthepowerfulrefutationof
thisadversaryoftheChristianfaithbyIrenaeusofLyons(c.130202):

TheevidenceoftheChurchFatherscompletesthetotalpictureof
proofsinordertoshowthatGnosticismwastheworkofJewryfor
theynameseveraloftheleadersoftheGnosticschoolsasJews
SaintIreneus,describedValentinus,aJewfromAlexandria,as
leaderoftheGnostics
ThemostdangerousofallsecretsectsforChristianitywas
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directedbythecryptoJewValentinus,whowasthetypeofclassical
memberoftheFifthColumn.Forhewasoutwardlyactiveastrue
ChristianandspreaddisintegrationinHolyChurch,byspreadingouthis
disastroussect.AtfirsthehadthecityofAlexandriaaschiefbulwark,
buttowardsthemiddleofthesecondcenturyhewenttoRomewiththe
intentionofunderminingChristianityinthecapitaloftheEmpireitself.
TheValentiniansseriouslythreatenedtodisintegrateHolyChurchfrom
within,whichfinallyinordertonullifythedisastrousworkofthisfalse
Christian,atrueJewoftheFifthColumn,casthimoutofitsbosom
TheGnosticshadmysteryplaysandinitiations.Tertullianassures
us,thatthesectsoftheValentiniansdestroyedtheMysteryplaysin
Eleusisandmadeasanctuaryofprostitutionoutofthem.Andwe
mustnotforget,thatValentine,thefalseChristandcryptoJewfrom
AlexandriawasrevealedbytheSaintIrenaeusasleaderoftheGnostics,
whosesectsaccordingtoseveralpeopleweredirectedbyoneandthe
samepower
Thatgreatleader,whoappearedintheChurch,inordertocombat
Gnosticismandtotriumphoverit,wasinfactSaintIrenaeus,who
thoroughlystudieditsdisastroussectsandtheirdarkteachingsand
mercilesslyfoughttheminwordanddeed.Simultaneouslyheattacked
theJews,whomhedescribedasleadersofthisdisintegrating
undergroundmovement,[28]whosestrongestandmostdangerous
sectforChristianitywasthatoftheValentinians,whichwasledby
Valentinius,behindwhosefalseChristianitySaintIreneus
discoveredtheJewishidentity.
ThankstothemanlyandceaselesslabourofSaintIreneus,Holy
ChurchwassuccessfulintriumphingovertheGnosis,whichforrising
Christianitywasamorethreateninginternaldangerthanthegrave
externalintrigueswhichwerethenrepresentedthroughthefrontal
attacksofthesynagogueanditsintriguesNaturally,theexistenceofa
devoutandverycombativeclergy,towhomindulgencewasdisguised
withthecloakofpeacefulcoexistenceorofdiplomacywasnotknown,
hadtheeffectthatHolyChurchemergedvictoriousfromthisterrible
struggle,inwhichitcompletelyovercameitsfoes:Jewry,Jewish
GnosticismandRomanpaganism
[28]HisworkAdversusHaeresesisespeciallyimportant.(The
PlotAgainsttheChurch,pp.2628)

In143A.D.ValentinuswasacandidatefortheofficeofbishopofRome,butupon
beingpassedoverforthatpositionhelefttheChristiancommunity.Aboutthetimeof
Valentinus,anotherarchheretic,Marcion,arrivedinRome.Irenaeuswroteofhis
officialrejectionbytheChurchatRome,whichwasundertheoversightofbishops
(notpopes):

ForValentinuscametoRomeinthetimeofHyginus,flourishedunder
Pius,andremaineduntilAnicetus.Cerdon,too,Marcion'spredecessor,
himselfarrivedinthetimeofHyginus,whowastheninthbishop.
ComingfrequentlyintotheChurch,andmakingpublicconfession,he
thusremained,onetimeteachinginsecret,andthenagainmaking
publicconfessionbutatlast,havingbeendenouncedforcorrupt
teaching,hewasexcommunicatedfromtheassemblyofthebrethren.

AfterValentinusdeath,hisdisciplesdevelopedhisideasintoasystemwhichthey
spreadthroughouttheRomanEmpire.Inhiswork,Valentinus:AGnosticforAll
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Seasons,StephanA.HoellertheorizesastothecourseofChristendom,had
ValentinusbecomePope:

ItiscertainlyaquestionofsomeinterestwhatthecourseofChristian
theologymighthavebeenhadValentinusbeenelectedtotheofficeof
bishopofRome.Hishermeneuticvisioncombinedwithhissuperb
senseofthemythicalwouldhaveprobablyresultedinageneral
floweringoftheGnosiswithintheveryfabricoftheChurchofRome,
andmighthavecreatedanauthoritativeparadigmofGnostic
Christianitythatcouldnothavebeeneasilyexorcisedforcenturies,ifat
all.(TheAlmostPope)

THEJUDAIZERS

Duringthefirstcentury,theapostlePaulhadvaliantlycontendedagainsttheJudaizing
heresy,givingnoplacetotheunbelievingJewswhostalkedhimfromcitytocity
agitatingthecrowdsashepreachedtheGospel.ServingtheLordwithallhumilityof
mind,andwithmanytears,andtemptations,whichbefellmebythelyinginwaitof
theJews...(Acts20:19)

TheInterlinearGreekEnglishNewTestament(TextusReceptus)translatesthelast
phraseofverse19plotsoftheJews.Verse3ofthischaptermentionsthattheJews
whowereinvolvedintheuproaratEphesuscontinuedtoplotagainstthedisciples.
Andhavingcontinuedthreemonths,havingbeenmadeagainstthemaplotbythe
Jews,beingabouttosailintoSyria,aroseapurposetoreturnthroughMacedonia.The
wordplotsuggeststhatthecontinualattacksontheGospelwereplanned,asina
conspiracy:Plot,n.[Abbrev.fromcomplot.]1.Anyscheme,stratagem,secretdesign,
orplan,ofacomplicatednature,adaptedtotheaccomplishmentofsomepurpose,
usuallyatreacherousandmischievousoneaconspiracyanintrigue...cabal
(Websters)

ItseemsthatJewswerealsoinfiltratingthechurches,bringingtheirfalsedoctrines
withthemasPaulstated,theseJewswerefalsebrethrenunawaresbroughtin,who
cameinprivilytospyoutourlibertywhichwehaveinChristJesus,thattheymight
bringusintobondage.(Gal.2:4)ItislikelyPaulanticipatedthattheJudaizing
heresy,whichhadappearedinCorinthandGalatia,wouldeventuallymanifestinother
churches,andespeciallyinRome,thecenterandseatofearthlypowerand
government.Forthisreason,thedoctrinalpositionoftheChristiancommunityin
Rome,whosepowerandinfluencewasdestinedonlytoincrease,wouldcarrygreat
weightindecidingtheJudaizingcontroversy.ThismayexplainwhyPaulsepistleto
theRomanswasadefenseofthefundamentaldoctrineoftherighteousnesswhichis
offaithascontrastedwiththeJewishconceptofrighteousnesswhichisofthelaw.

ForIbearthemrecordthattheyhaveazealofGod,butnotaccording
toknowledge.FortheybeingignorantofGodsrighteousness,and
goingabouttoestablishtheirownrighteousness,havenotsubmitted
themselvesuntotherighteousnessofGod.ForChrististheendofthe
lawforrighteousnesstoeveryonethatbelieveth...Thatifthoushalt
confesswiththymouththeLordJesus,andshaltbelieveinthineheart
thatGodhathraisedhimfromthedead,thoushaltbesaved.
(Rom.10:24,9)

Tragically,beforehisdeparturefromEphesustoJerusalem,whencehewouldappealto
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infiltratedbyheretics,chiefamongwhomweretheJudaizers.

ForIknowthis,thataftermydepartingshallgrievouswolvesenterin
amongyou,notsparingtheflock.Alsoofyourownselvesshallmen
arise,speakingperversethings,todrawawaydisciplesafterthem.
Thereforewatch,andremember,thatbythespaceofthreeyearsI
ceasednottowarneveryonenightanddaywithtears.(Acts20:20)

BeforedepartingonhisfinaljourneytoRome,Paulalsocommendedthebelieversto
thewordofhisgrace,whichisabletobuildyouup,andtogiveyouaninheritance
amongallthemwhicharesanctified(v.30)asopposedtotheworksofthelawby
whichnofleshisjustified.(Gal.2:16)

JEWISHCOMMUNITYINROME

DuringthetimeofChristandtheearlyChurchperiodtherewasasizeableJewish
communityinRome,estimatedat40,000Jews.Josephusmentionedalawsuitthat
involved8,000JewsinRomeduringthereignofCaesarAugustus(44BC14.AD),
presumablyadultmeneachwithafamilyofatleastfourorfivemembers.(Jewish
Antiquities,Vol.II,p.80)ThenumberofJewsinRomeincreasedconsiderablyafter
themassdeportationofcaptivesfromJerusalemfollowingitsdestructionin70A.D.

TherewasalsoathrivingJewishcommunityintheareawhichbecametheVatican.
AccordingtoTheVatican&Romeaselementsofapocalypticdiscourse:The
originsoftheCittdelVaticanoareasanunpleasantneighborhoodoutsidethecity
wallspopulatedbyJewsandbeginninginthefirstcenturyby(Jewish)Christiansand
stilllaterbythepersecutedGentileconvertstotheChristiansect.TheLatinword
Vaticanmeansdiviningserpent(seePapalCrestDragon):

ThewordVaticanliterallymeansDiviningSerpent,andisderived
fromVatis=DivinerandCan=Serpent.VaticanCityandSt.Peters
BasilicawerebuiltontheancientpagansitecalledinLatinvaticanus
monsorvaticanuscollis,whichmeanshillormountainofprophecy.
CoinsmintedinVaticanCityoftenbeartheinscriptionCITTDEL
VATICANO,whichmeansCityofProphecy.(TheWineofBabylon)

TheJewishcommunityinRomedatesatleastasfarbackastheMaccabees,whohad
cordialrelationswithRomeandreceivedpledgesofRomanfriendshipandprotection.
(See:JewsbecomealliesofRome)JewishcultureprosperedinRomeduringtheearly
centuriesoffirstmillennium,eventotheextentthatJewsheldgovernmentpositions
andreceivedfavoredtreatmentfromtheCaesars.ItwasnotuntilConstantinethe
Great,whoreignedasemperorfrom306to336,thatJewswereproscribedfrom
holdingstateoffices,owningslavesortestifyingincourtagainstChristians,among
otherrestrictions.TheJewishVirtualLibraryrevealstheinfluenceandstatusofthe
JewishcommunityinRome.

TheJewishcommunityinRomeisknowntobetheoldestJewish
communityinEuropeandalsooneoftheoldestcontinuousJewish
settlementsintheworld,datingbackto161B.C.E.whenJasonben
EleazarandEupolemusbenJohanancameasenvoysofJudah
Maccabee.OtherdelegationsweresentbytheHasmoneanrulersin150
and139B.C.E.AftertheRomansinvadedJudeain63B.C.E.,Jewish
prisonersofwarwerebroughttoRomeasslaves,Jewishdelegatescame
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Romeseekingbusinessopportunities.ManyofthosewhovisitedRome
stayedandtheJewishpopulationbegantogrow.
WhilethetreatmentofJewsbytheRomansinPalestinewasoften
harsh,relationswiththerulersinRomeweregenerallymuchbetter.
JuliusCaesar,forexample,wasknowntobeafriendoftheJewshe
allowedthemtosettleanywhereintheRomanEmpire.Accordingto
historians,whenCaesarwasassassinatedbyBrutusin44B.C.E.,
RomanJewsspentdayandnightatCaesarstomb,weepingoverhis
death.Hissuccessor,Augustus,alsoactedfavorablytowardtheJews
andevenscheduledhisgraindistributionsothatitwouldnotinterfere
withtheJewishSabbath.Twosynagogueswerefoundedbyslaveswho
hadbeenfreedbyAugustus(14C.E.)andbyAgrippa(12B.C.E.)...
FromthesecondhalfofthefirstcenturyC.E.,theRomanJewish
communitybecamefirmlyestablished.Amajorityofthecommunity
wereshopkeepers,craftsmanandpeddlers,butotherJewsbecame
poets,physiciansandactors...Evidencehasbeenfoundthattwelve
synagogueswerefunctioningduringthisperiod.

Alwaysindustriousandenterprising,theJewsusedRomeasabasetogaininfluence
throughoutEurope,.Theirsuccesswaslargelyachievedthroughfinance,and
especiallyusury,thechargingofexcessiveinterestonloansbymeansofwhich
wealthyJewswouldeventuallyenslavetheEuropeanmonarchies.Astheheadquarters
oftheempire,RomewasstrategictotheEuropeanoperationsoftheJewishelite.The
schemeemployedinthetakeoverofRomeisrevealedbythetwoJewishconvertsto
RomanCatholicismwhobecamepriests:

UsuryforPower...
Thehumancausesof[thepersecutionofJews],uniqueinhistory,
arewitnessedbytheJewsinsatiableappetiteforturningtousuryto
gainpowerthroughbetrayalinordertodominate,andwhenever
possible,totakeoverandoverthrowtheState.
Ineverycountry,thisimmutablelawofHebrewprosperityinevery
countryisalwaystothedetrimentofthewellbeingandlibertyofthe
inhabitants.ManyyearsbeforeRomefellintotheclawsofhistory,the
famousLemannbrothers,whoconvertedfromJudaismandbecame
priestsoftheCatholicChurch,inoneoftheirworks,whichmerits
meditation,wrote:
OIsraelitesofRome,weunderstandtheattitudeofourpeople.If
youareconcededtherightofpossessionwhichyouinvoke,wewager
that,withinthirtytofiftyyearsfromnow,Romewillbeinyourhands.
(ff.Romeetlesjuives.RomeandtheJews)
Andsotheprophecycametopass.ThecityofRomefellquickly
intotheabyss,andwaseconomicallyandmateriallysubjugatedtothe
Jews,aswereallofthemajorcitiesofthegreatnationsofEurope.(La
CiviltaCattolica)

ItwasintothisprosperingJewishcommunityatRomethattheGospelofJesusChrist
madeanentrance,fortheitisrecordedinActs18:2that,whileinCorinth,Paulfound
acertainJewnamedAquila,borninPontus,latelycomefromItaly,withhiswife
Priscilla(becausethatClaudiushadcommandedallJewstodepartfromRome:)and
cameuntothem.ACommentaryonRomansbyJamesR.Edwardsalludestothe
tensionsbetweentheJewsandGentileconvertsinRomewho,atthecouncilof
Jerusalem,asrecordedinActs15,hadbeenofficiallyreleasedfromtheMosaicLaw.

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TheEdictofClaudius.Claudius,whoruledRomefromAD41to
54,foundthePaxRomanathreatenedbyJewishdisturbancesfrom
RometodistantEgypt.Inhisfirstyearofofficeheimposeda
restrainingorderontheJews,forbiddingthemtomeettogetherin
accordancewiththeirancestralwayoflife.Eightyearslater,inAD49,
hecrackeddownonforeignersingeneral.TheRomanhistorian
Suetoniussays,SincetheJewsconstantlymadedisturbancesatthe
instigationofChrestus,(Claudius)expelledthemfromRome....
TheexpulsionofJewsfromRomedramaticallychangedthe
constituencyofthefledglingChristiancommunitiesthere.Amovement
thatfromitsinceptionhadidentifiedmoreorlesswithJudaismwas
nowconfrontedwithapredominantly,ifnotexclusively,Gentile
Christianmembership.FreedfromtheinfluenceofscrupulousJewish
Christians,particularlyindietarymatters,theGentileChristian
communitieswouldhavegrownnumericallystronger.Butmore
importantly,theymorethanlikelydevelopedadistinctlyantinomian
consciousnessduringtheabsenceoftheirJewishChristiancounterparts.
Howlongthissituationlastedwecannotsay,butthefiveyearsbetween
theproclamationoftheedictinAD49andClaudiusdeathinAD54is
areasonableguess.
ThischangedwhenClaudiusdiedandtheedictlapsed.Itisnot
difficulttoimaginethedifficultieswhichmusthaveensuedwhen
JewishChristiansreturningfromexiletriedtoreestablishthemselvesin
ChristiancommunitiesthathadsincematuredinGentilecharacter,
especiallyregardinglaxnesstowardtheTorah.Paulsgreetingsatthe
endofRomansseemdirectedtoseveraldifferent(house)churches(see
16:5,14,15),theexistenceofwhichmaybeevidenceoftensions
betweenJewishandGentileChristians.IfourdatingofRomansis
correctandthedatecannothavebeenmorethanayearortwoaway
fromAD57thenRomanswaswrittenonlyafewyearsafterthe
onsetofthissocialandreligiousmaelstrom.(pp.811)

AmaelstromindeedensuedwhenClaudiuswassucceededbytheEmperorNerowho,
inA.D.64,launchedthefiercepersecutionsofChristiansthatwouldcontinuefortwo
hundredandfiftyyears.AWorldHistorywebsiteascribestheGreatFireofRometo
Jewishfanatics,whoshiftedtheblametotheChristians:

Anofficialinvestigationconcludedthatthefirehadbeenstartedby
Jewishfanatics.ThisputtheJewishcommunityinRomeindanger,and
JewishleadersinRomemayhavetriedtoavertthisdangerby
describingtoauthoritiesthedifferencebetweenthemselvesandthe
Christians.TheleadersofJewsinRomecouldreachtheemperor,Nero,
throughhisnewwife,SabinaPoppaea.Nerolearnedoftheseparate
identityofthoseJewswhowerefollowersofJesus,andheputblameon
themforthefire.

ItwasConstantinetheGreatwhoseEdictofMilanin313endedthepersecutionof
ChristiansandlegalizedtheworshipofJesusChrist.Atthesametime,Constantine
alsoobstructedJewishascendancyintheRomanEmpire.

TheJewishpositioninRomebegantodeteriorateduringthereign
ofConstantinetheGreat(306336),whoenactedlawslimitingthe
rightsofJewsascitizens...Someoftherelevantdecreesinthesecodes
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slaves(slavelaborwasverycommonandthisprohibitionseverely
restrictedtheeconomiclifeoftheJews),holdinganyesteemedposition
intheRomanstate,buildingnewsynagoguesandtestifyingagainst
OrthodoxChristiansincourt.(JewishVirtualLibrary)

WasthereaninverserelationshipbetweenthetwotraditionsJudaismand
Christianitysothattheexpandinginfluenceofonenegativelyaffectedthe
numericalgrowthoftheother?AndcanitbethatConstantinesconversionand
outlawingofJewishoperationsagainsttheChristiansisthereasonthisRomanemperor
consistentlyreceivesbadpressfromtheintellectualcommunity?

ItisdifficulttoresistthesuspicionthatJews,certainofwhomheldpositionsinthe
RomanstatebeforeConstantine,mayhavebeenbehindthepersecutionofChristians,
accusingthemtotheRomanemperorsastheJewsaccusedPaulandSilastotherulers
ofThessalonica,...thesealldocontrarytothedecreesofCaesar,sayingthatthereis
anotherking,oneJesus.(Acts17:7)TheissueofallegiancetoJesusChristasGodin
preferencetoCaesaralsorecallsthechargewhichthechiefpriestsandscribesleveled
againstJesusHimselfwhenHestoodbeforePilate:Wefoundthisfellowperverting
thenation,andforbiddingtogivetributetoCaesar,sayingthathehimselfisChrista
King.(Luke23:2)

HavingfailedtoeradicateChristianitybywayofextermination,isitpossibletheJews
thentriedtodestroytheChristianfaithbyothermeans?Inveryfact,thiswasthecase,
accordingtoMauricePinay:

GnosisforrisingChristianitywasamorethreateninginternaldanger
thanthegraveexternalintrigueswhichwerethenrepresentedthrough
thefrontalattacksofthesynagogueanditsintrigues.Thelatterattained,
aswehavealreadyobserved,thatthewholepoweroftheRoman
Empirewasappliedwithitsterriblepersecutions,asaresultofwhich
thereweresomanymartyrsforChristianity.Thesefactsprove,that
fromitsfirstbeginningsonwardstheactivityoftheJewishFifth
Columnwhichhadpenetratedintoitsinterior,wasfarmoredangerous
thanthatofexternalfoes.(ThePlotAgainsttheChurch,p.268)

AlthoughConstantinerestrictedJewishpowerandinfluence,thelastofhisdirect
descendantstobecomeRomanEmperorfavoredtheJewishreligiontotheextentthat
hemadeplanstorebuildJerusalemandtheTempleofSolomon.ThedeedsofJulian
theApostatearefavorablyrecordedbyJewishhistorianssuchasH.Graetz,whose
HistoryoftheJewswascitedbyPinay:

Intheyear360Julian,acousinofConstantine,wasproclaimed
RomanEmperorbythearmy.Constantine,whohadpreparedforbattle
againsthim,diedonthewaythismadeeasierthefinalvictoryfor
JulianandhisproclamationasEmperoroftheOrientandOccident.The
policyofJulianhadthreeprincipleaims:I.TorenewthePaganbelief
andtoagaindeclareitastatereligionoftheEmpire,sothatRome
whichaccordingtohisviewhaddeclinedthroughChristianity,might
returntoitsoldglory.II.TodestroyChristianity.III.Toconcedeto
Jewryitsoldpositions,fromwhichithadbeenexpelledbyConstantine
andhissonseventherebuildingoftheTempleofSolomonwastobe
arranged
ThefamousJewishhistoriansaysofJulian:...thatJulianpaidgreat
admirationtotheJewishreligionandconfirmsthattheperiodof
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governmentbyJulian...wasatimeofhighestfortunefortheJewsofthe
RomanEmpire...
GraetzlikewiseestablishesthatJuliancalledtheleaderofJewryin
theEmpire,thepatriarchHillel,literallyhisrespectedfriend,and
promisedhiminapersonallettertomakeanendofthemisdeeds
committedbytheChristianEmperorsagainsttheJews.Further,Julian
madeallnecessarypreparationsinordertobegintherebuildingofthe
TempleofJerusalem.HeaddressedalettertoallJewishcongregations
oftheEmpire,inwhichhespokeinfriendlywayoftheleaderofJewry
intheEmpire,thePatriarchJulos(Hillel),ashisbrother.Hepromised
theabolitionofthehightaxeslaidupontheIsraelitesbytheChristians,
guaranteedthatinthefuturenoneshouldaccusethemofblasphemy,
promisedfreedomandsecurityandpromisedtohaveJerusalemrebuilt
athisexpense,assoonashereturnedvictoriousfromthePersianwar.
FortherebuildingoftheTempleofJerusalemJuliancommissionedhis
bestfriend,AlypiusofAntioch,towhomhegaveinstructionstospare
noexpense,andcommandedthegovernorsofPalestineandSyria,to
assistwitheverythingnecessary...(pp.2856)

ThedeathofJulianin363A.D.curtailedplansforrebuildingSolomonsTemple
however,theJewishVirtualLibraryboastsofaHebrewrevivalinRomeinthe
centurieswhichfollowed:

DuringthisperiodtherewasarevivalofHebrewstudiesinRome,
centeredaroundthelocalyeshiva,MetivtadeMataRomi.Anumberof
wellknownscholars,RabbiKalonymusb.MosesandRabbiJacob
GaonandRabbiNathanb.Jehil(whowroteagreattalmudic
dictionary,theArukh),contributedtoJewishlearninganddevelopment.
RomanJewishtraditionsfollowedthosepracticedintheLandofIsrael
andtheliturgicalcustomsstartedinRomespreadthroughoutItaly
andtherestoftheworld.

ROMANCATHOLICISM

DidtheabovementionedJewishliturgicalcustomswhichstartedinRomesomehow
findtheirwayintotheChurchatRome?Weretheylittlebylittleincorporatedintoits
worship,whichgraduallydevelopedintotheRomanCatholicMass?Itmaycomeasa
surprisetomanyCatholicsthattheCatholicEncyclopediaofficiallydefinesthe
CatholicliturgyasacarryoverfromtheMosaicLaw:

...thewordliturgy...isusedforthepublicserviceofthetemple...the
functionofthepriests,theritualserviceofthetemple...SoinChristian
useliturgymeantthepublicofficialserviceoftheChurch,that
correspondedtotheofficialserviceoftheTempleintheOldLaw.

Afterwhichwefindastartlingadmission,viz.,thattheMasswasaChristianized
synagogueserviceconductedbylearnedelders:

TheEucharistwasalwayscelebratedattheendofaserviceoflessons,
psalms,prayers,andpreaching,whichwasitselfmerelyacontinuation
oftheserviceofthesynagogue.Sowehaveeverywherethisdouble
functionfirstasynagogueserviceChristianized,inwhichtheholy
bookswereread,psalmsweresung,prayerssaidbythebishopinthe
nameofall(thepeopleansweringAmeninHebrew,ashadtheir
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Jewishforefathers),andhomilies,explanationsofwhathadbeenread,
weremadebythebishoporpriests,justastheyhadbeenmadeinthe
synagoguesbythelearnedmenandelders(e.g.,Luke,iv,1627)...
Thelikenessbetweentheprayersofthanksgiving(ixx)andtheJewish
formsforblessingbreadandwineontheSabbath(giveninthe
BerakothtreatiseoftheTalmudcf.Sabatier,LaDidache,Paris,
1885,p.99)pointsobviouslytoderivationfromthem.

LittlewonderthatoneJewishconverttoRomanCatholicismmadetheastounding
statementthatenteringtheCatholicChurchwasnotaconversionexperienceforhim,
butratheracontinuationofJudaism.RoySchoeman,theauthorofSalvationisfrom
theJews,confirmsaswellthattheMassisbasedontheJewishceremonialworship
andthatCatholictheologyisbasedontheOldTestament!

AsaJewcomingtotheCatholicChurch,itwasnaturalformeto
findtherelationshipbetweenJudaismandtheCatholicChurchamong
themostinterestingthingsintheworld.Itwasobvioustomethatfora
JewtoentertheCatholicChurchwasntamatterofconversionat
all,butwasrathersimplycomingintothefullnessofJudaisminto
theformthatJudaismtookafterthecomingoftheJewishMessiah.
AlthoughCatholicsareawareofthisinprinciple,theyoftendont
thinkoftheCatholicChurchasthecontinuationofJudaismafterthe
Messiah...Itseverywhereyoulook.ItsobviouslyintheSacrificeof
theMassandthewaytheMassisprefiguredinJewishceremonial
worship.ItsintherolethattheOldTestament,JewishScripture
haveinCatholictheologyandthestructureoftheCatholicFaith.
[SeattleCatholic]

AlistingofparallelsbetweenRomanCatholicismandJudaism,whichhaveanalogues
intheEasternOrthodoxChurchaswell,presenteduswiththestartlingprospectthat
RomanCatholicismmayhavebeenaJudaizedformofChristianityfromitsinception.
Inthelistoftraditionsbelow,linkstotheCatholicEncyclopediashowthattheRoman
CatholicChurchjustifiesmostofitspracticesbyappealingtotheOldTestament.Even
incaseswheretheNewTestamentiscitedasjustification,thesepracticesarenot
requiredundertheNewCovenantbuthavetheirbasisinJudaism.

Priesthood(cf.Leviticalpriesthood/mediatorsbetweenGodandmen)
Pope(cf.JewishHighPriest)
CollegeofCardinals(70)(cf.seventyeldersofMoses/Deut.17:8)
Confessionofsinstopriestforforgiveness(cf.Lev.5:5)
DailysacrificeoftheMass(cf.Dailyburntoffering/Heb.10:11)
Altarsforsacrifices
Altarvesselsofgoldandsilver
Vestmentsforpriests
Cardinalsskullcap(cf.Jewishyarmulke)
Offertory(cf.Offerings)
Churchbuildingsforworship(cf.Temple)
Liturgy(cf.serviceoftheTemple)
Sundayobligation(cf.Sabbathobservance)
EcclesiasticalFeasts(cf.Jewishfeasts)
Scapular/Hairshirt(cf.Sackcloth)
Worksbasedsalvation(cf.MosaicLaw)
Sacramentofinfantbaptism(cf.RiteofCircumcision/Talmud)
WaferonlyCommunion(cf.Manna/ShewBread)
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SacramentofConfirmation(cf.JewishBar/BatMitzvah)
Burningofcandlesandincense(cf.Exodus30)
Holywaterfont(cf.TheLaver/Exodus40)
Nosalvationoutsidethe(Catholic)Church(GentilesmustconverttoJudaismtobe
saved)

ThefollowingRomanCatholictraditionswerenotpartoftheMosaicLawbutwere
adoptedbytheIsraelitesintheirapostasy:

Traditionsofmen(Mark7:613)
Vainrepetitions(Lipservice(Isa.29:13)
Venerationofsaints(Idolatry/pagangods)
WorshipofMaryasMotherofGod(JewsworshippedQueenofHeaven/Jer.44)
Statues/images(imagesonthewallsofSolomonsTemple)(Ezek8:10)
DemotionofJesustoCoRedeemer(cf.JewsdenialofJesusasMessiah)
PreoccupationwithChristsdeathratherthanresurrection(JewsdenialofJesus
resurrection)

TheaboveisonlyapartialcatalogofJewishtraditionsfoundinRomanCatholicism.
Thesacerdotal(priesthood)anddailysacrificialsystemsalonestronglyimplicatethe
RomanCatholicChurchas,notonlyafrontforapostateJudaism,butasavehiclefor
convertingChristians,withouttheirknowledge,totheveryreligioussystemthat
rejectedJesusChrist.OnecommentarycomparestheRomanCatholicteachingon
salvationtothatpreachedinJudaism:

TheCatholicperspectiveonsalvationislargelyjudaizedChristianity.
InthedaysoftheApostles,manyJewishChristiansbelievedthat
ChristianshadtofollowalltherequirementsoftheMosaicLaw,e.g.,
circumcision,thesystemofofferings,goingtoapriesttohavesins
forgiven,makingsacrificesasatonementforsins,etc.Asystemthat
requiressometypeofpriesttoactasanintercessorbetweenthe
laypersonandGodisknownasasacerdotalsystem(fromtheLatin
wordsacerdote,meaningpriest.)

TheEpistletotheHebrewswaswrittentoJewishChristians,probablytotheChurchin
Jerusalem,whoprofessedthenameofJesusChristbutwerestillzealoustokeepthe
Law.TheyweregreatlypersecutionbyunbelievingJewsasHebrews10:3334
records:
Partly,whilstyeweremadeagazingstockbothbyreproachesand
afflictionsandpartly,whilstyebecamecompanionsofthemthatwereso
used.Foryehadcompassionofmeinmybonds,andtookjoyfullythe
spoilingofyourgoods,knowinginyourselvesthatyehaveinheavena
betterandanenduringsubstance.
TheauthorofHebrewswrotetoelucidatehowJesusChristhadfulfilledalloftheLaw,
therebydoingawaywiththeOldTestamentsystemwhichmerelyforeshadowedHis
effectualministryasSavior.ThewriterstronglywarnedtheJewishChristiansagainst
returningtotheMosaicsystem,whichwouldcausethemtofallawayfromthetrue
faith.TodaytheRomanCatholicChurchisSatansExhibitA,aworldwidesystem
ofpaganizedJudaismthatisChristianbyprofessiononly.ArnoGaebeleins
AnnotatedBibleconveysthegreatabyssthatliesbetweentheRomanCatholic
apostasyandthepuredoctrineofChristsetforthintheNewTestament:
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But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come,

by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands,
that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into
the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Hebrews 9:11-12
Christistheperfectmediator.Andthereforenoearthly
priesthoodisneeded.Theattempttointroducepriestly
mediationofsinfulmenbetweenChristandHispeople,whom
HeisnotashamedtocallbrethrenisantiChristian,the
offspringofSatan.AdolphSaphir,theauthorofanable
expositionofHebrewshasexposedtheRomishblasphemyin
apingthedefunctJudaisminwords,whichareworthytobe
quoted.
WhatamarvellousconfusionofJewish,pagan,
andChristianelementsdoweseehere!Jewish
thingswhichhavewaxedold,andvanishedaway
preparatoryandimperfectelementswhichthe
apostledoesnotscrupletocallbeggarlynowthat
thefulnesshascomerevivedwithoutdivine
authority,andchangedandpervertedtosuit
circumstancesforwhichtheywerenever
intended.Paganthings,appealingtothedeep
seatedandtimeconfirmedloveofidolatry,andof
sensuousandmereoutwardperformancesthe
BabylonianworshipoftheQueenofHeaventhe
intercessionofsaintsandangels,themechanical
repetitionofformulas,thesuperstitiousregardof
places,seasons,andrelics.Buriedamongthese
elementsaresomerelicsofChristiantruth,
withoutwhichthisingeniousfabriccouldnothave
existedsolong,andinfluencedsomanymindsa
truthwhichinthemercifulcondescensionofGod
isblessedtosustainthelifeofHischosenonesin
themysticalBabylon.
Thissocalledchurch,vastandimposing,opens
itsdoorwide,excepttothosewhohonorthe
Scriptures,andwhomagnifytheLordJesus.It
canforgivesins,andgrantpardonsand
indulgences,extendingtheastoundingassumption
ofjurisdictionevenbeyondthegraveyetit
cannotbringpeacetothewoundedconscience,
andrenewaltotheachingheart,becauseitnever
fullyandsimplydeclarestheefficacyoftheblood
ofJesus,bywhichweobtainperfectremission,
andthepoweroftheHolyGhost,whojoinsusto
Christ.Thiscommunityspeaksofsacrifice,of
altars,ofpriesthood,andstandsbetweenthe
peopleandthesanctuaryabove,theonlyHigh
Priest,whobyHissacrificehasenteredforusinto
theholyofholies.Andinourdaythisgreat
apostasyhasreachedapointwhichwewouldfain
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regardasitsculminatingpoint,whenitplacesthe
VirginMarybythesideoftheLordJesusas
sinlessandpure,andwhenitarrogatesforman
infallibleauthorityovertheheritageofGod....
Verses2428.ForChristisnotenteredintotheholyplaces
madewithhands,thefiguresofthetruebutintoheavenitself,
nowtoappearinthepresenceofGodforus.AfterHisgreat
sacrificeHeenteredheavenitself,whereHenowis,appearing
inthepresenceofGodforHispeople.NoryetthatHeshould
offerHimselfoften,asthehighpriestentersintotheholy
placeeveryyearwithbloodofothersforthenmustHeoften
havesufferedsincethefoundationoftheworld,butnowonce
intheconsummationoftheageshathHeappearedtoputaway
sinbythesacrificeofHimself.ThesacrificeHebrought
needsnottoberepeated,itisallsufficientforalleternity.If
Heweretoofferagainitwouldbenecessaryalsotosuffer
again.Bothareimpossible.(TheRomishassumptionofthe
LordsSupperbeingasacrificeandthattheblasphemousmass
isanunbloodysacrificearecompletelyrefutedbyverse26,by
thisentirechapterandbytheteachingoftheNew
Testament.)
InviewofthestrikingparallelsbetweenRomanCatholicismandJudaism,itbecomes
apparentthatRomanCatholicismrepresents,toaremarkabledegree,thetriumphofthe
Judaizers.Howdidithappenthatthedoctrines,ritesandtraditionsofJudaismcrept
intotheChurchatRome?

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