Biblical Church History Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan
Feb 23, 2016
Biblical Church History
Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan
Revelation 2:8-11c.325-500 A.D.P
ergamos “Much
Marriage”
Pergamos
I. The CommissionRev. 2: 8a
(Rev 2:12) And to the angel of the church in
Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp
sword with two edges;
Smyrna A. The
marriage of the
Church “Much
Marriage ”
Smyrna C. The
effects of Constanti
ne “Much
Marriage ”
Smyrna D. The
Christianized Pagan events
“Much Marriage ”
HAPPY EASTER
Smyrna E. The Family tree of
this marriage
“Much
Marriage ”
TOWER OF BABEL
NIMROD
SEMIRAMI
S
HPergamos
Nimrod’s Wife She was Semiramis (the First), the high
priestess of Babel religion.
When Nimrod died, the people of Babylon greatly mourned his death. Legend says that his body was cut into pieces, burnt, and sent to various areas.Ralph Edward Woodraw, Babylon Mystery Religion
After Nimrod’s death, Semiramis claimed that he was now the sun god, and that she had conceived by a sun beam, having known no man.
She gives birth to a son whose name was Tammuz, who supposedly Nimrod, come back to life.
HPergamos
Nimrod’s Wife In this system, not only was the son
worshipped, but so was the mother.
That is why in all ancient religions, they all have as part of their worship a mother and child.
Because God scattered the people all over the earth. (Gen.11:8)
The Chinese had a mother goddess called Shingmoo,
which means, “holy mother” She is
pictured with her child in her arms, and rays of glory around her head.
Encylopedia of Religions, Vol 2 p.398
In ancient Germany, she was the virgin Hertha, pictured with child
under her.
In India, she was known as
Indrani, also pictured with child in arms.
In Ephesus, she was known as Dianna.The temple in Ephesus dedicated to her was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Acts 19:27 says in reference to Dianna.. “Whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.” She was said to represent the generative powers of nature and so was pictured with many breast. A tower shaped crown, a symbol of the Tower of Babel adorned her head.Woodrow, Babylon Mystery Religion.
In Egypt, she was called Isis, and her son Osiris.
(Osiris, however, was not only her
son, but her husband.)
In Greece, she was known as
Aphrodite, and her son Eros. (“Eros” is
Greek word for romantic or sensual
love)
In Phoenicia, the mother was known as Astarte, or Ashtar, and the son known as Baal.In the book of Judges, when Israel fell into apostasy, “They forsook the Lord and served Baal and Ashtaroth.” (Judges 2:13)(“Ashtaroth” or “Ashtoreth” was the name by which the goddess was know to the children of Israel..and sometimes the Son is referred to in the Bible as Baalim)This happened repeatedly in Israel history.Judges 10:6 I Sam 7:3,4;12:10 I Kings 11:5 II Kings 23:13Sometimes this goddess was referred to by the title “the queen of heaven” (Jer. 44:17-19)
In Rome, she was known as Venus,
and her son Jupiter or
sometimes referred to as
Cupid.
Smyrna F. The
Christianizing of Pagan Idols
“Much
Marriage ”
THE WORSHIP OF MARY
HPergamos
When the pagan’s were baptized into the church (not converted: 2 Cor 5:17) their worship of the pagan goddess, was simply transferred to Mary Mary begins in this church period to pick up the names and titles that were for the pagan goddess, which none of them can be biblically applied
1. Worshiping Mary though her titles
THE MADONNA
HPergamos
Nimrod had come to be known as Baal.
The equivalent of the female form of the word was “Baalti”The English translation: “My Lady”The Latin translation: “Mea Domina”The Italian translation: “Madonna”
THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
HPergamos
In the book of Jeremiah, when the children of Israel went into apostasy, and worshipped according to the Tower of Babel religion, they worshipped the female deity called, “The Queen of Heaven”
(Jer 7:18) The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make
cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out
drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to
anger.
(Jer 44:16-17) As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing
goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of
heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our
kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of
Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw
no evil.
HPergamos
In the book of Jeremiah, when the children of Israel went into apostasy, and worshipped according to the Tower of Babel religion, they worshipped the female deity called, “The Queen of Heaven”The worship of the Queen of Heaven biblically, is characterized by rebellion and Idolatry
THE LADY (STAR) OF THE SEA
HPergamos
There is no biblical connection of Mary to anything having to do with the sea.In Phoenicia, it was one of the titles of the mother goddess who came forth out of the egg that had dropped from heaven into the Euphrates
THE MEDIATRIX
HPergamos
Obviously, the term means mediatorIn the Roman Church, it is not just a title of Mary, but a position she is assumed to hold as far as prayer is concerned.
(1Ti 2:5) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus;
HPergamos
Obviously, the term means mediatorIn the Roman Church, it is not just a title of Mary, but a position she is assumed to hold as far as prayer is concerned.The title comes from another one of the names of the pagan mother goddess, “Mylitta” which means, mediator.Ralph Edward Woodrow, Babylon Mystery Religion,12
THE MOTHER OF GOD
Since Mary did give birth to
Jesus and Jesus was God,
wouldn’t that make her “The
Mother of God”?
HPergamos
To find where the title originated, you cannot go to the Bible.“Mother of God” was one of the titles by which Isis was known..the name of the mother goddess of the Tower of Babel religion in Egypt.Later, the title began to be applied to Mary by the theologians in Alexandria, Egypt.Woodrow, Babylon Mystery Religion,12
HPergamos
Our Lord was very careful never to give anyone the wrong impression about the position of Mary as his MotherJesus never referred to her as “Mother”
(Joh 2:3-4) And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not
yet come.
(Joh 19:25-27) Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the
wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman,
behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple
took her unto his own home.
HPergamos
Our Lord was very careful never to give anyone the wrong impression about the position of Mary as his MotherJesus never referred to her as “Mother”Jesus never reverenced Mary more than any other woman, and never gives the impression to the disciples or anyone else that she should ever be mentioned in prayer. He always calls her by the indefinite, feminine, collective noun “woman”
(Mar 3:31-34) There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude
sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying,
Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about
him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
(Mar 3:35) For whosoever shall
do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and
mother.
HPergamos
When He finally calls someone His “Mother” He purposely points to someone other than Mary.
Jesus was stressing the importance of being related to him, not by a physical birth, but by a spiritual birth.
OTHER NAMES GIVEN www.theworkofgod.org/mary
1. Advocate of Sinners2. Bride of Christ3. Comforter of the Afflicted4. Co-Redematrix5. Deliver of Christian Nations6. Fountain of Living Water7. Hope of Christians8. Mediatrix of Salvation9. Refuge of Sinners10.Spotless Dove of Beauty11.Victor over the Serpent12.Woman clothed with the sun13.Wedded to God
1. Worshiping Mary though her titles
2. Mary’s biblical response
(Luk 1:31-32) And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and
shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and
shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David:
(Luk 1:46-47) And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the
Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour.
(Luk 1:48) For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall
call me blessed.(Act 8:33) In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his
generation? for his life is taken from the earth.(Php 3:21) Who shall change our vile body,
that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
(Luk 1:49) For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is
his name.
JESUS’ RESPONSE TO MARY WORSHIP
(Luk 11:27-28) And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps
which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word
of God, and keep it.
1. Worshiping Mary though her titles
2. Mary’s biblical response
3. Prayers to Mary
HPergamos
If Mary is the “Mother of God” then Mary is actually stronger, more mature, and more powerful than Christ, because she becomes the source of His being.
Thus, the reasoning, “He came to us through Mary, and we must go to Him through Mary.”
HPergamos
In, The Glories of Mary, written by Bishop Alphonsus de Liguori, (recognized as one of the greatest devotional writers of the Roman Catholic church..also canonized as a “saint” by Pope Gregory XIV in 1839 and declared a “doctor” of the Catholic Church by Pope Pius IX), and in which the editors note says he “speaks for the church”, says of Mary…“And she is truly a mediator of peace between sinners and God. Sinners receive pardon by Mary alone.”Bishop Alphonsus de Liguori, The Glories of Mary, 82-83
HPergamos
“Mary” is our life..Mary in obtaining this grace for sinners by her intercession, thus restores them to life. Bishop Alphonsus de Liguori, The Glories of Mary, 80
“He fails and is lost who has not recourse to Mary” Bishop Alphonsus de Liguori, The Glories of Mary, 94
(Col 3:4) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him
in glory.(Joh 14:6) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.(1Ti 2:5) For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus;
964 Mary's role in the Church is inseparable from her union with Christ
and flows directly from it. "This union of the mother with the Son in the work of
salvation is made manifest from the time of Christ's virginal conception up to his death";504 it is made manifest above all
at the hour of his Passion: Thus the Blessed Virgin advanced in her
pilgrimage of faith, and faithfully persevered in her union with her Son unto the cross. There she stood, in
keeping with the divine plan, enduring with her only begotten Son the intensity of his suffering, joining herself with his
sacrifice in her mother's heart, and lovingly consenting to the immolation of this victim, born of her: to be given, by
the same Christ Jesus dying on the cross, as a mother to his disciple, with these words: "Woman, behold your son."505
965 After her Son's Ascension, Mary "aided the beginnings of the
Church by her prayers."506 In her
association with the apostles and several women, "we also see Mary by her prayers
imploring the gift of the Spirit, who had already
overshadowed her in the Annunciation."507
966 "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was
finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen
over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death."508 The Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an
anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians:
967 By her complete adherence to the Father's
will, to his Son's redemptive work, and to every prompting of the
Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of
faith and charity. Thus she is a "preeminent and . . . wholly unique member of
the Church"; indeed, she is the "exemplary realization"
(typus)510 of the Church.
968 Her role in relation to the Church and to all
humanity goes still further. "In a wholly singular way she cooperated by her
obedience, faith, hope, and burning charity in the
Savior's work of restoring supernatural life to souls. For this reason she is a
mother to us in the order of grace."511
969 "This motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues
uninterruptedly from the consent which she loyally gave at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, until the
eternal fulfillment of all the elect. Taken up to heaven she did not
lay aside this saving office but by her manifold intercession
continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation . . . . Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of
Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix."512
THE WORSHIP THROUGH ROSARY BEADS