I was asked what I thought about this article. If you have an interest in reading it, you will find it here:
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=17836
I personally do not believe in wasting time tearing down the old, but instead spend my time building the new. This will be my opinion of the subject and not an attack or debate. I merely will present another view of the subject presented.
I first begin with the domain name and hence the message of the website. “Now The End Begins (.com).” My opinion, his is nothing more than fear tactics to keep people in bondage to illusion, and keep the truth hidden … Matthew 13:44 states: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up …” It is up to us to uncover the Truth … to reveal it … revelation, or in the Greek “Apocalypse” … apocálypsis, from ἀπό and καλύπτω meaning 'un-covering’. This is NOT mass destruction and mayhem … it is an uncovering. The New Testament presents in it ... 365 times ... "do not fear." Yet, fear ... is projected from the pulpits of churches all over the world, every day. It makes me sad. Life is a gift ... and should be experienced with love, not fear.
Now, back to the subject at hand.
In the King James version of the Bible, the phrase "world without end" is found twice; once in the Old Testament, and once in the New. Isaiah 45:17 - But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. Ephesians 3:21 - Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
This message is NOT garbled. It is not confusing. It is a world without end … amen. Now let’s look at the work “world” since the Bible was NOT written in English, but translated into EWnglish from Greek and Hebrew via Latin. Old English meaning - human existence, the affairs of life," also "a long period of time," also "the human race, mankind, humanity," a word peculiar to Germanic languages. The original Greek word was AION (age as in eons) and COSMOS (world of people, seed of man). Pythagoras is said to have been the first to apply this word to "the universe," perhaps originally meaning "the starry firmament," but later it was extended to the whole physical world, including the earth.
Now, knowing this … “the END” was always referring to the end of an age. The “ages” or “eons” are One complete period an astrological age … a full turn around the Zodiac. This precession is called a Great Year or Platonic Year of about 25,920 years. This is an age. Biblically speaking, Taurus (bull), Aires (ram or lamb), Pisces (fish), and now Aquarius for us … the Water Bearer. You can already see the symbolism in these cycles. The Bull was Rome, Abraham with the Ram, Jesus the fish, etc.
Bottom line is that every 26,000 years, we complete all 12 houses of the Zodiac … “in my Fathers ‘house’ are many mansions.” 12 disciples, etc. Twelve can be found in 187 places in scripture. Revelation alone has 22 occurrences of the number. The meaning of 12, which is considered a perfect number, is that it symbolizes God's power and authority, as well as serving as a perfect governmental foundation.
For example: 12 tribes of Israel, Jacob (Israel) had twelve sons, Ishmael, who was born to Abraham through Hagar, also had twelve princes, twelve unleavened cakes of bread be placed every week in the temple, Christ's bride in Revelation 12, the church, wears a crown containing twelve stars, the New Jerusalem contains 12 gates made of pearl, the city itself being 12,000 furlongs square … you get the vibe. It’s ALL symbolic … gematria, numerology, and deeper inner esoteric meaning.
Moving along …
I will “quote” some elements of the article below, and after the “>>” symbols, I will post my thoughts on these statements.
Off we go …
“Everywhere you look today in the entertainment industry, you see signs and symbols belong to the New Age movement and the Illuminati.”
>> The “New Age” movement is deeply rooted in ancient Wisdom and should be called “old age” simply because of its ancient foundations. In fact, ALL of the Old and New Testament writings are re-told stories of ancient pagan mysticism learned from the Hebrews from the Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, etc. and adapted to their people and their civilization. As for “Illuminati” … the REAL Illuminati were, and are, intent on saving the world from it’s current digression trapped in religious literalism and return it to the Truth that the divinity of the Absolute (God) is within every person, and all things. Like any organization, the church included, there are good intentions, and bad intentions. Both use the same powers. Electricity can cook a mans dinner, and it can also cook the man. Same force, opposite ends. Good and Evil … the tree. So, there are ancient Illuminati with the desire to move humanity forward, and there are others who desire to control, manipulate, and keep mankind in bondage and illusion.
“When asked about the use of this major Illuminati symbol, they said that they were “inspired by Mount Zion” in the bible.”
>> The Pyramid is an ancient symbol of illumination … reaching the awareness of God in YOU. An ascension in consciousness … rising to the higher realm of goodness and godliness. Awakening the divine within mankind. The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) was an ancient site of initiation into the Inner Mysteries for initiates. The Inner Mysteries were only presented to a select few who desired a deeper look into the world of God and Spiritual origins. Mountains, biblically speaking, always represent the higher realms … the places where God dwells.
“The bible calls us to be separate, not be not like the world but to be like Jesus Christ.”
>> There is NO separation possible … except by thought. The universe is one living organism, and we are all an essence of the whole … holy. The only separation, is believing yourself to be separate … and that is ego-driven, not Spirit-driven. Jesus said “get behind thee satan” referencing Peter’s ego-centric ways, rather than letting Spirit lead. Whenever we allow base nature ego thought to lead rather than divine spirit, undesired consequences come about … for us and for other.
“…they offer up Satan’s counterfeit of what the Church of Jesus Christ is supposed to be all about. Look at this video clip of one of their concert “church services”, and you tell me where you see Jesus in any of that unholy mess.”
>> Satan. What a subject. The original Hebrew word is “ha-satan” … the opposition, the accuser … this is our own EGO made manifest as a person called satan. Satan, Devil, Diabolos, etc. are all personified principles of the “anit-christ” illusion residing within man. Each of us is satan, each of us is christ. We come to the awareness of good and evil, divine and earthly, spirit and matter, seen and unseen. This duality allows for us to discover God within us. Without a reflection (as our image in a mirror) we would not be able to discern right from wrong, good from evil. God is Omnipotent (all powerful), Omniscient (all Knowing), and Omnipresent (in all things) therefore … there is no room for ANYTHING other than God. All is God, and God is all there is. The physical universe is made manifest as matter and energy in and through the mind of God … the MIND is the Logos (Word), not the man who walked the hills of the Galilee. LOGOS was transliterated into WORD but does not simply mean WORD … and Jesus presents the Word. Also, the BIBLE is NOT the Word of God. The bible was written by men who were trying to present what God would say or do. There was no bible for people until Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1400’s. For the first 1500 years of Christianity, it was presented through word of mouth. The only available scriptures (scripture - hand written documents) were in the hands of the church.
“The doctrine preached at Hillsong is not the doctrine of the bible, and if you are a Christian saved by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, you should have no part of these workers of darkness.”
>> This is far too deep of a subject to cover in just a few sentences. The “blood” is symbolic. This is not a literal blood from a literal blood-pouring. It is the symbol of life … containing all the elements of life. In it, are all the answers … if we look within. The “saving” is not a literal saving from hell and suffering in the afterlife, but a saving of THIS life. A saving from ignorant thought and a resurrection, and second birth into the Truth of who and what we are … a child of God. There may be a doctrine of the Bible, but it is certainly NOT a doctrine for humanity delivered DIRECTLY by and from God. God does not write books. God is Spirit. Spirit, unseen, immaterial, cannot write books. The scriptures may be divinely inspired, but most certainly were written by man … from mans point of view. The oldest known bible is in the British Museum. It is called the Sinai Bible. It dates to the 1100’s. The King James was presented 500 years later and between the two, there are more than 11,000 discrepancies. Man has done the best that he can to try and discern what God would do … and has done well at times, not so well at times.
“Hillsong United is part of the demonic Emergent Church Movement, and it is deadly spiritual poison wrapped in the candy-coated wrapper of the world’s entertainment.”
>> The word “demon” comes from the Greek word “daimōn.” The beings were defined as “benevolent or benign nature spirits, beings of the same nature as both mortals and gods.” Demons … are Spirit. NOT evil by default, simply … Spirit, not physical matter. As for the worlds entertainment, what better way than to use the God given gift of music to deliver a powerful and uplifting spiritual message? Music … soothes the savage beast. There is NO Christian music. Music is music. The lyrics, deliver the message. Hillsong presents music, with Christian lyrics. Screaming, grinding guitars etc. are irrelevant. As with any message, it is contained in its presentation through hearing. Romans 10:17 says: “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”
That is all for now. There is much too much to cover in just one post. I hope this information was presented in a way that will inspire (spirit-within) you … and help you to realize we are not physical beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a physical experience. Eternal. United. One.
~Justin Taylor