Once and for all, are Freemasons good or evil?

"I think some masons are good, some are bad."

after researching a little all the way back to the roscrucians. ditto.
 
Why mess up 200 yrs of success for their own agenda unless it is a power play:mad:
And they are "self-appointed" to guide this world into the future in the name of God.
I see no good in this way of doing things.If they had honorable intentions, there would be no need for secrets.

I read a book called Solomons Power Brokers.

Based on what I read
It seems although keep in mind its only my interpretation

That the Freemasons were eventually an off shoot of the Knights Templar. who were off shoots of whats known as "The Star Familes" Based in Israel

The goal has been since before Christ, as stated by "Hillbilly", to unite the world under one god (Yahweh)

I think somewhere along the line, the goal was perverted into this NWO agenda and god has been taken out of the picture.

Anyway it was a pretty interesting book, and I recommend it for those who have an interest in this topic.
 
A picture is worth a thousand words?

A Muslim's pilgrimage to Mecca includes "the stoning of Satan."

Interesting to note what they see to be the symbol of Satan. This was changed recently and is now a "wall." To make it safer for the participants, of course.

StoningofSatan.jpe
 
It depends on how far up the food chain the individual resides. My father is a Shriner, a 32nd degree mason (and proud of it), and he has NO clue what goes on above his level! If he knew, he would have no part of it.
 
The ARK of the COVENANT De-Coded

Ark of the Covenant De-Coded by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The ARCH is a word and a structure that features prominently over the millennia……

ARCHES are used extensively in building powerful word constructs and social control structures as well as being used extensively in ARCHitecture and civil engineering.

These power structures are always hierARCHical, often with a single entity at the top known as a monARCH.

The MASONIC control structure has certainly adopted this ARCHitecture and even pretends to be borne out of the stone mason fraternities.

In Gnosticism, ARCHons are the builders of the physical universe. Among the ARCHontics, Ophites, Sethians and in the writings of Nag Hammadi library, the ARCHons are rulers, each related to one of seven planets; they prevent souls from leaving the material realm.

The ARCHers – a long running program through history – not just the BBC….

'SOVEREIGN' - literally means to reign from above.
This is why the MonARCH of a country is referred to as 'Your HIGHNESS'
Then we have
MatriARCHs - a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women
PatriARCHs - a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is reckoned through the male line.
OligARCHs - government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes.
In these long-running and ARCHaic societal control structures we also have:
ARCH dukes and ARCH duchesses
ARCH bishops
ARCH deacons
ARCH druids
ARCHangels
ARCHitects
SquireARCHies - landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence
mARCHioness - a noblewoman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess.
mARCHer lords - A Marcher Lord was a noble appointed by the King of England to guard the border between England and Wales. A Marcher Lord was the English equivalent of a margrave or a marquis before the introduction of the title of "marquess" in Britain
ARCHimandrite - the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries in the Orthodox Church
ARCHaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. Archaeology is often considered a branch of socio-cultural anthropology, but archaeologists also draw from biological, geological, and environmental systems through their study of the past

TrierARCH - the title of officers who commanded a trireme in the classical Greek world. In Classical Athens, the title was associated with the trierarchy, one of the public offices or liturgies, which were filled by wealthy citizens for a year

HagiARCHy - government by saints, holy men, or men in holy orders

AutARCHic - having and exercising complete political power and control: absolute, absolutistic, arbitrary, autarchical, autocratic, autocratical, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, totalitarian, tyrannic, tyrannical, tyrannous
HeptARCHy - a collective name applied to the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century until the 8th century consolidation into the four kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, Wessex and East Anglia.
TetrARCHy - term adopted to describe the system of government of the ancient Roman Empire instituted by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 293, marking the end of the Crisis of the Third Century and the recovery of the Roman Empire
TheARCHy - rule by a god or gods
GynARCHy - rule by women or a woman.
ExARCHate - a Byzantine province governed by an exARCH

All this history was documented by ARCHivists – with old records being kept on pARCHment

At school we are not taught the true meaning of the ARCHway….
By passing through the ARCHway we may be unaware that we are entering into an agreement or contract where we are to be ruled over.
The ‘CONTRACT of the ARCH’ perhaps……

ARCANUM and ARCANA - mysterious or specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate.

ARCHES in Modern Culture….
The ARCHERS - a British BBC radio soap opera broadcast since 1951. Having aired over 19,300 episodes, it is the world's longest-running drama.
The ARCHERS is set in the fictional village of AmBRIDGE
ARCHing over us - the first ever flighted birds….
ARCHaeopteryx – a genus of bird-like feathered dinosaurs.

More famous ARCHes…
ARCHimedes (c.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]287 – c.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]212 BC)
Considered to be the greatest mathematician of ancient history, and one of the greatest of all time.
The Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics carries a portrait of ARCHimedes, along with a carving illustrating his proof on the sphere and the cylinder.
The inscription around the head of ARCHimedes is a quote attributed to him which reads in Latin: Transire suum pectus mundoque potiri.
'RISE ABOVE ONESELF AND GRASP THE WORLD’.
ARCHimedes, Freemasonry and the Moderns Grand Lodge Constitutions
Frontispiece to the 1723 Edition:
The 1723 edition is well-known for its elaborate frontispiece engraved by John Pine in 1723. It features a classical arcade of John Montagu, the Second Duke of Montagu (Knight of the Garter #532), and the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (1721-1723), passing the scroll of the "Constitutions" to his 1723 successor, Philip Warton, First Duke of Wharton. Both are attended by their officers. Apollo, god of the sun, charges above in his chariot, symbolizing the meridian height. Behind the gathering is a passageway framed by walls of water - evocative of the parting of the Red Sea.
The 47th proposition of Euclid, the traditional symbol of a past masters of a Masonic lodge, appears in the foreground. Below it, in Greek, is ARCHhimedes' famous exclamation: “Eureka!” (“I have found it!”)
eureka (English) - εύρηκα (Greek)
For more hidden knowledge see
https://pubastrology.com
 
The ARCH is a word and a structure that features prominently over the millennia……
Notmartha of Lawfulpath found your post "excellent".


Notmartha thinks that anARCHy, anARCHist, anARCHism could be added to your post.
https://www.lawfulpath.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1084




The ARK of the COVENANT De-Coded
In my "dragon thread" I've posted about the Sumerian story of the flood that could be the origins of the Biblical Noah's Ark by the way.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511234-Dragon-court&p=6756770&viewfull=1#post6756770
 
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. (Luke 12:2,3)

The Freemasons describe themselves as a secret society. In English, the word "secret" has two senses that are quite distinct. In modern English, we use the word almost exclusively in the sense of something that is being concealed. In olden times, however, the word was not only used in this way, and it was sometimes used in a sense more like we use the word "private" today. Today, I would not describe my driver's license as "secret" but, say, 200 years ago, that would have been a valid description of it. "Secret documents" didn't necessarily mean documents that contain incriminating or strategically sensitive information... it could just mean "private". If the Freemasons are merely a private society, then there is nothing inherently evil in that.

What we know of the dogmatic teachings of Freemasonry is troubling, to say the least. Freemasonry places a huge emphasis on knowledge (gnosis) and the doing of good deeds as a path to salvation. The New Testament directly refutes both of these dogmatic positions (these are the roots of gnosticism and pharisaism) and flatly asserts that the only path to salvation is through faith. Faith is the path to salvation because (a) everyone has sinned, so no one can claim to "deserve" to get into heaven and (b) if knowledge were the path to salvation, then heaven would only be for smart, educated, savvy, privileged people. But Isaiah says: "This is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite." (57:15) Can someone be a Freemason and not think the dogmatic aspects of it all the way through, and also have Christian faith? As an outsider, that seems very possible to me. But maybe insiders have a different perspective.

Paul says of the builders in 1 Corinthians 3:10ff:

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

Those Freemasons who have Jesus the Messiah as the cornerstone of their life will be able to build that which will endure the fire at the end of all things. Those who seek some other foundation will build nothing but wood, hay and chaff that will be consumed in the fire. Because Freemasonry is a secret society, outsiders cannot make any firm conclusion about its aims and ends. But at the end of the Age, every secret thing will be revealed and if Freemasonry reveals itself as hostile to the Gospel, it will be destroyed in the fire along with everything else that opposes God. "They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." (Isaiah 11:9) Nothing and no one who is hostile or opposes God in any way, even in the deepest, most secret chambers of their heart, will ever enter the New Jerusalem.
 
Solomon's Temple and the Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Covenant De-Coded 11 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

BEYOND THE VEIL


SOLOMON’S TEMPLE and the ‘ARK of the COVENANT’.

A metaphor for communicating with the SPIRIT WORLD.


The Devil's Contract is an ancient belief that mortals can sell their soul to The Devil (or a powerful demon) in exchange for vast wealth and absolute power at the cost of being damned to spend the rest of eternity in Hell (or a similar dimension) : the belief in these Contracts allowed the infamous Witch-Trials that massacred many innocent people and has since entered popular culture as one of the most well-known Satanic tropes in media. It is perhaps one of the oldest and most recurring theme in many morality tales, theological discussions and fantasy of many genres - dating back at least as far as organized religion the idea of signing away one's eternal soul to Satan or similiar evil has become a lasting image of malice within the human mind.

The Devil's Contract can take many forms but has become most associated with a literal contract written by the infernal power in question (be it Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopeles or otherwise) detailing the terms of the agreement and often demanding the mortal's soul after their death or (alternatively) after a set amount of time.

Once a living mortal agreed to this contract, a demonic pact was formed via many varied means, the most common in the public imagination was the willing signing of one's name on the contract - often in one's own blood.

Other ways of sealing a demonic pact could involve sacrifice (human or animal), consentual sex with the demonic spirit or recieving a mark from the Devil or a similar evil force signifying ownership (in witch-hunts it was common practice to exploit belief in the Devil's mark to accuse people with birthmarks or other skin defects of being witches and warlocks, despite it having nothing to do with the supernatural).

A deal with the devil (also called a Faustian bargain or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif in European folklore, best exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Christian traditions. According to traditional Christian belief about witchcraft, the pact is between a person and Satan or a lesser demon. The person offers their soul in exchange for diabolical favours. Those favours vary by the tale, but tend to include youth, knowledge, wealth, fame, or power.
 
Solomon's Temple and the Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Covenant De-Coded 12 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The Devil’s Bridge by Johann Christoph Haizmann (1651 to 1700)
From autobiographical texts, J.C.Haizmann sold his soul to the devil in 1668 at ~17 years of age.

Haizmann claimed that he gave two pacts to the devil, one written in ink and other in his own blood.

Haizmann’s votive painting (triptych) of 1677-78.

Left: Satan appears as a fine burgher, and Haizmann signs a pact with ink.

Right: The Devil reappears a year later and forces Haizmann to sign another pact with his own blood.

Middle: The Virgin Mary makes the Devil return the second pact during an exorcism.

Johann Christoph Haizmann (1651 to 1700) was a Bavarian-born Austrian painter who is known for his autobiographically depicted demoniacal neurosis. The so-called Haizmann case has been studied in psychology and psychiatry since the early twentieth century, especially by Sigmund Freud and Gaston Vandendriessche.
 
Solomon's Temple and the Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Covenant De-Coded 13 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

DEVIL’S Bridges of Medieval Europe: ARCHhitecture, SATAN and Civil Engineering

Europe is positively riddled with unique, gravity-defying, old stone bridges. If that weren't interesting enough, many of them have strange Satanic legends behind them. In nearly all of these tales, the Master Mason overcome by the obstacles of constructing a bridge under such challenging conditions, makes a deal with the Devil, who apparently has a degree in civil engineering. These bridges have become known as Devil's Bridges.

The Devil was a Prolific Bridge Builder

There are so many bridges in Europe with links to the Devil that one would think the demon spent the majority of his time building bridges.

The Devil Demands Payment

All of the legends that claim the Devil helped to build bridges have a common thread in that the Devil requires a payment in souls.

In some of the stories, he demands the soul of the original bridge builder.

France alone has 49 Devil’s Bridges (PONT DU DIABLE)…

Ref: https://thegoodlifefrance.com/the-bridges-built-by-the-devil-in-france/
 
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