Mankind has a common enemy and his name is Satan
Regardless of whether you are a Bible believer or not, you have an enemy that hates you and desires to ruin your ability to know or sustain a relationship with God. He hates God and all of God’s creation. His name is Satan. He is a fallen angel of God (Lucifer) who rose up against God while he was still in heaven. He believed that he was equal with God. He convinced one-third of all the angels in heaven to side with him, and they were all cast down from heaven to the earth when it was formless, prior to creation.
Satan and the fallen angels witnessed the creation of the earth and all that is in it. Satan saw God create man in His own image and watched Him walk with the man and woman in the Garden of Eden. He hated God’s creation and made it his primary purpose to separate humanity from God. He knew that man’s disobedience would create that separation, and he succeeded in convincing the man and woman to disobey God, causing them to be separated from Him spiritually. Through this disobedience, the curse of SIN entered the world, and it is SIN that separates us from God at birth today.
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
1 Corinthians 15:22
“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” — 2 Corinthians 11:3
The Enemy’s Greatest Tool: Religion
If Satan cannot stop you from believing in God, his next tactic is to ensure you follow a counterfeit version of Him. By moving the focus from a spiritual relationship to an institutional system, the enemy keeps people “busy” with religion while they remain separated from the Truth.
- The Mask of Tradition: Satan uses the “traditions of men” to provide a false sense of security. If he can convince a person that their salvation depends on a sacrament, a building, or a specific priest, he has successfully diverted their eyes away from the finished work of Yeshua HaMashiach.
- The Spirit of Legalism: By emphasizing rules over repentance, the enemy creates a “form of godliness” that lacks power. This legalism leads to pride for those who follow the rules and despair for those who fail them—both of which prevent a person from experiencing the grace of God.
- The Multiplication of Mediators: While the Bible says there is one mediator between God and man (the man Christ Jesus), the enemy encourages the creation of many: saints, popes, and institutional hierarchies. This “rounds out” the doctrine with human philosophy, but it actually rebuilds the “veil” that was torn at the Cross.
Here are a few videos to help you understand who Satan is and also the demons and people who serve him!
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; watch. Your adversary the devil prowls about as a roaring lion seeking whom to devour
We are at war with forces of wickedness every day and we need to be aware of this as believers
Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
2 Corinthians 10:1-6
1 Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away. 2 I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live ac-cording to the flesh. 3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
The True Dangers of Free Masonry
When you examine the intersection of institutional religion, pagan symbolism, and the “traditions of men,” the subject of Freemasonry often arises as a significant point of concern for those seeking the pure Ekklesia.
From a biblical perspective, the “hidden dangers” of Freemasonry align closely with the warnings you have already established regarding worldly wisdom and the mixing of the holy with the profane.
1. The Requirement of Secrecy vs. The Light of Christ
Jesus was explicit about the transparency of His message: “I have spoken openly to the world… I said nothing in secret” (John 18:20).
- The Danger: Freemasonry is built on a foundation of “mysteries” and “secrets” revealed only through degrees of initiation. This creates a “gnostic” environment where truth is hidden, whereas the Gospel is a “revelation” meant for all.
2. The “Universalist” Deception
Freemasonry requires a belief in a “Supreme Being” (often referred to as the Great Architect of the Universe), but it explicitly forbids the exclusive exaltation of Yeshua HaMashiach within the lodge to avoid offending members of other faiths.
- The Danger: This is the definition of the “counterfeit” you described. If a system allows for any “Supreme Being” but denies that Yeshua is the only Way to the Father, it is a direct rejection of John 14:6. It replaces the “Cornerstone” with a generic, man-made substitute.
3. Symbolism and Pagan Roots
As you noted, Satan loves using symbols. Many Masonic symbols (the square and compass, the all-seeing eye, the pillars) are traced back to Egyptian, Babylonian, and solar-worshiping pagan traditions.
- The Danger: By engaging with these symbols, a person is often participating in ancient “stonemason” rituals that credit human “works” and “enlightenment” for their standing before God, rather than the finished work of the Cross.
4. Oaths and Spiritual Bondage
Masonic initiations involve “blood oaths” and penalties that are sworn over the name of God.
- The Danger: Jesus commanded His followers to “Swear not at all… let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’” (Matthew 5:34-37). These oaths can create a “spiritual dual-loyalty” where a man is bound to his “brothers” in the lodge in a way that often conflicts with his loyalty to the Body of Christ.
OUR ENEMY SATAN LOVES USING SYMBOLS BECAUSE OF HIS ARROGANCE AND PRIDE. The use of symbols is traced back to the early days of structured pagan worship and continues today.
The Strategy Behind the Symbols
To support your point, this is why the “Constantine Shift” was so effective. By taking pagan symbols and “Christianizing” them, the enemy didn’t have to remove God from the conversation; he just had to surround the Truth with ancient, prideful imagery that pointed back to the “traditions of men.”
- Symbols of Power: In the Ekklesia, the only “symbol” was the fruit of the Spirit and the changed lives of the believers.
- Symbols of Religion: Once the stone temples were built, the focus shifted to physical icons, specific robes, and architectural grandeur—all of which can be traced back to the pagan systems of Babylon, Egypt, and Rome.
Symbols are often used to replace Substance. If a person is taught to revere a symbol (a cross on a wall, a statue, or a religious brand), they are being trained to look at the visible rather than the invisible God. Satan uses this to satisfy human pride, making us feel “religious” through physical things while our hearts remain far from the Messiah.
“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.” — Leviticus 26:1
This is a link to the infamous “Secret Covenant” https://www.bitchute.com/video/pAVgkQVMpTf6
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