Witnessing to Freemasons58

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Straight Talk #58 OnWitnessing to Freemasons

by William J. Schnoebelen, 1994

Wheneverwe"target"apersoninanyculttotryandgetthemtoreceivetheMessiahinsaving

faitheven Freemasonswe need to understand up front that it is primarily a spiritualencounter,notanintellectualone.Witnessingtoanunbeliever,andmostespeciallytoacultist,is

more than just an intellectual exchange of ideas.TheChristian shouldknowthat theheresiesof

Freemasonryarenotjustbadideas,orevenbadtheology,theyareevil!

Inotherareasofhumandiscourse(politics,sports,etc.)youcanjustdisputeapointbackandforthuntil

oneortheotherpartyisconvinced.However,witnessingtoamemberofareligionwhoalreadyhas

theirheadfilledwithSatan'sliescannotdarenotbeanargument!Itmustbetreatedasaspiritualencounterasspiritualwarfare.

AsyouarewitnessingtoaMason,ifyoucouldseeintothespiritualrealm,youwouldbeastonished

atwhatyoucansee.WhenyouaretryingtoshowBibleversestoaMasonevenonewhoclaimstobeaChristian,thereareswarmsofdeceivingspirits(1Tim.4:1)buzzingaroundtheirheadlikegnats.

Theywilldoanythingtheycantoimpedetheprogressofthewitnessingexchange.

Thisinterferencemayincludetelephonecalls,peoplecomingtothedooruninvited,kidsfallingout

ofhighchairs,etc.Thus,ifyouknowinadvancethatyouaregoingtowitnesstoaMason,youshould

beginprayingfortheminthisfashion:

1.)PraythatyouwouldreallybeabletoministerthetruthandLOVEofYahshuatheMessiah

(JesusChristinHebrew)tothem.

2.)PraythattheHolySpiritwouldgiveyoukeyBibleversestosharethattheMasonreallyneedstohear,andthathisorherheartwouldbeopenedtohearthem!

3.)Pray for thesensitivity from theSpiritofGod(and discernment) to be awareof theMason'sspecialneeds. Bewillingifnecessarytoput asideany plansandjust respondto their

questions.Don'tassumeallmembersoftheLodgearefanatics!Manyhavedoubts,butareafraidto

articulatethem.

4.)Praythatallthelying,deceitfulspiritsof theMasonicLodgewouldbeboundfrominterferingwiththewitnessingtime,atleastforaseason.Thepredominantonesare:

theSpiritofBaal,(Seenote1)

theSpiritofTubalcain,(Seenote2)

theSpiritofBaphomet(Seenote3)

theSpiritofDagon(Seenote4)


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theSpiritofJah-Bal-On.(Seenote5)

5.)PrayfortheSpiritofTruthtobeinthewitnessingencounter.

6.)PraythattheveilsofdeceptionwouldbeliftedofftheMason's eyesandthattheycouldrecall

therealYahshuainallHispowerandglory.Onceyouhaveprayedinthisfashion,youwillbewell

preparedtowitnesstoyourMasonic-Christianfriend.

If theMasonis not aChristian,youobviouslyneedtogetthemanBornAgain.Apaganhas a

perfectrighttobelongtoapagansocietyliketheLodge.Thus,youcantreattheMasonjustlikeany

other unsaved person you might witness to. The bulk of this paper, therefore, is directed to

witnessingtoaMasonwhoeitherisorclaimstobeaChristian.

W h y i s t h e M a n a M a s o n ?MostChristianMasonshavenoideaofwhattheyareinto,buthavejoinedforfamilyorbusinessreasons.

Sadly,thesemenmaylackafullappreciationoftheholinessofYHWH;andmaynotknowagreatdealabouttheLodgeORtheBible.Hosea4:6warnsus:

Mypeoplearedestroyedforlackofknowledge:becausethouhastrejectedknowledge,Iwillalso

rejectthee,thatthoushaltbenopriesttome:seeingthouhastforgottenthelawofthyGod,Iwillalsoforgetthychildren.

Ignoranceisnotanexcusewhenthedevilislookingforachancetochewonyouoryourfamily.You

candrinkpoison,thinkingitisasoftdrink,butthepoisonwillstillkillyou!FewMasonstakethetimeto

readtheesotericbooksintheirMasoniclibrariesorlookpastthepiousplatitudestheyhearfromtheir

WorshipfulMasteraboutfriendship,moralityandbrotherlylove.Thus,theLodgeispoisoningthemand

theirfamilies.

Masonrypreysonnormalhumanimpulses:thedesiretodogood;tobelongtosomethingsecret;and

to be a part of a cause greater than oneself.Not manyMasons bother to look behind thewarmhandshakestoseetheinfernalenginethatreallydrivesMasonry.Theseethefacadeandmistakeitforthe

substance.TheLodgeexploitsthisnaivetrust.

MostMasons joinbecause someone theyalreadyknow andrespect isaMason. Sincetheir

friend(orrelative)hasacceptedMasonry,itmustbealrightafalseconclusionthatdrawsmenuncriticallyintotheLodge.ThenewMasonfailstoseethathisfriendjoinedonjustsuchabasisof

blitheignorance,thusforginganother link ina lovelychainoftrust,attachedtoan ironball

abouttobecastintohell.

Itis thereforeamatterofrestoringtheChristianMason'sfirstloveforYahshua(Rev.2:4).

MostMasons'spiritualfireshavebeenbankedbyyearsofbeingsmotheredintheLodge.Remind

theMasonofYHWHsholiness,andhowHeexpectsustoseparateourselvesfromunbelievers:


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Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath

righteousnesswithunrighteousness?andwhatcommunionhathlightwithdarkness?

AndwhatconcordhathChristwithBelial?orwhatparthathhe thatbelievethwithan

infidel?AndwhatagreementhaththetempleofGodwithidols?foryearethetempleof

thelivingGod;asGodhathsaid,Iwilldwellinthem,andwalkinthem;andIwillbetheirGod, and they shall be my people.Wherefore come out from among them, andbe ye

separate,saiththeLord,andtouchnottheuncleanthing;andIwillreceiveyou,-2Cor.

6:14-17

Revive hismemoryof the reality thatYahshua lovedhimenough todie forhim. Justglorify

Yahshua,andthespiritualtemperaturewilldefinitelyrise.

Getting Down to DetailsThen,gentlyshowhimYahshuaswordsinMt.5:34:

ButIsayuntoyou,Swearnotatall;neitherbyheaven;foritisGod'sthrone:Norbythe

earth;foritishisfootstool:neitherbyJerusalem;foritisthecityofthegreatKing.Neither

shaltthouswearbythyhead,becausethoucanstnotmakeonehairwhiteorblack.Butlet

yourcommunicationbe,Yea,yea;Nay,nay:forwhatsoeverismorethanthesecometh

ofevil.Matt.5:34-37

ThiscommandisrepeatedinevenstrongertermsinJamesepistle:

But aboveall things,mybrethren, swearnot,neitherbyheaven, neither by the earth,

neither byanyotheroath:butletyour yeabeyea; andyournay,nay; lestye fall intocondemnation.-5:12

Createa"scripturechain,"ifyoulike,inthemarginsofyourBibleforthis.Here'show.GotoMt.5:37,

andinthemarginwriteJames5:12.ThenturntoJames5:12andwriteinthemarginthenextversewewillbesuggestingyoushare.Inthatway,youcanmovequicklyfromversetoverse.

Returningtothewitnessingencounter,asktheMasonhowhecouldbreakYahshua'commandmentby

swearingMasonicbloodoaths.Knowledgeoftheseoathsiswidespread.HemayreplythatChristians

takeoathsincourt.YoucanrespondbysayingthatChristiansarepermittedtorefrainfromtakingsuchoathsbytheFirstAmendment.Alsosuchoathsareofaserious,life-and-deathcharacterwhich

YahshuaHimselfrecognized(seeMatt.26:63-64),whileMasonicoathsarehardlyrequiredbyanystatute!

AsktheMasonwhatYahshuawouldthinkoftakingbloodoathsinviolationofHiscommandments.

PointoutthathisbodyisatempleoftheHolySpirit(1Cor.6:19-20)andthattoswearanoaththatit

shouldbemutilatedandmurderedisanaffrontagainstMessiah.


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Which Commandment to Break?

The seventh commandment (Ex. 20:13) forbids murder! If he says that the oath is only

symbolicandnot tobe takeseriously, thenaskhim if solemnly callingupontheAlmightytowitnessafalseoathisn'ttakingthenameofYHWHinvain:theThirdCommandment(Ex.20:7)!This

shouldbutacrackinhisarmor,andwouldbeagreattimetosharewithhimabooksuchasMASONRY:

BEYONDTHELIGHT(availablefromthisministry).

Usually it pays to save thebigguns (talkingaboutAlbertPike (Seenote6),occultism, andBa'al

worship) until later, since most Masons havent heard of such things and would find such

statementshard tobelieve.Masons will often claimthatPike'sMORALSANDDOGMAortheworksof

AlbertMackey(both33Masons)whichmakeclearMasonry'socculttheologyarejusttheiropinionsornotofficial.ThatislikesayinganactofCongressisnotofficial!Ratherthangetintothat, avoidthe

hasslebyusingthingsthatALLMasonsbelieveareofficial;theritualsthemselves.TheoathsAREIN

theritualmonitors(Seenote7)

Beyondtheoathissue,another"gem"whichcanbeminedfromtheritualmonitorsisthatfactthatthefirstactamanperformsinMasonryasanEnteredApprenticecandidateisthedenialofChrist!The

Christiancandidateisstripped,dressedinapajamalikeoutfit,thenblindfoldedandtiedwithacord(calledacable-tow(Seenote8))abouthisneckandledtothedooroftheLodgewhereheknocks

threetimes.HeisthenchallengedbytheSeniorDeacon(alodgeofficer).Hisritualizedreplyisgiven

forhimbytheJuniorDeacon:

"Mr.Smith,whohaslongbeenindarknessandnowseekstobebroughttolight,andtoreceivea

partintherightsandbenefitsofthisworshipfulLodge,erectedtoGodanddedicatedtotheholySts.

Johnasallbrothersandfellowshavedonebeforehim."

Canyouimaginethat?AChristianamanwhohasYahshua,theLightof theWorldwithinhim

sayinghehaslongbeenindarkness?

GentlyaskthemanwhatMasonrycanofferaChristian?Challengehimonthis!WhatdoesMasonryhave

toofferthatYahshua,theKingoftheUniverse,doesnot?Howcanitslightbecomparedwiththelight

ofChrist?

"What Doth it Profit...?"Atthatmoment, theChristianMasonhasdeniedChristknowinglyorunknowingly!Howcouldhe

standthereandpermit suchblasphemy?TheHolySpirit ishisteacher(1Jn.2:27).Whatthencan

Masonryofferhim?IfYahshuaishislight,whydoesheneedmorelight?

If themanwants fellowship,most churcheshavemen'sBiblestudiesandfellowship groups.If he

wishes to give alms, then lethimgive tomissions or Christian charities so thatMessiahsname is

glorified!Masonryonlyhonors itselfwith its charity(and thattothemaximumamountofgood

pressitcansqueezeoutofacommunity),againsttheclearteachingsofYahshua.


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Takeheedthatyedonotyouralmsbeforemen,tobeseenofthem :otherwiseyehaveno

rewardofyourFatherwhichisinheaven.Thereforewhenthoudoestthinealms,donotsounda

trumpetbefore thee,asthehypocritesdo inthesynagoguesandinthestreets,thattheymayhavegloryofmen.VerilyIsayuntoyou,Theyhavetheirreward.Butwhenthou

doestalms,letnotthy lefthandknowwhatthyrighthanddoeth:Thatthinealmsmaybe in

secret:andthyFatherwhichseethinsecrethimselfshallrewardtheeopenly.Matt.6:1-4

TimewiththeLodgeistimeawayfromYahshua.Intheeternalsense,Masonryisatragicwasteoftime; besides being sin! We are going to have to account for every idle word like that before

Yahshua'Throneoneday(Mt.12:46).AnyMasonknowsthatFreemasonryisfullof"idlewords."

The Sins of the Fathers or Mothers!

Whenyouaddtoalltheseconcernsthegravespiritualdangerstothe familyoftheMason,itcanbe

prettyappalling.SincetheChristianMasonhaskneltatthealtarofBa'alandsubmittedhimself(eventhough inignorance) tohis WorshipfulMaster, the hedgeofprotection thatYHWHplaces around

ChristianfamiliesiseasilybrokenthroughbySatan.

Countless Christian families have found one or more members in serious sin and rebellion

withoutevident cause. Then,when the parent involved inMasonryor an auxiliaryMasonic

body(liketheOrderof theEasternStar)repentsandrenouncestheirmembership,thatopen

doorisshuttoSatanandthesinorrebellioncanbedealtwith.

YHWHwillnotbemocked,andthosechildrenofHiswhobowthekneetotheGreatArchitectoftheUniverse(thegodofFreemasonry)maywellfindthattheperilsfortheirfamilyarenot

worththejollyconvivialityoftheLodge.Youmayhavetoexplainprinciplesofheadshiptohim

(1Cor.11:3-12,Ruth3:9,Ex.20:5).WehaveaSTRAIGHTTALKsimilartothispostedonlineabout

headshipforfurtherhelp.

Whileweareonthesubject,weneedtobrieflymentiontheauxiliaryorders:OrderoftheEastern

Star(forwomen),DeMolay(foryoungmen)andRainbowGirlsorJob'sDaughters(foryoung

women)aswellasothergroupsliketheShrine,theDaughtersoftheNile,theAmaranth,etc.

Mostofthetacticsmentionedinthispaperdontworkwithwomenoryoungpeopleinvolvedin

thisauxiliaryorders.Thisisbecausethosegroupsarecarefullydesignedtoseemquiteinnocent.Asidefromacertainamountofsalvation-by-workspiety,thereislittlewhichmostmembers

couldfindfaultwith.

Therearenodireoathswithblood-curdlingconsequences,littleifanythingtofindfaultwith.

However,thatignoresadeeperissue,whichallmembersofthesegroupsneedtobereminded

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Under Whose Authority...?

Everyoneofthesegroups,withoutexception,functionunderthelegalandspiritualauthorityof

theMasons.MostcannotevenhaveameetingwithoutaMasterMasonbeingpresent.Youcannot

belongtoanyofthesegroupsunlessyouhavearelativewhoisaMason.(Seenote9)Therefore,

the spiritual powers ofBaalworship andall of the diabolical strongmen listedabovehold

swayoverthesemeetings.

When awoman kneels at the altar of the Eastern Star (which is, by theway, the inverted

PentagramasymbolofSatan-worshipuniversallyrecognized)orwhenagirlorboykneelsat

thealtarsofDeMolayorRainbow,theyareplacingthemselvesinspiritualbondagetothosedark

powers.Theycertainlydonotrealizeit,butthatiswhathappens.

Think of it like a Mormon Church service. If you were to attend a church service in the

MormonChurch(oddlyenough,acultwhichsprangoffofMasonry),youwouldprobablyfinditto be very pious and uplifting. Youwould findnothing init tooffend your Christiansensibilities.

However,thepriestcraftandLuciferianpowerreignssupremeoverthatchurchservice,inspiteofhowinnocentitappears.Similarly,thepowerofSatanhangslikeadarkcloudoveralltheauxiliarybodies

ofMasonry,eveniftheydosinghymnslike "SweetHourofPrayer"andpreachaboutBiblecharacters.

Thispointishardertomake,becauseitdealswithintangiblespiritualprinciples.Noneofthesepeople

haveeverseentheeviloathsoftheLodge.Theyaregoingtohavetotakeyourwordforit.Thatis

difficult,when people they trustand revere (often parents orotherrelatives) are longstanding

members.

Nevertheless,togotoanauxiliarymeetingisjustasspirituallyperilousastoattendawitchcovenmeeting.

Perhapsmoreso,becauseatleastatacovenmeeting,themotherorherchildwouldbeontheirtoesand

knowwhattoexpect.Here,intheMasonicauxiliarybodies,theblackmagiciscoveredinathinveneerofBiblicalpiety.Nevertheless,youneedtotryandsharewiththepersonthedangers,and

trytogetthemtoreadsomematerialwrittenbyformerMasonswhoarenowservantsofYahshua.

(Seenote10)

Seldomisthissortofwitnessingreceivedwell.Masonsandtheirrelativescangetquiteirateifyoustep on their "idol."Be prepared foranger, butkeep praying and speaking the truth in love, and

eventuallyyouwillgetthrough.

Endnotes:1.)Baal,anancientCanaanitefertility(sexworship)god,isatthecoreofMasonry'sspirituality.seeMasonry:BeyondtheLightby

theauthor(ChickPublications,1990),fordetails.

2.)TubalcainissaidtobethefirstMason.HeisofthecursedlineageofCain(Gen.4:22)andwassomesortofinventorofmetal

work.HisnameisthesecretpasswordofThirddegree.Hardlyanauspiciouspatronsaint.


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3.) Baphomet is amysterious god from the middle-eastworshipped by the infamous Knights Templarthe spiritual

ancestorsoftheMasons.Heisoftenrepresentedasacreaturewiththeheadandfeetofagoat,thetorsoofawoman,andthe

genitalsofaman.FormoreonBaphometandtheTemplars,seeMasonry:BeyondtheLightbytheauthor(ChickPublications,1990),

especiallythechapter"TheChildrenofBaphomet."

4.)Dagon,thepagangodofthePhilistines(seeJudges16:23)isoneoftheprinciplestrongmenbehindMasonryandespecially

theOrderoftheEasternStar.

5.) Jah-Bal-Onis the highly secret nameof the"god"of Freemasonry asrevealed in theYorkRiteRoyalArch

degree.AMasonwhohasonlybeenthroughtheBlueLodgeortheScottishritewillnotknowabout this.Itis

formedbytakingthetruenameofGod,Jah(asinHallelujah)andcombiningitwithBaalsnameandOn(Osiris's

name).ThatisobviouslyblasphemyonthenameofthetrueandlivingGod!

6.)Pike,thedominantAmericanMasonofthe19thcentury,wastheSupremeCommanderoftheScottishriteandthe

author ofMorals andDogma, akind of bible of Scottish riteMasonry. It is full of occultism andGnostic

theology. Pikewas anacknowledgedmagicianandalso one ofthe founders oftheKuKlux Klan,a Masonic

offshootorganizationthatheusedtoterrorizeAfricanAmericanpeopleinthesouth.

7.)AmonitorisaMasonicritualworkbook,oftenwritteninasimplecode.ThesearegiventoallLodgeofficers,

andarepublishedbytheGrandLodgeofthestate.Thus,theyareveryauthoritative!

8.)Thecable-towistermborrowedfromwitchcraft.Infact,theMasonicinitiationriteisextremelysimilartothewhite

witchcraft(Wiccan)initiationrite,exceptthatmostwitchesworkinthenude.

9.)Masons(andauxiliarybodies)aresodesperateformembers,thatthisrequirementhasbeensoftenedinsome

states,soitmaynotbetrueinyourGrandLodgejurisdiction.

10.)SeeourStraightTalkon"Job'sDaughters,"ourbookMasonry:BeyondtheLight,andtheauthor'stract,"The

F.A.T.A.L.Flaw,"abouttheOrderoftheEasternStar,availablefromWithOneAccordMinistries,Box457,Dubuque,IA

52004-0457.Also,Dr.CathyBurnshasanexcellent,monumentalbookcalledHiddenSecretsoftheEasternStar

(SharingPublications,212-SEast7thSt.,Mt.Carmel,PA17851-2211,1994)

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