Yesterday I asked "why do you think a snake is a symbol for the legitimacy of God’s people?" Today I answer. Hold onto your seats because this gets a little intense, but I promise everyone subscribing to the Abrahamic faith and culture will find something of value here. Snakes are primarily seen as evil in the Christian tradition because it was a serpent that beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden. However if you ask any Jew, they will be quick to tell you there was no sign of Lucifer in the garden. Your religious leader might give you a simple explanation here, but if you compare narratives between religions and languages, this quickly becomes less than clear. The answer to this riddle can be found in the “second” room of the Jewish temple. (See Image 1) Here you can see a seven branch Menorah with three legs and a circumpunct around it. If you start to compare this image with my profile picture and handle, you might notice some patterns. In fact, in the ancient world, especially before 720 B.C. it is extremely common to find these seven branch Menorah’s with circumpuncts around them. But how exactly does this symbol translate into snakes being a symbol of God’s authority? (See Image 2) About two years ago, this artifact was discovered in Saudi Arabia. It has a three leveled seven branched menorah surrounded by a circumpunct and two “eight pointed imperishable stars” on either side of it. Fortunately these symbols were decoded on a previous page of this artifact. (See Image 3) For any scholars reading this, I’m sure this is the point where you are getting really excited. This image on the left is the tree of life. It has two pillars on either side, and an eight pointed imperishable star underneath. It’s at this time I should point out to the layman that the pillars here are symbols for the High God El, and His consort Asherah. It is also worthy of note that the eight pointed imperishable stars are symbols for the highest Gods in the Jewish pantheon. This pantheon was removed in Josiah's reformation when the Jewish religion became “Yahweh alone.” It is important to note that even with this explanation of the menorah, we don’t really have a symbol for the circumpunct, even though the other symbols are beginning to become clearer. (See Image 4) Here things begin to become a little more transparent. You can see a circumpunct with Yahweh's name in the middle along with a very important branch for those who remember Moses and Pharoah.

Asherah is the key to unlocking the temple literature in the scriptures.

The spirit sweetly signs a song that causes my soul to soar to God. I Love Him, because He loved me first.

Lucifer fell because he was so enamored with the beauty of the garment he received from God. Many men and women fall to porn for the same reason. “Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick⁠; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shaltthou be any more”

Assume "Mormon Jesus" is real for a moment. Would you want Him to mince words while teaching correct doctrine? Or would you expect the Word of God, the Creator and Judge of the Universe to use strong and decisive language? Now consider what else this "Mormon Jesus" says. “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me," This is interesting as one of the centers of baptism in the mainstream Christian understanding is a baptism that is centered on and declares the truthfulness of the Trinity. This means the Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, and Presbyterians aren't primarily concerned with matters of the heart. Rather they are primarily concerned with declarations of the lips and patterns of logic. "Mormon Jesus" then goes on and says "they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.” Obviously the first part of this quote is true. You'll even see this declared by the most zealous supporters of the trinity. "There are no more prophets" says one, as another declares the universality of the creeds settled by council. Yet many will declare the truthfulness of one council while denying the substance of another. Why do they do this? Because they decern the doctrines and commandments of men through doctrines and commandments of other men who came after. They have a form of Godliness, but deny the power thereof. In fact this denial of Godliness is so profound that none will consider the titles God himself prefers. None of these creedists will consider the power of Godliness that comes from the idea that God the Father is the literal Father of our spirits. They prefer instead to think of this God-thing as some alien who is completely unrelatable to humanity. He created us sure, but He is unlike us in every way. Creedists will then deny the truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Sure they use those words, but they don't mean it. They mean the Father entered into a human body and became submissive to His own self. Think for a moment weather it be easier for a righteous man to sacrifice himself or his own son. Every righteous man on this planet would sacrifice themself before sacrificing their son. The power of Godliness is in the family. Everyone who has children realizes they have exercised a sacred divine power to bring fourth new agents into this world. It's powerful, it's Godly, and it's where the heart of God can be found. In Parenthood. The doctrine of the Trinity is in reality antithetical to God. It teaches one to stay at the base of Mount Sinai, fearful to know and see God, While God Himself commands that you come up and embrace Him. The trinity is so base, that taken to it's logical conclusions, you can, as has been done in recent weeks, declare the damnation of murdered Mormon children while simultaneously declaring the salvation of their killer. This base and bastardized declaration can even be given by the same people who were condemning the same rhetoric weeks earlier when another Christian man was murdered in cold blood. These declarations come as a direct result of the Trinity doctrine. It is the evil fruit of said doctrine. It is so painfully obvious to atheists, Christians, and all manner of theists that the doctrine of Trinity is an abomination. One only needs to look past the doctrines and commandments of men to understand this fact. Thank God, that His words are so clear on this matter. "I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: 'they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.'"

Pastor Hughes worships a golden calf while condemning those who have faith enough to climb Mount Sinai. The golden calf was a symbol for the High God El. The same one who was speaking to Moses on the mountain right next to those who made it. Do not worship the philosophies of men mingled with scripture. Rather, each of us is called to climb the mountain, embrace the Father, and worship God at his very feet.

Numbers 21 is an E text. It’s a scripture from northern Israel. Not southern Judah.

I’ve been absolutely devastated by the events of this week. If any of you want particularly relevant scriptures for the senseless violence we have seen, I can’t recommend Alma 14 in the Book of Mormon enough.

2 Kings 2 contains the single most important contradiction in the history of the Abrahamic faith. This contradiction has remained undiscovered by all, but if you are a Jew or Christian, it governs your entire belief system. In verse 9, Elisha asks Elijah for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah responds that this is a hard thing but that if Elisha sees the chariot that will take Elijah, then it will be given to him. 2 Kings claims Elisha saw the chariot, but everything else in the bible screams that Elisha was not given the mantle that was “dropped” by Elijah. Malachi himself goes so far to say that Elijah must return or else the entire earth will be cursed. This is an explicit contradiction to the statements of prophetic succession in 2 Kings chapter 2. How does one go from doubling Elijah’s prophetic spirit, to requiring the return of Elijah to preserve the earth? The answer to this riddle requires an extra-biblical understanding of Israel, Judah, and their histories. Not many people know this, but the entirety of 1 and 2 Kings was written by political and religious reformers. In fact every word written in these books was written by scribes who were participating directly in King Josiah’s religious reformation. These scribes sacrificed facts and reality for a particular narrative that was desired by the reformation. If one looks hard enough, however, they can see the flaws in this artificial tapestry to parts of the reality underneath. The perfect example for this is Ma'aseh Merkavah, which is a highly sacred school of learning in the Jewish religion that focuses primarily on the metaphysics of heavenly visions. To respect my Jewish friends, I will not dive too deeply into the doctrine, however I will point out some stark contrasts to Elisha’s prophetic succession and other heavenly experiences like Ezekiel’s vision of the Throne of God. Ezekiel humbly serves prisoners before his vision, Elisha is asking for an increase of power and authority. Moses receives his office directly from God, Elisha “picks up” Elijah’s “fallen” mantle. Jacob sets up a pillar to God and offers a drink sacrifice after being named Israel, whereas Elisha submits to men who doubt his vision and sends them forth to search for Elijah’s fallen and broken body in some valley. I could go on, but sufficeth to say, Elisha’s vision falls well short of other visionary experiences. And don’t quote the Torah at me. The vocal traditions are only as authentic as the governing body of scribes who enforce their perfection. Any popular legal political or religious reformation could submit substantive changes without a trace of interference. Elisha almost certainly was a righteous Prophet, but he did not have a doubling of Elijah’s prophetic spirit. Elijah MUST return because he took something with him. Something he didn’t “drop” for Elisha to pick up. It is clear that the world knows very little about what Elijah actually did, why he did it, and why it left with him when he was taken by God.

I remember the living God as I crush His broken body with my sharp teeth. I hold His cold blood in my mouth. I consume the savior Jesus Christ, so that I, and my house can be co-heirs with Christ. We walk to the tree so that when the great circumpunct of God closes, we may be found at the right hand of God, in His sanctified kingdom.

God made man in His own image. Satan’s fall is attributed to Adam in enough independent apocrypha sources to be taken seriously. In Ezekiel, the prophet ascribes Satan’s fall to his angelic garment. Could it be that Adam’s body, made in the image of God is a garment like the one worn by the Most High? Ezekiel 28 reads: “Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick⁠; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shaltthou be any more” (If you think this scripture is about a city I’ll direct your study to the Deuteronomic reformation.)