Also, the bible forbids another gospel of christ, yet the mormons claim the book of mormon is an additional gospel of jesus christ galations 1. Riley explained, in the hebrew bible, one finds the concept of the adversary heb. Exmormon shares secrets from the church of latterday. With a book and lyrics by trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, the comedymusical has pushed the boundaries of broadway to become the fourteenthlongest running show in broadway history.
As they prayed, a messenger from heaven descended in a cloud of light. The mormon cult is rooted in the teachings of jewish kaballah. The book of mormon includes the religious history of a group of israelites who settled in ancient america. Why does the book of mormon present a view of satan among the nephites that seems anachronistic to ancient israel. General authority in the mormon church, came to light indicating that a satanic cult within the lds church was sexually abusing children. Cadieux and derome,1603 rue norte dame, montreal canada, year 1898, it states the. In the book of mormon, the prophet nephi described satan s tactics in this way.
As the prophet joseph smith translated the book of mormon, he found mention of baptism for the remission of sins. Horses, cattle, oxen, sheep, swine, goats, elephants, wheels, chariots, wheat, silk, steel, and iron did not exist in precolumbian america during book of mormon times. A corollary to the pernicious falsehood that god is dead is the equally pernicious doctrine that there is no devil. Book of mormon the book of mormon is more correct than the bible, history of the church, vol. While the revelation may shock some, beth says the abuse is not limited to the mormon church. A fallen angel, or son of god, known by many names, including lucifer, the devil, the father of lies, the prince of darkness, perdition, and the adversary. The nauvoo temple pentagrams mormonism research ministry. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The book of mormon is more correct than the bible, history of the church, 4. Therefore, i will limit this writing to information not contained in those papers. Rather, lds doctrine teaches that god the father is physically and personally distinct from jesus christ, his only begotten son.
At the mormon church, i was a victim of satanic rituals. Mormon tries to convince exmormon to read the book of. Black magic, white magic, satanism, mormonism next interview with an exvampire a true story the transcript part 8. Book of mormon i am africa lyrics by rick whitehead. Satan the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. But i have spent nearly my whole life in a state of prejudice towards the mormons. Another great book showing the connections between the mormon temple ceremonies, witchcraft rituals, and masonic rituals is bill schnoebelens book mormonism temple of doom. The book of mormon new york tickets the book of mormon tickets for nearly nine years, the book of mormon has been dazzling audiences with humor, heart and a dash of heresy.
Satans plan for mormon parenting religion news service. Check out these great insights from book of mormon central. God rejected their figleaf aprons as the workings of. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is focused on jesus christ, the son of god, and his teachings. Holy bible is used upon the altar, along with the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price. A few years after smiths run in with the law, he was using this same method a stone placed in a hat to translate the book of mormon. According to tradition, each master or mistress who was responsible for a particular satanic temple or group, was given on his or her assumption of that responsibility, a copy of the black book of satan. And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say. In mormon doctrine, satan, also known as lucifer, is a spirit son of god. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. How art thou fallen from heaven, o lucifer, son of the morning. If i saw mormon missionaries while driving around town, i would point them out and rant for the next ten minutes of the drive. Previous interview with an exvampire a true story the transcript part 6. As much as the church of satan presents itself as the antithesis to everything upright and orderly, there are actually more than a few similarities between satanism and mormonism.
Smith is a false prophet, therefore his book of mormon, based on what the bible says, must be false. Mormon apologists have quickly come to their churchs defense by insisting that pentagrams have historically been a positive symbol and only recently have become a symbol of evil, therefore concluding. It was the duty of the master or mistress to keep this book safe, and noninitiates of the temple were forbidden to see it. And he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever. Does the mormon religion say anything regarding the. While there arent an overwhelming number of shared beliefs between the church of mormon and satanism, the ones that do exist will shock you right out of your magic underwear. Since they are masonic in nature, the fbi hires a higher percentage of mormons from the ladder day saints church. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death.
When i was part of a ward book club, many of the women insisted that they would not read a book that had a single swear word in it in order to. A christian professor and evangelist said that after 30 years in the mormon church, she came to a unique realization the bible is more accurate than the book of mormon, and god is bigger than the transcendent man worshipped by the latter day saints lds. In mormon masonry, the tie that binds is literally the primal human emotion, love of family, friends, and the tradition of being accepted in a social club that performs numerous acts of charity with the anchor truth being the miraculous book of mormon. They also have an inspired bible version by joseph smith, but it is not used in the temple ceremony. The book of mormon is filled with examples of spiritual counterfeiters, who followed satan s methods of lying and deceiving others for their own gain. Mormons recognize it as divinely inspired and equal in authority to the bible, but others have reason to doubt its claims. The black book contained the basic satanic rituals and instructions relating to ceremonial magick in general. In the book of mormon satan plays a prominent role and appears as early as 1nephi 12 in nephis vision. The letter, which jerald tanner exposed as a forgery, made it appear that church founder joseph smith had been involved in folk magic and satanic rites in. Satan, also called the adversary or the devil, is the enemy of all righteousness and of those who seek to follow god.
User account menu mormon tries to convince exmormon to read the book of mormon. Why would joseph smith, the prophet of the restoration, place an inverted pentagram on one of the most important early temples. Please note that these teachings are documented from mormon writersnot antimormon writers. The black book contained the basic satanic rituals, instructions relating to ceremonial magick in general.
He is later known as the angel moroni, who presented the golden plates to joseph smith, who translated the plates upon which the book of mormon was originally written. Some have wondered why a church claiming to be christian would blatantly use emblems currently associated with satanism as a temple decoration. I posted this on under religions, but havent gotten any responses, so i thought id post it here too. Wed play a nonmormon game called ten points where you joke about the idea of gaining points for running missionaries over. For your free copy of the bible, go to free holy bible and for a free book of mormon, go to free book of mormon. I have done a ton of personal research on this subject. Moroni, according to the book of mormon, was the last nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who lived in the americas in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. Do not be deceived friend, satan is the common denominator behind all false religions, all designed to blind the masses. I believe i have hit on additional hidden truth and may be able to help you make at least some sense of this immense problem. Moriah and the mormon leadership bloodlines of the. You have already received the lds social services report on satanism dated may 24, 1989, a report from brent ward, and a memorandum from myself dated october 20, 1989 in response to brother wards report. In the book of mormon satan plays a prominent role and a. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.
On may 15, 1829, he and his scribe oliver cowdery went into the woods to inquire of the lord concerning baptism. The question is how to resolve this apparent discrepancy. If this is so, then it is not impossible for the book of mormon to be of the devil in some sense, even though it. The early show mormonism a cult according to perry. Jesus and satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, mormon doctrine, p. To verify mormonism occults nature, one need only view the outside of their temple in salt lake city, utah which has. The names they use are those of prophets who taught the book of mormon peoples to look forward to the coming of christnephi, lehi, alma, helaman, and other unfamiliar names. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible. How satanic abuse infiltrated the mormon church charisma. Devil, the the devil was born as a spirit after jesus in the morning of preexistence, mormon doctrine, p. In his letter to a ces director, jeremy runnells asks why horses are mentioned in the book of mormon when, supposedly, no horses existed in precolumbian america.
David whitmer, one of the three witnesses to the book of mormon, wrote. As i started to follow the leading and guiding of the holy spirit, i started to understand my childhood, beth says in a recent video blog. In this article the author asserts that the old testament does not contain the character of satan or the devil as we understand it, and that the ancient israelites did not even have a concept of satan until the second century bc or later. This 100page book examines the evidence behind these accusations. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Salt lake city ap the president of the mormon church reiterated sunday that he wants members, the media and others to use the faiths.
Luciferianism, satanism in freemasonry and its connection. Luciferianism, satanism in freemasonry and its connection to mormonism the satanic origin of mormon temple ceremonies book reference. The mormon church distributes free copies of the king james version of the bible and the book of mormon. According to our teachings, satan and an army of supporters were cast down to earth from the premortal spirit world. Satanic ritual abuse and mormonism, lds church, latterday saints. The mormon understanding of satanrelationship to god. Top officials of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints say they are investigating reports from members that, as children, they witnessed. The godordevil dilemma argument for the book of mormon. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. However, it is important to know who he is, how he came to be and how he works in our lives.
How and why the book of mormon tells us more about satan than. Jesus and satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both. In 1991 a secret memo by a general authority in the mormon church, came to light indicating that a satanic cult within the lds church was sexually abusing children. I will now give you a description of the manner in which the book of mormon was translated. The devil the devil was born as a spirit after jesus in the morning of preexistence, mormon doctrine, p. Satan is using catchy melodies and rhythms to teach lessons of immorality, satanism, violence, and infidelity, bit by bit, line upon line, until he binds us with his strong cords. The book of mormon is replete with descriptions of. Bill does an excellent job of showing and illustrating how the mormon temple ceremony, masonic and witchcraft rituals are simply the very same thing, with minor variations.
Latterday saints are often accused of satanic worship because the logan, salt lake and nauvoo temples feature inverted pentagrams on the exterior surface. An invitation is given to enter into the rest of the lordpray with real intentthe spirit of christ enables men to know good from evil satan persuades men to deny christ and do evilthe prophets manifest the coming of christby faith, miracles are wrought and angels ministermen should hope for eternal life and cleave unto charity. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. Some people believe the book of mormon is a new revelation from god given to joseph smith. Satan, lucifer, or the devil according to mormonism. The devil was born as a spirit after jesus in the morning of preexistence, mormon doctrine, p. One topic on which we should not dwell long is the topic of satan, also known as lucifer, the son of the morning. By studying their tricks and tactics, we begin to notice their mistakes and errors in the same way a trained eye begins to notice the difference between genuine and counterfeit currency. Examining the book of mormon a christian view probe. Clearly, then, the book of mormon itself acknowledges that some people who claim to believe in christ and to follow christ are deceived by the devil. Mormons and rumors of ritual abuse introvigne cesnur. In this episode, dave talks about how this is a scenario that jesus christ himself said doesnt make sense.
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