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Jesus of Nazareth, the Grand Master of our order, appeared at a time when the world was in the utmost Disorder, and among a people who for ages had groaned under the yolk of Bondage. He taught them the lessons of reason. To be more effective, he took the aid of Religion--of opinions which were current--and in a very clever manner, he combined his secret doctrines with he popular religion, and with the customs which lay to his hand. In these he wrapped up his lessons --he taught by parables. Never did any prophet lead men so easily and so securely along the road to liberty. He concealed the precious meaning and consequences of his doctrines; but fully disclosed them to a chosen few. He speaks of a kingdom of the upright and faithful; His Father's kingdom, who's children we also are. Let us only take liberty and equality as the great aims of his doctrines, and Morality as the way to attain it, and everything in the New Testament will be comprehensible; and Jesus will appear as the Redeemer of slaves. Man has fallen from the condition of Liberty and Equality, the STATE OF PURE NATURE. He is under subordination and civil bondage, arising from the vices of man. This is the FALL, and ORIGINAL SIN. The KINGDOM OF GRACE is that restoration which may be brought about by Illumination and a just Morality. This is the NEW BIRTH. When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished. By subdoing our passions, or limiting their cravings, we may recover a great deal of our original worth, and live in a state of grace. Thius is the redemption of men--this is accomplished by Morality; and when this is spread over the world, we have THE KINGDOM OF THE JUST.
But alas! the task of self-formation was too hard for the subjects of the Roman empire, corrupted by every species of profligacy. A chosen few recieved the doctrines in secret, and they have been handed down to us (but frequently almost buried under rubbish of man's invention) by the Freemasons. These three conditions of human society are expressed by the rough, the split, and the polished stone. The rough stone, and the one that is split, express our condition under government; rough by every fretting inequality of condition; and split since we are no longer one family; and are farther divided by differences of government, rank, property, and religion; but when reunited in one family we are represented by the polished stone. G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati. Hiram is our fictitious Grand Master, slain for the REDEMPTION OF SLAVES; the Nine Masters are the Founders of the Order. Freemasonry is a Royal Art, inasmuch as it teaches us to walk without trammels, and to govern ourselves.
Originally posted by BruceEFury
reply to post by Josonic
I believe that he was a real person, but I do not believe in his teachings.
I believe that the Illuminati was real because it was fairly documented enough.
It;s just a little freaky when I see his name come up in a Illuminati Document,
I recently seen Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks, The entire movie is
about the Illuminati getting revenge on the Vatican. And it was said that
Galileo was Illuminati. It was probably just part of the movie but if it goes
as far back as Jesus did then the sky's the limit.
You missed the point of the movie. It wasn't the Illuminati getting revenge on the Vatican after all... it was a guy already in the Vatican making people believe the Illuminati still existed to get his personal revenge. Big difference. It was a false flag operation all the way.
Originally posted by BruceEFury
It;s just a little freaky when I see his name come up in a Illuminati Document,
I recently seen Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks, The entire movie is
about the Illuminati getting revenge on the Vatican. And it was said that
Galileo was Illuminati. It was probably just part of the movie but if it goes
as far back as Jesus did then the sky's the limit.
It's a poor source to use. They've got an agenda against Freemasonry, and a number of points on their pages are related to or based on proven hoaxes.
Originally posted by BruceEFury
Source: freemasonrywatch.org...
Originally posted by JoshNorton
You missed the point of the movie. It wasn't the Illuminati getting revenge on the Vatican after all... it was a guy already in the Vatican making people believe the Illuminati still existed to get his personal revenge. Big difference.
Originally posted by BruceEFury
It;s just a little freaky when I see his name come up in a Illuminati Document,
I recently seen Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks, The entire movie is
about the Illuminati getting revenge on the Vatican. And it was said that
Galileo was Illuminati. It was probably just part of the movie but if it goes
as far back as Jesus did then the sky's the limit.
Originally posted by BruceEFury
reply to post by Trueman
I'm not saying he was a part of the Illuminati, But basically the document states that
he was there "Grand Master". So he's saying that through his teachings the Illuminati
was founded. Just speculation. But like I said the document has came from many sources
out of the small range of information about the secret society.
Originally posted by Blue Shift
Of course, the Star of David is incorporated in Masonic symbols.
Originally posted by Trueman
Jesus and the illuminati (sic) have nothing in common