The Problem with Religions
By
Gary Primo
January 25, 2014
Introduction
In the beginning (with Adam and Eve) there was no religion, there was no church. There was only Adam (and Eve) and Elohim. It was an individual and personal relationship between mankind and his Creator. The purpose of this relationship was much the same as between a human father and his son(s) – to further procreate their own race and to teach their off spring the way to live their lives in all righteousness.
When Adam freely chose HaSatan (one of the creation) to be his elohim, rather than the Creator, he set the course for every other human being that was born out of him (which is the entire human race). The problem with a lie is that when enough people believe it, it becomes the socially accepted “truth” (like the theory of evolution).
This is how all the religions of the world came into being. It all started (following the flood) with the ancient king, Nimrod. Little information is given concerning any pre-flood religions except that everyone went their own way, doing whatever they pleased. Therefore, it can only be assumed that there were no religious entities prior to the flood.
Nimrod first became renowned as a great warrior and hunter. Of course, his head swelled up and he came to regard himself as greater than Noah or his sons, who by birth were next in line to rule over mankind when Noah passed on. They were the only obstacle to Nimrod gaining full control over mankind.
So, Nimrod set out on a mission to:
A) Turn the human race from following after Noah and his sons (and Yahuwah).
B) Set up an organized religion with set-in-stone doctrines that the human race could relate to. He introduced a lot of pomp and pageantry to make the new religion look more impressive.
C) Nimrod was a charismatic individual, greatly admired by his followers. They came to believe that every word that came from his mouth was absolute truth. He was much like the Pope today, claiming to be “god on earth” and demanding that everyone must go through him to enjoy a proper relationship with Elohim. Yet, the elohim he was drawing them to was HaSatan, the elohim of this world. This is the very same “god” that ALL of today’s religions direct people to.
Religions are the product of man (and HaSatan). They were never intended to serve man, but rather, the elite of their time. They were meant to elicit power over the masses through mind and wealth control. They had the population eating out of their hand in regards to what they thought and believed and paying the religious leaders handsomely for their treachery. There was no separation of state and religion. Their religion was their government.
Now, let’s move on to how this system evolved over the years.
Mystery Babylon
The religion that started with King Nimrod came to be known historically as Mystery Babylon. Pretty much the entire population of the earth succumbed to the power of this religion in Nimrod’s time. Nimrod was both the king and high priest of the entire earth.
The people of the earth, following his death, deified Nimrod and worshipped him as “god”. Following his death, his wife Semiramis, engaged in an illicit affair and became pregnant. To cover her shame, she proclaimed that the child she carried was the result of “immaculate conception” and that the ever-living spirit of Nimrod (symbolized by the Christmas tree) was the father. She was the “queen” of the land (and, in effect, the queen of heaven) at the time and anyone who expressed disbelief in her story was likely signing a death warrant on themselves.
Soon afterward, Semiramis gave birth to a healthy baby boy whom she named Tammuz. Tammuz became known and worshipped as the “son of god”. His birth date was traditionally celebrated on or around December 25th of each year. His death was remembered at Easter time. People honoured him by wearing a letter “T” on a necklace around their necks. A circle was attached to the top of the “T” representing the sun (sun worship) through which a chain was passed and eventually evolved to the “cross” that Christian believers wear today. In Jeremiah’s day, Jewish women actually stood in front of the temple, facing east (away from the temple) crying for Tammuz.
The Tower
While Nimrod was yet alive, he set out to build a tower that would reach up into heaven so that he could conquer the Creator and seize control of the human race. The book of Jasher describes this tower in great detail. The circumference of the base was reported to be 3 miles in diameter. Its height at the time of the confusing of the languages was reported to reach well above the clouds. Impressive, even by today’s standards! Men working on it reportedly took as long as one year to reach the top with building materials. One can only guess at how much truth to place on this information.
Yahuwah decided to stop the construction of the tower by confusing the languages of the workers. Construction did, indeed stop; and everyone went off in different directions, taking their new language with them wherever they went. Along with their new language came different sounding names for their gods. The gods remained the same – the names were merely changed.
In spite of the confusing of the languages, the world continued to worship via the same religion – Mystery Babylon. Today it survives via every known religion of man. Even the Jewish religion has been contaminated.
Eventually, these small groups evolved into nations. Again, there was no separation of state and religion. The religious entity for each nation was their government. The king of each of these nations was also the high priest. They all followed the original design set out by King Nimrod. Only the names had changed.
The “Individuality” of Man
The one thing that Mystery Babylon could not do was wipe out man’s lust for individuality. Each nation would naturally gravitate towards a state that was separate and individual from their neighbours. The prime reason for this was once again power and control. If they could convince their subjects that their religion was superior to that of neighbouring nations, they would not be tempted to “convert” to the power and control of that other nation.
This required much brain washing, for which all religions are famous for. This is contemporary to the present-day Catholic faith believing that they are superior to all other Christian denominations and referring to them as heretics worthy of extermination. The Muslims are no different; neither are the Jews. All supposedly worship the same “god”, yet each thinks themselves above the other. (Let’s not forget that the Jews rejected Yahuwah “again” when they murdered His son).
The prime purpose of every religion on the earth today is to garner power, wealth and control over the people unto themselves. This is the secret to HaSatan’s power – to divide and conquer. The Way of Yahuwah was different. It gave power to no man – but to Yahuwah alone. Mankind simply could not accept that. He wanted that power unto himself only.
The Example of Northern Israel
Northern Israel was a prime example of how religions of this world operate. Solomon had garnered disfavor with Yahuwah because he took wives from non-Israelites and they caused him to worship their gods. Naturally, whatever the king did, the people followed suit. Yahushua; therefore, decided to divide the kingdom, giving Jeroboam the greater share. Of course, Jeroboam was expected to follow in the footsteps of David and not commit the same mistakes that Solomon did. Instead, he committed even worse atrocities than Solomon.
1 Kings 11:26 - And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
27 - And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28 - And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
30 - And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
31 - And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith Yahuwah, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
32 - (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
33 - Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
34 - Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
35 - But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
Jeroboam was much like Nimrod. He was a mighty man of valor in whom the people entertained great respect. He was a natural leader of men.
40 - Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
As in the case of David and King Saul, David was not the natural heir to the throne, Jonathon was. Saul knew that Yahuwah intended that David be the next king, yet, he was so swell headed, he thought that he could usurp Yahuwah by killing his anointed and have his own son remain on the throne. The funny thing is that Jonathon respected and revered Yahuwah more than his father did and voluntarily surrendered his claim to the throne to David.
Even though Solomon later repented and gained his favour (partially) back, his punishment for transgression remained. His son, Rehoboam, would only receive a tiny portion of the kingdom.
However, it was determined that the temple and the Levitical Priesthood would remain in the Southern nation of Judah. This did not favor well with Jeroboam. He felt that he was the greater king and that the religious control of the people should rest with him. Therefore, he chose to oppose Yahuwah on this issue.
Like Nimrod, Jeroboam decided that he would form his own religion – which was not really his own at all, but merely a slightly different version of Mystery Babylon. He took parts from the various religions of the surrounding nations and merged them into one – exactly the same as a certain Roman emperor would later do with Christianity. This was the exact type of conflict that Nimrod had with the sons of Noah. He thought he had as much right to control the people as Noah or Shem did. He, in effect, elevated himself to be the god of this earth and the people were to listen to and obey him before the Creator of all life.
1 Kings 12:26 - And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27 - If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of Yahuwah at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28 - Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy elohim, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
29 - And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30 - And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
31 - And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
32 - And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
33 - So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
From a spiritual standpoint we might regard Jeroboam as “one pretty stupid man”. The same can be said about the Pope, yet he is still worshipped by millions. So was Jeroboam. To speak evil of their king was considered blaspheme; just as any Catholic would consider it blaspheme to speak evil about the Pope. Jeroboam set himself up as the king and high priest, the same as Nimrod did. He changed the Law of Yahuwah to suit himself. He was envious of the power of Yahuwah and wanted to wrestle it away from Yahuwah unto himself. He may have succeeded on a physical level but certainly not on a spiritual level. The same can be said of the Pope or the Ayatollah. One religion is no different from any other in that regard.
Jeroboam also changed the dates of the annual festivals so that they would not coincide with those of Yahuwah. The people blindly conceded to Jeroboam the power to do so (in that they followed his decree). Monkey see, monkey do! Such was the case in every nation. Whatever the king did, the people followed. I am sure that some did indeed return to Judah to worship in truth, but most preferred to switch rather than fight.
And so, Jeroboam changed the times and places and even the weekly Sabbath day, as he did with annual ones, from the seventh day to the eighth (Sunday). He created idols for the people to worship (golden calves) and proclaimed that these (idols) were the gods that brought them out of Egypt. He, in fact, brought them right back to the time that their ancestors grew weary of waiting for Moses and started worshipping as they had in Egypt. Somehow, the religions of man always come full circle back to Nimrod and Mystery Babylon.
We will see this exact same thing happened when Christianity separated from Judaism.
Yahushua and the Lost Sheep of Israel
I believe that one of the purposes of Yahushua was restore the two “houses”, Judah and Israel. He often talked about taking the gospel message to “the lost sheep of Israel”. I believe this is addressing those who were “lost” because of the treachery of Jeroboam.
All Yahuwah ever expected from man was to be faithful and obedient to Him and grow progressively into full spiritual beings. Yet man is always fighting against his purpose and, although we all like to think we are headed toward eternal life, most are retreating from it, rather than grasping onto and holding on to it. We are our own worst enemy. No one can cause us to lose out on eternal life but we, ourselves. It all seems so simple; but changing one’s nature is anything but simple. It is the greatest challenge of our lives; and that was part of the message that Yahushua was trying to get across to the masses.
Before the two nations of Israel separated, the northern ten tribes were already immersed in and seeking after the truth. Jeroboam turned that all around and brought them right back to where they started. Yahushua knew that to reunite them he had to bring the remnant of the Northern Ten Tribes back to the truth of Yahuwah. Yahuwah was bound by his promises and His purpose. Therefore, He had to exhaust all avenues before giving up on them.
During Yahushua’s time on earth, there were already a number of Gentiles seeking to become adopted into the Jewish faith. They were called “proselytes”. It is quite likely that these were descendants of the Lost Sheep which had been scattered amongst the nations. It is also possible that many of the Gentiles called into the faith afterward were also of the Lost Sheep. We cannot know of a certainty, but I would say it is a pretty good guess. It might also be a good guess that most of us being called into the truth today are descendants of Israel. We may have lost our identity, but Yahuwah has not.
Rev. 7:2 - And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living Elohim: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 - Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our Elohim in their foreheads.
4 - And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
5 - Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
6 - Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
7 - Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
8 - Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Salvation is offered first to the Jews and second to the Gentiles because of the promises of Yahuwah. The term “Jews” should be more correctly rendered “Israelites”. Therefore, before anyone else (of the Gentiles) can be saved, 12,000 of each of the 12 tribes must be sealed. This is why Yahushua was so focused on re-gaining the Lost Sheep.
These 144,000 are not just any Israelites but those who have been sealed because of their belief and faith. The seal is on their forehead and hangs before their eyes, making it the central focus point of their existence. They are not swayed or influenced by the religions of men, but look to Yahuwah only – and were individually and intimately involved with their Creator.
Rev. 14:1 - And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
2 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 - And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 - These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto Elohim and to the Lamb.
5 - And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of Elohim.
Who among us is without fault – please stand up? Qualifying for the 144,000 sounds like a pretty tall order. However, it only requires one thing – changing our nature. Of course, that is no easy task. Sure we are all striving to do just that, but which one of us can claim that we are 100% changed and “without fault”; and that we are 100% “one” with the Creator? I know that I still have plenty of nature changing to do. Knowledge is only part of the key. Attitude is what it is all about. It is our attitude that genuinely reflects what is in our hearts.
Rev. 7:9 - After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 - And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our Elohim which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped Elohim,
12 - Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our Elohim for ever and ever. Amen.
13 - And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 - And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 - Therefore are they before the throne of Elohim, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 - They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 - For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and Elohim shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
I believe that the great multitude will include all who have lived the faithful life from Adam until the end of the great tribulation. Many are going to be made to suffer the tribulation because they will need greater perfecting. Surviving the tribulation without ever denying Yahuwah’s name will bring them perfection, or at least, be a recognized substitution for perfection. It will be their sacrifice and blood (along with Yahushua’s) that washes their robes clean and makes them white.
Christianity/Mystery Babylon
If we were to walk up to most any Christian and confront him/her for following the doctrine of Mystery Babylon, they would become most offended. In fact, some might even kill you (or want to). I have only received one death threat so far, and that was from an individual in Australia who began his own ministry there. The individual in question was of the opinion that every word that came out of his mouth was directed by Elohim. He felt that his was the only truth to be found on the planet (or throughout the universe). I thought otherwise and confronted him on the topic. His response revealed what was really in his heart – which was certainly not the same love as Yahuwah possesses.
Everyone who seeks to gather a congregation unto himself is attempting to usurp Yahuwah. Anyone who claims that they are the sole source of truth is trying to usurp Yahuwah. Stay away from them. We have one Father and one son/high priest/king. He is the only one of all the creation that qualified for this position; and he has opened the door of direct, open and individual communication with the Father for every one of us. WE NEED NO OTHER HIGH PRIEST!
In early Roman times, there was a separation between state and religion. However, the emperor was the ultimate authority. During his reign, Emperor Constantine was faced with a dilemma. There were too many different religions brought back to Rome by the military from the various nations that they conquered. All wanted to be the official state religion. To satisfy everyone and bring unity to the empire, Constantine created the very first “universal” religion. It came to be known as Christianity but was really a a disguised version of Mithraism (the true religion of Constantine). Constantine was virtually the first pope, in that he devised the corporate entity of Christianity. All the other popes followed in his footsteps and continue to do so up until this day. The Christian world today continues to obey Constantine before Elohim.
Following their supposed demise, the Roman state and the Christian religion once again became united in one body with one purpose – control of the entire earth. When finally conquered, the Roman elite merely disguised themselves as priests and sought sanctuary in the church. They have been manipulating world affairs from there ever since.
The Christian religion followed in the exact same footsteps as Northern Israel. They did not wish to go to Jerusalem to worship alongside the much hated Jews. They did not wish to concede any power to the Jewish priesthood. On the flip side, the non-believing Jews did not want the Gentiles flooding their temple or synagogues either. And so, the first Christians garnered traditions and doctrines from all their pagan neighbours, established their own faith and worshipped in their own churches (most of which were former pagan temples). They worshipped their own self created “god” and their own (made over) Messiah. They changed names, doctrines and dates. They openly worship a pantheon of gods (3) via their cherished Trinity Theory. Oneness with the church takes priority over oneness with the Creator. Their goal is to draw all worship unto themselves and away from the true Elohim. They have been remarkably successful.
Mankind is generally a stupid and gullible lot, easily swayed away from worshipping Yahuwah. They are also lazy. They would rather pay some religious leader to “earn” their salvation for them; then have to do the work themselves. They are following a fool’s dream and will suffer the consequences.
Once again, the religions of this world are nothing but modern day continuations of Mystery Babylon. They all have the same sort of leadership, the same attitude in the congregation, same doctrines, same holy days and times, worship the same god and messiah. They are all the products of men, not Elohim. WE ARE TO FOLLOW THEM NOT!
Conclusion
The Global Elite are attempting to form a one world, official state religion, again. These same “elite” gather at Bohemian Grove in California once a year for a special ceremony where they symbolically sacrifice infant dolls in place of live children. However, in real life, they strongly promote the use of contraceptives, abortion and global depopulation. Their god and father is HaSatan, who was a liar and a murderer from the beginning. They worship before a huge statue (idol) of an owl; representative of Molech, wisdom and enlightenment, and perform rituals and ceremonies reminiscent of that era (including child sacrifice). This will be the system of religion the whole world will be made to worship (only with live babies instead of dolls). Those who refuse will be put to death.
The common denominator of all life within this universe is “one”. There is but one Creator, one son, one universe. When the Creator created the universe, He did so with one “seed”, which was Yahushua. Within that one creation was the blueprint for the entire plan of Yahuwah. Nothing in the universe is independent from another. Everything is dependent on some other part of the creation for its continued existence. So, in essence, the universe is but one unit with everything in it codependent on one another. The universe was created for man and man for the universe. True independence will not be realized until we are part of the new creation.
That unity was disrupted when Adam sinned. His sin caused a ripple effect throughout the entire cosmos and that same cosmos is awaiting the glorification of man before order can be fully restored and healed. Those of us who are truly seeking to restore this unity with the Creator and the rest of creation will graduate to the new (restored) creation and the future that was intended for all of mankind.
Think about it; if sin brought death, then it only stands to reason that if man had not sinned, death would not exist today. We would simply live 1000 years or long enough to perfect our character and then we would be automatically changed from a physical to spiritual being without ever having to taste death. Death will be abolished when we gain victory over sin. No man can gain this victory for us. It can only be gained by our own efforts in seeking the perfection of Yahushua.
The world, as a whole, has grossly failed in this quest. If we wish to join them as failures, all we have to do is follow in their footsteps. If victory is truly our goal, then we will be following in Yahushua’s footsteps and seeking the oneness with the Father that Yahushua enjoyed. No worldly religion will help you get there. They all want you to worship that religion (and the men in prominence) rather than the Father. Each of us who abandoned the socially accepted “norm” to seek the true path will come to be known as the healers of this universe. Of course, it was Yahushua who actually healed the universal rift caused by the sin of man, but we all will share the credit for that with him if we follow in his footsteps.
To avoid the religious trap and the future that all who follow that path are facing, we must make our exit from this world and its ways and follow the Way of Yahuwah. The Way of Yahuwah is the ONLY path to salvation. All the others are counterfeits.
We are not to seek after self-glorification by establishing our own followings. That not only corrupts us but all who follow after us. We are all individuals with different areas needing correction. Yahuwah; therefore, speaks to us each individually, addressing problems that pertain to our spiritual development.
Therefore, it is imperative that we take advantage of the door that Yahushua opened for us, to access the Father individually and intimately. We must search out our faults, correct them and continually seek to grow into the full stature of Yahushua. Most importantly of all, we must gain the victory by our own action. It cannot be gained by the actions of others. It can only be gained by following the example of Yahushua, which was to seek the nature of, and oneness with, Yahuwah before anything else.
Once again, all religions that are on the earth today all stem from the religion established by Nimrod following the flood – Mystery Babylon. Mystery Babylon, in one or another of its forms, has dominated the earth since the days of Nimrod. The Way of Yahuwah has only been followed by a precious few. It truly is an upside down world.
We have one Elohim, one son and one path to salvation. We must find that path and get on it. We must become one with the Creator and the creation. We must do our part to restore the unity of the creation with the Creator. We must give all glory to the Father and do all things for His glory, not our own. Religion may bring worldly glory to some of its leaders in this life, but will do nothing for them as far as the future goes.
Yahuwah continually cries, “Come out of her my people” (speaking of the ways of the world). If we do not take this calling seriously, we will have no part in the new creation.
Therefore, by all means, come out of her!
Yahuwah Bless
G.P.