The Return of the Old gods – Part Three

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So far, I’ve been trying to illustrate that, not only have we been seeing a resurgence in paganism in modernity, but also the fact that it never really went away in the first place… it only went underground. The symbols, traditions and even rituals associated with these ‘old gods’ are practiced throughout the world today, and are largely seen as “harmless fun” by those who participate without acknowledging their meanings.

Allow me to illustrate… throughout the years I have seen a number of performances given during Superbowl Half-Time shows that were straight-up and obvious occult rituals. Madonna (the name alone should be a red-flag) and her presentation of Semiramis, or Ishtar and Katy Perry presenting Babylon the harlot, to name two prevalent examples. While many would decry this, I would remind you that both of these women are admitted witches.

It doesn’t stop there. in fact, that’s not even the beginning – it started with us.

God spoke all these words:

I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.

Exodus 20:1 – 3

Let me ask you something; do you think it would be within the Devil’s modus operandi to affect our cultures in such a way as to build defiance of the law of God into them? I most certainly do! Consider the following:

“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods—do not let them be heard on your lips. …”

Exodus 23:13

Before we get deeper into this, know that this author names his cat Zeus. No joke. It’s something I regret doing, not only because it defies the word of God quoted above, but also because apparently a goodly portion of that foul attitude came along with the name. My point is, this is for your enlightenment – it’s not a “finger-pointing session”.

Of Times & Seasons

Did you know that the several of the months in the Gregorian calendar we use today are directly named after other gods?

Given that this system was put in place by the Romans, you can certainly understand why this is so – I mean the month of July is named after Julius and August after Augustus (Octavius) – but does this make it okay? Interestingly, prior to the introduction of these names, the calendar itself points to a prior form that I believe much more closely resembled the calendar of YHVH, and used throughout the scriptures. Consider:

Did you pick up on the fact that, prior to the changes (from Romulus to the Gregorian), the times were much closer to the Biblical calendar? The first month would have been in the spring – exactly like we’re told it is in Exodus 12:2. But I digress…

Even the names we have given to our days are not immune to this influence. Consider:

Oh look! They assigned the child-eating titan to the Sabbath… golly, I wonder where that idea came from? Incidentally, know that while there may seem to be an abundance of Norse gods listed, this was likely in replacement of the original Roman gods associated with each day;

To be clear, I am not sharing this to try and get you to stop saying the names of days or months. What I am trying to do is to illustrate how ingrained this all is in our cultures – to show you how deep and how wide the enemy has spread his net to trap us.

Doubt it not.

Incidentally, the Hebraic, or “Jewish” calendar gets no reprieve from this indictment. In fact, it is widely known and accepted that the modern names for the months were replaced during the period of the Babylonian exile. As such, the influence of Babylon remain within and we even see a month attributed to Tammuz, who was both son and lover to Innana, otherwise known as Ishtar, the “Queen of Heaven“…

Gross, right?

Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. He said :to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these! ”

Ezekiel 8:14 – 15

You can learn more about the Hebraic calendar in the articles The Creator’s Calendar – Part One and Part Two.

Of Planets and Constellations

On this issue, much of the mythological (a.k.a. pagan) influence is obvious. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel, though you may find a surprise or two herein.

But wait! There’s more!

• Mars has two moons; Phobos & Deimos.
• Within the asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter lies a large celestial body known as Ceres.
• Jupiter has 80 moons, 57 of which are named after lovers of Zeus, the Greek equivalent of Jupiter.
• Saturn has 83 moons, 53 of which have been named. 24 are named after Titans, while the remainder are named from Inuit, Norse, and Gallic mythology corresponding to their orbital characteristics.
• Neptune has 14 moons. The largest is named Triton.
• Pluto has 5 moons; Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx.

We could go on and on; the names of constellations, the names of actual stars, the names of other planetary systems… it just never seems to end.

In fairness, you could ascribe this to convenience on behalf of astronomers to simply “borrow” ready-made names from mythology – and honestly, I’d agree with you. My question however, would be “where do you suppose they got the inspiration for this in the first place?“

Coincidence is NOT a kosher word

Of the Sun & Moon

I said we’d come back to this issue while discussing the names associated with the days of the week – and so here we are… I saved this topic for last because it touches on everything I’ve put forward so far.

Solar Gods

Did you know that our Sun has an actual name? That name is Sol and, as indicated in the linked wiki-article, represents the Roman Sun-god… “the unconquered sun” or Sol Invictus. Here wee see that this issue ties to both the names we use to delineate time and those of the celestial bodies.

Sun gods are far from a “new” thing, and this was true even in the time of the Romans. The following lists some of the sun-gods known from antiquity. You can access a much more exhaustive lists here.

Nearly every culture throughout human history has engaged in some form of sun-worship, with one notable exception… I’ll leave that for you to puzzle out.

For me, this provides a significant amount of clarity when I consider why exactly so much of the Christian world worships on Sunday, despite scriptural instructions like the following:

“Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy. For six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work …”

Exodus 20:8 – 10

Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom.

Luke 4:16

“… For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:8

Lunar Gods

Just as the sun has been worshipped throughout antiquity, so too has the moon. The following is a sampling of moon-gods. Again, you can find a more thorough lists here.

While it’s not a “hard and fast rule”, most of the lunar deities are female and, are frequently considered to have been the consort, lover, or spouses of their sun-god counterparts.

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Again, the point in all of this is to illustrate that, throughout history and on into modernity, the very structures of our societies have been constructed and arranged in such a way as to prohibit full adherence to the instructions of God laid out in scripture. I mean, just try making plans with someone to meet up on fourth-day and see how that goes.

Should we be surprised by this? No.

Does this manner of pagan infusion end here? Not even “kind of“.

Is it a problem? You tell me… what does God say on the matter?

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Until next time,

שלום עליכם – Shalom Aleichem – Peace Be Upon You