Post by TheFirebrand on Mar 1, 2012 15:30:10 GMT -6
Genesis 11
"And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth."
God does NOT approve of your steeples. It is an idol practice and I will not attend a church that display any form of idolatry, symbolism or imagery rejected by God's 2nd Commandment ... It is perhaps one of the earliest ways the church began to be impacted by the world using conformity to attract numbers!
Steeples are in direct relation to the demonic obelisks used for various pagan rituals and traditions. They are displayed high above in order to reach towards the sky, Like the Tower Of Babylon ...
Clock towers and steeples were not a part of Christian churches until about 600 AD, when they were adapted from military watchtowers. At first they were fairly modest and entirely separate structures from churches. Over time, they were incorporated into the church building and capped with ever-more-elaborate roofs until the steeple resulted.
When Christianity was gaining strength in its early years, priests and practitioners often adopted local traditions and religious symbols and beliefs as a way to convert non-Christians. Scholar Ruth Andersson states: "Pagan symbols abound within the church," says Andersson. "The steeple probably has its origins in the phallic obelisks or pillars of pagan practice. Particularly in the British Isles," she continues, "phallic imagery (as well as imagery of women represented by large vagina's) is commonplace, both in pagan sites and in churches. Lots of people never notice!"
Many Christians understand the origins of the symbolism of the church and how it developed out of other, older religions, but a large number does not recognize the historical fact behind such symbolism. Such practitioners claim the steeple was invented in the Middle Ages to repel Viking attacks in the British Isles; Abbe Suger, who transformed Saint-Denis in Paris, was told to build steeples by a holy messenger; or steeples exist for the purpose of raising a cross higher than any other building in a city or town = idolatry. The cross is an idol! tinyurl.com/ca5kx4e
Does the bible not state in 2 Timothy 4:4 "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
Churches with these triangle shaped towers and a cross at the top remind me of the Egyptian pyramids and the cross representing Christ's death is the replacement of the "All Seeing Eye" of Satan
Its my personal belief that many church buildings who display these pagan towers or some other idol form; its my belief that this contributes to the division and confusion in the congregations ...
"And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth."
God does NOT approve of your steeples. It is an idol practice and I will not attend a church that display any form of idolatry, symbolism or imagery rejected by God's 2nd Commandment ... It is perhaps one of the earliest ways the church began to be impacted by the world using conformity to attract numbers!
Steeples are in direct relation to the demonic obelisks used for various pagan rituals and traditions. They are displayed high above in order to reach towards the sky, Like the Tower Of Babylon ...
Clock towers and steeples were not a part of Christian churches until about 600 AD, when they were adapted from military watchtowers. At first they were fairly modest and entirely separate structures from churches. Over time, they were incorporated into the church building and capped with ever-more-elaborate roofs until the steeple resulted.
When Christianity was gaining strength in its early years, priests and practitioners often adopted local traditions and religious symbols and beliefs as a way to convert non-Christians. Scholar Ruth Andersson states: "Pagan symbols abound within the church," says Andersson. "The steeple probably has its origins in the phallic obelisks or pillars of pagan practice. Particularly in the British Isles," she continues, "phallic imagery (as well as imagery of women represented by large vagina's) is commonplace, both in pagan sites and in churches. Lots of people never notice!"
Many Christians understand the origins of the symbolism of the church and how it developed out of other, older religions, but a large number does not recognize the historical fact behind such symbolism. Such practitioners claim the steeple was invented in the Middle Ages to repel Viking attacks in the British Isles; Abbe Suger, who transformed Saint-Denis in Paris, was told to build steeples by a holy messenger; or steeples exist for the purpose of raising a cross higher than any other building in a city or town = idolatry. The cross is an idol! tinyurl.com/ca5kx4e
Does the bible not state in 2 Timothy 4:4 "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
Churches with these triangle shaped towers and a cross at the top remind me of the Egyptian pyramids and the cross representing Christ's death is the replacement of the "All Seeing Eye" of Satan
Its my personal belief that many church buildings who display these pagan towers or some other idol form; its my belief that this contributes to the division and confusion in the congregations ...