Chapter 25 - The 33rd Degree
As has been previously discussed, some of the most respected Masonic writers have been awarded the honorary 33rd Degree. That includes the three most quoted writers in this study: Albert Pike, Albert Mackey and Manly P. Hall.
Mr. Hall has instructed his readers just how important the 33rd degree is: "Philosophically, the Thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite represents the innermost sanctuary of Masonic mysticism." 495
The 33rd degree is reportedly the smallest circle of the entire Masonic Lodge, having the least number of members of any degree inside the Lodge. It is believed by many that this is where the ultimate power resides. In fact, the 33rd Degree Council, the one that resides in Washington D.C., claims to be The Mother Council of the World, and The Mother Jurisdiction of the World.
One of the reasons why this degree is so important is because it appears that it possesses the knowledge of the final secret of the Masons. In fact, the candidate receiving the 32nd Degree is told that "he still has not reached the light." 496
One of the symbols explaining this truth to the 33rd degree Mason is the symbol of this degree: the Phoenix bird.
The dictionary defines the Phoenix bird as an Egyptian myth, a beautiful, lone bird which lived in the Arabian desert for 500 years and then consumed itself in fire, rising renewed from the ashes to start another long life.
The Phoenix bird is dramatically depicted on the cover of Albert Pike's book entitled, MORALS AND DOGMA. It shows up as well on the covers of pamphlets circulated by the 33rd degree Masons. It is an object of jewelry worn around the neck by 33rd degree Masons.
The Masons know what the symbol means.
Manly P. Hall tells his readers that: "the Phoenix [bird] is the symbol of the Reborn in Wisdom." 497
And that: "the phoenix [bird] was regarded as sacred to the sun..." 498
So the Phoenix bird is a symbol of the sun, and of the rebirth of man into a new religion: the religion where wisdom and reason become god.
Others in their writings have indicated that they also understand the symbology of the Phoenix. Fred Gittings, in his book entitled, SECRET SYMBOLISM IN OCCULT ART, wrote this: "the phoenix bird will live for a period of five hundred years, at the end of which it builds itself a nest of precious spices. The nest completed, the phoenix sings a doleful song and then flaps its wings to set the nest on fire.
The bird is soon burned to ashes, and from this mass of carbon there miraculously springs to life a new phoenix.
... we may see in it [this myth] certain ideas which must have appealed to them [the occultists.]
From the ashes of burned material forms there could spring forth new life."
... the phoenix... is linked with the Sun..." 499
The phoenix bird symbolizes a rebirth, not only of an individual inside the Masonic religion but also of a new civilization arising out of the ashes of the ruined one. According to this symbol, the world has been destroyed by the religious teachings of God, and as soon as these beliefs are eliminated from the world, a new civilization will be built upon a new religion. That religion will be constructed on a belief in the unrestricted use of man's reason.
This appears to be the true meaning of the Phoenix bird utilized as a symbol by the 33rd degree Masons.
But it appears that there is one more secret of the Masonic Order and it is taught to the initiates of the 33rd degree.
This explanation of the final secret is one that is not available to any of the other 32 degrees. It appears that this secret is only hinted at in these other degrees, but is actually described to at least some of the initiates of the 33rd degree.
Evidence has been presented in previous chapters that the Masons conceal the fact that they are out to avenge the murder of their legendary hero, Hiram Abif. Their writers have told their readers that the three assassins of this Master Mason are described as being actual individuals in the actual rituals, but are in truth symbols of the real assassins, the institutions of the church and the state. So the real goal of the Masons is the actual destruction of organized religion and national governments.
Rex Hutchens, a 32nd Degree Mason, has written simply to make that point clear in his book entitled, A BRIDGE TO LIGHT. He explained that these statements were true: "The axe [used as a symbol in the 22nd degree]
should remind the Mason of the march of civilization and progress which required him to hew the poisonous trees of intolerance, bigotry, superstition, uncharitableness and idleness to let in the light of truth and reason upon the human mind." 500
According to this position, mankind's problem is that he has not been allowed free exercise of his "reason" by a God who restricts man with a series of "Thou shalts" and "Thou shalt nots." If religion were out of the way, the "illuminated mind" of the super-intelligent could build a paradise here on earth. The unrestricted use of man's mind is the solution to the problems of the earth.
According to this view, religion has been the source of all of man's problems. All that must be done is to abolish religion and the world will be a paradise. That is the true meaning of Mr. Hutchens' writings.
He then explains what the ebony crucifix utilized in the 18th Degree means: "The ebony crucifix (black, meaning evil, darkness)
represents the world's treatment of those who strive to make known the truth.
The Lost Word, one recalls, is a representative of many things - the loss of reason, intellect and the moral sense and the loss of a true conception of Deity. In the world represented in this apartment, Man has made not only God, but the Devil, in his own image." 501
According to this theory, God is a figment of man's mind.
He doesn't exist. If God doesn't exist, what mankind calls religion is fictional. Man does not need religion; in fact, religion has caused immense problems all over the world.
When religion disappears, man can use his mind to solve man's problems. Reason will discover man's morality, and all of the problems of the past will disappear.
Mr. Hutchens then went on to explain what the axe displayed in the 30th degree meant: "The Great Order (Templars) naturally revolted against a Church which demanded of its members an absolute surrender of the reason as well as of the will." 502
Once again, the church restricts mankind by not allowing him to obey his instincts or base passions. Religion teaches that these must be kept in check by a moral code, one that is given to him through the Bible. For instance, religion teaches that man is truly free if he does not take the life of his fellow man, steal his neighbor's property, take his neighbor's wife, and if he conducts himself in all of his dealings with honesty and integrity.
According to the Masons, this teaching of God restricts mankind's "reason as well as his will." They feel that this is an intolerable situation and remedies must be sought. But since many in the world would not wish to willingly give up their religious views, and would rebel if they discovered that others are seeking to destroy their religion, the conspirators have to meet in secret. Those with these plans must surround themselves with others who are not aware of their goals so that they can deny that their activities are what they truly are. So the conspirators work inside secret organizations, keeping the truth from their fellow members, and only teaching a few individuals the true goals of their secret society.
This is the true meaning of what Mr. Hutchens is writing.
He went on to explain what the additional symbols of the "skull, tiara and crown" meant. These objects are displayed as well as the axe in this 30th degree ceremony. Mr. Hutchens explained what these objects represent: "The crown represents all those kings and emperors who have usurped or abused power, reigned for themselves and not for the people and robbed a free people of their liberty...
The tiara is not a symbol of any particular religion or creed [This is not true. On a previous page, he states that the tiara is a "Pope's tiara," meaning that it is a symbol of the authority of the head of the Catholic Church] but of the patron of ignorance and ally of despotism [obviously the Pope] which in every age has made dupes of men and enslaved humanity through fear and superstition." 503
This thought was continued in another section of his book: "... a grave voice announced [during the 30th degree initiation ceremony] the duties of a philosopher and a Knight Kadosh [the name of the 30th degree.]
The candidate learns that the Knight Kadosh 'now pursues with feet that never tire and eyes that never sleep, the personifications of the three assassins of Hiram, the Incarnations of Evil which these three were but the tools;" 504
And Mr. Hutchens amplifies these thoughts with this comment in his explanation of the 32nd degree: "To be a Soldier of the True Religion [the "True Religion" is a knowledge that Lucifer is the true god of the world] is to recognize the corruption of the true religion given to man. Thus, we may combat, with reason and truth, all spiritual tyranny over the souls and consciences of men." 505
These words contain some real truth in a concealed form.
With this understanding of what Mr. Hutchens just wrote, it is now possible to summarize the truth contained in his writings. The following is a fair interpretation of what this author is saying in his explanation of the symbols utilized in the 30th degree.
1. The crucifix used in this degree is black, meaning that it is evil and darkness. The crucifix is the symbol of Christianity, and has been for nearly 2,000 years. But here, Mr. Hutchens tells the reader that the crucifix is a symbol of evil and darkness. The Christian Church is considered by this Masonic writer to be darkness and evil.
2. The Church has treated the Masons, those who are secretly preaching a new religion, with contempt.
This claim of the Masons has been discussed in previous chapters.
3. The Masons feel that the Church has deprived man of his ability to utilize his reason by asking that mankind obey God's Moral Absolutes. Mr. Hutchens apparently wants man to "know good and evil," the exact knowledge that the devil offered man in the Garden of Eden.
4. The Bible claims that God made man in His own image. It is the contention of the Mason that the exact opposite is the truth: man has made God in his image. Since God is the product of an active imagination, there is no God.
Mr. Hutchens then quotes from a book written by Albert Pike called LEGENDA: "Men are good. Evil institutions alone have made them bad; and it is the duty of Masonry and every Knight to aid in leading them back to the truth." 506 The Christian position is that all men are sinners, and that they must improve themselves by freely choosing moral alternatives; but here Mr. Hutchens quotes Mr. Pike who takes the opposite position: it is the environment that has made man evil. In fact, man is good. Man is not at fault; if only man could change the environment, man would be perfect.
The two positions are diametrically opposed to each other.
But the Masons will set the record straight when they establish their control over all of mankind.
The 33rd degree of the Masons has been described as representing "the innermost sanctuary of Masonic mysticism."
So this degree is the innermost center of the entire Masonic Order. Here must reside the final mystery. And it appears that the public can know what that final mystery is.
The motto of the 33rd degree is ORDO AB CHAO, translated by the Masons as meaning: Order out of Chaos. 507
According to the Masons, the present world is in chaos because of organized religion, but it will soon be made right.
And the 33rd degree Masons apparently are volunteering for that task.
Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Illuminati, put the problem into the same perspective: "Liberty and Equality are the essential rights that man in his original and primitive perfection received from nature.
Property struck the first blow at Equality; political society or Governments were the first dispossessors of Liberty: the supporters of Governments and Property are the religions and civil laws; therefore to reinstate man in his primitive rights of Equality and Liberty, we must begin by destroying all Religion, all civil society and finish by the destruction of all property."508
But there is evidence that not all 33rd degree Masons receive the remaining "light" when they go through the initiation ceremony.
One who can testify to that evidence is Jim Shaw, a 33rd degree Mason who apparently became a Christian between the 32nd and 33rd degrees. But Mr. Shaw went to Washington D.C., the site of the initiation ceremony into the 33rd degree anyway. He told what happened to him during the three days of the ceremony in his book entitled, THE DEADLY DECEPTION: "The first day:
We [all of the candidates for the 33rd degree] were called into one of the offices, one at a time, and interviewed by three members of the Supreme Council.
I was ushered into the office and seated. The very first question I was asked was 'Of what religion are you?'
Not long before this I would have answered with something like 'I believe the Ancient Mysteries, the 'Old Religion,' and I believe in reincarnation.
However,... I found myself saying, 'I am a Christian.'
After they sent me back out, I sat down and thought about it. When the next man came out, I asked him, 'Did they ask you if you are a Christian?'
He said, 'Yes, they did.'
'What did you tell them?' I asked, and he replied, 'I told them 'No, and I never intend to be!'
Then he said a strange thing to me, 'They said I'm going higher,' and he left through a different door, looking pleased." 509
So according to this 33rd degree Mason, there are two layers inside that degree exactly as there are throughout the rest of the Masonic Lodge. Apparently, the one who states that he is a Christian does not proceed further.
Mr. Shaw, now a Christian minister, reported that nothing special happened during the other two days, so he returned to his home.
But there was an interesting comment that he made about who else was present during those three days of ceremonies: "There were some extremely prominent men there that day, including a Scandinavian King, two former Presidents of the United States, an internationally prominent evangelist, two other internationally prominent clergymen, and a very high official of the federal government..." 510
Unfortunately for the student of the Masonic Order, Reverend Shaw did not identify who these gentlemen were.
However, he did state the reasons why he has left Masonry: "Having left Freemasonry after 19 years and attained the 33rd degree, I feel... a duty to warn others to avoid the satanic trap of Freemasonry." 511
The Reverend shares the view of this writer: Masonry is satanic! They worship Lucifer, also known as Satan, the devil!
Someone has published part of the initiation ceremony of the 33rd degree. That part of the ritual is included on pages 363 and 364 of a book entitled, OCCULT THEOCRASY, written by Edith Starr Miller. This book was not published until after her death in 1933.
The following is what takes place inside the 33rd degree initiation ceremony: "For the Sovereign Grand Inspector General the 33rd is the last degree of the Rite. The Order is the Great Avenger of the assassinated Grand Master [the 33rd degree is the avenger of the death of Hiram Abif]
and the grand champion of humanity, for the innocent Grand Master is man, man who is Master, King of Nature, man who is born innocent and unconscious.
[Hiram is a symbol of all men.]
But he has fallen under the blows of three assassins, three scoundrels have thwarted his happiness and rights and have annihilated him.
The three infamous assassins are Law, Property and Religion. [Here is the true explanation of the three assassins of Hiram: they are Law, meaning government; Property, meaning the right to own private property; and Religion, the concept that man is to live by God's moral absolutes.]
Law, because it is not in harmony with the rights of the individual man and the duties of social man in society, rights which belong to all. Duties are but the immediate consequence of the rights inherent in all, for the enjoyment of all rights.
Property, because the earth belongs to nobody and its fruits belong to all in proportion as they are required by each for the needs of his own well being.
Religion, because religion is but philosophies evolved by men of genius and adopted by the people in the belief that they would increase their well being.
Neither law, property nor religion can be imposed on man as they annihilate him by depriving him of his most precious rights. They are assassins on whom we have sworn to wreck vengeance, enemies against whom we have declared war to the death and without quarter.
Of these three infamous enemies it is on religion that we must concentrate our most deadly attacks, because no people has ever survived its religion. Once Religion is dead, Law and Property will fall to our mercy, and we shall be able to regenerate society by founding on the corpses of the assassins of man, Masonic Religion, Masonic Law, and Masonic Property." 512
So, the final secret of the Masonic Order has been made public! The student of the Masons can now know what their goals are.
The Masons are out to destroy the right to private property;
the right to worship a God in an organized religion; and the right to set up a government based upon a concept that government exists to protect man's God given rights to life, liberty and property.
The Masons teach: "You are here to think, if you can think;
And to learn, if you can learn." 513
Those who wish to expose the Masons can think!
And they can learn!
And what they can learn after thinking is simple:
Some of the Masons worship Lucifer!
And some of the 33rd degree Masons want to destroy the eight to private property, the right to orderly government, and the right to worship the God of the Bible!
And the student can know because some of the Masons have told them!
They stand convicted by their own words!
As has been previously discussed, some of the most respected Masonic writers have been awarded the honorary 33rd Degree. That includes the three most quoted writers in this study: Albert Pike, Albert Mackey and Manly P. Hall.
Mr. Hall has instructed his readers just how important the 33rd degree is: "Philosophically, the Thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite represents the innermost sanctuary of Masonic mysticism." 495
The 33rd degree is reportedly the smallest circle of the entire Masonic Lodge, having the least number of members of any degree inside the Lodge. It is believed by many that this is where the ultimate power resides. In fact, the 33rd Degree Council, the one that resides in Washington D.C., claims to be The Mother Council of the World, and The Mother Jurisdiction of the World.
One of the reasons why this degree is so important is because it appears that it possesses the knowledge of the final secret of the Masons. In fact, the candidate receiving the 32nd Degree is told that "he still has not reached the light." 496
One of the symbols explaining this truth to the 33rd degree Mason is the symbol of this degree: the Phoenix bird.
The dictionary defines the Phoenix bird as an Egyptian myth, a beautiful, lone bird which lived in the Arabian desert for 500 years and then consumed itself in fire, rising renewed from the ashes to start another long life.
The Phoenix bird is dramatically depicted on the cover of Albert Pike's book entitled, MORALS AND DOGMA. It shows up as well on the covers of pamphlets circulated by the 33rd degree Masons. It is an object of jewelry worn around the neck by 33rd degree Masons.
The Masons know what the symbol means.
Manly P. Hall tells his readers that: "the Phoenix [bird] is the symbol of the Reborn in Wisdom." 497
And that: "the phoenix [bird] was regarded as sacred to the sun..." 498
So the Phoenix bird is a symbol of the sun, and of the rebirth of man into a new religion: the religion where wisdom and reason become god.
Others in their writings have indicated that they also understand the symbology of the Phoenix. Fred Gittings, in his book entitled, SECRET SYMBOLISM IN OCCULT ART, wrote this: "the phoenix bird will live for a period of five hundred years, at the end of which it builds itself a nest of precious spices. The nest completed, the phoenix sings a doleful song and then flaps its wings to set the nest on fire.
The bird is soon burned to ashes, and from this mass of carbon there miraculously springs to life a new phoenix.
... we may see in it [this myth] certain ideas which must have appealed to them [the occultists.]
From the ashes of burned material forms there could spring forth new life."
... the phoenix... is linked with the Sun..." 499
The phoenix bird symbolizes a rebirth, not only of an individual inside the Masonic religion but also of a new civilization arising out of the ashes of the ruined one. According to this symbol, the world has been destroyed by the religious teachings of God, and as soon as these beliefs are eliminated from the world, a new civilization will be built upon a new religion. That religion will be constructed on a belief in the unrestricted use of man's reason.
107
This appears to be the true meaning of the Phoenix bird utilized as a symbol by the 33rd degree Masons.
But it appears that there is one more secret of the Masonic Order and it is taught to the initiates of the 33rd degree.
This explanation of the final secret is one that is not available to any of the other 32 degrees. It appears that this secret is only hinted at in these other degrees, but is actually described to at least some of the initiates of the 33rd degree.
Evidence has been presented in previous chapters that the Masons conceal the fact that they are out to avenge the murder of their legendary hero, Hiram Abif. Their writers have told their readers that the three assassins of this Master Mason are described as being actual individuals in the actual rituals, but are in truth symbols of the real assassins, the institutions of the church and the state. So the real goal of the Masons is the actual destruction of organized religion and national governments.
Rex Hutchens, a 32nd Degree Mason, has written simply to make that point clear in his book entitled, A BRIDGE TO LIGHT. He explained that these statements were true: "The axe [used as a symbol in the 22nd degree]
should remind the Mason of the march of civilization and progress which required him to hew the poisonous trees of intolerance, bigotry, superstition, uncharitableness and idleness to let in the light of truth and reason upon the human mind." 500
According to this position, mankind's problem is that he has not been allowed free exercise of his "reason" by a God who restricts man with a series of "Thou shalts" and "Thou shalt nots." If religion were out of the way, the "illuminated mind" of the super-intelligent could build a paradise here on earth. The unrestricted use of man's mind is the solution to the problems of the earth.
According to this view, religion has been the source of all of man's problems. All that must be done is to abolish religion and the world will be a paradise. That is the true meaning of Mr. Hutchens' writings.
He then explains what the ebony crucifix utilized in the 18th Degree means: "The ebony crucifix (black, meaning evil, darkness)
represents the world's treatment of those who strive to make known the truth.
The Lost Word, one recalls, is a representative of many things - the loss of reason, intellect and the moral sense and the loss of a true conception of Deity. In the world represented in this apartment, Man has made not only God, but the Devil, in his own image." 501
According to this theory, God is a figment of man's mind.
He doesn't exist. If God doesn't exist, what mankind calls religion is fictional. Man does not need religion; in fact, religion has caused immense problems all over the world.
When religion disappears, man can use his mind to solve man's problems. Reason will discover man's morality, and all of the problems of the past will disappear.
Mr. Hutchens then went on to explain what the axe displayed in the 30th degree meant: "The Great Order (Templars) naturally revolted against a Church which demanded of its members an absolute surrender of the reason as well as of the will." 502
Once again, the church restricts mankind by not allowing him to obey his instincts or base passions. Religion teaches that these must be kept in check by a moral code, one that is given to him through the Bible. For instance, religion teaches that man is truly free if he does not take the life of his fellow man, steal his neighbor's property, take his neighbor's wife, and if he conducts himself in all of his dealings with honesty and integrity.
108
According to the Masons, this teaching of God restricts mankind's "reason as well as his will." They feel that this is an intolerable situation and remedies must be sought. But since many in the world would not wish to willingly give up their religious views, and would rebel if they discovered that others are seeking to destroy their religion, the conspirators have to meet in secret. Those with these plans must surround themselves with others who are not aware of their goals so that they can deny that their activities are what they truly are. So the conspirators work inside secret organizations, keeping the truth from their fellow members, and only teaching a few individuals the true goals of their secret society.
This is the true meaning of what Mr. Hutchens is writing.
He went on to explain what the additional symbols of the "skull, tiara and crown" meant. These objects are displayed as well as the axe in this 30th degree ceremony. Mr. Hutchens explained what these objects represent: "The crown represents all those kings and emperors who have usurped or abused power, reigned for themselves and not for the people and robbed a free people of their liberty...
The tiara is not a symbol of any particular religion or creed [This is not true. On a previous page, he states that the tiara is a "Pope's tiara," meaning that it is a symbol of the authority of the head of the Catholic Church] but of the patron of ignorance and ally of despotism [obviously the Pope] which in every age has made dupes of men and enslaved humanity through fear and superstition." 503
This thought was continued in another section of his book: "... a grave voice announced [during the 30th degree initiation ceremony] the duties of a philosopher and a Knight Kadosh [the name of the 30th degree.]
The candidate learns that the Knight Kadosh 'now pursues with feet that never tire and eyes that never sleep, the personifications of the three assassins of Hiram, the Incarnations of Evil which these three were but the tools;" 504
And Mr. Hutchens amplifies these thoughts with this comment in his explanation of the 32nd degree: "To be a Soldier of the True Religion [the "True Religion" is a knowledge that Lucifer is the true god of the world] is to recognize the corruption of the true religion given to man. Thus, we may combat, with reason and truth, all spiritual tyranny over the souls and consciences of men." 505
These words contain some real truth in a concealed form.
With this understanding of what Mr. Hutchens just wrote, it is now possible to summarize the truth contained in his writings. The following is a fair interpretation of what this author is saying in his explanation of the symbols utilized in the 30th degree.
1. The crucifix used in this degree is black, meaning that it is evil and darkness. The crucifix is the symbol of Christianity, and has been for nearly 2,000 years. But here, Mr. Hutchens tells the reader that the crucifix is a symbol of evil and darkness. The Christian Church is considered by this Masonic writer to be darkness and evil.
2. The Church has treated the Masons, those who are secretly preaching a new religion, with contempt.
This claim of the Masons has been discussed in previous chapters.
3. The Masons feel that the Church has deprived man of his ability to utilize his reason by asking that mankind obey God's Moral Absolutes. Mr. Hutchens apparently wants man to "know good and evil," the exact knowledge that the devil offered man in the Garden of Eden.
4. The Bible claims that God made man in His own image. It is the contention of the Mason that the exact opposite is the truth: man has made God in his image. Since God is the product of an active imagination, there is no God.
109
Mr. Hutchens then quotes from a book written by Albert Pike called LEGENDA: "Men are good. Evil institutions alone have made them bad; and it is the duty of Masonry and every Knight to aid in leading them back to the truth." 506 The Christian position is that all men are sinners, and that they must improve themselves by freely choosing moral alternatives; but here Mr. Hutchens quotes Mr. Pike who takes the opposite position: it is the environment that has made man evil. In fact, man is good. Man is not at fault; if only man could change the environment, man would be perfect.
The two positions are diametrically opposed to each other.
But the Masons will set the record straight when they establish their control over all of mankind.
The 33rd degree of the Masons has been described as representing "the innermost sanctuary of Masonic mysticism."
So this degree is the innermost center of the entire Masonic Order. Here must reside the final mystery. And it appears that the public can know what that final mystery is.
The motto of the 33rd degree is ORDO AB CHAO, translated by the Masons as meaning: Order out of Chaos. 507
According to the Masons, the present world is in chaos because of organized religion, but it will soon be made right.
And the 33rd degree Masons apparently are volunteering for that task.
Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Illuminati, put the problem into the same perspective: "Liberty and Equality are the essential rights that man in his original and primitive perfection received from nature.
Property struck the first blow at Equality; political society or Governments were the first dispossessors of Liberty: the supporters of Governments and Property are the religions and civil laws; therefore to reinstate man in his primitive rights of Equality and Liberty, we must begin by destroying all Religion, all civil society and finish by the destruction of all property."508
But there is evidence that not all 33rd degree Masons receive the remaining "light" when they go through the initiation ceremony.
One who can testify to that evidence is Jim Shaw, a 33rd degree Mason who apparently became a Christian between the 32nd and 33rd degrees. But Mr. Shaw went to Washington D.C., the site of the initiation ceremony into the 33rd degree anyway. He told what happened to him during the three days of the ceremony in his book entitled, THE DEADLY DECEPTION: "The first day:
We [all of the candidates for the 33rd degree] were called into one of the offices, one at a time, and interviewed by three members of the Supreme Council.
I was ushered into the office and seated. The very first question I was asked was 'Of what religion are you?'
Not long before this I would have answered with something like 'I believe the Ancient Mysteries, the 'Old Religion,' and I believe in reincarnation.
However,... I found myself saying, 'I am a Christian.'
After they sent me back out, I sat down and thought about it. When the next man came out, I asked him, 'Did they ask you if you are a Christian?'
He said, 'Yes, they did.'
'What did you tell them?' I asked, and he replied, 'I told them 'No, and I never intend to be!'
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Then he said a strange thing to me, 'They said I'm going higher,' and he left through a different door, looking pleased." 509
So according to this 33rd degree Mason, there are two layers inside that degree exactly as there are throughout the rest of the Masonic Lodge. Apparently, the one who states that he is a Christian does not proceed further.
Mr. Shaw, now a Christian minister, reported that nothing special happened during the other two days, so he returned to his home.
But there was an interesting comment that he made about who else was present during those three days of ceremonies: "There were some extremely prominent men there that day, including a Scandinavian King, two former Presidents of the United States, an internationally prominent evangelist, two other internationally prominent clergymen, and a very high official of the federal government..." 510
Unfortunately for the student of the Masonic Order, Reverend Shaw did not identify who these gentlemen were.
However, he did state the reasons why he has left Masonry: "Having left Freemasonry after 19 years and attained the 33rd degree, I feel... a duty to warn others to avoid the satanic trap of Freemasonry." 511
The Reverend shares the view of this writer: Masonry is satanic! They worship Lucifer, also known as Satan, the devil!
Someone has published part of the initiation ceremony of the 33rd degree. That part of the ritual is included on pages 363 and 364 of a book entitled, OCCULT THEOCRASY, written by Edith Starr Miller. This book was not published until after her death in 1933.
The following is what takes place inside the 33rd degree initiation ceremony: "For the Sovereign Grand Inspector General the 33rd is the last degree of the Rite. The Order is the Great Avenger of the assassinated Grand Master [the 33rd degree is the avenger of the death of Hiram Abif]
and the grand champion of humanity, for the innocent Grand Master is man, man who is Master, King of Nature, man who is born innocent and unconscious.
[Hiram is a symbol of all men.]
But he has fallen under the blows of three assassins, three scoundrels have thwarted his happiness and rights and have annihilated him.
The three infamous assassins are Law, Property and Religion. [Here is the true explanation of the three assassins of Hiram: they are Law, meaning government; Property, meaning the right to own private property; and Religion, the concept that man is to live by God's moral absolutes.]
Law, because it is not in harmony with the rights of the individual man and the duties of social man in society, rights which belong to all. Duties are but the immediate consequence of the rights inherent in all, for the enjoyment of all rights.
Property, because the earth belongs to nobody and its fruits belong to all in proportion as they are required by each for the needs of his own well being.
Religion, because religion is but philosophies evolved by men of genius and adopted by the people in the belief that they would increase their well being.
Neither law, property nor religion can be imposed on man as they annihilate him by depriving him of his most precious rights. They are assassins on whom we have sworn to wreck vengeance, enemies against whom we have declared war to the death and without quarter.
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Of these three infamous enemies it is on religion that we must concentrate our most deadly attacks, because no people has ever survived its religion. Once Religion is dead, Law and Property will fall to our mercy, and we shall be able to regenerate society by founding on the corpses of the assassins of man, Masonic Religion, Masonic Law, and Masonic Property." 512
So, the final secret of the Masonic Order has been made public! The student of the Masons can now know what their goals are.
The Masons are out to destroy the right to private property;
the right to worship a God in an organized religion; and the right to set up a government based upon a concept that government exists to protect man's God given rights to life, liberty and property.
The Masons teach: "You are here to think, if you can think;
And to learn, if you can learn." 513
Those who wish to expose the Masons can think!
And they can learn!
And what they can learn after thinking is simple:
Some of the Masons worship Lucifer!
And some of the 33rd degree Masons want to destroy the eight to private property, the right to orderly government, and the right to worship the God of the Bible!
And the student can know because some of the Masons have told them!
They stand convicted by their own words!
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