It?s surprising for an organization as secretive as the Freemasons that their name is commonly known amongst the general public. Many people seem to be aware of the Masons although they admittedly will tell you they don?t know much about them.

If you were to ask a Mason what it actually means to be one, he would likely tell you that he is a man of good character and high morals that believes in a “Supreme Being”.

The perception is that it?s a deep inner longing that drives a man to look and become a part of the Freemasons. It?s like the need for an internal commitment that is joined with others. It would almost seem like an escape from reality or everyday living as the times we are in now. The Freemasons dwell on history and rituals relating to the past when the organization was first formed.

Some may say that it is a spiritual awakening that they desire yet the Freemasons will tell you they are not a religious organization. In fact, some will tell you that religion and or politics are two forbidden topics at their meetings. Some masons will tell you that it enhances their religious walk in life.

If one had to put in one word what the Freemasons were all about according to them it would be self-improvement. From what little we do know about the Freemasons this is carried out by way of rituals, which they state is based on allegory. Basically, allegory is telling a story to get a point across. Not necessarily, a true story mind you. This is further enhanced with symbols. Their unspoken motto in a sense would be their purpose is for the betterment of good men. The criteria for gaining entry into this organization is that the individual have a unchallengeable character, has met the criteria of being worthy to be part of the fraternity, and can be trusted to keep the secrets of the Freemasonry.

The question has often been raised as to why the Freemasons do not go in pursuit of new members. Their retort to this is that man has free will, and if he wants to become part of the Freemasons then that man is to approach the Freemasons. Incidentally if you have seen the bumper sticker 2B1 ASK1. Meaning to be one, ask one. So this raises the point that is the concept, ?not what you know, but who you know??

Seasoned Freemason members will tell you if you want to become a mason then simply approach one that you know. In fact, they say there may be people around you that have been a Mason for years and you didn?t know it. Another plus for secrecy?

Apparently they now have websites for the Freemasons that you can go to for enquiries about memberships. No doubt, it will still come down to the fact that you will have to know a Mason who will vouch for your integrity before you are allowed in.

Another interesting point in this modern day of age is why have no women challenged their male only membership policy? One would think with the equal rights movement that some woman would have been bold enough to challenge their charter.

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There has been much speculation as to what takes place at the Freemasons meetings. They are regarded as a highly secretive organization and what knowledge is known about them seems to be conflicting depending on where it?s coming from.

There has been quite a bit of material floating around concerning what a degree is when it comes to the Masons. They use this terminology for the level of standing one is at. It is portrayed by means of a ceremony when an individual member reaches a certain level or ?degree? as they call it. There are three degrees, which are the Entered Apprentice, Fellow craft and finally the Master Mason. These are not names that were just made up they are actually the names of the individual craft guilds found within the craft of Masonry.

Much as we do today with having apprenticeships in some of the trades, they did likewise in the old days. As the apprentice became adept at learning the trade he then moved up as fellow of the craft (journeyman) then once he had learned all there was to know he became a Master Mason. Hence, the purpose of the degrees in today?s Freemasons.

In order to get their point across the Mason conduct plays or rituals as they are called. The ritual includes the participation of the individual graduating to the next level. As a teaching aid, they will use tools of the trade as symbols.

It is said that the lessons taught in these rituals pertain to life itself and its integrity. It is to display trust and the spiritual nature that every man has within himself. It promotes the values and importance of self-control and the aspects of love. It values secrecy as confidence.

This takes us to the issue of the Freemasons being accused of being a secretive organization. Some say that Masons don?t hide from being one, yet others will say that you may have relatives that are Masons and you don?t really know it. Their main symbol is the Square and compasses, which depicts the tools of the trade. You will see these displayed on rings, and tie tacks for example. Therefore, for this reason they class this as openness. It is unclear however, at what degree one must be at in order to be given this priviledge.

They don?t hide their meeting places as they are most often beautiful Lodges but there is speculation that there is a secret knock in order to gain entry.

The reason for this secret knock according to their explanation is to keep non-members out. This way assistance isn?t given out to the wrong persons. It?s unclear though what the meaning of assistance is.

Then there is the secrecy that arises from not being able to put certain aspects into words. For example the changes that apparently take place in a member as they grow in the brotherhood of the organization. Most anyone will admit that the Freemasons fraternity is definitely well known. There is no secret about that. What the secrecy centers around is what takes place within the walls of the Freemasons temples?

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If an individual has had an interest in learning just what the Masons are all about no doubt they are as confused after reading the material as they were before it. Although there are huge discrepancies as to what the Freemasons stand for and believe, you will find that the majority of Masons will tell you that their purpose is for the betterment of themselves. Now the theory is that you must be a man of good standing to enter into the Masons to begin with. It is then purported that you good characteristics must continue to be nurtured and grow it would seem to the level of perfection. So is this what it means when a man is truly a mason? Has he reached perfection in the societies eyes?

If you look at the comments that have been made as to the desire of the average mason it would almost seem so.

-They must possess faith hope and courage, yet realize they are insignificant in the scope of the entire universe.

-he must believe that every man is as good as he is yet alone. He must aspire to love his fellowman.

- He must have compassion for the wrongdoings of others by way of forgiveness.

-the Mason must aspire to make and retain friends. He must like himself and feel the joys of the world.

-he must arise above the wiles of the world.

-he must always be willing to lend a hand to those in need.

-The Freemason must be able to look beyond the sin that is in every man.

-He must be willing to stand for good and not be afraid to lay his life on this concept meaning no fear of death.

If one were to look over all of these aspirations then one would have to realistically realize that these are the desires of all moral human beings that want the best in life. It would seem that it would not take a secret Society to hone these types of attributes. Based on these beliefs would it not seem logical that the Freemasons would want to reach out to those in the world that are non-Masons to encourage these types of morals. Yet it is well known that the Freemasons do not recruit. Perhaps they believe that if a man willingly comes to them then he has set his heart upon the right goals. Again another aspect of the Freemasons that leaves one open to conjecture and speculation.

This seems to be the normal trend when it comes to discerning and understanding the Masons. Most likely in many cases those non-Masons who are truly interested in understanding them give up because of the mass confusion. It would seem though that the Freemasons are masters on playing on words. This is perhaps based on their conception of keeping the history of the Freemasons alive. Just as they use their symbols in a symbolic way, it is evident that their speech when describing themselves is symbolic as well. This makes it most difficult to determine what is mean literally and what is simply a metaphor.

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Anyone that has ever read material concerning the Freemasons will often tell you they find it confusing and conflicting. In most cases, they are right as it?s most difficult to determine what is factual and what is mere speculation.

There have been many topics on the workings of the Freemasons and what they stand for and what other venues they are involved in. Some anti Masons emphasize the believe that they are devil worshippers. Others feel they have a political agenda, and some feel that they are a sect of organized crime. Based on this concept it has been alluded to that, the Freemasons will ensure that members are part of varying levels of government. This type of thinking is being supported by an Italian investigation in the 1980?s.

During this investigation, resulting from a Police raid on the offices of a Grand Master of the Freemasonry a list was found. On this list were the names of various government personnel and members of the military. In addition, there were bankers, diplomats, judges, secret service members as well as many other sectors. There were politicians from every party with the exclusion of the communists and radicals. Of primary interest were the names of the Mafia found on the list as well.

Of major concern was a document seized called ?Democratic rebirth?. This was an agenda for rewriting the Italian constitution. When combined with the names on the list it was perceived that this proposed agenda could have very well become a reality. It would seem that there was little to dispute the infiltration of the Masons into the high government levels.

Italy is known to be the roots for the Mafia for many years. Mafia members who have turned as states witnesses have clearly indicated that there are direct and strong ties between the Masons and organized crime. One of these witnesses testified that when one of the strong Italian mafia families had any problems with those in judiciary power they simply had to go to the Masons to have it rectified. Speculation is that all the leaders of the significant Italian mob families are members of the Masons. One must admit that the secrecy of what goes on behind Mason doors is the perfect setting for the illegal activities of the organized crime sector.

The concern goes beyond the borders of Italy. Evidence has surfaced to show that the leaders of the Chinese Mafia the Triads are in most cases Freemason members as well. Then the Chinese Masons in Australia have been indicated as using intimidation.

A retired Corporal of the RCMP wrote in his book that he believed many members of the RCMP were promoted because of their connections to the Mason.

Its interesting to note when one goes back in History to the 1800?s that all forms of societies and organization memberships were prohibited by the Police Act concerning any Police force. This excluded the Society of Freemasons. This is relative to the Australia Police Act. It is unknown if this is still in existence as part of their act today.

Moving up to 1997 there was the Wood Royal Commission into the NSW Police Force based on corruption. It was deemed that the Freemasons had exercised control here as well. In fact, the Commissioner at that time was a well-known Grand Master, and subsequently because of this investigation, he resigned.

With this type of Police Investigation and the significant evidence surfacing its understandable why many individuals are becoming wary of the Freemasons.

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Freemasons have often made the claim that any member may practice any religion they choose provided they believe in a “Supreme Being”. Christians have wondered if it is appropriate for them to belong to this fraternity particularly when the Roman Catholic Church has banned Catholics from becoming part of that society.

There have been many writers and religious leaders that have openly condemned the Masons and there are several books written on the subject. Amongst some of the other religions, it is believed that the Freemasons are a group whose main goal is for world unification. One author happened to pass away shortly after publishing an anti mason book called the Brotherhood. His death created talk that the author had been killed because of orders from the Lodge.

Some of the stronger anti Masons claim that even Albert Pike who was a well-known Mason admitted that The Masons serve Lucifer. They have been accused as being racist and pagan. The stories will go to the point where they state that Mason will actually commit murder to protect their highly secretive rituals.

The Freemasons are accurately known for their support of Hiram. He was the stonemason that worked on the Temple of Solomon. It is said that the Freemasons of today have placed Hiram on such a high pedestal they actually worship him.

It?s hard to determine what facts many of the anti Mason authors have based their conclusions on. The Freemasons are widely known for their secrecy so it would be hard for one of the many authors to obtain factual information without actually filtrating the organization. One such author, William Schnoebelen has been said to claim himself as once being a Satanist as well as ex-Mormon and ex-Mason. He claims that the Masons are party to the 50,000 ritual murders that have taken place yearly across North America.

Another famous author claims that Masons have an agenda to go to libraries to remove anti Mason books and find any sensitive Mason historical documents. Naturally it would be fair to say that the Freemasons adamantly refute all of these allegations. They claim they are just a simple society of Brotherhoold that have joined for fellowship.

The Freemasons will stand on the support of Wallace McLeod is purported as being one of the most knowledgeable Masonic Historian as well as professing Christian. He indicates that much of the anti mason knowledge and literature is lies and half-truths. He supports the claim that Albert Pike never indicated the worship of Satan.

All the claims that Freemasons are involved in murder are denied as well, with the exception of one case. This particular case involves an ex-mason by the name of William Morgan who wrote an expose on the secret rituals of the Masonry. It believed that a few radical Masons killed him over this expose, but this was not with the blessings of the Masons as a whole.

Somewhere the musings of the Freemasons had to start. It is believed that it is all based on Albert Pikes, ?Masonic Rites and Wrongs?. Apparently, Pike referred to parallel drawing going back in History to Egyptian religions were occult in nature. The Freemasons claim they pay little regard to this type of teaching in today?s modern ages. There they have been other key figures who have Mason?s rituals for the purpose of the occult but the body of the Freemasons does not condone this.

When all of the issues are summarized, the Freemasons feel that the negativity towards them is based on their acceptance of all religious sectors and not just Christianity. It could be said that all according to the Masons acceptance of all religions that they feel all lead to heaven.

It has been perceived that although at one time it was highly probably that blood rituals were part of this Fraternity it has long since been dispelled with.

Therefore, when it comes down to the Masons stand on Christianity it would seem that no matter who argues what there is no positive answers to this long lasting question.

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Freemasonry teachings and practices of the secret fraternal order officially known as the Free and Accepted Masons, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Many people have heard of or are familiar with the order of Mason. Their formal name is the Free and Accepted Mason or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Although the names differ slightly the concept on which they are based remains rigid as it has for numerous years.

The oldest Lodge in existence is the Grand Lodge of England. They have their own set of bylaws instituted as far back as 1723. These laws are based on loyalty to the Government, and acceptance of various religious beliefs. Although this sounds basic of what most types of organizations or club would stand on, it goes beyond that. To begin with, they are the most secretive organization in the world. This high standard of secrecy as led some countries to ban the formation of the Freemasonry, or opening of a lodge.

Interestingly enough there is not one main leader. Each Grand Lodge has its only Grand Master. One would think without one person being in control that each Lodge would be a stand-alone unit forming their own concepts and way of doing things. On the contrary, these Lodges are very much like a franchise. Where each and every one has a code of rules and ethics to follow and apparently they do.

Although highly secretive about details regarding their organization they are known to conduct ritual, which includes the symbolic tools of the historic masons who built many of the old buildings such as castles and cathedrals dating as far back and the 1700.s. Part of these rituals, include the historical concepts of the building of King Solomon?s Temple.

All Mason members must believe in a supreme being. The Lodges have their own religious book albeit no reference to it being the Holy Bible, as we know it. It would seem the holy book they refer to is based on the religious beliefs of that particular Lodge?s members. This raises an interesting question. Does this mean that one Lodge may be comprised of all Catholics, while another is composed of the Jewish religion?

As we have mentioned that, this fraternity is a very organized body. There are degrees within the Freemasonry. To begin with, the lower level or basic unit is called the Blue lodge. This is found within the Masonic Temple. There are three degrees based on the mason?s level of training literally. They are the blue degrees and are as follows?

Level 1: First Degree -Entered apprentice

Level 2: Second Degree-Fellow Craft

Level three: Third Degree – Master Mason

You can see how these marry up with the three levels of the historic Masons being the apprentice, journeyman and the master. It?s very seldom that a regular Mason would advance beyond a Master Mason. That doesn?t mean he still cannot advance however.

The Master Mason if he so chooses to do so can participate in over 100 rites all-different in nature that can lead to in excess of a 1,000 higher degrees. Now the various rites can get somewhat complex as they differ according to Country. The following is a condensed summary of some of the more prominent orders.

Scottish Rite: 30 higher degrees are available to The Master. Starting at the fourth degree, which is Secret Master up to the Sovereign Grand Inspector General, which is the 33rd degree.

York Rite: 10 higher degrees available. Starting at Mark Master up to Knight?s Templar. This would be equal to the Sovereign Grand Inspector Master.

Prince Hall Grand Lodge The majority of members in this group are the African-Americans.

Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Known to be the fun group of the fraternity for the Blue Lodge Mason.

Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine They were formed in 1872 to be a social order. They main purpose is to support the children?s Hospitals.

Order of the The Eastern Star Membership only open to Master Masons and their respective female relatives.

De Molay For boys only

Jobs Daughter or Rainbow Both for girls only

Over the years many Historic figures have been linked to the order of Masons such as Benjamin Franklin – Philadelphia order John Hancock & Paul revere – St Andrew?s Lodge Noston George Washington.

In all there have been about 13 Presidents publicly known to have been Masons, as well as numerous members of congress. The Mason Lodges are not welcome in all countries though or approved by all religions. The Roman Catholics are against their followers becoming members. The Lodges that were once found in Italy, Austria and German were considered to be offshoots of fascism and Nazism and were eradicated. No Lodges are in to be found in China.

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There is little argument to be made against the fact that the Freemasons are built on the past and their whole society is based on keeping the past alive. It would seem that there are very few modern day concepts or teachings that are incorporated into what the Freemasons stand for as of today.

It is known that this group keeps the past alive by allegory. All allegory is portraying a story within a story. It doesn’t mean that the story has to be true. The freemasons are reported to act out various stories to make a point. It doesn’t mean that what they are acting out is an actual occurrence. In other words they are making an example of a point they want to get across, sort of like the moral of a story (but the story is a legend).

To give you a good example of the concept the Freemasons have what is called the Hiramic Legend. This legend is acted out to graphically portray what the legend stands for. Incidentally, there are many legends that the freemasons depend on, but they are only acted out according to the degrees of the order. For example, the Hiramic Legend is only acted out at the 3rd Master Masons degree. The legend is based on the temple of Solomon.

The Freemasons purport that they use this lesson as a symbol to reach to the soul and spirit of the individual by their placing an everlasting impression on their minds of what the role they are playing stands for. In this case, it depicts how good overruled evil and life overpowers death. In support of their actions the Freemasons make note that these attributes are portrayed every day though songs and stories.

It would seem that the Freemasons believe that there have always been legends regarding the good guy being killed and then returning to life. They attribute this as this being common amongst many religions. It is believed that this is where the ancient Freemasons conceived the idea of using the legends as a learning tool. Hence the formation of the Hiramic Legend.

It is believed that the legend was incorporated into Shakespeare?s play Mac Beth. Incidentally, a Hiram Abif worked on the temple of Solomon. Both the Freemasons and anti freemasons will agree upon this point. It?s after this point that the accounting of the legends change.

Moving onto times that are more modern yet still reverting to history there was speculation that Adolph Hitler detested the Freemasons.

Again, there are arguments for both sides, the Freemasons and the anti Freemasons that can be made regarding this particular issue. The Freemason?s view Hitler?s take on them as being symbolic in the fact that the catholic church opposed the Freemasons, therefore two strong entities being the church and the Freemasons were divided, which meant that Hitler felt it opened the door for him to conquer both. If this was true and he believed this premise then he would have no reason to fear them. Therefore, the speculation of the anti Freemasons that Hitler feared the freemasons could not be true.

To support their claim the anti Freemasons point out that Freemasonry was not operating in any of the countries controlled by Hitler during World War II. The Freemasons claim this to be a fallacy albeit those Freemasons that existed met in secrecy.

As in any controversy, there are always pros and cons for both sides of the argument. As you can see this is no different when it comes to the credence of the Freemasons.

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Quite often, the Freemasonry is referred to as an Occult Science. The Freemasonry originates back to about the 1600?s. They class themselves as a Fraternity. The Freemasons rely on the symbols to which they only know the meaning of. They will sometimes refer to the greatest architect of the world. This is known as the creator and the freemasons take it upon themselves to pay homage to his presence and recognize his actions.

Some of the anti Freemasons believe that this fraternity is a satanic cult. This is based on the premise that this organization is an Occult science. It is believed that Satan uses the occult sciences to control the world. Some believe that a satanic organization is a worldwide spread that has the ability to influence people. These groups have their own agenda when it comes to spiritualism, finances and political view. In the concepts that are used to influence others into believing that, what they are promoting is factual. Some people believe that the entire financial world is under the control of the occult. To add to these particular people feel that even current day religions and the law enforcement agencies are under this evil control as well.

Some will even go further into believing that the media is under the control of the Freemasonry. This is based on their thought that are of the large systems worldwide belonging to a handful of prominent families. It is believed that these families use their business to control the finances of the world. An example of this would be the Banks. It begins a roll over effect that the inflation index including the existing interest rates are totally dependant on the occults. Believers who feel that the occult exists think it was created to be able to determine whatever challenges may present themselves. From having powerful plus international infrastructure this makes it feasible.

Those who believe this premise is applicable to the Freemasons feel that it?s through their numerous branches and organization that they are united. This means that occult believers feel it?s the leaders that are the real messengers of Satan. This is the culprit who gives the instructions to the Leaders and may appear in a human form. It would mean that the money system of the world as well as the political bodies would be under this rule, if what these people are saying were correct.

Occult believers? state that if you joint one of the occults then you be accepted and included in their secrets and will end up being demon possessed which leads to modern slavery.

Being as everyone is entitled to their opinions it would be difficult to determine who is right in their beliefs. It has been a topic of conversation for a long period as to whether the Freemasons are in fact an occult or just a very secretive organization or even a sect of religion. There have been some very prominent individuals over the years that have been in the Freemasonry. This does not make it an acceptable organization just because of these individuals.

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There are many thoughts when it comes to determining just what the Freemasons is all about and even on how to become one. They are well known for their secrecy and this in a sense makes some individuals very uncomfortable. Some say you can only become a member by being invited while others stipulate that you must have a family member that is a Freemason before you yourself can become one.

It is the policy of the Freemasons not to recruit therefore they will never ask anyone to joint their organization. An interested party must approach them. Becoming a Mason is not an unrecognizable goal but there is certain criteria that you must meet before you will even be considered.

It is an absolute must that you believe in God, whereas many masons will not refer to him as God but will use the term you must believe in a Supreme Being. In the majority of countries, the age requirement is twenty-one but if one happens to be the son of Freemason then the age requirement is reduced to eighteen.

Another criterion is that you must be a person of good standing. You will be tested in this area when you go before the Freemasons examining board. They will ask you about your history and about your life in general. Their decisions will be based on your answers. The concept of the Freemasons according to their charter is to make good men better. There are no women allowed in this organization. Once passed your board examination your request to join will be put to a vote. Each member of that particular chapter is given the chance to vote regarding your membership.

If it turns out that, you are not voted in then that doesn?t mean that you can?t apply again but there is a waiting period. If on the other hand you are accepted then you are in for an experience. You will find that they have rituals that are full of metaphors and allegory. This is there way of teaching their lessons.

It?s not suggested that you try to join the Freemasons just out of curiosity. If these are your reasons most likely, they will be detected at the board examination and you will fail anyway. Try to find out as much as possible about them before applying. Perhaps you know of a Mason that will point you in the right direction.

One interesting point you are going to discover when you start your research is that there is much conflicting information. It has been said that is because the Freemasons are such a secretive society that nobody is allowed to talk about the inner workings of it. If this is the case then how can one really discern what they are all about and make an informed decision as to whether to apply for membership.

In addition, it would seem that there are different orders of Freemasons. If you have one in particular that you want to join then perhaps you need to find out if they are in fact a full Freemason organization or just an offshoot.

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There is often much discussion about the symbols that are utilized in Freemasonry. Some non-freemasons or those that feel that they are a cult suggest that their symbols are synchronized with devil worship.

The Blazing Star is considered by the Freemasons as one of their ornaments. The anti Freemasons have a different view on it. They base their theory on the Bible scripture Isaiah 14:12. Which is believed to be the ?false dawn? referring to Lucifer. This being the Christian belief then it must mean that the Freemasons are involved in Satanism because of the Blazing Star they utilize as one of their symbols.

The interpretation of Isaiah 14:12 has a different meaning according to the Freemasons. Their interpretation is quite complex but is basically like this?This Biblical chapter relates to prophesy which the entire book of Isaiah does. In chapter 14 it contains a prophesy regarding the Kings of Babylon centering specifically on Nebuchadnezzar. The Freemasons explain that this particular King thought himself about mankind as a celestial body, but when Babylon is destroyed, Nebuchadnezzar will find himself as simply mortal. The scripture is often referred to in the Hebrew language. The word heyleyl translated means daystar and refers to the planet Venus. Being a book of prophesy it can be complex to understand.

Vulgate translation: Hebrew = ?daystar? = Lucifer (Venus was classed as the morning star and in Ancient times referred to as Lucifer. Christian translation = Lucifer = Satan Latin translations = Lucifer = Light bearing

Freemasons: Hebrew: day-star=heyleyl = planet Venus

The planet Venus could be seen during both the day and the evening. The Greeks and the Romans had set names for it when it appeared in the morning and set names for it when it appeared in the evening.

In the morning? Greeks = Phosphorus Romans = Lucifer

In the evening Greeks = Hesperus Romans = Venus

From Hebrew to Greek into Latin would translate it to Lucifer. The argument that the Freemasons offer is that the term ?Lucifer? in reference to Satan or the devil never existed further back than the middle ages and it became a common term for the devil because of a poem called ?Paradise Lost.

So where does all of this fit in with the concept of the Blazing Star as the Freemasons see it. They will refer to the Minnesota Masonic Manual. Apparently, this manual is one of the teaching aids they use at their lectures. This Manual is said to depict the Blazing star as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem and has nothing to do with the Planet Venus.

In addition to this, they stipulate than the reference to this only lasts about thirty seconds yet the specific lecture is about 30 minutes. Mind you, it is pointed out that it depends on what jurisdiction this is taking place in. This lecture takes place in the first degree of the Masonry program.

In summary, the Freemasons stipulate that the misconception of them being devil worshippers is a misconstrued interpretation of the Bible taken out of context. Christianity?s stance is that the chapter we have just discussed is in direct reference to Lucifer. They have based their opinion on a parallel in the Gospel of St Luke. Jesus talks about Satan falling like lightning from heaven. Therefore, in Christian terms this is translated as the ?Day Star? in Isaiah. It must be remembered there are many parallels in the New Testament referring back to the Old Testament. This very complex subject needs to be relied on in accordance to Biblical scholars.

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