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The Mystery of Iniquity

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Since learning more about elements of the veil over the eyes of earth's population, I've struggled with both understanding it myself and finding a way to present the information concisely where it makes sense. I believe the Lord's been teaching me and now I'm beginning to understand better the interconnections through other peoples' research I will refer to on this site. I've learned there's several facets to what ultimately is the conspiracy to take as many of mankind away from God as possible through deception and lies. As such, the interconnected nature of this information can cause confusion and there is disinformation shared on behalf of the conspirators as well to further introduce confusion to the uninitiated. I am hardly initiated, but have been researching and listening to people who have experience in that regard and will assemble the interconnectedness of the mystery of iniquity as I learn of it. My prayer is that this page helps bring together the pieces a little clearer to reveal the bigger picture in earth history and our placement in it today, just minutes to midnight.

2 Thessalonians 2:7-12
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

I learned a while ago that there are certain terms we have been programmed to respond certain ways to. I'm referring to the group that has the most power to introduce thoughts and ideas into our minds, the media. It's important that we understand that thought is the voice of the spirit realm. Word's like "conspiracy" become trigger words that cause us to immediately dismiss something that is serious, important or true without investigation.

Matthew 24:3,4
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

There is good reason to be suspicious of the world in which we live. If you don't believe we are nearing the end, let me share the reasons I believe we are in the end times. The first response Christ had to their question was to be careful of deception. The Bible says there is a great deception coming that will have many walking away from God, the apostasy. Being a true Christian requires obedience to God's Word. The law of the Satanists is "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." The Beatles adjusted it slightly to "Do your own thing," but the message is the same and the focus is on self.

The Law of God on the other hand is summed up and represented by two Commandments, the shadows of Love, love God and love your neighbor as yourself. Christ further lays out how we are to give of ourselves to others. These two ways of life are polar opposite from each other as represented in scripture because according to the Bible, the greatest love one can show is to give up their life for a friend. John 15:10-16 That is the most self-less act one can perform and it is exactly what Yeshua did on the cross for the sins of all mankind through all history paid at one time by the perfect sacrifice.

The Bible foretells of a man who accepts what Yeshua rebuked and the dragon will give him power for 3½ years. Revelation 13:1-5 Now in the end, he and his followers are becoming more bold because their plans are coming to fruition as God is allowing. These plans have been in the works for longer than any participants today have existed on this earth. Very carefully watched lineages have worked to keep control of their corners of the earth with one ultimate goal in mind for the future, to give up their control for a global government. We ultimately battle spiritually, but through the spirits of others, it is made manifest in the world in contention and strife.

Ephesians 6:11-20
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

The Two Control Structures

While it is Lucifer and his spirit of antichrist behind the evils of this world, there are several aspects I would like to focus on, the religious and New Age as well as the political.

The religious aspect is the organization and structure men try to place on the spiritual things we don't fully understand. This has been used throughout history to cause humans to worship men and false gods. In antiquity, it was the fallen angels on the earth in the days of Noah and after that. There's also the Greek gods and the Egyptian gods among the myriad of spiritual beings in high places. The ultimate goal is to take worship meant for God and redirect it. In reality, there is only One God in three forms, Yahweh the Father, Yeshua the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit. God became flesh and dwelt among men to die for their sins. We each have an individual relationship with Him if we obey His ways of love. John 15:9-15

The message of the New Age is that of Babylon, the mixing of belief and worship of strange gods while rejecting the One True God who died for the sins of the mankind who has taken their free will and rejected the Truth and the Messiah Yeshua. This is more apparent in this politically correct society that must accept all belief looking for a Christ, when Lucifer will present his, the man of sin. Those who have been taken in by this belief will reject those who claim sole ownership to the Truth and will be fine when the Alliance of Civilizations is implemented. They will buy the lie hook, line and sinker.

The political face of the New World Order is the structural governments of the world that operate now outside of religious structures. It used to be in the days of the Holy Roman Empire, that religion and politics were intimately tied together out in the open and the woman rode the beast. Rome is still riding the political beast, but as the Bible foretells, the horns will maul the woman for God has put it in their hearts to fulfill His will. Revelation 17:16-18 This Biblical symbology actually represents history and today quite well as this chart of the beast and its woman shows. This political structure will be built prior to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy and is in process right now. Closer than you may realize.

Ultimately for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled, these two control structures must come together, bringing with them all the world's population to kneel before a man yet future who will be given power by Lucifer to rule the earth and receive worship as a god by the world. This will bring together the religious and political structures once again and hand them over to one man. That is the end the Bible speaks of. So now to understand better the end, we must examine history and current events in the world.

Religious & Spiritual Influences Through Time

Babylon

I believe Babylon is spiritually those things that are not just God and His Word, a mingling or mixture of God's ways and pagan ways, which is a separation from God's ways. Many Christians live no different than the world around it. I believe this is why Matthew 25:1-13 only has 50% of those calling Yeshua Lord that actually attend the marriage of the Lamb. I pray you have a relationship with Yeshua now in prayer and the reading of His Word. Time is short and this life is just an step before eternity. Step toward God and He will save you. If you don't choose Him, He won't choose you and honor your wish. Do you have time for Him now? He's listening.

Luke 21:34-36
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Babylon has a physical, historic location as an ancient city in Iraq as well. I believe this mixture can be seen in today's Christian society with the mingling of pagan ritual into Biblical beliefs that make up much of the beliefs of those who don't read the Bible as a foundation. I had to re-learn much of what I believed upon reading what the Bible actually says.

Revelation 18:1-11
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
There is a time of judgment coming in the end for the sins of this global system of wealth and abundance. The draw for wealth, power and status is a vain struggle. Ecclesiastes 2 We need to focus on love for each other and relationship with Yeshua. This is accomplished by knowing Him through His Word and speaking to Him in prayer while listening for that still small voice.

RCC

Revelation 17:3-5
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

As far as religious structures go, the Catholic Church is one of the oldest and most proficient at controlling its members by religion. It hijacked Christianity and through history has continually stated it is the church and claims to be the only church because Peter was supposedly the first Pope. This is fantasy, yet if something is said loud enough and long enough it will be believed. This is not an attack on Catholics who believe the Bible is the Word of God and use that to base their foundation instead of church ritual. If they do, they will know that official church doctrine is contrary to the Bible in many ways. However it was apparent at the death of Pope John Paul II when the world stopped for days. The Pope claims to be the "vicar of Christ," meaning "in place of Christ." This is redirecting power in the church from Christ to a man who does things contrary to God's Word by employing many practices forbidden in scripture. This is the church that at one time would not allow personal Bibles and the only copy was at the pulpit so nobody knew any better. Fortunately this has changed, but there still seems to be a lack of understanding of the principles of God's Word or it's just still not being read by the members. Much of this is due to the comfort of tradition I believe that keeps those who want to be saved within its membership.

The truth is I love Catholics just like I love Jews and Muslims and Christians alike. We are all creations of Yeshua made for a particular purpose in His design to lead those who love His ways to accept the only salvation possible through His Son, Yeshua. Truth is reality and I have read God's Word and seen the Truth in fulfilled prophecy, 100%. I've experienced Him in my life and I have learned what has happened, what is happening and what will happen by trusting in the Bible and watching the news. I've documented it because I love you, regardless of who you are, and want you to know the Truth as well so you can make an informed decision only you can make. That decision determines your own eternity and God will fulfill your desire. The problem is the only place that is not with Him will be the place prepared for the angels who chose to separate themselves from the love of God too. God doesn't wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. I don't want anyone to go there, you don't want to go there. Check the sources and see as a whole whether this doesn't fit with the warnings to fix our eyes on Yeshua alone. There is only one Truth as evidenced in the unchanging history and present time. The Truth of the future is revealed in the examination of physical reality and historical Truth. I want you to be aware of the Christ in this coming time of deception. He will not come from this earth, but He will come to it and call His bride to meet Him in the air. Do not be deceived. All these things God foretold in His Word so we who read and believe would not be in darkness. Learn history, don't repeat it.

There is a hidden and extremely powerful shadow control structure involved there as well in the form of the Vatican, and the full details of this we will probably never know in this lifetime. These are the reasons I believe that the Roman Catholic Church, symbolized "queen of heaven", represents the woman riding the beast. In examining the actions (fruits) of this religious organization through history, it is clear that it is working along with the other religions, to bring about the melding of all religions into a single religion of accepting all religions as valid, all roads lead to Christ or we all pray to the same God. In this way, it is part of the Babylon system being implemented, a mixture of lies with a dash of Truth. Yes, there is a spiritual wickedness that would like nothing more than to deceive you into an eternity where he is. Trust what hasn't changed, trust the source.

I would like to make a point that I don't presume to speak of all Catholics in regard to this apostasy from the Truth. There are many sincere Catholics who do trust in Christ alone. What I speak of here is the religious infrastructure and system of additions and removals from the Bible upon which doctrine is built misleading those who trust the fallible leaders of the religion over the Word of God alone. I would also like to point out that I believe the Vatican is only the latest in the historical progression of "mystery Babylon" represented by the woman riding the beast. This is best laid out in the chart I am making regarding the beast of Revelation 13. Our spiritual enemy doesn't have to have a single religion to accomplish his goal of leading people away from the Truth. The Bible states the Truth and makes it clear it is the only absolute Truth while other beliefs are a mingling of Truth with lies or outright deception.

This mixing of belief effectively rejecting the Truth as written and sets the way to accept a religion of beast worship whose power will be shown in signs and lying wonders on the earth meant to deceive the whole world. How many Catholics who don't read Bible prophecy would be deceived into believing Christ was back on the earth if the Pope said so? After seeing how the world stopped with the death of the last Pope, what kind of power does he hold over those who just follow the leader? The Roman Catholic Church has many signs and wonders with bleeding Mary statues, the visions of Fatima, and such. For those looking solely for experience to prove validity, they will easily be sucked into the deception. This is why we must guard our minds with the Word of God in all things, leaning not on our own understanding or experiences because we do not have full knowledge or understanding are in this way are very easy to deceive if we are not careful.


Islam

Part of the plan is to have religion and politics come together under one man who will demand worship. Part of using religious means to control politics has come through Islam in the form of terrorism. According to Albert Pike's 1871 letter, the third world war would be between Islam and Israel. The Bible says that Israel would be a burdensome stone to all the world who would gather against her. We're seeing this play out right now and through fear, Islam is imposing religious ideologies around the world. If a religious group is determined by the things their holy books say, Islam's reality and goal is world domination and submission to Allah. The aggressive nature of those fundamentalist Muslims also works to generalize against all fundamentalist religions, which is the ultimate goal of the Alliance of Civilizations.

I believe radical Islam is simply a tool being used by Satan to bring chaos, just as Satan is controlling power in the Western nations. By pulling the strings for both characters, he has the ability to create chaos so that the world has need of a solution that he has prepared to offer. And this man of sin will seem able to resolve the conflicts because his master controls that chaos. Just read some of the quotes from people working for a New World Order.

We must keep in mind that the Magog Invasion of Israel is yet to come and at that point, God destroys the attackers in the mountains of Israel. I imagine that most of the serious radical elements of Islam will desire to participate in this attack, believing it is their moment to wipe Israel off the map. When God stops them, the nature of Islam will change somewhat for the moment. It will come back with a vengeance however, devoted to the antichrist through the 12th Mahdi, to kill 2/3 of Israel, Zechariah 13:8,9, during the time of Jacob's trouble. And with Muslims around the world, what will happen when the Mahdi comes calling fire from heaven and with signs and wonders? Will they be deceived into believing the Koran is the Truth? It took bits of Truth from the Torah and New Testament writings and mixed them all up into Islam, contrary to the Truth of the original text. When the false prophet then demands that his followers worship the man of sin at the abomination of desolation, would they then not obey his commands globally? As you will see in the political spectrum, western politics is preparing to cede power to Europe, where the Bible says the man of sin will rise from to confirm a covenant with many for one week. And wouldn't you know it, one of the main reasons to take away freedom in the name of peace and security is a religion provoked and brainwashed into blowing themselves up at playgrounds and toy stores.


Spiritual

The spirit realm is that which is not perceived with the five senses. See Thought: Voice of the Spirit Realm. I believe the main communication method of the spirit realm is our thoughts. When we want to communicate with each other, we must use our vocal chords to produce sound that is picked up by others. The spirit behind that sound is the thoughts and ideas expressed. I believe in the spirit realm,  ideas can be impressed upon our thought life leaving us a choice to go with those thoughts or not. So beyond the religious aspect of the spirit realm, there is the secular thoughts and ideas of today put into the world consciousness through various means. In the past, arts and entertainment were used, today that is greatly proliferated with technology moving ideas around the world at the speed of light.

History of the Mystery of Iniquity

This is a look at history that connects some dots regarding the centuries-old conspiracy to bring about a New Age. This spiritual aspect has been feeding the minds through the theoretical sciences, arts and entertainment starting my examination back with Sir Francis Bacon, who many believe was the author Shakespeare, and on to more blatant characters like Aleister Crowley. The focus has always been to bring to question God's authority and existence in the minds of men. This is hardly an exhaustive coverage of the history, but it shows the origins of evolution and the effects of thoughts and ideas cultivated in society over centuries to bring the world to a place of readiness to accept the man of sin over the God of the universe.


The New Age

The Atlantis Connection Google Video - Award winning film maker of Secret Mysteries of America’s Beginnings; Chris Pinto talks about the connections between ancient Atlantis and the United States of America.

2:22:11

If you would like more background on this topic, I recommend reading Constance Cumbey's books:

Constance Cumbey: Discovering the New Age Movement 59:44

Excerpt from Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, Chapter 8:
The New Age Movement - The Fourth Reich?

"One of the best-kept secrets of the twentieth century is the occultic roots and nature of the religious philosophy at the heart of the Third Reich. Exactly why this information remained classified for so long and such pressure was brought to bear upon those having intimate knowledge of this will probably remain a mystery until judgment day. Nevertheless there are some interesting clues.

"It is public knowledge that both Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt dabbled in the occult. Perhaps the same conspiring Luciferic spirit that induced Hitler to implement the darkens practices of occultism moves upon the Western powers to conceal the esoteric mysticism behind Nazism. Were they knowing participants in the portion of "The Plan" revealed by Alice Bailey in the 1930's? Part of "The Plan" indicates that the New World Order necessary for total world domination by "The Christ" and "The Masters of Wisdom" would have to be established upon the foundations of a world badly traumatized by a severe war. The full truth may never be known.

"At any rate, for all practical purposes, the New Age Movement appears to qualify as a revival of Nazism. This is not to call every New Ager a Nazi. A substantial number of those participating in the New Age Movement are probably innocently involved for the finest and best of motives.

"Similar to Nazism, the New Age Movement is organized like a gigantic corporation. Also, like Nazism, the Movement is based upon a structure of initiates, adepts and masters. High level initiates always know more than low-level initiates. Chiefs always know more than Indians. Colonels and majors are always told more than privates of the plans and direction of the military. As in any large organization, most people quietly do their jobs without knowing the full nature of what they are involved with or precisely where they personally fit in the scheme of things...

"While still a very young child, Hitler was initiated into the finer mysteries of the occult. He attended a Benedictine monastery school near his German home. The abbot in charge was fascinated by the lore of the Albigensians or Cathars, who could probably be accurately classified as early New Agers in that they believed man could gain the powers of a god. The occult interests Hitler gained in this school stayed with him all of his adult life and helped to shape his future spiritual philosophy.

"While Hitler was in Vienna pursuing a career as an architect and artist, he spent his spare time in occult bookstores and libraries, acquainting himself with the mysteries of metaphysical lore and gaining the acquaintance of adepts in both "white" and "black" magic. Transcendent states of consciousness and mind expansion fascinated him and he devoted every spare cent and minute ot the pursuit of higher consciousness. Yoga, astrology, Eastern and Western "paths" to this goal proved too slow for his ambitions and like many impetuous New Agers of today, he decided to accelerate the process by supplementing it with drugs...

"Successful in contacting the top, Hitler rightly believed he had established communication with Lucifer, from whom he openly coveted possession. Studies have shown that mind-expansion drugs, and transcendental meditation as well as other forms of meditation that require the emptying of the mind, produce the same type of side effects, including flashbacks and delusions of grandeur. From that point, Hitler suffered the known side effects of both prolonged meditation and mind-expanding drug abuse...

Where the doctrine prevails that all men are created in the image of God, it is hard to maintain racism and anti-Semitism. Where the doctrine abounds that men have evolved from differing root races and are at varying stages of evolutionary development, it becomes easy to justify classification and discrimination.

"Final solutions become the logical next step. This was never God's plan. Nations were punished for the idolatry and infanticide - not for their blood-strains...

"In his book Running God's Plan, Alice Bailey's husband, Foster Bailey, stated in 1972:

"Another approved hierarchical project is the uniting of the nations of Europe in one cooperating peaceful community. The plan is not for a new all-Europe government nor for a common language, but for right national relations dedicated to the welfare of the people living in those countries undistorted by national pride, ambitions and prejudices... This project is quite a different proposition to those in Africa and Russia. It was initiated some years ago and got underway as 'Pan Europa.' Many ways were tried to promote this plan, but the idea was not sufficiently idealized by the people who were a bit too sophisticated and firm in their belief in the practical value of selfishness. Here we are dealing with a most intelligent people, highly organised, well-educated, alert to world affairs, but proud of their differences and convinced of their rightness about all things. This was therefore a much tougher problem but dear to the heart of the 'European Master.'

"One attempt was to begin by uniting the peoples living in the Rhine River valley using that river as a binding factor. It was an attempt by a disciple but did not work. Now another attempt is in full swing, namely the six nation European Common Market" (pp. 14-15).

"Even a failing history student will recognize the fact that it was Hitler who tried to unite Europe, using the Rhine River valley as a binding factor! Is Spangler really so naive? Or is he practicing another tactic used by Hitler - the big lie technique?" (pp. 99-100; 103; 108)

The above excerpt has chilling ramifications revealing the spirit behind the rise of Europe to power and where that will lead eventually as a globalized world continues to be created under the radar of most of the people who will find themselves given a choice to join it or stand up for the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This same uniting force of international law, business and cooperation is leading to the same end that Europe has found itself in, the handing over of national sovereignty to a global body that will be headed by one man, the man of sin. Amazingly enough, a new foreign minister post is being created that will speak for Europe, joined together under a new "European Constitution," the Treaty of Lisbon. Read Herb Peter's book, Recommendation 666 for more.


This New Age is also affecting the church as well. I recommend Lighthouse Trails Research site.

"THE FAMILY" AND ITS HIJACKING OF EVANGELICALISM By Constance Cumbey

Part I (August 8, 2008)

Part II (August 16, 2008)

Buying Evangelical Silence? Information sometimes comes to me in the midst of my own disorganization. I knew there had been a purported evangelization meeting between New Age leaders and Evangelicals. The official line was that this was a type of missionary outreach to New Agers. Although I suspected from the beginning that deeper compromise was afoot, I would not have conclusive evidence until 2007 of the Institute of Noetic Sciences role. It was not until 2008 that I learned of the sophisticated financial underpinnings. The Unification Church seduction and purchase of much of the Christian right had been obvious many years earlier. The IONS effort was considerably more hushed. The New Agers used to refer to the internet as “the global brain.” I think they forgot that God who created the elements, matter, and our individual brains could give us the skills to use the internet. I sometimes have quipped, “did they really think we planned to communicate with tom-toms and carrier pigeons?” I note wryly that Marilyn Ferguson may have been right when she wrote in her pro-New Age expository book, THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY that what distinguished this attempt of New Agers to spread their message was that “modern communications had encircled the world beyond any possibility of retreat.” But she and they forgot that it also enables us to figuratively say, “the British are coming, the British are coming” a la Paul Revere style with blindingly equal speed. The internet can and is used to spread truth just as or more effectively than New Agers use it to proselytize mysticism. My more recent discoveries came doing a chore as mundane as summertime 2007 emptying of our basement dehumidifiers. I was approaching the end of the overcluttered basement with its many shelves and stacks of books I have used as research tools over the years. I spotted Chuck Colson’s 1975 book, BORN AGAIN. Remembering his involvement with Doug Coe, I absent mindedly grabbed the book and took it to my computer room. I read portions while I was logging on to “google.com.” I read the following from his “With gratitude . . .” section on pages 344 through 346:

“Two of the men in the Fellowship, Paul Temple and Winston Weaver, made available their vacation homes (in Spain and the Virginia mountains respectively) to Patty and me when we needed a place of retreat.”

That was all I read. That was the only mention of Paul Temple in the book. I was, as most of my readers know, heavily focused on Javier Solana and the European Union. Javier Solana is from Spain. The thought ran through my head, “wonder if Paul Temple ever met Javier Solana?” I absent mindedly googled as follows: “Douglas Coe” “Paul Temple.” I was astounded to come up with this link to page after page material I wrote and others reprinted from my former newsletter, NEW AGE MONITOR, 19 years earlier, in 1988:

New Age Monitor~ July 1988 ~ Constance Cumbey
Holy Watergate!
The Missing Eighteen and One Half Hour Tapes!
Gold Lake Secrecy Pact Discovered in Conversations with Doug Coe’s Secretary and Art Lindsley

"A friend who also researches and writes about the New Age Movement called me immediately after her July 8, 1988 conversations with Doug Coe’s secretary at the Fellowship Foundation (Washington Fellowship) and Art Lindsley of the C. S. Lewis Institute about the Gold Lake event. She made extensive notes of her conversations with Dr. Gordon Lewis (Denver Seminary); Molly, Doug Coe’s secretary at the Fellowship Foundation; and Dr. Art Lindsley (Spiritual Counterfeits Project and the C. S. Lewis Institute, Washington, D.C.) She shared her copious notes with me. We learned that the Gold Lake event was a “retreat” sponsored by “Christians” for New Age leaders. The events were chummy to the extent of featuring such popular trust-building exercises (popular in New Age circles) as Christians running obstacle races with New Agers. Molly told our friend that the events consisted mainly of group activities. Molly also told our friend that Art Lindsley was the person who knew about the tapes. This was the culmination of many months of our trying frustratingly to gather information on Gold Lake and being able to eke out only small tidbits from New Agers such as David Spangler and Fritz Hull bragging about the events. The following story will describe what we have been able to learn to date. “Dynamic Links” are the newest concept in software. It appears that there are all too many “dynamic links” between Christians and the globalist-occult community. Are they witnessing/ Or much more likely, are they networking? You be the judge!

"Barbara Marx Hubbard’s most successful “Harmonic Convergence” did not take place on August 16-17, 1987. Nor was it the Soviet-American dialogues. Instead, her most successful blending of what she calls “resonating core groups” was held in Boulder, Colorado October 24 through 26, 1987. She started at a conference called “Christianity and the New Age” sponsored by Doug Coe’s Fellowship Foundation, Inc. (more commonly known as “The Washington Fellowship,” or “The Fellowship”), The C. S. Lewis Institute, Spiritual Counterfeits Project and other ‘Christian” organizations. The event seems to strongly smack of Evangelical Ministry to New Religions (EMNR’s) imprinting – in fact, many EMNR principals such as J. Vernon Grounds and Gordon Lewis were involved.

"Our information for this story was culled from many sources. We learned by listening to tapes of New Agers, by asking New Agers such as Marilyn Ferguson, by other Christians calling “Christians” who were there and passing on the little information they received to us. The most important thing we learned was that the Christians there made a pact with the New Agers not to reveal information about the retreat. The 'Christians' obviously kept their word better than the New Agers. In fact, the very day the conference ended, David Spangler spoke at an Episcopal Church in Boulder, bragging about the success of the event. If the New Agers were less than reticent about talking about the event than the Christians, perhaps it was because the New Agers had less to hide!

Another article on the same website included a copy of an invitation to the event. You may view it in context by clicking here and scrolling down as needed on the article:

October 5, 1987

"We are writing to invite you to join us for the gathering we are hosting at Gold Lake on October 24-27, entitled “Bridging Through Christ.” The conference will be held at Gold Lake Ranch, an executive retreat conference center, educational foundation, and community initiative located in the mountains outside Boulder, Colorado.

"We plan to meet in dialogue and prayer, with our daily roles and titles, to form deep personal bonds that will last beyond this weekend. We hope to come out of this meeting with a clearer sense of direction and set a course for further contact and dialogue. The meeting will be structured so that it can change according to the needs and interests of the group. We have asked two close friends, Barbara Marx Hubbard and Doug Coe to serve as co-hosts for this event, as well as Robin’s parents, Paul and Diane Temple. All of them are deeply dedicated and have each, in their own way, become powerful catalysts for bringing people around the globe together in the Spirit of Christ. More about them is enclosed. We are planning to limit the participants to about 30 lay people in order to create the opportunity for deeper communication and sharing.

We are eagerly looking forward to being with you at Gold Lake in October and getting to know you in person. Enclosed is the logistics sheet and registration form which we would appreciate you filling out and returning it as soon as possible.

Warmly,
Robin and Logan Kline

Robin Kline is Paul Temple’s daughter’s married name. The information and its ramifications would continue to haunt me. Googling more and discovering Paul Temple’s pivotal role in both the Prayer Breakfast Network and the powerful New Age Institute of Noetic Sciences disturbed me more. From time to time I would google “Paul N. Temple” and learn progressively more of his business ventures which included a holding company named Shambhala, the mythical residence of the “Tibetan Masters” a la Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Helena Roehrich, and Alice Ann Bailey. A few weeks ago, I made another pivotal on line discovery. I did a routine search for “Paul N. Temple” and googled it together with the term, “noetic.” This search yielded a “Three Swallows Foundation.” Reading on line reporter summaries, I learned that recipients had included groups as diverse as Arthur Blessit Ministries, All Seasons Chalice Church, and Montessori and Steiner schools. Large amounts of money had gone to the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Much larger amounts of money had gone to something called “International Foundation” of Washington, D.C. International Foundation? Online Star encapsulated foundation information gave a link to an Oklahoma organization,

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
4809 S GUM AVE
BROKEN ARROW, OK 74011

Clicking on its required 990 report, this is what I found:

Obviously, this modest Oklahoma missionary group could not have been the recipient of the amounts of moneys indicated had been distributed by the Three Swallows Foundation. I googled “International Foundation” and came up with nothing that led me to what it had really funded. I then had an idea. I went to Three Swallows Foundation’s 990 reports. I read the reports to the very bottom and found an entry for “International Foundation.” It had an address: 133 C Street, SE. Washington, DC 20003. I googled that address.

Bingo! Here is what I found:

Mr. Douglas E. Coe
133 C Street, SE
Washington, DC
20003

Suddenly, I had much deeper understanding of why Evangelical organizations I had presumed would be equally interested in knowledge of New Age hostile ones had so frantically tried to stop my work. The motive was in no small part money. Paul N. Temple (and perhaps others) was funding both sides – New Age and “Christian.” Totaling Paul Temple’s Three Swallows Foundation donations as shown in its 990 forms between 1998 and 2007, I would learn that nearly $1.7 million had been donated to “The International Foundation” and various smaller amounts to groups as diverse as Arthur Blessit Ministries and Campus Crusade for Christ. Nearly $700,000 had gone to his own Institute of Noetic Sciences. The Gold Lake conference had been convened by Paul Temple’s own children: clearly not to “Bridge” to Jesus Christ, but to bridge to their New Age “Christ.” Silence had been purchased at no small cost in dollars to Paul N. Temple and in souls lost to Evangelicals. Legitimate opposition to the hostile anti-Christian New Age Movement had been marginalized to protect Paul Temple’s investment. Those not bought off by Paul Temple were bought off with even greater investments from the Moonies. For part one click below.

Next Week: Part III – Unification Church’s seduction and corruption of Christian theology.

Part III (August 22, 2008)

How it all started for me: Traipsing around Wayne State University in the late 1960s when I was a student, I saw posters for a new “messiah,” Sun Myung Moon. I thought then of the Biblical warnings of Jesus that “false christs and messiahs shall arise, deceiving many.” Rev. Moon was visiting the United States then. He moved here in the 1970s. The followers elicited many jokes about “flower sellers.” Books by authors such as Ted Patrick warned that these groups were brainwashing America’s children. The only seeming Christian regard for them then appeared to be that of something to be avoided at all costs. I graduated from law school in 1975 and immediately began an active practice. My work frequently took me downtown. Downtown Detroit had a prominent building – still there – the First National Building. The First National Building had a health food bar – one where somebody could sip herbal teas, buy ginseng tablets (billed as a legal way to keep us awake) and eat various nutritional goodies. Although the staff was fairly quiet, it soon came out that they believed Rev. Moon was the messiah. When Benjamin Crème spoke in Detroit, November 4, 1981, the Unification health food store and faces commonly seen there were included in his large audience. So was just about every other mind control and /or other forms of “New Age.” Bread for the World and Oxfam also had a presence that evening. The First National health food bar personnel were visibly present. There were so many people in the audience representing such a huge variety of New Age groups – ranging from Est to Rajneeshees (Osho), to Unity and A Course in Miracles that Unification Church seemed the least of our worries. When I collected the New Age books and periodicals, there was ample evidence that Rev. Moon and his organization were clearly part of the New Age landscape. Escalating events seemed to carry me about after Benjamin Crème and company ran their April 25th, 1982 advertisements proclaiming “THE CHRIST IS NOW HERE.” Only a few short days after those ads appeared, the local paper, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS featured a large feature article by staff writer, Ruth Seymour. The numbers attending my local lectures suddenly jumped from 35 to hundreds. I was suddenly on demand for television appearances, radio interviews, and many out of town lectures. I would put my law practice on hold for the next seven years and get the bulk of my exercise running for planes. An unexpected referral fee for an old medical malpractice fee came just in time to sustain us financially during this time that my law income was diminished. As I did not feel I could maintain credibility for a controversial message by exploiting it financially, I spoke for free will offerings. Often the speaking engagements came from small churches that sacrificed to raise the transportation and lodging expenses. To lighten the load on organizers, more often than not I was housed in church member homes. Things were happening to me so rapidly, I could scarcely reflect on them, let alone daily catalog them. This was also a time when I was receiving fierce opposition from too many Evangelical sources for reasons I did not understand and would not fully understand until I discovered the details outlined in the first two articles of this series. It was a time of tremendous anxiety and stress for both me and my family. My disabled husband who had lost both legs above the knees in a 1979 accident and my son were understanding troupers throughout these years as I traveled more heavily than I had expected to ever do in my life. THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF THE RAINBOW was released in late May, 1983. By early October 1983 it headed the Christian best seller list for the USA. Foreign editions were scheduled. It was about that time I received a letter which rang a curious bell. The letter, on CAUSA letterhead, was signed by a U.S. Brigadier General E. D. Woellner. It invited me to an all expenses paid seminar in Washington, D.C. “to explore positive alternatives to Marxism.” It specifically denied any Unification Church involvement in its operation. I pulled an article from my filing cabinets I had recently filed under “Uruguay.” The article talked about the success of the Unification Church in that South American country. It further called CAUSA, “the political arm of the Unification Church.” Just about that time the phone rang and Kansas city friends were on the line. They told me they had just come back from a CAUSA conference and were shocked at what they had seen. They said all accommodations were deluxe. They said they had met a “Bo Hi Pak,” whom they subsequently learned was then “number two” in Unification Church. Cleon Skousen as well as W. Steuart McBirnie, author of then popular books on the antichrist had been present at the same conference. My Kansas City friends told me they said to each other, “good grief, they’re presenting the entire New Age agenda as a positive alternative to Marxism.” There was a form to fill out at the end of the conference. It included a “whom shall we invite.” They duly filled out “Constance Cumbey” complete with Detroit address and phone number. They called me to say that they both thought it terribly important that I see it for myself. They were right. Shortly thereafter I got a follow up call from CAUSA staff. I said I would accept their invitation; however, they would have to fly me from Fort Wayne, Indiana as I would be there for Christmas. They would have to return me to Detroit. The terms were accepted. Flying that “milk bucket route,” I was routed through Charlotte and got there several hours late. There was a “Carla,” with the “CAUSA” sign held aloft waiting for me. She drove me to the hotel. I went to the room which I learned was to be shared with a female author of books on camping. She told me she was there because they had a son involved in Unification Church. They had tried unsuccessful attempts at deprogramming and they had given up on seeing their son again. Then, she said, out of “the blue,” they were contacted by Unification Church personnel and told that if they became active in CAUSA, they could have free access to their son. I filed this using of children as literal hostages to the devil away in my memory for future reference. I then went down to the reception which was full of almost every delicacy one could conceive. It was there that I met Kofi Annan who would later become the Secretary General of the United Nations. He must have told the organizers that I had expressed concerns as shortly thereafter I was taken aside and grilled by General and Mrs. E. D. Woellner. They said, “who invited you?” I said, “you did.” I was to be watched extremely closely over the next few hours until I was literally put under house arrest and extradited back to Detroit. It was, to make a long story very short, quite an experience. What was even more shocking was to watch the Christians sitting there, very respectfully under the image of Buddha (projected during the presentations) and hearing that “when we say God, we mean the God who is the God of the Christians, of the Jews, of the Mormons, of Unification Church...” Well, I had the conference materials and lists of names of those there. I also had a sense of the danger the organization posed. CAUSA Executive Director Joseph Tully had admitted to me, " yes, we work with Benjamin Crème AND Tara Center, but we don't all agree on who that new Christ is." For the record, I had not mentioned "Tara Center" to him – only that I had seen local Unificationists in the Detroit area present at the November 1981 Crème lecture. I returned home. Many radio interviews gave me the opportunity to give CAUSA more "free advertising" than they had ever counted on. I had telephone calls from Memphis pastors. Two, saying they were from large Memphis, Tennessee churches called me to tell me the Unificationists had tried to work their congregation over "religious freedom issues." They said they working to free people such as Everett Sileven and Rev. Moon from "religious persecution." These godly men further told me they were presented brochures indicating "bubble gum card" Christians such as Tim LaHaye (Chairman), Marlin Maddoux, Jan and Paul Crouch, and many others were named on the brochure for the organization "Coalition for Religious Freedom." The ministers said they had called these people who had refused to listen. Given my recent personal experiences with this cult, I listened. We would move to Lake Orion, Michigan in late 1984. In late 1985 I read an article, THE MOONIES AND THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT by a free lance writer, Carolyn Weaver in MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE. I saw it in the small bookstore of Lake Orion where we were very new in town. Ms. Weaver said that by writing this article which featured sad news of Tim LaHaye’s entanglement with Bo Hi Pak, she did not intend to imply that the average fundamentalist Christian supported Bo Hi Pak or Unification Church in any manner. “To the contrary, the average Christian would perceive Bo Hi Pak as an altar boy to the Antichrist,” aptly wrote Ms. Weaver. At Huntington House's request, I attended the 1986 National Religious Broadcasters convention held in Washington, D.C. In February 1984, two years earlier, Tim LaHaye had introduced himself to me. We had a cordial discussion. He told me the threat as he saw it was "secular humanism." I told him I thought he should take a closer look at the New Age Movement. I did not stay at the hotel, but with Washington area friends in 1986. I'm certain that Tim LaHaye who then lived in Washington, D.C. was not staying at the hotel either. I was scheduled to leave for Colorado for speaking engagements in Colorado Springs and Denver. I wanted to speak with Tim LaHaye personally about Ms. Weaver's allegations. As I was coming down a Sheraton Hotel elevator, Tim LaHaye was coming up. I said, "Tim," and he looked over. "Constance Cumbey," I said. "Oh yes, we'll get together," he said. It never happened and it was probably nobody’s fault. I was scheduled to speak to an Eagle Forum conference in Colorado Springs. My assigned topic was New Age infiltration of the Church. I was wishing I had that article with me, but I did not. The Eagle Forum chairman for Colorado, Jayne Schindler, however, brought me a copy and specifically asked me to comment on it. I mentioned only in passing that it was one more example of how New Age factions were seeking to neutralize and even proselytize the Church. Another speaker was Peter Waldron also of Washington, D.C. Over the past four years I had done many radio interviews with him. He and Tim LaHaye had joint radio ventures in Washington, D.C. It was a bright post-snowy day in Colorado Springs when the sponsoring committee took me to lunch at Furrs Cafeteria. We were all startled to hear, “paging Wanda Leonard, paging Wanda Leonard” over the Cafeteria’s speaker system. Wanda left for the page and came back signaling me. “Tim LaHaye is on the phone,” she said. She told me he said “This is the Rev. Tim LaHaye calling from Washington, D.C.” She said “yes.” He then said, “I understand you had a certain speaker named Constance Cumbey speak at your conference.” She said, “yes.” He then said, “I understand she quoted from a sleazy left wing magazine (referring to Mother Jones). Wanda said, “Well, Tim, Constance is here. I think you should speak with her yourself.” He said, “Fine, put her on.” I said, “Wanda, I am not about to debate with Tim LaHaye on Furrs Cafeteria’s only phone, located at their cash register, at the height of their rush hour, especially when my own lunch is getting cold.” He’ll have to call me later. Wanda scheduled me for a 3:30 Colorado time telephone conference with Tim LaHaye.

Next Week: PART IV: The LaHaye conversation; me as the “new enemy” and the continued incursions of Unification Church into Jerry Falwell’s networks and beyond. “Burying the Cross” with Rev. Moon.

Part IV: (August 29, 2008)

In part III I told of my personal experiences witnessing a “CAUSA” conference. It purported to be an “alternative to Marxism,” non-Unification Church event. However, it was obviously operated and controlled by Unification Church and nearly all speakers praised Rev. Moon and Unification Church. When its organizers discovered they had invited an “enemy,” they took steps to immediately isolate and deport me back to Detroit. Two years later, I had an unexpected encounter with Tim LaHaye on the subject. It was February 7, 1986. I left Washington, D.C. for speaking engagements in Colorado Springs. I did not see Tim LaHaye again while in Washington. I was scheduled to speak in Monument, Colorado and thereafter for a Colorado Eagle Forum Friday-Saturday conference. From there I was taken to Denver for a busy and intense schedule that would span the next two weeks. Monday, February 10th, I was taken by the Committee to Furrs Cafeteria. We obtained our food and had just seated. Suddenly we heard, “Paging Wanda Leonard. Paging Wanda Leonard.” We were fearful that there was an emergency with her husband and/or children. Wanda answered the page. She then summoned me. She said, “Tim LaHaye is on the phone. He said, “This is the Rev. Tim LaHaye calling from Washington, D.C. “ she said, “yes,.” He said, “I understand you had a certain woman named Constance Cumbey speak at your conference.” Wanda said “yes.” He then said, “I understand she quoted from a sleazy left wing magazine.” Wanda said, “well, Tim, Constance is here. I think you should speak with her yourself.” “Fine, put her on,” said Tim LaHaye. I told Wanda, “Wanda, I am not about to debate with Tim LaHaye on Furrs Cafeteria’s only phone, located by their cash register, at the height of their rush hour -- especially when my own lunch is getting cold. He’ll have to call me later." After lunch I had a cordial meeting with the pastor of a large Presbyterian church in Colorado Springs. Then we hurried to Wanda Leonard’s house for the 3:30 telephone conference she had scheduled between Dr. LaHaye and myself. The phone rang. Wanda answered it and then handed it to me. Tim LaHaye started by apologizing for not getting back to me in Washington, D.C. the week before. Then he abruptly said, “You said that I was part of the New Age Movement.” I was startled. “I said no such thing,” I replied. He next said, “well, you quoted from a sleazy left wing magazine. He was obviously referring to Carolyn Weaver’s important article, "The Moonies and the Christian Right" that had recently appeared in Mother Jones Magazine.[1] I said, “well, Tim, was it true?” He repeated, “it’s a sleazy left wing magazine.” I said, “Tim, I don’t care if it was the Moscow Journal. Was it true? Did she make it all up?” He did not answer. I then told him of the experience I had with the Unification Church group, CAUSA and the admission they had made to me combined with the clear pronouncements that Rev. Moon was “the Lord of the Second Advent.” He didn’t want to hear, but I finished the story. I then said, “Tim, there were clear biblical warnings about going to Egypt for help against Assyria.” “I never went to Egypt,” said Tim LaHaye. “No, you went to Rev. Moon and Bo Hi Pak. That’s even worse." I told Tim LaHaye that in my opinion God did not need twenty five cents worth of Unification Church money to build his Kingdom.” I was amazed at what Tim LaHaye said next. He said, “I never took any money from Bo Hi Pak or Unification Church.” “Oh?,” I replied. He said, “the liberal controlled Washington Post refused to give ACTV [American Coalition for Traditional Values] any publicity. So I contacted Bo Hi Pak who arranged for a series of stories to appear in the Washington Times. I was writing to thank him for those stories." I said, “Tim, would you seriously like that explanation presented to a jury?” He was silent. I note for the record that that the context of the letter was clearly financial. Moreover, it appeared to be priming the pump for more Unification Church contributions. I said, “Tim, if you only knew how many people have contacted me about their churches being ruined because their ministers accepted invitations for Korean trips and came back changed.” “I knew that was happening,” said Tim LaHaye. “That’s why I resigned from Coalition for Religious Freedom.” “Yes, but you didn’t resign from ACTV, you didn’t resign from Family Life Seminars,” I replied. Tim then said that he had been involved in Coalition for Religious Freedom for religious liberty issues. I told him that it was my understanding that Rev. Moon’s prosecution had nothing to do with religious liberty issues whatsoever. It was a tax fraud case, pure and simple. Rev. Moon had produced some allegedly 15 year old affidavits to prove that he had been holding property in trust from Unification Church members. The IRS had done their standard watermark testing and discovered that the documents were very new ones. Tim then said, “look, we’re both on the same side. You call it the New Age Movement. I call it secular humanism – it’s the same thing.” I said, “well, Tim, I have an idea. Since we both agree that Unification Church is bad and we both agree they have been using your name unfairly to their advantage, why don’t you publicly denounce them? That way, they won’t be able to use your name to advantage anymore.” Tim LaHaye literally snarled, “I’ll be the judge of that!” Then he slammed the telephone down without saying goodbye. I never spoke with him again. A few weeks later, I was speaking in the Seattle area. Angie Schiermeyer, my West Coast coordinator answered a ringing telephone. On the other end was the Washington Concerned Women of America coordinator. She told Angie she had just returned from a CWA leadership conference, held, as I recall, in Houston. All fifty state coordinators were there. She said Beverly LaHaye instructed them that nobody should “give Constance Cumbey a platform.” When they questioned why, she reportedly said that I had called the LaHayes New Agers in my latest book (none of my books have ever mentioned the LaHayes) and I had attacked a dear friend of theirs (referring to Pat Robertson whom I had critiqued for among other things, promoting Jeremy Rifkin’s New Age agenda and telling his viewers that when the Bible said ‘every eye shall behold him,’ it mean ‘on television.’ I, Constance Cumbey, was the new enemy! Per Angie, the coordinator said that until Beverly LaHaye had given her directive, they didn’t even know my second book was out – several of them had immediately thereafter rushed to local bookstores to buy it. Encouragingly, however, over the years some courageously resisted Unification Church lures and pressures. A Minnesota conservative activist James Racer was moved to write a pamphlet warning about the dangers of networking with Unification Church. He was urge to silence (as I so often was) by those who said he would damage the conservative cause by speaking. Here is what Racer so cogently presented:

"Many conservatives would rather not have this information made public, fearing that it will "damage the movement." I suggest that no one needs to fear the truth. If the conservative movement is based on fraud and deception, which it would be if this truth is stifled, then it deserves to be damaged.

"...Moon has, in the AFC, a tremendous vehicle to assist his political movement in the USA. Combining the thousands of black church leaders trained through various Moon-linked organizations with the new-found political power and savvy of the so-called New Right Christian activists, many who would be attracted to Christian Voice, would have a profound impact on America and the world.

"What Moon adds to this political formula which has been missing in almost all concentrated conservative organizing efforts is millions of dollars and hundreds of committed 'volunteers,' the true believers and followers of Moon... Regardless of what Dr. [Robert] Grant, Bob Wilson, Richard Ichord, Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Richard Viguerie, Gary Jarmin, Dan Peterson, or any of the other hundreds of officers and leaders involved in AFC believe, the documentation I received after my resignation provided to me that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon has a plan for America, and that his plan includes the American Freedom Coalition.”

Equally disturbing as Tim LaHaye’s apparent compromise was Jerry Falwell’s. Jerry Falwell would speak at the 1997 CAUSA program, 4 years after my own encounter as a keynote speaker for CAUSA. If he ever uttered a word against the New Age Movement, I never heard of it. Perhaps others did. Again the lure for him was obviously money. Moon had reportedly bailed his university out of a financial crisis. What could have been persuasive voices against religious apostasy and the New Age Movement, including one of its more odious expressions in the form of Rev. Moon who claimed to be “the Lord of the Second Advent” had been either muted or silenced.

Next Week: Part V of this expanding series. Will include “the twelve” involved with Abraham (Abram) Vereide and Marian Johnson in the formative years of Fellowship Foundation. Included in the discussion will be Frank Laubach, Norman Grubb, and Glenn Clark of Camps Farthest Out.” Was it Christianity, or was it badly disguised theosophy? The influence of Frank Buchman and MRA (Moral Rearmament Movement).

Part IV (August 29, 2008)


As you read the following, think about how your thoughts and feelings may have been influenced by the following:

The Plan today and tomorrow « original link

The Plan been in the making for a long time through the channels of various societies and organizations. In the contemporary world, various movements under the umbrella of the New Age have emerged, all promoting The Plan and making efforts to conceal its true identity by promoting acceptable and often humanitarian and environmental names to the public. But who are they? Who are the New Age propagandists? Hannah Newman states:

There are umbrella groups actively 'networking' other organizations into The Plan: the 'International Cooperation Council' (since changed to 'Unity in Diversity' - a network of 300+ organizations), 'Lucis Trust' (publisher of Alice Bailey, once called 'Lucifer Trust'), 'Stanford Research Institute' (educational material, including a 'New Age Manifesto'), the 'Lorian Association' (headed by David Spangler), 'Share International', 'Tara Center' (both headed by Benjamin Creme), 'Amnesty International', 'World Federalists' (world politics), The 'Networking Institute' (prominent in the Far East), 'World Goodwill' (humanitarian aid), 'New Group of World Servers' (social action), 'Whole Earth catalogs' (environment and nutrition), the 'First Earth Battalion' (US Military), 'Planetary Citizens' (global politics), the 'Rainbow Coalition' (interracial unity), New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine (interfaith dialog), the Pacific Institute (courses for management). Prominent individuals who publicly laud the New World Order include Willy Brandt (German ex-chancellor), Prof. J. Tinbergen (Nobel Prize winner), George Bush (ex-U.S. president), Robert Kennedy (veteran U.S. Senator, former Attorney General), Margaret Mead (anthropologist), Carl Rogers (psychotherapist), Eric Fromm (psychologist), Barbara Marx Hubbard (Democratic nominee for VP in 1984), Robert Muller (former Asst. UN Secretary General), U Thant (Muller's UN boss and mentor), Aurelio Peccei (founder of the Club of Rome), Isaac Asimov (scientist and sci-fi writer), Alvin Toffler (author of 'Future Shock'), George Christie (founder of Intelsat Consortium of 106 countries), pop singers John Denver and Judy Collins, historians William Irwin Thompson and Theodore Roszak, actress Shirley MacLaine, psychic Edgar Cayce.

One-fourth of humanity must be eliminated from the social body. We are in charge of God's selection process for planet earth. He selects, we destroy. We are the riders of the pale horse, Death. | Psychologist Barbara Marx Hubbard Eugenics Movement

Most of the network groups have some connection with 'Planetary Initiative for the World We Choose', run by a 'World Council of Wise Persons' and/or a Coordinating-   Council' [not known if they are the same]. This group publicizes dates of its meetings at the UN, and even names of members, such as Buckminster Fuller, Norman Cousins, Dr. Carlos Romulo, Brooke Newell (VP of Chase Manhattan Bank), Gerhard Elston (ex-director of Amnesty International), Helen Kramer
(Int'l Assoc. of Machinists), Robert Muller (Chancellor, UN University for Peace), Donald Keys (of 'Planetary Citizens').

Aggressive recruiting into the New Age, besides the above organizations, is going on through the following more general groups and activities [mostly from NA sources]: Montessori and Waldorf schools, Theosophy and Anthroposophy, Transcendental Meditation, Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Zero Population Growth, Planned Parent- hood, Hunger Project, Voluntary Simplicity, Bread for the World, most disarmament groups, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Club of Rome, Skull and Bones (Yale fraternity), the International Legal Commission (UN consultant), UNICEF (UN relief agency), World Council of Churches (ecumenical Christian), 'A Course on Miracles' (interfaith study group), Unitarian churches, Bahai and Sufi sects (Moslem), The Door (NYC medical facility), New Thought courses, many interfaith dialog projects, most health food stores, the entertainment industry. According to Ferguson, governmental groups (U.S.) which have embraced New Age include the Department of Defense (invited Ferguson as keynote speaker at their annual dinner, 1982), the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Industrial giants which require their managers to attend New Age seminars: General Motors, AT&T, Chrysler Corporation, several oil companies, Lockheed, Blue Cross-Blue Shield. [Ferguson's list is 17 years old at this point; we can assume the NA influence to be significantly wider by now.]

NA spokesmen have no anxiety about their movement being sabotaged from within, due to their deliberate structure of 'a network of networks'. Described by Ferguson ('Aquarian Conspiracy') as the opposite of a bureaucracy, "Its organizational chart would resemble a badly knotted fishnet... Its center is everywhere... Its life does not hinge on any one [group or leader]." The networks take the same action, she said, not because they collude together, but because they share the same assumptions. Each network is independent of the others and no one organization or leader is indispensable; therefore, anyone causing a PR disaster or deciding to fight The Plan can be eliminated without damaging the network, with others taking over the function. [The Jim Jones Guyana fiasco was a good example: the 'Spiritual Community Guide' of 1972 listed his People's Temple as a 'New Age spiritual center'; after the mass suicide, 'New Age Magazine' branded him as "a dangerous example of Christian fundamentalism" and he was quietly removed from the Guide. See Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, Constance Cumbey, p.60] Although it is claimed that New Age has no leader or structure, there are numerous organizational charts, a world center ('Findhorn Community' in Scotland), and several 'holy sites' where 'masters' can be found - including Jerusalem [which explains world pressure to delegitimize this city as Israel's capital and internationalize it]. NA has its priesthood too, certain spokesmen whose words are received as law. They include: Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey, Benjamin Creme, David Spangler, Marilyn Ferguson, Mark Satin, Peter LeMesurier, Maharishi Yogi, George Gurdjieff, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, H.G. Wells, Nicholas Roerich, Buckminster Fuller, George Trevelyan. New Age "Bibles" (books studied and meticulously applied) include: 'Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom' (Creme), 'Externalisation of the Hierarchy' (Bailey) [containing 'The Plan for the New World Order'], 'The Rays and the Initiations' (Bailey), 'The Secret Doctrine' (Blavatsky) [the Aryan race theory], 'Revelation: the Birth of a New Age' (Spangler) [describing the 'Luciferic initiation' as a NA requirement], 'The Open Conspiracy, Blueprints for a World Revolution' (Wells), 'The Critical Path' (Fuller) [plans for undermining orthodox religions by use of computers], 'The Armageddon Script' (LeMesurier) [plans to stage a "second coming of Christ" to satisfy Christian expectations].

Looking around in the world, one could witness various revelations of the New Age Plan: Tarot, yoga, channeling, lightwork, meditation, healing, UFO's, Alien Cultures, spirituality, altered states of consciousness, yoga, veda & dharma, mysteries, astrology, humanism, etc. One might also mention The Church of Scientology and the Cabbala, the two major spiritual attractions among celebrities in Hollywood. Working around the world, various New Age movements, originally in co-operation with either Theosophicals, the Baileys, H. G. Wells, or David Spangler and his Findhorn Institute, have flourished, such as Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the Humanist Movement, the Freemasonry, etc.

The most respected "priests" of the New Age, such as Benjamin Creme, David Spangler, Alice Bailey and Helena Blavatsky, have declared that their "God" is someone called Sanat Kumara, the "Ancient of Days" and the "One Initiator". This person revealed a little bit of his identity during a "channeling" by a certain John Armitage in London on 21 September 1996. It states:

Sanat Kumara is the brother of Sananda. Sanat Kumara is your planetary Logos. He is very much concerned with the Ascension of your planet. There is erroneous information circulating upon your planet that states that Sanat Kumara come from Venus, or comes from Venus. Of course in your English language these two statements have different meanings. Sanat Kumara does not come from Venus, although he came from there to this planet Earth. How did he get here? Do any of you remember that in 1987 there was this event known as the Harmonic Convergence? Now many of you will understand now that no-body knew at that time what the Harmonic Convergence was. Many people were first with information that at this time this event which had become known on the planet as the Harmonic Convergence would take place; but if you questioned anyone about what it was, they replied that they didn't know. People went in groups to many temples and holy places. They gathered in homes, houses, halls, and they meditated and allowed the energies to converge harmonically. This convergence of energy opened up a vortex through which Sanat Kumara grounded his energy into Mother Earth.

And who is allegedly his brother? Viewing his picture and reading his file, it is obvious that the New Age occultism regards Jesus as Sananda.  Thus this Sanat person claims to be Jesus Christ's brother! He  is also said to be "the eternal youth from the Planet Venus". In occultism, Lucifer is called Venus and Benjamin Creme himself, in a radio interview, admitted that Lucifer came to the earth, from Venus, 18.5 million years ago. Lucifer is Venus, the Sanat (or Satan!) Kumara, the deity of the New Age leaders and, maybe not to their knowledge yet, the New Agers in general. (Hidden Dangers, 58n, 65,66.). And his number is, according to various New Age literature, 666, the threefold number of man. Hannah Newman states:
Goal of the Plan - Initiation: All who wish to enter the New Age 'on the physical plane' [alive] must undergo an 'energy activation' or 'rebirth' - usually marked by a subjective trance induced 'light experience' where one meets either a 'spirit guide' or one's 'higher self' (no difference since 'all is one'). This 'altered state of  consciousness' will eventually lead to a 'Luciferic initiation' into the 'new humanity', or a vow of allegiance to Lucifer as god. Those who cannot (no souls) or will not ('not sufficiently developed in their spiritual journey') will be sent on to their next life in a global 'cleansing action' (Alice Bailey, 'The Rays and the Initiations' pp.754-755).By means of this 'initiation' all will continue on their journey to 'godhood' at the new level, which includes 'personal experience of the knowledge of good and evil'. ... and one cannot become a complete god with only one side. "Lucifer comes to give us the final gift of wholeness. If we accept it, then he is free and we are free. That is the Luciferic initiation. It is one that many people now, and in the days ahead, will be facing, for it is an initiation into the New Age." (Spangler, 'Reflections on the Christ') NAers confirm that this is what Lucifer offered to Eve in the Garden, and it's being offered again today. Only it's been 'misunderstood due to fear inherited from the superstitious Jews'.

5. Dealing with opposition to the Plan: The only spiritual systems which will not work in this scheme are the monotheistic or 'personal immortality' religions ('fundamentalist' or Bible-based Christianity and Judaism, some kinds of Islam) which 'refuse to abandon their fear and separation' and are 'outmoded and dangerous in their exclusivity'. Even if they were not separatist, Blavatsky explains that they err with "gods created by man in his own image and likeness, a blasphemous and sorry caricature of the ever unknowable." Likewise Creme brands the Jewish tradition of blood sacrifice as "impossible" and blames Judaism for the Christian teaching of Christ as a blood atonement for sin. These faiths and their adherents are an obstacle to mankind's progress toward the next 'quantum leap'. A brochure by the 'New Group of World Servers', adorned with a '666' design, calls them "religious experiments which spread the virus of hatred and separation" and which "have no part in the New Age".

Who would like to cut off religious Jews and believing (evangelical, fundamentalist or rather "born-again") Christians? Who is their enemy? The only religions preaching and proclaiming that the Messiah could not be a guru, or a Tibetan Master or any of the ideas promoted by the New Age, are religious/fundamentalist Jews and Christians. The religious Jews are still awaiting their Messiah and will, according to the Tanakh (Old Testament), realize that the New Age Messiah is a fake and will denounce him. Also, Christians cannot accept a guru Messiah as Jesus Christ, whose Second Coming they await. Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other major religions in the world can easily reconcile their awaited "Messiah" with the New Age caricature. And who would like to be promoted to the status of the Jewish Messiah and Christians' Jesus? According to the Jewish and Christian Bibles that character is called Lucifer. Hannah Newman continues:
Lucifer is a Latin word meaning light bearer - he whom the Jews have called "helel ben shahar" (Isaiah 14:12) or 'shining one, son of the morning' ('The Beacon', vol. XLVII, no 9, 1978, pub by Lucis Trust), also the anointed cherub who was in the Garden of Eden (Ezekiel 28:12-15). NAers themselves say that this is the one known as Satan, but that his activity and intentions have been misunderstood (or deliberately slandered - given the name "hasatan" or "the enemy" by the Hebrews and expanded by the Christians). New Agers honor Lucifer as the ultimate being- turned-god, the one who first promised to bring mankind into godhood (appearing to Adam and Eve, and also before that). But since many are not able to accept this name, he allows others to call him 'krishna', 'buddha', or even 'christ/ messiah'. They insist, however, that Maitreya is the one all these faiths are waiting for, including Jews who await Moshiach. They recognize Chinese worship of 'the dragon', and Egyptian/Hindu worship of 'the cobra', as forms which Lucifer takes on. They also approve of witches who worship Lucifer in the form of a goat-man, known in nature cults as 'Pan' (the deity worshiped at Findhorn and credited with their unique agricultural methods - see 'The Magic of Findhorn' by Paul Hawken). Lucifer, Creme preaches, is the only being to have evolved to a '7th degree initiation', as opposed to Buddha (6th) or Jesus (4th) (the latter was briefly classed as a 5th degree, which would have released him from further reincarnation; however, he was found "unworthy" of this level).Lucifer is personally in charge of our planetary evolution - thus, our 'creator'. He (as Maitreya) is quoted by Creme as having "nourished" all the genius which humankind has produced, including Freud, Jung, Picasso, Mahatma Gandhi, Karl Marx and Einstein (all these reaching a '2nd level' initiation). Lucifer arrived here 18-1/2 million years ago from the planet Venus, which became known by one of his names, 'The Morning Star'. At some point Maitreya (now in a physical body) will allow Lucifer to inhabit him, when all are 'freed from the unreasoning fear' of this name - hence the term and goal of the 'Luciferic initiation'. The number 666, held as Lucifer's sacred number, is to be used wherever possible to hasten his appearance, or alternately, as a 'signal for help' to UFOs whose inhabitants serve under Lucifer.
Thus, is this Maitreya (possessed by Lucifer) going to appear, and if so, when? What date do the New Agers themselves promote?

The Year 2000

The Plan is a blueprint of how this New Age Messiah is going to appear, also hinting to at which point in history, setting a proposed date for his appearance. Hannah Newman once more states:

Monotheistic influence is also holding up the show more than was anticipated. In 1945, Maitreya announced that he would reveal himself when (among other global reforms) "people are released from authoritarian supervision of their religious thought." By his own admission, he must be invited by mankind to take over on a religious/spiritual level. With each postponement of Maitreya's 'Day of Declaration', there appears to be increasing frustration among NA spokesmen at the refusal of 'the old order' of monotheistic groups to obey the 'laws of human evolution' and die out. Lucis Trust ('World Goodwill Newsletter', summer 1982) cited "three prominent examples" of "rising fanatical religious fundamentalism [causing a rise in] blatant militarism"; they named the U.S. (specifying "those who expect... the biblically prophesied global cataclysm"), Iran and Israel, calling these "frightening... dangerous ... a threat to world peace" although they are only "victims of fear". Others are vexed by the organized activism of American fundamentalist Christians, particularly their influence in Congress; the rise of Islamic states (not mentioning domestic tyranny but only terrorism); and the rising numbers of self-assertive Jews, returning to Judaism and/or a national identity. In contrast, the overall political and social cooperation with the Plan appears to satisfy many. In 1976, right after the Plan went public, the 'ascended masters' gave orders to establish world centers in anticipation of the New World Order, according to Creme, with the goal of "gradual transformation of society without disorder and trauma." They are located in New York, London, Geneva, Darjeeling and Tokyo. A nucleus of 'world servers' has also been trained to run these centers, and are stationed "in every country in the world, without exception." International committees have been quietly working on multi-stage programs for implementing the New World Order; many of these have already recruited resources and personnel and need only the signal to become operational. 
If the fulfillment of The Plan has been postponed repeatedly, when should the world expect Maitreya's appearance? One of the most prominent New Age thinkers and organizers is Dr. Robert Mueller, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. In his book New Genesis he mentions his belief that Maitreya (with whom he claims to communicate) and The Plan will be ushered into the world in the year 2000. But how does he "know"? He, as well as Alice Bailey and many other New Agers, admit that they receive channeling from "the Tibetan", a certain spirit called Djwhal Khan, the only "Master", according to the "Masters' Image Gallery" not to have his "photo" taken. Various other New Age authors or prophets, such as Spangler and Mueller, have also stated their belief in the year 2000 as the redemptive year of Maitreya. The sign is the New Age uniting peace symbol, just as various peace movements dating from the 1950's have proposed. The year 2000 is very sacred to New Age thought. Various movements have come together in order to celebrate January 1 2000 as the Peace day. Various celebrities, world leaders (including among others Bill Clinton and the New Age propagandist Mikhail Gorbachev) and academics have united in building hopes for the year 2000, when New Agers expect their hopes for a New World Order to be fulfilled. A New Age organ published this Year 2000/Human Millennium poem/vision:
The beginning or the end

Some people fear that the new millennium will bring apocalyptic trials and tribulations. They fear the end of life as we know it could be at hand. That there will soon be a great change seems inevitable to many people. But will it be the end, or has history been leading us to a new and glorious beginning for humanity. Will we allow this self-fulfilling prophecy to sweep us away, or will we use this yearning for change as an opportunity to create a wonderful future of promise and hope, together.

Now is the time

This is the perfect time for the Peace On Earth Movement to awaken. It has always been here. It has been growing through the efforts of countless caring people along many narrow winding paths. All of these paths meet at THIS moment in time.

We can walk together into the Peace On Earth Millennium

If we proceed together, the road will be clearer for all of us to walk together into the new millennium filled with hope and promise. We have the chance to make the approaching century the beginning of the Peace On Earth Millennium. A new age that will be only the beginning of the wonders that will be achieved when each life is valued and lived with purpose...When each life is a life of wonder and fulfillment.

Community will be the focus of this new age of humanity

In the Peace On Earth Millennium, peace will be a central focus of our lives, and of the aims and goals of society. We will all feel and understand that humanity is a community. We will work together to build peace, and keep peace. We will strive together to encourage the human potential. We will seek together to solve all of the problems that face humanity and the earth that we share.

We are people for peace

Now is the time for all of us to join together, to walk together, to work together for peace. Now is the time for us to join the Peace On Earth movement, so that by standing up together, we show each other that we care about our world and our future. We can help make peace a focus of our lives, and a focus for our society, by joining together now as people for peace.

Peace 2000 celebrations are to begin January 1 2000, when New Age leaders expect the installation of The Plan. Some are even starting to implement that issue and train for the upcoming events. The Iceland based Peace 2000 Institute , directly in co-operation with Spangler and dr. Mueller, recently appealed to the world to give "peace" a chance during its airlift of presents to Iraqi children, with the help of the Icelandic Santa Claus. Its Icelandic founder and leader, Ástþór Magnússon,(photo: Clinton and Magnússon) a former Presidential Candidate and Gandhi Humanitarian Award Winner, appeared in Baghdad to refute the UN embargo on Iraq. Returning to his native Iceland, he barely had settled when he became engaged in media disputes with the Icelandic Lutheran church, due to their conflicting understanding of Jesus Christ's message. And many others will or have raised their voices in support of World Peace 2000 and the usher in of the New Age Messiah, the chief agent of "Venus".

No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he takes a Luciferian initiation. | David Spangler Director of Planetary Initiative, Interconnections Must-read link


My comments:

This is a good example of how God (YAHWEH) is in control of timing of end-time events. He made it clear in 2 Thessalonians 2 how the revealing of the antichrist is in the control of Him through the restrainer. I believe that this New Age Christ is the antichrist. So unless they understand Bible prophecy, they will not know the timing as well as God has led His people to understand it through the study of the Bible. That is what the HIStory, Our Future Bible studies are about, revealing God's timing to the bride of Christ so that we are not in darkness regarding what is about to happen just as He promised because He loves us that much.

It is imperative that everyone have a personal relationship to Christ through understanding His ways of selfless love by the reading of His Word. He is coming again to gather His bride, all those that live by faith in Yeshua the Christ. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Fulfilled prophecy is the greatest faith-builder I know because it is the evidence of what we cannot see and is laid out in God's Word. The precision of God's Word over thousands of years to bring us exactly where He said we would be at His coming!

I urge you to get alone and quiet in prayer to Him. It's just talking to Him as if He is right there, because if you ask Him to be, He will be. I would like you to find the peace that passes all understanding through a personal relationship with the Creator of the universe. That is the goal of shining the light of God's Word on the dark deeds done in dark places to deceive you. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One God of Truth, worship Him.


Media

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order.  | David Rockefeller

We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected the promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world-government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the National auto-determination practiced in past centuries| David Rockefeller in an address to Trilateral Commission meeting, 1991

For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.| David Rockefeller, Memoirs , 2002 (Random House, New York, 2002) Chapter 27, page 405

They Sold Their Souls For Rock N' Roll
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I think one of the biggest signs of the times that we are overlooking is the music revolution that started in the 1950’s. Is it a coincidence that it happened AFTER the biggest prophetic sign of the end times, the re-birth of Israel in 1948? I don’t think so. Here is a four part series produced by Cross TV that gives you the shocking truth of were the roots of today's popular music comes from and what effect it has on all of us. I will encourage you to watch all four episodes. UPDATE: Thanks to John (one of our readers) Here is where you can purchase this video series: www.crosstv.com

Having watched this series, I have some thoughts about the mystery of iniquity that is already at work. 2 Thessalonians 2:7, "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way." The education system was attacked by the spirit of darkness through the idea of evolution. It has no physical dimensions we can perceive, but it affects the spirits with ideas, thoughts. This is the voice of the spirit realm. Evolution removed the recognition of the spiritual realm by limiting and narrowing one's focus to just the physical. The scientific method only allows for those things we can sense and with our five senses. By affecting children through education and giving them thoughts in their formative years that focused them solely on the material things that fade and die, future generations in the secular world would live without the moral framework of God. This has also been seen in the attack on Christianity and attempts to distort the government to reject support of it. Then the spiritual darkness of Aleister Crowley began to affect others, including Hitler and later what this series is about the mid-century musical shift. The power of music can teach a generation and without proper understanding of the spiritual, they focused on only those things that will die, abandoning the God who created them to fulfill the desires of the flesh. It's something we can all relate to on a personal level. This is a very heavy series to watch spiritually, but it will really show you 2 Thessalonians 2:7 I believe. I hope this also awakens your constant awareness of the war that is going on right now in the spirit, which is breaking into the physical through the thoughts and actions of men and women either showing forth the spirit of God or of Satan. Thought is the voice of the spirit realm. We must guard out minds with God's Word. Matthew 10:16, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."



How television controls and programs minds Dark Truth (September 18, 2007) - Read this powerful indictment of uncontrolled TV viewing written in the early 1990s and then take stock of how much the Boob Tube is on in your own home. Its message is even more important today with TVs blaring in airports, bars, even offices. It is time to try Mr. Wolfe's therapy: "Do you want to stay stupid and let your country go to hell in a basket? Why don't you just walk over to the set and turn it off. That's right, completely off. Go on, you can do it. Now isn't that better? Don't you feel a little better already? You've just taken the first step in deprogramming yourself. It wasn't that hard, was it? Until we speak again, try to keep it off. Now that will be a bit harder." -Jim Marrs

Turn Off Your Television By L. Wolfe

The subconscious is powerful. It is aware of every particle and detail around you. But it doesn't know the difference between fact or fiction and acts on all information passing through the conscious mind as fact, and responds to it. So what do you think happens when you watch silly, moron, goofy commercials and television programs? They are training your thought processes. -Hey buddy, I'm talking to you. Yes, you, the guy sitting in front of the television. Turn down the sound a bit, so that you can hear what I am saying. Now, try to concentrate on what I am going to say. I want to talk to you about your favorite pastime. No, it's not baseball or football, although it does have something to do with your interest in spectator sports. I'm talking about what you were just doing: watching television.

Do you have any idea about how much time you spend in front of the television set? According to the latest studies, the average American now spends between five and six hours a day watching television. Let's put that in perspective: that is more time than you spend doing anything else but sleeping or working, if you are lucky enough to still have a job.

That's more time than you spend eating, more time than you spend with your wife alone, more time than with the kids. It's even worse with your children. According to these same studies, young children below school age watch more than eight hours each day. School age children watch a little under eight hours a day. In 1980, the average 20-year-old had watched the equivalent of 14 months of television in his or her brief lifetime. That's 14 months, 24 hours a day.

More recent figures show that the numbers have climbed: the 20-year-old has spent closer to two full years of his or her life in front of the television set. At the same time, the researchers have noted a disturbing phenomena. It seems that we Americans are getting progressively more stupid. They note a decline in reading and comprehension levels in all age groups tested. Americans read less and understand what they read less than they did 10 years ago, less than they have at any time since research began to study such things.

As for writing skills, Americans are, in general, unable to write more than a few simple sentences. We are among the least literate people on this planet, and we're getting worse. It's the change--the constant trendline downward--that interests these researchers. More than one study has correlated this increasing stupidity of our population to the amount of television they watch.

Interestingly, the studies found that it doesn't matter what people watch, whether it's ``The Simpsons'' or ``McNeil/Lehrer,'' or ``Murphy Brown'' or ``Nightline':' the more television you watch, the less literate, the more stupid you are. The growth in television watching had surprised some of the researchers. Back a decade ago, they were predicting that television watching would level off and might actually decline. It had reached an absolute saturation point.

They were right for so-called network television; figures show a steady dropoff of viewership. But that drop is more than made up for by the growth of cable television, with its smorgasbord of channels, one for almost every perversion. Especially in urban and suburban areas, Americans are hard-wired to more than 100 different channels that provide them with all news, like CNN, all movies, all comedy, all sports, all weather, all financial news and a liberal dose of straight pornography.

The researchers had also failed to predict the market penetration of first beta and then VHS video recorders; they made it possible to watch one thing and record another for later viewing. They also offered access to movies not available on networks or even cable channels as well as home videos, recorded on your own little camcorder. The proliferation of home video equipment has involved families in video-related activities which are not even considered in the cumulative totals for time Americans spend watching television.

You might not actually realize how much you are watching television. But think for a moment. When you come home, you turn the television on, if it isn't on already. You read the paper with it on, half glancing at what is on the screen, catching a bit of the news, or the plot of a show. You eat with it on, maybe in the background, listening for a score or something that happens to a character in a show you follow.

When something you are interested in, a show or basketball game, is on, the set becomes the center of attention. So your attention to what is on may vary in intensity, but there is almost no point when you are home, and inside, and have the set completely off. Isn't that right? The studies did not break down the periods of time people watched television, according to the intensity of their viewing.

But the point is still made: you compulsively turn the television on and spend a good portion of your waking hours glued to the tube. And the studies also showed that many people can't sleep without the television turned on! Brainwashing Now, I'm sure you have heard that watching too much television is bad for your health. They put stories like that on the evening news. Bad for your eyes to stare at the screen, they say. Especially bad if you sit too close. Well, I want to make another point.

We've already shown that you are addicted to the tube, watching it between six and eight hour a day. But it is an addiction that brainwashes you. There are two kind