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The Mystery of the Beast Part 7 -- Taking the Place of God
Excerpted from JJ Dewey's forthcoming book, "The Unveiling"
(Copyrighted 2007, All Rights Reserved)
Now let us look at the meaning of Revelations, Chapter 13, Verse 3, as it applies to the initiate as he starts his group. When the group begins their work a beastly unjust, unearned authority encompasses them. The new project or teachings initiated will break the old molds of thinking and will allow freedom of thought that runs contrary to the powers that be. The head of the Beast that seeks to control them is wounded as it were to death. It seems for a time that the group has broken away from the false authorities of the world and is moving ahead in an atmosphere of freedom.
Then a new generation of leaders comes along which doesn't understand the difference between earned and unearned authority as well as the free flow of independent thinking and expression. These leaders appoint, or manage to include, others who embrace beastly authority and soon the group is as tightly controlled as any other organization dominated by the Beast. It is only a matter of time before the deadly wound is healed and even the members of this supposedly enlightened group wondered after the Beast and worship the dragon from which it gets its power.
"And they worshipped the Beast, saying, Who is like unto the Beast?
who is able to make war with him?" When a person mistakenly accepts a human image or book as an ultimate
authority he puts this engraved image in the place of God, giving it
the authority of God and will indeed see this authority as divine so
he will not be able to make war with it. A dedicated and courageous person is often willing to give his life in
war against even the most powerful of enemies. Hitler, for instance
was a very powerful man, but still people were able to make war with
him. On the other hand, the Beast is so powerful that those who worship it
will not be able to make war with it no matter how courageous they
are. Why? Because they will see it as being the same as making war against God. Find a Christian or Moslem who sees their scriptures as the infallible
word of God and quote a scripture to them that seems negative or a
little strange and ask them if there is something wrong with it or if
he would reject it. Such a believer will almost turn pale at the thought and will not
consider questioning the scripture no matter how outrageous it may
sound. In their mind they might as well be revolting against God. Even if you quote scriptures that support putting a rebellious child
to death, the killing of gays, or women being commanded to be silent
in church they will be terrified at even entertaining the thought that
there could be something wrong with what has been written by the
supposed finger of God. Even if it goes against their belief they
will justify it in some way. If they believe the Bible is the word of
God they will not dare say: "the scripture is wrong." If their leader is a pope, prophet or priest who speaks for God the
believer will not consider making war against his words for in the
follower's mind it would be like challenging God. Non religious people do not escape the authority of the Beast. A
person who does not believe in God still has an outward authority to
which he gives a god-like authority. Even one who is not religious can
give such god-like authority to a manifesto, a teacher, a politician,
a Constitution, a scientist, a doctor or a number of other
authorities. To give a reasonable weight to an earned authority is
fine, but to give absolute authority to anything is to give a god-like
authority. In an atheistic state like North Korea, for example, Kim
Jong-il takes the place of God with as much or more authority than the
Pope and certain rules with more fear. If you are a scientist and would not consider that Einstein could be
wrong -- if you are a patriot and cannot consider the Constitution
could be improved -- if you are a patient and cannot consider that your
doctor should be rejected -- if you have a belief system that you see
approved by God that you cannot consider has flaws -- then you are
under the power of the Beast. "And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two
months." (Rev 13:5) The organization started by the initiate is taken over by the
authorities of the world to heal their deadly wound. They twist the
original intent and teachings of the initiate and thus blaspheme his
purpose. This corruption continues for three and a half cycles of
time. After this period the organization is restored, revitalized or
destroyed and replaced by another. Then the original work of the
initiate bears fruit and again the Beast suffers another deadly wound. "And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven." (Rev 13:6) During the three and a half cycles the unjust authorities blaspheme
God by taking the place of the divine. They blaspheme his tabernacle
by corrupting the work of the initiate. Finally, they blaspheme them
that dwell in heaven by not allowing followers to ascend to higher
consciousness (heaven) to discover the true source of knowledge and
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