THE MORMON TEMPLE CEREMONIES , A COMMENTARY I have written this little COMMENTARY to shed further light and amplification on areas of the temple text. The writer of the original temple text file seems to feel that the false doctrines in these files should be obvious to anyone reading the temple text. However I feel that the novice Christian might get "swallowed up", if not careful reading this text. For that reason, I have written the following. Also for those of you not wanting to spend several hours studying the temple text files, my commentary should give you some idea of what is going on in the Mormon temples. PRE-1990 TEMPLE TEXT AND POST 1990 TEMPLE TEXT FILES ? I would like to make mention of the revised temple practices document. Many things in the Mormon temple ceremony were so offensive and obviously satanic (especially the praise to Lucifer) that it was decided that these parts of the temple rituals be removed. I am glad to see that these things have been removed because they were offensive to Christians, the womens movement and even novice Mormons! However I would like to draw the following analogy. The temple rituals most definitely could be compared to a large statue of the devil, complete with horns and a tail, sitting right in the middle of the Mormon temples. It would be very obviously demonic and as hideous as were the luciferic chants and blood oaths of secrecy (penalties) in the temple rituals. Removing the oaths of secrecy and the praises to the devil, from the temple ordinances, is like cutting the tail and horns off of the statue, but what do you have? YOU STILL HAVE THE DEVIL, AND MORE DANGEROUS NOW BECAUSE HE IS DISGUISED. JUST BECAUSE YOU CUT OFF THE HORNS AND TAIL, THE STATUE DOESN'T BECOME A STATUE OF JESUS. IT IS STILL THE DEVIL! (IN FACT, MORMON DOCTRINE TEACHES THAT SATAN AND JESUS ARE BROTHERS.) Since the Mormon temple practices were considered to be sacred to Mormons, now with the rituals cut up the way they are, Mormons should finally realize what they are really in and get out! Mormons are in blatant satanism! I can see many Mormons finally leaving mormonism as a result of this, but I also feel that many "conservative" Mormon sects will break off to conserve the temple ordinances in the former manner. HOW MANY MORMONS HAVE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN TEMPLE ORDINANCES? The first point I would like to amplify is this. According to the temple text only 1 out of every 4 Mormons have participated in the temple practices. This is valuable to know because I'm sure that many Mormons, when finally exposed to these rituals, especially the chanting to Lucifer, would flee from mormonism. Pray that God opens their eyes. FREEMASONRY is copied in the temple rituals. (Freemasonry predates mormonism by several hundred years.) This is evident in the many "secret tokens" and "signs and penalties", which instill fear in the participants. Fear is one of the weapons of Satan. Just imagine being bound to secrecy in this way! The participants are warned to keep quite MORMONISM = SATANISM The Satanic Bible defines Mormon as the "God of the Ghouls" and defines his followers as "Mormons". In Chinese, the word MORMON means "Gates of Hell" The chant, used in the Mormon temple rituals is "PAY LAY ALE" These three words are PHONETICALLY EQUIVALENT to the following Hebrew words from Strongs Concordance "Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary".......... PELE', peh'-leh ; a miracle, marvelous thing, wonderful #6382 HEYLEL, hay-lale'; the morning star, Lucifer #1966 In other words, the chant repeated in the temple 3 times means "WONDERFUL LUCIFER" However Mormons are told that this means something completely different. I pray that the true Lord and Creator of the universe open their eyes and reveal Himself to these poor people. ACCORDING TO THE "NEW TEMPLE" TEXT FILE, THIS CHANT HAS BEEN CHANGED. YOU CAN SEE WHY ! THE MORMON SHIELD AGAINST SATAN? A PIECE OF MAGIC CLOTH? Each Mormon ,at his first temple endowment, receives the temple garment (undergarment) which looks like longjohns to be worn AT ALL TIMES under their regular attire. They are given this garment with the following promise. "It will be a shield and protection to you from the power of the destroyer" What a delusion! The devil and his cohorts operate in the realm of the spiritual and not in the physical. It is superstitious magic to believe in such power in a piece of cloth. Compare this with what the Bible says (below) regarding the true armor of the believer. Ephesians Chapter 6 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 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]. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching hereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; about this or DIE! The Bible warns of making such oaths. See James 5:12 FROM THE TEMPLE TEXT, The words of the Lecturer>>> "I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are associated with this token, its name, sign, and penalty, and which you will be required to take upon yourselves. If I were receiving the Endowment today, either for myself or for the dead, I would repeat in my mind these words, after making the sign." (Officiator makes the sign, at the same time representing the execution of the penalty) "I covenant in the name of the Son that I will never reveal the first token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or sign of the nail, with its accompanying name, sign and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life .. (pause, draws right thumb across body) to be taken." (drops hands to his sides) IN OTHER WORDS THOSE THAT FEEL BOUND BY THE OATH ARE TO CUT THEMSELVES OPEN, OR BE EXECUTED FOR DIVULGING THE SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE RITUALS. Let me just say this. If you feel bound, Jesus can set you free! ACCORDING TO THE REVISED TEMPLE TEXT FILE, THE PENALTIES FOR DIVULGENCE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED. HAVE THESE CHANGES TAKEN PLACE AT ALL TEMPLES OR ORDINANCES? STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TEMPLE ACCESS These rituals are carefully hidden from outsiders, from new Mormons and even some longstanding Mormons. The PASS or "Temple Recommend", as it is called, is only given to a Mormon that passes several stringent tests and then, only good for a one year period. The tapes, which were transcribed as the source for the temple text files, were obtained from ex-mormons who had access through these "Temple Recommend"s. ALMOST GHOULISH LOVE OF THE DEAD Mormons perform "Baptisms for the Dead" in these temples. They believe that Mormon "spirit missionaries" will meet with their deceased loved ones, held in "spirit prisons" and convert them to mormonism. According to their doctrine, the loved ones held in the spirit prisons need baptism by proxy, to be released. WHY DID JESUS DIE ON THE CROSS ? Jesus is my deliverer and savior from sin. Jesus is my ONLY provision for salvation. I must make my decision while I'm alive, otherwise I'm doomed to hell. The Bible doesn't condone baptism for the dead. MOST BAPTISMALS ARE UNDERGROUND Only in the new Mormon temples are some baptismals located above ground. Underground baptisms are according to the instructions in the Mormon Doctrines and Covenants 128:13. Are the Mormons trying to get closer to the netherworld? When Saul , with the witch of Endor, called up the demonic spirit, thinking it was Samuel, it came up from the ground (underground). ISAIAH 29:4 AND THOU SHALT BE BROUGHT DOWN, AND SHALT SPEAK OUT OF THE GROUND, AND THY SPEECH SHALL BE LOW OUT OF THE DUST, AND THY VOICE SHALL BE, AS OF ONE THAT HATH A FAMILIAR SPIRIT, OUT OF THE GROUND, AND THY SPEECH SHALL WHISPER OUT OF THE DUST. THE FALSE TRINITY OF MORMONISM In the CREATION SCENES of the temple ritual, Michael the angel is introduced as a co-creator with Elohim and Jehovah (two names for God) WHERE , IN THE BIBLE, DOES IT SAY THAT MICHAEL IS A CREATOR or GOD?? They then go further by stating that this angel takes on flesh and becomes Adam. None of this is biblical nor is it even found in the Book of Mormon (A book already laden with errors but deemed as the foundation of mormonism nonetheless.) From the temple text files >>>>>>> ELOHIM: "Jehovah, Michael, then let us go down and form man in our own likeness and in our own image, male and female, and put into him his spirit, and let us give him dominion over the beasts, the fishes, and the birds, and make him Lord over the earth and over all things on the face of the earth. NARRATOR: "Brethren and Sisters, this is Michael, who helped form the earth. When he awakens from the sleep which Elohim and Jehovah have caused to come upon him, he will be known as Adam and having forgotten all, will become like a little child. Brethren, close your eyes as if you were asleep." ***************************END OF QUOTE THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE In mormonism there is a veil and a so called "holy place" within the bounds of that veil. The Bible teaches that the veil was torn wide open when Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that Jesus is the only "veil" by which we have access to the Father. Matthew 27:51 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; Hebrews 10:20 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (speaking of the flesh of Jesus) From the temple text files GARDEN OF EDEN SCENE>>>*************** ADAM: (resignedly) "Eve, I see that this must be so. I will partake that man may be." LUCIFER: (Walks into the scene.) "That is right." EVE: (philosophically) "It is better for us to pass through sorrow that we may know the good from the evil." (Eve turns to Lucifer contemptuously.) "I know thee now. Thou art Lucifer, he who was cast out of Father's presence for rebellion." *****************************************************END OF QUOTE I don't know why some ex-Mormons say that the temple practices are totally foreign to the teachings of the Book of Mormon. Sometimes the doctrines are totally different but if you look at the quotes from the Book of Mormon (below) you will see the same doctrine is being taught as the above excerpt from the temple rituals. FROM BOOK OF MORMON >>>>> 2 Nephi 2:22 - 2:26 And now, behold , if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end. 23 And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery ; doing no good for they knew no sin. 24 But behold,all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things. 25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. 26 And the Messiah cometh in the fullness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given. IT IS PLAIN FROM THE ABOVE 5 VERSES THAT GLORY IS BEING GIVEN TO ADAM AND SATAN. THE LOGIC OF THE VERSES ARE AS FOLLOWS. IF ADAM WASN'T TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL, HE WOULD HAVE NEVER FALLEN, AND MANKIND WOULDN'T EXIST TODAY. THIS VERY SAME LINE OF THINKING IS IN THE TEMPLE RITUALS! From the temple text file >>>>>> LECTURER #2: "Brethren, you have been washed and pronounced clean, or that through your faithfulness, you may become clean from the blood and sins of this generation. Clean through YOUR FAITHFULNESS? What ever happened to "clean by the blood of Jesus" We are not cleaned by some ritual washing in a temple ,but we are clean because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. This doctrine can also be found in the Book of Mormon. FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON >>>> Mosiah 4:30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember , and perish not. Alma 7:24 And see that ye have faith, hope and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works. FAITH ,HOPE AND CHARITY ARE ALL GIFTS OF GOD. WE CAN'T BRING THEM TO OURSELVES. FROM THE MORMON TEMPLE RITUALS >>>>>>>> ADAM: (inquisitively) "What is that apron you have on?" LUCIFER: (arrogantly) "It is an emblem of my power and Priesthoods." ADAM: "Priesthoods?" LUCIFER: "Yes, Priesthoods." So we see that according to mormonism ,Lucifer wears an apron of priesthoods? IN THE TEMPLE CEREMONIES, THE PEOPLE ARE DIRECTED TO WEAR SUCH APRONS! THEY , IN FACT, ARE BEING INITIATED INTO SATANISM! HOWEVER, JESUS CAN FREE PEOPLE FROM SUCH ORDINANCES. IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THIS, JESUS CAN FORGIVE YOU AND DELIVER YOU! Dan Laskowski