Author: Abu Raef
Freemasonry (part 41)
The Sacredness of Masonic Lodges
Continuing the discussion on the connection between Judaism and Freemasonry, we examine other evidence and reasons that indicate deep relations between Judaism and Freemasonry through their teachings and doctrines.
One of these points is that Freemasons believe that “the ground of Masonic lodges is sacred.” Why? Because the first lodge that was sanctified was due to the prayers that had been performed beforehand and which God had accepted, and those prayers were as follows:
a: Abraham (PBUH) following the will of God and not refusing to sacrifice his son Isaac (PBUH) for God; then God ransomed him with a great sacrifice.
b: The prayer of King David (PBUH), through which the wrath of the Lord subsided and the calamity that almost destroyed the Jews was stopped.
c: The thanksgiving, sacrifices, and valuable gifts that King Suliman of Israel (PBUH) presented at the completion of the construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, dedicating it to the service and worship of God.
All these matters caused the ground of the Freemasons to become sacred and to remain sacred forever. [1]
However, when we examine this claim in depth, countless questions arise. Even if a lodge is built on a garbage dump, is it still sacred? How have they decreed that this sanctity will remain forever? Is it not possible that over time it could become a center of corruption or a gymnasium of immorality? Or turn into a place of worship for other religions? So, what does “eternity” mean here?
The Holy Temple
Another example of this connection can be found in the discussion of the Temple, because the Temple is the cornerstone in Masonic and Jewish thought. As we mentioned in the beginning of the discussions. However, among the Jews there is a group called the “Pharisees” [2] who do not consider the Temple sacred and permit prayer outside it, in their homes or associations.
The Pharisees, frequently mentioned in the Gospels and in the sayings of Isa (PBUH), were a group of Jews who prioritized the oral law (Talmud) over the Torah and had severe disputes with the Sadducees, who were the priests of Suliman’s Temple.
They were also in conflict with the Samarian Jews. For example, their king, Joash, attacked Jerusalem, occupied it, and demolished the city wall; then he went to the Temple and took all the gold and silver that were there. [3]
The Torah states: “Joash, king of Israel, came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits long, and took all the gold and silver and all the vessels found in the house of God and the treasuries of the king’s palace, and also took hostages and returned to Samaria.” [4]
Astonishingly, the Torah states regarding Suliman (PBUH) that he became attached to foreign women to the extent that he gathered an army from them, numbering one thousand women: three hundred wives and seven hundred concubines. Then he built a temple for each of them. The Torah lists their names one by one and then states: “And all his foreign women did likewise; they burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Suliman because his heart had turned away from the Yahoa, God of Israel. God had commanded him not to follow other gods, but he did not keep God’s command. Then the Lord said to Suliman, ‘Because you have done this and have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I commanded you, surely I will take the kingdom from you and give it to your servant.’” [5]
By examining these statements in the Torah, a person is astonished. Is this something that a rational person can accept? A prophet (PBUH) enamored with women, gathering a thousand wives and building temples for them to sacrifice to their gods! Can such a thing be imagined about a prophet among the prophets (peace be upon them all)? If this statement is true, then why do the Freemasons not consider these temples sacred, while Suliman (PBUH) also resided in them? Does this not indicate that the Freemasons’ stance regarding the Temple is merely following Zionism, a Zionism that has turned the Temple into a political issue? And it is possible that if the Zionists someday demolish Al-Aqsa Mosque, they might conclude that it is better to build a stock exchange and markets in its place!
Considering the characteristics of the Jewish people, this claim would not be surprising. A people who left Egypt with Musa (PBUH) and witnessed all those signs and miracles, but when Musa (PBUH) was away for a while and Aaron (PBUH) was among them, they made a golden calf and worshiped it. Is it difficult for such a people to one day build a modern stock exchange instead of the Temple? [6]
It should be noted, however, that the Jews themselves did not value the essence of the Temple and only respected it because of the gold and ornaments used in it. This is why Isa (PBUH) addressed his people and said: Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘Whoever swears by the Temple, it is nothing,’ but whoever swears by the gold of the Temple is bound. [7]
This statement attributed to Isa (PBUH) reveals the reality that the Temple, according to the Jews, is valued because of the gold and ornaments it contains.
The Torah, in another passage concerning the contents and details of the Temple and how the Prophet Josiah (PBUH) purified it from these items, states: He [Prophet Josiah, PBUH] did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. [8]
What did this king from the line of David (PBUH) find in the holy Temple?
The king commanded that all the objects made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven be brought out of the house of the Lord and burned outside Jerusalem. [9]
If the Temple is so sacred, how could tools and implements for idolatry and the worship of Baal and Asherah exist within it? Who had brought these objects in, necessitating their removal and burning outside Jerusalem? The truth is that the Jews presented the Temple as sacred, and the Freemasons, with their sanctification practices and making it a central objective of their activities, also granted it such a status.
Regarding the architectural style of the Temple, an author named Philip Hitti states: “The decorations of the Temple were inspired by contemporary Canaanite patterns; the rituals and sacrifices of the Temple also reflect practices common among the Canaanites, and the Temple’s servants were also Canaanites.” [10]
He even goes further and states that the term “Temple” was taken from the Canaanites and is originally a Sumerian word meaning “great house.” [11]
Thus, the Temple is a foreign house: Canaanite in architecture, Canaanite in rituals, Canaanite in servants; and yet full of vessels for idolatrous gods such as Baal. Even so, why should it be so important and central to the Jews and the Freemasons that it becomes the foundation and purpose of their religious activity?
Perhaps one of the greatest surprises is that the Temple resembles the house of Korah more than the house of God, because places of worship are usually free of images and decorations so as not to distract the worshiper. Yet in the Temple there was so much gold that it could not be found in any royal palace, as confirmed by the Torah.[12]
The Torah describes the Temple using the unit of cubits: And he overlaid it with pure gold; and covered the altar with cedar wood. Suliman overlaid the entire house within with pure gold, and bound chains of gold before the sanctuary. He overlaid the whole house to the threshold with gold. He overlaid the altar that was in the sanctuary with gold and covered the cherubim with gold. He overlaid the floor of the house inside and out with gold. He made two doors of the sanctuary and overlaid them with gold. He carved cherubim and palm trees with gold, and carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower buds, and overlaid them with gold. [13]
In this chapter alone, gold is mentioned eleven times. The covering of the floor inside and outside with gold is repeated multiple times.
What does this extreme attention to gold signify? Is there any temple in the world like this, except the Golden Temple of the Sikhs in India? This attention to gold and ornaments indicates that, in reality, the Jews and Freemasons sought control over this wealth and dominance over the world through it.
Another story regarding the role of gold among the Jews narrates that when the Palestinians captured the Ark of God as spoils, they asked how to return it. The high priests responded: Do not return it empty but send a sin offering with it so that God may heal you from hemorrhoids and mice!
The Torah states: If you return the Ark of the God of Israel, do not return it empty; instead, send a guilt offering with it, and you shall be healed and understand why His hand does not depart from you. They asked: What should the guilt offering be? They said: According to the number of the Philistine lords, make five golden hemorrhoids and five golden mice; for the plague had affected all of you and your lords alike. [14]
In this narrative, we again see the central role of gold. It seems that everything is governed by gold and ornaments!
After considering the importance of gold and ornaments to the Jews and Freemasons, one might ask: Are the Palestinians today also asked to present new gold in the form of mice, elephants, or cows so that Israel refrains from killing them, destroying their homes, and expelling them? If Palestinian refugees collect the jewelry of their women and give it to the Israeli government, will they be allowed to return to their land? [15]
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References:
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al-Asrar al-Khafiyyah (The Hidden Secrets), p. 34.
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al-Masiri, Abdulwahhab. Mawsu‘at al-Mafahim wa al-Mustalahat al-Sihyuniyyah (Encyclopedia of Zionist Concepts and Terms), p. 283, Markaz al-Dirasat al-Siyasiyyah wa al-Istratijiyyah bil-Ahram.
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al-Masuniyyah wa al-Yahud wa al-Tawrah (Freemasonry, the Jews, and the Torah), p. 41.
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al-Muluk al-Thani, Chapter 14, p. 50, Priest Antonio, n.d., n.p.
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Safar al-Muluk al-Awwal, Chapter 11, p. 48, Priest Antonio, n.d., n.p.
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al-Yahud wa al-Tawrah wa al-Masuniyyah (The Jews, the Torah, and Freemasonry), p. 43.
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Injil Matta, Chapter 23, p. 65, Section: Judgment on the Hypocrites, n.d., n.p.
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al-Muluk al-Thani, Chapter 22, verse 2, p. 80.
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al-Muluk al-Thani, Chapter 23, verse 4, p. 83.
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Hitti, Philip. Tarikh Suriyya wa Lubnan wa Filastin (History of Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine), p. 206, Dar al-Thaqafa, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Same source.
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al-Yahud wa al-Masuniyyah wa al-Tawrah (The Jews, Freemasonry, and the Torah), p. 44.
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al-Muluk al-Awwal, Chapter 6, verse 20, p. 24.
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Safar al-Samuwil al-Awwal, Chapter 6, verse 3, p. 23, n.d., n.p.
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al-Yahud wa al-Tawrah wa al-Masuniyyah (The Jews, the Torah, and Freemasonry), p. 45.
