This presentation discusses how ancient Babylonian mystery religions have influenced modern institutions like Christianity and new religious movements. It examines the founders and teachings of groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, and Mormonism, noting similarities between their doctrines and symbols and those of esoteric traditions like Freemasonry and Gnosticism. The presentation suggests the founders of these groups, like Charles Taze Russell, Mary Baker Eddy, and Joseph Smith, had connections to Freemasonry and incorporated elements of the mystery religions into their teachings, such as the worship of a divine trinity, attainment of godhood through gnosis or secret knowledge, and an allegorical interpretation of scripture.