Freemasonry is a fraternal organization with over 3 million members in the United States. It acknowledges various gods and has numerous degrees that members can progress through by learning signs, tokens, and secrets. The organization is governed by landmarks, or precepts, that outline qualifications for membership and define beliefs that members must hold regarding God and the afterlife. Secrecy is emphasized throughout the degrees and initiation rituals involve stripping down and taking blindfolded oaths.

1. FREEMASONRY
• Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through
philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of
men, after the rudiments of the world, and not
after Christ. KJV
• Matt 15:9 But in vain they do worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of
men. KJV
• Col 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;)
after the commandments and doctrines of men?
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2. FREEMASONRY
• Freemasonry is one of the “secret societies” that have sprung up
over the years. There are over a hundred other fraternal
organizations that have a relationship with Masonry, but are not a
part of its basic structure. Some are :
• Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine – We
know them as Shriners
• Daughters of the Nile – Wives of Shrine Members
• Order of the Eastern Star – Women relatives of Masons
• Order of Job’s Daughters – For girls related to Masons
• Order of the Rainbow for Girls – For girls over 12 recommended
by Masons or Eastern Star members
• Order of DeMolay – For young men 12-21 must be recommended
by a senior DeMolay or Master Mason
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3. FREEMASONRY
• DATE OF ORIGIN UNKNOWN
• FOUNDER UNKNOWN
• GUIDE MASONIC LANDMARKS
• ADHERENTS IN USA 3 MILLION IN 15,300 LODGES
• IN 164 COUNTRIES 2 MILLION IN 18,400 LODGES
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4. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry:
Landmarks are the ancient and
unchangeable precepts of Masonry, the
standards by which regularity of
Lodges and Grand Lodges are judged.
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions,
Cults and the Occult)
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5. FREEMASONRY
• There are 25 Landmarks. Here are some:
• 3. The Legend of the Third Degree is an important
Landmark, the integrity of which has been well
preserved. There is no Rite of Freemasonry,
practiced in any country or in any language, in
which the essential elements of this Legend are
not taught. Any Rite which should exclude it, or
materially alter it, would at once, by that exclusion
or alternation cease to be a Masonic Rite.
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults and
the Occult)
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6. FREEMASONRY
• 4. The government of the Fraternity by a presiding
officer called a Grand Master, who is elected from the
body of the Craft, is a fourth Landmark. Many persons
suppose that the election of a Grand Master is held in
consequence of a law or regulation of a Grand Lodge.
Such, however, is not the case. The office is indebted
for its existence to a Landmark of the Order.
• From Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults and the
Occult)
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7. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 15. It is a Landmark of the Order, that no
visitor unknown to the Brethren present,
or to some one of them as a Freemason,
can enter a Lodge without first passing an
examination according to ancient usage…
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions,
Cults and the Occult)
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8. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 18. Certain qualifications of candidates for
initiation are derived from a Landmark of the
Order. These qualifications are that he shall
be a man, unmutilated, free born, and of
mature age.
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults
and the Occult)
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9. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 19 A belief in the existence of God as the
Great Architect of the Universe, is one of
the most important Landmarks of the
Order. It has always been admitted that a
denial of the existence of a Supreme and
Superintending Power is an absolute
disqualification for initiation……
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions,
Cults and the Occult)
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10. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 20. Subsidiary to this belief in God, as a
Landmark of the Order, is the belief in a
resurrection to a future life.
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions,
Cults and the Occult)
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11. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 21 It is a Landmark that a Book of the Law
shall constitute an indispensable part of the
furniture of every Lodge. It is not absolutely a
requirement that the Old and New Testaments
be used. The Book of the Law is that volume
which, by the religion of the country, is
believed to contain the revealed will of the
Great Architect of the Universe…..
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults
and the Occult)
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12. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 21 cont’d. Hence, in all Lodges in Christian
countries, the Book of the Law is composed
of the Old and New Testaments; in a country
where Judaism is the prevailing faith, the Old
Testament alone would be sufficient; and in a
Mohammedan countries, and among
Mohammedan Freemasons, the Koran may
be substituted…….
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults
and the Occult)
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13. FREEMASONRY
• The Precepts Of Freemasonry: Landmarks
• 25. The last and crowning Landmark of all is, that
these Landmarks can never be changed. Nothing can
be subtracted from them - nothing can be added to
them - not the slightest modification can be made in
them. As they were received from our predecessors,
we are bound by the most solemn obligations of duty
to transmit them to our successors.
• (from Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults and the
Occult)
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14. FREEMASONRY
• Freemasonry acknowledges a series of gods to be worshiped:
• G.A.O.T.U. the Great Architect of the Universe
• JAHBULON a revelation of the real name of God
• JAH the God of the Israelites
• BUL (Baal) the god of the Syrians
• ON the Egyptian god OSIRIS of the underworld
• AHURA-MAZDA spirit of light, a nature god of Zoroastrianism
worshiped in Persia (Iran) with fire
• AUM of the Hindus (Brahma - Vishna - Shiva).
• ALLAH God of Arabs, Muslims, and Mohammedans
• LUCIFER the devil, Satan
• GOD Humanity, “in-toto,” then, is the only Personal God.
• Encyclopedia of World Religions, Cults and the Occult)
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15. FREEMASONRY
• Freemasonry is referred to by numerous names. Some of these
names include: the Brotherhood, the Craft, the Order, and the
Lodge. Blue Lodge (more formally known as Symbolic Lodge)
consists of three degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and
Master Mason. The three degrees are a progression with the goal
being to become a Master Mason. Master Mason is the highest
degree attainable in Symbolic Lodge. There are an additional 29
degrees in the Scottish Rite, and an additional 9 degrees in the
York Rite. The 33rd degree is an honorary degree which cannot be
sought. One has to be recommended for it. Various signs, tokens,
and secrets are made known to the Mason as he graduates to
higher levels or degrees. One of the most known symbols for
Masonry is the letter "G." Depending on whose interpretation you
believe, this symbol can represent geometry, God, or gnosis.
Christians traditionally interpret the symbol as God, whereas
others within the Order define it as knowledge or gnosis.
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16. FREEMASONRY
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17. FREEMASONRY
• There is a great deal of secrecy in Freemasonry. From the
beginning, the Entered Apprentice is kept in the shadows
regarding the full meaning of Masonry's symbols and ceremonies.
A member of the Lodge only receives further enlightenment as he
rises through the degrees. Each Mason must swear a series of
oaths to keep the secrets of the Craft as he learns them. He also
agrees to severe penalties if he ever lets them slip. "Freemasons
are emphatically called the Sons of Light, because they are in
possession of the true meaning of the symbol; while the profane
or uninitiated who have not received this knowledge are said to
be in darkness." (Albert Mackey, Encyclopedia of Freemasonry,
1946) As the Mason passes through the degrees of the Lodge, he
receives true light, and is considered elevated above those who
have not had the mysteries of Freemasonry revealed to them.
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18. FREEMASONRY
• In the Masonic Lodge, the top five Lodge
Officers are (in this order) the Worshipful
Master, the Senior Warden, Junior Warden,
Treasurer and Secretary are elected by the Lodge
members at their annual elections.
• The other officers, which include the Senior
Deacon, Junior Deacon, Senior Steward, Junior
Steward, Marshal, Tiler and Chaplain are
appointed positions by the Worshipful Master.
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19. FREEMASONRY
• The candidate for Entered Apprentice is now requested
to strip.
• J. D.--Mr. Gabe, you will take oft your coat, shoes, and
stockings, also your vest and cravat; and now your
pantaloons; here is a pair of drawers for you. You will
now slip your left arm out of your shirt-sleeve, and put
it through the bosom of your shirt, that your arm and
breast may be naked. The Deacon now ties a
handkerchief or hoodwink over his eyes, places a
slipper on his right foot, and after-wards puts a rope,
called a cable-tow, once round his neck, letting it drag
behind. 1
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20. FREEMASONRY
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21. FREEMASONRY
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• The Junior Deacon now takes the candidate by the arm and leads
him forward to the door of the Lodge, and gives three distinct
knocks, when the Senior Deacon. on the inside, rises to his feet,
makes the sign of an Entered Apprentice to the Master, and says:
• S. D.--Worshipful Master, there is an alarm at the inner door of
our Lodge. W. M.--You will attend to the alarm, and ascertain the
cause. (The Deacon repairs to the door, gives three distinct
knocks, and then opens it.)
• S. D.--Who comes here?
• J. D. (who always responds for the candidate.)--Mr. Peter Gabe,
who has long been in darkness, and now seeks to be brought to
light, and to receive a part in the rights and benefits of this
worshipful Lodge, erected to God, and dedicated to the holy Sts.
John, as all brothers and fellows have clone before.

22. FREEMASONRY
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FIG. 8. CANDIDATE TAKING THE OATH OF AN ENTERED
APPRENTICE.(left to right: Master. Altar. Candidate. Conductor.)
Kneeling on my naked left knee, my right forming a square; my
left supporting the Holy Bible, square, and compasses, my right
resting thereon

23. FREEMASONRY
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• I, Peter Gabe, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of
Almighty God, and this Worshipful Lodge, erected to Him, and
dedicated to the holy Sts. John, 1 do hereby and hereon (Master
presses his gavel on candidate's knuckles) most solemnly and
sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, 2 ever
conceal, and never reveal, any of the arts, parts, or points of the
hidden mysteries of Ancient Free Masonry, which may have been,
or hereafter shall be, at this time, or any future period,
communicated to me, as such, to any person or persons
whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother Mason, or
in a regularly constituted Lodge of Masons; nor unto him or them
until, by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall
have found him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am
myself.

24. FREEMASONRY
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• I furthermore promise and swear that I will not print, paint, stamp, stain,
cut, carve, mark, or engrave them, or cause the same to be done, on any
thing movable or immovable, capable of receiving the least impression
of a word, syllable, letter, or character, whereby the same may become
legible or intelligible to any person under the canopy of heaven, and the
secrets of Masonry thereby unlawfully obtained through my
unworthiness.
• All this I most solemnly, sincerely promise and swear, with a firm and
steadfast resolution to perform the same, without any mental
reservation or secret evasion of mind whatever, binding
• myself under no less penalty than that of having my throat cut across, 1
my tongue torn out by its roots, and my body buried in the rough sands
of the sea, at low-water mark, 2 where the tide ebbs and flows twice in
twenty-four hours, should I ever knowingly violate this my Entered
Apprentice obligation. So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due
performance of the same.

25. FREEMASONRY
• Hiram Abiff – During the Legend of the
Third Degree, the candidate portrays
Hiram Abiff in the Legend as the Master
Mason in the building of Solomon’s
Temple. He laid out the work in building
the temple. And payment was to be the
giving of the secrets of a Master
Mason.
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26. FREEMASONRY
• Hiram Abiff cont’d - There were 15
Fellowcrafts who decided they would not
wait for the work to be completed. Three
of them accosted Hiram for the secrets
saying “Your life or the secrets”. They
killed Hiram and buried him on a hill West
of Mt Moriah.
• Hiram being missing the next day a
search is begun and he is found 15 days
later.
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27. FREEMASONRY
• Solomon gives the order for the body to be raised
using the grips of the Entered Apprentice and then
the Fellowcraft which are unsuccessful.
• Solomon fears that with the death of Hiram Abiff,
the word of a Master Mason has been lost.
Solomon states that the first word spoken after
Hiram is raised from the grave will be the
substitute until the lost word can be recovered.
• At that point, Solomon raises Hiram Abif from “a
dead level to a living perpendicular” using the real
grip of a Master Mason, also known as the Lion’s
Paw. He embraces Hiram on the five points of
fellowship and then whispers the substitute for the
lost word in Hiram's ear which is Ma-Ha-Bone.
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28. FREEMASONRY
• Following the Master Mason’s lecture, the following
words are spoken:
• “Then, finally my brethren, let us imitate our Grand
Master, Hiram Abiff, in his virtuous conduct, his
unfeigned piety to God, and his inflexible fidelity to
his trust; that, like him, we may welcome the grim
tyrant, Death, and receive him as a kind messenger
sent by our Supreme Grand Master, to translate us
from this imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious, and
celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect
of the Universe presides.
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29. FREEMASONRY
• To a Christian, it is obvious that there is so much
wrong with Freemasonry.
• John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me. KJV
• Eph 4:4-6 4 There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God
and Father of all, who is above all, and through
all, and in you all. KJV
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30. FREEMASONRY
• Matt 5:33-37 33 Again, ye have heard that it
hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto
the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you,
Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is
God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the
city of the great King.
• 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head,
because thou canst not make one hair white or
black. 37 But let your communication be, Yea,
yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than
these cometh of evil.
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31. FREEMASONRY
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• Eph 5:7-11 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with
them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but
now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of
light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all
goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove them. KJV
• Freemasonry is of the unfruitful works of
darkness, a work of the Devil designed to
deceive and must be exposed as such.

32. FREEMASONRY
• John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me. KJV
• John 8:24 Believe
• Lk 13:3 & 5 Repent
• Matt 10:32 Confess
• Mk 16:16 Baptized
• Heb 5:8-9 Obey Him
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