In Detroit Michigan, sits the largest Satanic Temple Chapter in the United States. On Saturday July 25, 2015 the biggest satanic ceremony took place as they unveiled a nearly 9 foot tall bronze statue of the goat-headed Baphomet, a pagan deity. Baphomet, to them it represents the symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites, half human and half animal, male and female, good and evil. It’s nothing more than a demonic spirit wrapped up in a false deity.

In Springfield, the state capital of Illinois, a statue designed and funded by the satanic temple of Chicago is on full display in the statehouse. The sculpture is made of resin and is being called snaketivity. It depicts an arm with a hand holding a apple and has a snake wrapped around the arm. Think the satanist is ridiculing the Biblical story of Adam and Eve? Absolutely!

In New York City, New York, there was an unveiling of the Arch of Palmyra, also known as the Arch of Triumph, which is a Syrian replica of an arch that was destroyed by Isis. the Islamic militants destroyed the original structure which was an 1800 year old Roman arch. What’s even stranger is this arch was first unveiled at the Trafalgar Square in London in April 2016, then moved to Dubai in February 2017, it was then unveiled in Florence April 2017, in Arona April 2017, Washington D.C in September 2018, Geneva April 2019, in Bern June 2019, in Luxembourg December 2019, and finally will rest in Syria.

Many of you are probably wondering, what’s the big deal about this arch?

First of all, the arch linked the Palmyra colonnade to the Temple of Bel (Ba’al or Baal), which represents a false deity. The Temple of Bel is located, you guessed it, in Syria. That’s why it’s such a big deal, but, there’s more. This is only the beginning stage, you see there are plans to rebuild the Temple of Baal by Russia, the UN and Syria according to Israel365news. In fact, I found where an agreement to restore ancient city of Palmyra between the Russian and Syria was signed in Damascus in 2019.

What does all of this mean?

I see a connection between the temple of Baal, the satanic statues, satanic sculptures, the arch of Palmyra, and the reconstruction of the ancient city Palmyra to the Book of Revelation when the Apostle John reveals what Christ Jesus says to the Church, which is;

I know where you dwell, where satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Revelation 2:13

After reading this scripture I conducted more research and found that satan’s throne and the martyred Antipas, referenced by Christ Jesus to the Apostle John, was located in the ancient city of Pergamum which was Anatolia or Asia Minor. Today, Pergamum is the modern city of Bergama, TURKEY. What’s really interesting is in 1878 the German engineer, Carl Hullman, was excavating Pergamum and found thousands of fragments. He returned to Berlin and Italian restorers reassembled the panels to the decorations and ended up with the restored Pergamon Altar. Another pagan altar, but isn’t it interesting how Christ called it Satan’s throne?

And guess where this altar is today? It’s kept in the Pergamon Museum located in Berlin Germany.

But wait there’s a little more. Remember where I connected satan’s throne to modern Turkey, well, in the Hebrew scriptures is a place called Mount Zaphon (in Hebrew it’s written as Tsāfōn) the word Zaphon means North in Hebrew. It’s also known as Mount Aqraa and is a mountain located near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Syrian-Turkish border. It’s known by several names which include Jebel Aqra, Mount Casius, on the Turkish side it’s also known as Mount Bald and Mount Ziphron.

Why is this important?

The Canaanite storm god Ba’al was considered to be the Lord of Mount Zaphron. Because of it’s location and importance, it’s sometimes given in translation as the Lord of the North.

So what exactly does this all mean?

I believe this all ties into the the Ezekiel 38 prophecy which speaks of the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. We know from Biblical texts (Genesis 10:2) that Meshech or Mosoch (Mešeḵ in Hebrew) is one of the sons of Japheth (Yafet or Yefet in Hebrew). From my understanding, Japheth and his sons inhabited the Taurus Mountains located in Southern Turkey and Amanus which is a mountain range located in South Central Turkey. Obviously, they continue to move around, but, this is where they were located in the beginning.

However, many believe Russia is the antichrist, but, I do not. I believe they play a part in the coming event but there are things regarding the antichrist that people must take into account.

• The antichrist will appear to be a man of peace, at least in the beginning.
• He will have the answers to the world’s problems
• He establishes a 7 year peace treaty with Israel then breaks it
• Will deceive people with supernatural signs and wonders

While I don’t have all the answers I do believe that all of these statues, sculptures, arches and rebuilding of ancient deity temples is the beginning to turn more and more people away from God. Which means once the restrainer is moved, all these false deities will assist the man of lawlessness, the man of perdition, the antichrist.

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