"And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers." (Mal. 4:5-6.) In the new testament, this promised Lord, Christ, declares: "I am come to set a man at variance aganist his father, and the daughter against her mother." (Matt. 10:35.)

"Our God is a consuming fire." (Heb. 12:29.)

It is astonishing how nearly these dire threats were literally carried out, but the execution was more awesome than the threat.

Throughout the Bible God is a vengeful thing, forever and eternally anticipating disobedience to his will, and making threats of vengeance and hatred.

From every angle we see the premeditated purpose to destroy established human conditions. History proves this in many ways.

There is little room for doubt that the underlying purpose was to destroy educational systems and level all humanity, in order to erect upon this ruin a colossal super-power to control the world.

Humanity has suffered more from the alleged fulfillment of prophecy than from all other causes combined, because it involves all of the ills and evils that beset civilization.

Again we raise the voice of warning: mankind has been. made the innocent victim of a foolish and irrational experiment for two thousand years, and the end is not yet. We are now in the convulsions of world dissolution, in a fanatical desire to bring about an impossible universal form of government, which the ecclesiastical forces believe they can secretly control. Every system must have its units to distribute strain and conserve energy. Universal government is a myth. Every form of government for large masses of people is weaker than appears on the surface. Revolution is but the repudiation of some abuse of power, by dissatisfied people, and may occur at any moment. Kinds are as necessary as species in nature's schemes, to adjust life to environment and necessity.

The end of this ecclesiastical tampering with natural processes, in an attempt to supplant the creative powers and establish human gods upon earth, has manifested in a great human tragedy. It is too late to eliminate from the human system the poisons of fanatical experimentation. Ecclesiasticism crucified humanity in the name of Christ.

Even the church itself is puzzled, putting on a bold and brazen front to conceal its own confusion. It is attempting to ally itself with the most powerful institutions which, like itself, live at the expense of the producing masses. But beneath it all there lurks that invisible power which has ever been in secret control of the ecclesiastical system, an oath-bound priesthood which lives only for power and its own perpetuation and aggrandizement. It was originally based upon the universal law of destructive assimilation, and now lives by the law of survival of the fittest.

The high priest of sun-worship concealed his god behind. the clouds.

The high priest of fire-worship concealed his god behind a pillar of smoke.

The high priest of light-worship concealed his god behind. church mystery.

The high priest of power-worship conceals his god behind political intrigue.

The same humanity has been the victim of all of these gods. Not once, in all of these systems, has there been a tangible evidence that the alleged god existed as an advisory personality to a priesthood.

The very first lesson taught to the Israelites upon their taking their alleged departure from Egypt, demonstrates this Mosaic organization as one of dishonesty and plunder. The "spoiling of the Egyptians" has never ceased, and never will as long as Christianity rides upon the back of humanity, for Egypt signifies a condition of oppression, affliction, and ignor

ance.

The church lives and thrives off the afflictions and sufferings of humanity.

"And Abraham returned from Egypt very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold." (Genesis 13:2.)

In the very midst of the greatest modern calamity, the late world war, the churches in the United States attempted to coerce out of the people a billion of dollars.

At this time, when the whole world is groaning under the burden of unheard-of taxation, with insolvency leering from every commercial angle, the churches are boastfully pointing at their towering churches, costing many millions. These are embellished with furnishings representing fabulous riches. They import their pulpits, costing thousands of dollars; they install grand organs and magnificent art panels; all to draw to the churches awe-stricken crowds, exactly as other churches attract their crowds by semi-nude dances and similar alluring and enticing schemes.

This is not religion; it is merely a catering to the morbid sensations, to give notoriety to the church. The preacher has assumed the attitude of an actor, a mountebank. The pulpit (from pulpitum) truly has again assumed its function, the place where comedians do their stunts.

This is why they desire to control the moving-picture shows and broadcasting by radio. If they cannot rule, they seek to ruin.

"Either make the tree good and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit." (Matt. 12:33.)

These sinister words are a part of the much applauded teachings of Christ.

PART IX

THE REHEARSAL

THE FIRE PERIOD. MOSES TO JUDGES.

("Our God is a consuming fire." [Heb. 12:29.])

The evolution of this Christian enterprise is so plain and simple, it is amazing that mankind has permitted it to establish itself so firmly as a controlling power and influence in human affairs. Its success may only be attributed to its subtle processes and intrigues.

Before we begin the rehearsal, we shall briefly review the play. The fact that this rehearsal begins with fire is very suggestive, as will appear.

The basic theme is the ancient worship of light and the characters arising from the personification of its different mediums of manifestation.

These mediums are plainly revealed throughout the Bible as fire, the volcano, lightning, the sun, moon, and stars, culminating in the personification of human intellect as the embodied Christ and the God manifested in the flesh as life.

"In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” (John 1:4.)

Darkness, personified in ignorance, is the antithesis of light, therefore it is the opposing element in the theme. The development of the idea is revealed as a struggle between light and darkness, which are both personified in man as intelligence and ignorance, therefore the rise and fall of mankind is the true subject of the Christian scenario.

Genesis merely prepares the scenery for the gnostic background and selects the characters for the rehearsal of the play. In previous chapters we have explained the manner by which this is adroitly worked out.

The worship of light begins with Abram. Ab = father, ram = high,—high father. He comes out of Ur, meaning fire, but more appropriately, symbolizes heat, passion.

Terah carried Abram and Lot to Haran.

Abram means heat. Heat begets light.

"And the light of Israel shall be for a fire."

Lot means smoke. Smoke means concealment.

Haran means mountain, which later becomes the church of Christ.

These are the four primary elements in this scheme.

Thus fire worship is elevated to the higher region, manifesting in the volcano. Mountain means the church of Christ. The volcano symbolizes eruption, belching forth upon the earth fire and smoke and noise.

The next attitude of Abram is as the lightning, manifesting in the clouds from which the rain falls, Abram becoming the father of a multitude, Ab -|- ra -|- ham, the high father of the multitude residing in the atmosphere. Ham means hot.

"In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." (Gen. 12:3.)

Thunder becomes exhortation and wrath.

Lightning becomes vengeance.

Rain becomes doctrines.

Abram enters the plains of Moreh.

Moreh means teacher, identifying light worship.

Abraham goes down into Egypt, which identifies him with sun-worship, which merely gives credit to sun-light as the agent of revelation by vision, and the development of living matter upon the earth.

It is out of Egypt that we are to see the rehearsal manifest.

Egypt means oppression and affliction.

Egypt also mingles moon-worship with its sun-worship, as a reflected light-worship, hence the priesthood contemplates control of education.