do you ever see folks put the Inverted Star on their tombs
DAVEH: No.....stars are not the recognized symbol of death
that the cross implies, Kevin. So....there is no reason to see stars
on tombs, unless the person buried there happened to be an astronomer,
or perhaps liked stars from an artistic perspective.
Kevin Deegan wrote:
You note you see crosses on Tombs. I was wondering, do you
ever see folks put the Inverted Star on their tombs?
The one Satanists call the cloven hoof of Statan, which is on
your Temples.
>From:
Dave Hansen
>Subject: [TruthTalk] Cross
>Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:15:17 -0800
>
>*/What does the CROSS "REPRESENT"/*
>
>DAVEH: I hope you don't mind me intruding on your discussion with
Blaine, >Kevin. This topic is of particular interest to me, as I've
seen quite a
>few crosses at the sides of highways I travel. Quite often, they
indicate
>places where people have died, or in the case of cemeteries.....where
they
>are buried...........
>
>
>
>
>..........In the past couple thousand years, many Christians have
idolized
>the cross to depict the death of Jesus.........
>
>
>
>.......which to me seems rather bizarre to me....if not macabre.
Some
>Christians have taken to wearing jewelery, and displaying crosses
in their
>abodes and places of worship.........
>
>
>
>.........As I see it, those crosses depict the *cruel tool* used to
bring
>not only much pain and suffering to our beloved Savior, but also
the device
>that was used by God's enemies to kill our Lord. This inhumane
instrument
>was designed not only to kill God's children, but at the same time
to
>punitively torture them in a humiliating and degrading way. It
always
>amazes me that some Christians would have such an affinity to such
a
>devilish device that brings pain, suffering and death to the minds
of many
>who see it, and especially to those who were victims of it.
>
> I'm curious as to how you wou ld feel about something similar,
Kevin. I
>don't know if you have any children, but for the sake of this
discussion
>let's assume you do. If your enemy were to maliciously use a knife
to
>torture your daughter for a couple days to the point that the
wounds killed
>her, would you be predisposed to wear a piece of jewelry on a chain
around
>your neck in the form of a knife to remind you of what the guy did
to your
>daughter? And, how would you feel if you drove by a gun & knife
store, and
>saw a sign depicting knives that looked similar to the one that
killed your
>daughter......Would it bring back fond memories?
>
> LDS folks appreciate the dying sacrifice of our Lord in our
behalf.
>But we don't glorify the tool that killed him. It sickens me to
think of
>man's inhumanity that would bring such pain, suffering and death to
one who
>did not deserve it. Nor do we idolize the cros s as do so many
others.
>Rather, we prefer to remember his sacrifice and glorify his
Father---not
>the cross--- for the resurrection of his Son.
>
> FWIW.....We have a large Christian church near us that a few years
ago
>put 3 large prominent crosses on their building that are lit up at
night
>with blue lights that are very noticeable to the cars passing by on
the
>freeway........
>
>http://www.rollinghills.org/about_us/campus/index.cfm
>
>..........This picture really doesn't show them very well compared
to the
>cars on the freeway, as it is taken from the wrong angle and at
quite a
>distance. I have sometimes wondered if Jesus were to travel that
road,
>what would he think if he were to pass such an edifice that
memorializes
>his death in such a manner. I wouldn't be surprised if he would
wince at
>such a sight. And......It bothers me to think that some would pain
him in
>such a callous way.
>
>
>Kevin Deegan wrote:
>
>>Exactly they bought into the counterfeit.
>>*How art thou _fallen from heaven_, O Lucifer, son of the
morning! how art
>>thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast
>>said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will _exalt
my throne
>>above the stars_ of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
>>congregation, in the sides of the north:...*
>>*Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the
pit.*
>> *North Star*, which represents *Jesus Christ. *
>> */
>>What does the CROSS "REPRESENT" Blaine?
>> /*
>
>
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