![[adam_eve_tarot.jpg]] *The Tarot card for The Lovers is the sixth in the Major Arcana, the same day when mankind was created. All forms of religion and occultism make a mockery of the truth unveiled in God's beloved Son.* ## Let Them Have Dominion [`Genesis 1:26`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-1-26/) > And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and ***let them have dominion*** over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. In the beginning, man and woman were made in the image and likeness of God (the Father and the Son), endowed with freewill, and given the right to rule over creation. All of this was "very good" ([`Gen. 1:31`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-1-31/)) and was to be an object lesson for the angels of heaven ([`1 Cor. 4:9`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Corinthians-4-9/)) as an answer to the Accuser's objections towards the Creator's perfect government ([`Job 1:6-7`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Job-1-6_1-7/)). Sadly, after an undisclosed period of time, our first parents abused their freewill and gave dominion of this world to the father of lies ([`Jn. 8:44`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-8-44/)), who misrepresented our heavenly Father; he would become the prince of this world ([`Jn. 16:11`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-16-11/), [`2 Cor. 4:4`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/2-Corinthians-4-4/)). The woman hearkened unto the voice of the winged serpent ([`Gen. 3:14`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-3-14/)), giving her allegiance to the beast. While Eve was deceived, Adam was not ([`1 Tim. 2:14`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Timothy-2-14/)) and in that fatal moment he made Eve an idol over the benevolent Creator, separating our species from the source of life; thus, bringing transgression and death into fallen humanity ([`Rom. 5:12`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Romans-5-12/)). ![[ancient_serpent_worship.jpeg]] *[Quetzalcoatl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalc%C5%8D%C4%81tl) (left) and [Tiamat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat) (right)—Ancient worship of the "Feathered Serpent" is seen even in ancient civilizations, spanning both the old and new world since antiquity.* The great deceiver has been working tirelessly since the beginning of time to sustain this separation ([`Rev. 12:9`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-12-9/)) by lying about our Father's wonderful character. To maintain this deception, he would also lie about the state of the dead ([`Gen. 3:4`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-3-4/)), creating mythologies about life after death in the form of reincarnation ([`Psa. 146:3-4`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Psalms-146-3_146-4/)), spiritual underworlds ([`Isa. 38:18`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-38-18/)), and the immortality of the soul ([`Eze. 18:4`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-18-4/))—all of which are in direct opposition to the plain testimony of the true Living God ([`Ecc. 9:4-5`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ecclesiastes-9-4_9-5/)). By setting up religion—which makes use of astrotheology ([`Jer. 10:2`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Jeremiah-10-2/), [`Eze. 8:16`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-8-16/)), familiar spirits ([`1 Chro. 10:13`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Chronicles-10-13/)), priest caste systems ([`Zech. 11:17`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Zechariah-11-17/)), and androgynous ([`Deut. 22:5`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Deuteronomy-22-5/), [`Luk. 7:25-26`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-7-25/)) false prophets—he would ensure the offspring of mankind would remain enslaved through misdirection and stagecraft ([`Jer. 51:7`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Jeremiah-51-7/)). ## Type and Antitype ![[moses_brass_serpent.jpeg]] *The deadly sting of sin works as a poison in mankind, and the divine Son of God would lower Himself, taking on the form of a fallen man, to elevate humanity.* [`John 3:14-15`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-3-14/) > <span style="color:red;">And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.</span> Prophecy is a tool our Father uses to prove Himself. The Creator of heaven and earth is the only source of truth, and His Son is truth ([`Rev. 19:10`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-19-10/), [`Jn. 14:6`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-14-6/)). He knows the end from the beginning ([`Isa. 46:9-10`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-46-9_46-10/)), and He sends *true* prophets ([`Amos 3:7`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Amos-3-7/), [`Acts 21:9`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Acts-21-9/)) which prove His power. His prophets have foretold the rise and fall of empires hundreds of years in advance ([`Dan. 7`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Daniel-Chapter-7/), [`Rev. 13`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-Chapter-13/)) and even the names of liberating kings centuries before their birth ([`Isa. 45`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-Chapter-45/), [`Isa. 53`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-Chapter-53/)). But perhaps the greatest prophecy is the promise of the redemption of mankind through the Prince of Peace ([`Isa. 9:6`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Isaiah-9-6/)), His only begotten Son. The very first prophecy points to this ([`Gen. 3:15`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-3-15/)), and while thorns and thistles sprouted forth as a consequence of sin ([`Gen. 3:18`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-3-18/)), the Son of God wore it as a crown when conquering death ([`Matt. 27:29`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-27-29/)) and crushing the serpent's head ([`Jn. 19:17`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-19-17/)). The God of prophecy communicates truth in many ways and is not limited to the spoken or written testimony of prophets. His Son, [[Michael the Archangel|the commander of the angels]] ([`Matt. 26:53`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-26-53/)), sends us ministering spirits who point us to salvation ([`Heb. 1:14`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Hebrews-1-14/)) and sometimes even appear as humans ([`Heb. 13:2`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Hebrews-13-2/), [`Gen. 19:1`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-19-1/)). Through this agency, He has directed key moments in time and embedded prophetic lessons (or "types") within the stage play of life. These types point to antitype lessons, which are much larger spiritual truths transcending time and national boundaries. The Apostle Paul understood this and explained this concept to the first century church in Corinth. [`1 Corinthians 10:1-5`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Corinthians-Chapter-10/) > Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; ***And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea***; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: ***and that Rock was Christ.*** He explains how the life of Moses and the liberation of Israel typifies Christ liberating us from sin. Pharaoh and his taskmasters were a type for Satan, Moses was a type for Christ, Israel was a type for humanity enslaved to sin, them passing through the Red Sea was a type for baptism, them wandering in the wilderness for 40 years typified the trials and toils of the Christian, and the promised land of Canaan typified heaven. This is but one example in a multitude of which, if this author was tasked with writing every single one, not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written ([`Jn. 21:25`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-21-25/)). ## Foreshadowing, Masquerading As Prophecy [`Deuteronomy 13:1-5`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Deuteronomy-Chapter-13/) > If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and ***giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass***, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; ***Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams***: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Contrary to popular belief, a false prophet is not simply one who speaks falsely of the future. A prophet is one who claims to speak for the True Living God. Therefore, a false prophet is one who claims to speak for the Creator but actually speaks for the great deceiver. The father of lies has used false prophets to manufacture *self-fulfilling, metascript "prophecies"*, all while claiming they are signs from the Creator ([`Eze. 12:6-9`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-13-6_13-9/)). After failing to suppress the written word of God, the deceiver would pervert the truth with [syncretism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism), building off of past religions he created. These false systems of worship have contradicting exoteric and esoteric interpretations, which pave the way for an "enlightened" and "profane" societal caste system. ![[exoteric esoteric diagram.png]] *The Latin term **religiō** is derived from **religare**: re (again) + ligare (bind); that is, to be bound to the system of this world. Gnostic False Christianity is just one form of Religion+* This is in direct contrast to Jesus, who taught nothing in secret ([`Jn. 18:20`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-18-20/)). So simple and beautiful were the truths the Son of God taught that even children could understand them ([`Mar. 10:15`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Mark-10-15/)) while the religious leaders, bound by the traditions of men, were left confounded ([`Matt. 13:13`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-13-13/)). Christ taught in parables which used His creation as illustrations for heavenly truths. The deceiver, who cannot create but only distort and counterfeit, has copied this technique and uses it even to this day. ## The Lamb-Like Beast ![[earth_beast_false.jpg]] In prophetic visions, beasts are used to represent empires ([`Dan. 7:23`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Daniel-7-23/)). The final book of the bible, Revelation, points to an empire located in the New World that would speak on behalf of Satan ([`Rev. 13:11`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-13-11/)), even being called "the False Prophet" ([`Rev. 19:20`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-19-20/)). This kingdom is none other than the United States of America. The Enemy, working through the children of disobedience ([`Eph. 2:2`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ephesians-2-2/)), has fashioned a false stage play within the world stage Christ created. The modern [[Prophets of Baal]] are our news anchors, and Hollywood movies are their symbolic visions. News entertainment corporations report fictional stories to our conscious minds. Consumer media (fictional movies, books, music, etc.) reinforce these lies, affecting our subconscious minds. This strong delusion is so pervasive, multitudes fail to comprehend the world religion they are bound to. They exercise such faith in politicians, federal government organizations (such as NASA), and news agencies. Even professing "Christians" place more faith in what they see on their screens over the Creator of heaven and earth. They tremble in fear from threats of nuclear war; they cry out in rage over fake assassinations; they weep from staged elections. Only the father of lies could claim to rule a kingdom so divided ([`Mar. 3:24`](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Mark-3-24/)), but he has not reached the full accomplishment of his designs, for an even stronger delusion of a false *Great Awakening* is soon upon us. [[Foreshadowing, not Prophecy|<< Back]]