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The Brotherhood of Rosicruicians
By Shadrach, April 29, (1970?)
Webmaster's note: This is one of the classes given in the very early days of the Children of God. Did you know that Walt Disney was a Rosicrucian?
History
This dark mystical cult originated from the collected manuscripts of the ancients of the Middle East. They were collected by a man named Christian Rosenkreutz, a, German. He compiled these manuscripts while on a tour of the Middle Eastern countries of Arabia and Egypt. These manuscripts were called, "The Secret Wisdom." Shortly before his death he entrusted the secrets to three of his friends and they promised to keep them hidden for one hundred years. After one hundred and twenty years the writings were discovered in the tomb of Rosenkreutz. This cult is a carryover from the religion of early Egypt - the worship of the god Rimmon. Ex 7:11-12 says that the Egyptian clergy threw down their rods and they became snakes but Aaron's snake rod ate the Egyptians' snakes.
Doctrine
Their main Goal is to learn "The Secret Wisdom" and to practice what they learn. The secrets are revealed to them as they are faithful with the ones they have. Their faithfulness is bondage: John 8:34, Romans 6;16, II Peter 2:19
Isaiah 30:1- Woe to you that take counsel but not of Me.
Ezekiel 13: 3 Woe to the prophets that follow their own spirits and have seen nothing..
They say the great pyramid of Egypt contains information concerning man's destiny and future.
Habakkuk 2:19a Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach!
They say that a new order will emerge in society and only those who are initiated into the brotherhood will be able to adjust themselves to the new order. We also see this new order to come, throughout the scriptures it is the one world government of the anti-Christ which will cause witchcraft to increase, And he himself will be a man understanding, dark sentences. -Daniel 8:23-24) This "secret wisdom" is a step toward that day.
Those who purchase the instruction (through faithfulness and monetary support to the cult) will be in line for prominent positions in the new order. (The purchase might be a 666 on their foreheads: Rev 13:13).
They believe it is possible to recall past experience (lying spirits, I Kings 22:22 because of II Thessalonians 2:10-12.) from other lives and profit from them. (Hebrews 9:27, Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, Job 7:9, 14:12, Psalm 78:39, and II Sam 14:14 says that reincarnation is a lie).
They believe that Jesus healed people in a natural way, by saying (Devil always tries to be like God Isaiah 14:14) the word "heal" with the right voice, tone, and pitch.
They want to figure out the spirit realm but I Corinthians 2:14 says that the natural man receiveth not the spirit of God.
This is what God says about wisdom: The wisdom of this world is foolishness I Corinthians 3:18 and comes to naught I Corinthians 2:6, James 3:15 This wisdom is devilish: Isaiah 47:10. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge .bath perverted - Ezekiel 29:5
By thy wisdom and traffic thou hast increased thy whoredoms. God's wisdom is hidden I Corinthians 2:7 and can only be revealed by God's spirit - I Corinthians 2:10-14, after spiritual birth John 3:3
God's wisdom - Ecclesiastes 3:11 No man can find out all of Gods wisdom, Ecclesiastes. 7:24 -That which is far off and exceeding deep who can find it out.
Ecclesiastes 8:17- You can not find out all of God's work
Ecclesiastes 11:5, Isaiah 40:28, Romans 11:33, Proverbs 2:6 - The Lord giveth wisdom.
In conclusion:
Their practices are not too widely known by anyone, even themselves (provoke to the confusion of their faces.) Through this cloud of darkness and secretiveness the Devil controls the cult. Remember that the best way to win anyone in any false cult is to give them salvation, and don't try to win arguments but souls. If nothing else works pray for them and leave. (Proverbs 14:7, 19 : 27, Jeremiah 7 :19
Disclaimer: This article is not and was never an official publication of the Family International. It's from a typewritten class given in the very early days of the Children of God. I scanned it and converted it into digital format using OCR software. I tried my best to proofread it, but there still may be errors.
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