The Cross is Pagan not Christian

Have you noticed all of the signs and symbols that are everywhere? There is one associated with every brand and every company. Political parties and individual politicians have theirs. Even the churches are full of symbols. Did you ever wonder what they mean? Did you ever try to get to the bottom of it?

First, what does the scripture say about these signs and symbols:

Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

People should not be using symbols to represent Christ or Christianity. This is what the pagans do.

Alexander Hislop writes in The Two Babylons:

That which is now called the Christian cross was originally no Christian emblem at all, but was the mystic Tau of the Chaldeans and Egyptians-- the true original form of the letter T--the initial of the name of Tammuz--which, in Hebrew, radically the same as ancient Chaldee, as found on coins, was formed as in No. 1 of the accompanying woodcut (Fig. 43: See topic  …  1038); and in Etrurian and Coptic, as in Nos. 2 and 3. That mystic Tau was marked in baptism on the foreheads of those initiated in the Mysteries, * and was used in every variety of way as a most sacred symbol.

To identify Tammuz with the sun it was joined sometimes to the circle of the sun, as in No. 4; sometimes it was inserted in the circle, as in No. 5. Whether the Maltese cross, which the Romish bishops append to their names as a symbol of their episcopal dignity, is the letter T, may be doubtful; but there seems no reason to doubt that that Maltese cross is an express symbol of the sun; for Layard found it as a sacred symbol in Nineveh in such a connection as led him to identify it with the sun. The mystic Tau, as the symbol of the great divinity, was called "the sign of life"; it was used as an amulet over the heart; it was marked on the official garments of the priests, as on the official garments of the priests of Rome; it was borne by kings in their hand, as a token of their dignity or divinely-conferred authority. The Vestal virgins of Pagan Rome wore it suspended from their necklaces, as the nuns do now. The Egyptians did the same, and many of the barbarous nations with whom they had intercourse, as the Egyptian monuments bear witness.

There is hardly a Pagan tribe where the cross has not been found. The cross was worshipped by the Pagan Celts long before the incarnation and death of Christ. "It is a fact," says Maurice, "not less remarkable than well- attested, that the Druids in their groves were accustomed to select the most stately and beautiful tree as an emblem of the Deity they adored, and having cut the side branches, they affixed two of the largest of them to the highest part of the trunk, in such a manner that those branches extended on each side like the arms of a man, and, together with the body, presented the appearance of a HUGE CROSS, and on the bark, in several places, was also inscribed the letter Thau." It was worshipped in Mexico for ages before the Roman Catholic missionaries set foot there, large stone crosses being erected, probably to the "god of rain."

The cross thus widely worshipped, or regarded as a sacred emblem, was the unequivocal symbol of Bacchus, the Babylonian Messiah, for he was represented with a head-band covered with crosses (See Fig. 45: See topic  …  1040).

Shamshi-Adad V was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. Here is a depiction of him wearing a “Maltese” cross around his neck:

16^th century BC marble cross from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, Greece:

 image credit: Robert H. Consoli

The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great played an important role in the paganization of Christianity. For the most part this began with the symbol of a cross that supposedly came to him in a vision the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD:

From Eusebius, two accounts of a battle survive. The first, shorter one in the Ecclesiastical History leaves no doubt that God helped Constantine but doesn't mention any vision. In his later Life of Constantine, Eusebius gives a detailed account of a vision and stresses that he had heard the story from the emperor himself. According to this version, Constantine with his army was marching somewhere (Eusebius doesn't specify the actual location of the event, but it clearly isn't in the camp at Rome) when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words Ἐν Τούτῳ Νίκα. The traditionally employed Latin translation of the Greek is in hoc signo vinces— literally "In this sign, you will conquer." However, a direct translation from the original Greek text of Eusebius into English gives the phrase "By this, conquer!" source

What Constantine claimed to have seen was the Labarum cross:

This symbol allegedly represents the "monogram" of Christ and is composed of the two Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P). With the Council of Nicea in 325. A.D. Rome co-opted and redefined Christianity according to its own terms. God has not allowed the fallen angels to obliterate the truth of His word outright and has preserved it throughout the ages. In response Satan has created a religious bureaucracy that is monstrous in scope. He created a vast counterfeit Christianity that is like a global web set up to capture the world's vision, to frame the mindset and to serve as the only observable face of Christianity in the world. Yet, there remains a still, small voice and there remains the gospel and there remains the truth, which is the inerrant word of God. But few can see it for the clutter of organized religion. 

Babylon and all of her daughters represent themselves with many symbols, predominant among them is the cross.

But this Labarum cross did not originate with Constantine. It is an ancient symbol that has been called by many in the occult world the "staff of Osiris":

source: Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma, 1871

The sign of the risen Osiris is the "X":

source: Lon Milo DuQuette, Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot, 2003

The "X" cross of Osiris is often passed off as the cross of St. Andrew:

According to Dr. C.J. Koster, head of the Institute for Scripture Research in South Africa, 'X' was the emblem of the Chaldean (Babylonian) sky god. Koster says that 'X' was an ancient symbol of the sun deity ... Freemasonry early-on latched on to this letter exactly because of its paranormal significance as a sign of Lucifer, the solar (sun) god. source: Texe Marrs, Codex Magica: The The Innermost Secrets of the Illuminati Beckon You! (p. 206)

The ancient Egyptian symbol of eternal life and the key of the Nile (Milky Way), the ankh:

Those who do not know Jesus will say that all of these ancient cross symbols are evidence that the story of Jesus is just another pagan mystery. But Christians should understand that the cross was part of the devil's plan to deceive the world.

The symbol of the cross was well distributed throughout the Americas long before the arrival of the Spanish. Manly P. Hall writes:

The cross of Quetzalcoatl became a sacred symbol among the Mayas, and according to available records the Maya Indian angels had crosses of various pigments painted on their foreheads. Similar crosses were placed over the eyes of those initiated into their Mysteries. When Cortez arrived in Mexico, he brought with him the cross. Recognizing this, the natives believed that he was Quetzalcoatl returned, for the latter had promised to come back in the infinite future and redeem his people. source: Manly P. Hall; The Secret Teachings of all Ages

The cross of Quetzalcoatl is in the fashion of a Maltese cross with a diamond in its center. This image can be found in temple carvings throughout Mesoamerica.

Other emblems found in north and central America include the “solar cross” and “zia” stylized figures. These are symbols of the sun and similar representations are found around the world.

Quetzalcoatl himself is a solar deity. He is depicted upon a cross in the Codex Borgianus:

 

More on who and what Quetzalcoatl is:

Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of ‘feathered serpent’. The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first century AD. That period lies within the Late Preclassic to Early Classic period (400 BC–600 AD) of Mesoamerican chronology, and veneration of the figure appears to have spread throughout Mesoamerica by the Late Classic (600–900 AD). source

So to the Mesoamerican people the cross represented Quetzalcoatl and Quetzalcoatl is represented as a feathered serpent.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Starting to make sense now? The cross is a symbol of Satan. Christ was crucified under the authority of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was the most powerful civilization of its day. From whom did Rome receive its charter:

Matthew 4: 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Two thousand years ago when the Roman Empire was achieving its greatest height, then as today fallen angelic beings were in control of the world:

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

"High places” means literally “heavenly places”. The Strong’s Concordance entry for this word states:

2032 epouranios ep-oo-ran’-ee-os

from 1909 and 3772; TDNT-5:538,736; adj

AV-heavenly 16, celestial 2, in heaven 1, high 1; 20

1) existing in heaven

1a) things that take place in heaven

1b) the heavenly regions

1b1) heaven itself, the abode of God and angels

1b2) the lower heavens, of the stars

1b3) the heavens, of the clouds

1c) the heavenly temple or sanctuary

2) of heavenly origin or nature

What Paul is saying is that there are demonic powers that reside in heavenly places and that they rule over this earth. Nothing has changed. They are still there and have not been cast down as of yet. So the cross is the symbol of the serpent and a symbol of the sun. The cross is also a symbol of the “principalities", "powers" and the "rulers of the darkness of this world” who rule over this earth: Satan and his angels.

The thing to remember is that all false religion and all of its symbols have a single source. Satan is a false god and a pretender. He is an actor. Over thousands of years he has assumed many roles. He is a god of many names. He has played every role from Helios to Apollo and every “angel of light” that has met secretly with men in dreams and the dark places of the earth to impart secret knowledge. He makes his message appealing and beautiful.

Here is the Greek god Helios:

Recognize him? You should. He is also cleverly disguised as “Lady Liberty”:

See the resemblance? It's not called Mystery Babylon because it's obvious. But if you are a Christian, then it should be obvious to you.

So the deception runs deep and it flows into and out of the modern churches. The cross has no place in the church, but many "churched" people are emotionally attached to the cross symbol. It is difficult to let go of things that we have held dear for years or even since we were children.