The Sword of God The Abaddon Apocryphon by Hannah Orion - HTML preview

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. M'r:4:10-12:

It is stated in Revelation that the Mystery of God will be revealed and be finished with. It is also recognized that once this is done it cannot be undone and it will remain finished forever. This revelation will be made known to the world through mass media and word of mouth and this will take place when the world is mature enough to acknowledge truthfulness in the Word of God.

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Re:10:7:

Luke also records the giving of this secret;

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? Lu:8:9:
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Lu:8:10:

So what is this dark secret truth of God? Obviously Jesus was hiding something. The Mystery of God was a secret way of interpreting scripture. It was a code often referred to as the Key of David because King David was said to be wise in these matters. The code revealed the Truth which underlies scripture. This truth left a person spiritually naked and where once there was spiritual light there now appeared darkness and desolation.

Moses first revealed this thick darkness where God was this way;

 

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Ex:20:21:

Moses knew the Truth was a hollow dark place but He wanted there to be God there for the people. He cleverly invented all manner of gimmickry to satiate the people with talk of miracles and long elaborate rituals to reinforce a means of worshipping God. He created the spirit of prophecy on the right hand of God.

To this effect Isaiah also writes of a lie in the right hand referring to the right hand of God;

He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Isa:44:20:

The reference to the right hand in this verse is indicating the Spirit of Prophecy on the right hand of God. We have already seen that Adam (Judaism) was made in the image of God, he became “as god” when he ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he has no ruler over him and he is spiritually naked (which is to be without God). Revelation sums this up;

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: Re:3:17:

What then is God? Jesus said god is a spirit and we have seen that to be in the spirit of something is to be in agreement with it. God then is an ideal. There is no God but this Ideal.

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Luke 17:20

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21

The 'observation' spoken of here is that expectation that God will return to the earth. But Jesus advises that such observations are not only a waste of time but also indicative of idolatry! The Pharisees would never have seen it as idolatry however, because they were blind to the truth. This blind, unquestioning faith of theirs, as it was also for their ancestors, led them into bigotry and hypocrisy. It had the effect on them of denying this truth and in fact of turning the real truth into a lie as we see in II Thessalonians;

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 2Th:2:11:

 

But a similar statement is found in Romans 1:21 as follows;

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Who changed the Truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Rom 1:21-25

Is this verse telling us that God is the creature and not the creator? Could God have been created in our image and not the other way around?

 

We see in John the perfect transcription of the ideal of God into words.

 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh:1:1:

This word that was in the beginning may have been “ Truth” or it may have been the Bible itself. Try “In the beginning was the Bible and the Bible was with God and the Bible was God”, or it may have been “Righteousness” as expressed by Jeremiah;

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jer:23:5-6:

And also in Jeremiah;

In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. Jer:33:16:

Now we could say “In the beginning was Righteousness and Righteousness was with God and Righteousness was God” and this would not be a lie.

The non-believing in God, as an omnipotent being, is spiritual nakedness. In such a case the person would know that they were spiritually naked. Now think, which is the better condition; to know one is spiritually naked and not believe in God or to not know one is spiritually naked and believe in God? It is by personal choice that people either believe in God or not.

WATER

The new Christians of Jesus’ day depicted themselves with the symbol of a fish but not just any fish, they were fish that came from the salty (truthful) sea. As it has been shown, Salt represents the knowledge of the truth with the revelation that the darkness of there not being an external God. The salty sea represents people who know this mystery of God. Fresh water on the other hand has a quite different meaning. Fresh water is life giving. Nothing on the planet can live without fresh water it therefore represents the spirit of life itself just as blood represents the mundane “life force” of an animal or creature. Fresh water is the life giving force of the belief that God exists. Fresh water and salt water therefore are opposite in meaning. Where fresh water represents the idolization of God salt water represents the truth that there may not be a God at all. It is the preaching of doctrine that reinforces the belief in God and it is the preaching of doctrine that is said to resemble rain falling on the ears of the people.

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: De:32:1-2:

Baptism is of course the most obvious use of waters to be found in the New Testament.

I indeed baptise you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Matt. 3:11

The word 'Baptism' means a washing or cleansing by way of immersion in water and the idea is a cleansing of sins or repentance. There is however another concept at work with baptism, that being one of immersion. In Revelations there is a verse which puts a meaning to 'waters'

Then he said unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. Rev 17:15

From this verse we get the notion that 'water' represents the population, mankind or humanity – peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues. To be baptised therefore is to be fully immersed or plunged into the service of humanity, which after all is the main objective of Christianity.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whosoever will be a chief among you, let him be your servant:
Even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matt. 20:26-28

In other parts of the Bible, water has more direct meanings. Amos, the prophet thinks of it as judgement and righteousness.

 

But let judgement run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24

 

Whereas Habakkuk sees it as knowledge;

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Hab. 2:14

But Zechariah foretells it's more spiritual significance He mentions living waters.

 

And it shall be in that day that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. Zech. 14:8

 

It was this living waters which Jesus referred to when He spoke to the woman of Samaria.

Jesus answered and said unto her, if thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that said to thee, give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water (teachings of the truth). John 4:10

Jesus then went on to say;

Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Joh:4:13-14:

Of course it is only the Truth that there is no such thing as God that can quench a spiritual thirst. Such a quenching is called a cleansing because it purifies idolatry.

By these comparisons we see that this cleansing ability of water is parallel to the cleansing ability of the teaching of morals and knowledge that God's Word has on Humanity.

Rain is also water; water which falls from Heaven. This is also consistent with the imagery of water being knowledge and truth.

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth the words of my mouth.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. Deut. 32:1-2

This same concept that water is seen as “words of my mouth” appears in many places.

 

After my words they spake not again: and my speech dropped upon them

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. Job 29:22-23

I make mention of rain here in order to point out the prevailing condition prior to the creation of Adam.

For the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Gen. 2:5-6

This therefore is suggesting that there was not the teachings of righteousness (from the Lord) that is to say no 'RAIN' from 'HEAVEN' and there was no person to sow the seeds of righteousness 'Not a man to till the ground' in mankind. Nevertheless the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground or from a remnant of mankind; Adam emerged.

There is one verse in Revelations which implies that this “Rain” from heaven can be stopped.

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Re:11:3: These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Re:11:4-6:

These two witnesses (namely the spirit of prophecy and the spirit of truth) also have power over waters to turn them to blood. This indicates that they can translate the spiritual form of holy writing into worldly interpretations. Blood signifies the mundane life force of the animal itself, that is to say worldliness. The two witnesses of course are the Spirit of Prophecy on the right hand of God and the Spirit of Truth on the left hand of God. The fire that proceeds out of their mouth is argument about the truth of the Bible. In Mark there is this following account that refers to both salt and fire.

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire (argument) that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire (argument) is not quenched.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire (argument):
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire (argument) is not quenched.
For every one shall be salted (find truth) with fire (argument), and every sacrifice shall be salted (find truth) with salt (truth)
Salt (truth) is good: but if the salt (truth) have lost his saltiness (truthfulness), wherewith will ye season it? Have salt (truth) in yourselves, and have peace one with another M'r:9:45-50:.

FISH

Christians saw themselves as fish. Fish live in water and water represents the Spirit of Life. They often painted the sign of a (salt water) fish over doorways denoting their secret meetings so that other likeminded Christians could attend. This imagery is consistent with the Apostles being “fishers of men” and catching men as fish.

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. M't:4:19:

 

Also in Mark;

 

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. M'r:1:17:

 

The notion that the apostles were fishers of men meant that men were fish as depicted in Ecclesiastes.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. Ec:9:12:

Jesus also said this describing the kingdom of heaven;

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. M't:13:47-48:

The imagery that fish are people as we saw above, is also consistent with Jesus seeking to pay his taxes and asking for a coin from the fishes mouth,

Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. M't:17:27:

It is clear that Christ is referring to another person willing to pay taxes for them.

 

In Job we find this reference to fish which have the ability to speak;

 

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Job:12:8:

 

Ezekiel also uses fish as a metaphor of fishermen and nets;

And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi ( fountain of the seer) even unto En-eglaim (fountain of two calves); they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. Eze:47:10:

And in Ezekiel we see that this imagery is not just confined to the New Testament.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. Eze:32:3:

Now Fishermen use nets of cord to catch fish but to catch men they use nets of vanity; as we read in Ecclesiastes

And I find more bitter than death the woman (out of man- religion), whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. Ec:7:26:

Ecclesiastes tells us that these nets are evil, of course he is alluding to the worship of miracles and God as a Supreme Omnipotent Being and other idolatry.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. Ec:9:12:

In Psalms another allusion to nets;

 

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. Psalms:141:10

 

And in Matthew we see that the kingdom of Heaven is like a net;

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: M't:13:47

Habakkuk sees that the hierarchy catch people in their nets;

They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? Hab:1:15-17:

Here is a perfect analogy of the 'Fishers of men' (disciples) who continually slay nations by catching men (people) in their nets (of doctrine). Habakkuk is saying that the church (represented by the fishers of men) cast their nets (doctrine) into the sea of people (Mankind) and then they 'sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their drag (catch congregation).
In these examples we see that men are taken or caught up in the nets which are cast by the fishers of men. Many ancient terms survive to this day that personify fish. A common saying is “There’s plenty more fish in the sea” meaning there are more persons one could catch. Another saying “he is like a fish out of water” meaning he is floundering in his attempts to do a particular task. There are many more but this is enough to show how the term fish is still applied to mean people.

The fishers of men may have had a noble purpose but their ways were sometimes questionable.

 

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. Proverb:29:5

These are the same flatteries that the fishers of men use to catch men in their nets. The new Christian church had to grow somehow and the bait was to offer them life eternal with an eternal God. Jesus was not above saying one thing and meaning another as we have already seen. Jesus knew this was happening and it grieved Him. Therefore Jesus always provided a way to explore the real meanings of the things He said. The image of the salt sea fish became the chosen symbol of those Christians who wanted to show that they were indoctrinated to the truth of God or were a burnt offering to God.

MOUNTAINS

Without the symbolism of mountains there would probably not have been a Bible at all. It was on a mountain that Noahs Ark came to rest, it was on a Mountain that Moses received his commandment to free Israel and also received the Ten Commandments and it was on a mountain that Abraham went to sacrifice his son Isaac. There are many events associated with mountains, too many to list but we will explore a different use of the metaphor of mountains. Mountains represent Religions. They are lofty, often shrouded in clouds of mystery and seem to last throughout the ages. God dwells in the heights of the Mountains just as God dwells in religions.

They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount (religion) Zion (fortress), which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
As the mountains (religions) are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. Psalms:125:1-2: They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains (religions), and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. Ho:4:13:

The high places also of Aven (vanity), the sin of Israel (ruling with god), shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains (religions), Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. Ho:10:8:

The SIN of ISRAEL is idolatry. It is the one continual sin that the Jews never rid themselves of. The high places of Aven (vanity) represents their religion which commits the sin of Israel and for that they will say to the mountain cover us and to the hills fall on us.

Revelations speaks of mountains also in the same light; again the simile of mountains representing religion is maintained.

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks (churches) of the mountains (religions);
And said to the mountains (religions) and rocks (churches), Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: :
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Re:6:15-17:

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains (religions), on which the woman (out of man -religion) sitteth.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. Re:17:9-10:

Isaiah also writes about the Lords religion as a mountain;

And it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain (religion) of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains (religions), and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it
And many people shall go and say, Come _.ye, and let us go up to the mountain (religion) of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob (supplanter); and he will teach us His ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isaiah 2:2-3

And Joel observes that God dwells in His Holy Mountain;

So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion (Fortress), my holy mountain (religion): then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. Joe:3:17:

Micah reports that all nations shall know God in His Holy Mountain;

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain (religion) of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob (supplanter); and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion (Fortress), and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem (Possession of Peace). Mic:4:2:

These mountains are not physical mountains but are Religions. It is at the pinnacle of the religion where god dwells. If mountains therefore represent religion, this then throws a new light on interpreting Revelations;

And the heaven ( Veil of mystery) departed as a scroll (story) when it is rolled together; and every mountain (religion) and island were moved out of their places.
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every, free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks (churches) of the mountains (religions);
And said to the mountains (religions} and rocks (churches), fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb. the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rev 6:17-17

ROCKS

If Mountains are religions then it follows that R