They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks... They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Joel 2:7&9
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The Unholy Trinity
February 16, 2006
Mardi Gras, Carnival Goers Feel Call Of Dionysus
As originally published at Raider News Update by Thomas Horn
Despite uncertainty or maybe even because of it, cities around the world prepare for Mardi Gras.
RNU.com – (Raiders News Update) - The Associated Press reported this week that Louisiana's battered residents are putting their "months of heartache, frustration and anger on parade, in effigies, blue-tarp trailers and themes like 'Fridge Over Troubled Water,'" and giving themselves the first of many desperately needed Mardi Gras laughs.
Mardi Gras has long been an occasion for the city to laugh at tragedy and aim barbs at authorities, the AP said, "and given all the pain New Orleans has suffered in the past year the irreverence should reach new heights this season."
This year there is a particular edge in the Big Easy as clubs that historically staged Mardi Gras parades "are targeting Hurricane Katrina and the politicians they blame for the chaotic response to the catastrophe."
Does this mean, perverts beware!? Are the topless muses and nude dancers giving way to more political caricatures as masked revelers stumble home following dusk-to-dawn parties?
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February 15, 2006
Commentary on "Call Of Dionysus"
Commentary on Call Of Dionysus by Michael Taube & Friends
The highlights of this vulgar article uncover a concept of the perversion of the fallen angels. Specifically we are looking at the abominable stupidity of that whore Artemis, and also Apollo and Satan. This unholy trinity is spoken of in other articles on this site.
In this article we read the following: "The uninhibited rituals of ecstasy (Greek for "outside the body") employed wine, abandon, and perversion to bring the followers of Dionysus into a supernatural condition which enabled them to escape the temporary limitations of the body and mind and to achieve a state of enthousiasmos -- outside the body and inside the god.". This statement makes it clear what the intended outcome is of this form of perversion; the goal here is to be "inside the god". Herein is found of one the biggest perversions of the fallen angels.
What is occurring in the previous article is a description of WHY the fallen angels do what they do. WHY we see so much perversion and unhealthy relationships in society today. It is the result of what appears to be the one main goal of the fallen angels: to "feed" off the sexual perversion of the world by making the perversion "one" with them. Like a parasite sucking blood of it’s host.
Scripture says the following about the difference between an unhealthy relationship (read whoredoms) and the HEALTHY relationship given by the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph: I Corinthians 6:15-17 "Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit".
We see in this verse that when an individual is joined to a harlot (like artemis) that they become one flesh, similar to the "flesh covenant" between husband and wife. So the individual becomes one in body and also it would appear in spirit with the whore. BUT He that is joined unto the LORD IS ONE SPIRIT not one flesh. This joining with the Lord is a very profound and intimate joining. This is made clear in a number of verses in the Old Testament wherein it is stated that the Lord is married unto his people and thus why the Lord says that Israel commits whoredomes when she sins.
The Lord makes it CLEAR that he likens the relationship between him and his people as that of marriage of a man and women and the intimacy that goes along with such a union. We see this once again with Christ as the Bridegroom spoken of so many times in scripture. Thus making it clear that those truly in Christ Jesus experience a "oneness" with the Lord as a profound spiritual experience. The Lord considers your relationship with him to be a type of spiritually married intimacy. Hence why the emphasis in scripture on a personnel relationship with Jesus Christ! The Lord of heaven and earth is NOT an impersonal "energy force" in the skies. The Lord desires a truly intimate relationship with his people and that is made so clear from scripture!
With this understanding we can see what the fallen angels are attempting in the aforementioned article. What we see here is a description of the so-called god of wine
Dionysus or Bacchus. This individual is actually Apollo also known as Lucifer (the article says that Satan is Lucifer, but that is not correct). Apparently before their pathetic fall from glory the angel Apollo was somehow associated with wine. But in their hideous fallen state the intimacy that the Lord once intended has been perverted and twisted to an unrecognizable hell of complete insane filth. In these "sex" rituals that the men and women of Greece partook in it is clear that they are trying to make themselves "one" with the fallen angel Apollo. The partakers of this insanity may have no idea what they are really doing, but that will prove to be NO excuse on judgement day.
In Isaiah 14:14 we see an attempt by Apollo (Lucifer) to be "like the most high". As shown before; the most high God has a level of intimacy with his people that is similar to a husband wife relationship. And in the article we see here that the fallen angels attempt to mimic this level of intimacy in a completely twisted hellish fashion. This whole act of reckless abandonment to the depths of hell is a pathetic display of unimaginable arrogant audacity of unthinkable and disgusting proportions.
Revelation 20:10
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December 29, 2005
The Third and Fifth Trumpets
Submitted by Michael Taube - 28 day of the 10th month 2005
In Revelation 8 and 9 there is a description of the falling of the "Unholy Trinity", (Satan, Artemis, and Apollo).
In Rev. 8:11 there is a description of the Third Trumpet and Wormwood. Here we notice that the first time Wormwood is introduced the word uses a capital "W" to point out that it is a proper name. The Latin name for wormwood is "Artemisia". Artemis. Notice that the second time the word is used in the same verse it is not capitalized as it is now being used as an adjective. So, first it is a proper name and then it is an adjective - first describing an individual and then describing the effects of the fallen star.
A brief background once again on who this fallen angel Artemis is follows. "She/it" is also the whore of Babylon in Revelation 17:5.
"It" goes under the name Diana and can be found in Acts 19: 24-35 along with Jupiter (Satan). There are many other names for this same fallen angel. Almost all the goddess names throughout time can be traced back to this fallen angel. Artemis is also associated with Sagittarius and the month of December.
This fallen angel also seems to think that it is a helper of young girls and women in childbirth. Yet she herself is a destitute whore who of course has never had any legitimate children. The classical pictures of Diana/Artemis show her as this hideous looking "huntress" with a bow in her hand as she also seems to think that she is some sort of "archer". In one memorable picture Artemis is seen with grotesque "tumor" like growths all over it’s chest. Long thought to be "multiple breasts" demonstrating her "nurturing" maternal aspects, recent anthropological opinion has determined that these growths are actually bull testes - reinforcing the unnatural relationship between Artemis and Apollo (for whom the cow is sacred). Her disgusting image can be found in the Vatican Museum and at the Iduho Museum of the Natural Arts among other places. Artemis is supposed to be a "hunter" type. Records actually indicate that she was a terrible hunter. She made up for her inaptitude of character by being hateful and vile to all those she perceived as her enemy. In other words, your typical fallen angel type.
In Revelation 9:11, we are told of a king that is the angel of the bottomless pit. The name of the fallen angel given is Apollyon, or Apollo. In Revelation 8:11, the name of the star that falls is Artemis. In Revelation 9:1, when the 5th trumpet sounds, another star falls from heaven and is given the key to the bottomless pit. By process of elimination this 3rd fallen angel must be Satan.
Satan lets Apollo out of the pit according to Revelation 9:2. In this unholy trinity Satan apparently -oddly enough- considers the high command to be the female entity Artemis, as Satan certainly exhibits female traits in his character.
Finally as stated, Rev. 9:ll describes Apollo very clearly. Mythology also has Apollo as the illegitimate "brother" of Artemis. This character seems to be an emasculated "drag queen" type. So in conclusion, this unholy alliance which is reprobate to the core is seen falling for the final time in Revelation chapters 8 and 9.
Psalm 115
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October 3, 2005
Nimrod's 12 Reindeer?
As contributed by Kathy Stant
A scan from The True Origin Behind Christmas
by Anne Wilde, depicting Nimrod (Apollo) w/ a tiny stag (Artemis) in his arms. Striking comparison to the modern Santa?

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The Terrible Trifecta in Egypt
As contributed by Fritz Schleicher
A series of scans from The Gods of the Egyptians Volume 2
by Sir E. Wallis Budge. For a more extensive reading of his text try this excerpt.
Book Cover
3 faces of Artemis in Egypt:
Mut
Sekhet-Bast-Mut
Forms of Mut
Mut as MotherGoddess
Attributes of their Lunar Deities:
Khensu/Chons
Worship of Khensu
Standing on the back of Leviathan/Satan
Khensu-Nefer-Hetep Inc.
Isis as "Mary" or Virgin Mother:
Isis
Worship of the child
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October 2, 2005
Satan as District Attorney
As contributed by Kathy Stant
Excerpts from "The Daystar Rebellion" by David Frye exploring the nature of Satan as a covering cherub(im) and/or instrument of prosecution/judgement. Click each link to read entire page.
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Artemis as Scorpio
As contributed by Brooke Stant
Resolving the identity of Artemis/Diana in the constellations. The following image also draws incontrovertible connections between Mars/Nergal as Artemis/Diana, affirming the notion that each entity manifests through both masculine and feminine personas. Click to enlarge image.

Excerpt from Mythic Astrology by Ariel Guttman and Kenneth Johnson
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