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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "CHURCH" 1. What does the word "CHURCH" mean, and FROM WHERE did it come? THE SCRIPTURES? ..............NO! HOWEVER, AN interesting quote from the1915 "Gospel Advocate" (p. 589) says the following: "The word 'CHURCH' is not really a translation of ANY WORD THAT WAS USED by either Christ or his disciples, but is the ANGLICAN form of a different word which Roman Catholicism substituted in place of the word used by Christ and his apostles It is in our English SCRIPTURES by order of KING JAMES, who instructed his translators of 1611 not to translate the word 'ECCLESIA' by either "CONGREGATION" OR "ASSEMBLY"; but to use the word "CHURCH" INSTEAD OF A DIRECT TRANSLATION.&"The word "Church" is neither Hebrew nor Greek IN POINT OF FACT! . When these languages were translated into ENGLISH BIBLES, the word "CHURCH" was already in existence. The Greek word used in the NEW TESTAMENT" for "CHURCH"is "EKKLESIA" which means: "CALLED OUT ONES" Ekklesia doesn't refer to a building ..But a group of people. PROPER ENGLISH SHOULD READ: CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, or GROUP STRANGELY THOUGH, in the book of ACTS 19:32, EKKLESIA is the word that is translated as "assembly" BUT in other passages it is translated as "CHURCH" The word "church" is commonly defined as a "building for public worship, especially CHRISTIAN WORSHIP: "THE COMPANY OF ALL CHRISTIANS AS A SPIRITUAL BODY." This doesn't really tell us anything concerning its ORIGINAL DEFINITION, MEANING, and USAGE. HOWEVER! What's even stranger EKKLESIA is also spelled "ECCLESIA" And is in the English dictionary .. SO Why didn't later prints of the Bible just use the proper, correct or true and actual word "ECCLESIA" instead of the word "CHURCH"??????? THE BIBLE "SCHOLARS" SAY: The word "church" is derived from the Greek "kyriakon" meaning: "the lord's house" Sounds plausible at first ..BUT, there is just one problem .. "KYRIAKON" is not used in the Bible EKKLESIA IS! The Dictionary of phrase and fable says: "The etymology of this word is generally Assumed to be from the Greek, "curious Oikos "(house of god): BUT this is most improbable, as the word existed in all Celtic dialects long before the introduction of the Greek. No doubt the word means 'a circle'. The places of worship among the German and Celtic nations were always circular [witness the circular Stonehenge, one of the oldest European stone creations on earth]. Compare ANGLO-SAXIN 'CIRCE,' a small church, with 'CIRCOL,' A CIRCLE. OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY SAYS: "CHURCH: FORMS; (a) CIRCE, CYRICE,CHIRICHE,CHURICHE,CHRER CHE (b) CIRCE,CYRCE, CHYRCE,CIRKE, etc., Etc,"The Ulterior derivation (church) has been keenly disputed." ULTERIOR DERIVATION???? WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE DISPUTED? ACCORDING TO THE OXFORD DICTIONARYOF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY: The word "church" comes from old English "cirice" or Middle English "Circe", a word that clearly seems to be cognate with Circe. YAWN RIGHT?....BUT THEN IT STARTS TO GET INTERESTING . Cont, "we also know that the dialectal form of Circe (also found in Greek) was "KIRKE" and etymologists are agreed that the Dutch word for CHURCH","KERK", The German "KIRCHE" and the Scottish "KIRK" all come from the old Saxons"KIRKA", Another cognate with "KIRKE" OR "CIRCE". SO WHAT OR WHO IS KIRKE/CIRCE ?????? AND WHY WOULD KING JAMES ODER A DERIVATIVE OF THIS NAME TO REPLACE THE TRUE NAME ??? How Is Yahshua/Jesus USED to identify his followers? KIRKE (or CIRCE)..or as SHE would be called in English today ."CHURCH" WAS A GREEK GODDESS!!!!! HER NAME: PHARMAKEIA (WITCH OR SORCERESS) WHO LIVED ON THE ISLAND OF AIAIA. (AIAIA is the oldest form of the name "Gaia" the PAGAN GODDESS of FERTILITY). SHE was the daughter of the sun god "Helios" (Halos/Halo/ Holy or holy scripture sound more familiar?) and had the power to change men into lions, wolves and especially swine (keep this one in mid). The animals would retain their human senses but be trapped in animal bodies. . Ref: Matthew 8:30-32 (King James Version) "31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32And he (Jesus) said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters." The Greeks attribute the invention of the "CIRCUS" to HER. They claim it was done to honor HER father the "SUN" Hence the term: "CIRQUE DE SOLEIL" in French, or in English "CHURCH OF THE SUN" (now the S O N) Excerpt from an adaptation of the "Adventures of Ulysses" "Being entered, SHE placed them in chairs of state, and set before them meal and honey, and Smyrna wine but mixed with baneful drugs of powerful enchantment. When they had eaten of these, and drunk of her cup, SHE touched them with her charming rod, and straight they were transformed into swine having the bodies of swine, the bristles, and snout, and grunting noise of that animal; Only they still retained the minds of men, which made them the more to lament their brutish transformation." -Adventures of Ulysses by: Charles Lamb And just how did the Greeks picture this "Goddess?" With a GOLDEN CUP in one hand .FILLED WITH WINE AND MIXED WITH DRUGS! Purpose: To seduce and control WARRIORS AND KINGS! TRANSFORMING THEM INTO MAN-LIKE "ANIMALS" SOUNDS KINDA FAMILIAR DOESN'T IT Remember john on the island of Patmos???? He saw a vision of a similar woman . "I will show thee the judgment of the great %#&@$! that sitteth upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication ..having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication. And upon her forehead was a name written, mystery Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth." -Revelation 17:2-5 " ..for the merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorceries were all men deceived." -Revelation 18:23 SHE IS NOT HOLDING THE POT HOWEVER, SHE STILL HOLDS HER BOOK OF SPELLS!...AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS STAUTUE NOT ONLY SITS IN NEW YORK HARBOR BUT MANY OTHER EUROPEAN CONQURED HARBORS! "SORCERIES??" Earlier in this passage "Circe" was described as a "goddess" "PHARMAKEIA". INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH JOHN USES THE SAME WORD "PHARMAKEIA" FOR "SORCERIES" Even more telling...is that according to some Greek accounts, "church" died and was buried in the "PHARMACUSSI ISLAND GROUP" which is visible from the isle of PATMOS ..Where John was imprisoned. The words "PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICALS" come from this word. Strong's concordance first definition of "PHARMEKEIA"is "medicine". As we don't take John's vision to be literal there is no literal human woman with a cup running around .it must be of a pagan spiritual nature. Circe/Church Entices people with spiritual drugs "Feel good doctrines" .. Hallucinations of special visions and powers ..all the things natural drugs do! None of which have ever been confirmed!!!! Except in various books and writings confirmed to be MYTH AND ALLIGORY and intended as such! KIRKE is also the word for "hawk" ..an unclean bird of prey by "Torah Standards" (Jews) NOT Judah or Yahuda (warrior) tribesmen And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. "Fornications" She has joined herself to world leaders .in order to conquer others of different beliefs that are otherwise unaffected by HER "sorceries" And in her was found the blood of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. -Revelation 18:24 Leaders like Constantine who had "a vision" that he was to conquer in the sign of the cross . Witch hunts killed thousands of innocent women to appease the "church's" god .. In fact: during the "crusades" many innocent people have followers of "church" died for "church's god" .. At its outset chattel slavery was defended by church and her followers .the murder, rape, and lynching of innocent human beings didn't bother HER and HER daughters one bit. Today...many right wing conservative evangelicals believe that the war in the Middle East is the "WILL OF GOD" While thousands of innocent people are killed every single day! It has been said that: The Roman Catholic Church is "mystery Babylon" and the "reformation" was the fulfillment of the scriptures that said "come out of her". For you who believe that . You might do well to remember Babylon was the mother of harlots! (At least 38,000 denominations full of them) . These many daughters may have different names . BUT!.... They are still their mother's daughters and share their mother's maiden name . CHURCH
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