Do Freemasons worship Lucifer?

Over the years, some people have claimed that Freemasons worship Lucifer, or Satan.
The truth of the matter is that the name Lucifer is not found in the rituals of the Blue
Lodge, or the York Rite. We do not believe that Lucifer is mentioned by name in the
Scottish Rite degrees, either. However, one of the "Sacred Words" in the17th Degree of
the Scottish Rite is "Abaddon," the angel of the bottomless pit, mentioned in Revelation
9:11.
Worship does occur in Masonic Lodges. One of the primary purposes of Freemasonry is
worship. That fact is clearly stated in the Declaration of Principles which is contained
on pages 37-39 of the Indiana Monitor and Freemason's Guide. (To examine the
source materials, see footnotes.) Masons worship a god which they call the Great
Architect of the Universe. The symbol they have chosen to represent their god is
the All Seeing Eye, which the Egyptians used to represent their pagan god, Osiris. Many
Masons are well aware of the pagan connection. It is clearly stated in a number of
Masonic Monitors. An example is found on page 116 of the Kentucky Monitor.
Since Freemasonry teaches a false plan of salvation, Masons are not following in the
teachings of Jesus Christ. 2 John 1:9 allows us to know that since they are not following
in the teachings of Jesus, they do not have God. Freemasonry is classic paganism. 1
Corinthians 10:20-21 allows us to know that the sacrifices of pagans are offered to
demons, rather than God. Although we can say with certainty that the god of
Freemasonry is a demon, we do not know specifically which demon Masons worship in
lodge. We simply know that they refer to their demon as the Great Architect of the
Universe, or GAOTU. All demons are under the leadership of Satan. Therefore,
Freemasons cannot avoid worshiping Satan by proxy. Very few of them realize the facts
in this aspect of Masonic worship. A great many Masons, even some who do not claim to
be Christians, would leave the lodge immediately if the names of Satan, or Lucifer, were
substituted for the GAOTU in Masonic prayers. Satan would not allow that to occur,
because the more effective lie is the one which is closer to the truth, without being true.
The reason that a name such as the GAOTU is chosen for the object of worship is
discussed in The Men's Club, an essay on the Ex-Masons for Jesus website.

Do Satanists worship Lucifer?

Many people believe that Satanists worship Lucifer, however Satanists tell us that such is
not always the case. Satanist Anton LaVEY wrote The Satanic Bible andThe Satanic
Rituals. On the front cover flap of The Satanic Rituals, LaVEY wrote:
Satanism is a vital philosophy which asks you to take your fate in your
own hands--break the barriers that confine you--sweep aside all that is

smothering you--realize your full innate power. The most important

commandment of Satanism is: Satanism demands study - not worship.
Satan does not need to receive worship to achieve his goals. All he has to do is to keep a
man from following Jesus. Satan knows that anyone who does not follow in the
teachings of Jesus does not have God. (2 John 9)

How do the Grand Lodges

point the way to Lucifer?
Freemasonry demands study also, if one is to become a Master Mason in fact, as well as
in name. The Committee on Masonic Education of the Grand Lodge of Iowa has
written a small booklet which has been adapted for use by a number of Grand Lodges,
including Indiana. The booklet was produced to encourage the new Mason to study and
learn more about Freemasonry, so that he will do his part to fulfill its mission. The text
reads as follows:
It is safe to say that among the countless thousands who have in the past
been raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason, no one of them
realized at the time the full implications of the ceremony. This clearly
would be impossible. Yet it is vitally important that the deeper meanings
of this degree be understood if one is to become a Master Mason in fact as
well as in name.
Your enjoyment of Freemasonry, its value to you in your future life, your
contribution to the fulfillment of its great mission, will be in direct
proportion to your understanding of its secrets, which, if you recall the
degree through which you have just passed, you do not yet have and which
can only be gained by your own endeavors and the assistance of your
brethren. Your own endeavors will depend entirely on your devotion to
Freemasonrys great mission of bringing to mankind a full comprehension
of the Brotherhood of all men under the Fatherhood of one everliving God.
Much has been written of Freemasonry. Probably your own Lodge
possesses a library of books telling of the history of Freemasonry and
treating of its philosophy, symbolism, and jurisprudence. These books are
at your disposal at all times and there are many others that you may
purchase for study in your own home.
There are also many magazines on the subject. Your own Grand Lodge
publishes a monthly magazine, The Indiana Freemason. Recognized as
one of the very best Masonic publications now available, The Indiana
Freemason will be sent to you for only a few cents per issue. Thus you

can learn more and more about Masonry if you will--but you yourself
must furnish the will.
This booklet is only an introduction to the great field of Masonic learning
an invitation to you to enter that field for your own pleasure and profit. We
hope it will provide a starting point from which you will go on and on in a
search for Masonic light. Your efforts will be richly rewarded.
(The Master Mason,
Grand Lodge of Indiana
text from pages 2,3,4)
Since Grand Lodges stress the importance of a Masonic education, and they recommend
reading Masonic publications as the most effective means, we will take a look at Masonic
literature and expose some of "the deeper things of the craft." Beginning with Grand
Lodge documents, we will establish the connections between Freemasonry and Lucifer.
The Mason who reads Masonic literature could uncover the connections as easily as we
have.

Please Note:
We do not recommend discussing the connections between Satanism and
Freemasonry with a Mason, in an attempt to lead him from the lodge. You
will not be given a good hearing. The conversation will likely end before
you have documented the connections. Most Masons are not aware of the
connection and will be offended by your approach. We present this
material here, that you might know that this is a spiritual battle. Paul
wrote:
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand
against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms. (Ephesians 6:11-12)
Having said that, we know that Masons will find this page and be offended
by it. We fully believe that it is of little significance that we offend them
with the truth. What is of major significance is that they continue to
offend God by practicing Freemasonry. Most Masons who read the
information presented here will not admit that it is true. Some will send us
Email telling us that we don't know what we are talking about. If that
were true, how could we provide the source documents for the quotes
which follow to verify our claims?

We make the following offer to Masons: If any of you can find any
significant error in the material which follows, we will remove the entire
web site from the internet. In order to "claim the prize," you must
PROVE a significant error. Simply stating that we are wrong, when we
have provided the evidence, (the source documents are downloadable)
will only make you look foolish. After you have considered the evidence,
and you can't prove it wrong, we suggest you ask yourself a few questions:

When I stand before Jesus Christ on judgment day, will He believe that I was
not aware of the connections between Freemasonry and Satanism?"

Can a Christian knowingly remain a member of an organization which lifts

up Lucifer, without denying Jesus Christ? What will Jesus say? Who else's
opinion is going to matter?

You might ponder Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 10:32-33, 1 Corinthians

10:20-22, 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1, 1 John 1:5-2:6, 1 John 4:4-6 and 2
John 9. It is your soul which is on the line.

Establishing the connection from the Grand

Lodges to Lucifer
Grand Lodges are the authorities of Freemasonry. Grand Lodges recommend that
Masons read Masonic literature that they might realize all that Freemasonry holds for
them. While encouraging the membership to study, Masonic leadership knows that the
majority will not. The man who does begin to study Masonic literature might begin by
reading his Masonic Monitor. A statement contained in the Indiana Monitor and
Freemason's Guide recommends a Masonic book known as The Builders, with the
words:
WHEN IS A MAN A MASON? The following was written by Brother Dr.
Joseph Fort Newton, as the closing paragraph of his widely read book
The Builders. It bids fair to become a Masonic classic. . . . (Indiana
Monitor and Freemason's Guide, page 172)
The Builders is an especially good book with which to start a study of Freemasonry.
Henry Wilson Coil stated that The Builders was written at the express request of the
Grand Lodge of Iowa. Coil states that the book is in widespread use among Masons. He
wrote:
Dr. Newton was an active Freemason and lectured widely to lodges in
Iowa, delivering especially a lecture called The Mens House. At the
request of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, he wrote The Builders, a copy of
which was presented to every candidate raised in that State. It has also

become one of the most widely read Masonic books of modern times. It
has been translated into several foreign languages and, after the first
edition in 1914, it appeared in editions as follows: 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921,
1922, 1924, and 1926. A revised edition was published in 1930, 1945, and
1946, and a revised and enlarged edition was issued in 1951 (315
pages), . . .
(Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, page 445)
The book is currently available from Masonic sources. The publisher described the book
in a recent catalog as "The outstanding classic in Masonic literature of all times. Many
Grand Lodges present a copy to each newly raised Mason."
On page 57 of the builders, in the chapter entitled The Secret Doctrine, and continuing
through page 59, is a glowing tribute to Arthur Edward Waite. It contains the following:
Perhaps the greatest student in this field of esoteric teaching and method,
certainly the greatest now living is Arthur Edward Waite, to whom it is a
pleasure to pay tribute.
(The Builders, page 57)
Speaking of Waite's books, Newton wrote:
And the result is a series of volumes noble in form, united in aim, unique
in wealth of revealing beauty, and of unequalled worth. Beginning as far
back as 1886, Waite issued his study of theMysteries of Magic, a digest of
the writings of Eliphas Levi, to whom Albert Pike was more indebted than
he let us know.
(The Builders, page 59)
The Mysteries of Magic contains the following on page 428:
What is more absurd and more impious than to attribute the name of
Lucifer to the devil, that is, to personified evil, The intellectualLucifer is
the spirit of intelligence and love; it is the Paraclete, it is the Holy Spirit,
while the physical Lucifer is the great agent of universal magnetism.
To personify evil and exalt it into an intelligence which is the rival of God,
into a being which can understand but love no more-this is a monstrous
fiction. To believe that God permits this evil intelligence to deceive and
destroy his feeble creatures is to make God more wicked than the devil.
By depriving the devil of the possibility of love and repentance, God
forces him to do evil. Moreover a spirit of error and falsehood can only be
a folly which thinks, nor does it deserve indeed the name of spirit. The

devil is Gods antithesis, and if we define God as He who is we must

define His opposite as he who is not.
(The Mysteries of Magic, page 428)
Masonic literature, such as this work of Eliphas Levi and Arthur Edward Waite, often
does not contain what Christians would consider a conventional understanding of Lucifer,
or the devil. This work declares Lucifer to be God, if we view the statements from the
perspective of someone who believes in the Trinity. Levi and Waite have blasphemed the
Holy Spirit. The Reverend Dr. Joseph Fort Newton has commended them for it. Notice
that they claim also that the devil does not exist. Masonic literature does not embrace a
conventional understanding of Jesus, God, the Holy Spirit, or Satan.
We have linked the Grand Lodges of Iowa and Indiana to a book which clearly states that
Lucifer is the Holy Spirit.
Notice the path here. It does not involve the "higher degrees" of Freemasonry.

The path begins with the Grand Lodges, which promote The Builders.

The Builders points to The Mysteries of Magic, which states that Lucifer is God.

The path from the Grand Lodges to Luciferianism and/or Satanism is quite short.
Many Freemasons would dispute the fact that Freemasonry is Satanic, claiming that
Lucifer is not Satan, or the devil. They often point out that the Roman name, Lucifer,
appears in the KJV translation of Isaiah 14:12. The original text is Hebrew and does not
contain the Roman name, Lucifer. That is true. We have heard this defense from so
many Freemasons that it seems obvious that the argument is being taught within the
Masonic system, as a defense of Masonic literature which lifts up Lucifer. Some Masons
we have debated have considered Lucifer to be one of the "good guys." Obviously, Levi,
Waite and Pike thought so. Pike wrote on page 321 of Morals and Dogma that,
"Lucifer is the Light Bearer." Freemasonry is said to be a search after light.
Grand Lodges cannot directly tell Freemasons that Lucifer is God without scaring a lot of
them off before they are sufficiently ensnared. Grand Lodges obviously want their
members to find this material, yet they also want to be able to claim, "We have never
taught any such thing." When the documentation is on the table, such denials are seen to
be just another Masonic lie.
Masons should ask themselves why they would remain a member of an organization
which promotes literature which declares Lucifer to be God?