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SUN - DAY WORSHIP TERMS

The following words and terms used in Modern Churches today all have pagan origins,
and are found to be directly linked to ancient Sun-worship found in Babylonian,
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Teutonic-German, Hindu, and Persian cultures. English word
forms of the names of Sun-deities in these ancient cultures still exist today and are used
in Modern Christianity. True Believers should remove these words from our language,
from teaching, and certainly from our worship assemblies.

This list is taken from the book COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE, by C. J. Koster,
published by Institute For Scripture Research, located on the Web at
http://www.messianic.co.za/isr/index.htm

The asterisks ( * ) indicate proper substitute words (Hebrew or English) that can be used
by the True Believer, without reference to the words that have association to Sun-god
worship.

1. Angel/Angels from Greek Word "Angelos" meaning "messenger/messengers. Angelos


was the name of a Greek god associated with Sun-worship.

* Malakh/Malakhim from Hebrew word meaning "messenger/messengers;" has no


association with Sun-worship.

2. Sunday was the day set aside in the Mithra (Roman) cult as its official day to assemble
together to worship its Sun-deity. Roman Emperor Constantine legislated Sun-day as a
day of rest dedicated to the Greek and Roman Sun-god, Helios. Constantine worshipped
"Christos Helios" which means "Christ-The-True-Sun." The Roman Catholic Church
venerates Sun-day as its Sabbath even today, and has handed it down to Christianity.

* Shabbat/Sabbath is the Hebrew word pertaining to Yahweh's 7th day of rest. It is the 4th
Commandment (Exodus 29:8-11), and a sign for all Israelite generations (descendants)
found in Exodus 30:13 & 17, Ezekiel 20:12 & 20.

3. Lord comes from the old English spelling of "Lard" which comes from "Lar/Larth
Lares," Estruscan and Roman deities associated with Sun-worship. The Greek word
"Kurios" was originally a title for the Greek and Roman Sun-deity "Helios" and was
called "The Kurios (Lord) of Heaven and Earth." The Hindu god "Krishna" is also known
as "Lord." The title "Lord" was eventually applied to all heathen deities. Most Bible
translators continue to use the title "Lord" as a substitute name for YHVH (Yahweh).

* YHVH (Yahweh) is the Name given to Moshe/Moses in Exodus 3:15. It is the Name of
the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which appears in the Hebrew manuscripts, and
is to be known by His people throughout all generations. 1 Cor 8:5 admonishes
YAHWEH'S people to know only the Father and no other "gods" or "lords."
4. Jesus comes from the Greek name "Iesous/IHSOUS" and Latin "Iesus." "Iesous" is
adapted from the name of the Greek goddess of healing "Iesos/Iaso," the daughter of
Apollo, the Sun-deity. This goddess was linked to the Egyptian "Isis" who had a son
named "Isu." During the era of Roman Emperors, there were numerous worshippers of
"Isis." Many converted to Constantine's religion that mixed paganism with the Messianic
faith that eventually became the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church
continues to use the sunburst emblem known as the "Eucharist" which to this day
contains the Greek letters "IHS" for "IHSOUS." Further research reveals that the name
"Jesus" is also linked to the Greek Sun-god "Zeus" who was the Greek interpretation of
the Egyptian Sun-god "Amen-Rah."

* Yahshua/Yahushua/Yahoshua, is the correct Name for the Savior. In all spellings and
pronunciation, the Name is rendered to mean "salvation of YAH" or "YAH'S
salvation/Savior." The Name in its fullest translation means, "He (YAH) shall save His
people from their sins," Matthew 1:21.

5. God, Gad, Gud are all interrelated names. God was a common Teutonic-Germanic
word that was applied to superhuman beings of heathen mythologies. Later the word
"God" was adopted by Christianity as the generic name for the Supreme Being. It has
become the most popular translation for the Hebrew word "Elohim." As a result, most of
Christendom believes that the Name for Elohim is "God" and does not know that the
personal Name of the Father is YAHWEH. Gad was the Babylonian/Canaanite/Syrian
deity of "Good Luck" or "Fortune," also called "Meni," the god of "Destiny" who was
regarded as the "Lord Moon." The city of Gad was named after this deity. Gad was
identified with Jupiter, the Sun-deity, and applied to Nimrod whose general character was
that of a Sun-god or Sun-divinity. Gud was the Anglo-Saxon name for "good god" vs. an
"evil god."

* El/Eloah/Elohim are the proper Hebrew terms in the singular "El/Eloah" meaning
"Mighty One" and plural "Elohim" meaning "Mighty Ones." NOTE: Traditional
Rabbinical Judaism still uses the substitute titles of "Adonai, HaShem, G-d" for the Name
YHVH. Even though the four letters known in Greek as the "Tetagrammaton" appear in
the Scrolls, the tradition of not speaking the Name came into being during the Rabbis'
exile into Babylon. It was learned from the Babylonian religious practice of not speaking
the names of their Sun-deities for fear that their names were too "holy" and would bring
disaster on their nation if they did so. The practice of not speaking a deity's name, hiding
it from the people, and substituting titles for the name is called the "art of ineffability"
and is based purely on fear, superstition, and manmade tradition.

6. Church comes from the Anglo-Saxon root word "circe," and stems from the Greek
name of the goddess "Circe," the daughter of "Helios," the Roman Sun-god adopted from
Greek mythology. Linked to this goddess in Celtic pagan worship is the name "Kirce."
From her name comes the word "kirch" which pertained to the building dedicated to
pagan Celtic worship and rituals. The Greek word "kuriakon" was used for the building
or "house of Kurios (Lord)."
* Kahal or Kehelat are the proper Hebrew words pertaining to a public place of assembly
or congregational place worship dedicated to Yahweh. Ekklesia is the Greek word used in
the Brit Chadasha/New Testament for the assembly of the "called out ones," but is never
used in reference to a building, only denoting the people who have assembled.

7. Christ/Christian come from the Greek word "Christos" meaning "anointed/anointed


one," and was used in the pagan Greek and Roman religions to give reference to their
Sun-god, "Helios." Roman Emperor Constantine worshipped "Christos Helios" which
means "Christ-The-True-Sun." Christos originates from the Greek word "Chrestos" which
means "good" and alludes to the Greek/Roman god "Chrestos." "Chrestos" can be seen on
a Mithras (Roman cult) relief in the Vatican. "Chrestos" as reverenced by Greeks and
Romans was none other than "Osiris," a Sun-diety of Egypt. Heretic Gnostics during the
time of circulation of the New Testament scriptures also used the title of "Christos" for
their purposes. Christian comes from the Greek word meaning "good men," but was
derogatorily applied in mockery to Messianic believers because they worshipped
"Mashiach/Messiah of Israel" or the "anointed one of Israel" and not the "anointed"
Greek god "Chrestos."

* Mashiach/Messiah/Messianic are the proper Hebrew words that should be used in


reference to the "anointed one" of Yahweh, Yahshua Ha Mashiach, (Yahshua, The
Messiah), Son of Yahweh, our Savior. The English term Messianic comes from the title
"Messiah" and pertains to followers of the "Messiah" of Israel who worship Yahweh, and
abide in His Word, Torah.

8. Amen comes from the name of the Egyptian god of life and procreation; identified with
the Sun-god as a supreme deity called "Amen-Ra/Amen-Rah/Rah." * Omaine is the
Hebrew pronunciation for prayer ending; does not pay homage to a pagan god.

9. Fish Symbol was used as a derogatory slur against "Messiah" in conjunction with using
the word "christos" as a mockery of "Messiah." Originally used as a symbol for the Greek
fish-deity "Dagon" labeled with the phrase that made up the mystical name of "ICTHUS"
which was one of the names of the Greek/Roman Sun-god called
"Bacchus/Dionysus/Tammuz," the symbol became a slur against Messianics and then
found on synagogues and artifacts. The five Greek letters of "ICTHUS" mean "Iesous
Christos Theou Uios Soter" translated as "Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior" and
reverenced by the Roman Catholic Church. "Iesous" is the name adapted from the name
of the Greek goddess of healing "Iesos/Iaso," the daughter of Apollo, the Sun-deity linked
to the Egyptian goddess "Isis" who had a son "Isu."

10. Cross was used as a symbol of the Babylonian/Chaldean Sun-god, the mystical "Tau."
The original form of the "T" became the emblem of the Greek/Roman Sun-god
"Tammuz."

11. Crucify/Crucifixion comes from the Latin word "Crux" and only appears in the
Roman Catholic translation of the Greek manuscripts called the Roman Vulgate. The
Greek language did not have a word for "crucify" or "crucifixion." The Greek word used
in the manuscripts was "stauros" which implied "impaled on a pole or stake" not a cross.

12. Divine/Divinity, Deity, Theos are all related words. The Greek words "dios" and
"Theos," and the Latin word "deus" all refer to pagan gods: Greek "Dieus/Zeus, Teutonic-
Germanic "Ziu," Roman "Diovis/Jovis/ Jupiter/Zeus were all names for Sun-god deities
that "shine, have brightness."

13. Glory comes from the Latin word "gloria" which is identified with the Sun as being
radiant, shining, brilliant, bright as the sun. "Gloria" was a Roman goddess that was half-
naked and held the zodiac signs.

14. Halo comes from the Greek/Roman Sun-god "Helios." Romans applied the word
"gloria" to be a sunburst or ring of light around the head of "Helios." The use of halos
around the heads of angels, the Madonna and Son, and Catholic saints has been extremely
popular in paintings, artwork, and statuary connected to the Roman Catholic religion for
centuries. The Roman Catholic Church still uses the "gloria" sunburst in the Eucharist.

15. Easter originated from the pagan festival in honor of "Eostre," a Teutonic-Germanic
dawn, spring and fertility-goddess. "Eostre" comes from the Greek dawn, spring and
fertility-goddess named "Eos." This same dawn, spring and fertility-goddess "Eostre" was
also known as "Eastre" and "Ostara," and dates back to the ancient Babylonian/Canaanite
cultures where she was known as "Astarte" (Ashtaroth/Ashtoreh poles). In Ninevah, this
same goddess was known as "Ishtar." The idolatrous worship of this goddess revered as
the "Queen of Heaven" is mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures in Jeremiah 7:18. The
worship of this "goddess" spread throughout all the cultures of the world. She is found in
India as the Hindu dawn-goddess "Usha/Ushas," and in Western cultures and religions of
today, including Christianity, called "Easter."

16. Christmas - 25th of December was the largest pagan festival dedicated to the birthday
of the Sun-god deity celebrated by the Mithras (Roman) religion known as "The Nativity
of the Sun." Mithraism was the major rival of the Messianic faith in 321 AD

17. Holy, Holiday, Holy Spirit are all interrelated and come from the Hindu religion. The
words are derived from "Holi" which is the great Hindu spring festival held in honor of
"Krishna," the Hindu Sun-god.

* Kodesh (set-apart in English) is the proper Hebrew word meaning to be "set-apart" unto
Yahweh.

* Ruach Ha Kodesh is the proper Hebrew reference to the Ruach/Breath or the Spirit, the
invisible presence of YAHWEH. It is the set-apart presence of Yahweh.

18. Bible comes from the Greek word "Biblos/Biblion" which refers to the Egyptian
papyrus reed which the Greeks called "Byblos/Byblus." The papyrus reed was shipped
from the Egyptian City "Biblis" named after its female Sun-deity. It was imported
through the Greek seaport called "Byblos" named after its Phoenician Sun-deity
"Byblis/Byblos" believed to be the granddaughter of Apollo, the Greek Sun-diety.

NOTE: The word "Bible" was first used in 400 AD

* "The Scripture" can be used without any reference to pagan worship.

19. Grace comes from the Greek word "charis," and the Latin word "gratia." "Charis"
was a Greek deity, the wife of Vulcan. From the goddess "Charis" comes the Greek
"Charities," three female deities, daughters of "Helios," the Greek/Roman high Sun-god.

* Chesed or favor are better words both in Hebrew and English, and can be used without
reference to paganism.

20. Hades was the Greek supreme deity of the underworld and also known as a Sun-deity.
The word "Hades" became used for the word "grave," and is usually mistranslated as
"hell" by translators.

* Sheol is the proper Hebrew word for the "grave" or world of the dead.

* Gehenna is the Greek word for the place or state of everlasting punishment.

21. Hallowed comes from the description of the pagan English fall festival of Halloween
or Hallow-even. The festival portrays the Sun-image of the "KromKrauch" who was
worshipped at this seasonal festival.

22. Sacred comes from the word "Sakra" pertaining to the Persian/Roman god "Mithra/
Mithras." "Sakra/Mithra/Mithras" became the Sun-deity called "Sol Invictus," the
unconquered Sun-deity. "Sol Invictus" remains in the Roman Catholic Church today.

23. Sanctified comes from the Latin word "sanctus" which comes from the Greek word
"sancus" used expressly for the Greek Sun-god "Apollo."

* Kodesh is the Hebrew word for "set-apart" pertaining to the things of Yahweh,
including His invisible presence.

24. Sacrifice, Sacrilege, Sacrament are all words derived from the word "Sakra" that
pertains to the Persian and Roman god "Mithra/Mithras" who became the Sun-deity
called "Sol Invictus" which remains in the Roman Catholic Church even today. Sacrifice
means "rob." Sacrilege and Sacrament do not appear in the Greek manuscripts.

* Atonement. Offer, Offering are words that can be used without reference to pagan
worship and falsehood.

25. Obelisks, Spires, Steeple, Church Towers all come from the pagan worship practices
of Babylon and Egypt called Sun-pillars. These are objects are shaped in various tall
aspiring shapes appearing to reach up to the heavens. Ancient Babylon built Sun-pillars
that held phallic (male genitalia) symbolism incorporated into their pagan worship. Egypt
also built obelisks as part of their Sun-worship. Exodus 23:24 states that YAHWEH
commanded the Israelites to break down these pillars. An obelisk or Sun-pillar still stands
at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome which was erected as a memorial to the
merger of Sun-worship and the Messianic faith to become Rome's "universal" church or
"universal worldwide religion." Church steeples, towers, and the Washington monument
are modern day replicas of the original obelisks, which stood for Sun-worship.

26. Luck and Fortune are words that originate from the Sun-deity "Lucifer." Luck is the
abbreviation of the name "Lucifer." The idea of having "Luck" and "Good Fortune" is
unscriptural and points to belief in Gad, the Syrian/Canaanite deity of "Good Luck" or
"Fortune."

27. Names of Days and Months on the Gregorian calendar are derived from Roman and
Teutonic-Germanic names of pagan deities. The traditional Jewish calendar contains
Babylonian names.

28. Baal, Bel, Babylon are all interrelated words pertaining to chief Sun-deities of pagan
Sun-worship. Baal means to "shine," also used for "Lord/husband." Bel is another name
for Satan. Babylon was the ancient Canaanite city where Sun-worship began and from
there spread to all ancient cultures of the world and remains in the world today as the
counterfeit religion of Satan under the guise of the Roman Catholic Church and its off-
shoot religions (daughters) including Christianity.

* Hosea 2:17 states, "I will remove the names of the Ba'als from her lips, no longer will
their names be invoked," (NIV).

* Hosea 2:17 states, "And I will remove the names of the Ba'als from her mouth, and they
shall no more be remembered by their names," (The Scriptures).

* Hosea 2:17 states, "For I will take away the names of Ba'alim out of her mouth, and
they shall no more be remembered by their name," (KJV).

It is time for the "True Believer" to understand the origin of pagan words, and how their
continued use has adulterated the True historical Belief of Israelism, then to begin using
the proper and correct Scriptural terms.

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