The history of the masonic blue slipper lafayette lodge. In the book of ruth in the christian bible, we read that boaz, a wealthy land owner and solomons great great grandfather, having proposed to the nearest. Ruth was a moabite woman, whose sense of piety and devotion to her motherinlaw naomi led to her marriage to the prominent boaz of bethlehem in judah. In freemasonry, refers to any act or rite performed by a grand master. Books on scottish rite masonry freemason information. This book demonstrates that god responds to his peoples cry. Yet, as with other masonic symbolism, there are also other esoteric lessons to be learned from the masonic bible scripture found in the book of ruth. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The story of adah is a little bit like that of electa.
Ruth and boaz bible story while in judah, god orchestrated a wondrous plan for a man named boaz to take ruth as his wife, give her a child, and provide for her and naomi. Billy grahams books consistently refer to basically on l y masons. In the story, a man named elimelech took his wife naomi and their two sons out of bethlehem to the land of. Adah is the name given to the daughter of a man called jephthah, who is. The reason that you will always find these pillars in association with freemasonry is because they are the custodians of. Oct 16, 2015 on wednesday evening, a past master suggested that i read the book of ruth to reinforce and better understand more about masonry.
The pillar to the south he named jakin and the one to the north boaz. Those who read the fourth chapter of the immortal book of ruth will note especially the seventh and eight verses. A letter from albert graves, a resident of cooperstown, new york, and neighbor of doubleday, is the only documentation remaining of doubledays connection to baseball. There are several different handshakes depending on the level of the mason. Apr 22, 2015 the story of adah is a little bit like that of electa. But thats not all that goes on behind closed doors. Whats remarkable about this plan was that boaz was suited as a kinsman redeemer to take her as his wife. In the masters degree the reference is not verbal but an act which differs in meaning from that in the first degree. If he had researched the first degree word boaz pillar in solomons temple he would have found that this appears in the book of ruth 4 in association with boaz, king davids grandfather. On the top we have the beehive ruled by the queen bee and the female worker bees representing either a matriarchal society or the ancient goddess artemis who was once the great mother. The mans name was elimelek, his wifes name was naomi, and the. Now this was the manner in former time in israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things. During the show, billy graham told the american people we need to embrace the new world order. Found with or without the letter g freemasonry or masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
This family is made up of a husband, a wife and two sons. In the louisiana area, it came over the kjam lafayette station. Ruth was a gentile not of the judeanisraeli descent but from another ethnic group, her background was a nation otherthan israel and she married a descendant. Masonic initiation ritual revealed as a veiled mockery of the. Mcclenachan, this book of instructions covers the degrees of the scottish rite and well as various ceremonies such as the lodge of sorrow, ceremony of baptism in the aasr, installation of officers as well as a masonic glossary, the grand constitutions of 1786, forms of the scottish rite, and much more. Books about freemasons masonic meaning of the book of ruth. One of my favorites, was written by a man who was not a mason when he wrote the book.
Templum sion on the entered apprentice degree mount. Welcome to one of the largest, and best organized, inventories of fraternal ritual, books and bibles. Feb 06, 2014 the deception of billy graham, a mindcontrol front. May 26, 2015 the book of ruth is read for a few reasons. On wednesday evening, a past master suggested that i read the book of ruth to. Now this was the manner in former times in israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing for to confirm all things. The book of ruth showed the israelites the blessings that obedience could bring.
Maine masonic text book for use of lodges originally drummonds monitor sixteenth edition copyrighted 1923 maine printing exchange, inc. Ruth 1 new international version niv naomi loses her husband and sons. It showed them the loving, faithful nature of their god. The book of ruth freemason hall forums masonic forum. Free interactive bible quizzes with answers and high score tables.
The order of the eastern star is a masonic appendant body open to both men and women. Drummond was originally published by the grand lodge of maine in 1877 for the purpose of assisting the lodges in. There is a reason why there is only one, single, article on his website talking about mind control, and in this article, the rick a ross institute link is given twice. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator rob morris, a noted freemason, but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the masonic fraternity in 1873. Masonic initiation ritual revealed as a veiled mockery of. No masonic lodge can meet unless they are present and displayed. We are introduced to a family who, leave bethlehem and go to the gentile nation of moab. The old testament is the holy book of the hebrews, and their scholarship has been concerned with it for some thousands of years, bearing fruit in that colossal commentary called the talmud and the deeply mystical kabbalah, not to speak of the profound and almost inspired writings of philo judaus. She declared that masonic men gave her extra attention while traveling, especially on the railroad conductors, etc. To unloose ones shoe and give it to another was the way of confirming a contract in ancient times. He was quite a bit older being 80, while ruth was 40.
Then we have the compass and square on the open book which is a double vaginal symbol. On wednesday evening, a past master suggested that i read the book of ruth to reinforce and better understand more about masonry. Unveiling the hidden truth about the oldest manuscript in the world and its divine authors sacred wisdom zinovia dushkova 4. Introduction to freemasonry entered apprentice at your leisure hours, that you may improve in masonic knowledge, you are to converse with wellinformed brethren, who will always be as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive, instruction. Collected here are some great works of literature that are either related to freemasonry or worthy of study by a mason. The book of ruth and the entered apprentice degree by a. In the book of ruth, found in the christian bible, boaz, a rich landowner proposed to the closest kinsman of ruth and exercised his legal right by redeeming the land of naomi and marrying naomis daughterinlaw. Masonic blue slipper the masonic shoe also called the blue slipper, is symbolic of a physical confirmation of a spoken deed. Sep 15, 2016 reverend billy graham sometimes referred to as americas minister, rev. The right of preemption, has for its purpose the maintenance of the family as a social unit. The same book makes it clear that freemasons serve lucifer.
The deception of billy graham, a mindcontrol front 33rd. King david, one of ruths desendants, was born and died on shavuot. One place i hear a lot of people claim billy graham is a freemason is from those who cite jim shaws book the deadly deception, jim lists billy among the brothers. Yet, masonic meaning of the book of ruth holds more closely to the symbolism that relates to industry and labor for very obvious secret freemasons reasons.
Through my curiosity and questioning, she told me it was a masonic pin and served to identify her as a masonic widow. Ruth, like esther, has an entire book of the bible named after her. Evidences of freemasonry from ancient hebrew records, the. Duly and truly prepared your conductor was asked if you were duly and truly prepared, referring to the the manner in which you were clothed and otherwise vested. As toward ruth, boaz had also been kind towards his kinsmen, naomis sons, on hearing of their death, taking care that they had an honorable burial.
Unveiling the hidden truth about the oldest manuscript in the world and its. Ruth represents the virtue of religious principles. Thomas smith webb october 30, 1771 july 6, 1819 was the author of freemasons monitor or illustrations of masonry, a book which had a significant impact on the development of masonic ritual in america, and especially that of the york rite. Knowing this, it seems the trail grows cold in the search for hiram abiffs title of the widows son. It seems this is a title to which more than one can be named. Have you ever noticed a masonic lady or perhaps a widow wearing a blue slipper pin. Graham is frequently identified as a mason by religious intolerants whose ideology is different from his. The entered apprentice first removes and submits one of his shoes. The former, the letters of which are valued as 51040, are quoted by mme. So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. A history of the worlds most powerful secret society. The pi proportion and genesis freemason information.
But the rite of discalceation, 1 as it is called, has another significance than that of giving testimony of sincerity of intentions. Inside the freemasons, the yakuza, skull and bones, and the worlds most notorious secret organizations. To make it easy to locate the books you want, we have organized our books in a. The order is based on teachings from the bible, but is open to people of all religious beliefs. The meaning of boaz is clearly seen in the book of ruth. In eastern star, adah is represented by the color blue and a sword and veil. Freemasons are taught to reverence the sabbath day and keep it holy. I must say that its a very enlightening portion and i would recommend it to any brethren who havent read it at or anyone who hasnt read it in a while. He may well begin with the book of ruth, in which he will find much illumination concerning their manner of redeeming and changing. But the kinsman was unable to do so, and he left his right of purchase to boaz. The two accounts of creation embodied in the book of genesis are called the elohistic and jehovistic, respectively, because of the employment of the distinct titles alhum and jhvh. This endorsement by billy graham is in a masonic book that is used to educate people about the craft that means freemasonry. Anderson, appeared on the radio podcast masonic central and i had the honor of helping to interview him. A history of the worlds most powerful secret society ridley, jasper on.
To find out the meaning of this pin, let us go back in history to boaz time, to the book of ruth. The book of ruth tells a touching story of the love and devotion of an ancestor of david and jesus christ. It will be remembered that elimelech, his wife, naomi, and their two sons, mahlon and chilon, fled to the land of moab to escape the famine in their homeland of bethlehemjudah. Now this was the custom in former times in israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter. Nowhere in the lineage mentioned in the bible does it refer to hiram abiff. Best masonic books on freemasonry if there is a book you would like to recommend that is or is not on this list, feel free to email a few words to us on why it worked for you. He may well begin with the book of ruth, in which he will find much illumination concerning.
The rite of discalceation from the latin, discalceatus, meaning unshod is world wide. In eastern star, ruth is represented by the color yellow and a sheaf of barley. Below you will find references and links to books that are online, either in this website or someones website. Billy graham endorsed the masonic demolay program for youth as gods work.
Book of ruth overview insight for living ministries. In ruth, an israelite family faces tragic loss, and god uses the. There are fortyfive generations from ruth to jesus. Heres the story the symbolism comes from the bible, specifically the book of ruth. He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The gematria numerical value of ruth is 606, the number of commandments given at sinai in addition to the 7 noahide laws already given, for a total of 6. Its more about the journey than you think part 1 pastor todd lane duration. The three scripture readings short talk bulletin vol. The book of ruth provides details about part of the genealogy of king david and of the christ who is called the son of david refer to matthew 1.
Phil has never and will never have a survivor of freemason satanic ritual abuse on his show. New listing kjv holy bible master reference red letter edition masonic heirloom 1964. Your conductor was asked if you were duly and truly prepared, referring to the the manner in which you were clothed and otherwise vested. So just what is this ancient brotherhood called freemasonry.
In the conversations that followed between boaz and ruth, the pious proselyte said that, being a moabite, she was excluded from associating with the community of god. On december 8, 2008 the deputy grand master of the most worshipful prince hall grand lodge of texas, michael t. In the writings of masonic scholars we learn of hiram abiff, the widows son. Now this was the manner in former times in israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things. Americas pastor billy graham exposed the narrow gate. In almost all of the jurisdictions of the united states the volume of the sacred law is open at the 3rd psalm in the first degree, at the seventh chapter of amos in the second degree and at the twelfth chapter of ecclesiastes in the third degree. That king david, the father of king solomon, who built the temple. Ruth, a woman of the moabite tribe, was married to boaz, and she was a heroine of the old testament. There, boaz appears as the kinsman exercising his right of preemption, so familiar to those versed in oriental law. This leaves an interesting problem for us as masons. This was an exposure of prince hall right from the horses mouth to an audience of mainly mainstream masonry from all over. Despite masonrys promise to members that nothing in it conflicts with christianity, plenty doesand ankerberg and weldon offer the.
Adah has a bit more story behind her than that of electa however. Understanding the symbols of the craft freemasonry matters. A fun way to see how much you know about the bible whilst complementing your bible study. A woman wearing this symbol is under the protection of all masons. And in the book of ruth, man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor and this was a testimony in israel. The story of ruth offers vital lessons to every generation and has enjoyed nearly universal acceptance by biblical scholars and critics throughout the centuries. Psalm 3, quoted in its entirety, is the opening scripture for freemasonry. Their son, obed, was the father of jesse, and therefore the grandfather of david, making boaz the great grandfather of david, who was, of course, a prince and ruler in israel. The book of ruth is an important historical work in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible, as it traces the lineage of king david and ultimately that of the messiah, jesus christ. The masonic lodge offers its members social prestige, brotherhood, a sense of mystery, and opportunities for charitable work.
In the book of ruth, found in the christian bible, boaz, a rich landowner proposed to the closest kinsman of ruth and exercised his legal right. Blavatsky as giving the pi proportion when written in a circle. The use of the title is actually traced back to the grail lore traditions which speak of a descended blood line and specifically reference ruth. Save to attend divine services, or to lay away a departed brother, no lodge may meet or work on the sabbath, for freemasonry, not a religion. This story fills the four chapters of the book of ruth, but suffice it to say that boaz fell in love with ruth and married her.
It will be remembered that elimelech, his wife, naomi, and their two. The book of ruth commences with a famine in the land. The masonic handshake is an important symbol used to represent members of the society of freemasons. Masonic bible a man plucked off his shoe shalu sharma.
The shoe denotes a promise in the book of ruth in the christian bible, we read that boaz, a wealthy. What is the significance of this term, why is every mason considered to be a widows son. Lot of 7 masonic mason freemason freemasonry lodge ritual master books etc. The masonic shoemasonic blue slipper bricks masons. Modern freemasonry broadly consists of two main recognition. Oct 15, 2015 watch our overview video on the book of ruth, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Ruth 1 niv naomi loses her husband and sons in bible. The book reveals the extent of gods gracehe accepted ruth into his chosen people and honored her with. Freemasonrys ritual of the entered apprentice degree refers to the passage in ruth. Naomi loses her husband and sons in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land.